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.
- Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
- 2 wins & 4 nominations total
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Did you know
- TriviaWhen 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.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 25th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1973)
- SoundtracksHoliday Jaunt
Theme 1 (1961 - 1963)
Composed by Kurt Rehfeld (ASCAP)
Published by Emil Ascher, Inc. (ASCAP)
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Maybe the *best* game show ever...
"Password" was one of those rare game shows in which contestants had to rely on mental abilities *other* than memory. Contestants on games such as "Jeopardy" and "Who wants to be a Millionaire?" rely on their memories, or those of others, to come up with answers.
Unfortunately, the game placed people who do not have a great command of the English language at a disadvantage. People who have English as a second language may not have done too well in this game.
Nevertheless, "Password" demanded that the contestant make an intellectual effort to take a word (idea) and convey it someone else. That kind of effort takes imagination and insight in the nuances of language to do well. It's a cerebral game; maybe that's why Allen Ludden said: "Some time, somewhere, some day there will be another game show, but never one with the class of this one."
Unfortunately, the game placed people who do not have a great command of the English language at a disadvantage. People who have English as a second language may not have done too well in this game.
Nevertheless, "Password" demanded that the contestant make an intellectual effort to take a word (idea) and convey it someone else. That kind of effort takes imagination and insight in the nuances of language to do well. It's a cerebral game; maybe that's why Allen Ludden said: "Some time, somewhere, some day there will be another game show, but never one with the class of this one."
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- rjjroy
- Nov 1, 2000
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- Runtime30 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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