Match Game: New Year's Eve 1974! 

Wish we could still ring in the new year with this group of people!

I watched this live that day! Remember it vividly! It was so fun seeing the sign with the new year! Ah yes, December 31, 1974!

Thanks for the posting this clip. I forgot Rayburn thanked the writers by name at the end of the show. I was so surprised I almost spilled my _____________.

I remember this day like it was yesterday.

Thanks to GSN for cutting the party short on this clip! The way they are now, I don't see too many happy new years in their future!

They sure had fun on that show,didn't they?

Can someone explain why match Game needed the year at the end of its name? I can't think of a single other game show that did that

Any more of Match Game with James Darren or Mark Shera.

I wonder if they could do the same thing today, ie, dropping the balloons and streamers over the audience. In 1974, game show audiences could still be trusted to conduct themselves with decorum and not go nuts. Sadly, I'm not sure you could count on that today. I'm not even sure the shows' insurers would allow them to try that today.

Absolutely! :) It's wonderful! :)

@llbrno84 This show was never truly about the money, it was about just goofing off and having a good time. The charisma of this show could never truly be revived, unfortunately. Today's times are way too uptight about smoking and drinking (which were happening on this show).

Juliet Mills is very hot,especially with the british accent!