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1966 Allen Ludden Gary Morton Lucille Ball Password

PASSWORD (Daytime)-January 11, 1966

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Host: Allen Ludden

Announcer: Lee Vines

Lucille Ball (The Lucy Show) and Desi Arnaz Jr. (son, soon to be 13 y.o.) 17

Gary Morton (Husband) and Lucie Arnaz (Lucy’s daughter) 19

Lucie and Desi Jr. and playing two games for Easter Seals. Plenty of chances for both teams to win with the next word.

WORD #5

Lucy gives to Desi
10: PARTY (deep in thought)-FUN
9: BIRTHDAY-SURPRISE $100

LIGHTNING ROUND

SLEEP-BED $50
WASH-DRY, DISH-CLEAN, WATER-, HANDS-, WIPE-DRY, WIPE-SOAP (passes on TOWEL)
SIX-, TWELVE-, TWELVE-CLOCK, EGGS-DOZEN $100
(jitters) SWING-TWIST, FASCINATING-NEXT Allan gives them RHYTHM, no time for FAT $150

Hey, since it’s for charity, we’ll give them the whole $250! Switching Partners

GAME #2-WORD #1

10: NOISY-SOFTLY
9: SILENCE-QUIET

WORD #2-Desi gives

10: MACHELLI’S-PIZZA

WORD #3-Lucy gives

10: Lucy’s stumped before we have BOX-CARTON
9: CARTON-CRATE
8: MATERIAL-CARDBOARD 17

WORD #4-Desi gives

10: STOLE-MINK 20

WORD #5-Lucy gives

10: CROQUETTE-SALMON $100 (Lucy and Gary have it every Friday)

LIGHTNING ROUND

NAVY-ARMY, MAN-SAILOR $50
ANIMAL-HORSE, STRIPE-ZEBRA $100
DRESS-COAT, EVENING-(Took a bit) GOWN $150
FRUIT-ORANGE, WRINKLED-PRUNE
TOP-BOTTOM Sweep Complete

$700 for the Easter Seals.

Lucy and Donald Morrison (Elk Grove, CA, principal of Elk Grove Junior High)

Gary and Sara Maynard (Huntington Beach, CA, married to a tool designer for a large aircraft company, and the 2nd beautiful redhead on stage)

GAME #1-WORD #1-Lucy Gives

10: EINSTEIN-GENIUS
9: ZOLA-INTELLIGENCE
8: NUCLEAR-ENERGY
7: PHYISIST-SCIENTIST

WORD #2-Donald gives

10: INDUSTRY-WORK
9: ENTERPRISE-CORPORATION
8: OFFICE-BUSINESS

WORD #3-Gary gives

10: DUNCE-STUPID
9: MUTE-DUMB (form of the word, roughly) DUMBBELL (17)

WORD #4-Sara gives

10: SUSPENSE-MYSTERY (Tie Game)

WORD #5-Lucy gives

10: ELASTIC-STRETCH
9: LADY’S-GIRDLES
8: STOCKINGS-STRETCH
7: STOCKING-NYLON
6: SNAKE-GARTER (23)

WORD #6-Sara gives

10: HORN-TRUMPET
9: VALLEE-RESOUND
8: RUDY-DEER (Rudy the Red-Nosed Reindeer)
7: ROOTERS-MEGAPHONE $100

Sara never knew about Singer Rudy Vallee.

LIGHTNING ROUND

HOUR-MINUTE $50
SERGEANT-LIEUTENANT $100
RED-WHITE, BLUE, EMERALD-GREEN $150
SOUTHERN-ACCENT then COOKING, ACCENT-FLAVOR, TALK-DRAWL $200
BEFORE-AFTER $250!

Lucy is 4 for 4 on Lightning Rounds so far. Gary comments, “She plays golf… Lucy jumps in “like he plays Password”. Sara and Donald will have to wait till tomorrow for their second game.

The password today is Next: Right now I’m going next door to visit Art Linklater’s House Party and I promise to sing. So if you’re brave, stick around and see how it comes out

Art Linklater’s House Party was a daytime variety show that aired right after Password.

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1990 Wheel of Fortune

WHEEL OF FORTUNE (Daytime)-November 5, 1990

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Hosts: Bob Goen and Vanna White
Announcer: Charlie O’Donnell

Mary Proudy (Victorville, CA): realtor with four children and two step children, two Golden Retrievers and a cat
John Peya (San Francisco, CA): construction supervisor for 10 years, married with a 10 mon. old baby girl
Patrice Volanti (New Orleans): 1-Day Total of $9,450

ROUND 1: Top Value is $500

Free Spin on Blue $400

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_ _ _ _
PHRASE

Mary $175 (Four in a row) Three R’s, Three T’s, One H and a F (would’ve been 9 Grand in nighttime)
$250 Two P’s
Solve: PERFECT FOR THE PART…Right for $2,075 PERFECT ROUND!

Round 2-Same Wheel
Prize: ART-Martin Lawrence Serigraph “After the Rain” by Leo Foscillo ($1,350)

ART on Pink $250

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_ _ _ _ _
SAME NAME

John $150 No T’s
Patrice ART Two R’s
$250 One Y
$100 No H
Mary $200 No L’s
John $150 No B’s
Patrice $300 One S, buys Two A’s ($450 Left)
$300 One N, buys two E’s
$150 One M, buys one O
$150 One P, buys one I, no more vowels ($750 left Plus the Art)
$150 No D’s!
Mary $150 One J and One K
$200 One C for the last space
PERRY AND JACKIE MASON…Right for $500 (Total is $2,575) (Bob tried a Jackie Mason handshake but not sure it worked)

Round 3: Top Value is $1,000

2nd Prize: COOK-Aristokraft Kitchen Workcenter, Kenwood Chef Model Mixer and Whirlpool Microwave Range ($2,343)

COOK on Yellow $200

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
PHRASE

Patrice $100 (three times, each time closer to COOK)
Two T’s, One N and One R, buys one O
COOK No S
Mary $300 No L’s
John $300 No M’s
Patrice $200 One T, buys six E’s ($400 Left)
$200 One B
$300 One K, buys one A ($800)
COOK One V
$100 One P
Solve: EXPECTED TO BREAK EVEN…Right for $3,243 and the Lead!

RECAP:

MARY$2,575
JOHN$0
PATRICE$3,243

ROUND 4: Top Value is $1,250

3rd Prize: CRUISE-7d Norwegian Caribbean Cruise ($3,902)

Cruise on $100 next to red $400

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TITLE

Mary $600 (just passed Black) Two T’s
$100 One H
$100 One S ($1,400)
BANKRUPT!
John $300 Two N’s, buys Three E’s
$200 One D
LOSE A TURN!
Patrice CRUISE No R
FINAL SPIN TIME: $100
Mary One B “AND THE BEAT GOES ON” Right…if only it had happened sooner.

FINAL SCORES

MARY$2,675
JOHN$0
PATRICE$3,243
The Champ’s Current Total: $12,693
Maingame Total:$5,918
Bankrupt Trash:$1,400
Left on Board:$2,800 in Cash and Art

BONUS ROUND:

Patrice already won the $5,000 cash, so that leaves three choices for today.

  • Boat
  • Beverly Hills Shopping Spree
  • Red 3 Dr. Hatchback

Patrice is going for the car: A Geo Metro with $7,360!

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THING

RSTLN E Plus CDK A

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L _ _ E

She whispers lace, but that’s it. Answer: PUPPY LOVE

CLOSING

At the Beverly Hills Shopping Spree area, Vanna sees the mannequin in the same outfit as she’s wearing.  First time this has ever happened.  She and Bob strike a pose going to the credits.

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1968 Gawn Grainger Johnny Olson Phyllis Newman Soupy Sales Wally Bruner What's My Line?

WHAT’S MY LINE-Taped November 19, 1968

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Host: Wally Bruner:
Announcer: Johnny Olson:

Celebrity Panel:

We start with the blindfolds on.

FIRST GUEST: Gary Brower (New York City)

He deals with a product and is salaried.

Arlene: Is it a product those on the panel might use?
Yes
Used in the home?
No $5

Soupy: Are we blindfolded because we’d recognize your face?
No $10

Phyllis: Would I use it in contact or inside my body?
In Contact
Would it better or enhance me?
Not necessarily, but close enough.
If it did want it’s supposed to do, would I be better?
Nothing could improve her, but it’s a Yes?
Something you rub on your skin?
A Clear No $15

Gawn: If I didn’t have the blindfold, would I guess what it was?
Doesn’t help, doesn’t hinder, can’t take it off
Would it come in contact with the skin above my neck?
Yes
Anything to do with makeup?
No $20

Arlene: Something that is worn from the neck up?
Yes
Something worn on the face?
Yes
Worn in the area of the eyes?
Yes
(After a whisper from Gawn) Do you make blindfolds?
Yes, the very ones the panel is wearing right now.

Gary’s company, Eve’s Costume Company, has been making blindfolds for “What’s my Line?” for many years.  These blindfolds are custom, made not to mess up the panelists’ hair and eyes.  There’s a special wide plastic and velvet lining and pearls for the ladies.  The price Gary is keeping for a secret.  When not making blindfolds, he’s making hats for movies and Broadway, occasionally other costumers, too.  Most of the business is in the theatre, but it keeps him busy.  Gary started in fashion design in Europe, but hats were the easiest.

Now a question for Gawn, what do you call blindfolds in England?  “Eye-peeper stoppers” Yeah, he’s serious, and there are also “you-peeper stoppers.”

You would have an you-peeper stopper and I would have a I-peeper stopper.  But it you put it on me, it would be a I-peeper stopper and if I put it on you, it would be a you-peeper stopper on top of an I-peeper stopper.

Easy to follow

SECOND GUEST: Mr. X (New York City)

He’s self-employed and dealing with a service. There’s another hint, Mr. X deals with fire.

Soupy ponders it might be roasting marshmallows.
Is it connected with show business?
In the broadest sense, maybe, but let’s not lead Soupy down the “Primrose Path” as Wally says.
Do you give any demonstrations with fire?
Many
Do you got to schools or public functions talking about this?
No $5

Phyllis: Can I rule out eating or spiting fire?
Yes
You clearly don’t start fires or work for the fire dept.?
Indeed
Anything to do with cooking?
No $10

Gawn: People come to see you, do you instruct?
No $15

Arlene: Do people come to see you entertain?
No $20

Soupy (who can’t hold back laughter):
If you had signed your name, would we know you?
Yes
Is there a product related to this service?
No, which has already been established. Soupy’s safe, but Wally is really to flip
Is it Performed outside?
No $25

Mr. X, I come to where you are for some reason I can’t imagine to see you do something with or about fire?

Phyllis, getting down to basics

Despite her objection, No $30

Gawn: You don’t do anything with it, but you talk to me about it?
No

By this point, Wally recognizes the panel is completely lost.  GAME OVER! Arlene guesses he rubs two boy scouts together to make fire.

Mr. X is Paul Molay, a proprietor of a well-known NYC barbershop who STYLES MEN’S HAIR WITH FIRE.  He uses fire to “groove it, to fit it out, to blend hair”.  As weird as this sound, this practice dates back to Ancient Egypt.  Wally volunteers Gawn, the “Pride of Piccadilly” to demonstrate.  Johnny Olson brings out the chair.  Soupy acts like a manicurist “Have you been in town long?” Paul is using a long white pole and singeing just the end. 

“A Singe in time saves Nine” After a few seconds, Gawn gets to like it.

MYSTERY GUEST

More “Eye-Peeper Stopper Fun”. Our guest gets a good long applause.

Phyllis: Is there more than one of you?
No (just someone who needs a lozenge)

Gawn: Primarily known as a singer?
Yes (almost old lady like now)

Arlene: Singer in Television?
Yes, well-known for television among other fields

Soupy: Biggest fame from records?
It’s an element of fame, that or many records produced for the public.

Phyllis: In the New York Theater?
No

Gawn: Do you have a record on the Hit Parade now?
Yes

Arlene: Are you a man performing in nightclubs?
Yes

Soupy: Are you in New York at the current time?
No

Phyllis: Does your new record include the song “Those were the Days”?
No (30 seconds)

Gawn: Is it single, not an LP, in the Hit Parade?
Needed a bit of silent thought and clarification.
Wally decides that our mystery guest has both right now.

Arlene: Are you known as a soul singer?
YES, right in the description

Soupy: JAMES BROWN!
OH, YES!

Great voice acting to hide his identity. Brown gives an “I Tried” that scratches the microphone.  Going back to his time as a D.C. newsman, Wally shares the story of how James Brown ended a “Crisis” down there to a “happy conclusion”.  Arlene mentions his time in Boston doing the same thing. 

Honest Answers:

For Phyllis: Alice Graven of Atlanta, GA
“Aren’t you married to a songwriter and what did he write?”

Answer: Yes, her husband Adolph Green, along with Betty Comdon, Julia Stile and Leonard Bernstein.  “Bells are Ringing”, “The Party’s Over” “Just in Time” “Make Someone Happy” and “Hallelujah, Baby”

For Arlene: Barbara Middleman of Boston, MA
“Where did you meat your husband Morton Gable and was it love at first sight?”

Answer: Definitely not, they met while he was the lead on a radio program.  She used to be scared to death of him, now it’s vice versa.

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1968 Arlene Francis Gene Rayburn Johnny Olson Meredith MacRae Soupy Sales Wally Bruner What's My Line?

WHAT’S MY LINE?-First Taped Episode (TAPE: 7/9/68, Aired 9/9)

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Host: Wally Bruner
Announcer: Johnny Olson

Celebrity Panel:

  • Soupy Sales
  • Meredith MacRae (Petticoat Junction)
  • Gene Rayburn (Match Game)
  • Arlene Francis

FIRST GUEST: Perle Epstein (New York City)

She’s salaried, dealing in service

Arlene: Work for a profit-making organization?
Yes
Work indoors?
Usually
Do people come to you for your service?
They can
Available to both men and women?
Yes
Regular hours, 9 to 5?
It could be, but not too important
Do you move around in your job?
Yes
Are you in a form of vehicle?
No $5

Soupy: Do you wear a uniform, other than street clothes?
Yes
Is it for decoration or keeping from getting messed up?
Ah, not a yes or no question. “I just like to get a right answer”
Is there a product involved?
No $10

Meredith: Would I come out with a degree, are you instructing me?
One question at a time: The Instructing one
Yes
What about that degree, like judo for example?
No $15

Gene: Is the uniform all white?
No $20

Arlene: This instruction useful?
Yes
Is it athletic?
In a broad sense, Yes
Do you touch a person in any way?
In this case, No $25

Soupy: You would never come to my house for this service?
Perle doesn’t know, but more likely for a handsome gentleman like you
Would it make me physically better?
Yes
A type of exercise?
Could be
Would it help me from the waist up?
Yes, the whole body (“I don’t know what it is, but I need it”)
Would I use it to lose weight?
It might, Pass

Meredith: Would it take place in a gymnasium?
It could
Teach/instruct a personal fitness class?
No $30

Gene: Could the panel come as a group and work all at once?
Yes
Do you ever wear a tutu?
No $35 (You’ve never seen Gene in a tutu and you never will)

Arlene (who’s got a gleam in her eye): Do you ever work on or near water?
No $40 (Down to 30 seconds)

Soupy: Do you come in contact with the body?
Yes
Are you a masseuse?
No, Wally gives it up here

Meredith guesses wrong with fencing instructor. Perle is a YOGA INSTRUCTOR. (She did a demonstration, but it was clipped off by Buzzr)

SECOND GUEST: Henry Parcell (Manawon, NJ, near the shore in Central NJ)

He’s salaried and deals in a product

Soupy: Would I come to you?
Possibly
As opposed to coming to my house?
Yes, way to sneak two questions in and stay in control.
Would I feel better?
No $5

Meredith: Used by both men and women?
Yes
Does it come in contact with the body?
Yes
Above the waist?
No $10

Gene: Would it increase my physical well-being in any way? (uproar of laughter)
No $15

Arlene: Product for anything other than the human race?
No $20

Soupy: Stuck on not helping Gene, something I would use in the house?
Yes
In one particular room or floor?
No $25

Meredith: Is one is able to wear this product?
Yes
Is it an undergarment?
Yes, generally
Is it a girdle?
No $30

Gene: Must be something women wear more than men?
NO $35

Arlene: Breaking down who and what can wear it. Do we rule out the Animal Kingdom?
Yes
Also from the waist up?
Still No $40

Soupy: Something to help me walk or dance better?
No $45

Meredith: Worn more by children?
Yes, wants to pass to Arlene, but Gene’s in the way
He blurts out “It’s Diapers” And Henry SELLS THEM.

Mr. Parcell works for the National Account Executive for Chicopee Mills Incorporated, a division of Johnson & Johnson.. All kinds of diapers, as long as they’re white. Soupy has a new slogan “We never mangle your baby’s triangles”

MYSTERY GUEST:

Meredith: Are you in the entertainment field? Yes (sounds of country bumpkin with a hiccup)
Gene: Are you currently in New York? Yes
Arlene: Are you playing in a Broadway play? Yes
Soupy: Is there just one of you? Yes
Meredith: Are you known for comedy as opposed to drama? No
Gene: In your current appearance, do you sing? Yes
Arlene: Is your wife in the show with you? No
Soupy: Is there another male as your co-star? No
Meredith with a guess: Joel Grey…RIGHT!

From one hit play to another “Cabaret” to George M”, it’s been a good year. Grey’s been in the business for 25 years, since age 11.

Closing: A chat with Meredith after figuring out who the mystery guest was. This was her first time on a game show panel. Meredith has also recorded her first record with her “Petticoat Junction” sisters along with solo records and live performances. It all started with “My Three Sons”, then a soap opera before “Petticoat” now in her third year. And it’s only her fifth year in show business.

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1984 Let's Make a Deal

ALL-NEW LET’S MAKE A DEAL-October 1, 1984

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FIRST DEALER: Debbie Martinez (devil woman)

Whisper a secret in Monty’s ear for $350. It’s her weight. Two gentlemen will guess at it.

Mark Chapman (Cookie Monster) and Jim Calvert (perfect gentleman)

Whoever guesses closest to this woman’s weight gets $400.
Jim: 120 lbs. Mark: 127
Actual Weight: 120 lbs. Jim wins! ($50 for Mark)

Back to Debbie, she can buy the Sunshine Big Box with that $350. It’s a sale for…A BUNCH OF CHICKS!!

What about Jim? What about Curtain #1? It starts with Kirsch Window Blinds (using Spilt Second ’72). Jim will trade the $400. Behind the blinds…a Broyhill Oak Bedroom W/Simmons Beautyrest Mattress ($2,353)

John and Diane Favela (him a baby nurse of Cabbage Patch Dolls, she a Playboy Bunny)

It’s the return of Monty’s old Cash Register. The Favelas could get up to $500 which in turn can buy a VW Rabbit 4 dr. ($9,490)

On the cash register, there are 15 buttons. 13 have money, either $50 or $100. The other two say No Sale. Pick money til you have $500 or No Sale takes it all away, or they stop with their winnings. (1-7 Top Row 8-15 Bottom, Both Left to Right)

Freebie #4 $50
8 $50
15 $50
7 $100
10 $50
5 $50 (She’s picking, he’s choosing, Diane went back and forth)
2 NO SALE!

Monty will let them pick one more button. If it’s cash, they leave with the cash. If it’s the other No Sale, they get $1,000.
#13 NO SALE!

It’s shopping time, where players earn money, not spend it. Up to $1,300 or DOUBLE!

Joanne McKamey (I Heart Monty shirt and sign) and Terri Cox (PJ’S and Teddy Bear)

$300 (Doubled if they get it right) Sanwa Ramen Soup (2.5 ounces)
Terri 69¢ Joanne 55¢
ARP 49¢ Joanne wins

$300 Again Dentu-Creme Toothpaste (3.9 ounce tube)
Joanne $1.79 Terri $1.70
ARP $1.89 Joanne again

Another 3 Hunnys True Value E-Z Kare (1 gal.)
Terri $15 Joanne $12.99
ARP $18.95 Terri’s on the board

$400 Ronson Kleenol Spot Remover
Joanne $1.59 Terri $2
$4.79 Terri wins, even though she missed it by a mile.

To review, Terri has $700 while Joanne has $100 less. Now it’s time to buy.
Joanne is offered the spotted big box and she’ll take it. Inside the box…a Speed Queen Washer/Dryer ($999.90) Terri can have Curtain #1 including a lot of No Nonsense Pantyhose. She’ll buy and gets…a Gibson Fridge, Dishwasher and Electric Range. ($1814.85) PERFECT DEAL!

ONE MORE TRADER: Joan Cockwist (Elvira)

Brian races to bring down a small box for Joan. There are two Minolta Talker 35mm cameras. Would she rather have the diamond Big Box instead. She keeps the cameras, but could’ve had…another fridge. This is a White-Westinghouse 22 cu. Ft. Refrigerator Freezer ($1,169.95) She’s sure there’s something more with the cameras. Joan won’t trade even for Curtain #3. She would’ve had His/Her…Old Fashioned Hatracks (Mooseheads).

The His/Her Camera boxes held…$1,500! 2nd PERFECT DEAL

RECAP:

Jim$2,353
Terri$1,814
Joan$1,500
John and Diane$1,000
Joanne$999
Mark$50
DebbieHERE A CHICK! THERE A CHICK!

BIG DEAL OF THE DAY: $8,184

Jim and Terri are in (before Terri, Joan stood up before Monty got to her just to say she’s keeping her stash). Jim is joined by a lady, Vicki Leland.

Another appearance of Monty’s Piggy Bank. Crack it open and we find…$444. A poor trade for Jim and Vicki

Our next reveal is Amelia Earhart Luggage, Cutex Nail Polish Remover, a Benrus Diamond Watch and Krementz White Gold Diamond Pendant ($1,930) A small improvement for Terri…if she’d picked it. How much better did she do?

First, there’s a KFC Gift Pack (for the husband). They’ll be having dinner in a Jules Seltzer Contemporary Dining Room. We’ll also through in a Sharp 19″ TV….and a check for $2,800 ($8,184)

Quickie Deals: Jack Lard, a Social Security Card for $50 and a question for another $200. He’s sure he’s got it, but Monty’s got no time for this. He goes looking for $100 for a Stamp from someone else.

Total Winnings: $12,177

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1984 Let's Make a Deal

ALL-NEW LET’S MAKE A DEAL-September 25, 1984

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Host: Monty Hall
Featuring: Brian Cummings and Karen LaPierre

First, let’s walk by the audience section. A little youngster dressed as Peter Pan has never seen LMaD before.

This kid has been living in Mars for the last seven years.

Sayeth Big Dealer

FIRST DEALER: Pat Fisher (artist in yellow, “I’d Easely Make a Deal”)

She’s starting right off with $300, but we all know Monty can’t just stop at that. Like magic, there’s a pink envelope marked #1. Inside, all cash. It’s either double ($600) or just six bucks. Pat will keep her $300. The whole audience knew she made a mistake. Six crisp and clean Benjamins were in the pink one. Well, Monty has more magic…a blue #2 envelope. This time it’s double the $600 ($1,200) or $12. To further complicate this situation, Pat can also spend that $300 on Curtain #2. We know for sure there’s a KFC gift pack. “I’m going…I’m going…I’m going to…I’m going to” (Stuck on repeat) “…take the envelope” Behind the Colonel…LITTLE BO PEEP’S SHEEP

As for Envelope #2…it’s only 12…HUNDRED! PERFECT DEAL!

SECOND DEAL: Mary Christie (Olympian in a short red jumpsuit) and Debbie Tapie (waitress with a spill-proof tray, “The Happy Tapie”)

It’s a Head-to-Head matchup for $1,000 in cash. Just $700 will be enough to buy a Ford Escort 2 Dr. Hatchback ($6,559)

Rules are simple, the lady that bids closest to the ARP wins cash.

$100: Cortizone 5 Creme (1 oz.)
Mary $2.45 Debbie $1.59
ARP: $3.40 Mary wins

$200: Champale Extra Dry (4-pack)
Debbie $4.50 Mary $2.95
ARP: $3.15 Mary’s 2 for 2 (don’t lose your Olympic medals)

$300: Plasti-Kote Rust Not Enamel (1 qt.)
Mary $4.80 Debbie $5
ARP: $6.89 Debbie ties it up, someone’s gonna buy that Ford

$400: Cabbage Patch Kids Diapers (12)
Debbie: $3 Mary: $4
ARP: Three..Ninety-Nine MARY WINS!

Mary adds a bear hug that may have Monty going to the Chiropractor.  Must be a medalist in Gymnastics.

Debbie still has $300, so how about Curtain #3?  If she passes, Monty’ll add another $100 to her stash.  When she chooses the curtain, Monty offers to add $150…then $200 for $500.  Debbie sticks with the curtain and finds…Karen and Brian jet-setting in a boat.  They may be zonks, but the boat isn’t.  It’s a Godfrey Sea Rider Pontoon Boat. ($995) SECOND PERFECT DEAL!

Our next deal is in the bag. Brian is carrying a Crown Royal 2 pc. Luggage Set to share with…

Darcy Bradshaw (long-road trucker with ‘stache and Black Eye) and Barry Pietronico (New York Tourist)

Darcy gets the garment bag ($85), while Barry get the 22″ carry-on bag ($70) Barry’s first and looks impressed. Oh, should’ve mentioned there’s something inside. Well, will Barry still want to trade the bag in for Curtain #2? He”l trade and gives up the bag…and a Dicker & Dicker Davini Mink Jacket ($1,500) Instead, Barry takes home…A DO-IT-YOURSELF LAUNDROMAT (10 Washboard and Tubs)

No point for Darcy trading in for the washing boards. What about the spotted big box? She thinks the box is light as a feather. She thinks the box would be better. Well, no wonder…the bag was FULL OF FEATHERS!

In the big box…a KItchenAid Stand Mixer/Food Processor, Welbilt Electric Radiator and a Landes Silver Service (Total: $1,149.80)

This Deal just Tickles Me

BIG DEAL TIME: $7,449

Mary$6.559
Pat$1,200
Darcy$1,149
Debbie$995
BarrySCRUB-A-DUB-DOH!

Pat goes back and forth, but finally hands her cash back. Darcy is more decisive! Here’s a sneak peek!

It starts with Kirsch Window Blinds. Pat doesn’t take it…Darcy will! We first fully open…

“Gifts for my Lady” Bernardaud de Limoges Porcelain Dinnerware, a Norelco Hair Dryer and a Singer Sewing Machine and Menders. ($842.80) Good thing neither of these ladies chose that door. Pat’s selected #2 and we’ll open…

It’s a Broyhill Americana Oak Bedroom Set plus a Simmons Beautyrest Mattress and Whisper Soft Super-Stain Bedding ($2,703.03) She’ll sleep soundly tonight. However, as her hat says, Darcy is #1 today! Open up the blinds and show us the rest of her Big Deal! There’s a La-Z-Boy Signature II Sleep Sofa, a Sharp 25″ TV and Panasonic Video Recorder. And let’s add some money for Tapes…a check for $5,000! ($7,449)

Total Winnings: $17,706.03

Quickie Deals: Dominique, with a giant flower saying “Pick Me for a Deal” trades her false eyelashes for $150.  There’s a green rabbit, in sparkles, who’s looking for a button.  It’s worth $150, double if it’s yellow.  Times up before we know!

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1966 Gary Morton Lucille Ball Password

PASSWORD (daytime)-January 10, 1966

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Host: Allen Ludden
Announcer: Lee Vines

Lucille Ball (The Lucy Show) and Base Hedrick (Fullerton, CA, loves traveling to Latin America and Mexico) vs.
Gary Morton (comedian and Lucy’s husband) and Kenda Hamm (Van Nuys, CA, mother of 3 y.o. Lori and 6 mon. old Karen)

The show’s in Hollywood for the first of four weeks. Lucy, combined with “I Love Lucy” and “The Lucy Show”, has been in the top 10 TV ratings for the last 15 years.  Gary, in his spare time, has been golfing in the U.S. Open.

WORD #1-Lucy gives First

10 Points: CRAWFISH-LOBSTER

Joke setup, Kenda was thinking of moving to Rye Street.  Gary responds, “They’ll be the only hams in Rye Street.”

WORD #2-Kenda to Gary

10: CUSTODIAN-SUPERINTENDENT
9: CONCIERGE-KEEPER
8: SCHOOL-JANITOR

WORD #3-Lucy first

10: STARE-LEER
9: LOOK-PEER
8: FAR-LOOK
7: RAISE-GAZE (Leads with 15)

WORD #4-Base gives

10: REPAIR-FIX (Back ahead with 20)

One chance for Kenda, Three for Base.

WORD #5-Gary gives

10 (for the win): PRISONER-CONVICT
9 (for the win): KEEPER-WARDEN $100 for Base

LIGHTNING ROUND:

Lucy pops like a toaster when the word pops up

TREES-LEAFS, LOTS-FOREST $50
BED-SHEET, HEAD-PILLOW $100
LIGHT-DARK, FIXTURE-LAMP $150
HORSE-COW $200
DAY-NIGHT $250 in just 24 seconds

GAME #2-WORD #1-Gary to Base

10: BURN-TRAMP
9: LAZY-LOAFER

WORD #2-Base gives

10: HAWAIIAN-PUNCH
9: MILTON-HAWAIIAN BERLE (not the guess), LEI
8: UTOPIA-PARADISE

Don’t get the Milton Berle reference, Allen is waiting for Milton to appear on the show.

WORD #3-Lucy gives

10: MONTH-YEAR
9: DAYS-TIME
8: PICTURE-CALENDAR (Took a while, 17)

WORD #4-Base gives

10: DESK-“What are you Yelling About” SET
9 (to win): OFFICE WORKER (“No Matter How Fast you Say it”)
8: VENDOR-SECRETARY
7: FILE-CLERK (1 point from victory)

WORD #5-Gary gives

10: LARGE (sounds in pain)-HUGE
9: HUGE-TREMENDOUS
8: BIG-MONSTROUS
7: LOTS-GIGANTIC
6: BIG (read differently)-TREMENDOUS (still wrong, no matter how you say it)
5: HUGE-ENORMOUS $100

LIGHTNING ROUND

QUART-PINT $50
APE-MONKEY, LARGER-GORILLA $100
PASS-TRAIL, LARGER-WALK, LARGER-BRIDAL, LONGER-MOUNTAIN, TROT-ROAD $150
GEM-JEWEL, COLOR-EMERALD $200
BIM-BAM, BIM-HIT, BIM-BO, SOUND-LOUD, CRASH-THUNDER, DRUM-BANG, DRUM-BEAT, DRUM-HIT, SONIC-BOOM $250

There goes Lucy with the greatest timing in the world. Thanks to her help, Base and Kenda end up in a draw: $350 each.

GAME #3:
Lucy and Desi Arnaz Jr. (son, Dino, Desi and Billy) vs. Gary and Lucie Arnaz (step-daughter, currently in 9th grade)

Both of Lucy’s kids are playing for Easter Seals…and bragging rights.

WORD #1-Lucy gives

10: FRUIT-CAKE
9: TANGERINE-ORANGE

WORD #2-Desi gives

10: MISTAKE

Lucy guesses “Error” anyway. Gary couldn’t resist doing a Don Adams impression.

WORD #2 (Redux)

10: TASTE-SIP
9: GOOD-HONEY
8: SCRUMPTIOUS-DELICIOUS (Now you’re learning)

WORD #3-Gary gives

10: BABY-INFANT
9: PANTY-DIAPER (17)

WORD #4-Lucie gives

10: LATITUDE-LONGITUDE (19)

TIME’S UP!

An exciting game that’ll have to be finished tomorrow.

The Lucy Show is featuring Dean Martin, if he shows up.  “That’s a thing about Dean, he doesn’t drink anymore.  He doesn’t drink any less either” “The Lucy Show” takes four days, starting on Monday, shoot on Thursday.  Dean’ll come in on Wednesday, but he’ll work every minute, as Lucy says.  This episode wouldn’t air for another eight weeks and five episodes left in the season.  Lucy also have a special with Carol Burnett and a special for Dean Martin. 

The password today is Friendly, Friendly is the only word to describe the way we’re welcomed back every time we return here to Television City, and on behalf of all of us in Password we appreciate it.

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1990 Wheel of Fortune

WHEEL OF FORTUNE (Daytime)-Halloween 1990

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Hosts: Bob Goen and Vanna White

Announcer: Charlie O’Donnell

Rob Lynch (Dallas, TX): Item processor for Dallas’s Major Bank with a look of a “Riverboat Gambler”

Phyllis Davis (Auburn, WA) works as an inspector for a major jet factory

Connie Melfrin (2-Day Total of $10,625): Hi to husband, son Jesse, Chase and 2-month old Nya. She thanks Jesse for the Thumbs Up as Good Luck

ROUND #1-Top Value is $500

The Free Spin on the Purple $300

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PHRASE

(Why Bob thought there was an ampersand, I don’t know)

ROB $100 Two N’s and One T
BANKRUPT!
PHYLLIS $100 Three R’s
$175 No B’s
CONNIE $250 One L, buys Four E’s (cost $100)
LOSE A TURN!
ROB $200 One S
$175 Two C’s
$500! One P, $1,050
Takes a deep breath before buying three A’s
$175 Two M’s
Solve: AMERICAN MILITARY PRESENCE…Right for $1,300. Rob is still quivering and smiling nervously.

ROUND 2-Same Wheel

Prize: CLEAN-Thermax Extractair Full Vacuum System ($1,295)

CLEAN on Pink $250

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_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
BEFORE & AFTER

PHYLLIS $150 Two N’s and Two R’s
FREE SPIN (at this time you got it just by landing on it) and one T for $300
Buys Two A’s, leaving $800
$300 One Y
$200 No L’s
CONNIE $100 One D
$300 One P
LOSE A TURN AGAIN!
ROB $150 One C
$125 K
$150 F, the last consonant
Solve: PATRICK HENRY FONDA…Right again for $425 (Up to $1,725)

ROUND 3-Top Value is $1,000

2nd Prize: CRYSTAL-Iris Arc Rainbow Enchanted Castle ($1,500)

The CRYSTAL is on the yellow $200, while CLEAN is on the $100 next to the Red $400.

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PHRASE

CONNIE BANKRUPT! (Her luck’s running out)
ROB $300 Four N’s
$200 Three T’s
$200 Two H’s, Up to $2,200
$200 One G
$100 Three D’s, buys two A’s
$100 One Y, $2,700
$100 One R, buys 7 E’s
$100 One C
$150 One B, $2,950
“I’m gonna…….spin”
$1,000 (Now Rob’s getting really pumped up) TWO F’S!
Solve: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NIGHT AND DAY…Three for Three and another $4,950!

RECAP:

ROB$6,675
PHYLLISJust a Free Spin
CONNIE$0

ROUND 4-Top Value is $1,250

3rd Prize: TRIP (Singapore, Japan Air Lines; 6n@ Holiday Inn) ($4,000)

Trip on the $100 right next to the big money

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_ _ _ _ _ _
PHRASE

ROB $600 Two R’s
$100 Three N’s
FINAL SPIN TIME: $300
ROB One G, RUNNING A METER…Wrong
PHYLLIS No T
CONNIE No L
ROB No C
PHYLLIS No D
CONNIE No S
ROB No H
PHYLLIS No F
CONNIE No M
ROB One V “RUNNING A FEVER” Right for another $2,100 and a Main Game sweep

FINAL SCORES

ROB$8,775
PHYLLISAn unused Free Spin
CONNIE$10,625 in past winnings

Left on Table: $1,950
Total Bankrupt Trash: $300

BONUS ROUND:

In this version, champs still got to choose their prizes, same throughout the week. Our lucky winner can choose from the following:

  • White 3 dr. Hatchback
  • Living Room Set
  • Boat
  • $5,000 in Cash

Our big winner Rob chooses the Car: A Mitsubishi Mirage worth $7,257!

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_ _ _ _
PHRASE

RSTLN E Plus CKH O (skipped H at first)

T _ C K –
T O C K

Rob can barely contain himself as the letters are revealed. Before time even starts, he shouts “TICK-TOCK“…RIGHT! Before Vanna can finish turning the last letter, Rob was already at his new ride. Bob and Vanna were laughing all over walking over. Grand Total: $16,032

CLOSING

There’s a good reason Rob was so excited. He’s happy he doesn’t have to walk back and forth to his job.

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1966 Allen Ludden Gary Morton Lucille Ball Password

PASSWORD (Daytime)-January 13, 1966

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Host: Allen Ludden
Announcer: Lee Vines

Lucille Ball (The Lucy Show) and Larry Yount (Whittier, CA, political science hoping to be a teacher) 16 vs. Gary Moore (comedian) and Trudy Rose (Long Beach, CA, TV/Radio production student) 8

WORD #1-Lucy gives First

First, she’s having trouble reading the word.
10 (and the win): KISS (overacting)-PASSION
9: SMOOCH-EMBRACE
8: HIT-SOCK
7: KISS-SMACK (15)

WORD #2-Larry gives

10 (for the win): EMBRACE (just in time)-HUG
9: ROMEO-JULIET
8: KISS-LOVER(S) (One point from victory)

WORD #3-Gary gives

10 (to win): BEE-GLAD
9 (to win): WORKING-BUSY $100

LIGHTNING ROUND:

BOAT-SHIP, PADDLE-CANOE $50
MARBLE-STATUE $100
INSECT-BUG, CEILING-FLY $150
YELL-SCREAM, COLLEGE-TALK, YAY-RAH, RAH-TEAM, TEAM-SPIRIT, HELP-SCREAM (passes CHEER)
AWAKE-ASLEEP $200 ($300 Total)

GAME #2-WORD #1-Gary gives

10 Points: ORANGES-FRUIT
9: SHOVEL (repeats twice)-PICK

WORD #2-Larry gives

10: ORANGES-JUICE
9: FRUIT-CITRUS (18)

Gary’s been fuming since the start of this game.

WORD #3-Garry gives

10: BUSH-TREE
9 (for the win): FENCE-PICKET
8: TRIM-HEDGE

WORD #4-Trudy gives

10 (for the win): DAWN-SUNRISE
9: SUNRISE-DAY (form of the word)-DAYTIME (Allen reveals it’s DAYBREAK, Gary gives Allen the 8 points)

WORD #4 Again

10 (to win): FOOTBALL-GUARD
9: BLOCK-TACKLE (17)

WORD #5-Lucy gives

10 (for the win): AWESOME-MIRACULOUS
9 (for the win): UNBELIEVABLE-FANTASTIC
8 (for the win): HMM-UNBELIEVABLE
7: AMAZON-GIANT
6: AMAZON-RIVER (before time)
5: FANTASTIC-UNBELIEVABLE
4: (Nothing)
3: UNBELIEVABLE-INCREDIBLE
2: TRICKS-QUESTIONABLE
1: FANTASTIC-AMAZING (tie game, The Amazing Amazons were a circus troupe)

WORD #6-Trudy gives

10 (for the win): SHY-DEMURE
9 (for the win): SCARED-BASHFUL Up to $400

LIGHTNING ROUND

AUTOMOBILE-CAR
NECKWARE-TIE, WINTER-SCARF
FINGERS-HAND
PUNISHMENT-CRIME (gives up on GLUTTON)
SUMMER-WINTER ($600 Total, still 35 seconds left)

Lucy and Roger Bartman (Hermosa Beach, CA, ski film producer) vs. Gary and Linda Bammer (Woodland Hills, CA, enrolling in UCLA this fall)

GAME #3-WORD #1-Lucy Gives

10: TIDBIT-SMALL
9: BITE-NIBBLE

WORD #2-Roger gives

10: SECRET-DIARY
9: MORSE (Lucy didn’t get it)-CONFIDENTIAL
8: MESSAGE-CODE

WORD #3-Gary gives

10: WEISSMULLER-SWIM (19) (Gary meant this Weissmuller)

TIME’S UP!

Allen brings up a memorable “Password” moment with Lucy and Gary. Gary said “Romantic” and needed a form of the word, and then Lucy responded “It Couldn’t be Tick”. Gary’ll be back for Friday, Lucy won’t! HA! HA!

The password today is respond. Your pets will always respond with love and affection if you remember the cardinal rule: Treat Animals with Gentle Hands”

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1969 Arlene Francis Gene Rayburn Jack Cassidy Johnny Olson Joyce Brothers Wally Bruner What's My Line?

WHAT’S MY LINE?-Taped January 14, 1969

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Host: Wally Bruner

Announcer: Johnny Olson

Celebrity Panel:

  • Gene Rayburn (Match Game)
  • Dr. Joyce Brothers (Famous Psychiatrist)
  • Jack Cassidy
  • Arlene Francis

FIRST GUEST: Paul Francis (London, England)

Mr. Francis has had a lot of careers before today: Chef, Hairdresser, Drummer. Today, he’s dealing with a product and salaried.

Arlene: We’re not related, are me?
No, Just Checking
A product I might use?
Yes, men too!
I can hold it in my hand?
No $5

Gene: Does it come in contact with the body?
Yes, but not beyond the hand so No $10

Joyce: When used, do you move it around?
In a loose way
Large enough to be taller than a person?
Sometimes
Large enough for someone to get into?
No $15

Jack: Is the product mobile?
Wally asks again, does he mean place to place? Yes
It’s possible
Outdoors instead of indoors?
No $20

Arlene: Found in a home?
Possibly, but not likely $25

Gene: Anything therapeutic?
No $30

Joyce: Used in the World of Sports?
No $35

Jack: Sold to the consumer market?
In a sense
Would I have to come to you?
Yes
Do you demonstrate the product?
Possibly but No $35

Clue: Paul works in Paradise Island in the Bahamas.

Arlene (Ha, Ha, Ha!): Does it have to do with gambling?
Yes
Do it have to do with the tables?
No $45

Gene: By table, does that include roulette?
Yes (Arlene goes Oh!)
Gene: Do it have to do with the ocean?
The Last No

Arlene wants a guess: SLOT MACHINES! Again, Arlene is too little, too late. Paul specifically repairs them at the Paradise Island Casino in the Bahamas. He originally came to the island as a croupier, then took a six-week course in Chicago, before taking the job. Then the important question: Can you change the odds? Yes! Joyce asks how often the Big Jackpots come along. Well, there’s no rhyme or reason. It depends on the number of symbols on each machine. Jack thinks it’s set by the owners! Wally tries to equate it to how many ways a toothpick fall. In a 24-hour span, Paul figures you’ll lose about 20¢ on every dollar. Some machines can range from $500-$1,000. Back-to-Back Jackpots have happened.

SECOND GUEST: Alice Schiller (Hollywood, CA)

She’s self-employed and deals with a service.

Gene: Do both men and women use this service?
No $5

Joyce: Performed for animals?
No $10

Jack: Service confined to male?
No $15

Arlene: “What else is there?” Women use it?
Yes
Any relation to the entertainment world?
Yes
For women in the entertainment world?
Yes
Either do something for someone or how to someone?
Yes
Show them how to do it?
Yes
Do anything with the way they look?
In the sense, but it’s not the basic part
Do you operate something?
Alice said yes, but when indicating a product, Wally says No $20

Gene: Is this a physical thing?
Yes
Would they get a little “dewy”? What he means is perspiring.
Yes
Would they eventually do it in front of a movie camera?
Yes
Anything to do with losing weight?
No $25

Joyce: Do it have to do with movement?
Yes
In walking or exercise?
No $30

Jack: Looking for a specific area, is it part of the water?
No $35

Arlene, The Art of Self-Defense?
No $40

Gene (who Wally thought would get it in the first try): Do it have to do with love making?
No $45

Joyce: Do you touch the person in any way?
Takes a second before…The Last No

Jack has a thought, does it help women with a relationship? No! Gene is off with stunt driving. Alice TEACHES STRIP TEASE DANCING. Dr. Joyce is curious how Alice can teach that without movement. One black mark for Wally. Mrs. Schiller is the “Dean” of Pink Pussycat College Dancing in Hollywood, California. Requirements include being over 21, fine moral character, and be very serious about strip tease. And, of course, a voluptuous body. At graduation, instead of a degree, they get a stripper’s kit and a T-Shirt. Inscribed is the slogan “The Navel Academy of the West”. Dr. Joyce asks if they take the shirts on or off at graduation. The answer “Both”. For the lady panelists, the kit for one and the shirt for the other.

MYSTERY GUEST:

A great applause

Dr. Joyce: Would I know you from the movies?
Perhaps

Jack: Do you presently have a TV series?
No

Arlene: Are you known for TV apperances?
Yes

Gene: Have you ever appeared in Broadway?
Stumbles out a “Yes, ever” (Not his primary fame)

Joyce: Are you a singer?
Yes

Jack: Have you ever done a Disney film?
Yes

Arlene: Are you appearing presently at a hotel/club in NY?
Almost (to clarify, it will open soon)

Gene:
Do you have a current hit record?
No, I wish I did (15 seconds left)

Joyce: Is the Disney picture a recent one?
Fairly

Jack: Are you that Big, Tall, Handsome, Smashing Baritone John Davidson?
YES

Backstage, John told Wally that Jack Cassidy was his idol and kinda expected “Ol’ Jack” would catch me. That’s “Ol” no “Old”, it’s a term of endearment. John was concerned about sitting down and reading the requirements: “Admission requirements, Over 21, High Moral Character, voluptuous body.” Dr. Joyce will give him the Rhinestone from the Stripper’s Kit for his navel. Psychology of inhibitions, controlling the structural components of the anatomy. Anyway, John is saddened by the end of “Maggie Smith” on Broadway, starring Cassidy. And that night club that John’s is almost performing at the Diversion Room (open now on airdate). Live performances are better than taped for John.

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