Password (1975) ***ABC SERIES FINALE*** PT. 5

The conclusion of the swan song episode of ABC Password. This is from the week of 6/23/75-6/27/75 and features guest stars Kate Jackson (from The Rookies, Charlie's Angels, and Scarecrow and Mrs. King), and Sam Melville (also from The Rookies). All good things must come to an end, I guess. Watch as Allen Ludden signs off one last time, with wife Betty White by his side. The following Monday, the ABC network replaced Password with the short-lived, charades game Showoffs (also created by Goodson-Todman). Password wouldn't be seen again until January 8, 1979, when the show became a part of NBC's schedule and was revived as Password Plus. Hope you enjoyed it, Tubers! Stay tuned for more good stuff! By the way, sorry for the extra slack at the end. Enjoy the fee plugs, game headz!! Dueces...

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• password
• allen
• ludden
• game
• show
• finale
• 1975

[Aspergian]

The game show buddy of yours had to have had a copy of the master tape, or the master tape itself.

[gameshowluvr86]

I think that explains the extra slack at the end. :)

[Aspergian]

How did you get hold of this with the original ABC voice-over? Video cassette recorders did get introduced in 1975, but not everybody had them.

[gameshowluvr86]

I've had this copy for about six months now, got it from tape trading with another game show buddy. Awesome, right? :)

[pbatommy]

I've owned a Password board game ever since I was in grade school. We should be ever grateful to Allen Ludden, Betty White, and Mark Goodson for creating this masterpiece of a game.

[johnissoevil]

Yeah, I heard about that little Feud game. Some kissing guy hosted it. I wonder whatever became of that show.. ;-)

[bluebear1985]

Split Second with Tom Kennedy was cancelled by ABC on the same day as Password. During the credits, I noticed that it mentioned that a new version of You Don't Say would premiere the following Monday. A similar thing happened to him towards the end of 1976 on NBC. 50 Grand Slam was cancelled on New Year's Eve, and had a daytime version of Name That Tune to open 1977.

[Kinoakim]

It's so sad this era has mostly been lost. I am still holding out hope that some tech savvy person from the 70's recorded the episodes and has his tapes stored in his basement forgotten. Wishful thinking I know.

[streetcarjay]

The show went off the air. Only to come back as Password Plus. Same Password Same Host until Allen died in 1982.

[megamanj2004X]

@PREGO1966 - also Allen Ludden helmed 3/4 of the future PW hosts (Tom Kennedy, Bill Cullen, Bert Convy), while Tom Kennedy is the only PW host to interact w/ all of the PW hosts, including future MDP and WWtbaM host Regis Philbin.

[megamanj2004X]

@PREGO1966 - as both men cameoed on each other's shows in the mid-to-late '70s on NBC. Allen Ludden was hosting Stumpers! while Tom Kennedy was helming 50 Grand Slam.

[tnawcwvictoria]

@pbatommy Amen to that

Allen Ludden will always be Mr. Password and Betty White will forver be a TRUE Legend of Game Shows

[tnawcwvictoria]

@megamanj2004X and here's something else:

The set to Password which was used during Password All-Stars was designed by Henry C. Lickel who designed the original set to abc's Family Feud and Howard Felsher was the producer of this version as well

[akampfer]

The name of it is Bicentenial Funk.

[megamanj2004X]

@tnawcwvictoria and also the home to other ABC game shows such as: The Krypton Factor (1981) w/ Dick Clark, Animal Crack-Ups w/ Alan Thicke, Rhyme and Reason, Love Connection w/ Chuck Woolery (1983-87 eps. only), The Better Sex w/ Sarah Purcell & country singer Bill Anderson, All-Star Blitz w/ Peter Marshall, Hollywood Squares w/ John Davidson, Shows such as That's My Mama!, Welcome Back Kotter, Mr. Belvedere, America's Funniest People w/ Dave Coulier, That's Incredible!, Hail to the Chief