• Air date: 24 Sep '64 19 episodes
      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.
  • List of Episodes (19)
    • 1. (PT) EPISODE #135

      24 Sep '64
      Lucy and Gary played the first game with regular contestants. But, when the second pair of contestants was introduced, Vivian and Peter came on as ""surprise"" guests. The two couples played the remaining games with all winnings going to charity (Vivian's to Mental Health Society and Peter's to the Kennedy Library).
    • 2. (PT) EPISODE #136

      01 Oct '64
      During conversation early in the show, Gloria mentioned that their older son Ronald has spent the summer as a volunteer on the hospital ship Hope in Ecuador. After playing the first game with regular contestants, the Stewarts were joined in game two by their twin daughters Judy and Kelly (age 13). The four played the remaining games in different combinations, with the girls teaming up against their parents in the final game - the parents won, but the girls played the ""Lightning Round"" for
    • 3. (PT) EPISODE #137

      08 Oct '64
      "All-Star" show will all winnings going to charity. Guests: Angie Dickenson, Pat Carroll, Peter Lawford, Otto Preminger Early in the show, each guest mentioned their upcoming projects: Peter - movie "Sylvia" Angie - movie "The Art of Love" Otto - movie "In Harm's Way" Pat - TV musical version of "Cinderella"
    • 4. (PT) EPISODE #138

      22 Oct '64
    • 5. (PT) EPISODE #139

      29 Oct '64
    • 6. (PT) EPISODE #140

      05 Nov '64
      Carol showed off the new gold record received for the cast album of ""Hello, Dolly.""
    • 7. (PT) EPISODE #141

      12 Nov '64
      Once again Lucy's children joined her and Gary on the show. Lucie was now 13 and in the 8th grade. Desi Jr. was 11-1/2 and mentioned he would soon be making his first record with friends Dino Martin and Billy Henche. The four played in various combinations, with the kids winning one game for 25 cents a point in allowance money (which Lucy said they wouldn't get all at once!).
    • 8. (PT) EPISODE #142

      19 Nov '64
    • 9. (PT) EPISODE #143

      26 Nov '64
    • 10. (PT) EPISODE #144

      03 Dec '64
    • 11. (PT) EPISODE #145

      10 Dec '64
      Allen mentioned that tomorrow was Rita's birthday (she admitted she would be 33). Paul added that he was 23. This was one of the rare shows on which Allen accidentally gave away one of the words.
    • 12. (PT) EPISODE #146

      17 Dec '64
    • 13. (PT) EPISODE #147

      24 Dec '64
    • 14. (PT) EPISODE #148

      31 Dec '64
      An ""all-star"" episode with all winnings going to charity.
    • 15. (PT) EPISODE #149

      07 Jan '65
      In the second game, Lucille and Gary were joined by actor friends Carole Cook and Paul Kent. Lucy explained that they had been students in an acting class she had taught at Desilu Workshop and their winnings would go to a new theater they were starting.
    • 17. (PT) EPISODE #151

      21 Jan '65
    • 19. (PT) EPISODE #153

      04 Feb '65
      Elizabeth and Roddy were making the movie ""The Third Day"" at the time and had come to the show directly from the movie set. Elizabeth also said her movie ""Ship of Fools"" would be released in the spring. Roddy mentioned his movie ""That Darn Cat"" would be coming out that year and he would soon start work on ""Bullwhip Griffin.""
    • 20. (PT) EPISODE #154

      11 Feb '65
    • 21. (PT) EPISODE #155

      18 Feb '65