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1h. IMDb RATING. 6.3 /10. 220. YOUR RATING. Rate. Game-Show. Afternoon game show which combined elements of two classic game shows "Match Game" and "Hollywood Squares" into one. Stars. Gene Rayburn. Jon 'Bowzer' Bauman. Gene Wood. See production info at IMDbPro. Add to Watchlist. 15 User reviews. Episodes 191. Browse episodes. 2 years. Photos 29.
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- 1983-10-31
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Match Game Hollywood Squares Hour – Season 1, Episode 15. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Contestants compete to win cash prizes in a mash-up of two game show formats, first by...
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- 1984
Recorded at NBC Studios 3 and 2 in Burbank, California from October 1983 to July 1984.
1.↑ Both hosts used microphones with windscreens, compared to in the series. The Match Game portion had three contestants competing instead of two. Presumably, contestants entered from the three steps that are placed in front of the giant wall on the center stage. The nameplates for the panelists were gray instead of red. The backdrop was completely blue, lacking the magenta. The set for the Hollywood Squares had way more blue than in the series, lacking yellow and red. The Head-to-Head Match was played differently: The player would choose a celebrity and either X or O. One tab revealed the celebrity, while the other revealed a dollar amount. Finding the dollar amount added to the pot, and allowed the player to keep choosing celebrities and tabs. Finding the name would result in the contestant playing the round with the celebrity. If the board was cleared, the contestant would play the round with the last celebrity he or she picked for up to $100,000.
2.↑ Premiere week. The show began its 9-month run at 3:00 p.m. EST, replacing the Merrill Heatter Production Fantasy, which was hosted by Peter Marshall, the original M.C. of The Hollywood Squares, and came on after the NBC Soap Another World. Since this was the premiere week, the returning champion in the Hollywood Squares portion was determined by drawing lots backstage, and Stacy Turner was chosen. Super Match wins: $500 (Jimmie) on Monday, $1,000 (Bill) on Tuesday, $250 (Jon) on Wednesday, $500 (Bill) on Thursday and $1,000 (Twyla) on Friday. Head-to-Head Match wins: None on Monday, $10,000 (Alison) on Tuesday, $5,000 (Alison) on Wednesday, $10,000 (Tom) on Thursday and $20,000 (Bill) on Friday.
3.↑ Square patterns now added on back side of answer cards for Match Game. Jon Bauman and Gene Rayburn are now introduced by Gene Wood for Hollywood Squares and Super Match respectively, with new camera angles accompanying these. Bauman now introduces the three new celebrities on the top row in the Squares portion. Halfway through this week, music now stops at the beginning of the Squares portion. Also halfway through this week, the edges on Bauman's podium in Squares are now yellow. Super Match wins: $250 (Bonnie) on Monday, $1,000 (Shannon) on Tuesday, $1,000 (Ed) on Wednesday, $1,000 (Jon) on Thursday and strikeout on Friday. Head-to-Head Match wins: $5,000 (Shannon) on Monday, none on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and $2,000 (Ed; $100x20) on Friday.
4.↑ Platform for Hollywood Squares portion extends somewhat. Alternate theme music now plays during mid-show bumper halfway through this week. Super Match wins: $1,000 (Richard) on Monday, $1,000 (Marty) on Tuesday, $1,000 (Paul) on Wednesday, $1,000 (Edie) on Thursday and $1,000 (Lydia) on Friday. Head-to-Head Match wins: None on Monday, $30,000 (Marty) on Tuesday, $30,000 (Gloria) on Wednesday and none on Thursday and Friday. Blase Dorocco becomes the first player to win the top prize in Head-to-Head and did it twice in the same week two days in a row! He is also the biggest winner at this point with $62,950.
5.↑ New bell sound to indicate that time is up. Preempted on November 24, 1983 for a Football game with the Pittsburgh Steelers Vs. the Detroit Lions. Super Match wins: $1,000 (Rebecca) on Monday and Tuesday, $1,000 (Jim) on Wednesday and $500 (Rebecca) on Friday. Head-to-Head Match wins: $10,000 (Jon) on Monday, none on Tuesday, $10,000 (Alison) on Wednesday and none on Friday.
6.↑ Match Game and Hollywood Squares question cards now a darker shade of green and sky blue respectively. X's and O's in the back of the Hollywood Squares set now light up to indicate whose turn it was. Beginning-of-show explanation dropped. About halfway through, the green Round 2 toaster has been changed to red. Bill Carroll retired undefeated after five games on Friday with $26,825, so a new "returning champion" had to be selected. It was decided to bring back Laurie Ghose from the first week, who was disadvantaged, during her original run of three shows. After Laurie retired undefeated on Wednesday with $26,875, Felicia Eccles was selected from the drawing of lots. Super Match wins: $1,000 (Audrey) on Monday, $500 (Shawn) on Tuesday, $250 (Audrey) on Wednesday, $500 (Arsenio) on Thursday and $1,000 (Jim) on Friday. Head-to-Head Match wins: None on Monday, $10,000 (Markie) on Tuesday, none on Wednesday, $10,000 (Blake) on Thursday and $10,000 (Jim) on Friday.
The Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour is an American television panel game show that combined two panel games of the 1960s and 1970s – Match Game and Hollywood Squares – into an hour-long format. The series ran from October 31, 1983, to July 27, 1984 on NBC.
Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour (TV Series 1983–1984) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour. This show was a fusion of Match Game and Hollywood Squares into an hour-long show. Contents. 1 Match Game. 1.1 Telephone Match. 2 Hollywood Squares. 3 Super Match. 3.1 Audience Match. 3.2 Head-to-Head Match. 4 Music. 5 Inventor. 6 Notes. 7 Links. Match Game.
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