See more at IMDbPro. Episodes Browse episodes. Photos 5. Top cast Edit. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. A high-stakes update of the classic game show, hosted by Bert Convy. Celebrity guests, paired off with the contestants, would be given a secret password.
By giving clues and hints, they would try to help the contestant guess the password, with the first one to do so winning cash and prizes. It's Password It's Super Password! Add content advisory. Password Puzzle: When a contestant correctly guessed a password, it was added to a board behind them. These words would all relate to a person, place or thing.
The goal was to guess what the passwords had in common. Cashword: This game was exclusive to Super Password. The team that solved the second puzzle of the episode would be given a harder word to guess.
They had 60 seconds to guess 10 passwords, revealed to the celebrity one at a time. The passwords followed in alphabetical order from the first letter of the first password. Million Dollar Password was a short-lived version of the Password game show series. As the name implies, contestants had a chance to win a million dollars. There were two main rounds and one final round.
During the final Million Dollar Password round, the contestant and celebrity with the highest scores from the previous two rounds play together. If they succeeded, they would move onto another set of five passwords.
Completing six sets of passwords would win the civilian contestant the million-dollar prize. Would you like to study up on more memorable shows that tested their contestants in similar ways? Take a moment and learn all about the legacy of the Lingo game show. Zac Pricener has been a content creator for the past eight years. The Password game show has had an impressive history. Password Game Show Rules At its core, Password follows a basic premise: Guess the secret passwords and win prize money for doing so.
Password was definitely a true classic as a well as a pioneer in the game show genre. It had all the elements for success. A simple format, home audience participation if you didn't look at the word on the screen and an outstanding host in Allen Ludden. He was the best game show host of all-time since he kept the game moving, treated both the celebrities and contestants very well and showed a lot of class.
He was also one of the best dressed emcees and one of the first to wear open shirts. As a game show pioneer, Password was the first to pair contestants with celebrities and the first to use a bonus round, Without Password, there would have been no Pyramid. Both games were created by Bob Stewart. The original version would have lasted longer if CBS wouldn't have preempted the show on the same day The Newlywed Game debuted for a Vietnam War news conference.
The Chuck Barris show cut into Password's dominance. But fear not, the game was the first to air reruns and that led to the 70s revival on ABC. As for the 70s version, it was also ground breaking.
It was the first network game show to be revived, though Goodson-Todman survived through a network game show drought with syndicated versions of What's My Line, To Tell the Truth and Beat the Clock and it was also the company's first show to be produced in Hollywood.
When Password returned in , the main game and Lightning Round remained the same. The only change was the addition of the Betting Word, where a contestant can double their winnings by guessing another password in 15 seconds. There was also an updated set and new theme music and of course, Allen Ludden as host. This version was a success for three years before the format became old and tired. Instead of cancelling the show, the producers changed the format and title to Password All Stars.
An outstanding game was ruined by more complicated rules and the fact that game show fans like to see real people win money instead of celebrities playing for charities.
Even Allen Ludden was uncomfortable with the new format. Eventually, the show went back to using civilian contestants but the game was still too complicated and was cancelled in June
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