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Password

1961–1966 · 6 seasons

A gentle, chatty parlour game where famous faces trade one-word clues; low stakes, easy company, and pleasant to half-watch.

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Password is an American television game show which was created by Bob Stewart for Goodson-Todman Productions. The host was Allen Ludden, who had previously been well known as the host of the G.E. College Bowl. Password originally aired for 1,555 daytime telecasts each weekday from October 2, 1961 to September 15, 1967 on CBS, along with weekly prime time airings from January 2, 1962 to September 9, 1965 and December 25, 1966 to May 22, 1967. An additional 1,099 daytime shows aired from April 5, 1971 to June 27, 1975 on ABC. The show's announcers were Jack Clark and Lee Vines on CBS and John Harlan on ABC. Two revivals later aired on NBC from 1979–1982 and 1984–1989, followed by a prime time version on CBS from 2008–2009. In 2013, TV Guide ranked it #8 in its list of the 60 greatest game shows ever.
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No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance0
    Tension2
    Darkness0
    Complexity1
    Emotional weight1

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    Genres
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    Created by
    Bill Todman, Bob Stewart, Mark Goodson
    Starring
    Allen Ludden, Jack Clark, Mitch Miller, Barbara Rush, Juliet Prowse, Red Buttons, Abe Burrows, Gary Morton
    Length
    6 seasons, 174 episodes, 30 min each
    Network
    CBS
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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