Password

TV Series
1961–19751961–1975
TV-GTV-G
30m

Password (1961)

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

Stars

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Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
- 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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4 seasons

12 years

Mary Tyler Moore on the set of game show 'Password' c. 1972

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Elizabeth Montgomery in Password (1961)

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Carol Channing in Password (1961)

Tom McGuire in Password (1961)

Lucille Ball in Password (1961)

Lucille Ball in Password (1961)

Lucille Ball, Allen Ludden, and Gary Morton in Password (1961)

Connie Francis, Allen Ludden, and Darren McGavin in Password (1961)

Self - Hostas Self - Host…

437 episodes437 eps • 1961–1975

Elizabeth Montgomery

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88 episodes88 eps • 1965–1975

Self - Celebrity Contestantas Self - Celebrity Contestant

54 episodes54 eps • 1965–1974

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52 episodes52 eps • 1961–1974

Self - Announceras Self - Announcer…

49 episodes49 eps • 1961–1964

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44 episodes44 eps • 1961–1975

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23 episodes23 eps • 1963–1972

Self - Announceras Self - Announcer

21 episodes21 eps • 1971–1975

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17 episodes17 eps • 1965–1973

Self - Celebrity Contestantas Self - Celebrity Contestant…

15 episodes15 eps • 1962–1973

Robert Foxworth

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15 episodes15 eps • 1973–1974

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14 episodes14 eps • 1963–1972

Self - Celebrity Contestantas Self - Celebrity Contestant…

14 episodes14 eps • 1961–1973

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13 episodes13 eps • 1961–1975

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11 episodes11 eps • 1962–1967

Self - Celebrity Contestantas Self - Celebrity Contestant…

11 episodes11 eps • 1962–1975

Self - Celebrity Contestantas Self - Celebrity Contestant…

11 episodes11 eps • 1966–1973

Self - Celebrity Contestantas Self - Celebrity Contestant…

11 episodes11 eps • 1963–1972

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

word game team partially lost tv series puzzle non fiction

Genre
- Game-Show
Certificate
- TV-G
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
When Jack Benny appeared as a celebrity guest on the game show 'Password (1961)', he got the word "miser" and gave his first clue as, "Me!" thus bringing down the house.

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.

Connections
Featured in The 25th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1973)

Soundtracks
Holiday Jaunt
Theme 1 (1961 - 1963)
Composed by Kurt Rehfeld (ASCAP)
Published by Emil Ascher, Inc. (ASCAP)

Top review

What a fun game!

Every saturday, I watch the reruns of Password on Game Show Network. I think this is a fun game to play and I like to make up my own games and play it with my family. Allen Ludden (God rest his soul) was a very good host too.

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Danorgan
Feb 29, 2000

Release date
- October 2, 1961 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- Password All-Stars
Filming locations
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies
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Runtime
30 minutes
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1

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Password (1961)

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By what name was Password (1961) officially released in Canada in English?

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