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Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour (1983)

Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour poster
Directed by
Marc Breslow
Genre
game show
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 1 episode
Rated
TV-PG
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This game show combines two classic panel games, Match Game and Hollywood Squares, into one hour long program. Contestants play both games with celebrity panelists, all hosted by Gene Rayburn and Jon Bauman.

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What happens

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. Gene Rayburn reprised his role as host of the Match Game and Super Match segments, while Jon Bauman hosted the Hollywood Squares segment. Gene Wood was the show's regular announcer with Johnny Olson and Rich Jeffries substituting during the run. The series was credited as a Mark Goodson Television Production. Orion Television, then-owners of the Hollywood Squares format rights, licensed the format to Goodson. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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