I dont think they should have done a season 9 but hindsight is always 20/20 as they say. But, in a 2003 interview with the TheaterMania website, Brett said: We havent lived together for God, I dont know how many years. Description. In the 1970s, she showed up on a lot of sitcoms. She is most remembered for Match Game fixture. After season seven, the show began losing its audience. The role of Judge Stone was originally offered to Robert Klein, but he could not come to an agreement on the salary with NBC. Login to add information, pictures and relationships, join in discussions and get credit for your . Ran away from home at age 17 and headed to New York City, where she settled in Greenwich Village. She also made regular appearances in several early television shows such as: Brett was friends with Fannie Flagg (an American actress who is best known as a semi-regular panelist on the 197382 versions of the game show Match Game) and Gene Rayburn. USER RATING FOR BRETT SOMERS. It was never mean or hurtful, and they loved it when you razzed them back. He has released four standup comedy specials: A Child of the 50s (1973), Mind Over Matter (1974), New Teeth (1975), and Let's Not Make Love (1990). We believe that every person's story is important as it provides our community with an opportunity to feel a sense of belonging, share their hopes and dreams. On The Odd Couple, she played the role of Blanche, Oscars ex-wife. This cast was able to pull it off. Robert Klein - Wikipedia Robert Klein and Brett Somers got married. Its competition was Tony Orlando and Dawn and Little House on the Prairie. She met her first husband in New York where Brett started her acting career. Somers wrote the show with Mark Cherry, and he accompanied her on the piano and served as the director and arranger. The critics gave the series great reviews and mentioned its inventiveness and quick humor. In 2005, Somers reunited with Jack Klugman onstage inDanger, People at Large, three short comedies presented at Fairfield University. Quivers' impersonation of Somers was featured in the film Private Parts. I had so much fun learning about Fannie Flagg, that I decided to tackle getting to know some of the other regular Match Game panelists. ", Somers was not originally considered for the celebrity panel. [citation needed], His next album, Mind Over Matter (1974), included extensive discussion of the Watergate scandal and another songthe title trackabout a kid who turned to humor to become popular. [34] Klein has authored an autobiography, The Amorous Busboy of Decatur Avenue: A Child of the Fifties Looks Back (2006). to add information, pictures and relationships, join in discussions and get credit for your contributions. 0%. For example, on one show, someone had mentioned that one of the younger panelists had a nice body. However, California court records indicate the couple actually divorced in August 1977. [38][39], Source: Internet Movie Database and Turner Classic Movies[40], Source Internet Movie Database and TV Guide. One reporter wrote that At 12:30 am on a freezing Wednesday morning, its not just New York Citys famously 24/7 bar and club scene thats a hive of activity. Many is the time I would come home from after the show and they would still be sitting there having a good time.