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Password (1961)

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Overview

Password is an American television game show which was created by Bob Stewart for Goodson-Todman Productions. The host was Allen Ludden, who had previously been well known as the host of the G.E. College Bowl.

Password originally aired for 1,555 daytime telecasts each weekday from October 2, 1961 to September 15, 1967 on CBS, along with weekly prime time airings from January 2, 1962 to September 9, 1965 and December 25, 1966 to May 22, 1967. An additional 1,099 daytime shows aired from April 5, 1971 to June 27, 1975 on ABC.

The show's announcers were Jack Clark and Lee Vines on CBS and John Harlan on ABC.

Two revivals later aired on NBC from 1979–1982 and 1984–1989, followed by a prime time version on CBS from 2008–2009.

In 2013, TV Guide ranked it #8 in its list of the 60 greatest game shows ever.

  1. Mark Goodson

    Creator

  2. Bill Todman

    Creator

  3. Bob Stewart

    Creator

Series Cast

  1. Allen Ludden as Host

    Allen Ludden

    Host

    174 Episodes

  2. Jack Clark

    Announcer

    150 Episodes

  3. Lena Horne as

    Lena Horne

    2 Episodes

  4. Mitch Miller

    1 Episode

  5. Barbara Rush as

    Barbara Rush

    1 Episode

  6. Juliet Prowse as

    Juliet Prowse

    1 Episode

  7. Red Buttons as

    Red Buttons

    1 Episode

  8. Abe Burrows as

    Abe Burrows

    1 Episode

  9. Gary Morton as

    Gary Morton

    1 Episode

  10. View More

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Last Season

Season 6

1966 • 4 Episodes

Season 6 of Password premiered on October 24, 1966.

November, 1966 Carol Wells, Bob Denver

(6x5, November 26, 1966) Season Finale

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Password
Password

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Status Ended

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Type Scripted

Original Language English

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65

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