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Jul 28, 2022 · In an opinion piece, writer Ree Jackson said she remembers a particular episode of "Match Game," where host Gene Rayburn watched and cheered as "Dawson literally holds down a woman and kisses her nonstop." When Dawson moved on to host "Family Feud," Jackson said she was "disgusted by Dawson kissing every female contestant on the lips."
Family Feud, with Richard Dawson as host, ran from 1976-85, surpassing Match Game as the highest rated daytime program. However, Dawson continued to appear on Match Game another 2 years after Feud debuted but he soon grew unhappy once more.
Gene Rayburn! The Background: It was early fall 1978. For about a year and a half, Richard Dawson had been growing more distant on Match Game. With the success of Family Feud (which started in 1976), he was simply bored with the older game that he had been a part of since the beginning.
May 23, 2022 · Richard Dawson, a former four-pack-a-day smoker, who was convinced to quit by his daughter, died on June 2, 2012 from complications of esophageal cancer.
Sep 7, 2009 · He would go on to run Family Feud and be that show's ultimate judge, unlike here in Match Game where Ira Skutch could overrule him. Gene does a great job trying to hold the show together....
Jun 5, 2012 · Richard Dawson was most famous for Family Feud, but he was the most fun on Match Game, the party show of the '70s.
On 12 September 1994, Dawson returned to Family Feud, hosting what became the last season of the show's second run (1988–1995) after previous host Ray Combs was fired due to spiralling ratings. During his second tenure as host, Dawson did not kiss female contestants because of a promise he had made to his young daughter to kiss only her mother.
Nov 25, 2006 · The GSN back story plays Mr. Dawson as the evil foil to the sweet and fun-loving Mr. Rayburn, and indeed he comes off as sour and ego-driven.
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The daytime revival of Match Game, which featured regular panelists Richard Dawson, Brett Somers, and Charles Nelson Reilly, ran until 1979 on CBS and another three years in first-run syndication.
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