I 'dig' Brett now. I'm 69, but when I first started watching MG, I was 20, and hated that stupid old bag with her rotten answers. After seeing her in earlier films, I see what Jack Klugman saw in her, and she's funny too!
Brett grew on me over time. I think she cut back on her drinking and she became much more under control and funny. Her chemistry with with Charles and the people in the #1 seat were great. It's too bad she couldn't have mended fences with Richard. As a group the show was amazing!
Makes me wonder what Nipsey might have thought about Colin Kapernick, who inks a $7 million endorsement deal from Nike complaining about “systemic racism” in the US.
Yes. The good old days of the 1980's when you could unmercifully harass the employees on the job with them calling a law firm who later have you writing the plaintiff a check for $4,500,000.00.
@@keithhyttinen8275I saw an interview he did very late in his life. I had to watch for a couple of minutes to recognize him. The didn't mention any illness but he bore little resemblance to his former self.
No (successful) head-to-head matches yet this week... I was rooting for Nipsey -- this was his sixth time chosen, but he has yet to score a match. Meanwhile, a string of misses by Richard has him dropping back to the bottom of the leader board. Here's the updated accuracy stats on the 7 celebs to have scored 3 or more matches so far: Orson - 100% (3 wins in 3 attempts). Betty - 46.7% (7 wins in 15 attempts). Charles - 42.9% (6 wins in 14 attempts). Jo Ann - 36.4% (4 out of 11 attempts). Bert - 33.3% (5 wins in 15 attempts). Brett - 28.6% (4 wins in 14 attempts). Richard - 27.9% (17 wins in 61 attempts). *These stats include every head-to-head match from episode 1 through 174, excluding the lost/missing episodes 31, 32, 33.
Even more than now, black pepper was referred to simply as "pepper". The name of every other kind of pepper had a "blank" that must be specified first, but black pepper was just pepper. It was really not a good response from the contestant, akin to replying "white" to "blank salt".
Not really. It was a toned-down version of the "ethnic" pattern mixing that was promoted during the late 60s. The way Richard's doing it was actually fairly common in the 70s. I noticed it a lot because many people didn't get it right, looked as though they'd gotten dressed in the dark, so I was glad when it went out of fashion.
U should hear Elaine Joyce n Kay Stevens they are 100 times more annoying than Brett laugh will ever b I don't watch Elaine n Kay anymore I really can't take their laugh all
I keep wondering if Gene had a certain amount of questions or rounds he tried to get in per episodes when he seemed to rush the last one or two questions at the end.. I know he tries to keep it moving along and not drag in parts..
@@jim8858 That was a little bit of cheating to give the contestant a couple more choices to think about than the three allowed panelist suggestions. Brett used that trick a few times too.
Anybody have an idea what JoAnn says to Nipsey after showing her "Broke" card? It's hard to hear (since Pat and Brett are talking in the background). I don't know what was so funny.
ROFL! Another fine after dinner episode! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Gene! ;0) ROFL! Love ya Fannie! ;0 Well accident happens.. ;0) Pat and Fannie beat Richard.. ;0) Thank you Pat! ;0) my leg.. A chair.. Running.. Sleeping..
@@katherynemero4118 I agree. Nipsey was really bad with contestants he was teamed with on Dick Clark's Pyramid shows. He berated them for not getting answers right. On NATIONAL TV!!! I would have duck-taped his ass.
We're still watching 40 some years later. How much "more popular" do you mean? But watch one the pre-Brett episodes and you'll see the difference. The panel was amusing but terribly polite to one another. The addition of someone like Brett helped loosen everybody up and broke down boundaries they wouldn't normally have crossed. And Brett had legions of fans. She was probably super relatable for all those housewives watching. She was honest, outspoken and not afraid to put herself out there as a target for the others to hurl jokes at. And she was the butt of much of the humor over the years. She brought that element of unpredictability that set MG apart.
One can only imagine how sad the bold fashionistas of the 70s would find the lack of personality in today's ubiquitous denim, athleisure, and general apathy toward actually dressing for an occasion.
I keep wondering if Gene had a certain amount of questions or rounds he tried to get in per episodes when he seemed to rush the last one or two questions at the end.. I know he tries to keep it moving along and not drag in parts..
The director kept track of the time between commercials. They would hold up a sign to SPEED UP when they needed to get to commercial. When that happened Gene rushed the responses.
