PASSWORD 1966-10-07 Carol Burnett & Ross Martin

[@jimvinespresents...8463]

My dad -- Lee Vines -- was the announcer for this show. (Trivia: My dad and Ross Martin were very good friends. In fact, Ross was the best man at my parents' wedding!)

[@fenwaypark1725]

Jim Vines Presents... Thank you for that information. He lead a full life.

[@jimvinespresents...8463]

@I've seen the Twinkie and the damage done Well, it would've sounded kinda odd -- and it wouldn't have fit the "feel" of the show -- had he spoke in a normal-toned voice. I definitely think the whisper added to the proceedings! We all remember it so...

[@jimvinespresents...8463]

@I've seen the Twinkie and the damage done Many thanks for those nice words!

[@debraperez7171]

He was our show favorite. Old Artemis Gordan. : )

[@francesvincent3149]

What a wonderful memory!

[@johnsmith-tr3dh]

Ross was the first man in all the appearances of Carol Burnett that was as smart a she was. She kicked ass at this game , Ross is brilliant to

[@grantthatcher461]

You're forgetting Peter Lawford, who held the record for the Lightening Round, and was a very sharp Password player. He and Carol had quite the playful rivalry and appeared together on the show several times.

[@HansDelbruck53]

@@grantthatcher461 It's lightning, not "lightening" round.

[@mariananesi3963]

I had a crush on Ross Martin back then. When he died I was so very sad.

[@connierauscher5583]

I love the old shows.

[@dinahleeloo]

I love Password! And I love these old ones. Seeing the stars of the day playing the game is exciting.

[@Mark-yy2py]

George Kubota was an accomplished dentist for 40 years, sadly passed away a few years ago.

[@yvonnelevant4311]

His (Alan Luden's) final words are "it's always better you know, if you pause a moment to say thank you as you worship with your family"! What a wonderful benediction to close his show with! **********

[@rockaway2k]

Yvonne Levant I LOVE his admonitions at the conclusion of the Friday episodes. It goes to show you how times have changed, how family worship was a pastime back in the day. Do you know how politically incorrect those final words would be today? In fact, Allen Ludden does not offer the same suggestions in the final moments of the Friday Password Plus editions. At least I haven’t heard them, though I could be wrong.

[@genkatqltr737]

@@rockaway2k Sadly I haven't heard Allen's words on PW Plus either. Nowadays people enjoy slinging curse words & blasphemy everywhere, as "freedom of speech", but mention God & worship & others are embarrassed, ridiculing, or angry. : (

[@rockaway2k]

GenKatQltr So true. It shows you how badly our values have declined. And it is sad.

[@chrisn7259]

Yeah, I always looked to Allen Ludden for spiritual guidance.

[@ofrabjousday1]

That's great!! HA-HA!

[@bobbemundt3478]

Carol Burnett is always to warm and friendly

[@nextbarker2702]

Carol's legendary show was a year away, I think.

[@markschildberg1667]

This was a tough year for Carol. She had been effectively blacklisted from the Broadway theater and moved west with her husband to try and get her own TV series. In 1966, she made many appearances on Password and The Lucy Show to earn money while waiting for a deal to come through. Happily, it did the following year.

[@bsteven885]

​@@markschildberg1667, that's news to me (though I wasn't born when this episode aired) -- what caused Carol Burnett to be "blacklisted" from Broadway? I loved watching The Carol Burnett Show as a kid (I bet my Mom kept me close while watching it for all 11 seasons). 🥲☺️

[@markschildberg1667]

@@bsteven885 Carol was in a show called Fade Out, Fade In. She injured herself and missed several performances. But then when she returned to the show, she got pregnant and left for good. The show closed shortly afterward and Broadway felt she had intentionally sabotaged the show. Right or wrong, that was the theater's attitude toward her for more than 20 years.

[@robertpantapaz]

It's a good and funny way to learn English! 👍 👍😇😉

[@malcolmmarshall5946]

The dentist guy was clever and pretty funny too.

[@daisymay9203]

Now carols sporting a 60s hairstyle and I love it !

[@genkatqltr737]

Carol was pregnant with daughter Jody Hamilton here, born January 18, 1967.

[@williamdunphy352]

From CBS Television City in Hollywood. Lee Vines is the announcer.

[@jimvinespresents...8463]

Lee Vines was my dad!

[@petermaxwell2965]

I remember that, when people smiled ..

[@vickiross9299]

Loved it!

[@pamelamayfield8489]

You can sure tell how different things were then. It was assumed women were wives and mothers, and they were asked what their husband's did. Allen Ludden referred to Carol Burnett as "doll", that would be considered sexist today. And Allen referred to worshipping with your family. How lovely was that? It would never be allowed these days.

[@voicetube]

I was thinking as a clue for "Customer" how about in that "Passwordian" singsong-y way that denotes an opposite, we give as a clue "Proprietorrrr...." [A GREAT example of that is in this very game the contestant telling Ross Martin, "Dramaaaa" (as an opposite to comedy). Considering she's not an actress, that was about as close to a perfect orchestration of what I'm talking about that I have seen on this show!

[@elspethcoogan1499]

voicetube Except that the typical antonym of “Comedy” is “Tragedy” (as Ludden points out) so, whilst her intonation was impressive, the contestant's choice of word could have elicited a different response from Ross.

[@voicetube]

@@elspethcoogan1499 True

[@wmalden]

Best clue for “customer” would be “patron”.

[@hollystiener16]

Customer is client.

[@voicetube]

@@hollystiener16 Yes, very true;... which is basically the opposite of proprietor.

[@ChrisHansonCanada]

Why was the prize amount reduced to just $100 for winning the game with 25 points? In the nighttime version, it was $250 for winning the game.

[@rockaway2k]

That was for the nighttime version, right?

[@justayoutuber1906]

It was 100 for having the higher score at the end of time - not the win

[@drbonesshow1]

With a voice like Ross Martin's who needs to do anything else?

[@martinfelsenfeld6012]

The word "aquarium" was also used on the Odd Couple TV show in 1972! Allen Ludden was a guest star on that show, and Tony Randall was the "MC" in the home version of Password. Would you believe somebody said 'tank' on the comedy show followed by 'aquarium', which was only 8 points? Allen and Tony were both funny, too! (But the high-pitched whistle that stopped this great game was not-so-funny. I almost forgot that October 7, 1966 was a Friday, making it a 'Cry Day' in the end.)

[@sharonblevins3281]

What whistle?

[@martinfelsenfeld6012]

Some game shows had a whistle sound effect to stop a game due to the limit of thirty minutes, and password was one of them (usually on a Friday if neither team made it to 25 points). You’d know it was Password (lol)!

[@David-qi1ys]

Well gee Martin. I thought everybody knew October 7th, 1966 was a Friday! You really got egg on your face with that one.

[@jovialnobody]

I would imagine in previous years saying "opposite" @12:38 in that context would be buzzed as an illegal clue, they're also a lot more lenient when it comes to the celebrities acting the password.

[@ChrisHansonCanada]

The October 5 episode is missing. Too bad.

[@bsteven885]

The KZbin algorithm just showed me the October 5, 1966 episode under the "Ross Martin (actor)" KZbin channel. Hope you find it, and enjoy!

[@jamesbomar3903]

Red Lynch got a game show.

[@jeantetreault132]

The lady in blue was very pretty.

[@Sand1955]

I appreciate Carol Burnett’s enthusiasm. But every time she figured out the word when it was Ross Martin’s turn and she made a loud noise, that really was not fair to him. It distracted him, so he could not think. She does it several times.

[@Radeo]

Yeah, I agree. She did it in the previous episode as well.

[@toddforhetz]

yes, she was very rude to do that.... I have seen her do it to a lot of people on the show.

[@gingerbaker4390]

America was very conservative in those days.

[@jonb5817]

Always been a fan of Cream and your drumming! ! !

[@TheYellowTulips]

Glad that Password had Diahann Carroll and Sammy Davis, Jr. as celebrity players at a time when minority inclusion was rare In fact, the shows featuring Sammy and fellow Rat Packer Peter Lawford were the absolute best-- their "rivalry" made for some of the most entertaining episodes. There was an episode featuring Lawford and it was in the months following JFK's assassination. When Lawford, JFK's brother-in-law, mentined the work he was doing with the Kennedy Library, the applause was overwhelming. You wouldn't find such unity for anything at all these days, death or no.

[@amrproductions]

10:43 Joan let's see you're married... what does your husband do?🤔😅

[@yadirasotelo6377]

Carol has good clues, but then her facial expressions confuse people. 😅

[@arandomaccount4935]

Lol

[@elspethcoogan1499]

I’ve noticed on a few of these shows, when the camera scans the audience at the beginning, that some people are wearing sunglasses. Anyone else notice this and have any possible ideas as to why?

[@hellomynameishello2159]

lights in the studio may be too bright

[@elspethcoogan1499]

@@hellomynameishello2159 Probably.

[@edwardvogel9094]

There was an older woman in my office, God, 40 years ago who, when I asked her why she was wearing sunglasses that day, replied she always did when she didn't put on her makeup. The women we see in the audience were of that "vintage".

[@sharksport01]

Those 2 in the front row are great!!❤

[@jerrera45]

The sure had a lot of "big hair" in those days!

[@lynnturman8157]

clue for deep purple shoulda been smoke on the water...duh

[@jean-francoisdaignault9612]

I've watched a bunch of these and the celebrity guests are always delightful, but am I the only one to find the host rude and unfunny?

[@sharksport01]

Hes a game show host, not a comedian. Betty White loved him.

[@marycook1644]

He sometimes talked too much. And he also could be arrogant. He would even say on some episodes that when he would play the game he didn’t do very well. 🦋

[@TheYellowTulips]

@@sharksport01 He also hosted GE College Bowl.

[@toddforhetz]

yes ... sometimes he is condescending.

[@bsteven885]

I don't think he was rude -- maybe a little rough around the edges compared to more current game show hosts, but more like a fatherly type. If you want to see some downright backward rude attitudes, watch the early 1970s version of To Tell The Truth.