Mod Chris' recent comments about Bill Cullen and Dick Martin filling in for other celebs on "Password Plus" got me wondering: Did most celebrity-based game shows have a pool of people that they could call when one of the booked celebrity guests had to back out? I know that Peter Marshall mentions Jo Anne Worley, Dick Patterson, and Robert Fuller for "Hollywood Squares" (mostly because of their proximity to NBC Studios). I would imagine that Betty White could be called upon if need be for a last-minute "Password" or "Password Plus" booking. And it seems that Gary Burghoff did a couple of less-than-scheduled substitute gigs for Charles Nelson Reilly on "Match Game." Any others come to mind?
This also brings up another question: How far in advance were celebs typically booked?
Brendan