Leave it to Elaine to lighten the moment. What perfect timing. She is a true gem.

Poor contestant... he worked for an importer who imported pistachios from Iran... hope he saved up his money, cause the rest of that year is not looking good for his business...

At least George told it how it was. 💕

George didn't remember the 1950s quiz show scandal that put the honesty of such programs into question.

In MY opinion-the NBC programming executives were overly sensitive about George Peppard's rant. Thankfully-You Tube aired this episode.

I thought Mr. Ludden handling of George Peppard's attitude and "rant" was very polished and professional

I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall when Allen got home and talked about this with Betty.

as George Peppard once quoted: "you have problems, you think drink helps, then you have two problems".

I love it when a plan comes together 😂😂😂😂

Police state mentality, prophetic. Hannibal, great military thinker.

Wow Allen Ludden was pissed at Peppard. No body language expert needed.

I want to say that Allen handled the who debacle with tact honesty.

I didnt feel there was a rant. It was a pleasant episode funny and cool, NBC was touchy about this

I love it when a plan comes together

I wonder what George Peppard would have say about the last 2 years .

Dumpster fire of an episode... I'm all for it! After the Game Show scandal of the 50's where the network fed the answers to a popular contestant, regulators instituted very strict guidelines. George should have realised that the audience is'nt interested in how the sausage is made.

I remember George being a guest at a hotel where I worked. He was hung over and came out of the room the next day in his boxers. Then he had to hunt down a staff member to let him back in his room, which he didn't even recall the room number.

Listen closely around 15:57 George: "Will it be in the paper?" Allen: "Oh, it has to be."

Pistachio man seemed a happy go lucky kind of guy, he really played along.

George was a movie star who had drifted into lucrative TV shows. It took bigga balls for Peppard to smear the fat but powerful Fred Silverberg. It's amazing Peppard would ever work on TV again. But he did. In a number 1 hit. I miss George Peppard. Felt like we never saw his true potential.

After that Deep Throat answer, the next password of “Cowboy” would have prompted me to answer Debbie Does Dallas. Haha!

“I import pistachios out of Iran”. There was a strange edit there. The year was 1979. Wonder why?

George biting the Network hand that feeds him

the rant may have led to this episode not being aired but it didn't keep george from being cast in the a*team

Let alone the rant, no one would ever be allowed to smoke on a game show nowadays!

george peppard was great.....loved him.....ludden did his best....

Just can't imagine these people holding out their arms and hiding their faces... especially George lol.

A year after this rant, he was supposed to star as Blake Carrington in the new ABC primetime soap "Dynasty" (it went under the title of "Oil" at the time). He filmed three weeks worth of the pilot movie in the Spring of 1980, but he felt he was better than everyone else on the show as well as better than the show itself. Later that year, they fired him and replaced him with (as well as refilmed his scenes with) John Forsythe.

Hannibal is on the jazz again.

I imagine they could have cut out his comments rather than no airing. Interesting episode - thank you for posting.

I assume George was never invited back.

The rant is one thing but “Famous, Danish,Fairy” “Pricker” and “Blow,Suck,Cowboy” was a whole other ball of potentially lude wax. 😳

Elane you were the best I loved watching u on match game and Pyrmaid and you were a beauty as well

The guy, Steve, looks like a combination of Soupy Sales and Andy Kaufman.

09:57- “You’re gonna turn this place into a garage.” Lol

Considering there was that big scandal where a gameshow was rigged it makes sense... I mean, fiction is fine, but it should be portrayed as fiction... and if a gameshow had a "This is all made up" disclaimer that didn't go into the drama of it... and it was just contestants winning or losing, no one would watch.

Good for George. And Elaine......oh, for one more button!

I think George Peppard was just bitter that he had to resort to earning a few bucks by doing a game show.

Elaine Joyce was so cute

The rules are in place because of the scandal in the past, as the movie Quiz Show describes it. In fact, that is why jeopardy is played the way it is. Mr. Peppard could have declined to be on the show if he did not like the rules and forms. He should have just been an adult and not throw a tantrum!

Peppard's little snit is at 14:12. He appears to be totally clueless about the game show scandals that took down many productions and destroyed reputations in the late 1950s. Goodson-Todman subsequently banned Peppard from appearing ever again on their programs.

Allen looked exhausted doing this episode

I don't get the controversy that would call for the episode not to be aired. Peppard had a legit concern that could have very easily have been averted if the suits at NBC had explained the forms and rationale for why they needed him to sign. Allen's explanation was perfect and that should have been given to anyone asked to sign those forms. I doubt there would have been any issues if that had been done.

As a result of this rant, it ended up being a short week for George and Elaine, as far as broadcasting them on NBC went. At the beginning of the "first" episode for what was intended to be broadcast on Tuesday of that week, Gene Wood had to record a quick voice-over in post-production which said "The program originally scheduled for this time will not be seen". They had to produce six episodes with a different celebrity pair instead of the usual five.

None of them had any clue how thick the thought police would become in our society today. It is pervasive. Life was so easy back then.

This has got to be the most controversial episode of “Password Plus” where NBC got banned for making a rant about this and the game itself. George Peppard was on this episode as you probably know as Hannible Smith from “The A-Team”.

Coincidentally, George played a character called Cowboy in the movie BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS in 1980.

Wow, check out that LED Digital Clock Radio. I want one!

he has a point.

Not really that controversial but I see why NBC executives pulled it. Getting called out on your own program isn't a good look.

George had his opinion, I’m glad he spoke up. I’m sure that form is now regarded as The George Preppard form , now ..

Honesty? Part of that paper signing was not to reveal how badly the contestants were robbed by the state of California's luxury tax. They got less than half what they won. If you won a car, you had to pay the luxury tax on that car along with the dealers handling fees. No one went home with a car. They settled with a small cash amount....

That brunette contestant is elegant, gorgeous & hot. Her side profile reminds me of a younger Marina Sirtis.

That wasn’t that bad, he only griped about signing some form. That’s what got this episode pulled?

He's calling out the commy jew owner Silverman.

I miss the opening segment of the original Password that showed the enthusiastic audience. The chemistry of everyone in the Original had a charm and intimacy that was lost in this format. Also the Original never had such crude clues, unfortunately vulgarity has only continued to grow through the decades to the point that some of Today's game show dynamics border on soft porn which contributes nothing to the betterment of our Society, sadly. Allen Ludden's charm and diplomacy are missed !

Didn’t realise George was so camp 👜

Knowing his backstory Peppard is the last person I'd expect to see on a gameshow. But I think he does a good job with it and makes some good points about having to sign things, etc. Back then it wasn't uncommon to hear people actually express thoughts and ideas. Today, Peppard would be hauled off to some island just for smoking in public. However, that is not good for you.

Peppard had a history of giving NBC fits . The hit show Banacek only lasted two years despite good ratings because Peppard didn't want to do it anymore .

Peppard is a prime example of having to separate art from artist. Loved his work, especially the A-Team, but good god was he an awful person (by his own admission, the first words he said to Dwight Schultz was "I'm not a nice guy"). Just a walking ball of ego.

George, it's just a fomality.. Relax.

Oooowh!! big prizes at the end (LOL!) L.e.d. digital clock, spice rack & spices, a rachet, and carpet shampoo! Wow, what wonderful parting gifts! (*sarcasm*).

The way I see it, it wasn’t a rant, George poured his heart out and let his feelings and opinion flow without malice. (Great game btw) Being “offended” by the man’s comment is not an argument Mr Silverman!

Blow Suck Cowboy Campfire Instrument "Is it 'Brokeback Mountain', Allen?"

The pistachio importer is going to go broke in a few months. They were the hardest hit by the embargo.

Network tv agreements are terrible. Obviously, Peppard didn't care if he was ever invited back.

Hilarious episode!

George was an arrogant jerk. He looked like he was in his pajamas.

“Looks like I picked the wrong year to invest in Iranian pistachios”

George Pappard was fine. there was no issue with him = title is misleading

Can you imagine working with Peppard?!

I honestly believe the 2nd Password is why this was originally unaired back then.

The Steve contestant is a young Soupy Sales lookalike. Also the clues Elaine was giving to Steve for the “j” category at 2:48 were really dumb and stupid: for “jerk” she was using “stupid” and “dopey” and “dunce” and “drip” and “dumb”, etc. until in the last 4 seconds remaining 3:00 in the bonus round when she finally wised up and said “idiot” which Steve promptly said “jerk”.

Peppard a real Jerk but Allen was a class act

George peppered is buried in Dearborn Michigan near where I live

That “idiot” sounded legit!

In life there are certain guys you'd love to sit and have a beer with........George Peppard is not one of those guys.

Elaine had legs.

Peppard looks like he was actually very self-aware and honest to a fault. I love this. The man is upfront and deserves respect for being so.

That Nancy, far left, is beautiful

Wait, how were Elaine and Nancy able to get away with giving Clues that were forms of the words?

Interesting episode. I agree with George.

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That Nancy chick is very classy and attractive

While I loved the shows Fred Silverman produced (IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT, MATLOCK, JAKE AND THE FATMAN, FATHER DOWLING), he does come off as an @$$#013. He did cancel the rural shows of the 60s despite respectable ratings at CBS.

👍super funny. I don’t work for NBC.

About Nancy (contestant): beautiful, classy and (yes) hot.

George P. Should kept his mouth shut. He was always getting himself in trouble

I heard that he had a drinking problem

June 8, 1979

George was spittin facts tho

Couldn't keep my eyes off of Elaine Joyce. Oh, for one more button...

Was she giving him hints or did she speak out what she thought of him for not getting the word?

He's on the jazz, fool

Where is the voiceover at the beginning "The following program will not be seen."

I can’t get over how much that Burnett looks like Lynda Carter I thought that was Lynda Carter

3:55 He imports pistachios from Iran in 1979? No wonder he's on Password 6:20 Tale: wag, end. Does it matter that that's tail? I just don't get this game; you give synonyms but the rules are so flexible. 7:45 George Peppard's rant starts. 10:00 blow, suck: Deep Throat? 11:00 So you're allowed to say cowpunch for cowboy? blow suck cowboy: Midnight Cowboy? 12:00 and they allow camp for campfire. George complained about that, but not cowpuncher for cowboy? 14:15 Here he goes

George Pappard always had a very flabby body but always wore clothing that accentuated the flab! lol I never understood that....

I don't think that keeping a game show honest and watching the contestants is a Police State. There is an old saying, "Don't bite the hand that feeds you." I wouldn't have gone on a rant about NBC and Silverman if they were paying me and beneficial to my career. I wonder if this came back to bite Peppard in the butt later.

I found it amusing that for the rest of the episodes that week, George seemed to go out of his way to kiss NBC's ass. Almost like he was trying to save himself from getting banned from Password Plus. Didn't work.