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The Match Game

1962–1963 · 1 season

A light, chatty celebrity panel game where the fun comes from silly answers and gentle innuendo, easy to dip in and out of.

Created by
Frank Wayne, Bill Todman
Genres
Reality, Comedy, Family
Starring
Gene Rayburn, Johnny Olson, Wayne Howell
Overview
In this panel game show, contestants try to match answers given by six celebrities to humorous and often risque fill-in-the-blank questions.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Created by
Frank Wayne, Bill Todman
Genres
Reality, Comedy, Family
Starring
Gene Rayburn, Johnny Olson, Wayne Howell
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • celebrity
  • media
  • friendship
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour7
Realism8
Romance0
Tension1
Darkness0
Complexity1
Emotional weight1

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Details

Genres
reality, comedy, family
Created by
Frank Wayne, Bill Todman, Mark Goodson
Starring
Gene Rayburn, Johnny Olson, Wayne Howell, Arlene Francis, Skitch Henderson, Sally Ann Howes, Abe Burrows, Peggy Cass
Length
1 seasons, 174 episodes, 25 min each
Network
NBC
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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