I have always heard of there being an infamous episode that was the proverbial 'beginning of the end' of Dawson's MG stay. I had never seen it until now, and I absolutely believe that Richard and DebraLee were completely in the right. The contestant's answer was a general one; that the matches were 'too specific' is an absolute cop-out on Ira's part. To match college - TWICE - and buzz on finishing school and night school is absolutely absurd. I'm glad to see that the contestant was invited back, because that otherwise would have been an absolute dropping of the ball on the show's part. You could tell that Richard and DebraLee were both still upset about it during the closing credits.
Just saw this rerun - it was infuriating! That was so stupid that some were a match but not others. Glad he was invited back and I hope he won a ton of money.
@@janlady2204 Craig (The contestant that lost because the judge didn't accept the other school answers) returned in episode 1008 .However he did not win a ton of money.
I just saw the ending of episode 1000 where Johnny Olson was announcing the following week's panel (This panel of Ed, Brett, Charles, Debralee, Richard and Patti), and when they got to Richard, he was holding a card that said 'Never Finished School'. A little Foreshadowing there...
If you REALLY want to see Genuine outrage, then watch the Bag riot! The contestant answered with "Bag", the other celebrities answered with "Paper Bag", but when Richard answered with "Plastic Baggie", they didn't give him the match on the grounds that there was a difference between Paper and plastic. Richard pointed out that the contestant didn't say Paper, but just "Bag". What made matters worse is that the next response (by Fannie Flagg), which was "Paper SACK" actually matched! Richard was FUMING!
Saw this one for the first time today on GSN! Had to come and check out the outrage, lol. That guy got robbed! He played it exactly the way he should have, giving a general answer that could then be matched to a panelist's specific answer--finishing school is still a school--but boy was he done dirty by the judge.
I had seen the "School Riot" clip before but not the whole episode... where Debra Lee, Richard, and Patty all still had their "school" cards in front of them during the next question. And Richard wouldn't even show his answer. He was that mad at the judge.
That entire lower tier was cheated; especially Patty. Night School is still school in the traditional sense of the word along the same line of college and regular school. For Ira to overlook that and buzz her was completely out of line. I assumed he gave Charles a point because he put the box around the word "school"; and did not give Debralee and Richard a point because school was left plain thus a part of the name "Finishing School" . Either way, I feel, Ira should have given everyone a point since school was identified and in previous games, if the word was given as a match it was a point.
this one is one for the books..they matched Debralee and no one noticed that they took it back: there was a beep almost immediately after the ''ding'' and the contestant's score went from 4 back down to 3..no wonder the bottom tier got upset!:..then Richard gave the same answer and was beeped..even the contestant looked uncomfortable - and my sweetheart, Patti Deutch, really looked scared - even though she managed to make a joke out of it..she did jump!.....
I think the only reason they even gave him 'Scuba Diving School' was because CNR insisted the 'Scuba Diving' part was just decoration and not part of the answer. But still, unfair on all ends.
Thanks for uploading this one, probably one of the most requested episodes of the show, if only because many see this as the first in a chain of events that lead to the eventual departure of Richard Dawson.
can't help but believe that this also had to contribute to the eventual downfall of MG..after all, less that 2 years later, MG was off CBS daytime..and the move to 11:00 a.m. didn't help matters, either (they lost that late-afternoon audience)...
Well, the thing is, there were seasons of 'loose judging' that everyone was used to. So, if Ira suddenly demands more precise matches, he's going to hear about it.
I had never seen this episode until today. The judging on Match Game was always going to be subject to second-guessing, just by the nature of the game, where most matches aren't required to be exact. But this was by far the most blatant case of bad judging I have seen. "Party girl" matches "lady of the evening," and "college" and "scuba-diving school" both match "school," but "finishing school" and "night school" don't match "school"???? The word "school" is right there in the answers!!! There is no defensible explanation for not matching these answers, which is probably why no explanation was offered on camera. I can understand Richard's and Debralee's frustration. Ira or whoever was in power should have fixed the situation after the commercial break, by counting all the answers as matches, or by throwing out the question.
Buzzer is today 3/27/22 playing the two episodes he was on after he was cheated in this episode. He won the first episode guessed the $500 answer but failed to match Richard Dawson for the $5000. He lost to the challenger in the second episode with 0 matches. He won a total of $600.
@@rhntx I understand that. But it was possible he could have matched in the game he should have originally won. They have brought players back for similar unfair buzzers. He wasn't the first.
This episode is funny, especially Richard Dawson, he got buzzed for saying finishing school. He not only points the word school, but he also gives the judge the finger.
Why did Ira match college for school? And then not match the other three who did match? And then matches party girl for hooker. WOW !!!! Must have had one too many at lunch. I don't blame the three for being upset, It cost the contestant the win. Glad they bring him back later.
Ahh yes the infamous school riot incident. Just goes to show how much attention these so called ‘judges’ give to the rules of the game. Ira definitely blew it here. Any variation of ‘school’ is a match as the answer the contestant gave was not a specific type of school. Richard and Debralee had every right to protest. I’m a little disappointed in Gene Rayburn. This as well as the later episode where they would not accept Richard’s response of ‘plastic baggie’ were perfect opportunities for Gene to pull Ira on set on air to explain these discrepancies. SMH
Gene Rayburn is an employee, really, no different than Earl who can be replaced at ANY time - so you don't bite the hand that can pull the rug out from under you..as with that episode where this woman exposed herself, i'm very surprised this episode aired in the first place...
There were still other instances where Rayburn pulled Skutch on set on air to explain his objections to certain answers and even Dawson managed to coax Skutch on stage during one episode. Why Rayburn did not do this this time bugs me.
i did notice when they rescinded Debralee's match, it was one second after the 'ding' and no one noticed it, so everyone was surprised when RD's answer was buzzed..so it's possible that GR would have reacted differently.. (i've watched that segment at least four times and am still amazed).....
@@crissrudd4554 He has at times, I guessing since the audience got involved and was throwing things on stage he was trying to keep it from getting way out of control and really becoming a riot. But yes, Gene has pulled Ira on stage, in 411/418, I can't remember which one, he tries for 2 minutes to get him to match hickie to bite and he wouldn't. And I have seen him think something wasn't a match moving on to the next person only to hear the ding and go that is a match?!. And rescind responses when he match Vmpire with bat. I don't know.. He also, I believe, it might have been after the friends riot, that Gene asked that you not going to match streaking with job to keep from the same thing happening again. Of course I have watched too many different season now and they all might be running together and that might have been the result of the friends riot.. Also if you look, the contestant was also edging on the audience so I guessing that didn't help matters.. I not saying it is right that they didn't match it before someone jumps on me. Just watched 558 so add that to another episode Gene fought for an answer, stangly another Patti answer althou she put the other 5 people before it.
@@dannyhill8797 Well he has said several times he can't see the lights when they come on for a match, he might have missed it and just heard the buzzer. I don't know again.. Now that I watched it I think he heard the bing but didn't hear the buzzer and was surprise to find it wasn't. I don't know..
The main mistake goes back to the beginning of the series in ‘73. They failed to lay down a distinction between generalities and specifics! Fortunately, it’s still the best game show!
I can't believe the judged didn't give him those matches. Horrible. Horrible. But he gave scuba diving school a match. That makes no sense. Terrible. I guess I am glad they brought the guy back.
Wait a minute. They matched party girl for hooker? When I think of party girl, I don't necessarily think of a hooker. Ridiculous. He matches that, but doesn't match the other things.
To this day, 46 years later, it's the worst judging I have seen in the history of the 70s version of Match Game. Craig got ripped off and should have won or at the very least, forced a tiebreaker had the other contestant got all six. He was invited back but still...
Is Brett crazy? Talking about Betty when she ain't there. Even if Betty had crows feet, she was a whole lot better looking than Brett, even on her worse day‼️
Contestant Kathy - the debacle wasn't her fault, but she gets one of the shortest and lightest audience applauses in the history of game shows when she wins the game.
the inconsistency comes from matching CNR and not DLS, RD and PD who all gave specific answers..major contradiction..if they had, the outcome may have been different..i won't be surprised if this contestant is called back..that's the only fair thing that could happen...
And, yes, there is no question Ira definitely dropped the ball here. If you pass Scuba Diving School, you have to pass Finishing School as well as Night School. Of course, one could also argue that the contestant probably only meant "school" in the juvenile sense, in which case practically all of the answers should have been rejected.
You can see how it spiraled out of control very quickly, Ira tried to be generous with college and Scuba Diving School, and then had nowhere to go. The only fair thing would be to accept or deny them all. This was not nearly as bad as the "Harry/Hairy" ruling on Password, so Ira could at least say he didn't give the worst ruling ever. Marcia Wallace has been dead for years, but I expect she's still ticked off about it.
IRA F'd that all up😠 .. what the stars should have done ( to me ) is all of them gotten up and walked off the stage 👍... there were 2 shows I remember seeing the stars tell the judges they F'd up. This wasn't the only time Richard flipped the judges a finger 😂😂
About the whole school thing: Debralee and Richard had what I would consider to be the definitive answer about where Dumb Dora sent her "cultured" pearls: finishing school...Colleges and Universities are schools, but so is any other place that is a school of learning...Craig was totally screwed on this... The point about party girl and a "lady of the evening" is moot when (under the clearly botched circumstances) there were enough matching answers to "win"...
17:11 Gene asks Cathy if she wants A or B. Only A is available as B was already taken which started the whole school fiasco. I guess Gene was overwhelmed with the whole ordeal as well.
Seeing this “school” fiasco, I am wondering if there was some favoritism. Seems like some of the questions were very easy for certain contestants. I’ve been right calling the winner(s) many times.
haven’t seen this episode in years. i honestly think the judges were so caught up in their own egos and angry their decisions were panned by everyone that they were gonna buzz patti whether she had written school or some weird answer.
Here are the results for this week: Richard won giving away the most money at a total of $11,850. Charles gave away $750, and Brett gave away $500. Richard also won for the most matches, despite the riot, at a total of 13. Charles matched 12 times, Brett matched 9 times, Edward matched 7 times, Debralee matched 6 times, and Patti matched 3 times.
Here's my take on Ira's thinking. I'm not saying it's right, but it could be the explanation. Ira (The Judge) matched Edward and Brett since they were generic answers (College) to the contestant's answer (School). The problem started with the interpretation of Charles' answer. Notice Charles' answer card (Scuba Diving School) has "School" written with a highlighted box around it. Initially, Ira buzzes the answer as too specific. But then, through Gene, Ira asks if Charles meant "School" as his answer. When Charles says yes, that through Ira's judging out of whack. None of the lower contestants had the word "School" boxed in and Ira must have felt that those answers were too specific as a result. In any event, the question should have been tossed and replaced. At the very least, the contestant should have been invited back.
At 1:38 in Gene's interactions with Kathy he seems a bit tipsy, slurring his words, before and after the break. I wonder if those were "pickup" scenes filmed after the episode was finished. I actually felt a little bad for Gene even though the episode is a classic, he was caught in the crossfire and you could tell that Richard wasn't entirely kidding around with his riot talk.
i don't think RD was kidding AT ALL..even though it was three years ago, something very similar happened in '74, with the entire round being thrown out and started over....
this was a Friday episode..with five episodes taped in one day, one can only imagine the tension if this occurred earlier in the week - like a Tuesday or Wednesday....
@@MatchGameProductions Thank you! I like that picture but I like the new one as well. Sorry again for the delay in responding.. I being enjoying the episodes and getting nothing else done..
THUMBS DOWN on this crappy episode. If the word SCHOOL was written on the card they should have given it to him. WHO do I write to complain about this travesty?!!!
I really do love every year of match game 70s series but so far I'm really digging these 77 shows, Charles must have felt very comfortable kissing Cathy since she looks to have a little bit of a moustache
Btw After Richard was here to stay w Family Feud becoming smash hit no need for him to do these tiresome tapings, Come back as guest sure if have time has 2 sons! ❤Richard On Family Feud & MG!
How did Gene cost the contestant a tie??? He had fought before for an answer and lost, see 411 and 418, even then they didn't understand why Ira didn't match Leslie's answer. He must have fought for 5 minutes over Hickie with Ira and Ira still wouldn't give the match to the contestant.
Boy that guy got ripped off. I guess that's what you get for upstaging "the star" with a great golf joke. I thought exact matches were suppose to be for the big money match. Ira is an jerk.
ALL of the 'schools' should have been accepted!
Agreed
College
I have always heard of there being an infamous episode that was the proverbial 'beginning of the end' of Dawson's MG stay. I had never seen it until now, and I absolutely believe that Richard and DebraLee were completely in the right. The contestant's answer was a general one; that the matches were 'too specific' is an absolute cop-out on Ira's part. To match college - TWICE - and buzz on finishing school and night school is absolutely absurd. I'm glad to see that the contestant was invited back, because that otherwise would have been an absolute dropping of the ball on the show's part. You could tell that Richard and DebraLee were both still upset about it during the closing credits.
I could tell Patti was upset about it as well.
Oh no, it was an episode where Dawson went into a rage that would end his MG stay. Which he wanted anyhow.
Yeah she said night school and that didn’t get a match
Just saw this rerun - it was infuriating! That was so stupid that some were a match but not others. Glad he was invited back and I hope he won a ton of money.
@@janlady2204 Craig (The contestant that lost because the judge didn't accept the other school answers) returned in episode 1008 .However he did not win a ton of money.
I just saw the ending of episode 1000 where Johnny Olson was announcing the following week's panel (This panel of Ed, Brett, Charles, Debralee, Richard and Patti), and when they got to Richard, he was holding a card that said 'Never Finished School'. A little Foreshadowing there...
R.I.P. (Rest In Peace) Patti Deutsch
The funny part is when Richard Dawson pointed the word school and give the judges the finger at the same time.
The “School Riot” is a genuine outrage. Especially when “party girl” matches “lady of the evening.” That was truly the worst judging of all time.
Yeah, according to the judges, a girl who likes to party must be a hooker
Yeah, most girls who are party girls aren't prostitutes.
If you REALLY want to see Genuine outrage, then watch the Bag riot! The contestant answered with "Bag", the other celebrities answered with "Paper Bag", but when Richard answered with "Plastic Baggie", they didn't give him the match on the grounds that there was a difference between Paper and plastic. Richard pointed out that the contestant didn't say Paper, but just "Bag". What made matters worse is that the next response (by Fannie Flagg), which was "Paper SACK" actually matched! Richard was FUMING!
Saw this one for the first time today on GSN! Had to come and check out the outrage, lol. That guy got robbed! He played it exactly the way he should have, giving a general answer that could then be matched to a panelist's specific answer--finishing school is still a school--but boy was he done dirty by the judge.
I had seen the "School Riot" clip before but not the whole episode... where Debra Lee, Richard, and Patty all still had their "school" cards in front of them during the next question. And Richard wouldn't even show his answer. He was that mad at the judge.
As he should be haha. That judge was really rotten sometimes
That entire lower tier was cheated; especially Patty. Night School is still school in the traditional sense of the word along the same line of college and regular school. For Ira to overlook that and buzz her was completely out of line. I assumed he gave Charles a point because he put the box around the word "school"; and did not give Debralee and Richard a point because school was left plain thus a part of the name "Finishing School" . Either way, I feel, Ira should have given everyone a point since school was identified and in previous games, if the word was given as a match it was a point.
if the judgment was consistent, Craig would have won that game - as opposed to TPTB having to eat a fair amount of crow......
Bottom line is they need to be consistent. They seem to have no set rules and decide on a whim what to do.
Giving “scuba diving school” but not “finishing school” or “night school”? Ira’s drunk.
The whole lower tier were hard done by.
this one is one for the books..they matched Debralee and no one noticed that they took it back: there was a beep almost immediately after the ''ding'' and the contestant's score went from 4 back down to 3..no wonder the bottom tier got upset!:..then Richard gave the same answer and was beeped..even the contestant looked uncomfortable - and my sweetheart, Patti Deutch, really looked scared - even though she managed to make a joke out of it..she did jump!.....
I think the only reason they even gave him 'Scuba Diving School' was because CNR insisted the 'Scuba Diving' part was just decoration and not part of the answer. But still, unfair on all ends.
Never gets old!
Thanks for uploading this one, probably one of the most requested episodes of the show, if only because many see this as the first in a chain of events that lead to the eventual departure of Richard Dawson.
can't help but believe that this also had to contribute to the eventual downfall of MG..after all, less that 2 years later, MG was off CBS daytime..and the move to 11:00 a.m. didn't help matters, either (they lost that late-afternoon audience)...
The show turned to shit after Richard left!
@@kimandrews7186 it was actually better when Richard left
Ed Asner was so cool and collected on here, good answers and handsome! Have always loved him.
Well, the thing is, there were seasons of 'loose judging' that everyone was used to. So, if Ira suddenly demands more precise matches, he's going to hear about it.
I am so glad they brought Craig, the contestant, back since he got robbed in this episode
I had never seen this episode until today. The judging on Match Game was always going to be subject to second-guessing, just by the nature of the game, where most matches aren't required to be exact. But this was by far the most blatant case of bad judging I have seen. "Party girl" matches "lady of the evening," and "college" and "scuba-diving school" both match "school," but "finishing school" and "night school" don't match "school"???? The word "school" is right there in the answers!!! There is no defensible explanation for not matching these answers, which is probably why no explanation was offered on camera. I can understand Richard's and Debralee's frustration. Ira or whoever was in power should have fixed the situation after the commercial break, by counting all the answers as matches, or by throwing out the question.
Buzzer is today 3/27/22 playing the two episodes he was on after he was cheated in this episode. He won the first episode guessed the $500 answer but failed to match Richard Dawson for the $5000. He lost to the challenger in the second episode with 0 matches. He won a total of $600.
@@rhntx I understand that. But it was possible he could have matched in the game he should have originally won. They have brought players back for similar unfair buzzers. He wasn't the first.
This episode is funny, especially Richard Dawson, he got buzzed for saying finishing school. He not only points the word school, but he also gives the judge the finger.
Why did Ira match college for school? And then not match the other three who did match? And then matches party girl for hooker. WOW !!!! Must have had one too many at lunch. I don't blame the three for being upset, It cost the contestant the win. Glad they bring him back later.
That school thing was MESSED up! They had the same problem in another couple episodes too! Craig was so robbed!
How does Party Girl match Hooker?!?
Ahh yes the infamous school riot incident. Just goes to show how much attention these so called ‘judges’ give to the rules of the game. Ira definitely blew it here. Any variation of ‘school’ is a match as the answer the contestant gave was not a specific type of school. Richard and Debralee had every right to protest. I’m a little disappointed in Gene Rayburn. This as well as the later episode where they would not accept Richard’s response of ‘plastic baggie’ were perfect opportunities for Gene to pull Ira on set on air to explain these discrepancies. SMH
Gene Rayburn is an employee, really, no different than Earl who can be replaced at ANY time - so you don't bite the hand that can pull the rug out from under you..as with that episode where this woman exposed herself, i'm very surprised this episode aired in the first place...
There were still other instances where Rayburn pulled Skutch on set on air to explain his objections to certain answers and even Dawson managed to coax Skutch on stage during one episode. Why Rayburn did not do this this time bugs me.
i did notice when they rescinded Debralee's match, it was one second after the 'ding' and no one noticed it, so everyone was surprised when RD's answer was buzzed..so it's possible that GR would have reacted differently.. (i've watched that segment at least four times and am still amazed).....
@@crissrudd4554 He has at times, I guessing since the audience got involved and was throwing things on stage he was trying to keep it from getting way out of control and really becoming a riot. But yes, Gene has pulled Ira on stage, in 411/418, I can't remember which one, he tries for 2 minutes to get him to match hickie to bite and he wouldn't. And I have seen him think something wasn't a match moving on to the next person only to hear the ding and go that is a match?!. And rescind responses when he match Vmpire with bat. I don't know.. He also, I believe, it might have been after the friends riot, that Gene asked that you not going to match streaking with job to keep from the same thing happening again. Of course I have watched too many different season now and they all might be running together and that might have been the result of the friends riot.. Also if you look, the contestant was also edging on the audience so I guessing that didn't help matters.. I not saying it is right that they didn't match it before someone jumps on me. Just watched 558 so add that to another episode Gene fought for an answer, stangly another Patti answer althou she put the other 5 people before it.
@@dannyhill8797 Well he has said several times he can't see the lights when they come on for a match, he might have missed it and just heard the buzzer. I don't know again.. Now that I watched it I think he heard the bing but didn't hear the buzzer and was surprise to find it wasn't. I don't know..
FIRST VICTIM OF SCHOOL RIOT...MAN WITH SHIRT INSIDE OUT FOUND ON SCHOOL STEPS
Lol
that was the most RIDICULOUS judging ive ever seen in my life! theres absolutely no way that makes sense. ira is the worst.
Craig was unhappy when he was spun off.
I would be to, but he shook Kathy's hand being nice to her at least showing he wasn't mad at her.
I don't blame him
Ira was not a good judge. He was not consistent and was caught many times being inconsistent
Yep! 💯
The main mistake goes back to the beginning of the series in ‘73. They failed to lay down a distinction between generalities and specifics! Fortunately, it’s still the best game show!
RIP Edward Asner, now as a result of his passing, none of the panel, the host or the announcer are living on Earth.
So surreal!
Don't turn the shirt inside out, Charles, this is the kind of thing that happens, LMAO
I can't believe the judged didn't give him those matches. Horrible. Horrible. But he gave scuba diving school a match. That makes no sense. Terrible. I guess I am glad they brought the guy back.
Wait a minute. They matched party girl for hooker? When I think of party girl, I don't necessarily think of a hooker. Ridiculous. He matches that, but doesn't match the other things.
@@ericsloss3963, Yeah, Ikr?!?! 🙄🤦♀️😒👎
It's a gold star fiasco from beginning to end! But don't worry, Richard has plenty more good moments to deliver before the final slump in summer '78!
To this day, 46 years later, it's the worst judging I have seen in the history of the 70s version of Match Game. Craig got ripped off and should have won or at the very least, forced a tiebreaker had the other contestant got all six.
He was invited back but still...
It looks like it started with his first answer to his first question, you can hear Debralee say it is the same area after Ed gave his answer.
Wow! Just wow!
Is Brett crazy? Talking about Betty when she ain't there. Even if Betty had crows feet, she was a whole lot better looking than Brett, even on her worse day‼️
Contestant Kathy - the debacle wasn't her fault, but she gets one of the shortest and lightest audience applauses in the history of game shows when she wins the game.
the inconsistency comes from matching CNR and not DLS, RD and PD who all gave specific answers..major contradiction..if they had, the outcome may have been different..i won't be surprised if this contestant is called back..that's the only fair thing that could happen...
the description says he was.
No wonder Richard became disillusioned with the show - who could blame him
And, yes, there is no question Ira definitely dropped the ball here. If you pass Scuba Diving School, you have to pass Finishing School as well as Night School. Of course, one could also argue that the contestant probably only meant "school" in the juvenile sense, in which case practically all of the answers should have been rejected.
You can see how it spiraled out of control very quickly, Ira tried to be generous with college and Scuba Diving School, and then had nowhere to go. The only fair thing would be to accept or deny them all. This was not nearly as bad as the "Harry/Hairy" ruling on Password, so Ira could at least say he didn't give the worst ruling ever. Marcia Wallace has been dead for years, but I expect she's still ticked off about it.
To make it fair they should have had him back again on another episode. The ruling was completely unfair.
B L He was brought back a few episodes later
Wow, man. If they had been smart, they would have thrown that question out, and edited that entire segment out. That was just ridiculous.
If they had been smart, they would've gotten a new judge
IRA F'd that all up😠 .. what the stars should have done ( to me ) is all of them gotten up and walked off the stage 👍... there were 2 shows I remember seeing the stars tell the judges they F'd up.
This wasn't the only time Richard flipped the judges a finger 😂😂
About the whole school thing: Debralee and Richard had what I would consider to be the definitive answer about where Dumb Dora sent her "cultured" pearls: finishing school...Colleges and Universities are schools, but so is any other place that is a school of learning...Craig was totally screwed on this...
The point about party girl and a "lady of the evening" is moot when (under the clearly botched circumstances) there were enough matching answers to "win"...
Why would u accept scuba diving school n not finishing n night school
Would love to see behind the scenes. What they did on breaks and backstage.
17:11 Gene asks Cathy if she wants A or B. Only A is available as B was already taken which started the whole school fiasco. I guess Gene was overwhelmed with the whole ordeal as well.
He did that several times on past episodes.
It's a running joke that Gene did. 🤦
In comedy, that's called a joke🙂
School fiasco brought Craig back on a future episode and he won a match game! 👏
I just can't believe they didn't match night school. This man should have matched all 6.
WORST Judging ever!!! 😠😤🤬
Craig is smokin' hot!!!
What is surprising to me is Ed Asner is the only celebrity from this episode who still alive as of 9/9/2019.
And still living and well as of 3/19/21
Not anymore, sadly... 😥😢
Seeing this “school” fiasco, I am wondering if there was some favoritism. Seems like some of the questions were very easy for certain contestants. I’ve been right calling the winner(s) many times.
Ira knew he'd bring him back which is why he stood on his judgment. Even tho he should have matched in the first place.
General Hooker was a Union Civil War general. CNR was wrong about saying General Hooker was in the Revolutionary War.
My favorite part from the audience was: "How dumb is she?"
Iconic
On this date in 1922, Jack Narz was born..
Bringing him back doesn't promise he would win, which he would have in this show!!!
haven’t seen this episode in years. i honestly think the judges were so caught up in their own egos and angry their decisions were panned by everyone that they were gonna buzz patti whether she had written school or some weird answer.
Here are the results for this week:
Richard won giving away the most money at a total of $11,850.
Charles gave away $750, and Brett gave away $500.
Richard also won for the most matches, despite the riot, at a total of 13. Charles matched 12 times, Brett matched 9 times, Edward matched 7 times, Debralee matched 6 times, and Patti matched 3 times.
Don't know if anyone's told you this but thanks for finding the stats!
@@davidganderson870 no problem, i like to see how much money they've given away!
It wouldn't have so bad if they hadn't matched Skydiving School!
Here's my take on Ira's thinking. I'm not saying it's right, but it could be the explanation. Ira (The Judge) matched Edward and Brett since they were generic answers (College) to the contestant's answer (School). The problem started with the interpretation of Charles' answer. Notice Charles' answer card (Scuba Diving School) has "School" written with a highlighted box around it. Initially, Ira buzzes the answer as too specific. But then, through Gene, Ira asks if Charles meant "School" as his answer. When Charles says yes, that through Ira's judging out of whack. None of the lower contestants had the word "School" boxed in and Ira must have felt that those answers were too specific as a result. In any event, the question should have been tossed and replaced. At the very least, the contestant should have been invited back.
Thanks. Didn't catch that.
The contestant was invited back at a later date.
@@ap70621 Do we know which episode? I'd like to watch and see how they address it, how RD acts, etc...
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@@crissrudd4554 thank you
The guy was robbed
At 1:38 in Gene's interactions with Kathy he seems a bit tipsy, slurring his words, before and after the break. I wonder if those were "pickup" scenes filmed after the episode was finished. I actually felt a little bad for Gene even though the episode is a classic, he was caught in the crossfire and you could tell that Richard wasn't entirely kidding around with his riot talk.
i don't think RD was kidding AT ALL..even though it was three years ago, something very similar happened in '74, with the entire round being thrown out and started over....
I don't believe Gene drank because of a ongoing medical condition.. Even Brett said he didn't during an episode..
The contestant Craig got ripped off.
18:26 - When Edward makes that comment to Gene, that was the coldest moment of the episode.
Ya really. He got ripped off.
4:08 Cathy: “I gotta go with …”
Richard: 😎
Cathy: “… Charles!”
Richard: 🤨
Ira: does not match Charles
*matches Charles*
Also Ira: matches Debralee
*does not match Debralee*
Does anyone happen to know what episode Craig was invited back and what Gene said about how/why he was invited back?
It was in episode 1008 that Craig was brought back & Gene did explain why he was brought back
does anyone know the actual date this episode aired??....(i'm amazed it actually made it to air)...
July 8
thx..i remember being in front of the telly watching ''General Hospital'' instead of MG!!...UGH!
this was a Friday episode..with five episodes taped in one day, one can only imagine the tension if this occurred earlier in the week - like a Tuesday or Wednesday....
July 8, 1977
That was kind of difficult to watch. :0
Did that guy ever come back?
Yes he did
HOLY BLANK!
Didn’t he get asked back a few eps later
Yes he did!
MatchGameProductions I just notice is this where you got the profile picture you used next to the name MatchGameProductions?
Stephanie Lively yes
@@MatchGameProductions Thank you! I like that picture but I like the new one as well. Sorry again for the delay in responding.. I being enjoying the episodes and getting nothing else done..
THUMBS DOWN on this crappy episode. If the word SCHOOL was written on the card they should have given it to him. WHO do I write to complain about this travesty?!!!
Probably the Parklawn Cemetery!
@@cunningarrayofstunts6051 So funny, lol.
19:02 -- General Hooker of the U.S. Civil War.
i feel for the contestants: they're square in the middle - and it shows......
A party girl is a whore?
Absolute joy!
Craig was FOILed by Richard's answer.
You mean by Ira the producer
Single-handed
I really do love every year of match game 70s series but so far I'm really digging these 77 shows, Charles must have felt very comfortable kissing Cathy since she looks to have a little bit of a moustache
It's spelled "mustache"...
@@laurenewittmer2511it actually is spelled both ways, look it up
Ridged show in veiwing
Btw After Richard was here to stay w Family Feud becoming smash hit no need for him to do these tiresome tapings, Come back as guest sure if have time has 2 sons! ❤Richard On Family Feud & MG!
This episode is so wrong
FIRST VICTIM OF SCHOOL RIOT
Brett gets on my nerves
total rip-off
Has anyone seen the episode that Betty is talking about at the end of the video at 2:50?
th-cam.com/video/bEZkCnTKGW4/w-d-xo.html
Gene raybern cost the contestant a tie..
How did Gene cost the contestant a tie??? He had fought before for an answer and lost, see 411 and 418, even then they didn't understand why Ira didn't match Leslie's answer. He must have fought for 5 minutes over Hickie with Ira and Ira still wouldn't give the match to the contestant.
@@sdlively27 your right ...mainly because Ira's a dick who changes the rules when he feels like it.
Richard Dawson was so badly behaved. Always had an attitude.
Lees worse than Brett's attitude
Night school and finishing school are not even close.
Neither was college
or scuba diving school
It has the word school in it.. Night SCHOOL. Finishing SCHOOL
@@jamesbonnen college kind of means school.
THAK YOU!
Gene is being a wuss
Boy that guy got ripped off. I guess that's what you get for upstaging "the star" with a great golf joke. I thought exact matches were suppose to be for the big money match. Ira is an jerk.