Welcome to the game where wits meet words.
It's "Password."
And now here's the host of our show, Keke Palmer.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Hi.
Welcome to "Password."
Tonight, these two contestants will have a shot at $25,000.
with some help from our all-star guests
You know him as the host of "The Tonight Show."
It's the Jimmy Fallon!
Yeah! Come on, now! Come on, now!
Hey!
[ Cheers and applause continues ]
The best. The best.
Alexis. Come on. We got this, bud. We got this.
Good to see you, bud.
Hey, everybody! You ready?
Let's go. Let's go. We got this.
And next...
please welcome Tony, Emmy, and Golden Globe winner,
the insanely talented star of stage and screen,
my friend Darren Criss!
[ Cheers and applause ]
Everybody. Whoo!
Let's do it! Hello, gorgeous. Thank you.
Thank you for having me. This is exciting.
Oh, my God. Good to see you, buddy.
Good sir. Good sir. Come on.
-Hey, man. -That's a talented guy.
♪♪
Hi, honey. How are you?
Keke: Thank you both for being here.
Now, I know you made some new friends backstage,
so introduce us to your teammates.
Jimmy. I'm here with Alexis.
And... [ Cheers and applause ]
...she's been reading tarot cards
for over 25 years.
Ooh.
Have you ever predicted something
that really happened, happened?
Well, I did tell somebody once
that their significant other was dishonest,
and she didn't want to believe the cards.
Didn't work out. It... [ Audience "ohhs" ]
...didn't work out. So basically, he was cheating?
Whatever. [ Laughter ]
Uh, most young girls want to know
about their significant others,
and most of them work out when I tell them he's the one.
Wow.
I'll be giving you a call later.
Thank you for coming on the show.
I was waiting for that. [ Laughter ]
Now, Darren, tell me who you're playing with there.
I'm here with Joey, ladies and gentlemen.
Jimmy: Hey! [ Cheers and applause ]
Now, Joey...
Joey's a young man after my own heart.
He is a legit theater fanatic. Ooh, yeah.
Something I very much support and relate to.
He's seen over a hundred-plus shows on Broadway.
So thank you for your support
of New York City theater and Broadway.
Yep. Do you have a favorite show?
I love, love, love "Maybe Happy Ending."
You're just saying that. Jimmy: Yeah.
No, no, no. I saw it in previews. I mean...
I loved it so much. Like, told my family.
I actually then booked a trip to Korea
that next week 'cause I was so obsessed with "Happy Ending." Get out of here. Bless you. That's amazing.
Congrats on the Tonys. Thank you very much.
Keke: Oh, my gosh. Tonys with an "S"! Thank you. Thank you very much.
-Okay. -Thank you very, very much.
Keke: Well, we're so glad to have you here, and I totally agree.
Thank you so much for always giving back to the theater.
It's important. Thank you.
Thanks, man. Now get excited
because it's time to play...
Together: Password!
Keke: That's right. The rules are simple.
When I hand you a password,
you'll give a one-word clue to get your partner
to guess that password.
The password is worth 6 points
if you can get it on the first clue,
5 points on the second clue, and so on.
The first team to 15 points wins round 1
in this best-out-of-three battle.
Now, if a clue is determined illegal by our judges,
you will hear this sound...
[ Buzzer, audience "oohs" ]
...and you'll forfeit your turn.
So don't say multiple words.
No gestures, no...cheating.
And if I hand you a password and you just know
you can get your partner to guess it in one clue,
tell me, "Keke, I want to Shoot the Moon."
Shoot the Moon!
If you can pull it off with just one clue,
I'll give you 2 extra points, for a total of 8.
Ah. But be careful.
If you Shoot the Moon and miss,
your opponents will get a shot at those 8 points.
Any one of you can Shoot the Moon anytime tonight,
but it can only happen one time in this game.
Okay? Yeah.
-Got it. -Got it.
Let's play. Got it.
-Whoo! -Come on, Jimmy.
As always, Jimmy, you have the honors. Joey: We got it.
Would you like to play or pass?
The password is...
[ Audience "ohhs" ]
Ooh.
[ Laughter ] Uh...
I'll play.
He's gonna play.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Grumpy!
Watch the hands.
Grumpy! [ Mock cries ]
Grumpy.
Pouty.
[ Audience groans ]
Okay. Going over here to you, Darren.
The first clue was "grumpy." "Grumpy."
Angry!
Cranky.
Whoo! Yes. Well done.
You got it, Joey,
for 5 points. Well done.
It was, in fact. All right. That was easy.
We got it from them a little bit.
Nice mix of all of us.
It could have been any one of those things.
-This is for you, Alexis. -Well done.
This is for you, Joey.
Good job, good job.
Honors are to you, Alexis.
You guys are just trailing a bit,
but it's still the first round and very early in the game.
Do you want to play or pass?
The password is...
[ Audience "oohs" ]
[ Laughter ]
I'm gonna try it.
She's gonna play. I'm gonna play.
Jimmy: All right. Good. You got this.
Awesome.
Being.
Human.
Yes!
[ Cheers and applause ]
You see? See? We got it. Come on.
Yes! That's how you do it. -Well done. Well done.
Jimmy: That's how you do it.
Just that quick. We're in the zone.
Well done. Well done.
We're just getting warmed up
and it's time to take a quick break.
We'll be back with a whole lot more "Password"
right after this.
Don't go anywhere.
I'm laughing at you.
I wasn't sure it.
It was your reaction that made it so funny.
'Cause he was like...
[ Laughs ]
♪♪
Welcome back to "Password."
Jimmy and Alexis are ahead with 6 points.
Darren and Joey are sitting at 5.
Ooh, this is a tight game.
I mean, it's the beginning,
but 5 and 6 just like that. Right?
Okay, Darren.
It's on you. Would you like to play or pass?
The password is...
Keke: Oh.
[ Audience "ohhs" ]
[ Laughter ]
I'm going to pass.
He's passing it. We'll pass.
Let's see what they do. -Isn't that so nice, Jimmy?
Appreciate it. Thank you so much.
[ Laughter ]
Um...
Okay.
[ Slowly ] Feline.
[ Laughter ]
Feline.
[ Laughter ]
Cat nap.
[ Audience groans ]
We're going over here to you, Darren.
This is for 5 points.
Food.
[ Audience "ohhs" ]
Catnip.
[ Cheers and applause ]
That little point. Oh!
[ Laughs ]
-Wow. -I was like, "Cat-- Oh!"
That's how I pronounce my I's.
It was so close, Alexis.
It's "Alex-as," by the way. It's not...
You're pronouncing it wrong.
[ Laughter ]
Oh, my gosh. Darren: All right.
Okay, you have 10 points, Joey. She was so close.
Just like that. All right. Nicely done. Nicely done.
You're behind a bit, Alexis. We got this.
But guess what. There's always time to catch up.
Here we go. Of course.
This is for you. Honors are to you, Alexis.
Would you like to play or pass?
The password is...
[ Audience "ohhs" ]
For 6 points.
I trust you. Whatever you want.
Mm-hmm.
I'm gonna pass.
Okay. Good. Smart. Good.
He's passed it to you, Joey. Mm-hmm.
If you were to get this password correct,
you would have won the first round.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Don't get too excited.
[ Laughter ]
Young.
[ Audience "oohs" ]
Juvenile.
Okay, we're going over here to you, Alexis.
The first clue was "young."
Gripe.
[ Buzzer ]
[ Audience "oohs" ]
You broke a rule, so unfortunately,
you forfeit your turn.
Jimmy: Ah!
Was that on the tarot cards this morning?
I did not read my cards.
Okay, here we go, Joey. We're with you now.
The first clue was "young."
Ready.
Ripe.
Yeah.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Okay. "Ripe." "Ripe" was in "gripe." Oh. "Gripe."
Alexis, you were so close. There's still time.
You're one away from winning.
Honors are to you, Jimmy.
Would you like to play or pass?
The password is...
[ Laughter ]
[ Audience "ohhs" ]
[ Laughter ]
I'm going to pass.
[ Audience "ohhs" ]
[ Whistles ]
That could be good or risky,
because you're just 1 point away
from winning the first round, Joey.
[ Cheers and applause ]
I can't say dirty words. right?
Depends how dirty.
[ Laughter ]
Carpet!
[ Laughter ]
Hmm.
Carpet!
[ Laughter ]
Carpet.
Rug?
[ Audience "ohhs" ]
Going over here to you, Jimmy.
The first clue was "carpet."
This is for 5 points.
Thick.
[ Laughter ]
"Carpet" and?
Thick.
Plush.
[ Audience groans ]
Back over here to you, Darren.
[ Laughter ]
"Carpet, "thick," and?
[ Laughter ]
[ British accent ] Bone.
One more time.
Bone.
[ Laughter ]
Shag.
Yes! Well-played! Whoo-hoo-hoo!
Yo, you are so impressive, Darren,
with the clues. I cannot. Yes! Yes!
That's the end of the first round,
where Joey has a 1-0 lead.
When we return, we'll switch up the teams
and raise the stakes in round 2.
Keep it right here for more "Password."
Nice. The reason I looked at you, like...Shaggy.
Like, Scooby-Doo or Shaggy. -Yes. Like a shag carpet.
Gorgeous. So good. Yo.
Yeah, like shag carpet. So good.
I was worried he was too young for shag carpet.
♪♪
Welcome back to "Password."
During the break, Jimmy and Darren switched partners.
Joey won the first round.
But, remember, you have to win two rounds
in our best-out-of-three showdown for a shot at $25,000.
So, Alexis, you got to win here to tie it up. Absolutely.
I believe in you. I will.
And, remember, you still have an opportunity
to Shoot the Moon once in this game. Right. Lest we forget.
Comes in handy.
It's round 2,
and that means the passwords are gonna get
a little bit tougher.
But to help you out,
we're giving you a category
that relates to all the passwords in this round.
Let's see tonight's category.
Bodaciously Fresh.
What's that mean? Bodaciously.
Passwords from the '80s.
-Ooh! -From the '80s.
Okay. Let's play. That won't be easy.
-Okay. -Let's see.
Keke: Darren, it's on you.
Would you like to play or pass?
The password is...
Keke: Mm.
I'll play.
He's playing.
All right.
This is Passwords from the '80s.
From the '80s.
Curly.
[ Laughter ]
Afro?
[ Audience groans ]
Going over here to you, Jimmy.
The first clue was "curly."
This is Passwords from the '80s.
Hair.
[ Laughter ]
Mullet.
[ Laughter ]
[ Audience groans ]
Go on back over here to you.
Darren, we have "curly" and "hair."
This is Passwords from the '80s.
Iron.
[ Audience "ohhs" ]
[ Laughter ]
Curl, I was thinking.
[ Audience groans ]
[ Laughter ]
Coming back over here to you, Joey.
This is Passwords from the '80s.
Term...
For 3 points.
Perm.
Thank you. Nice job. Come on, bud.
-Let's go, bud. -Sorry. It took me a second.
3 points. We got it, we got it, we got it, we got it.
We're just getting started. Just heating up.
For you, Joey.
And the honors are to you, Alexis.
Would you like to play or pass?
The password is...
[ Audience "ohhs" ]
I'm gonna try it.
Okay. She's gonna play.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Exercise.
[ Audience "ohhs" ]
Like, aerobics?
Yes!
[ Cheers and applause ]
Good going! Nice!
Jimmy: That was good. I was thinking Jazzercise. Yes!
-Wow. -It can't be Jazzercise.
Very nice. Nice. Hey! Keke: Wow.
Now you're ahead 6 points. Just like that.
There we go! How you feeling, Alexis?
-Wow. -Nice.
Keke: Jimmy, you have the honors.
Would you like to play or pass?
You guys are 3 behind.
The password is...
[ Audience "ohhs" ]
Uh, I'm gonna play. Whoo!
He's playing.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Sign.
[ Laughter ]
Sign.
Neon.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Darren: Well done. That was so good.
-Now... -We crushed it.
It was the repetition.
It was, "Sign, sign."
Yeah. Very good. That was good.
When you're doing things like that,
it's important for me to remind you that at any point in time,
you guys can Shoot the Moon.
No one's done it.
Okay, here we go.
Alexis, you have the honors.
It's up to you if you want to play or pass.
The password is...
[ Audience "ohhs" ]
Keke, I'm gonna Shoot the Moon!
-Ohhhhh! -Whoo!
Alexis has decided to Shoot the Moon!
♪♪
[ Laughter ]
Jimmy: Okay. Okay. Fine. That means you have
one clue to get your partner
to say the right word for 8 points.
Whoo!
Alexis, take it away.
This is Passwords!
[ Deep voice ] From the '80s.
[ Laughter ]
King.
[ Audience "ohhs" ]
From the '80s?
Passwords from the '80s.
King...
♪♪
[ Laughter ]
King...
[ Laughter ]
Queen.
Yeah!
[ Cheers and applause ]
Oh...my God!
You did it!
8 points, just like that,
putting you in the lead.
Just 1 below what you need to win this round... Got you.
...and force a tie break.
I was like, "King Kong from the '20s."
Like, "What?"
Okay, here we go.
And, Jimmy, you have the honors.
Would you like to play or pass?
The password is...
[ Audience "ohhs" ]
This could be for the round.
And Joey could take the game.
I'm gonna play.
Play.
[ Cheers and applause ]
M-M-Mattress.
[ Laughter ]
Waterbed.
That's it!
[ Cheers and applause ] Come on, bud.
Let's go. Let's go.
Congratulations, Joey. You won the game.
15 on the dot.
Sadly, we must say goodbye to Alexis.
Thank you so much. We did good.
Don't go anywhere because Joey is going to play
for $25,000 when we come back for more "Password."
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Oh, my gosh. -We got some good ones in there.
Joey: Oh, my gosh. Wow.
♪♪
Welcome back to "Password."
Joey has won our game and now has a chance to play
with both Jimmy and Darren to win $25,000.
Joey, how are you gonna spend your $25,000?
So I grew up seeing theater with my mom
almost every single weekend,
and I really want to plan a big trip to London,
where me, my mom, and Dad
go and see every show on the West End.
Oh, my gosh!
My parents fell in love through theater
and I love going to the theater with them,
so I'm rooting for you.
Good luck, okay? -Yes!
We're all rooting for you.
Now, here's how the bonus round works.
We're gonna give you 10 passwords,
beginning with the letter "F"
and continuing through each letter
until the letter "O."
You will be the clue giver
and start by choosing one celebrity to be the guesser.
You'll have 30 seconds to get as many passwords as you can.
Then the other celebrity will take over
to guess the remaining passwords in 30 seconds.
For every correct word you get, you'll get $1,000.
But if you sweep the board and get all 10,
you'll be going home with $25,000.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-We can do it. We can do it. -We got it, we got it.
I think I have an idea,
but which celebrity do you want to play with first?
Joey: I think we're gonna start with Darren.
-Let's do it, baby. Let's do it. -Let's do it.
We're gonna finish it up. We're gonna finish it up.
Hopefully you won't need me.
-We'll warm it up. -Yeah.
Act 1. Act 1.
Places. Places.
Jimmy: Crush it. Yes.
All right. 30 seconds on the clock.
Only Joey can pass.
And if you can't think of an answer,
just say the word "clue."
On your marks. Get set.
Go!
Flames. Fire.
Atlanta. Georgia.
Vacation. Holiday.
Printer.
Ink.
Judge.
Judy?
[ Laughs ] Justice.
People.
Jury.
Preschool...
Kindergarten.
Um, beam.
Light.
Beam. Laser.
Maximum.
Minimum.
Um, volley.
No clue.
Pass.
Uh, healthy. [ Buzzer ]
Keke: Oh, my freaking gosh!
Darren! Joey! Jimmy: Yes!
Are you guys kidding me? Yes! Almost.
Are you kidding me?!
We need to go all the way, man!
That was crazy.
You got eight correct, for a total of $8,000.
But we're gonna get you that $25,000.
Darren, you killed it.
Yeah! Yeah!
[ Cheers and applause ]
Baby... Whoo!
...you have two passwords remaining.
Just two.
We're starting at zero and going back to get in.
I ain't never believed in somebody so much right now.
[ Laughter ]
You could be 30 seconds away from a $25,000 payday.
Yeah!
30 seconds on the clock.
On your marks. Get set.
Go!
Healthy.
Uh, optimal.
Food.
Uh, organic.
Volleyball.
Um...clue.
Rally.
Nose...
Middle.
[ Sighs ] Mm...
Set.
Oh. Spike.
Let...
Net.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Yaaaay!
My God.
I never had a doubt.
I had faith the whole time.
Oh, my God. You did it, Joey.
Joey, you did it! He got all 10 passwords.
[ Chanting ] Joey! Joey!
You got it. Yeah!
Congratulations, Joey. You got all 10 passwords.
That's our show.
Thank you to Jimmy Fallon and Darren for being here,
and to all of you at home for watching.
We'll see you next time on "Password."
[ Cheers and applause ]
Darren: You did it. You did it. You did it. 25 G's!
25, man!
♪♪
♪ Da-da-da, da-da, da, da ♪
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