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Harper49 · 09-13-2005, 09:25 PM

Does anyone know how many pilots that Bert Convy hosted Match Game before Ross Shaffer?

megamanj2004 · 09-14-2005, 07:41 PM

Yes, there was in fact a pilot for MG '90 that happened I think in late '89 or so. There were some differences between the actual version w/ Ross Shafer and the pilot.

1). Instead of the sliding breakaway strips that melded the celebrities faces, they actually had them on a turning sphere, almost similar to the '70s version turning screen.

2). The circular round neons actually flashed.

3). There was no "Match-Up!" round, I think.

4). The game was palyed like its' '70s counterpart, but with a few differences. They did not play for dollars like it did when it made it to air.

Those are the only differences I can think of for now.

Harper49 · 09-21-2005, 05:43 PM

Where there actually 5 pilots of this version?

megamanj2004 · 09-21-2005, 06:35 PM

No, just part of the description for the above statements that I've just mentioned.

Harper49 · 09-22-2005, 03:30 PM

But at the game show pilot light page that said... The one I saw was marked as Pilot #5. There's just more than a pilot.

friendsfan77 · 10-09-2005, 01:06 AM

Yes, actually there were five pilots made for Match Game in 1989, including the pilot #5. This was a pilot "week."

It was set to be with Bert Convy as the host, but as the pilot light site says, he became ill with a cancerous tumor in his brain and Ross Shafer was selected for the job afterwards.

Harper49 · 10-09-2005, 01:10 PM

What were the clebrities names in the unaired pilots of Match Game refore Ross Shafer...

friendsfan77 · 10-10-2005, 08:28 AM

They were: Brad Garrett, Marsha Warfield, Charles Nelson Reilly, Khrystyne Haje, Jerry Van Dyke, and Teri Copley.

There was a clip of it featured on VH-1's Game Show Moments Gone Bananas, episode 1.

Harper49 · 10-10-2005, 03:56 PM

What else were the others..?

friendsfan77 · 10-11-2005, 11:25 AM

Those were apparently all the celebs for those pilot episodes.

Remember: for a game show, they usually tape 5 episodes (a week's worth in one day), constituting an end result of said pilot "week" for this version.

I should have stated that there is a clip of ONE of the pilots on the episode one of the VH-1 series.

Harper49 · 10-11-2005, 03:31 PM

Ah, A pilot "week" they were unaired. But speaking of pilots, What The Blank was NOT picked up!

Harper49 · 11-10-2005, 12:46 AM

The Pilot week has never aired for Match Game '90. Hasn't It?

Harper49 · 12-07-2005, 10:36 PM

People..?

friendsfan77 · 12-09-2005, 11:46 AM

Only a clip of one of them has been aired so far, like I mentioned on VH-1's Game Show Moments Gone Bananas episode #1.

show2n · 12-28-2005, 12:50 PM

I saw a clip of it on the 10 most embarrassing Game show moments. I recognized Nell Carter.

09-13-2005, 09:25 PM	#1
Harper49 I Am A Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 01, 2001 Location: Freedom, OK & Norman, OK Posts: 2,774	Match Game '90 version pilot? Are you sure? Does anyone know how many pilots that Bert Convy hosted Match Game before Ross Shaffer?
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09-14-2005, 07:41 PM	#2
megamanj2004 Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 21, 2004 Posts: 2,359	Yes, there was in fact a pilot for MG '90 that happened I think in late '89 or so. There were some differences between the actual version w/ Ross Shafer and the pilot. 1). Instead of the sliding breakaway strips that melded the celebrities faces, they actually had them on a turning sphere, almost similar to the '70s version turning screen. 2). The circular round neons actually flashed. 3). There was no "Match-Up!" round, I think. 4). The game was palyed like its' '70s counterpart, but with a few differences. They did not play for dollars like it did when it made it to air. Those are the only differences I can think of for now.
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09-21-2005, 05:43 PM	#3
Harper49 I Am A Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 01, 2001 Location: Freedom, OK & Norman, OK Posts: 2,774	Where there actually 5 pilots of this version?

09-21-2005, 06:35 PM	#4
megamanj2004 Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 21, 2004 Posts: 2,359	No, just part of the description for the above statements that I've just mentioned.

09-22-2005, 03:30 PM	#5
Harper49 I Am A Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 01, 2001 Location: Freedom, OK & Norman, OK Posts: 2,774	But at the game show pilot light page that said... The one I saw was marked as Pilot #5. There's just more than a pilot.

10-09-2005, 01:06 AM	#6
friendsfan77 - Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 02, 2004 Location: Duluth, GA Posts: 3,165	Yes, actually there were five pilots made for Match Game in 1989, including the pilot #5. This was a pilot "week." It was set to be with Bert Convy as the host, but as the pilot light site says, he became ill with a cancerous tumor in his brain and Ross Shafer was selected for the job afterwards.

10-09-2005, 01:10 PM	#7
Harper49 I Am A Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 01, 2001 Location: Freedom, OK & Norman, OK Posts: 2,774	What were the clebrities names in the unaired pilots of Match Game refore Ross Shafer...

10-10-2005, 08:28 AM	#8
friendsfan77 - Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 02, 2004 Location: Duluth, GA Posts: 3,165	They were: Brad Garrett, Marsha Warfield, Charles Nelson Reilly, Khrystyne Haje, Jerry Van Dyke, and Teri Copley. There was a clip of it featured on VH-1's Game Show Moments Gone Bananas, episode 1.

10-10-2005, 03:56 PM	#9
Harper49 I Am A Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 01, 2001 Location: Freedom, OK & Norman, OK Posts: 2,774	What else were the others..?

10-11-2005, 11:25 AM	#10
friendsfan77 - Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 02, 2004 Location: Duluth, GA Posts: 3,165	Those were apparently all the celebs for those pilot episodes. Remember: for a game show, they usually tape 5 episodes (a week's worth in one day), constituting an end result of said pilot "week" for this version. I should have stated that there is a clip of ONE of the pilots on the episode one of the VH-1 series.

10-11-2005, 03:31 PM	#11
Harper49 I Am A Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 01, 2001 Location: Freedom, OK & Norman, OK Posts: 2,774	Ah, A pilot "week" they were unaired. But speaking of pilots, What The Blank was NOT picked up!

11-10-2005, 12:46 AM	#12
Harper49 I Am A Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 01, 2001 Location: Freedom, OK & Norman, OK Posts: 2,774	The Pilot week has never aired for Match Game '90. Hasn't It?

12-07-2005, 10:36 PM	#13
Harper49 I Am A Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 01, 2001 Location: Freedom, OK & Norman, OK Posts: 2,774	People..?

12-09-2005, 11:46 AM	#14
friendsfan77 - Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 02, 2004 Location: Duluth, GA Posts: 3,165	Only a clip of one of them has been aired so far, like I mentioned on VH-1's Game Show Moments Gone Bananas episode #1.

12-28-2005, 12:50 PM	#15
show2n Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 06, 2005 Posts: 44	I saw a clip of it on the 10 most embarrassing Game show moments. I recognized Nell Carter.