As a panelist on Match Game Or host of the Family Feud? Which game show did you like Richard Dawson better on?

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I loved him on Match Game and Family Feud but the constant kissing soon got annoying.

I loved him on Match Game and Family Feud but the constant kissing soon got annoying.


I kinda agree about the whole kissing thing. lol

He definately shined on the 2 games shows, and I think is much more known for them today, than co-starring on Hogan's Heroes! But between being host of Family Feud and a regular panelist on The Match Game, I kind of think its a toss up.

i agree with the kissing, it was annoying, it was better on the match game. they even made fun of richard dawson on family guy with the kissing and peter being richard dawson on family fued.

Family Feud!!

I liked Family Feud w/Dawson (this includes the 1994 version, BTW) way better than Match Game '7x.

I liked Match Game better but Richard really did shine on Family Feud.

its a tie he did great on both

I have been watching Match Game on GSN for about a year and I prefer this show to Family Feud which was also great with Richard as host. On Match Game he was suave and the essence of cool.:cool: Very handsome too!;)

I kinda agree about the whole kissing thing. lol

Agreed. I read that the "kissing" thing all got started when a contestant was very nervous and he kissed her to calm her down. Then it went on from there!:lol:

I liked him on both but thought he was better on the Match Game.

Since he HOSTED Feud, I have to say Richard shined better there. But when he left Match Game, it just wasn't the same, even though it became obvious that Dawson didn't want to be on MG anymore towards the end.

I liked him on Match Game.

Tough call. In his prime, he was great on both. Match Game, he eventually got bored with, but when he was good, he was very funny. Family Feud, of course he was a great ad-libber there for years. I have to go with Match Game. I slightly preferred him when he shined there (the 74 eps. currently airing on GSN are a prime example) over Feud.

Richard Dawson was great in Both of them(with the exception of The Family Feud 1994-1995 season). He was also excellent in the 1972-73 revival of I’ve Got A Secret.

Tough to decide, but I'm going with both

Richard was the king of Match Game. He never should have left.

Match Game. I thought Family Feud was just a game show, but Match Game was more than that. He really helped shape Match Game.

Match Game. Dawson had great writing on there, plus he was a really good game player. That whole group centering around him, Brett Somers, Fannie Flagg, and Charles Nelson Reilly was great.

70’s Match Game is the best game show of all time. Family Feud was tame and boring compared to Match. Really I think the success of Family Feud had more to do with the format itself than any charisma Dawson brought to the hosting role.

He was so good on both shows. I agree about his return to "Feud" in the '90s. He seemed a little - off. I like the way he gave reliably good answers on "Match Game." He didn't just go for the laugh.

I love Dick, on both!

Everybody loves Dick, obviously.

I liked Dick in the bottom center on Match Game most though.

I really liked him on both....but if I must choose....Family Feud by a hair

I have to go with Match Game. My introduction to Richard for years on end had been with Family Feud, but FF, while giving him a chance to be charming and urbane, never gave him the chance to be as funny as he could be on MG. Much as I loathe to bow to contempary opinion, this may be evidenced by the fact that Match Game, between Buzzr and Game Show Network, is on a cool 10 hours per day, whilst the original FF is relegated to 1 hour at the rather ignamonious 8 AM slot.

It's interesting to watch the re-watch these shows knowing what we know now.
The interviews with friends and family tell us just how unhappy Richard Dawson was, even at his peak.
You'd never know it watching the Feud, but you can pick it up watching Match Game.

I guess money can't buy happiness.

Match Game. He was OK on Family Feud, but there was more chances for his wit to shine on Match Game. He said in a few interviews I saw that he left the show because the producers introduced the wheel instead of letting people pick who they wanted to play with, because most people picked him (with good reason - he frequently had the matching answer).