"Password" (1961) TV series 1961-1975

Directors:

Stu Phelps
Ira Skutch
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | unknown

Release Date:

2 October 1961 (USA)

Genre:

Game-Show

Plot:

Two celebrity-contestant teams compete to guess words by giving one-word clues in this all-time classic game show.

Plot Keywords:

Word | Puzzle | Non Fiction

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Allen Ludden	...	Himself - Host / ... (100 episodes, 1961-1975)
Elizabeth Montgomery	...	Herself (86 episodes, 1966-1975)

Series Directed by
Mike Gargiulo		(1 episode, 1967)
Stu Phelps		(unknown episodes)
Ira Skutch		(unknown episodes)
Lou Tedesco		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Frank Wayne	....	executive producer (1 episode, 1967)
Howard Felsher	....	producer: ABC version (unknown episodes)
Rita Moyes	....	associate producer: ABC (unknown episodes)
Bob Stewart	....	producer: CBS version (unknown episodes)
Fred Tatashore	....	associate producer / producer: CBS version (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Bob Cobert		(unknown episodes)
Kurt Rehfeld		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Ted Cooper		(unknown episodes)
Henry Lickel		(unknown episodes)

Series Set Decoration by
Bill Bohnert		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Herb Benton	....	production supervisor (unknown episodes)
Don Dresser	....	production supervisor: CBS version (unknown episodes)
Walt Garrity	....	production supervisor (unknown episodes)
Kevin Monarch	....	unit manager: ABC (unknown episodes)
Harry Murray	....	production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Bud Lindquist	....	audio: CBS version (unknown episodes)
Larry Schnieder	....	sound (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Robert Conlan	....	special effects: CBS version (unknown episodes)
Justin Zizes	....	special effects director (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Jim Fitzgerald	....	lighting director: CBS version (unknown episodes)
Dick Holbrook	....	lighting director: CBS version (unknown episodes)
Gene Ulrich	....	lighting director (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Minnie Ballantine	....	program staff (unknown episodes)
Gail Bohrer	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Jay Chicon	....	technical director (unknown episodes)
Judy Clifton	....	contestant coordinator (unknown episodes)
Judith Creifelds	....	program staff (unknown episodes)
A.J. Cunningham	....	technical director: CBS version (unknown episodes)
Carolyn Duncan	....	word authority (unknown episodes)
Reason A. Goodwin	....	word authority (unknown episodes)
Robert Gray	....	associate director: CBS version (unknown episodes)
David H. Greene	....	word authority (unknown episodes)
Sandra Hart	....	program staff (unknown episodes)
Betty Mandeville	....	talent coordinator (unknown episodes)
Claudet McPherson	....	production assistant: CBS version (unknown episodes)
Rita Moyes	....	production assistant: CBS version (unknown episodes)
Sharon O'Connell	....	program staff: CBS version (unknown episodes)
Phillip W. Rossi	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Martha Russell	....	program staff: CBS version (unknown episodes)
Frederica Schlaff	....	program staff (unknown episodes)
Robert Stockwell	....	word authority (unknown episodes)
Fred Tatashore	....	program staff (unknown episodes)
Len Ufland	....	associate director (unknown episodes)
Pamela Wesley	....	program staff: CBS version (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1971-1975)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1961-1967)
• Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions
• Peak Productions (1971-1975)

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1971-1975)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1961-1967)
• Fremantle Corporation, The
• Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions
• Pearson Television International (USA)

Other Companies

• ABC Television Center  videotaping location (1971-1975)
• CBS Studio #50  videotaping location (1961-1967)
• CBS Studio #52  videotaping location (1961-1967)
• CBS Television, Studio 43  videotaping location (1961-1967)
• Paul Stewart, New York  allen ludden's wardrobe (cbs version)
• Score Productions  music by (1971-1975)
• Vine Street Theatre  videotaping location (1971-1975)

Also Known As:

Password All-Stars (USA) (new title)

Runtime:

30 min (2655 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White (1961-1966) | Color (1966-1967 and 1971-1975)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-G

Filming Locations:

CBS Television City - 7800 Beverly Blvd., Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Trivia:

In 1967, on the milestone of the 1500th episode of "Password" (1961), Allen Ludden was presented with a tiny trophy and the reading of a proclamation by that week's guest stars Joan Fontaine and Jack Jones.

Quotes:

[the final ABC telecast on 13 June 1975]
Host: Some time, somewhere, some day there will be another game show, but never one with the class of this one.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Medium: Suspicions and Certainties (#1.2)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Holiday Jaunt

Maybe the *best* game show ever...

"Password" was one of those rare game shows in which contestants had to rely on mental abilities *other* than memory. Contestants on games such as "Jeopardy" and "Who wants to be a Millionaire?" rely on their memories, or those of others, to come up with answers.

Unfortunately, the game placed people who do not have a great command of the English language at a disadvantage. People who have English as a second language may not have done too well in this game.

Nevertheless, "Password" demanded that the contestant make an intellectual effort to take a word (idea) and convey it someone else. That kind of effort takes imagination and insight in the nuances of language to do well. It's a cerebral game; maybe that's why Allen Ludden said: "Some time, somewhere, some day there will be another game show, but never one with the class of this one."