SEPTEMBER 15, 1967
Password, the Goodson-Todman-created war of the words, wrapped up a sensational 6-year, 1,555-episode run on CBS Daytime. Celebrities on the final edition were Betty White Ludden & Frank Gifford and the game contained a "Stars vs. Civilians" final game between Ed vs. Meryl and the celebs.
Allen Ludden, ever the cool and collected emcee, thanked the nation for its support over the six years of Password; his final words on the series finale were: "I'll see you soon, I hope!" Ludden saw several subsequent hosting duties in 1969: on Win With The Stars, the unsold pilot of Jack Barry's The Joker's Wild, and Allen Ludden's Gallery, a typically late night talk show, before resuming his Password emceeing duties in 1971, when ABC added a new version of the game to its daytime schedule for a 4-year run.