This is the theme music to the NBC-TV game show "Password Plus", first hosted by Allen Ludden, then Bill Cullen and finally Tom Kennedy. This version ran from 1979-1982. The music is by Score Productions.
It was sad to see him fall ill and die during the show's run.I remember him missing some shows and him coming back and telling everyone about tests being done on him Alan Ludden really was Mr Password
I'd say that out of all the PW hosts, Tom Kennedy was the only one who gotten the chance to interact w/ all the PW hosts. He was a celeb player w/ Allen Ludden on P+ and even Bert Convy on SP. He hosted Bert Convy, Bill Cullen and even future WWTBaM and Million Dollar Password host Regis Philbin when they were celeb players during his time as host of P+.
I agree - that made Password Plus so much more eye-catching and thus memorable. I would rewind it several times just to catch the intro with the synchronated lighting of the word password with the music.
To Operator35. Thank goodnees you loaded this up on CZcams. It's a shame Varese Sarabande Records and GSN didn't think of coming up with third volume CD of game show themes. This would have been a perfect choice for such a collection.
It's more than just Password... It's Password Plus....Our guest stars from Power Naturi Naughton and from The Avengers Chris Hemsworth...With the star of Password Plus... Cameron Mathison.
Trivia: Allen Ludden hosted the original incarnation of the show called 'Password' and he hosted the more popular version *IMHO* Password Plus. RIP Mr.Ludden you're truly missed, the gameshows of today couldn't even compare to you're glasses, thats how good of a host you were.
It's more than just password, it's Password Plus! Our guest stars: from Wheel of Fortune, Chuck Woolery, and Loretta Swit! And here's the host of password plus.... Allen Ludden!
Password Plus had the shortest run of all of the Password shows on daytime TV. It lasted 3 years on NBC (1979-82). By contrast, the original Password on CBS lasted 6 years (1961-67), Password on ABC ran for 4 years (1971-75, including Password All-Stars), and Super Password on NBC lasted 5 years (1984-89). Note that I didn't include Million Dollar Password on CBS (2008), because that was on for a very short 2 seasons in primetime. The original Password's nighttime version on CBS ran from 1962-67, 5 years.
I’m not sure, but it always seemed as though “Password Plus” had lousy time slots on NBC, either against the second half of “The Young and the Restless (in most areas) OR against the second half of “The Price is Right”
The unedited version of the theme (or an alternate mix of some sort) has a flute solo as well. Part of it can only be heard while watching episodes of the show as the original recording is long gone.
@@LeoVargas94Oficial Hard to believe the original recording no longer exists. Whoever curates the Score Productions archives, I would think it is still kept there.
This is my personal favorite version of all the versions of "Password"! "Password Plus" took the passwords and formed a Password Puzzle out of it. The lightning round was renamed Alphabetics. Allen Ludden returned as host yet again!
I know GSN isn't what it used to be when you were little but still, isn't it great to watch the classics we grew up with? I was two when this show premiered.
It's more than just Password, it's Password Plus Our Guest Stars, Carol Burnett and Bert Convy and now, here's the star of Password Plus ALLEN LUDDEN!!
Gene: "It's Password Plus! Our guest stars: from Hulu's The Act, Patricia Arquette, and Joey King! And here's the star of Password Plus: Tom Kennedy!" Tom: "Welcome to Password Plus-- we're on a special week right now with two tremendous stars: Patricia Arquette, who plays Dee Dee Blanchard, and Joey King, playing her daughter Gypsy Rose Blanchard, both on a smash-hit Hulu show called The Act."
I thought Allen Ludden was an excellent host of Password Plus, and Gene Wood did an excellent job as the announcer for Password Plus! May they both RIP.
At 0:45, you see the Queen of Password (and all game shows in my opinion) with the current host of Million Dollar Password. This was my favorite theme of all the Password game shows...great post!
It's more than Password, it's Password Plus! Our special guests this week are from Frozen, Kristen Bell and from Pretty Little Liars, Lucy Hale! And now, here's the host of Password Plus, Chuck Woolery!
kasey westbrook it's more than password, it's password plus! our special guests this week are, from the price is right, Drew Carrie! And voice actress and commedienne Lori Alan! and now, here's the host of Password Plus, Chuck Willary!
It's More then Password, It's Password Plus. Our Guest Star from Jurassic Park, Ariana Richards and Joesph Mazzello. and Now here the Star of Password Plus. Allen Ludden.
It's More Than Password It's Password Plus Our Guest Stars From Terminal Margot Robbie and From Punch Drunk Love Adam Sandler and here's the star of Password Plus, Grigor Bailey.
After reviving a few game shows such as Match Game, To Tell the Truth, and $100,000 Pyramid, I think this would be a good one to revive as well. A few other good ones I can think of include Press Your Luck, Card Sharks, Sale of the Century, and Blockbusters.
You are right, but we also need Concentration, Tic Tac Dough, Hollywood Squares, Tattletales, 1 vs. 100, Lingo, and many more... We have had The Joker's Wild with Snoop Dogg on TV.
@fbakerwitz Once a production company realizes that Million Dollar Money Drop did everything wrong (strung out game, obnoxious players), we might be headed in the right direction. NBC's got a new show coming out that's not going to do much better, I predict. CBS turned their back on The Cube, which is along the lines of primetime, but far awesomer than they realized. Not every primetime show is rubbish. I'm working on a game show idea whose working slogan is "Refreshingly Intelligent".
@StukInBuf I'd prefer the networks bring back long-running classics. So while you have a lot of shows I like as well, I think it would only make sense to bring back shows like Password, Match Game, H2, Pyramid, and Card Sharks.
Thanks for the memories Allen Ludden, Bill Cullen, Tom Kennedy, and Burt Convy. We miss you gentlemen!
It was sad to see him fall ill and die during the show's run.I remember him missing some shows and him coming back and telling everyone about tests being done on him Alan Ludden really was Mr Password
Happy 45th anniversary Password Plus
RIP Allen Ludden, "Mr.Password", You are so sorely missed!
and R.I.P. to the Dean of Game Shows Uncle Bill Cullen
@@tnawcwvictoriaAnd I’ll add RIP to the third host who did the second half of this show, and a number of others:
Tom Kennedy
@@fortynights1513 And, R.I.P. Betty White, "Mrs. Password".
I'd say that out of all the PW hosts, Tom Kennedy was the only one who gotten the chance to interact w/ all the PW hosts. He was a celeb player w/ Allen Ludden on P+ and even Bert Convy on SP. He hosted Bert Convy, Bill Cullen and even future WWTBaM and Million Dollar Password host Regis Philbin when they were celeb players during his time as host of P+.
i was watching this show and i wanted to hear the song...i cant believe its on youtube...damn near everything is on youtube
I agree - that made Password Plus so much more eye-catching and thus memorable. I would rewind it several times just to catch the intro with the synchronated lighting of the word password with the music.
It's more than Password, it's Password Plus! Our guest stars this week, (insert celebrity names). And here's the host of Password Plus, Allen Ludden!
well, in his case, he wasn’t the “host” of “Password”, he was the “star” of “Password”…Bill Cullen and Tom Kennedy were the “hosts” of “Password”.
well, in his case, he wasn’t the “host” of “Password”, he was the “star” of “Password”…Bill Cullen and Tom Kennedy were the “hosts” of “Password”.
To Operator35. Thank goodnees you loaded this up on CZcams. It's a shame Varese Sarabande Records and GSN didn't think of coming up with third volume CD of game show themes. This would have been a perfect choice for such a collection.
It's more than just Password... It's Password Plus....Our guest stars from Power Naturi Naughton and from The Avengers Chris Hemsworth...With the star of Password Plus... Cameron Mathison.
Trivia: Allen Ludden hosted the original incarnation of the show called 'Password' and he hosted the more popular version *IMHO* Password Plus.
RIP Mr.Ludden you're truly missed, the gameshows of today couldn't even compare to you're glasses, thats how good of a host you were.
this password is the most friendliest. especially when you see alan ludden. lol
RIP Allen Ludden.
This is Gene Wood speaking for Password Plus. A Mark Goodson Bill Todman production!
It's more than just password, it's Password Plus!
Our guest stars: from Wheel of Fortune, Chuck Woolery, and Loretta Swit!
And here's the host of password plus....
Allen Ludden!
Password Plus had the shortest run of all of the Password shows on daytime TV. It lasted 3 years on NBC (1979-82). By contrast, the original Password on CBS lasted 6 years (1961-67), Password on ABC ran for 4 years (1971-75, including Password All-Stars), and Super Password on NBC lasted 5 years (1984-89). Note that I didn't include Million Dollar Password on CBS (2008), because that was on for a very short 2 seasons in primetime. The original Password's nighttime version on CBS ran from 1962-67, 5 years.
Password Plus would've lasted much longer if Allen Ludden hadn't have died.
I don't know. Allen was really sick. He had inoperable cancer. NBC never gave the show a good time slot.
lakebay972 I think the really reason is stopped was because it was on at the same time as Family Feud and The Young and the Restless.
I’m not sure, but it always seemed as though “Password Plus” had lousy time slots on NBC, either against the second half of “The Young and the Restless (in most areas) OR against the second half of “The Price is Right”
I love the electric piano solo in this song!
The unedited version of the theme (or an alternate mix of some sort) has a flute solo as well. Part of it can only be heard while watching episodes of the show as the original recording is long gone.
@@LeoVargas94Oficial Hard to believe the original recording no longer exists. Whoever curates the Score Productions archives, I would think it is still kept there.
RICHARD DAWSON: And Now Here Your Host Of Password Plus GEEEENE WOOOOOD!!!!!!!!!!!
This is my personal favorite version of all the versions of "Password"! "Password Plus" took the passwords and formed a Password Puzzle out of it. The lightning round was renamed Alphabetics. Allen Ludden returned as host yet again!
I know GSN isn't what it used to be when you were little but still, isn't it great to watch the classics we grew up with? I was two when this show premiered.
It's more than just Password, it's Password Plus
Our Guest Stars, Carol Burnett and Bert Convy
and now, here's the star of Password Plus
ALLEN LUDDEN!!
It’s more than just Password… it’s Password Plus.
Our guest stars this week: from "Elsbeth", Carrie Preston and Wendell Pierce.
@@GreatMewtwo And here’s the host of Password Plus… Allen Ludden!
Long live the late ‘70’s. I don’t remember the original Password from the early ‘70’s; but I do remember Password Plus from the late ‘70’s.
Gene: "It's Password Plus! Our guest stars: from Hulu's The Act, Patricia Arquette, and Joey King! And here's the star of Password Plus: Tom Kennedy!"
Tom: "Welcome to Password Plus-- we're on a special week right now with two tremendous stars: Patricia Arquette, who plays Dee Dee Blanchard, and Joey King, playing her daughter Gypsy Rose Blanchard, both on a smash-hit Hulu show called The Act."
I thought Allen Ludden was an excellent host of Password Plus, and Gene Wood did an excellent job as the announcer for Password Plus! May they both RIP.
Stay tuned for Days of our lives or Card Sharks next on NBC
Also, Bert Convy was excellent on Super Password.
Andrew Hain He was indeed. But I bet that they would've made Tom Kennedy host of that show if he wasn't busy hosting Body Language at that time.
Music by Score Productions.
We'll go to another show then!
At 0:45, you see the Queen of Password (and all game shows in my opinion) with the current host of Million Dollar Password. This was my favorite theme of all the Password game shows...great post!
Game shows today are truly great, just like in the past! ;)
Game shows today SUCK!! The 'ol days were sooooooo much better.
Funniest Password of all of them
O Chenault Very interactive game! I enjoy playing along especially I get the solution w/ 1 clue! Fun!
RICHARD DAWSON:Today Players Are Betty White And Chuck Woolery!
And now its back on GSN at 7am from the beginning! Yes!!
Password Plus is coming to BUZZR weeknights at 8, with a repeat at 11 P.M. starting February 6, 2017!
THIS THEME IS GREAT
Agreed. One of my favorites in fact.
Best Password theme ever.
Very catchy!
lol, sounds true 70s! sounds like a disco hall!
It's more than Password, it's Password Plus! Our special guests this week are from Frozen, Kristen Bell and from Pretty Little Liars, Lucy Hale! And now, here's the host of Password Plus, Chuck Woolery!
kasey westbrook it's more than password, it's password plus! our special guests this week are, from the price is right, Drew Carrie! And voice actress and commedienne Lori Alan! and now, here's the host of Password Plus, Chuck Willary!
It's More then Password, It's Password Plus. Our Guest Star from Jurassic Park, Ariana Richards and Joesph Mazzello. and Now here the Star of Password Plus. Allen Ludden.
I love allen Ludden's good bye trademark see you tomorrow
Get your two step on to this song!!!
does anyone know where i can finde the old password theme song when it was only hosted by Allen Ludden?
This format of Password would make a great Million Dollar remake instead of the one we got with Regis Philbin
RICHARD DAWSON: IT'S NOT PASSWORD IS PASSWORD PLUS!
Thx. I was gonna ask if that was Bert Convy.
Can you say, "RINGTONE"!!!
This is my second favorite Password Theme, I like the 1971 Password theme better!
Don't forget What's My Line?. That's a classic.
nvm, i found it, thanks anyway
One of my friends told me one day this sounded like a pimp's theme :P
It's More Than Password It's Password Plus Our Guest Stars From Terminal Margot Robbie and From Punch Drunk Love Adam Sandler and here's the star of Password Plus, Grigor Bailey.
lol at that pic at 1:39
What 6 people didn't like this? That's terrible! The password is "classless."
I guess Tom Kennedy didn't know the theme was gonna get put ona compilation c.d. by Game Show Network,that will really make him laugh.
That was always his greeting to his beloved Golden Girl, Betty White-
Allen luden was married to Betty white
christopher coleman He was host and she was a panelist on the original Password and that's how they met and fell in love. She was his second wife.
Allen Ludden was married to Betty White from 1963 until Allen Ludden's death from stomach cancer at age 53 on June 9, 1981.
After reviving a few game shows such as Match Game, To Tell the Truth, and $100,000 Pyramid, I think this would be a good one to revive as well. A few other good ones I can think of include Press Your Luck, Card Sharks, Sale of the Century, and Blockbusters.
You are right, but we also need Concentration, Tic Tac Dough, Hollywood Squares, Tattletales, 1 vs. 100, Lingo, and many more... We have had The Joker's Wild with Snoop Dogg on TV.
@@binhkhoiluuuc1718 And The Joker's Wild with Snoop was a hot mess
@@binhkhoiluuuc1718 And High Rollers. Don't forget that.
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@fbakerwitz Once a production company realizes that Million Dollar Money Drop did everything wrong (strung out game, obnoxious players), we might be headed in the right direction. NBC's got a new show coming out that's not going to do much better, I predict.
CBS turned their back on The Cube, which is along the lines of primetime, but far awesomer than they realized. Not every primetime show is rubbish.
I'm working on a game show idea whose working slogan is "Refreshingly Intelligent".
Rowan: "Say 'Good Night' Dick."
Martin: "Good Night."
Better known as "Not Enough Disco Inferno."
@MH4MEDLEN Happy birthday, MH4MEDLEN! :D
I always thought he said it to Betty's mother (Allen's mother-in-law).
Hi, Doll!
Do you have the cue that plays when the host welcomes the new players?
Sorry, I don't. It seems that none of the cues are out there other than the main theme.
you may be right, I knew that greeting had something to do with Betty White, they were very much in love-
Too bad they dont show this weekdays anymore
I want this as a ringback or regular ring tone. Anyone know where I can get it?
Well then let's go to a different video sharing site!
@StukInBuf I'd prefer the networks bring back long-running classics. So while you have a lot of shows I like as well, I think it would only make sense to bring back shows like Password, Match Game, H2, Pyramid, and Card Sharks.
How do you kow this?
And remember.....you can't say France for French, YOU CAN'T DO THAT, not on CZcams!
LOL
Password Plus rules.
Can’t stand Super Password though.
I wouldn't say Super Password is bad (I like it), but I agree, this was better.
You really hate Super Password?
@AaronBruceLadner But Betty White trumps them all! :D
NOT IN AMERICA, MY FRIEND!
I hate this theme song. It would be much, MUCH better without the cutesy synthesizer as the chorus.
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