Saturday, November 2, 2019

Of Recent Vintage: Behind The Blank: The Real Match Game Story (2006)

If you're a real fan of Match Game, GSN commissioned what amounted to a love letter with a hour-long special, Behind The Blank: The Real Match Game Story, which aired in 2006. Jamie Farr (ex-M*A*S*H, The Gong Show) narrates:



Today, GSN & Buzzr share the rights to Match Game, as GSN won't relinquish their share any time soon.

One quibble. Gene Rayburn had his own show before Match, the Saturday morning game, Choose Up Sides, also a Goodson-Todman entry for NBC, but that was ignored, as was Rayburn's post-Match work.

Rating: B+.

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