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[Jeremy Nelson]

The 1990 Fun House looks more fun to run through than any Double Dare obstacle course configuration.

Also, how only a handful of teams in three seasons figured out that the most efficient run includes grabbing the first three visible tags then tagging out was kinda amazing.

[Neumms]

I always thought that touting your new series as "TV's ____est new game show" was a kiss of death.

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Not for The Joker’s Wild. Evidently someone told Jack later that what he said was the way better way to top the show.

[clemon79]

Not for The Joker’s Wild. Evidently someone told Jack later that what he said was the way better way to top the show.

"Jack, you've got a rep. Maybe back off the hyperbolic superlatives for now, huh?"

[MikeK]

This might be crazy talk but Match Game in 1990 was as good, if not better, than Match Game in the 70s and 80s.

[BrandonFG]

This might be crazy talk but Match Game in 1990 was as good, if not better, than Match Game in the 70s and 80s.

Perfectly sane take. It might be because GSN and Buzzr's shown it continuously for 30 years, but I'm good on my MG7x/PM fix. It's not even because some of the humor or Gene's/the panelists' behavior aged like milk; I'm just burned out on that version of the show.

MG90 on the other hand? Buzzr did a marathon of the show last summer and the few eps. I watched was the most MG I'd seen prolly since Baldwin's version ended. Dunno if it's on my "came out a few years too early and a few too late" list, but it deserved longer than a year. Maybe CBS should've aired it?

[SuperMatch93]

I prefer Family Feud when it's played to 200 points, because Richard gets to chat more with the families.

[TimK2003]

This might be crazy talk but Match Game in 1990 was as good, if not better, than Match Game in the 70s and 80s.

Perfectly sane take. It might be because GSN and Buzzr's shown it continuously for 30 years, but I'm good on my MG7x/PM fix. It's not even because some of the humor or Gene's/the panelists' behavior aged like milk; I'm just burned out on that version of the show.

MG90 on the other hand? Buzzr did a marathon of the show last summer and the few eps. I watched was the most MG I'd seen prolly since Baldwin's version ended. Dunno if it's on my "came out a few years too early and a few too late" list, but it deserved longer than a year. Maybe CBS should've aired it?

I enjoy watching MG'90 -- it was better than the later years of Rayburn's MG, when they were heavily editing the gameplay (aka the "answer writing" portions). 

But I think the main reason Shafer's.version stands out was that it was a hell of a lot better than the MGHSH version.  The set didnt look so cheap and the caliber of celebrities was much better. 

And after all thse years, the Match Up rounds are finally starting to grow on me...

[Chief-O]

And after all thse years, the Match Up rounds are finally starting to grow on me...

It was a departure, but I thought it fit in well.

I'd probably put the Shafer version just above the Baldwin version. (another hot take: I thought the Baldwin version was pretty well done, thought it got gimmicky a little bit near the end) Yes, '7x/PM would forever remain as the peak of "Match Game", but I agree with BFG......across the 2 main game show channels, they've just been a constant presence for years.

[JasonA1]

'7x/PM would forever remain as the peak of "Match Game", but I agree with BFG......across the 2 main game show channels, they've just been a constant presence for years.

This is likely my answer. Tonight, I decided to test Mike's theory by picking out a Ross Shafer episode from YouTube, and had to skip the first two I found. The first, because Fred Travalena was in seat one AND Rip Taylor was subbing for Charles (why mess with the chemistry for my test purposes?)...the second, become Bruce Baum was on the panel (woof). I ended up settling for Fred anyway, as the next show in the queue had him joined by Vicki & Marcia Wallace. The episode was very, very good.

But my memory of watching the show day after day, when GSN last had it on, was that the star chemistry was very uneven. Had they settled on some genuine regulars, the show might have left an even better impression on me. I would have loved Vicki to join Charles, for one. Brad Garrett or Ronn Lucas were good in their own ways for me, as well.

-Jason