PASSWORD 1963-02-03 Dorothy Loudon & Garry Moore

[@nealgordon3712]

I realize not many people know the name Garry Moore. On " I've Got a Secret " Garry not only smoked but endorsed cigarette commercials on his show. Sometimes it would be Winston cigarettes or other brands. On " Two For The Money" Herb Shriner gave cartons of cigarettes as well as a Shaffer cartridge pen to oncoming contestants. Those who smoked took the cigarettes, those who didn't left them behind, but they liked the cartridge pen.

[@kentetalman9008]

Dorothy and the first contestant were a perfect match.

[@alanhumphrey4198]

If I was the school teacher, I would be gagging from cigarette smoke!!

[@marycook1644]

I know ! Wasn’t that his second one ? What an addict.🚂

[@marycook1644]

He died at seventy eight from Emphysema ! 🎟

[@alanhumphrey4198]

@@marycook1644 I'm not surprised!!

[@ChrisHansonCanada]

A bit of trivia about the comment from Allen Ludden about Dorothy Loudon being "the new Carol Burnett". Fourteen years later, Dorothy Loudon won the Tony Award for the musical "Annie", a role that Carol Burnett later did in the movie version. I remember the TV sitcom that Dorothy Loudon had in 1979 called "Dorothy" where she was a teacher at a boarding school for girls. Only four episodes were produced.

[@johnpickford4222]

@ChrisHansonCanada: Did Dorothy London’s sitcom involve any orphans and her singing “Little Girls” and “East Street”? Gee, wasn’t there a show called “Facts of Life” so Loudon’s show probably seemed a weak copy.

[@rosered103]

Gary Moore cracks me up, besides smoking a lot, he flicks his ash on the table, over his shoulder and then stomps on it on the floor.

[@alanhumphrey4198]

Nasty habit...

[@lawsonj39]

Dorothy's first partner, Waterman, had some terrifically comic facial expressions.

[@sst568]

And Dorothy was a cutie pie!

[@voicetube]

If I had to pick a first clue for "Tourist" I would've said "Vacationer."

[@deborahh2556]

People don't realize how common smoking was back then. We didn't think much about it.

[@ChrisHansonCanada]

The school teacher would have appreciated that $450. I looked it up and the average pay for an elementary teacher in 1963 was around $5,800. Pretty much close to $60,000 in 2024 dollars, but that extra $450 would still have been nice.

[@Ed3737]

5800 is 59,700 in 2024. Not terrible for a job with over two months off in the summer, a week off in the spring, a week off at Christmas, and the chance to be home by 4pm everyday.

[@rr7firefly]

Imagine: a television show where people need to know synonyms for words. (It might not work today.)

[@virg0_lem0nade]

....except that Fallon literally does this exact same game today, lol.

[@rr7firefly]

@@virg0_lem0nade Oh yeah? Didn't know. I never watch Fallon because he is usually too fake. Over-reacting to mediocre stories and bad jokes for one thing.

[@donaldleroy6502]

I could only think of lounge to solve recline. How about nook to solve corner?

[@nandofigueira2005]

Gary moore is cool

[@voicetube]

Interesting how one of the definitions of "Parole" is indeed "password!" - From Vocabulary.com: "Parole can also mean 'password.' If you're part of an underground revolutionary group, you'll need a parole to help keep your meetings secret. Just say the word at the door, and they'll let you in."

[@juliemarr65]

Who is Allen speaking to when he says, Hi doll"? His wife?

[@p.v.5142]

You'd think a person could last 30 mins withiut a cigarette.

[@gusloader123]

I am guessing that you and several others in this comment section either were not alive in 1963 or lived at the South Pole, but in 1963 cigarettes were the number one advertised product on TV and print ads and billboards and were also on radio ads in the U.S.A..

[@michellecahill1433]

AND for those of us that lived in the south, a major part of the economy! From Danville VA the birth place of tobacco auctioneering.

[@kentetalman9008]

I didn't start smoking until 1964. I smoked 15 years, until I quit in 1979.

[@virg0_lem0nade]

Garry Moore was literally paid by cig companies to always have one displayed while he was on TV... agreed it seems like many in this comments section are ignorant of history.

[@dianewilliams9858]

Hard to believe they were allowed to smoke and sit that close giving hints lol.

[@gusloader123]

Gary Moore did rather well. Dorothy Loudon was "asleep-at-the-switch" very often. Somehow, she and a contestant did the lightning round in 20 seconds. That was a very good time. I was telling them "Arrows" for the P-W "Quiver", but they never listen to me. 😒 For the P-W "Recline" a clue could have been "lounge" and/or "chaise". Note to contestants, especially the college student trying to become a teacher: If the clue giver or the other contestant says a word then you can be sure that it is NOT the "Password". 🙄

[@frikdt]

@3:35 I hate it when Allen fails to acknowledge the contributions of the contestants and make it sound as if the celebrities are the only ones doing any thinking.

[@Ed3737]

Great point. In the early years, Allen's fawning over the celebrities was a bit too much. He eased up a bit as time went on.

[@phyllisarrington7436]

Gary is smoking. LOL

[@arturazevedodifusaoespirita]

He died of emphysema.

[@lawsonj39]

Astounding what manners were like back then.

[@michaelwascom62]

Celebrities smoked all the time on TV back in the 1950's and 1960's. At the time, probably 70 percent or more of the adult population smoked. It was an accepted habit --- but an annoying one!

[@waldolydecker8118]

@@michaelwascom62 - all that's true. But beyond being just "annoying" it was detrimental to the health of those surrounding victims inhaling the smoke, not to mention the smoker himself.

[@MARCIA.ZZZZZZ]

@@lawsonj39 Yep LEAPS and BOUNDS AHEAD OF TODAY'S" MISERABLE EXCUSE FOR MANNERS

[@jadenmuniz8817]

Idents: Play Games (8 seconds; partial) Casino (12 seconds; partial)

[@teeniebeenie8774]

geez. so bad a habit he cant even stop smoking for 3o minutes???? sad

[@lynnturman8157]

you can't stay off the internet for 30 minutes so what makes you any better?

[@kentetalman9008]

Back then, it was so acceptable that it wouldn't have occurred to him to stop for the show.

[@virg0_lem0nade]

@@kentetalman9008-- actually, Garry Moore was PAID to smoke onscreen. He was a spokesman for Winston.