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** January 1982: During one puzzle, the word "Hairy" was ruled unacceptable for the password "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8Rlrx-AQbQ Harry]". Marcia Wallace contested this (since homophones of words are accepted), so the next day Tom hauled out a chalkboard and gave everyone a phonics lesson.
* [[Literal-Minded]]: Following a celebrity accidentally giving the Cashword as a clue on ''Super'', Bert asked the producer what they did in that situation. Upon being told to "throw it out," he picked up the Magic Toaster and threw it behind him, asking what to do next as he did so. The Toaster broke as it hit the floor. Cue an [[Oh Crap]] look on Bert's face when the celebrity informed him that he broke the Toaster. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Nv8UMIWmPE#t=3m21s Here's a link.]
* [[Negated Moment of Awesome]]: A winner on ''Super'' walked away with $58,600 (including a record-setting $55,000 jackpot in the [[Bonus Round]])... but it was later revealed that he was a convict who had entered the show with a pseudonym. More information [https://web.archive.org/web/20160307012154/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1988-01-16/news/0010150272_1_super-password-ketchem-patrick-quinn here.]
* [[Nintendo Hard]]: The time frames and/or word difficulty on ''Million-Dollar'', coupled with the inane "clue-response-clue" rule (see below) and forcing each half-hour to be self-contained, meant there was no way anybody was going to win the Million.
* [[Obvious Rule Patch]]: Several.
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