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* ProductPlacement: Cast members from then-current NBC series frequently appeared as panelists and talked up their shows during the game.

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* ProductPlacement: Cast members from then-current NBC series frequently appeared as panelists and talked up their shows during the game.game, ''Mr. Smith'' being the most commonly brought up. There were also at least six instances of the top answer in Super Match being one of the shows then-currently on the NBC lineup, including the aforementioned ''Mr. Smith''.
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-->"It's time for ''The Series/MatchGame! [[Series/TheHollywoodSquares Hollywood Squares]]! '''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis HOUR]]!'''''"

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-->"It's ->"It's time for ''The Series/MatchGame! [[Series/TheHollywoodSquares Hollywood Squares]]! '''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis HOUR]]!'''''"
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** Inverted on the April 4, 1984 episode; faced with the Super Match phrase "Chicago _____", Jayne Meadows wrote down one answer, but crossed it out and went with another. As it turned out, her second answer of "Illinois" matched the champion for $20,000! (Her first answer, as seen X-ed out on the card, was "Cubs")

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** Inverted on the April 4, 1984 episode; faced with the Super Match phrase "Chicago _____", Jayne Meadows Creator/JayneMeadows wrote down one answer, but crossed it out and went with another. As it turned out, her second answer of "Illinois" matched the champion for $20,000! (Her first answer, as seen X-ed out on the card, was "Cubs")
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* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Dumb Dora/Donald, Fat Frieda, Old Man Periwinkle (and his wife), Ugly Edna/Alfreida, and Weird Willie all came along from ''Match''.
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* TheEighties: When the show aired, obviously, but also pertains to the pop culture references. Mentions of UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan, Music/MichaelJackson, Creator/MrT, and [[Music/CultureClub Boy George]] are common.
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* ThemeTune: The theme for this show became a car prize cue for ''Series/ThePriceIsRight''.

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* ThemeTune: The theme for this show became a car prize cue for ''Series/ThePriceIsRight''.''Series/ThePriceIsRight'' and the 1986-89 iterations of ''Series/CardSharks''.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The ''Squares'' portion of Episode #88 had a question about dogs getting stuck together after mating.

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%% * GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The ''Squares'' portion of Episode #88 had a question about dogs getting stuck together after mating.GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

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!!GameShowTropes !!This show provides examples of:
* TheAnnouncer: Gene Wood. Johnny Olson, Bob Hilton, and Rich Jeffries all filled
in use:for a few weeks.
* AscendedExtra: Subverted with Jon Bauman; though he appeared as a panelist on ''Match Game'' during the 1973-82 era (in his "Bowzer" persona), it wasn't the ''Match'' portion he ended up hosting.



* ConsolationPrize
* Personnel:
** TheAnnouncer: Gene Wood. Johnny Olson, Bob Hilton, and Rich Jeffries all filled in for a few weeks.
** GameShowHost: Gene Rayburn for the ''Match'' parts, Jon Bauman of Music/ShaNaNa fame for the ''Squares'' part. Each host took the bottom-left seat during the other's portions.
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!!This show provides examples of:
* AscendedExtra: Subverted with Jon Bauman; though he appeared as a panelist on ''Match Game'' during the 1973-82 era (in his "Bowzer" persona), it wasn't the ''Match'' portion he ended up hosting.


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* GameShowHost: Gene Rayburn for the ''Match'' parts, Jon Bauman of Music/ShaNaNa fame for the ''Squares'' part. Each host took the bottom-left seat during the other's portions.

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