PASSWORD 1962-03-13 Carol Burnett & Darren McGavin

Featuring the delightful comedy star of stage and "The Garry Moore Show" Carol Burnett, and the handsome and popular stage and television favorite, Darren McGavin!
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[@MemphisTiger]

Darren McGavin was the father in the timeless Christmas classic "A Christmas Story." You'll shoot you eye out! lol

[@QuadMochaMatti]

He was "Kolchak: The Night Stalker," as well.

[@jlucasound]

@@QuadMochaMatti That is what I first saw him in. My parents met him in a store in CT, in the early 70's. He probably lived in Westport, as did Lucille Ball and others that worked in NYC.

[@donaldleroy6502]

Oh yeah, in my opinion they couldn't pick anyone better for the role, he was hilarious 😊

[@donaldleroy6502]

This is one of the few episodes that I could watch again and again. I ❤ Carol and her first partners enthusiasm. Darren's team's were excellent as well. Pardon me, I had forgotten that both these contestants played the entire game 😮

[@myleswright8948]

My mother the sweet southern lady. I had always heard this story but I was 2 years old at the time.

[@romanmichaelhamilton8729]

So, Peggy is your mother? That's cool.

[@lukeheaton5336]

She sure looked like a sweet Southern lady and she was a good player, too.

[@jmiller297]

*BLESS Y'ALL!* 🙏🏾❤💗

[@isapaige6792]

I was two too! Your mother was lovely. 💐

[@BillyAlabama]

You lived at the dead end behind Whitfield United Methodist Church didn’t you?

[@jojordan5868]

One of my favorite actors, Darren had me scared as Kolchak as a little kid.😄

[@kathydixon3716]

I never missed an episode of that show!

[@michaelwascom62]

Five-Hundred Dollars was A PASSEL of money in 1962! Amazing how much it would purchase.

[@russellhenderson381]

$250 in 1962 is equivalent to $2,307.50 in 2022. That's pretty good.

[@debbieharris6163]

I could watch Carol play all night 🤣

[@sharksport01]

I have 😵.

[@amberola1b]

Carol Burnett is my absolute favorite password player

[@Norfolk250]

WOW! The intro to McGavin ... I’ve never before seen him so adorably keeeeeeeeYUTE!

[@marilynstevenson865]

Yep...

[@mariestoeberl9373]

The worst one on there was buddy Hackett! The contestant was so happy. Every time he got the clue right he would pat buddy on his back. Buddy got so annoyed and whopped him back, buddy was a jerk!

[@birdjacobs]

Absolutely adore Carole Burnett!

[@rebekahbeaty6650]

I Love Carol Burnette and I Love Darrin also, there both Great.

[@Tupelo927]

I love when the announcer Jackson gets tickled & you can hear him suppressing giggles! Gets me every time!

[@jordynsimmons1107]

what time stamp?

[@jlucasound]

No one could have hosted Password better than Allen. No one. Rest in Peace, Betty White Ludden.

[@daisymay9203]

Carol makes you laugh no matter what she says I love her 😅🧡 When she screamed I almost dropped my cup of tea 😅😅

[@lizaelliott6862]

I love how Carol screams. It's so funny

[@ginniekinz5401]

Ikr? I could listen to her screams all day (get your mind out of the gutter).

[@canamus1768]

trying to imagine the reaction of the guys in the control room, lol.

[@randysills4418]

The first contestant with Carol Burnett was right! She is amazing!

[@socksumi]

Password is one of most enjoyable home games. I have many fond memories playing it with family and friends. It's great game for bonding.

[@susanrutherford866]

Darren is so good at this game !! Wiped the floor 😂😂

[@m.e.d.7997]

Carol was a fantastic player

[@bubbagreensmith7174]

Much simpler times for sure!!! Fun show. Thank you!

[@JasmineSurrealVideos]

This is a fantastic episode, very high spirited and funny, and something I really liked is Darren asking the lady contestant a question about her husband, that's quite rare. He's a likable guy but not too good on the lightening round, I think his ums and errs are quite gruff and maybe delay the responses? Carol is just fab, her facial expressions especially. They say this is a simpler time but I think it was more complex, sophisticated and clever. Today is all gritty violence, duck pouts and vacuosity, and annoying charmless personalities.

[@U2WB]

Two VERY intelligent celebrities !

[@ginniekinz5401]

Carol: lollipop! 🍭 Victor: sucker! Carol: lol why did you look at me when you said that?

[@julianhermanubis6800]

Voice yelling from audience: "Kolchak, why are you on a gameshow during business hours?" McGavin: "Vincenzo, we get a cut of the winnings! And there's a werewolf here."

[@ECO473]

Spot on!!!

[@michaelwascom62]

This Password episode aired in March 1962; Kolchak was the mid-1970's. Explain the connection.

[@julianhermanubis6800]

@@michaelwascom62 It was a joke, and it's based on the fact that Darren McGavin portrayed Carl Kolchak on TV from 1972 to 1975. You realize that Carl Kolchak was a fictional character, so it's irrelevant when the character actually appeared on TV in regard to this gameshow, right?

[@michaelwascom62]

@@julianhermanubis6800 Yes, I get it now that you've explained! Kind of reminds me of the surrealistic ending of the 80's sitcom "Newhart", which featured a flashback to Bob Newhart's 1970's series "The Bob Newhart Show", where the late Suzanne Pleshette portrayed his wife Emily. Hey Thanks! MDW

[@alskndlaskndal]

Great to see Carol on tonight's show, I love her! And I'd LOVE to see that special she talked about with one of my other favorite people, Julie Andrews,

[@lynnturman8157]

I think you're about 50 years too late.

[@susansauls8902]

R.D. Dragon me too!

[@Tele-dude]

You can find bits of it on KZbin. From what I’ve read it’s has never been released in full. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYDTp2SMg5p_bKM

[@kentetalman9008]

I remember that special. It was amazing! They did a second one, years later.

[@lindavangalder879]

Why can't this game be brought back? I love it and play along with it now and feel sad that there will never be another Password because it is too innocent and decent unlike most game shows today.

[@karendeaton9297]

Yes, I'm afraid Password today would be vulgar prone with self-absorbed guests. Thank goodness for these replays!!

[@lindavangalder879]

@@karendeaton9297 Absolutely!

[@rebekahbeaty6650]

I will never firget a christmas story eith Darrin Mcgaven i live him and that show. I watch the movie every Christmas. I had two children and they loved it too. They are grown now, but they still watch it with their children every year too. Its a tradition ro our family.

[@AustinRogers1]

The Southern accent is the best (to me, anyhow!).

[@yadirasotelo6377]

"Will you excuse the expression?" Tongue.

[@lindaryan5997]

OHYOUAREAMAZING! i loved that!

[@equine2020]

Boy, Darren was good looking.

[@rosered103]

Darren McGavin comes across as very much the gentleman.

[@voicetube]

That's HILARIOUS how the loudest word I've ever's heard the whispering announcer "whisper" is "LARYNGITIS!" LOL! :-)

[@ECO473]

Carl Kolchak himself!!! Love it!

[@Juliaflo]

I will always remember him from 'Riverboat'. Don't figure out my age, LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL.

[@ECO473]

:-)

[@newt0830]

the password is "Vampire"

[@dangeroreilly2028]

I thought it was old man Parker! Ha!

[@keithwilson6060]

$500 in 1962 was nothing to sneeze at.

[@bloofan06]

"I'm a sport!" 😄

[@gemerique]

The initial version of Password was simple and thus much better, one could even say cute watching this episode, given the guests and even the stars. When they started adding stuff in Password Plus, wasn't the same.

[@petermaxwell2965]

This show is only as good as it's celebrities, these two are very good, Peter Lawford is the best though !

[@randysills4418]

At 4:52: Victor, (Contestant) to Carol Burnett) "Oh, you are amazing!" He had that right. She sure is!

[@michaelclark6223]

Isn't that how you react every time you see Carol?

[@robertoaguilar300]

Me encantaría subtitularan al español, estos programas, me entretienen tanto a pesar que no entiendo.

[@johnsarkissian5519]

Very difficult words this time!

[@ge484]

GLITZY FOR GLAMOUROUS

[@m.e.d.7997]

Good clue

[@gerrynightingale9045]

*I would've gone with 'KOREA' since that 'TRUCE' was still fresh in most minds then*

[@gerrynightingale9045]

*When McGavin said "Kennedy" it made my heart ache*

[@voicetube]

For "Truce" I would have early on said "Settlement" (or "Agreement") both said with a little acting and influence to drive it home.

[@voicetube]

Oooo, voicetube, I just thought of another good one… how about, "Compromise…"! (All of these clues I would have acted out with sort of harming the letter "Mmmm" a little pause and then (sort of saying it musically like ..."okay, I guess I can agree to that…" ... And then the clue.

[@lukeheaton5336]

@@voicetube I was thinking “ceasefire”.

[@kristenkaz3080]

I was thinking “surrender”. Does that work?

[@voicetube]

@@kristenkaz3080 although, I suppose, it would depend on the mindset of the contestant, yes that's a pretty good one!

[@lynnturman8157]

How great if Darren had said this clue: fra-GI-le

[@sst568]

Must be Italian

[@rr8960]

😂😂😂😂

[@patrickd.3681]

Too bad this episode predates the movie.

[@teeniebeenie8774]

o happi days::::kennedy was our beloved prez

[@voicetube]

For "Ferry" as a second clue, I would've made car plural (cars).

[@randigerber1926]

I would have said, "Tinkerbell" as the first clue.

[@voicetube]

@@randigerber1926 EXCELLENT! I would even say "bingo"!

[@sherylsoreson9790]

Truce...after first clue "war", maybe "recess" might work

[@caitlinwagner216]

"iT'S A CLINKERRRR!"

[@ChrisHansonCanada]

$500 was a grand amount of money to win in 1962 when a person in a low paying job was fortunate to take home $50 a week.

[@ambientrelaxingandhealingm7552]

Maybe it's being an "armchair quarterback," as it were, but there seems to be a lack of what seems so simple as regards watching Darren McGavin struggle so much with the Lightning Round. For me (sitting here watching KZbin in 2020 so obviously a different scenario) it seems so simple to just say "Push" and then "Button" (for "Press") and probably very quickly, said in that "Password-ian" way, denoting opposites, for "Slow"… "Faaast?"... For "Quick" one could 1st try "Sloooow?" ... And then when the contestant tries to say "Fast" simply saying the word "Other" until the correct synonym (Quick) is spoken. The secret to the Lightning Round seems to be a calm, cool and collected intensity with purpose and not being thrown off when the contestant doesn't say the word you are hoping he or she says. There's almost like a "Zen" quality (which the clue-givers who get it in 15 to 25 seconds seem to have, many times).

[@kevinwachs5905]

McGavin was composed and efficient in his first lightning round. He was thrown off when his second partner guessed an antonym instead of a synonym, and he couldn't get him back on track despite the simplicity of the word. This was compounded by the next word being the wrong answer from the previous clue. The gasps and laughter from the rest of the panel and the audience didn't help his composure.

[@GeeBee909]

It was a simpler time with tons of humanity shown. What happened to the world?

[@ChrisHansonCanada]

Poor parenting and not teaching manners.

[@susanb2015]

Vietnam.

[@susanb2015]

Feminists.

[@susanb2015]

Grunge

[@ambientrelaxingandhealingm7552]

It certainly is true that "Truce" Is not an easy one. A couple other words I thought of which I don't think were used could be "Agreement" and then also possibly "Compromise" - both of which aren't perfect synonyms, of course, but mixed in with all the other clues might have helped. Another one could be "truth" but that's stretching it a bit - mainly for the (sort of) rhyming aspect. On that note, as it got down toward the 10th clue, somebody could've smiled and said "Bruce…" said with an upward inflection at the end and a big cat-ate-the-canary smile...

[@kristenkaz3080]

I was thinking “surrender” for “truce”. Does that work?

[@Eowyn187]

Prompt... adjective from the lady, and noun from the man.

[@robertcassey4014]

Fraaa Geee Laay…

[@dinacox1971]

for truce, they needed to say pause.

[@ge484]

pact for truce

[@voicetube]

For "Press" I might have said "Button" followed by "Activate" and that if I had to "Punch"

[@newt0830]

The word is Zombie.....The word is Vampire...the Word is Werewolf....the word is Diablaro...the word is Succubus

[@ECO473]

@newt0830: The word is also Doppelganger. :-)

[@ge484]

winner should get next word...

[@Skyesoceaneyes]

What's up with the echo of the scream before Carol actually screams on the very first password? It was a little creepy! ☺

[@stanbrown32]

I'm no sound technician, but some people have commented on these episodes that the videotape can become damaged in storage so that sound echoes get copied in the wrong place--like ink on a page smearing to another.

[@jeffpetrie7744]

They are so excited to win $250! What is that today: $30,000?

[@dharmaofdog7676]

McGavin was SO annoying. Poor Guy TRYING to hurry him up with the last Clue to get "Handsome". PLAY the Game & play at hamming it up where it belongs. Poor Contestants.

[@m.e.d.7997]

He should never have been playing opposite Carol

[@KnowTrentTimoy]

Winning the game back then was 250 bucks! In later years they got CHEAP and only gave away 100 bucks for the game win (before the fast round). Total outrage!

[@TheAntiqBoutiq]

In the second game the woman said LOP which was wrong. The word she meant was LOB. Then when called out she insisted she said LOB. She deserved to lose the second round.

[@lawsonj39]

Weird that the clue-givers didn't seem to understand what a truce is.

[@MissPerriwinkle]

is one even allowed to say 'black magic' these days ??

[@m.e.d.7997]

Black anything??

[@cratecruncher6687]

People getting so excited about $250 is kinda' sad. Any Kolchak fan knows McGavin IS a ham, haha. Not quite Shatner level but pretty over the top acting.

[@ChrisHansonCanada]

$250 was a fine amount of money in 1962 when a person in a low paying job was fortunate to take home $50 a week.

[@cratecruncher6687]

@@ChrisHansonCanada $250 is $2420 today. No network game show in North America would offer so low a prize for a major win. Considering how big audiences (and advertising revenue) were it's incredible how stingy they were. I remember $10,000 Pyramid in 1973.

[@m.e.d.7997]

@@cratecruncher6687 This was better than What's My Line. I think they got 50 dollars

[@keithwilson6060]

Darren wasted far too much time with his theatrics. I wouldn’t have wanted him for a partner.

[@klassicsubzero]

The only thing I can think of to do for truce is after treaty, conference & peace were given was to say false with the opposite head movement & hope they put it all together & said tru....ce