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Episode Guide: 1980
Compiled by Brian Connoy

1979 1980 1981 1982

Allen Ludden is the host unless noted.
* - Sub-Announcer: Johnny Olson
** - Sub-Announcer: Bob Hilton

  Episode#

NBC

Guests
1.) 258-260 Jan 2-4 Brett Somers, Ross Martin A
2.) 261-265 7-11 Sarah Purcell, Richard Paul
3.) 266-270 14-18 Betty White, Greg Morris
4.) 271-275 21-25 Vicki Lawrence, Dick Martin
5.) 276-280 28-Feb 1 Joanna Gleason, Dick Gautier
6.) 281-285 4-8 Loretta Swit, Ron Masak
7.) 286-290 11-15 Marcia Wallace, Wesley Eure
8.) 291-295 18-22 Patty Duke Astin, John Astin
9.) 296-300 25-29 **Anne Meara, Nipsey Russell
10.) 301-305 Mar 3-7 Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen
11.) 306-310 10-14 Vicki Lawrence, Carol Burnett, McLean Stevenson, Joanna Gleason
12.) 311-315 17-21 Barbara Rhoades, Ross Martin
13.) 316-320 24-28 Debralee Scott, Richard Paul
14.) 321-325 31-Apr 4 Marcia Wallace, Wesley Eure
15.) 326-330 7-11 Anita Gillette, Jon Bauman

Bill Cullen sub-hosts
16.) 331-335 14-18 *Elaine Joyce, Bill Anderson
17.) 336-340 21-25 Nanette Fabray, Skip Stephenson
18.) 341-345 28-May 2 Vicki Lawrence, Dick Gautier
19.) 346-350 5-9 Betty White, Greg Morris

Allen Ludden returns
20.) 351-355 12-16 Susan Richardson, Bill Cullen
21.) 356-360 19-23 Phyllis Diller, Bert Convy
22.) 361-365 26-30 Lucille Ball, Dick Martin
23.) 366-370 Jun 2-6 Elaine Joyce, Jon Bauman
24.) 371-375 9-13 *Betty White, John Astin
25.) 376-380 16-20 *Vicki Lawrence, Gene Rayburn
26.) 381-385 23-27 Gina Hecht, Dick Gautier
27.) 386-390 30-Jul 4 Susan Richardson, Wesley Eure
28.) 391-395 7-11 Juliet Prowse, Dick Martin
29.) 396-400 15-18 (4 days) B Barbara Rhoades, Scoey Mitchlll
30.) 401-405 21-25 Marcia Wallace, Richard Paul
31.) 406-410 28-Aug 1 Betty White, Bill Cullen
32.) 411-415 4-8 Sally Struthers, Monty Hall
33.) 416-420 11-15 Susan Richardson, Jon Bauman
34.) 421-425 18-22 Lucille Ball, Dick Martin
35.) 426-430 25-29 Debralee Scott, Fred Grandy
36.) 431-435 Sep 1-5 Gina Hecht, Ron Masak
37.) 436-440 8-12 Marcia Wallace, Robert Donner
38.) 441-445 15-19, 22 (6 days) C Elaine Joyce, Wesley Eure
39.) 446-450 23-26, 29 Betty White, Gene Rayburn
40.) 451-455 30-Oct 3, 6 Susan Richardson, Peter Marshall
41.) 456-460 7-10, 13 Joanna Gleason, Jon Bauman
42.) 461-465 14-17, 20 Karen Morrow, Bill Cullen
43.) 466-470 21-24, 27 Vicki Lawrence, Robert Donner

New host: Tom Kennedy
44.) 471-475 28-31, Nov 3 Nancy Walker, Judy Norton-Taylor, Jim Perry, Greg Morris
45.) 476-480 4-7, 10 Patty Duke Astin, John Astin
46.) 481-485 11-14, 17 Barbara Rhoades, Bill Cullen
47.) 486-490 18-21, 24 Audrey Landers, Jack Jones
48.) 491-495 25-26, 28, Dec 1-2 Vicki Lawrence, Fred Grandy
49.) 496-500 3-5, 8-9 Judy Norton-Taylor, Bert Convy
50.) 501-505 10-12, 15-16 Della Reese, Bill Anderson
51.) 506-510 17-19, 22-23 Betty White, Dick Martin
52.) 511-515 24-26, 29-30 David Doyle, Dick Gautier, Gina Hecht, Debralee Scott
53.) 516 31 Susan Richardson, Bill Cullen


A - Due to the holiday, Password Plus only produced four episodes with Brett Somers and Ross Martin (#257-260).
B - 7/14: Republican Convention. Password Plus possibly preempted.
C - TV Guide lists six days. Possible catch-up week for TV Guide, especially if NBC aired all five episodes of week 29.


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