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Match Game is a classic American game show in which two contestants test their wits and powers of prediction against a panel of celebrities. The basic idea is simple but great fun: contestants are given a sentence with a word missing, and their goal is to come up with the same word as the famous panellists. The more celebrities they match, the better their chances of winning. That means the players try to guess not just a correct answer but the answer most likely to pop into the panellists' heads. The stars' witty remarks and surprising responses turn the programme into a laugh-filled spectacle. Gene Rayburn served as host, while names such as Richard Dawson, Brett Somers, Charles Nelson Reilly and Fannie Flagg were regular panellists. Mark Goodson created the programme, which premiered on CBS in 1973 and ran for 1,438 episodes.
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Cast
- Gene RayburnSelf - Host1438 episodes
- Richard DawsonSelf1438 episodes
- Brett SomersSelf1438 episodes
- Charles Nelson ReillySelf1438 episodes
- Marva FarmerSelf1 episodes
- Lynn DeerfieldSelf1 episodes
- Joey BishopSelf3 episodes
- Fannie FlaggSelf13 episodes
- Elizabeth AllenSelf3 episodes
- Mary Ann MobleySelf5 episodes
- Patti DeutschSelf5 episodes
- Ed AsnerSelf5 episodes
- Mel TillisSelf5 episodes
- Bonnie FranklinSelf5 episodes
- Avery SchreiberSelf5 episodes
- Della ReeseSelf5 episodes
- Betty WhiteSelf6 episodes
- Nipsey RussellSelf5 episodes
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