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The Match Game-Hollywood Squares Drinking Game
BrandonFG:
--- Quote from: calliaume on October 14, 2019, 09:32:56 AM ---Merrill Heatter was quoted in Jefferson Graham's book as saying the original Squares had the same problem - "the stars were hogging the camera." He watched two shows in a row and there were 11 questions in each show. When he came back from a business trip, he announced to the staff they would be getting in 22 questions per show (either by moving things along or by editing) going forward.
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I wonder how much Buddy Hackett played into this? When I watched some of the nighttime episodes, his hamming it up for the camera got old quickly.
calliaume:
--- Quote from: JMFabiano on October 14, 2019, 12:40:53 PM ---Have we seen any eps where Goodson/NBC did the bleeping and not Buzzr?
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If memory serves, Sybil Danning gave an answer that was a little too explicit and had to be OOPSed out. Her episodes won't run for a couple of months.
JMFabiano:
Take a gulp when Jon talks about his childhood in Brooklyn when he gives an answer. Or otherwise about being from New York.
Take one if he tells a Sha-Na-Na story.
JMFabiano:
--- Quote from: MikeK on October 12, 2019, 11:19:20 PM ---1 gulp for every mention of Mr. Smith.
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Half gulp if Gene has to explain who Mr. Smith is. Another half if he says what a nice/intelligent animal it was.
No wonder Leonard Frey appeared within 3-4 weeks of the run...it was the only place where people cared about Mr. Smith.
Sip every time Jon or a panelist tries to answer the question using or making a joke based on the answer to the last question or so.
Trisscope:
Take a gulp every time NBC gets referenced, whether it's a TV show that aired on it or a joke about the commissary.
/Seriously, how is it this pervasive?
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