Lee Falk made an appearance on the game show titled ‘Password’, airing in USA in 1965.
Password is a game show which was created by Bob Stewart in USA in 1961. The game show features two teams, each composed of a celebrity player and a contestant, who attempt to convey mystery words to each other using only single-word clues, in order to win cash prizes.
The show was created by Bob Stewart and originally produced by Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions. It aired on CBS from 1961 to 1967, and then on ABC from 1971 to 1975. The original host was Allen Ludden, who had previously been well known as the host of the G.E. College Bowl.
Two revivals later aired on NBC: Password Plus from 1979 to 1982, and Super Password from 1984 to 1989, followed by a primetime version, Million Dollar Password, on CBS from 2008 to 2009. All of these versions introduced new variations in gameplay.
The show was revived on NBC in 2022 with Keke Palmer as host and featuring Jimmy Fallon.
Two King Features Syndicate comic strip creators, Mort Walker who created Beetle Bailey and Hi and Lois and Lee Falk who created the Phantom and Mandrake the Magician, join game show host Allen Ludden on CBS-TV Password game show to play the game for the benefit of the U.S.O, to which they contributed their winnings.
It aired on Thursday the 20th of May, 1965 at 9pm. The program tied in with the cartoonist “pop art” show in New York City’s World House Gallery, May 18 to 29, which benefited the U.S.O under auspices of the Newspaper Comics Council.
Below we see a black and white press photo which features, from left to right, creator Mort Walker, host Allen Ludden and creator Lee Falk.
The Phantom creator Lee Falk makes an appearance from 7.30 minutes into the show. The full 25.25 minute episode to feature Lee Falk and other artists/creators can be seen below.
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