This is a clip of a Match Game '75 celeb opening when Johnny had to fill in on the panel as a celebrity AND do the announcing. Courtesy of gameshowfavorites.com .
@@Videokid703 I think the reference was just to the group on this episode's panel. There are a few notable 70s Match Game alums still with us... Betty White, Joyce Bulifant, Elaine Joyce, Fannie Flagg, Bob Barker, Gary Burghoff, Scoey Mitchell, Jo Ann Pflug, Jo Anne Worley, and Vicki Lawrence all come to mind.
Johnny Olson was an underatted talent. I was sad when he passed away. Bob Barker made the announcement and was very fitting. I always felt Barker's Beauties never liked it, when Johnny took part in showcase showdown sketches (looking at their reactions). That's why I never felt for them, when they filed lawsuits against Barker. RIP Johnny
Fun fact... Johnny also appeared very briefly on an episode of (black and white) What's My Line, on which he was also the announcer. I believe it was either the 10th or 15th anniversary show, or maybe the FINAL show. John Daly brings him on toward the end of the episode.
@steadfast1984 Could be because he was 65 at the time. But for his age, I think he looked quite well. He pretty much always looked the same up until his death in 1985 when he was 75.
It was indeed Gary Burghoff who was late, not CNR. There was another time when CNR was late because he was getting his toupee sewn on and Mark Goodson had to fill in for one round.
@Kjr0se I couldn't agree more.I say cut Let's Make A Deal down to a half an hour & bring back the Match Game with a tribute to the original with modern technology,like you said.Richard Dawson has been retired for some time now,so I doubt you'd drag him out of it,and I don't know if Bob Barker would be up for being a regular panelist since he's also retired.
Lol. It's the hair (or lack of). Martin Gabel had the same problem. On an episode of What's My Line one of the contestants thinks he's really old but he was only around 40.
This was back when Leslie Nielsen was still the dramatic stone-faced actor rather than as the zany comedic actor after "Airplane". Nice to see Johnny O in action.
@epaddon No Kidding? I had heard Gary Burghoff was Notorious for being late for tapings. I saw a M*A*S*H* 'behind the scenes' show a few years ago, where they interviewed the cast members... And the only thing they would say about Radar was that he was ALWAYS late & made VERY thin excuses! He was not even on the show himself. (Maybe he was LATE!)
@fatmanfiftythousand Barker was wrong, but I couldn't feel for them. They didn't act like they liked Johnny Olson, but I thought he was funny. Just my own opinion.
