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Title: "Match Game" questions?
Post by: DoorNumberFour on January 07, 2010, 02:07:32 AM
I want to compile a question book for my 1st-edition MG box game containing the type of questions the show has become famous for (and the type that's found in later, rarer versions of the box game). Google has been no help. Can anyone help me out? It would be very, VERY much appreciated.
Title: "Match Game" questions?
Post by: Jimmy Owen on January 07, 2010, 02:50:42 AM
Dick DeBartolo, who was one of the writers on the show, has a website with a number of examples of questions used on the show.  He also sells the original question cards at a reasonable price.  Check Google and type in Dick DeBartolo for the url.
Title: "Match Game" questions?
Post by: clemon79 on January 07, 2010, 02:58:32 AM
[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'233770\' date=\'Jan 6 2010, 11:50 PM\']He also sells the original question cards at a reasonable price.[/quote]
For a collectible? Maybe. For content? Um, no.
Title: "Match Game" questions?
Post by: dale_grass on January 07, 2010, 08:01:01 PM
Here are a few:

[font=\"Comic Sans MS\"]Craig is so dense, even ______ can't escape his gravitational pull.

Have you heard Erik's latest song?  It's called "I ______ for Care Bears."

Zach wowed another bunch of game show fans.  He was the only one who knew that Paul Lynde ______ed Wally Cox 83 times.

Didja hear?  Michael Tiller has a new game show video on YouTube.  Only instead of pictures, the female contestants are ______s wearing his mom's clothes.

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Title: "Match Game" questions?
Post by: Matt Ottinger on January 07, 2010, 08:34:47 PM
I would imagine that if it's important to you, it probably wouldn't be too hard to harvest them from GSN episodes, YouTube clips and what have you.
Title: "Match Game" questions?
Post by: TLEberle on January 07, 2010, 10:03:41 PM
[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'233818\' date=\'Jan 7 2010, 05:34 PM\']I would imagine that if it's important to you, it probably wouldn't be too hard to harvest them from GSN episodes, YouTube clips and what have you.[/quote]And once you've seen the show enough, you get their pattern of humor, and you can come up with all sorts of questions.
Title: "Match Game" questions?
Post by: chris319 on January 07, 2010, 10:32:13 PM
[quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'233834\' date=\'Jan 7 2010, 07:03 PM\']And once you've seen the show enough, you get their pattern of humor, and you can come up with all sorts of questions.[/quote]
Erm, well, no. It certainly didn't work for Match Game '98. Having been a Match Game producer for a day, writing questions which fit the show is an elusive skill.
Title: "Match Game" questions?
Post by: TLEberle on January 07, 2010, 10:38:26 PM
[quote name=\'chris319\' post=\'233839\' date=\'Jan 7 2010, 07:32 PM\']Erm, well, no. It certainly didn't work for Match Game '98. Having been a Match Game producer for a day, writing questions which fit the show is an elusive skill.[/quote]Should I amend it to include "And aren't a dumbass or writing for fourth-graders", then?
Title: "Match Game" questions?
Post by: J.R. on January 07, 2010, 10:56:31 PM
At least most Bill Clinton jokes are irrelevant in this day and age.