There were some things about the set that they obviously tweaked a little later... the triangle and circle were filled in to green and red, the background behind the lower tier was changed to light blue, and vertical lines were added to the light blue background behind the contestants to match the lower tier. Also, the background behind the upper tier later changed to blue during the intro, but went to orange after the lights went down in the intro. Richard gave a slight smile when his Emmy was mentioned, as he obviously didn't expect Gene to mention it, especially considering Gene was also nominated, and Feud aired on a different network.
@@antster1983 Wait a minute. Susan Stafford was nominated for "Wheel of Fortune"? I always remembered Pat Sajak nominated numerous times (and has won quite a few Daytime Emmys), but I don't remember Vanna White ever being nominated. I could be wrong.
Because in the late 70s going into the 80s, brighter more vivid colors started becoming more en vogue, and the orange/beige/earth tones that were prevalent throughout most of the 70s became out of date. Also, more and more people had color TVs by this point, where early in the show's run there were still a fair amount of B & W sets, so the plainer set worked better then
I've noticed that Johnny Olsen would plug shows for other people, but he didn't mention that Richard Dawson was hosting _Family Feud_. He said, "From _Eight is Enough_, Susan Richardson." He didn't say that Richard hosted _Family Feud_.
Family Feud was on ABC at the time and I think the producers and CBS didn't want to promote that show on the daytime show. The PM version did "From "Family Feud", Richard Dawson." since it was syndicated.
Sitcoms and Dramas may have been the exception to the rule since it was a primetime show as long if they didn't promote the timeslot and the network. For "Family Feud", maybe it was a safety precaution just in case.
there must be some line drawn between daytime and prime time..Rosemary Forsythe from ''Days of Our Lives'' has been a panelist, but it was NOT mentioned the name of the show or network..also from NBC have been people from ''CPO Sharkey'' and it was announced..on NBC but in prime time as opposed to daytime...
@@norbertop.niebres6320 I'm glad they tweaked the set with this in my opinion the old set was too much of the burnt orange color and not enough to balance it out.
Richard Dawson spent three years between Match Game, Match Game PM and hosting Family Feud. Something had to give. But I agree: his departure from MG was the beginning of the end.
I’m glad Dawson has left for Match Game...all he wants is to kiss all the contestants play..and just every contestants watch him on every game.. why the hell does Match Game hire 6 celebrities when only they pick for Dawson to play ...
@@nestorsuan2182 That you go on various Match Game videos to trash Richard Dawson is pretty tiring. I get it: you don't like that he kissed the female contestants. And, somehow, you're bothered that people regularly picked him for the head-to-head match. People picked him because he actually tried to, you know, match them so they could win money. He genuinely wanted people to win. So, if you wanted to improve your odds of winning money, you picked Richard Dawson.
Overall I like the new set. The light blue behind the contestants seems a little too light, while the dark blue behind the stars adds a nice pop, but all in all it looks good.
@zookeeper91326 Kathie, I guess they didn't ask you back? I couldn't see the other celebrity answers to Bill's question at the end of that round to know if that one potential match would have made a difference. I also thought it was inappropriate for Gene to berate you for that answer. At least the celebrities had your back.
It's crazy to me that Match Game was the number 1 show in the country for 3 years but Gene Rayburn didn't get a single Emmy for hosting. Today, show hosts get an Emmy and then their shows get cancelled right afterwards (The Real).
This is the first episode of "Match Game '78" which uses a flashing "78" on its new logo, and a new set which was introduced, and it was also used for "Match Game PM" on its Nighttime show and used a flashing "pm" for the remainder of its series until 1981. And a GSN credit crunch appears at 20:24 but we all don't like these after they were rebranded on March 15, 2004.
things that always crack me up in a game show is bloopers and when people make mistakes, I almost saw Match Game in 1979, but I was a little too young, so I saw Tic Tac Dough instead, something screwed up on the computerized video board and I just about fell off my seat in laughter
Ryan VGD Thank you! No, I did not become a teacher...wish I had! I had no idea that this was on RU-vid until my friend phoned me to say it was on, today (1/13/17). I looked so young!
I'm guessing that was the only time Richard Dawson won that particular Emmy. The other nominees he beat out that year were Dick Clark/Bill Cullen (for both versions of Pyramid), Peter Marshall, Chuck Woolery, and Susan Stafford.
@@cutemimi25 Actually, if you look at the ABC set, it combines elements from both the original 1973-78 set and the 1978-82 replacement set. By the way, Buzzr is having a "Match Game" marathon on January 6, 2019 beginning at 11:30 AM EST. It will have episodes from the 1960's, 1970's and 2016-present. It is unclear whether or not episodes from the 1990-91 incarnation or the 1998-99 series will be part of it, but judging from the commercial, it doesn't seem likely.
Congratulations Richard Dawson on your winning the award. Even with the new set there is still a dog and cat fight between Brett and Charles for everything and anything Brett says and do especially coming out of her mouth. Someone form the staff needs to tell her to shut up permanently.
ok i dont see why this ruined the show i liked the star wheel it gave other stars a chance but for some reason the show didnt seem lively when it left cbs and went elsewhere
The Criss-Cross pattern looks both very Southern, and also very Scottish. Maybe I just pay too much attention to flags. (If you don't get it, I see resemblances to the Confederate Battle Flag, and the Scottish Saltire. This was most likely unintentional. Especially the Confederate (tr8r) flag, This is Match Game, not Dukes of Hazzard!)
I'm betting the new toaster going up on it's own at 13:52 was essentially supposed to be a subtle cue to Gene that it was time for a commercial or something (don't start next round!). Or maybe it was just glitchy, who knows. 🤪
