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Matches 'n Mates
Matches 'n Mates was an American game show hosted by Art James that aired in first-run syndication from 1967 to 1968. Developed by Taft Broadcasting and produced by Nick Nicholson and E. Roger Muir,[1] this was the first of four programs Nicholson and Muir agreed to make with the broadcaster.[2][3][4] Unlike most syndicated game shows of the era which were normally filmed in Los Angeles or New York City, Matches 'n Mates was taped at WJW-TV in Cleveland, Ohio,[5] and at WAGA-TV in Atlanta, Georgia, throughout 1967.[6][7] The show was developed in late 1966 in a weekly format at WDAF-TV, Taft's station in Kansas City, Missouri.[2][3] 20th Century-Fox Television served as distributor.[4] Personnel from WJW and WAGA assisted in the show's production. WJW announcer Bob McLean (later the host of a variety show for CBC Television[8]) announced the Cleveland tapings,[5] while WAGA announcer Dave Michaels announced the Atlanta tapings.[9] GameplayMatches 'n Mates was a word game in which two husband and wife teams attempted to match questions to answers in order to reveal letters of a mystery word called the "Hidden Item".[5] One member of each couple, in turn, calls out a letter between "A" and "I" and an incomplete statement was read ("To paint a fence you would use..."). The other member called out one of twelve numbers, each representing a different answer. If the statement and answer matched, a letter or space was revealed on the nine-space Hidden Item Board. The first team to identify a Hidden Item won the round, and the first team to win three rounds won the game and a bonus prize.[9] Episode statusApproximately 130 episodes were taped and distributed by 20th Century-Fox Television.[9][10] References
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