In the early years of Match Game, Gene paid for his own suits, Gene got this weird one and it doesn't seem right. Also I don't know nothing about matching clothes with shoes, but that suit doesn't match Gene's shoes at all.
Sometime in the 70's I saw Gene Rayburn on a Manhattan street wearing a solid pink suit. It definitely stood out, and wouldn't work on just anyone, but because of his stature and good looks, he was able to pull it off. (Also, I suppose, just that fact that he was Gene Rayburn didn't hurt.)
Oh my goodness, even for the 70's that suit was bad and they all knew it, haha! The pink shirt with the red tie underneath simply completed the ensemble. The reaction from the panelists was absolutely awesome.
Hey , This one of my top favorite Episodes of Match Game 73 and I thought that outfit looked so cute & funnnnny on Gene . LOL ! Thanks For Posting that .
I was wondering what happened to that old sofa!!! HAHA!!! Seriously, Match Game is a classic, and it needs to come back on regular TV, not just GSN (which still shows it, just not as often).
I've seen an updated version starring Alec Baldwin. It's not even close to the same. Alec tends to keep the spotlight on himself (I'm sure the fact that the panel's not allowed to drink between tapings isn't helping matters any)
What I like especially about this clip is that all of the panelists look ahead as if to say, "No eye contact." But that could also be because they do not want to cross their eyes to solve the 3-D puzzle on Gene's suit. LOL Jack Carter is the one that finally makes the first joke about it, but just imagine how Charles would have had a field day with this one (I do not think he was a regular yet).
Betcha it's got Staingard on it too. LOL! That is the WORST looking suit I have ever seen. I grew up in the '70's and even my father wouldn't have bought something like that.....even it it was on Sale!!!! LMAO!!!
You know if any Episode of Match Game is good enough to put on a DVD , then I say it is this one from Match Game 73 . Really I think Gene looked kind of cute wearing that suit ,and he sure got a big kick out of it too .
Picture yourself as Gene Rayburn and you wore an outfit like that and everyone ignored you when walked out on stage , what would you have done or said ? As for me , I'd probably laugh too like Gene did .