Matches 'n Mates was an American game show hosted by Art James that aired in first-run syndication from 1967 to 1968.
[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.
[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...").
If the statement and answer matched, a letter or space was revealed on the nine-space Hidden Item Board.