CB 1959

[Noveltooner]

The CBS version of "College Bowl" was mobile; it traveled to the location of the winning college each week. That would have made it very difficult for Allen Ludden to take "Password", unlike today where several months' shows are pre-taped in a matter of a week or two. When CB moved to NBC, however, the network insisted that it make 30 Rock a permanent home in an economy move, as it was less expensive to fly the teams to NYC. Don Reid, CB's creator, also created ABC's & NBC's "Dream House."

[MikeTeaveeJr]

Do you have the rest of this show? Anyway, FIGHT ON!

[nanlisa]

June 9 marks the 30th anniversary of Allen Ludden's death. May he rest in peace.

[rehobothwell]

I think this comparing one generation as more or less greater, smarter, stronger than another gets us nowhere. There are kids throughout this world, of this generation who are doing some incredible things, be it starting businesses , helping out in foreign aid, or miliatry service. The trouble is, we have a media that only focuses on what is wrong. There's greatness everywhere if you take the time to look

[fromthesidelines]

"THE G.E. COLLEGE BOWL" was telecast on Sunday afternoons at 5:30pm(et)- first on CBS, and then, after the fall of 1963 {in color}, on NBC [CBS filled their time period with "TED MACK AND HIS ORIGINAL AMATEUR HOUR" for the remainder of the '60s]. Towards the end, NBC moved it to 6pm(et) before it was cancelled in 1970.

[TheRetro64]

At 1:30 when you see the audience applauding you can see a hand waving furiously on the right of the screen. That's probably the audience coordinator telling the people to clap loudly.

[radioscott1]

i wondered whatever happened to phyllis? 51 years later she sure was pretty i know what happened to allen ludden and i will always miss him speaking of pretty pretty good footage upkeep way before vcr vhs tivo

[yolichka1]

I wonder- did the kids party back then like they do now??

[frankftw]

@yolichka1 Not those kids

[altfactor]

I'm pretty sure Allen Ludden did both "College Bowl" AND "Password" for a couple of years.

Supposedely, his dual-show stint ended when "College Bowl" moved from CBS to NBC, while "Password" stayed on CBS.

In the 1960's, "College Bowl" was quite popular, although it was generally broadcast around 5 P.M. ET on Sunday afternoons (usually from January until May each year)

[yolichka1]

@altfactor sunday night is a great nite for tv . wish we had this show now:)

[tomservo56954]

@altfactor The turning point was when CBS added a prime-timer version of PASSWORD in early 1962, and scheduled it for 6:30 PM ET. It was felt to be too much exposure for Ludden. Interesting note..Allen was not really that interested in hosting PASSWORD, but the terminal illness of his first wife left him with a lot of bills and doing the show would triple his salary (he also had teenage children to support).

[logancody05]

Remember when young people would actually be admired for their intellect

[elyseny]

@logancody05 I do and I don't understand why young people try so hard to act stupid these days.

[Mickagume]

@elyseny They're not "trying" to act stupid these days...they don't have to try!

[broadhurst04]

Hard to believe that those college kids would all be in their 70s now and probably retired with grandchildren!

[keca1430]

I remember this show very well, used to watch it every week as a kid growing up. This show was much, much harder than Jeopardy ever was, in my opinion. Also, the original Jeopardy of the 1960s with Art Fleming was much more of a challenge with harder questions than the Jeopardy of today. Allen Ludden was the perfect TV host for this game show and Password.

[Girldrive]

amaaaazing.

[begonias]

Ellen Willis!

[vantalge]

@begonias You know her?

[vantalge]

@begonias Was just curious what became of her. Would be interesting to know what became of all the contestants.

[begonias]

@vantalge She led quite an eventful life, one of the first rock critics, and a noted feminist. Check her out on Wikipedia.

[efrem1]

Wow, an old College Bowl game on videotape and not kinescope.

[fromthesidelines]

This was a Sunday afternoon tradition [usually airing at 5:30pm(et)], on CBS from 1959 through '63, then on NBC from 1963 through '70 with Robert Earle as moderator. And THIS edition is one of the few videotaped copies in existance....

[nanlisa]

Allen Ludden took the Password job because his first wife (and the mother of his three kids) died of cancer, and he needed the job to help pay the funeral bills.

[Wheelbrain]

Why are the full program titles abbreviated? It occasionally makes it somewhat difficult to identify these series you've posted. Anyway, as Allen Ludden notes, this is "General Electric College Bowl."

[2005dave]

Cherry White is from that old Perez Prado song.

[niceone213]

WOW...as a fan of Allen Ludden, I THANK YOU for posting this...how wonderful.

[Juliaflo]

@niceone213 I second that.