Line #36 Funny/Password


1	-->'''Bert Convy:''' We have "Unexpected", "Spontaneous", "Laughter", "Joke", and "Moment" on the board. I never thought you'd get that last word with one clue. How funny is that? What do you think the puzzle—''(all sound effects play simultaneously)'' [[LittleNo Oh no]]. ''(FacePalm)'' I did it again, didn't I? What was the answer?\
2	(''"Super Series/{{Password}}" cover slides away to reveal "Funny"'')\
3	'''Bert:''' "Funny"? Okay, fine, give me that tape! ''(stagehand throws a roll of tape at him)''
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8	* Any time a password is accidentally blurted out as a clue.
9	** [[spoiler:Unless it happens in Super Password's Ca$hword or end game, in which case the contestant misses out on the jackpot.]]
10	** Can be funnier if the host does this inadvertently.
11	** On two occasions, a clue-giver said the password of "Cigar": once on the ''Plus'' premiere and another time on ''Super''.
12	* Every time the word "Orgy" shows up in Alphabetics or Super Password's end game.
13	* Any time the contestant/celebrity says two or more words for a clue or says a word that doesn’t exist (e.g., three-quarter for waltz, fatless for slim)
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16	[[folder:''Password CBS'' (1961-67)]]
17	* January 23, 1962 (nighttime): Johnny Carson is doing the Lightning round with a female contestant. Following the clue Hood, he gives out the clue Mafia which causes laughter from the crowd and contestant. When he gets the clue of "Motel", Johnny gives the clue "Yes". In confusion, the contestant answers "No". In the midst of so much laughter from the crowd, Johnny gives the clue "Tonight".
18	-->'''Johnny Carson:''' (passing the words Hood and Motel) Forget it!
19	* May 29, 1962 (nighttime): Creator/JackBenny gives the first clue for the word "Miser" - "Me!"
20	** Jack Clark's [[{{Corpsing}} suppressed laughter]] when whispering the password.
21	* November 25, 1962 (nighttime): Jack Parr states the password as a clue TWICE in this episode, stating Crew and Crank as one of them.
22	-->'''Allen Ludden:''' (after Jack says Crew as the clue) [[DeadpanSnarker That’s a great clue, Jack!]]
23	-->'''Allen Ludden:''' (after Jack gives the password as a clue twice) Okay Jack, the first one is yours, and [[OnceDoneNeverForgotten you know what word you’re not supposed to say?]]
24	** In a later episode (1963, featuring Betty White and Jack Parr), he is mistakenly told he said Brandy as the clue (which was also the password). He also managed to give Marvelous as a clue to Me - the contestant manages to get it right!
25	** Additionally, there have been recollections of Jack Paar saying the password as a clue THRICE for one game, though proof of it doesn’t exist.
26	* March 10, 1963 (nighttime): During the intro, Creator/BillCullen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQehV0bDxuQ introduces himself]] and says that "we're all here to [[{{Spoonerism}} pass]] ''[[{{Spoonerism}} Playword]]''". Announcer Jack Clark laughs at Bill's gaffe, then introduces the show as ''Playword'' himself.
27	* March 26, 1964 (nighttime): The password was "Comic", so comedian Alan King says "Me!", however, the contestant says [[LargeHam "Ham"]]. Cue Alan King [[ActuallyPrettyFunny dying of laughter]].
28	-->'''Allen Ludden:''' Stop the clock! (×4)
29	* November 23, 1966: During one episode, Frank Gorshin (who played the Riddler in ''Series/Batman1966'') got "Bat" as his final word in the Lightning Round. "Curses!"
30	* 1967: A female contestant gives the clue "Secretary" to her male celebrity partner, and he correctly guesses the password of "Lap".
31	* 1967: Peter Lawford is giving clues in the Lightning Round when a lightbulb audibly (and loudly) breaks. He promptly stops his train of thought to comment, which brings the round to a screeching halt...
32	-->'''Peter:''' Dr. Reason A. Goodwin just shot himself!
33	* Unknown date: Jimmy Stewart is doing a Lightning Round with a male contestant. Once "Devil" appears as the word, the crowd goes into hysterics and Ludden stops the clock to calm him down. Once play resumes, he gives out the clues "Hell", "The Fella", "Him", "Long-tailed", and "Red". The contestant's response? [[SidetrackedByTheAnalogy Rooster!]]
34	-->'''Allen Ludden:''' [[WhatTheHellPlayer ROOSTER?!]] Stop the clock!
35	* Unknown date: [[https://youtu.be/WG-1fVyalts The clue is “Tan”.]] The contestant can’t seem to find out what the word is after many clues. The word would be solved after a grudgingly long time, and it would spiral into more laughter when the word “Yes” was the next clue. [[CaptainObvious The clue-giver copied what Allen Ludden said to them a few moments ago.]]
36	* Unknown date: The word is “Patter”. The clue-giver gives out the clue “Rubber” as a trick for the guesser to get the word, but the guesser misinterprets it as either rubber or [[FreudianSlip rub her]].
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39	[[folder:''Password ABC'' (1971-75)]]
40	* December 1, 1972: The ''Odd Couple'' episode where Felix and Oscar play ''Password''.
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43	[[folder:''Password Plus'' (1979-82)]]
44	* January 8, 1979 (premiere): Allen asked a contestant, "[[AccidentalInnuendo Would you like to do it?]]" before clarifying, "[[ThatCameOutWrong I mean play]] ''[[ThatCameOutWrong Password]]'', [[ThatCameOutWrong that is!]]"
45	** Later on, that same contestant cursed after accidentally blurting out a password.
46	* January 9, 1979: Elizabeth Montgomery guessing “[[ShareTheMalePain circumcision]]” to a puzzle with the clues “Youth”, “Man”, and “Ceremony”, sending the studio audience into hysterics.[[note]](The correct answer was of course, “Bar-Mitzvah”.)[[/note]]
47	-->'''Allen Ludden:''' It’s ok. Everybody knows about it!
48	* February 9, 1979: With the clues "Boots" and “Hairdo”, Betty White points out it could be nearly anyone, and guesses Dolly Parton. It's wrong, but Allen Ludden points out that would've been his guess, Betty immediately processes the clue and realizes she read "Boots" wrong. The audience bursts out in uproarious laughter, and Dick Martin quips "[[NotSoDifferentRemark Well there are two of them.]]"
49	* September 25, 1979: Offering her guess to a Password Puzzle, a contestant asked "What are gymnastics?", causing Allen to quip "This is not ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}''" He then turned to the board and asked, "[[FreudianSlip Is it]] ''[[FreudianSlip Jeopardy!]]''?... oh, no, is it, uh, 'gymnastics?'"
50	* January 29, 1980: Just after winning $5,000 in Alphabetics, one champion tripped in the "hole" in the middle of the set (a small pit behind Allen's podium to make him not appear as tall) as she was walking to her seat. Allen even [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall points out]] the purpose of said hole when she recovers.
51	* July 1980: In a week featuring Marcia Wallace and Richard Paul, the first two clues for one puzzle were "Flying" and "Disney". Then Marcia and Richard got a look at the third word... "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious".[[note]](If you haven't already guessed, the solution is ''Film/MaryPoppins''.)[[/note]] When displayed at the bottom of the screen, despite being rendered in tiny font, it still went on for a line and a half.
52	-->'''Allen Ludden:''' Marcia, pass or play?\
53	'''Marcia Wallace:''' I never liked any of you. ''[smirks at the camera]'' I want you to know that at this time, I never liked you, Bobby Sherman, ''[turns to Allen]'' I never liked you, Allen, I don't even like Betty White! ''[audience laughter]'' I don't like the audience... ''[to her civilian partner]'' And I'm not nuts about you either!
54	* December 23, 1980: In one round, Tom Kennedy couldn't stop laughing after Dick Martin's reaction to giving "French" as a clue for "France". It took nearly five minutes for everyone to get back on track. Betty White even got in on the humor by quipping that Allen Ludden (her then-husband, who was ill at the time) should trust that his show was in good hands.
55	* February 12, 1981: Kennedy reveals a password too early, prompting Gene Rayburn to "take over" as host of the show. After Kennedy explains what happened, he tells Gene "Sometime I'll come over and destroy [[Series/MatchGame your show]] for you, too!" Becomes HilariousInHindsight when he actually ''does'' appear on ''Match Game'' as a panelist later that year.
56	* October 30, 1981: When Tom accidentally gave away the puzzle "Flint", he reacts pretty much the same way as the aforementioned French incident.
57	* The password is "Shakespeare". [=McLean=] Stevenson gives "Othello" as a clue and the contestant gives the password. The contestant guesses "Othello" for the Puzzle with "Shakespeare" as the only password, which ''turns out to be the answer''. The collective look on everyone's faces basically said, "Did this just really happen?!"
58	* March 2, 1982: The password is "Chrysler". Celebrity Dick Martin gives the clue "Iacocca", but the contestant mishears it as "Ayatollah" and guesses "Khomeini".
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61	[[folder:''Super Password'' (1984-89)]]
62	* December 10, 1984: In one episode with Vicki Lawrence, the other team gets the clue "Chewy". However, the stagehands accidentally pull ''all'' the clues out, revealing the puzzle answer. When the contestant tries to guess it, the stagehands have yanked the words away, revealing nothing but blank spots. Cue a brief freak-out from Dick Gautier: "''There's a guy up there!''"
63	* December 14, 1984: Vicki Lawrence had two good ones.
64	** The password is "Tramp". Vicki turns to her (female) contestant, has a somewhat mean look on her face, and gives "Slut" as a clue...and apparently didn't realize it immediately.
65	** The password is "Erect". Vicki says something that's censored out, just looks to the ground, embarrassed, and the contestant gets it. Bert says "What do you think the puzzle is? And ''watch it''!"
66	* January 14, 1985: Elaine Joyce and Tom Poston make a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4ijmwCKCvY grand entrance]] through a stuck door.
67	* May 10, 1985: Richard Kline is faced with the word "Prune" in the End Game. He gives the clues "Irregularity" and "Constipation" and is forced to pass when the contestant doesn't get it. After the round ends...
68	-->'''Richard:''' Did you know there's a prune festival in Michigan that's followed by the world's shortest parade?
69	* A Thanksgiving week 1985 episode had Nipsey Russell in the end game trying to communicate the word "desert " to his contestant partner. His clue: "Gobi." The contestant's response: "Dillis." Bert had lost it at that point, and on top of which, the contestant won.
70	* September 9, 1985: In an episode where Pat Sajak was a celebrity guest, they played the ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' puzzle reveal cue when the first password was shown. Cue Pat staring for a few seconds and then quipping that something sounded familiar.
71	* August 25, 1986: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Nv8UMIWmPE Bert accidentally destroys the Magic Toaster.]] This was also an early example of the RunningGag of throwing a roll of tape at Bert if someone feared that he was about to blurt out the puzzle. [[Series/OneDayAtATime1975 Pat]] [[WesternAnimation/TheInspector Harringon’s]] attempts to fix the toaster afterwards are also quite amusing.
72	** In the same round, the word "Pop" is given as a password, and a contestant uses the clue "Weasel". The way she says the word is rather funny.
73	* The password is "Whip". Someone gives the password of "Buuuuuuuullll..." to Betty White. White immediately thought the word "Shit" - Bert [[GenreSavvy immediately realized what she was thinking and interdicted]], begging her not to say what was on her mind for several seconds (she relented and said "frog".)
74	* In general, almost any time Bert accidentally gave away the puzzle answer. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7y8DoffGkc This incident]] (week of March 9-13, 1987), where Bert accidentally gave the answer when suggesting a clue for the word "Flush", is perhaps one of his best:
75	-->'''Bert:''' But "royal flush" is a perfect clue for that word! That should not be the answer to the puzzle! I protest!
76	-->(''audience applauds'')
77	-->'''Bert:''' What did you want them to do? Go for "Toilet" for "Flush"? I mean, come on! You couldn't give a classy clue.
78	-->'''Gene Wood:''' (muffled, off-screen) You just gave away the ''second'' puzzle!
79	** Even better, just after Bert gives away the puzzle, the person in charge of the sound effects plays ''all of them in quick succession'' as if to tell Bert, "What's the matter with you?"
80	** A funnier one is when Nathan Cook and his partner got the password Spud on the first try with the clue Potato. With the clues, Plastic, Ears, Glasses and Spud on the board, Bert says "I would've said Head, Potato Head." which is followed by Patty Duke saying "No!", Nathan laughing hysterically and Bert saying "[[OhCrap Oh my God]]!" as the buzzer sounds.
81	** There's one where Bert accidentally says the password: "Cloth". Betty White shoots him a priceless look in his direction. All the while, Bert says "Why did I do that" as the crowd starts to laugh at him for doing the mistake once more.
82	* July 7, 1987: Marcia Wallace says "Gas" as a clue for "Fuel" in the End Game. The contestant then gives a guess that has to be censored. [[spoiler:They wind up winning the End Game with [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome one second left on the clock]].]]
83	* January 21, 1988: On an episode with Rip Taylor and Patty Duke, the password was "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3DpPSMS14A Testimony]]", to which Taylor gave the rather unhelpful clue "Episcopalian". After his partner failed to guess what the password was, Bert nearly gave it away himself but was stopped at the last second by one of the production team. Then, to cap things off, Patty blurted out "Testimony" to her partner when taking her turn, which caused Taylor to hit the BerserkButton, remove his toupee, and thrust it on the desk. Bert seized it and put it on his chest.
84	-->'''Bert:''' I've always wanted hair on my chest!
85	* June 1988: After a bonus round featuring Pat Harrington, a round in which he and his partner managed to score six words out of ten:
86	-->'''Bert:''' You did fine. What happened--the one you came a crapper on, uh, cropper on...\
87	''(everyone in the studio starts laughing)''\
88	'''Pat:''' Gee, I didn't think it was ''that'' bad!
89	* March 24, 1989: The ''Super'' finale featured Betty White playing what would end up being [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28eeruMnRUY the last Cashword.]] Upon failing to get the word ("Shrewd"), Betty tore up the check slotted inside and threw the Magic Toaster II out onto the floor, nearly hitting a camera. Bert, apparently sensing that the show wouldn't have time to play the game again, handed the (mostly undamaged) Toaster back to her — and she proceeded to throw it ''again'' to the floor, breaking it into several pieces, to the applause of the audience (and the [[LaughTrack Mother Mackenzie]] machine).
90	* The Password is "eats". Phyllis Diller gives the clue "Masticates", to which a contestant guesses, "Fornicates".
91	* Unknown date: The Ca$hword was played. The first clue was 'Chinese'. The contestant didn't get it. On to the second clue...'Religious'. Again, the contestant didn't get it. Third clue...'House'. The contestant was totally stumped. Bert immediately chimed in, "Don't say anything! I have the perfect clue!", and then said "Aaaaaabe...", and the contestant responded, "Oh, PAGODA!", as the audience roared with laughter.
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95	[[folder:''Million-Dollar Password'' (2008-09)]]
96	* (Nothing as of yet, but here just in case.)
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99	[[folder:''Password NBC'' (2022-present)]]
100	* At one point one of the clues given in the revival was the game show's name itself - it resulted in a funny moment, regardless.
101	* Jimmy Fallon had given the clue as the password at least ONCE ([[https://youtu.be/eKAyDZORefg?si=As2vKFmewxtMbMb9&t=16 one of the moments being when the clue word was Diamond]]) - cue the chaos as soon as that occurred, as Keeler Palmer was shocked on how that occurred and Heidi Klum celebrated for this giveaway. Jimmy's contestant was not impressed, though.
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Context Funny / Password