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Password Plus and Super Password are American game shows that were revivals of the original CBS and ABC game show Password (1961-1967; 1971-1975). Super Password was essentially a continuation of Password Plus with very similar rules.
Password Plus and Super Password aired on the NBC television network, and were taped on Stage 3 at NBC Studios in Burbank, California.
As with the previous editions, Password Plus was a Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Production, and Super Password was a Mark Goodson Production.
The original title of Password Plus was Password '79, a la Match Game's annual title change upon the new year.
Password Plus ran from January 8, 1979 until March 26, 1982 for 801 shows. Super Password's run lasted for 1,151 installments, from September 24, 1984, to March 24, 1989.
Password Plus won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show in 1982, the same year its run ended.
A high-stakes update of the classic game show, hosted by Allen Ludden. 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. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher
In this revised version of the classic Goodson-Todman game, two contestants one a returning champion were paired with two celebrity guests. The passwords, for which only one-word clues could be given, led to the identity of a famous person, place, thing, title, etc., with up to five passwords per round. The first two rounds were worth $100, with all subsequent rounds worth $200; the first to $300 (or $400 and later $500-$600) was the champion and played "Alphabetics." In "Alphabetics," 10 passwords were given one at a time, each beginning with a different and successive letter of the alphabet (e.g., A through J). The contestant won $100 per correct guess, with a $5000 payoff for guessing all 10 within the 60-second time limit. Players continued until defeated or winning five (and later 7) games. In 1981-1982, "Alphabetics" made a progressive jackpot to add $5000 on the original stake of $5000 and an illegal clue was used that be reduced by $1000 (1979-1981) and then later $2500 (1981-1982). Written by Brian Rathjen





