Match Game was an American television game show where contestants tried to match a panel of six celebrities in answering fill-in-the-blank questions. Match Game - Broadcast history. The Match Game premiered December 31, 1962 continuing until September 26, 1969 on NBC for 1760 episodes. Although the fill-in-the-blanks premise was the same, the rules of this version were significantly different from those of later versions, and the subject matter was much more staid and tame. CBS revived ...

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• Match Game - Broadcast history
• Match Game - The Revivals
• Match Game - Hosts and celebrity panelists
• Match Game - Main game
• Match Game - Super Match
• Match Game - Audience Match
• Match Game - Head-to-Head Match
• Match Game - Rule Changes in Other Versions
• Match Game - The Match Game 1962-1969
• Match Game - The Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour 1983-84
• Match Game - Match Game 1990-91
• Match Game - Match Game 1998-99
• Match Game - Pilots
• Match Game - Versions outside the USA
• Match Game - Match Game the Slot Machine

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This is a list of television-related events in 1997. 1996 in film 1997 in film 1998 in film 1996 in home video 1997 in home video 1998 in home video 1996 in television 1997 in television 1998 in television 1997 in television - Events. January 1 - The U.S. television networks adopt ratings systems for their programming, similar to those used for motion ...

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• 1997 in television - Events
• 1997 in television - Debuts
• 1997 in television - Miniseries
• 1997 in television - Television shows
• 1997 in television - Ending this year
• 1997 in television - Changes of Network Affiliation
• 1997 in television - Deaths

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The television series inspired two feature films: Charlie's Angels (2000) and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003). Each was directed by McG and starred Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, and Lucy Liu as the three angels, with John Forsythe returning to voice Charlie. Bosley (John of that ilk) was played in the first film by Bill Murray, and in the second (as John's half-brother Jimmy) by Bernie Mac. The second movie had more nods to the TV series than the first movie in the series did, perhaps due to complaints from fans o ...

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Charlie's Angels, Charlie's Angels - Movies, Charlie's Angels - Comics, Charlie's Angels - List of Known Angels, Charlie's Angels - During Run of TV Series, Charlie's Angels - In Between TV Series and Movies, Charlie's Angels - During Movies, Charlie's Angels - Notes and references

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Match Game - The Match Game 1962-1969. This is the original series upon which the show described above was based. For most of its life it was aired live from New York, New York on NBC during the late afternoons and was a solid if unspectacular hit for the network at the time. The gameplay of this The Match Game bore little resemblance to its more famous descendant. Here, 2 teams of 3 each comprised of 2 contestants and 1 Star Team Captain played against each other. The teams scored points bas ...

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Match Game, Match Game - Broadcast history, Match Game - Programming History, Match Game - The Revivals, Match Game - Hosts and celebrity panelists, Match Game - Main game, Match Game - Super Match, Match Game - Audience Match, Match Game - Head-to-Head Match, Match Game - Rule Changes in Other Versions, Match Game - The Match Game 1962-1969, Match Game - The Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour 1983-1984, Match Game - Match Game 1990-1991, Match Game - Match Game 1998-99, Match Game - Pilots, Match Game - Versions outside the USA, Match Game - Match Game the slot machine

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List of people from Nebraska - Film/Theater. Adele Astaire (1897-1981), dancer and entertainer Fred Astaire (1899-1987), dancer and actor John Beasley (1943 -), actor Ward Bond (1903-1960), actor Marlon Brando (1924-2004), Academy Award winning actor Montgomery Clift (1920-1966), actor James Coburn (1928-2002), actor Sandy Dennis (1937-1992), actress David Doyle (1929-1997), actor Henry Fonda (1905-1982), Academy Award winning ...

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List of people from Nebraska, List of people from Nebraska - Native Americans, List of people from Nebraska - Public Office, List of people from Nebraska - Military/War, List of people from Nebraska - Entertainment, List of people from Nebraska - Film/Theater, List of people from Nebraska - Comedians/Humorists, List of people from Nebraska - Televison/Radio, List of people from Nebraska - Music, List of people from Nebraska - Art/Literature/Journalism, List of people from Nebraska - Business, List of people from Nebraska - Science/Medicine, List of people from Nebraska - Athletics, List of people from Nebraska - Other

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Rugrats - The children. Tommy Pickles (voiced by E.G. Daily, and Tami Holbrook in the unseen pilot): The most adventurous baby, always getting the group into trouble. Generally considered the babies' leader. Tommy is named after the first son of Paul Germain, one of the show's creators. Dil Pickles (voiced by Tara Strong): Tommy's younger brother, a true baby (i.e. not a toddler like the other children). Introduced in the first Rugrats movie. Angelica Pickles (v ...

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Rugrats, Rugrats - Characters, Rugrats - The children, Rugrats - The adults, Rugrats - The pets, Rugrats - Fictional TV Characters, Rugrats - Recurring Themes, Rugrats - Toys, Rugrats - Setting, Rugrats - Brief history, Rugrats - Popularity, Rugrats - Criticism, Rugrats - Other spinoff plans, Rugrats - Trivia

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The setting is the present (actually the late 1970s) with one exception: the first manned mission to Mars is on the pad, ready to go. When NASA realizes that a major subcontractor's faulty life support system design has doomed any chance of a successful flight, they decide to fake the landing rather than scrub the mission. Just as the space ship is about to leave Earth, the bewildered crew are removed from the ship and flown to an old U.S. Army base deep in the Sonoran Desert. They are then informed that whether they like it or not, t ...

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Capricorn One, Capricorn One - The plot, Capricorn One - Cast, Capricorn One - External link

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The story begins when Kris Kringle attends the annual Thanksgiving Day parade and finds to his indignation that the actor cast as Santa is drunk. When he complains to the special events director, Doris Walker, she desperately casts Kris as a replacement. Kris proves a sensation during the event and he is quickly hired as the Santa for Macy's main outlet. Once there, Kris proves he is stands apart from others in both his firm belief in the spirit of christmas and his firm contension that he is actually Santa himself. Although Doris ini ...

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Miracle on 34th Street, Miracle on 34th Street - Plot summary, Miracle on 34th Street - Cast, Miracle on 34th Street - Trivia, Miracle on 34th Street - Awards, Miracle on 34th Street - Remakes

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Match Game - The Match Game 1962-1969. This is the original series upon which the show described above was based. For most of its life it was aired live from New York on NBC during the late afternoons and was a solid if unspectacular hit for the network at the time. The gameplay of this The Match Game bore little resemblance to its more famous descendant. Here, two teams of three, each comprised of two contestants and one celebrity captain, played against each other. The teams scored points b ...

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Match Game, Match Game - Broadcast history, Match Game - The Revivals, Match Game - Hosts and celebrity panelists, Match Game - Main game, Match Game - Super Match, Match Game - Audience Match, Match Game - Head-to-Head Match, Match Game - Rule Changes in Other Versions, Match Game - The Match Game 1962-1969, Match Game - The Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour 1983-84, Match Game - Match Game 1990-91, Match Game - Match Game 1998-99, Match Game - Pilots, Match Game - Versions outside the USA, Match Game - Match Game the Slot Machine

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The first European visitors to reach Prairie du Chien were the French explorers Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet, who reached the city by canoe on June 17, 1673, and discovered a route to the Mississippi River. Much further travel between French Canada and the Mississippi River passed through Prairie du Chien, although routes via the Illinois River were also used. In 1685, the French explorer Nicholas Perrot established a trading post in the area as part of the massive French fur trade industry. The significance of Prairie du Chien as a center of the ...

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Prairie du Chien Wisconsin, Prairie du Chien Wisconsin - History, Prairie du Chien Wisconsin - Culture, Prairie du Chien Wisconsin - Geography, Prairie du Chien Wisconsin - Demographics

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The Match Game premiered December 31, 1962 continuing until September 26, 1969 on NBC for 1760 episodes. Although the fill-in-the-blanks premise was the same, the rules of this version were significantly different from those of later versions, and the subject matter was much more staid and tame. CBS revived the show on July 2, 1973 as Match Game '73 (the number changed to match the current year). As the series went on, the questioning became more of the "naughty" variety most people remember the show for. CBS canceled th ...

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Match Game, Match Game - Broadcast history, Match Game - Programming History, Match Game - The Revivals, Match Game - Hosts and celebrity panelists, Match Game - Main game, Match Game - Super Match, Match Game - Audience Match, Match Game - Head-to-Head Match, Match Game - Rule Changes in Other Versions, Match Game - The Match Game 1962-1969, Match Game - The Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour 1983-1984, Match Game - Match Game 1990-1991, Match Game - Match Game 1998-99, Match Game - Pilots, Match Game - Versions outside the USA, Match Game - Match Game the slot machine

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Charlie's Angels - During Run of TV Series. Sabrina Duncan (1976-1979), played by Kate Jackson Kelly Garrett (1976-1981), played by Jaclyn Smith Jill Munroe (1976-1977), played by Farrah Fawcett Kris Munroe (1977-1981), played by Cheryl Ladd Tiffany Welles (1979-1980), played by Shelley Hack Julie Rogers (1980-1981), played by Tanya Roberts Charlie's Angels - In Between TV Series and Movies. Connie Bates (1988-1989 ...

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Charlie's Angels, Charlie's Angels - Movies, Charlie's Angels - Comics, Charlie's Angels - List of Known Angels, Charlie's Angels - During Run of TV Series, Charlie's Angels - In Between TV Series and Movies, Charlie's Angels - During Movies, Charlie's Angels - Notes and references

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In the United Kingdom, it was known as Blankety Blank and was presented by Terry Wogan, Les Dawson and Lily Savage. In Australia, it is known as Blankety Blanks, and has been presented by Graham Kennedy, Daryl Somers and Shane Bourne. (This show is not to be confused with an American show by the same name, appearing on ABC and hosted by Bill Cullen.) The original '60s Match Game also had an Australian spinoff, known as ...

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Match Game, Match Game - Broadcast history, Match Game - Programming History, Match Game - The Revivals, Match Game - Hosts and celebrity panelists, Match Game - Main game, Match Game - Super Match, Match Game - Audience Match, Match Game - Head-to-Head Match, Match Game - Rule Changes in Other Versions, Match Game - The Match Game 1962-1969, Match Game - The Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour 1983-1984, Match Game - Match Game 1990-1991, Match Game - Match Game 1998-99, Match Game - Pilots, Match Game - Versions outside the USA, Match Game - Match Game the slot machine

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Match Game, Match Game - Broadcast history, Match Game - Programming History, Match Game - The Revivals, Match Game - Hosts and celebrity panelists, Match Game - Main game, Match Game - Super Match, Match Game - Audience Match, Match Game - Head-to-Head Match, Match Game - Rule Changes in Other Versions, Match Game - The Match Game 1962-1969, Match Game - The Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour 1983-1984, Match Game - Match Game 1990-1991, Match Game - Match Game 1998-99, Match Game - Pilots, Match Game - Versions outside the USA, Match Game - Match Game the slot machine

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Two contestants competed to see who could match more of the answers of the six celebrities. Much of the show's humor sprung from questions that were heavy on double-entendres. One of the principal question-writers, Dick DeBartolo was also a writer for Mad. During the early 1970s, DeBartolo cast The Match Game panelists in his own 8mm film comedies. A rare public showing of those films was hel ...

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Match Game, Match Game - Broadcast history, Match Game - Programming History, Match Game - The Revivals, Match Game - Hosts and celebrity panelists, Match Game - Main game, Match Game - Super Match, Match Game - Audience Match, Match Game - Head-to-Head Match, Match Game - Rule Changes in Other Versions, Match Game - The Match Game 1962-1969, Match Game - The Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour 1983-1984, Match Game - Match Game 1990-1991, Match Game - Match Game 1998-99, Match Game - Pilots, Match Game - Versions outside the USA, Match Game - Match Game the slot machine

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The unaired pilot for "the 1973 edition of Match Game" circulates among video tape collectors. The celebrities in that episode were Bert Convy, Arlene Francis, Jack Klugman, Jo Ann Pflug, Richard Dawson and Betty White, all of whom appeared in the series at one time or another. There were only a few minor differences between the pilot and the series; parts of the set (notably the contestant podiums) had a slightly different look, and the Super Match wa ...

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Match Game, Match Game - Broadcast history, Match Game - Programming History, Match Game - The Revivals, Match Game - Hosts and celebrity panelists, Match Game - Main game, Match Game - Super Match, Match Game - Audience Match, Match Game - Head-to-Head Match, Match Game - Rule Changes in Other Versions, Match Game - The Match Game 1962-1969, Match Game - The Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour 1983-1984, Match Game - Match Game 1990-1991, Match Game - Match Game 1998-99, Match Game - Pilots, Match Game - Versions outside the USA, Match Game - Match Game the slot machine

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The winner of the game went on to play the Super Match, which consisted of the Audience Match and the Head-to-Head Match segments, for additional money. On the CBS version, the winner of the game won $100. Match Game - Audience Match. A fill-in-the-blank phrase was given and it was up to the contestant to choose the most common response based on a studio audience survey. After consulting with 3 celebrities on the panel for help the contestant had to choose an answer. The answers were revealed after that; t ...

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Match Game, Match Game - Broadcast history, Match Game - Programming History, Match Game - The Revivals, Match Game - Hosts and celebrity panelists, Match Game - Main game, Match Game - Super Match, Match Game - Audience Match, Match Game - Head-to-Head Match, Match Game - Rule Changes in Other Versions, Match Game - The Match Game 1962-1969, Match Game - The Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour 1983-1984, Match Game - Match Game 1990-1991, Match Game - Match Game 1998-99, Match Game - Pilots, Match Game - Versions outside the USA, Match Game - Match Game the slot machine

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Gene Rayburn hosted all versions of the show through 1984. Ross Shafer hosted the 1990 version, and Michael Burger hosted the 1998 version. Charles Nelson Reilly and Brett Somers were regular celebrity panelists through most of the 1973-82 version's run; Richard Dawson was also a regular from 1973 through 1978. Game show hosts such as Bob Barker, Bert Convy, Tom Kennedy, Bill Cullen, Peter Marshall and Allen Ludden made occasional appearances as panelists. Other frequent panelists from this era included Bart Braverman, Joyce Bulifant, ...

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Match Game, Match Game - Broadcast history, Match Game - Programming History, Match Game - The Revivals, Match Game - Hosts and celebrity panelists, Match Game - Main game, Match Game - Super Match, Match Game - Audience Match, Match Game - Head-to-Head Match, Match Game - Rule Changes in Other Versions, Match Game - The Match Game 1962-1969, Match Game - The Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour 1983-1984, Match Game - Match Game 1990-1991, Match Game - Match Game 1998-99, Match Game - Pilots, Match Game - Versions outside the USA, Match Game - Match Game the slot machine

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Rugrats - Toys. Cynthia: Angelica's favorite toy, a doll resembling Matel's Barbie doll. Like Barbie, Cynthia comes with many accessories, including doll houses, hair brushes, vehicles, and furniture. Yellow Screwdriver: Tommy keeps this handy in his playpen, and will use it to unhook the lock to let him explore around the house. ...

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Rugrats, Rugrats - Characters, Rugrats - The children, Rugrats - The adults, Rugrats - The pets, Rugrats - Fictional TV Characters, Rugrats - Recurring Themes, Rugrats - Toys, Rugrats - Setting, Rugrats - Brief history, Rugrats - Popularity, Rugrats - Criticism, Rugrats - Other spinoff plans, Rugrats - Trivia

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The winner of the game went on to play the Super Match, which consisted of the Audience Match and the Head-to-Head Match segments, for additional money. On the CBS version, the winner of the game won $100. Match Game - Audience Match. A fill-in-the-blank phrase was given and it was up to the contestant to choose the most common response based on a studio audience survey. After consulting with 3 celebrities on the panel for help the contestant had to choose an answer. The answers were revealed after that; t ...

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Match Game, Match Game - Broadcast history, Match Game - The Revivals, Match Game - Hosts and celebrity panelists, Match Game - Main game, Match Game - Super Match, Match Game - Audience Match, Match Game - Head-to-Head Match, Match Game - Rule Changes in Other Versions, Match Game - The Match Game 1962-1969, Match Game - The Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour 1983-84, Match Game - Match Game 1990-91, Match Game - Match Game 1998-99, Match Game - Pilots, Match Game - Versions outside the USA, Match Game - Match Game the Slot Machine

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