Make the Connection
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| Make the Connection | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Creator(s) | Mark Goodson and Bill Todman |
| Starring | Jim McKay Gene Rayburn |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Original run | 1955 – 1955 |
Make the Connection was an American game show that ran during the summer of 1955. First hosted by Jim McKay, who years later, would be best-known for hosting ABC's Wide World of Sports, as well as that network's coverage of the Olympics, he was replaced by future Match Game host Gene Rayburn. There were four celebrity panelists. The object of the game was for the panelists to realize the connection between two people who would sit on both sides of the host. Like many of its sister panel shows, it also featured the obligatory appearance by a celebrity guest, who would play the game as a contestant. It was a Mark Goodson-Bill Todman production.
[edit] Trivia
Betty White makes one of her earliest game show appearances on this show, as a panelist. White would later on be a frequent panelist on every version of the Rayburn hosted Match Game.
[edit] Episode Status
Only a handful of episodes exist. GSN recently reran a Rayburn episode as part of its rare late Sunday night programming.
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