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Password Plus

Password Plus
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Genre Game show
Created by Bob Stewart
Developed by Robert Sherman
Directed by George Choderker
Presented by Allen Ludden (1979–1980)
Bill Cullen (1980)
Tom Kennedy (1980–1982)
Narrated by Gene Wood
Theme music composer Score Productions
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 801 (including 1 unaired)
Production
Executive producer(s) Howard Felsher
Producer(s) Robert Sherman
Camera setup Six cameras, later five
Running time approx. 24 minutes
Release
Original network NBC
Picture format NTSC
Original release January 8, 1979 (1979-01-08) – March 26, 1982 (1982-03-26)
Chronology
Preceded by Password (1961–1967, 1971–1975)
Followed by Super Password (1984–1989)
Million Dollar Password (2008–2009)
Website
Super Password
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Genre Game show
Created by Bob Stewart
Directed by George Choderker
Presented by Bert Convy
Narrated by Rich Jeffries (1984)
Gene Wood (1984–1989)
Theme music composer Score Productions
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 1,151
Production
Executive producer(s) Chester Feldman
Robert Sherman
Howard Felsher
Producer(s) Diane H. Janaver
Joe Neustein
Location(s) NBC Studios
Burbank, California
Camera setup Multiple-camera setup
Running time approx. 24 minutes
Release
Original network NBC
Picture format NTSC
Original release September 24, 1984 (1984-09-24) – March 24, 1989 (1989-03-24)
Chronology
Preceded by Password (1961–1967, 1971–1975)
Password Plus (1979–1982)
Followed by Million Dollar Password (2008–2009)
Website

Password Plus and Super Password are American TV game shows that aired separately between 1979 and 1989. Both were revivals of the game show Password, which originally ran from 1961 to 1975 in various incarnations. While elements of the original game show format Password were modified for these two programs, both Password Plus and Super Password had the same general format with only subtle differences between the two. As with their predecessors, the shows featured two teams, each consisting of a celebrity and a contestant, attempting to guess a mystery word using only one-word clues.

Password Plus and Super Password aired on NBC, and were taped on Stage 3 at NBC Studios in Burbank, California. Password Plus was a Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Production and Super Password was a Mark Goodson Production.

Password Plus aired from January 8, 1979, to March 26, 1982, for 801 episodes (one of which was left unaired until airing on GSN as a rerun in the mid-1990s). The program also won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show in 1982. Super Password aired 1,151 episodes from September 24, 1984, to March 24, 1989.

Password Plus was hosted by Allen Ludden from January 1979 to April 1980, when he had to take a leave of absence from the show due to health problems. Bill Cullen substituted for Ludden during his first absence. Ludden returned in May, but he left the program in late October due to further health problems; he did not appear on television again before his 1981 death. Because Cullen had recently begun hosting Blockbusters, also a Goodson-Todman production airing on NBC, Tom Kennedy took over hosting and remained host until Password Plus ended.Bert Convy was selected as the host for Super Password's entire run.


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