CB 1959

And here's a little sample of what Allen did **before** the "Password" revivals... or before "Password", for that matter!

From the 10th episode of the series, 3/29/59.

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[logancody05]

Remember when young people would actually be admired for their intellect

[niceone213]

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

[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).

[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."

[Juliaflo]

@niceone213 I second that.

[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

[Mickagume]

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

[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.

[frankftw]

@yolichka1 Not those kids