Brett Somers dies at the age of 83

[Mr. Television]

Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

I am really surprised at the condolences that have been posted here for Brett. I grew up watching her on the Match Game and I guess I felt like I was the only one who enjoyed her charm. I never thought I would see so many have the same memories as I. It really is touching especially for a lady who pretty much had been out of the public eye for a very long time. Brett has gotten more attention here than Luciano Pavarotti's thread.

I guess it shows that us "old-timers" here and those who have enjoyed watching the Match Game reruns and The Odd Couple really have a space in our hearts and memory for such a funny lady. I am glad she is not being forgotten.

Match Game was my favorite game show in the 1970's. Everyday after school I would race home to watch it. And it has been great seeing all the old shows on GSN again. They really don't make shows like Match Game or stars like Brett anymore.
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[rodwayne]

Originally Posted by pavanbadal

GSN Honors the Beloved 'Match Game' Panelist Brett Somers With a Special Marathon on Saturday, September 22 From 9 am to 5 pm ET

Network will Also Showcase Somer's 1971 'Password' Appearance on Sunday Night September 23

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 17 -- Brett Somers, the popular "Match Game" panelist who died Saturday, September 15, will be honored by GSN in an all-day marathon Saturday, September 22. The Somers' "Match Game" tribute will air from 9 AM to 4 PM ET and will feature some of the best moments from her years of work on one of America's all-time favorite game shows.

Immediately following the "Match Game" Marathon, GSN's original documentary THE REAL MATCH GAME STORY: BEHIND THE BLANK airs from 4 PM to 5 PM ET.

Additionally, on Sunday night (Monday morning) September 23 at 3:30 AM ET, GSN will air an episode of Password from 1971 where she appeared with then-husband Jack Klugman, as the other celebrity guest.

GSN's Somers "Match Game" marathon includes 14 episodes of the show originally broadcast between 1973 and 1982. Classic moments will include one that features Somers singing like guest Ethel Merman; one where Somers
decides she's "had enough" and another when fellow panelist Jimmie Walker stands up for her when the audience taunts her. Best known for her dry witty humor, Somers was also the subject of "Match Game' questions. For example, one episode will include the question -- "When Brett went streaking, everybody ____ed."

GSN's original special THE REAL MATCH GAME STORY: BEHIND THE BLANK takes a look at "Match Game" from its rise to fame until its end in 1982.
Narrated by Jamie Farr, the special includes interviews with Richard Dawson, Somers, Marcia Wallace, Betty White and Walker; numerous staff
members from the classic series and one of the last interviews given by the series' legendary host, Gene Rayburn.

The original "Match Game" series continues to air as part of the GSN line-up. "Match Game" airs Monday-Friday at 11:00 AM and 2:30 PM ET. On the weekends, it airs at 11:00 AM ET.

(A videoclip representing GSN's Somers tribute is available at [URL="http://www.gsn.com.)[/quote]DAMN,DAMN,DAMN,I"]http://www.gsn.com.)

DAMN,DAMN,DAMN[B]I wish that I had this network!Sorry poor excuse for a cable company thta I have;must put good channels on diginal channels where you have to pay an arm and a leg for them!!!I just got through watching her on the 2nd season of THE ODD COUPLE when she played JACK KLUGMAN'S ex-wife,and she stole the show!Shows what a true comedian is suppose to be like unlike the stars of today!

[kambreesuncle]

It's been a while since I've posted here. There's so much I've been going thriugh recently. Now, I'm back and I'm devastated by this news.

I got Game Show Network in the fall of '98. I saw MG for the first time and instantly loved what I saw. I wasn't familiar with Brett Somers before seeing it. I remember seeing CNR on Hollywood Squares (John Davidson version) and several sitcoms. Brett and Charles were a hilarious duo who really made us crack up.

I was very upset when Charles passed and I'm even sadder now that Brett is gone.

May God rest her soul and I hope that she, Charles, Gene, and Johnny O are all glad to be together now in Heaven.

Goodbye Brett and Charles.

[Ireneparalegal]

Originally Posted by Walking Tall

Match Game was my favorite game show in the 1970's. Everyday after school I would race home to watch it. And it has been great seeing all the old shows on GSN again. They really don't make shows like Match Game or stars like Brett anymore.
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I felt the same way. I would watch it afterschool too. I would especially love watching the PM version, which was great so that people like me who may have missed it in the afternoon, could watch it at night. It was so funny to watch and I would get a hoot out of what Charles or Brett would come up with as an answer. Those two were "dirty" at times. You could say, they were my first introduction to "innuendos".

[snl 70s show fan]

i also watched match game every day back in the 70s brett and charles made a great team .i noticed that the show really seemed to lose something when brett was absent wich wasant very often but something sure was missing the few times that she wasant there. another thing i always liked was the running gag about brett gene and the motel in encino . she truly was one of a kind r i p brett and thank you for being such a wonderful part of my childhood

[FACEO15]

I just wanted to say that GSN did a great job with their tribute to Brett Somers. There was a lot of variety in the episode selection from GSN, along with a special 1978 episode of Match Game with Brett and Jack Klugman on Match Game getting remarried. GSN left the credits alone at the end to rap up a solid tribute to the Queen of Match Game.

I'll post the clip of the episode they showed soon!