The Dating Game (1965) had as it's M.C., Jim Lange.
Many struggling and working actors/actresses were on this funny game
show in its over 20 year run on television. Who was your favorite
celebrity date?
We have included some other celebrities that made appearances on other
game shows as Bonus Trivia additions.
List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls041650790/
List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls041650790/
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FYC There are more than enough interesting options that are recognizable to be a dating game only poll, I think it would be a cleaner and simpler version. If you prefer to mix it up, I would suggest a more balanced variety of show answer options. Some of the celebrities that appeared on The Dating Game appeared as a bachelor or bachelorette before becoming famous or as a special guest star include:
- Willie Aames (1978)
- Famous Amos (1978)
- Judd Apatow (1980s)
- Desi Arnaz Jr. (1967)
- Bill Bixby (1968)
- Danny Bonaduce (1972)
- Karen and Richard Carpenter (1970)
- David Cassidy (1970)
- Dick Clark (1973)
- Ann B. Davis (1970 and 1971)
- Richard Dawson (1968)
- Deep Purple (1968)
- Cass Elliot (1973 or 1974)
- Farrah Fawcett (1969)
- Sally Field (1966)
- Leif Garrett (1972)
- Maurice Gibb (1968)
- Barry Gordon (1966)
- Phil Hartman (1979)
- Cheryl Hines (1997)
- Ron Howard (1972)
- Michael Jackson (1972)
- Sam J. Jones, "Flash Gordon" (1978)
- Casey Kasem (1967)
- Andy Kaufman (1978)
- Vicki Lawrence (1971)
- Paul Lynde (1968 and 1972)
- Lee Majors (1966)
- Steve Martin (1968 and 1970)
- Groucho Marx, as a prank on his daughter Melinda, who was Bachelorette #1 (1967)
- Jerry Mathers (1966)
- Maureen McCormick (1971 and 1973)
- Agnes Moorehead (1970)
- Paul Petersen (1966)
- Vincent Price (1972)
- Paul Reubens as Pee Wee Herman (1979)
- Michael Richards (1967)
- John Ritter (1967)
- Nipsey Russell (year unknown; happened before 1971)
- Bob Saget (1979 and 1980)
- Arnold Schwarzenegger (1973)
- Tom Selleck (1965 and 1967)
- Suzanne Somers (1973)
- Dusty Springfield (1968)
- Rip Taylor (1973 and 1978)
- Robert Vaughn (1966)
- Jimmie Walker (1978)
- Lindsay Wagner (1968)
- Adam West (1966)
- Barry Williams (1972)
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Those are external source referenced.
I went off of IMDb source references.
Your list is accurate. I'm old enough to have seen these people on your list either first run or in re-runs.
Did not want someone to source IMDb and NOT find it listed.
Thanks though.
I went off of IMDb source references.
Your list is accurate. I'm old enough to have seen these people on your list either first run or in re-runs.
Did not want someone to source IMDb and NOT find it listed.
Thanks though.


