Password All-Stars (Finale)

[@karenenderle532]

Bill Bixby made sure Betty made it into her seat safely, which was so wonderful, but Allen's "Thank you Bill", was even more so! Such respect by the men not just to the women, but to each other! So glad I was a youngster when this was still prominent, I got to witness it all the time; most impressionable!

[@Traderjoe]

I miss that too! I hope it comes back, but I have my doubts. Whenever I watch these I wish I could just go back and live in that time instead of this miserable abomination of the future those people would never imagine America could become. So sad. But thank you, dear lady, for remembering how gentlemen behaved and women deserved to be treated.

[@pattydonohue5452]

Who is having a sentimental flashback watching the commercials in this episode! OMGOSH as a latchkey elementary school kid of the early ‘70’s, TV was my comfort zone every day. The Pledge commercial almost made me cry with nostalgia. Thanks for preserving and sharing these golden oldie gameshows!!

[@Michelles222]

It sure does take us back to good times. I think Joan Crawford was the spokesperson for the Grease Relief commercial too. Sounds just like her.

[@markgaston4416]

What memories! I HATED not being able to watch this show every day due to school. But on summer vacations and sick days, you better KNOW I hit this show, Pyramid, TPIR, Jeopardy with Art Fleming, High Rollers, and The Magnificent Marble Machine. Man, I want more episodes from Password for sure!

[@GizmoFromPizmo]

Richard Dawson is SO GOOD at these games!

[@cindykaywebster4643]

Very bittersweet to see Betty and Alan together on the same stage!

[@GizmoFromPizmo]

So, there I was, minding my own business, watching Match Game 74, when Richard Dawson said something about Password All-Stars. So I searched KZbin and this came up. So here I am.

[@MaryAnnMsbl34]

IT WAS A WORLD SERIES GAME 7.

[@ShellsShells-nd6qh]

Same with me

[@TommygunNG]

Truly, this has some of the BEST Password play ever! Awesome.

[@starshipcaptain4753]

Awesome show and also shows the brilliance of Dawson.

[@TheAverycross]

I really love Betty White's passionate shriek at 25:19. That was a truly competitive and nail-biting game of Password!

[@babygirlzmommy]

Betty "If I dont win, Can I still go home with you?" Allan" Yes, If you dont win you can still come.home.with me" awww

[@mylearningaccount]

I always loved the flirting between Betty and Allan, plus Betty was one of the best players in Password history.

[@simpsonstapper1981]

@@mylearningaccount Not really "flirting" when you are married at that point, more of just joking because they were married.

[@Stormy19793]

@@simpsonstapper1981 just because you're married, doesn't mean you should stop flirting with your spouse. It keeps things good.

[@karenenderle532]

@@simpsonstapper1981 No I totally disagree, it is still flirting, keeping the flame going, been married over 20 years, that's what needs to be done and why it's so very important!

[@22ergie]

@@simpsonstapper1981 Sounds like something a male would say...

[@steveb802011]

Haven't seen that "Grease Relief" commercial in 40 years, but I sure remember it!

[@rockaway2k]

Steve So do I. Amazing how that jingle lingers in a mind!

[@snowden67]

I never saw Allen Ludden in such a panic before. The theme for this version is "stress".

[@marthamagruder3698]

No kidding!

[@marcpower4167]

$25,000 was crazy money for 1975, the daytime record i believe that was probably part of it.

[@watson956]

'Grandmasters' indeed - they took a simple game to a pinnacle.

[@Observer-jw8wv]

It is so surprising and touching to see Richard Dawson -- the ultimate Mr. Cool on Match Game -- so EMOTIONAL on this show! The stakes were high and he cared about the charitable organization. He talked about it many years later on his Television Academy interview. He played in the family week Password episodes with his son Mark. (Film date: February 3, 1974) Has anyone seen those episodes? There are photos on Getty Images; they played against other parent-child combos of Jack Cassidy, Florence Henderson and Helen Reddy. (Updated: I thought it was Dawson's son Gary, but I'm pretty sure now it was Mark, his older son.)

[@jenniferrichards9841]

Was very touched by Richard's emotional reaction. He and the others seemed truly vested in the game with good natured sportsmanship. A fantastic share, thanks to the poster.

[@nickellodeon55]

Lord, how I miss the style of TV ads that prevailed forty years ago.

[@jad8123]

I remember everything on television from about 1966 (2 yrs. old) but I don’t remember this. I feel so ashamed.

[@ramonapromitas6563]

Im so glad Richard won he deserved it. Great job

[@gynandroidhead]

This was absolutely fantastic.

[@jayalhadeff3663]

Wish more of this version was available as it's awesome gameplay

[@rockaway2k]

Jay alhadeff Amen! This series should have kept its daytime recordings archived!! Loved the CBS & ABC editions. I only got to watch the ABC years during summer break from school or IF I was home sick.

[@johnnyballenatl]

rockaway2k Yeah, Buzzr would’ve aired those ABC Password episodes by now.

[@matthewh7842]

This was Password in its finest form. Intelligent, creative and nail-bitingly captivating.

[@1401princeton]

we miss you allen

[@ronn1963]

This Password seemed much more serious than Password Plus show. Still fun to watch !

[@lisarittenhouse1658]

I was glad to see Bill Bixby!

[@kristabrewer9363]

I've never seen this version of Password before

[@Traderjoe]

Hal was having an off day, that’s for sure. But man, Richard was amazing!

[@candrakane4642]

My Mom Used To Use Clorox 2!!🙂👍🏻 Bill Bixby In Eddie's Father!! Loved It!!❤️🙄😊

[@gameshowfreak2007]

this is the most pristine copy of this episode I've ever seen. thanks for sharing. btw, Odd bit of trivia this is the only version of password hosted by Allen where he didn't have to hand those wallet things to the players giving the clues, I wonder why they got rid of the monitors for password plus and then brought them back for super password.

[@PhirePhlame]

gameshowfreak2007 Could be one of those things where a franchise decides to get back to the basics after a big run.

[@jehobden]

I think it was having to hand out the "wallets" to the players, especially the civilian contestants on the ends of the table, which aggravated Allen Ludden's stomach against the inside of the podium. The podium was eventually padded for Allen, but he soon succumbed to stomach cancer, which was the real reason for his stomach pain.

[@KiddBloo86]

Perhaps the set budget for Password +Plus could only afford the wallets. I could see standards & practices preferring the wallets to this monitor setup.

[@matthewh7842]

Different networks could have had different setups. Password in its various incarnations was on CBS and ABC and NBC.

[@libertubey2199]

So, Richard Dawson did appear on a "Password" show at one time. I also learned that Allen Ludden did play on "Password". It was during the show's 1971-75 run. I hope that episode or episodes still exist in one way or another.

[@marcpower4167]

Yes Allen played for a week while Betty hosted (as part of a ratings stunt), someone mentioned there's either a clip or a full episode of it as an extra on the DVD box set of Betty White's pet set....whether that's true or not.....🤔

[@KiddBloo86]

There are photos proving that Monty Hall hosted a week between 1971-1974 (pre all-star) where Allen also played for a week.

[@markgaston4416]

Allen Ludden appeared in the CBS Password several times. Richard Dawson did a week of CBS Password,too, before the ABC version. I wish all episodes from CBS & ABC were viewable.

[@CCStmac]

Awesome seeing James Noble just shy of the 2:00 minute mark.... In 4 years he'd be Governor Gatling on Benson!

[@dagdogg]

I thought he sounded familiar.

[@tammyhollandsworth6783]

Love Richard Dawson

[@kevinconners2283]

Man .. that was fun to watch, but really stressful!

[@Observer-jw8wv]

Thank you for posting this episode!

[@jackyangelcolombia]

Mrs White kissed Allen Ludden´s hand in 24:46. She was tenderly crazy 'bout him, so cute!!!!

[@shelleyannette]

+Ariadna cósima You do realize they were married, right?

[@rockaway2k]

Yep. Allen loved him some Betty.and Betty loved her some Allen.

[@karenenderle532]

She was trying to calm him down, he was stressed!

[@sinemsvintage7664]

Thank you so much for sharing.

[@JimmySand9]

$25,000 then was almost $120,000 now. No wonder they were so tense.

[@Observer-jw8wv]

Very big money. Imagine what that meant for a small organization in 1975!

[@hudsongraham2603]

Allen Ludden is way more calm on Password plus then this verison. This version was so hard.

[@matthewh7842]

It was the Grandmaster Tournament. I'm certain they wanted to give the audience their money's worth by having the four best players go at it for as long as possible.

[@candrakane4642]

Where I WouldI Find Old Hollywood Squares Games??!! Thanks🙂👍🏻

[@KR-wj5mt]

The game show intense, the commercials went way back!

[@calzonemaniacsvideocorner0804]

I kinda wish more of the ABC version of Password was out there.

[@ckersh74]

It's pretty clear that Hal was a distant 4th to the other 3 when it came to how good they all were at playing.

[@gameshowfreak2007]

Hal just having an off day, he still had some good moments in this game that clue for Cattle was incredible. and not to spoil for anyone but if they had gotten into that last game, maybe if that word, Bill might have had a shot at it.

[@MaryAnnMsbl34]

But he showed flashes of brilliance. I never saw Bill play this well before.

[@alfonsogreen2722]

the music sounds funky

[@mattalbrecht7471]

Hal Linden. Last man. Standing

[@1017dms]

Rose Marie on a Pledge commercial!! Noam Pitlik, who directed Hal Linden on "Barney Miller" in a 409 commercial!

[@lynettepalecek3141]

This show had a copyright date of 1975.

[@2005dave]

This show aired February 1, 1975. At the end, Allen Ludden is plugging his appearance on the Wide World of Entertainment presentation of "It's A Bird, It's A Plane, It's Superman" that evening ("Superman musical").

[@Musicradio77Network]

Brad Jones of the "Cinema Snob" reviewed that godawful "Superman" musical, and so does Emer Prevost did in his "Reaction & Review" a few years back. "Superman: The Musical" was the worst musical ever when it was on TV.

[@lynettepalecek3141]

I was really impressed when Bill Bixby held the chair for Betty the way that a true gentleman does. 👏. I wish that all men did that.

[@neversaygoodbye4]

Richard is so cool calm and collected on Match Game, and he’s so passionate on here! I love it! 😂

[@Rlotpir1972]

The lettering on each password would later be used in "Wheel of Fortune".

[@markjeffries3684]

+Robert Lopresti It's just a 3M Datavision, which if some stations used it would be more for slates than for actual programming (unless they couldn't afford it). I guess ABC charged more for a Chyron and Goodson wanted something more computer-generated looking than a Chyron. (Otherwise, Goodson resisted character generators on his shows for years.)

[@RealAlaska907]

+Mark Jeffries You win the most Random & Informative comment award..

[@evalehde3869]

This is the most exciting game show episode I have ever watched! Richard deserved the win. Bill was also great.

[@kellykonoske91]

VERY fast paced and stress inducing seamingly, But so smart!

[@lobstertexas]

I know it's a tough word to give one-word password clues for but I get the sense that Bill Bixby and Hal Linden didn't necessarily know what Chlorophyll was ;)

[@gameshowfreak2007]

when Bill said "breath" I think he was trying to lead Richard to think of the gum flavor.

[@lobstertexas]

What, you mean "Clorets"? (Still a horrible clue, since Chlorophyll has to do with the green pigment in plants :p)

[@gameshowfreak2007]

+lobstertexas i think it's excel, there's a green flavor called chlorophyll but yeah i agree it's a stretch.

[@kmarineau129]

yeah that was all messed up. and I thought that one clue had part of the word chlorophyll in in so it should have been excluded.

[@TommygunNG]

And then "lumber" was disallowed for "slumber."

[@francesyoungperson1882]

THOSE YOUNG MEN ARE SMART💡; CLEVER & HANDSOME🎩💜❤💙🏆♦️

[@nicolavallely8076]

One word brilliant

[@wolfyhound]

This was great fun. You could see Dawson really struggling to get it right because it was important to him to play for real.

[@shoredude2]

+wolfyhound I think Dawson always took playing on game shows for real.

[@KiddBloo86]

+shoredude2 Exactly why he was mostly picked on Match Game prior to the star wheel.

[@Observer-jw8wv]

He was such a good player. On this episode, they all were, but I've got a soft spot for Richard. He and Bill Bixby were FANTASTIC together.

[@susanrice9439]

Yes did ever that maybe Betty kissed Allen hand. Because Betty was kissing Allen's hand. Did anyone ever think that Betty and Allen were husband and wife. But that wasn't the first time that Betty kissed Allen's hand. Betty had kissed Allen's once before and it was on password plus. But i think as far the gaze i think that Betty always look at Allen i think that it was the way that Betty at Allen and i think that Allen look at Betty in that way.

[@stantonrogers]

Do you have any more Password (ABC) Episodes?

[@willcwhite]

There is a surprising amount of facial caressing in this game

[@BigSCTVfan]

James Noble was in the Pepto-Bismol commercial.

[@cartern2207]

I wonder if Betty White sits back and watches her husbands old show.

[@karenenderle532]

Having lost my husband recently, I would say that would be difficult, but comforting as well. I take out old Valentine's Day and Anniversary cards, that's hard to do, but it's necessary, at least I think it is!

[@bettybryant7509]

Allen's behavior made me anxious. I'm not sure the players had fun. Time management problem for sure, as well. Uncomfortable to watch.

[@ThomasKDye]

Is it me or is Dawson's English accent much more pronounced here than it was for Match Game and Family Feud?

[@Observer-jw8wv]

I thought so too. Maybe it came out under pressure! LOL.

[@mattalbrecht7471]

The password is:. INTENSE

[@ajk]

You know, I wonder something. They nixed Dawson's Lumber clue for Slumber, but not Knockwurst for Liverwurst. I wonder why. Only thing I can think of is that there's different types of wurst, so it wouldn't be so obvious maybe? Where as Lumber and Slumber are much closer?

[@joywoodfill8306]

I think the password couldnt be fully enclosed in the clue word as lumber would have been inside of slumber.

[@francesyoungperson1882]

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[@mlbrooks4066]

Too bad we can’t see the whole week of this tournament. I would like to see who else was in it that these people beat out to get to the finale.

[@manofmanyinterests]

13:24 "One swell foop.". You MEAN "One fell swoop", Hal.

[@eshaw2115]

I'm surprised Bixby didn't turn green. He was under enough stress.

[@jeffreyking7033]

Hulk lose! Hulk smash!!

[@dagdogg]

Bixby was not doing the Hulk series until it started in 1978. He was most likely in “The Courtship of Eddie’s Father” when this was taped.

[@willcwhite]

That was intense af!!

[@gynandroidhead]

You got that right

[@elliebellie7816]

Only Hal Linden left of all of these five.

[@metalmonkey6262]

those arrows look all kinds of wrong, or maybe i just have my mind in the gutter

[@Observer-jw8wv]

It's not just you, honey. LOL.

[@MaryAnnMsbl34]

THIS WAS INTENSE.

[@Suzibird307]

Richard Dawson: all that and brains too !!

[@22ergie]

13:25 Hal: "In one swell foop"...and this guy was on a gameshow about WORDS?! 🤣😂

[@louistenore2185]

wacky and intense at the same time ,i think i saw this last show in 75

[@gerryaire]

richard dawson liked kissing so much, he almost kissed bill bixby (6:10)

[@kmarineau129]

i saw that. lol

[@margaretkinnaman3154]

Gerry Aire I think they were friends and RD kissed everybody just about.

[@bettycogswell9851]

Wow. What a game...

[@recordman64]

That looked a lot like Rose Marie in that Pledge ad.

[@curtvodehnal3910]

It was.

[@770WT]

Hal doesn't seem happy paired with Dawson.

[@Observer-jw8wv]

That was indeed Rose Marie -- she was the Pledge spokeswoman for years. Richard Dawson, of course, worked with her on the Dick Van Dyke show in the very funny and memorable "Racy Tracy Rattigan" episode. He also worked extensively on Hogan's Heroes with Noam Pitlik, who is the "dad" in the Formula 409 commercial on this tape! Noam Pitlik was on at least seven Hogan's Heroes episodes that I can think of, including the pilot, "The Informer."

[@davidleigh443]

it was

[@ShellsShells-nd6qh]

Bill and Richard made a good team

[@kmn9181]

No wonder we are all sick Look at all the cleansers... lol no longer on the market

[@karenenderle532]

good point!

[@spwash1000]

25:45 Times up signal

[@gerryaire]

"one swell foop" ? .... was hal linden dyslexic? (13:19)

[@gameshowfreak2007]

just a little slip of the tongue, you can tell they were all a little nervous. $25K was an insane amount of money in 1975.

[@PV-pu5iu]

No, that's a common joke used with that saying.

[@michaelhealy1767]

On the left on family feud match game whell of fortune Hollywood squares price is right bill bixby Richard Dawson were contestents Password fri 2 21 1975 don't forget newlywed game lets make a deal as well

[@BrandonSugiura]

Chlorophyll: Really?

[@BlackwoodCompany]

I thought plant would work

[@BrandonSugiura]

Actually, that would, but would you pass, play or double. if you had that in mind?

[@KiddBloo86]

+Brandon Sugiura Pass, and hope the opposition says plant, then I'd say liquid.

[@michaelhealy1767]

Believe it or not in additon of abc nbc and cbs this was the 1st time abc nbc and cbs aired family feud Richard Dawson pilot episode also Gene Rayburn match game Hollywood sqaures Peter Marshall and whell of fortune and price is right models hosting only on Friday February 21 1975 before abc officially joined family feud Monday July 12 1976 and match game going to cbs syndication 6.5 months later this was The 1st match game pilot epsiode on abc nbc and cbs as well gene Rayburn

[@hudsongraham2603]

I really don't like it when Allen is in such a hurry every minute. again. I want Allen Luddenden to come back. He was so stressful in this video

[@MrMatteNWk]

Final scores: Richard 160 Bill 154 Betty 127 Hal 73

[@lindaroper2654]

Allen gets to fast on them on what they gonna do .🤦

[@taofanarchy96-renzomaracas14]

1:57 Danganronpa blood

[@yaywhewclips242]

So I guess password ➕ is next, as Allen mentioned.

[@kmarineau129]

one swell foop.

[@michaelewing4515]

12:31 Too Much Gesture!

[@francesyoungperson1882]

BETTY🎀 IS SO SMART & USUALLY VERY QUICK" SHE'S A CHAMPION ALL BY HERSELF👍👍👍 IT MUST BE🤔🤔 BEING SURROUNDED BY ALL THOSE BIG HANDSOME MEN😂😅🥰😍😇

[@Beth-zg6gb]

The out of focus is a no go.

[@ashleyharris7028]

I don't who win

[@1401princeton]

he deserved it

[@erlindabrunt]

richard dawson stiff competition

[@zachalderton2057]

$ 25,000

[@BigSCTVfan]

The set redesign for Password All-Stars sure was ugly compared to the nice set they used from 1971 to 1974. I don't know why they thought changing the set would bring ratings back up.

[@TommygunNG]

+BigSCTVfan It was the '70s. Everything was weird.

[@BraedynKelley]

Why three desks?

[@GETENT]

@@BraedynKelley During normal episodes, there was a qualifying round where two celebrities would sit across four more. The first two would take turns giving out clues to the other four, and they would ring in. If that one gets the password right, they earn a point. First two to get two points goes on to play Password itself. Unfortunately, no other All-Star episodes have been seen so the best way to see it in action is the slightly altered Password ‘75.

[@jaworskij]

Password Plus was the best format. I dont like this too much. Its too loud.

[@matthewh7842]

Keep in mind that this was the Grandmaster's Tournament. This was for big money (at the time). I doubt the lead-up to this was as intense.

[@evalehde3869]

What is Hal doing there?! He sucks.

[@ElCid48]

10:11. You can tell this is the time when Carter was in the WH. Inflation plus other niceties.

[@banjochris]

ElCid48 Ford, actually. 1975.

[@ElCid48]

Chris Berry Sorry. I was alive in 1979. You can't pin inflation on Ford. Remember the "Misery Index"? And the "malaise speech"? You can try all you want but FACTS are FACTS. Why do you think Carter LOST in 1980?

[@marciacarson676]

Chris Berry's comment refers to Ford being in office in 1975, when this show was produced. Carter wasn't elected until 1976.

[@ElCid48]

Marcia Carson And the Carter administration said that they would fix inflation, among other things and we ended up with double-digits inflation, double-digits unemployment and double-digits interest rates. A wonderful time to be alive!

[@TheRAH14]

@@ElCid48 cool story

[@stevenreichertart]

Singing and using intonation in the voice should not be allowed when giving clues.

[@matthewh7842]

Good thing you're not part of production.