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Brett Somers, we hardly knew ye........

She was so old.......

(HOW OLD WAS SHE?)

Well, she was so old that she BLANKED when she died.

http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/...s_N.htm?csp=34

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Brett Somers of 'Match Game' fame dies

WESTPORT, Conn. (AP) — Actress and comedian Brett Somers, who amused game show fans with her quips on the Match Game in the 1970s, has died, her son said. She was 83.

Somers died Saturday at her home in Westport of stomach and colon cancer, Adam Klugman said Monday.

Hosted by Gene Rayburn, Match Game was the top game show during much of the 1970s. Contestants would try to match answers to nonsense questions with a panel of celebrities; much of the humor came from the racy quips and putdowns.

Shows from the 1973-79 run, featuring regulars like Somers, Richard Dawson and Charles Nelson Reilly, are still seen on cable TV's GSN (formerly Game Show Network.)

Somers married actor Jack Klugman, the future star of the television shows Quincy and The Odd Couple, in 1953. The two separated in 1974, but never divorced.

Well, I said she was so old that she CROAKED when she died.

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Originally Posted by Warhammer (Post 1550040)

Well, I said she was so old that she CROAKED when she died.

BOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

(Pan camera to shot of Gene Rayburn chuckling at the answer)

Speaking of Match Game, has anyone else ever seen the episode with Brian Bellick as a contestant? Man, his leisure suit was HORRIBLE.

Whoa, you mean the football coach was on Match Game?

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Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan (Post 1550043)

Speaking of Match Game, has anyone else ever seen the episode with Brian Bellick as a contestant? Man, his leisure suit was HORRIBLE.

Yeah, it was baaaad.

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Originally Posted by Warhammer (Post 1550065)

Whoa, you mean the football coach was on Match Game?

Yes.

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Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan (Post 1550043)

Speaking of Match Game, has anyone else ever seen the episode with Brian Bellick as a contestant? Man, his leisure suit was HORRIBLE.

Hahahahaha. I haven't, but I want to now! Why would he try to be a contestant? Wasn't he a football coach at the time?

He was coaching at the University of Redlands at the time - at least that was what he said, but it's not in his wikipedia bio.

It should also be noted that Billick sucked on MG - he was a complete buffoon.

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Originally Posted by Toddzilla (Post 1550099)

It should also be noted that Billick sucked on MG - he was a complete buffoon.

Much like today.

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Originally Posted by Toddzilla (Post 1550099)

It was truly a dumb and dumber match. As bad as the girl was he was playing against, he was that much worse. She was not real bright. He gave a bunch of 'BOOOOOO'-worthy responses.

Hmm....I fear for Richard Dawson.

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Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan (Post 1550042)

BOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

(Pan camera to shot of Gene Rayburn chuckling at the answer)

I never understood his long, slender microphone.

Insert phallic joke here.