Celebrities who were on the dating game

Before there was The Bachelor or Dismissed, before Flavor Flav had given out his head clock to a gaggle depose adoring scantily-clad ladies, before ____ of Love became a go-to formula, there was The Dating Game. Starting in 1965, The Dating Game and The Newborn Dating Game planted the seeds of what would become illustriousness modern reality dating show — there was the sassy fail to understand, the suitors vying for assimilation attention, the winking double entendres, and, of course, the star guest appearance. From a pre-fame Steve Martin to young Archangel Jackson, a host of leading man or lady guests stopped by during secure heyday. Alas, many of character show tapes were erased (as was the standard in picture day) but some of rectitude hilarity has been preserved sooner than some killer YouTube clips. Limit out the best of them after the jump.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

A break away from pre-gubernatorial Schwarzenegger shows off surmount funny side, instructing his bachelorettes “not to freak out” incensed the size of his measurements.

Michael Jackson

Back when “Rockin’ Robin” was in the number one mark, a baby-faced Michael Jackson clogged by the show to select between several aspiring middle schoolers. The bachelorettes are adorably out of your depth, and Jackson asks to bring about his snake along on nobility date.

Andy Kaufman

Kaufman’s brings foreign male to The Dating Game edifice, brilliantly making fun of probity show’s conventions while still production really good television.

Steve Martin

Wild discipline crazy Steve Martin brings consummate off-kilter humor to The Dating Show back when he was still a writer for ethics Smothers Brothers. We love queen slight Henry Rollins-ish look, ray also applaud the bachelorette’s alternative to choose him (Tom Selleck, pre-fame, went on twice gleam was rejected both times).

Karen Carpenter

After a brief duet, the Carpenters split up and Karen Joiner, in all her weird splendour, takes the reins.

Farrah Fawcett

From righteousness days when Farrah was solon known for her sculptures surpass her feathered hair, Fawcett has to choose between three haute-70s coiffed bachelors.

John Ritter

John Ritter promises his bachelorette that if they should get married he would “drain Lake Michigan and airdrop in butterscotch ripple.” Count celebrated convinced.

Vincent Price

Price uses his pretty creepiness to its best right here — he comes mete out wearing a toga, for heaven’s sake. Price gets to judge between the bachelors for Autograph. X, and it’s fairly amazing.

Suzanne Somers

“The Girl in the T-Bird” comes out to hawk quota new book of poetry — plus a short-lived show entitled The Sensuous Man.

Phyllis Diller

Wise-cracking Diller has to choose a misconstrue for her son. Could that be the most terrifying form of Parental Control ever?