Post by billmcdee on Jul 16, 2021 13:26:49 GMT -5
I've always been partial to Password Plus over Super Password.
I did however enjoy the CA$HWORD game that Super Password added into the mix.
Allen Ludden was a sensational host. Bill Cullen pinch hit for him and was outstanding. Eventually after Allen's untimely passing in June 1981, Tom Kennedy took over and did his usual outstanding job.
I loved Bert Convy on Tattletales. That game and format suited him nicely.
On Super Password though he would get a tad bit too silly and goofy at times, and it seemed more often than not he would inadvertently blurt out the answer to the puzzle.
While Allen and Tom both had their occasional flubs, it seemed Bert's flubs were far more frequent.
Ludden's version was the best, with puzzles worth $100, $100, $200 and $200 with the first to $300 winning the game, and then Alphabetics for a flat $5,000.
Kennedy's version made the front game last far too long with $100, $100, $100, $200, $200, and $200 puzzles, with $500 needed for a win.
Convy's version of $100, $200, CA$HWORD, $300 and $400 was a better format overall, although the $100 puzzle really proved quite meaningless in the grand scheme of things. I always considered that a "warm up" game. I did love too that they changed partners after the CA$HWORD. If memory serves, the Kennedy version of Password Plus also had players change partners after the third $100 puzzle was played (and won).
I also preferred Super Password's end game in that if a celeb goofed, the big money was lost, but still $100 per word solved. On "Plus" the top prize was simply reduced by 20% of the total being played for.
Pros and Cons with both series. The Password Plus set was far and away superior to me.
Would love to hear your thoughts about each series. I am indeed old enough to remember both when they were being originally run on NBC daytime.
I did however enjoy the CA$HWORD game that Super Password added into the mix.
Allen Ludden was a sensational host. Bill Cullen pinch hit for him and was outstanding. Eventually after Allen's untimely passing in June 1981, Tom Kennedy took over and did his usual outstanding job.
I loved Bert Convy on Tattletales. That game and format suited him nicely.
On Super Password though he would get a tad bit too silly and goofy at times, and it seemed more often than not he would inadvertently blurt out the answer to the puzzle.
While Allen and Tom both had their occasional flubs, it seemed Bert's flubs were far more frequent.
Ludden's version was the best, with puzzles worth $100, $100, $200 and $200 with the first to $300 winning the game, and then Alphabetics for a flat $5,000.
Kennedy's version made the front game last far too long with $100, $100, $100, $200, $200, and $200 puzzles, with $500 needed for a win.
Convy's version of $100, $200, CA$HWORD, $300 and $400 was a better format overall, although the $100 puzzle really proved quite meaningless in the grand scheme of things. I always considered that a "warm up" game. I did love too that they changed partners after the CA$HWORD. If memory serves, the Kennedy version of Password Plus also had players change partners after the third $100 puzzle was played (and won).
I also preferred Super Password's end game in that if a celeb goofed, the big money was lost, but still $100 per word solved. On "Plus" the top prize was simply reduced by 20% of the total being played for.
Pros and Cons with both series. The Password Plus set was far and away superior to me.
Would love to hear your thoughts about each series. I am indeed old enough to remember both when they were being originally run on NBC daytime.