Mary Wicks

PASSWORD (daytime)-September 19, 1966

Host: Allen Ludden
Announcer: Lee Vines

Lucille Ball (The Lucy Show) vs. Gary Morton (husband)

BUT WHERE ARE THE CONTESTANTS?
Actually, Lucy and Gary have brought their friends and cohorts to play the whole week.

Lucy’s 1st Partner: Gale Gordon (Mr. Mooney, “The Lucy Show”)
Gary’s 1st Partner: Mary Wicks (comedienne, recently performed at the High Spirits Club)

GAME #1: WORD #1-Lucy for Gale

10 points: ORANGE-COLOR
9: LIQUID-JUICE

Note: Mary says all the money goes to Lucy and Gary. although they deny it.

WORD #2-Gale gives

10: CORNOR-DIAMOND (she didn’t understand it at first and I still don’t)

WORD #3-Gary to Mary

10: FOOT-PEDAL
9: LUCILLE-BAWL 19

WORD #4-Mary gives

10: UMBRELLA-RAIN
9 (for the win): FLOAT-(no guess)
8: AIRPLANE-PARACHUTE 17

WORD #5-Lucy gives

10 (for the win): (Allen reminds her “Watch the Gestures” She turns her back and puts her hands in a triangle) PANTS-DRAWERS
9 (for the win): CLOTHES-TROUSERS
8 (for the win): CLOTHES-SLACKS
7 FLY-ZIPPER One Point to Go

WORD #6-Gary gives

10 (for the win): MUTTER-MURMUR
9 HUMBLE-(just a hmmm)
8: MURMUR-MUMBLE $100

LIGHTNING ROUND:

PISCADOR-BULL then BULLFIGHTER, ALBATROSS-FISHERMAN (close enough)
TROUT-RACE, FASTER-PACE, FASTER-Run, FASTER-WIN, POLE-VAULT, HORSE-JUMP then GALLOP
RISE-ELEVATOR (The whole placards goes down, then back up) RISE-LIFT, DOWN-DESCEND (passes FALL)
STONE-MINERAL, SMALL-PEBBLE (just under the gun) $250 Total

GAME #2: Gals vs. Guys
WORD #1: Gary to Gale

And Lucy insists Allen don’t call our other players “cohorts”
10 points: JUDGES-BENCH
9: KNOCKER-GAVEL (don’t knock it if it works)

WORD #2: Gale gives

10: BACKWARDS-SHY
9: JUVENILE-DELINQUENT Double to 18

WORD #3: Gary gives

10: ANIMAL-GIRAFFE (HOW??!! Must’ve been that face)

WORD #4: Mary gives

10 (for the win): PICTURE-FRAME $100

LIGHTNING ROUND

SHIP-WRECK, SMALL-YACHY, SMALLER-BOAT
BED-MATTRESS, COVER-SPREAD, WHITE-LINEN then SHEET
MOUTH-TONGUE
LIQUOR-DRUNK, SLANG-BOOZE
LOW-HIGH $250 in 28 seconds (Mary did want to break Peter Lawford’s record)

Before the next game, Allen does a commercial for Geritol. Lucy can’t help but butt in…wouldn’t that put her sponsorship with VITAMETAVEGAMIN in trouble.

Next teams:
Lucy and Dick Patterson (“The Lucy Show”) vs.
Gary and Gita Kammann (Mrs. Dick Patterson)

GAME #1: WORD #1-Lucy gives

10 points: BUST(yes Dick you can say that)-CHEST

WORD #2-Gita gives

10: FRIEND-ENEMY All Tied Up

WORD #3-Lucy gives

10: CURLICUE*-CURL
9: OPEN (does a mouth Pop)-CORKSCREW 19 (Was Dr. Goodwin asleep?)

WORD #4-Dick gives

10: HUNGARIAN-GOULASH 20

WORD #5-Gary

10: NURSERY-RHYME $100

No lightning is fast enough to fit in this show. Dick played pretty well for a loser “Thank you very much” Other friends of Lucy and Gary that plan to stop by this week: Lucy’s sister Cleo and husband Cecil Smith, Maury and Tommy Thompson the Producer and Director on “Lucy Show” but not related, Dick Crenna, and Carol Cooke with her husband. STAY TUNED!

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