"The Price Is Right" Season 36 Talkback

[The Penguin]

Drew Carey, come on down!! You're the new host of The Price Is Right!!

Today was the day, the first day TV viewers got to see comedian Drew Carey host The Price Is Right as the show begins its new season. What did you all think?


http://library.toonzone.net/talkbacks/cbs1.jpghttp://library.toonzone.net/talkbacks/priceisright.jpgTHE PRICE IS RIGHT 36th Season Premiere
Monday, October 15, 2007 @ 11 a.m. ET/10 CT on CBS
Get ready Price fans because CBS's Emmy-Award winning THE PRICE IS RIGHT, with new host DREW CAREY, will have its 36th season premiere on Monday, October 15 (11:00 AM-12:00 Noon, ET; 10:00-11:00 AM, PT).

CBS.com - The Price Is Right (http://www.cbs.com/daytime/price/)

[Temple Fugate]

I was five seconds from posting this same thing. :anime:

All in all, it was a nice start. Drew seemed a little nervous and overwhelmed at the whole thing, but in time I think he'll settle in and be a great host. He didn't make much eye contact with the camera, which was a big deal for me. It's what made Bob Barker so inviting and gentle (despite what we really know of the man). Drew talked a little too fast, glanced down or to the side a little too much, etc. But these are all things that are to be expected for one's very first show and he knows he's got huge shoes to fill.

The perfect game was fantastic. If I didn't know any better, I'd say it was rigged. We had all six pricing games won AND a $1,000 winner in each spin round. Pretty awesome. I expected to see PLINKO, but that'll probably be coming this week sometime. They're bound to start Carey off with all the popular ones, today's selection being the Yodeler.

I really didn't like that one lady who played the grocery bag game (or was it One Away?). So indecisive and off-the-wall. She even "fainted" when she won. :rolleyes: Poor Drew got initiated the hard way with this episode. :sweat:

The new set dressing is fantastic. It echoes the 70's without being tacky. I like the simplified logo. The stars and stuff they had on the 35th anniversary logo needed to go.

My advice to Drew: Slow your speech down just a little bit. I do the same thing when I'm talking to groups so I know how hard it is to do this, but you gotta try hard for the millions of viewers counting on you. And I'll be watching, 'cuz now you're living my dream.

[Lord Dalek]

A brief rundown:

What's gone:

-The classic set, only cosmetically changed since 1972 is finally put out to pasture.
-Bob, obviously
-For the first time since 1972, the logo doesn't zoom in the intro
-"Ticket Plug" (1975) has been replaced in the loser's montage before 2nd Showcase Showdown
-"Mark Goodson Productions" =(

What's been redone:
-A new set! Which still manages to say "1975!" without actually being made out of materials from 1975!
-So far "TPIR (Main Title)", "Walking" and "Dig We Must" have all been rerecorded/remixed (in stereo for the first time in the case of the former, second time for "Walking"). I have to admit these sound really cool, sorta like the redone Family Feud tracks from the 1989 revival.

What's been added:
-Drew
-a new giant price tag (first one since the late 80's)
-a couple new models
-the Freemantle Logo (hmph!)

What's been kept:
-SPAY AND NEUTER!
-Barker's Bargain Bar... is STILL Barker's Bargain Bar! (I really thought they'd scuttle this and Barker's Markers or just rename them)

Overall opinions: Drew is so far pretty good as host, he does however give the impression that even he is amazed he's hosting this show and should loosen up. And stop with the "Rich Fields" this "Rich Fields" that, we've all been watching this show longer than you have Drew.

PERFECT SHOW WOO-HOO!

Trivia: This is the first season premiere played without either Triple Play, Lucky $even, or Golden Road since 1999!

[Brandon Pierce]

Damn, I missed the first show! Will this re-air?

[Lord Dalek]

Damn, I missed the first show! Will this re-air?Try Innertube later tonight.

Otherwise tough.

[Peter Paltridge]

10:59 as I type this....AGH! I forgot!


Try Innertube later tonight.

Otherwise tough.
Never heard of "Innertube."

[TKnHappyNess]

A brief rundown:

What's gone:

-The classic set, only cosmetically changed since 1972 is finally put out to pasture.
-Bob, obviously
-For the first time since 1972, the logo doesn't zoom in the intro
-"Ticket Plug" (1975) has been replaced in the loser's montage before 2nd Showcase Showdown
-"Mark Goodson Productions" =(

What's been redone:
-A new set! Which still manages to say "1975!" without actually being made out of materials from 1975!
-So far "TPIR (Main Title)", "Walking" and "Dig We Must" have all been rerecorded/remixed (in stereo for the first time in the case of the former, second time for "Walking"). I have to admit these sound really cool, sorta like the redone Family Feud tracks from the 1989 revival.

What's been added:
-Drew
-a new giant price tag (first one since the late 80's)
-a couple new models
-the Freemantle Logo (hmph!)

What's been kept:
-SPAY AND NEUTER!
-Barker's Bargain Bar... is STILL Barker's Bargain Bar! (I really thought they'd scuttle this and Barker's Markers or just rename them)

Overall opinions: Drew is so far pretty good as host, he does however give the impression that even he is amazed he's hosting this show and should loosen up. And stop with the "Rich Fields" this "Rich Fields" that, we've all been watching this show longer than you have Drew.

PERFECT SHOW WOO-HOO!

Trivia: This is the first season premiere played without either Triple Play or Golden Road since 1997!

What the hell happened? When I heard the thing, I was wondering what happened to them usually saying "A Mark Goodson Television Production". As for Plinko, there's a clip on YouTube with a woman who says she's got to go to the bathroom, and they show her playing while trying to hold it in. I'm not going to say what she wins though. And of course you had to keep the whole "spay and neuter your pets" line. It doesn't feel right without it.

[Jeff Harris]

What's gone:
-"Mark Goodson Productions" =(

What's been added:
-the Freemantle Logo (hmph!)
I was a little shocked to see that The Price is Right is no longer A Mark Goodson Television Production, but rather a Fremantle Media Production.

Innertube is CBS's broadband channel with repeats of CBS programming and original shows.

[Tay the Cat]

I was a little shocked to see that The Price is Right is no longer A Mark Goodson Television Production, but rather a Fremantle Media Production.

Fremantle bought Mark Goodson Productions out YEARS ago.

[Lazerboy5000]

Ha, I've got off of school on Friday.

That means I'm going to watch the Price is Right, No Matter What.

I'm kind of curious on how well Drew Carey will do as the host. He sure has some big shoes to fill.

[bigddan11]

You could tell Drew was a little stiff for his first episode. Otherwise he wouldn't have been as predictable. Both times they handed out a car, he began by asking "Did you drive here?" He did point out that it was a perfect game though as every contestant that made it on stage won, and they even had someone get the $1 by spinning it exactly one full time on the big wheel.

[Lord Dalek]

Fremantle bought Mark Goodson Productions out YEARS ago.
Yeah but they still ran the show with the Goodson logo to maintain tradition (up until now TPIR was the only remaining Mark Goodson show to maintain that).

And to be more accurate, Freemantle bought out the company that bought out the company that bought out Goodson-Todman years ago.

[Burgundy Ranger]

That wasn't the first show he did. There are about 30-35 shows in the can and this was the one that was chosen to be shown first -- so the show's results weren't necessarily rigged to produce a desired result, just that this one was picked as the first one to be shown because of the results.

FYI, the first show that was taped is apparently in line to be shown Nov. 14 -- according to golden-road.net .

[Brandon Pierce]

Drew is so far pretty good as host, he does however give the impression that even he is amazed he's hosting this show and should loosen up. And stop with the "Rich Fields" this "Rich Fields" that, we've all been watching this show longer than you have Drew.
Most TV hosts pretty much have to explain things in case there's newer viewers reguardless if they're suceeding another TV host.

Drew pretty much did the same thing when he became the new host for "Whose Line is it Anyway?" after Clive Anderson. He had to explain the game rules to audiences in case there were newcomers, despite the fact that most of the other cast (Ryan, Colin, Greg, etc.) were a part of the show long before he was.

[bigddan11]

Most TV hosts pretty much have to explain things in case there's newer viewers reguardless if they're suceeding another TV host.

Drew pretty much did the same thing when he became the new host for "Whose Line is it Anyway?" after Clive Anderson. He had to explain the game rules to audiences in case there were newcomers, despite the fact that most of the other cast (Ryan, Colin, Greg, etc.) were a part of the show long before he was.

In that case you also had an audience change as they moved from Comedy Central to ABC and eventually to ABC Family. Going from cable to a broadcast network bruoght them a lot of viewers that had never even heard of the show before.

While this may not have been the first show to be recorded, he said it was during the episode, so they had to have re-recorded some parts to make that statement accurate.

[Jaguar]

I'm sad that "Ladies, do I have ___ numbers right" was changed to "OH MIGHTY SOUND EFFECT GUY do I have ___ numbers right".

[Temple Fugate]

Record-Setting Quotefest 2007 Extreme Go!


-"Ticket Plug" (1975) has been replaced in the loser's montage before 2nd Showcase ShowdownThey still did a loser's montage? I don't remember seeing that for a while now.



-A new set! Which still manages to say "1975!" without actually being made out of materials from 1975!Didn't notice the physical set was new. I just thought it was yet another repaint. (Except for the Showdown set. Brushed metal wooooo!!!)


-So far "TPIR (Main Title)", "Walking" and "Dig We Must" have all been rerecorded/remixed (in stereo for the first time in the case of the former, second time for "Walking"). I have to admit these sound really cool, sorta like the redone Family Feud tracks from the 1989 revival.Again, didn't even notice they were any different.

What I did notice was they apparently have a new camera jib. A hyperactive one at that. I almost threw up during the first contestant call.


What's been kept:
-SPAY AND NEUTER!HE DIDN'T SAY IT RIGHT! IT'S ONLY GOOD IF HE SAYS IT RIGHT!


-Barker's Bargain Bar... is STILL Barker's Bargain Bar! (I really thought they'd scuttle this and Barker's Markers or just rename them)I was glad this was kept. I also liked Drew's joke about "Ezekiel Barker." That was almost the only time today that he seemed to loosen up.


And stop with the "Rich Fields" this "Rich Fields" that, we've all been watching this show longer than you have Drew.That put me off, too. Maybe he's already developed a pet name/running joke? Probably not. Just say "Rich," man.


Yeah but they still ran the show with the Goodson logo to maintain tradition (up until now TPIR was the only remaining Mark Goodson show to maintain that).

And to be more accurate, Freemantle bought out the company that bought out the company that bought out Goodson-Todman years ago.I was wondering about that. Now, is Barker retaining any creative control of the show at all, or is he completely out?


That wasn't the first show he did. There are about 30-35 shows in the can and this was the one that was chosen to be shown first -- so the show's results weren't necessarily rigged to produce a desired result, just that this one was picked as the first one to be shown because of the results.That isn't good, since now we know Drew won't loosen up for a while. :shrug:


While this may not have been the first show to be recorded, he said it was during the episode, so they had to have re-recorded some parts to make that statement accurate.I never noticed him mention it at all. That reminds me, I never actually caught Barker's last show. Did they do anything special?


I'm sad that "Ladies, do I have ___ numbers right" was changed to "OH MIGHTY SOUND EFFECT GUY do I have ___ numbers right".Yeah, what's up with that?

Oh, and...

CONTESTANT: "Do I have--"
DREW: NO!
CONTESTANT: -wince-
DREW: "OH MIGHTY SOUND EFFECT GUY!"

[Lord Dalek]

Didn't notice the physical set was new. I just thought it was yet another repaint. (Except for the Showdown set. Brushed metal wooooo!!!) Yeah its 100% all new, new doors, new turntable, new everything (except probably the contestants row podiums).


Again, didn't even notice they were any different.They're not radically different, just a different rhythm track


What I did notice was they apparently have a new camera jib. A hyperactive one at that. I almost threw up during the first contestant call. They had that on Bob's last week of shows. Apparantly its now permanent.



I never noticed him mention it at all. That reminds me, I never actually caught Barker's last show. Did they do anything special?


For the actual last broadcast episode no, but Barker's "Special Prime Time Finale Tribute" was a clip show extravaganza.

[Viper]

I didn't think he was too bad as new host. His jokes were ok, including the one for "Barker's Bargain Bar.":p

BTW, that game with that annoying woman was "It's in the Bag." I'm glad shew won $16K, but she sure took her sweet time making up her mind.:sweat:

One other thing, I thought the descriptions of the products were awful! I really don't like it when mention the brand names of products. This is the reason why I stopped watching the show for a while.:( This show needs better writers, PRONTO!!!!!!!:(

[Brandon Pierce]

In that case you also had an audience change as they moved from Comedy Central to ABC and eventually to ABC Family. Going from cable to a broadcast network bruoght them a lot of viewers that had never even heard of the show before.
Um. The British version of Whose Line originally aired on Channel Four in England, and I don't think Comedy Central actually started running the series in America until AFTER the American version premiered on ABC.

And the new shows that aired on ABC Family were just bits of unused material slapped together to make "new episodes".

[Temple Fugate]

One other thing, I thought the descriptions of the products were awful! I really don't like it when mention the brand names of products. This is the reason why I stopped watching the show for a while.:( This show needs better writers, PRONTO!!!!!!!:(I was under the impression that the product descriptions were mostly written by the company supplying them.

[bigddan11]

Um. The British version of Whose Line originally aired on Channel Four in England, and I don't think Comedy Central actually started running the series in America until AFTER the American version premiered on ABC.

And the new shows that aired on ABC Family were just bits of unused material slapped together to make "new episodes".
I saw episodes on Comedy Central about a month before it began airing on ABC. Also, that only validates my point. They had a completely new audience coming into play, and the location it was being filmed at was different, so they needed to explain the rules for all the new viewers.

In the case of The Price Is Right, many of the viewers have been watching for years, and it has always aired on CBS, so they don't have to change as much.

[Lord Dalek]

Um. The British version of Whose Line originally aired on Channel Four in England, and I don't think Comedy Central actually started running the series in America until AFTER the American version premiered on ABC.
Whose Line was running on Comedy Central as early as 1992.

[dth1971]

Let's hope Drew Carey can be a good Bob Barker replacement.

[The Penguin]

I thought Drew did pretty well. I don't watch the show all the time, but I didn't think Drew explained the rules as well as Bob did. I'm hoping that will improve as he goes along. I would think Bob Barker could explain any of the pricing games in his sleep.

One thing that I think worked against Drew here regardless of how long he had been doing it at the time this one was taped was how crazy every single contestant was. There are varying degrees of how excited people get on Price, but I felt like all of these people were just nuts. I have to work during the show, but I'm taping all of at least this first week just because I wanna see how it goes.


And stop with the "Rich Fields" this "Rich Fields" that, we've all been watching this show longer than you have Drew.'Re-introducing' or not I think that's just Drew's style at least for now. He's turning it over to Rich and he just opts to say his full name.


Try Innertube later tonight.You can watch The Price Is Right on CBS.com...

Watch Full Episodes Now
Today, October 15th marked the premiere of the new season of THE PRICE IS RIGHT with new host DREW CAREY! And now full streaming episodes of PRICE are now available exclusively on CBS.com. Beginning at 3pm PT/6pm ET, you can catch the same day’s entire episode right on your computer!
Watch Now (http://www.cbs.com/daytime/price/video/)

[Lord Dalek]

That isn't good, since now we know Drew won't loosen up for a while. :shrug:
Actually it means nothing, this was his seventh show.

I think Drew's fatal flaw is he really does not know how to add suspense yet, and I think this is most prevalent in It's In The Bag. When Barker would do this, he'd really get the player in a frenzy by always hesitating before hitting the plunger making the game a really a battle against nerves instead of odds. With Drew... the delivery is just... flat.

[Lazerboy5000]

I suspect that it will take a while for Drew to get use to the feel of the show.

Everyone has high exceptions for Drew just because Bob was so great.

[Lord Dalek]

Day 2: THE REAL PREMIERE!

Games played:

Golden Road for a Viper (lost)
Plinko (20,200 won)
Clock Game (with new colors!, won)
Double Prices (won)
Any Number for a selection of Phones (won) and a Ford... something (lost)

I'm still not digging Drew's "play with the contestant" attitude towards this show. TPIR is a game that recquires a strong commanding presence and he hasn't got it yet.

On to day 3 (or Day 2)....

[Temple Fugate]

I expected the contestants to be LESS thrilled to be on TPIR without Barker, but now it actually seems like Barker was a stabilizing force to keep them from going INSANE. They were crazy before, yeah, but the last two days we've seen some seriously out-of-control people. The first contestant yesterday (With the sooty cheeks for some reason? I hope that wasn't some kind of skin condition.) who ran to inspect the car up close before playing the game, fainty-woman, dancing in Contestant's Row woman, I Have To Pee woman,
etc etc. Drew's just standing there either laughing or helpless and Dalek's right, it's not a commanding presence.

Both days Drew's opened the first bid with rapid-fire talking. "NAME, Howyoudoin'what'syourbid?" It's very uncomfortable to prompt them like a drill instructor.

Did there used to be an actual golden road? I haven't seen the game in so long I can't remember.

I'm starting to see why it's bad Drew isn't properly explaining every game to the contestants. Yesterday I was familiar with all the games, but today had some stuff I hadn't seen played in a while and Drew's short comments were unsatisfactory. (Like the cash register game. I know she had to get close without going over, but how close and why did they automatically stop her after buying the soup? She didn't hit the price right on the nose.)

I wonder how good Drew is with a golf club, and how soon we're going to find out? ;)

[TKnHappyNess]

Day 2: THE REAL PREMIERE!

Games played:

Golden Road for a Viper (lost)
Plinko (20,200 won)
Clock Game (with new colors!, won)
Double Prices (won)
Any Number for a selection of Phones (won) and a Ford... something (lost)

I'm still not digging Drew's "play with the contestant" attitude towards this show. TPIR is a game that recquires a strong commanding presence and he hasn't got it yet.

On to day 3 (or Day 2)....

That's the clip they have on YouTube (the Plinko one where the woman has to go to the bathroom). I wonder if Drew will know about El Cheapo when they play Money Game.

[Lord Dalek]

Did there used to be an actual golden road? I haven't seen the game in so long I can't remember.There did. Usually there's some gold dots on the studio floor denoting the "golden road".

Here are some Golden Roads (http://gscentral.net/golden.htm) of years past.

[Lazerboy5000]

Games played:

Golden Road for a Viper (lost)
Aww man. Vipers are really cool cars.
I wish I would have saw that, even if they did lose (too bad).

[Viper]

WHOA! The Dodge Viper went up to $91K! I guess the convertible version would be a tad over $100K now?:eek:

The car that was lost in Any Number was a Pontiac Grand Prix, BTW.

The final game played was Grocery Game. It looked as if even Drew didn't realize that the woman won.:shrug: Also, that was a horrible description for Hot Pockets.:(

Don't worry, everyone. I'll still watch the show, but from now on I'll record just so I can zip through some of those awful descriptions.

[Lord Dalek]

Oh and chalk this episode up as a rare Grocery Game win, every time I've seen it played in 17 years of watching TPIR, its always lost.

[bigddan11]

Drew had to say "much lower" during the clock game. I've never heard Bob say that before.

He seemed more comfortable during the Golden Road than any other game, but the Golden Road isn't that hard to do.

I'm missing how Bob would always tease the contestants. It was one of the reasons so many people were endeared to him.

I think that's the most money I've ever seen won on Plinko.

Drew just needs to learn it's okay to joke around, but not when your asking people the price. He also needs to learn not to ask them if they want to say hello to someone during the game and during the wheel. The wheel has always been an opportunity for people to say hello.

[TKnHappyNess]

Drew just needs to learn it's okay to joke around, but not when your asking people the price.

It's a little hard since some of the other shows he's been a part of were comedies. His own show, Whose Line, that Green Screen one. Asking him to be serious is like asking a politician to be honest. It's not going to happen.

[bigddan11]

It's a little hard since some of the other shows he's been a part of were comedies. His own show, Whose Line, that Green Screen one. Asking him to be serious is like asking a politician to be honest. It's not going to happen.

He was pretty serious on Power of 10. I'm not saying you can't joke. I'm saying he needs to learn the right time to joke on The Price Is Right. He just needs a little practice to get the timing down.

[dth1971]

Nowadays TPIR episode use grocery products with no brand names mentioned by Rich Fields, same for small prizes in small prize games, as well as most brands of TV's, appliances (kitchen, laundry related), his/her golf equipment, some sporting equipment, Maplewood Bar Sets, and home computers and DVD players.

Did you notice in the October 16, 2007 TPIR the woman wanted to play Plinko so fast that she was about to use the bathroom but toughed it out for the playing?

[Burgundy Ranger]

The absence of a brand-name mention is solely due to the lack of a 'contract' (for lack of a better term) between the producer of said product and Fremantle Media.

No contract, no mention ... just the ol' generic.

[Peter Paltridge]

Oh and chalk this episode up as a rare Grocery Game win, every time I've seen it played in 17 years of watching TPIR, its always lost.
How do you play this again? Drew didn't really make it clear.

[TKnHappyNess]

How do you play this again? Drew didn't really make it clear.

You have to get between $20 and $21 worth of products. If you go over, you lose, if you're under $20 by a little bit, you'll still lose because they wouldn't have products that cheap in order to get in the limit. This is an example of how NOT to play Grocery Game. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg2GkG__C_Y She buys $32 worth of yams, 25 cans of yams with each one costing $1.29.

[Lord Dalek]

How do you play this again? Drew didn't really make it clear.Buy any combination and amount of product and make sure it doesn't go over 21.00 (which it usually does).

[Temple Fugate]

Well it looks like CBS couldn't get rid of Drew fast enough, but come on. Replacing a guy with at least a little promise with President Bush? None of his contestants even won anything, he just talked the whole time. I have bad feelings for the future of TPIR.

[bigddan11]

Well it looks like CBS couldn't get rid of Drew fast enough, but come on. Replacing a guy with at least a little promise with President Bush? None of his contestants even won anything, he just talked the whole time. I have bad feelings for the future of TPIR.

CBS News always pre-empts The Price Is Right when President Bush is doing a Press Conference. NBC typically does the same thing with Today. The difference is TPIR is recorded and will air again. They can only toss it up on their Web site. They can't do that with a Live Press Conference (which ABC chose not to show).

[Temple Fugate]

CBS News always pre-empts The Price Is Right when President Bush is doing a Press Conference. NBC typically does the same thing with Today. The difference is TPIR is recorded and will air again. They can only toss it up on their Web site. They can't do that with a Live Press Conference (which ABC chose not to show).My ABC showed it.

I don't watch Price very frequently so I'd never even heard of the idea of nationally televised live morning press conferences. Even so, I was just making a joke. I know it's got nothing to do with TPIR's performance or anything like that. I'm already planning on watching the preempted show on-line later tonight.

At any rate, it wasn't a loss. I found a particularly amusing Nash Bridges on TBS to watch instead. :p

[Lord Dalek]

And here I was worried I might miss TPIR. Oh joy.

[Jeff Harris]

Well, Drew did say it was another perfect show. The last contestant (i.e. the only contestant the East Coast saw) won that dash game (I'm bad with names, it's the one when you have to match all four tags with the right prizes). And she won the Showcase Showdown. And she won her Showcase.

[Lord Dalek]

(I'm bad with names, it's the one when you have to match all four tags with the right prizes). That would be Race Game.

[Viper]

The absence of a brand-name mention is solely due to the lack of a 'contract' (for lack of a better term) between the producer of said product and Fremantle Media.

No contract, no mention ... just the ol' generic.Well, at least now I know the reason for "no brand name mentions." I still find it sad though how things are changing for the worse.:(

[Peter Paltridge]

Oh sheesh, you East Coasters missed a lot....

There was a guy named Jerry and he's the first one I ever saw who actually reacted to getting "01"ed in the opening bids. He didn't swear, but he made quite a scene by grabbing his balding head and growling like a maniac. This actually happened twice, and the second time, he was the one who pulled the "01" but had forgotten the first woman bid higher than him by three. He ran halfway up the stage before he was told to sit down, and he didn't like it at all.

He eventually made it on, and won a spa.

Drew was much better in this one; I was wondering when he was going to find his groove, as it's not like he hasn't hosted a show before.

[Tommy Lawson]

Well, Drew did say it was another perfect show. The last contestant (i.e. the only contestant the East Coast saw) won that dash game (I'm bad with names, it's the one when you have to match all four tags with the right prizes). And she won the Showcase Showdown. And she won her Showcase.

You easily missed the best part of the whole show then - the Range Game, and the famous joke that accompanies it. I guess you'll just have to watch on innertube tonight to see what it's all about. :)

[dth1971]

And I noticed on a message board that this TPIR episode is one of the many episodes in occassion when there is no small prize game (Punchboard, 1/2 Off, Plinko, Shell Game, Joker, etc.) played even with lack of sponsored small prize names.

And here is the list of companies that distribute prizes for TPIR that have brand name or no brand name mentioned (excluding NEW CARS):
KEN CRANE'S (a local TV store chain in Los Angeles) - TV sets
CARLSON'S APPLIANCES (a local appliance store in Los Angeles) - refrigerators/freezers/ranges/washer-dryers/trash compactors
SITTING PRETTY (is that a local Los Angeles furniture store) - Maplewood Bar Sets and bumper pool tables/game tables
BERT'S MEGA MALL (a boat/ski boat/camper/snowmobiles store in Los Angeles) - boats, ski boats, snowmobiles
KOLBE CYCLES (a local Los Angeles motorcycle store) - Motorcycles
There's also some kind of local Los Angeles surf/ski shop where INFINITY SURFBOARDS come from

[Temple Fugate]

I seriously don't understand what's so important about the product descriptions. I zone right out during most of those things, only listening for details like what material it's made out of or whatever to help gauge the price.

What's really getting to me is Drew's constant amazement at his job. Over time hopefully he'll stop laughing and saying "Rich Fields" and mentioning the name of the game show so much. And if he keeps opening the show with "The happiest place in the world" Disney might come a-knockin'.

But overall I'm not skeptical about a decline in quality from this point on. We expected the show to drop a little bit but prizes are still being won and contestants are still enjoying the show. I don't think TPIR will be any worse at the end of the season than it is right now.

[dth1971]

I guess The Price is Right is the Disneyland of game shows.

[The Penguin]

I don't watch Price very frequently so I'd never even heard of the idea of nationally televised live morning press conferences. Even so, I was just making a joke. I know it's got nothing to do with TPIR's performance or anything like that. I'm already planning on watching the preempted show on-line later tonight.I gotta say, if I were President of the United States, I would watch The Price Is Right every day. Dubya should take advantage of no one telling him what hours to keep and had the press conference at noon. :p

[Lazerboy5000]

I guess The Price is Right is the Disneyland of game shows.
Oh, yea. The Price is Right is, by far, the best game show ever.

I'm guess that it's so popular because of the audience participation. Anyone can get called to "Come on Down"

Plus is fan to watch and play along at home.

And Bob was great, the way he added suspence that we could handle (like not just cutting to commerical at the most important part.

It's just a great show. It is no wonder that it's been around for 36 years.

[dth1971]

Oh, yea. The Price is Right is, by far, the best game show ever.

I'm guess that it's so popular because of the audience participation. Anyone can get called to "Come on Down"

Plus is fan to watch and play along at home.

And Bob was great, the way he added suspence that we could handle (like not just cutting to commerical at the most important part.

It's just a great show. It is no wonder that it's been around for 36 years.

You forgot about the other TPIR hosts since 1972 who mostly hosted nighttime syndicated versions:
Dennis James (1972-1977, also guest hosted for Bob Barker for 3 or 4 episodes during Christmas week 1974; will Drew Carey have at least 1 TPIR with a substitute host if he is absent for a show or two?)
Tom Kennedy (1985-1986)
Doug Davidson (his 1994 nighttime syndicated TPIR had a different set and format)

[PeppeRaskell1]

Had the day off yesterday for a chance to watch it. But of all days for a Presidential Press Conference!:sad:

Oh well...There's always my next day off...next week...

[TKnHappyNess]

You forgot about the other TPIR hosts since 1972 who mostly hosted nighttime syndicated versions:
Dennis James (1972-1977, also guest hosted for Bob Barker for 3 or 4 episodes during Christmas week 1974; will Drew Carey have at least 1 TPIR with a substitute host if he is absent for a show or two?)
Tom Kennedy (1985-1986)
Doug Davidson (his 1994 nighttime syndicated TPIR had a different set and format)

I was thinking of Bill Cullen, but that was before the current version. That one was mid-50s to mid-60s, and that's the version they based an ep of the Flintstones on (the one where Barney goes on "The Prize is Priced" and wins a houseboat with Fred's ticket). Anyway, has anyone interviewed Bob and asked his opinion on the kind of job Drew's doing?

[dth1971]

For the first 4 Drew Carey TPIR episodes the 2 contestants making it to the Showcase round have been all women! Just like Temptation: The New Sale of the Century mostly focuses on female contestants!

[Temple Fugate]

You easily missed the best part of the whole show then - the Range Game, and the famous joke that accompanies it. I guess you'll just have to watch on innertube tonight to see what it's all about. :)I'm watching it on CBS.com right now. Poor Drew. I make similar mistakes all the time. (Like saying "minutes" instead of "seconds," "Eleven hundred" instead of "eleven thousand," etc) "There's nothing worse than somebody else butchering your joke." True, true.

They gave a LOT of cars away in this show.

Did Dalek say this was the 2nd taped show? Drew seems more comfortable in this one than the first two broadcast. He was a bit more casual to the contestants. (The woman with the unfinished shirt was hilarious. I wish he'd asked her what it was supposed to say.)

I hated that guy who bid $xx01 and lost to the woman who bid $xx04 but still thought he'd won. I'm very defensive around chummy people like that (Did you notice him always pointing to the contestants who won the bid like he was their best friend and happy for them?) Glad I wasn't in that row with him.

That was a great finish for the Race Game.

Drew needs to learn the wheel. Bob always knew exactly where it'd stop, and so do most long-time viewers.

Was Bob introduced as the "star" or as the "host?" I dislike game shows that declare the hosts "stars," as the contestants are the real stars. (Even if some of them are crazy.) "Host" sounds better anyway, IMO.

[Lord Dalek]

Was Bob introduced as the "star" or as the "host?" I dislike game shows that declare the hosts "stars," as the contestants are the real stars. (Even if some of them are crazy.) "Host" sounds better anyway, IMO.Its been Goodson-Todman policy to refer to have announcers refer to hosts as "the star of..." since at least 1971 (I think the first show to do this was the ABC version of Password). There are a few exceptions to this rule (notably the Bruner/Blyden What's My Line and Garry Moore's color To The Tell the Truth episodes), but otherwise nothing has changed since.

[The Penguin]

One thing I like about Drew is the sense of humor he brings. Whenever someone bids "01" or "$1" he always calls them on it, talking about all the friends they are making in contestant's row. :lol: It's good strategy, but it always seems like kind of jerk move too, and I like Drew adding a little bit of humor to that.


Was Bob introduced as the "star" or as the "host?" I dislike game shows that declare the hosts "stars," as the contestants are the real stars. (Even if some of them are crazy.) "Host" sounds better anyway, IMO.Bob was introduced as "the star of The Price Is Right." I think at one point he may have been introduced as the host, but that's too long ago for me to remember for sure.

[Temple Fugate]

I like Drew's humor, too. Bob's straightforwardness is comfortable, but it's one of the few things I didn't like about him, since when he did joke his delivery usually made him sound like a jerk. You can't beat those dramatic fake-outs, though. I hope Drew doesn't try that technique...I don't see him being able to do it as well as Bob.

I'm reminded of that Family Guy TPIR parody where a contestant bid $1 and a fellow contestant swore at them.


Bob was introduced as "the star of The Price Is Right." I think at one point he may have been introduced as the host, but that's too long ago for me to remember for sure.

Its been Goodson-Todman policy to refer to have announcers refer to hosts as "the star of..." since at least 1971 (I think the first show to do this was the ABC version of Password).Hmm. I guess I never paid that much attention until now that Drew Carey is hosting. I first noticed it on the more recent "To Tell The Truth," where the announcer put a ton of emphasis onto the word "Star." I'm a little embarrassed now, since game shows have been a huge part of my life since childhood and I really should have noticed this a long time ago.

[Lord Dalek]

Bob was introduced as "the star of The Price Is Right." I think at one point he may have been introduced as the host, but that's too long ago for me to remember for sure.Bob's been "the star of The Price Is Right" since day 1.

[Lazerboy5000]

ok, I watched The Price is Right on Friday, and like I've been hearing, Drew is kind of stiff.

Plus, he does just announce the price right away, not giving it the suspence that Bob did.

[Temple Fugate]

I'll watch the full episode later, but at the start of the show Drew accidentally skipped the bidding rules and had to backtrack a little bit. Not bad, really, but it's just another reminder that he's the new guy. And then the winning bidder called him Bob. :p

Drew joked about the morbid humor surrounding the doomed Yodeler. I liked that.

Anybody notice during the One Away game that the little square bases on the columns separating all the big doors (the ones with the giant *'s ) can open up to allow cables through? I wonder if there are power outlets in there or if they just lead backstage.

[The Penguin]

I'm really enjoying Drew's sense of humor on the show even though he still have some kinks to work out in parts of his delivery. I suppose I will make my final decision tomorrow before I leave for work, but now having seen the first week I think I'll stop taping it every day. It's a bit crazy for me to try and follow The Price Is Right with everything I do and watch.

[The Penguin]

I saw some of the show Tuesday and Wednesday morning and was struck by how many of the games in week one showed up again in week two. Now it's been quite a while since I've really tried hard to watch The Price is Right, but I always thought there were a lot more games than that. Can anyone help me out here?

The one that did it for me was seeing the grocery game again where they have to get between $20-22 (which Drew didn't explain until the guy asked). When it was on during the premiere week, I couldn't remember the last time I had seen that one. In fact, I barely remembered it.

[dth1971]

There were 4 TPIR pricing games Drew did for the first time in TPIR Season 36 this week: Shell Game, Line 'Em Up, Lucky Seven, and 3 Strikes.

[Temple Fugate]

I haven't seen 3 Strikes in a decade, and only now am I realizing how freaking HARD that game is. Golden Road is easier.

I do see the problem with Drew asking contestants to say "Hi" during the wheel. A lot of them don't want to even do it, and even when they do it's an awkward and interrupted moment. Let's go back to the days when the occasional contestant would steal the microphone on their own.

[Lord Dalek]

I haven't seen 3 Strikes in a decade, and only now am I realizing how freaking HARD that game is. Trust me, 3 Strikes (+) is a walk in the park compared to some other games (Check-out and the retired Fortune Hunter come to mind).

[The Penguin]

Did anyone catch the Halloween theme of today's episode? I saw pieces of it, and I thought it was kind of funny. Drew so should have gone all out on the Dracula costume, but ah well. I don't know, but I'm guessing Bob never did that.

[Burgundy Ranger]

Did anyone catch the Halloween theme of today's episode? I saw pieces of it, and I thought it was kind of funny. Drew so should have gone all out on the Dracula costume, but ah well. I don't know, but I'm guessing Bob never did that.Give him a few years, and he'll be dressed up as Bob.

[dth1971]

I am temporary boycotting TPIR until Thanksgiving and/or Christmas week due to Drew reducing the pricing game list to 35 games from the 70+. I hope the ratings go down to the toilet or closer because of this!

[Burgundy Ranger]

I am temporary boycotting TPIR until Thanksgiving and/or Christmas week due to Drew reducing the pricing game list to 35 games from the 70+. I hope the ratings go down to the toilet or closer because of this!That wasn't his decision.

The shows are being shown in a totally random order -- they still haven't shown the first episode he taped. Going by the episode numbers on CBS's site -- http://www.cbs.com/daytime/price/tickets/revised_airdates.shtml -- I would suspect there would be a few more 'new to Drew' games with the episode they show on Friday.

(FYI, #4041 is the number of the first-ever-taped Carey episode)

[Lord Dalek]

I am temporary boycotting TPIR until Thanksgiving and/or Christmas week due to Drew reducing the pricing game list to 35 games from the 70+. I hope the ratings go down to the toilet or closer because of this!Dude that is about silly as saying you wont watch TPIR again until they bring back Double Digits and Professor Price.

[DarthGonzo]

I am temporary boycotting TPIR until Thanksgiving and/or Christmas week due to Drew reducing the pricing game list to 35 games from the 70+. I hope the ratings go down to the toilet or closer because of this!

WHAT?!?! I can't even begin to tell how many ways that doesn't make sense.

[dth1971]

Dude that is about silly as saying you wont watch TPIR again until they bring back Double Digits and Professor Price.

No, Double Digits and Professor Price were short lived TPIR pricing games that were withdrawn after a few playings. Though Double Digits was slightly revamped as Temptation.

[Boy Wonder]

http://francispage.blogspot.com/2007/10/come-on-down.html

Guy gets DQ'ed of prizes from the show that aired yesterday.

[The Penguin]

I'd like to give a crazy dance and two big thumbs up to Randal, who was the last contestant today and won $10,000 on the wheel and made it to the Showcase. He was funny and the crowd really seemd to take to him. He had a lot of energy.

[Tommy Lawson]

The lack of discussion of this show in many weeks reflects the recent Media Life article about a 9 percent drop in daytime ratings (http://www.medialifemagazine.com/artman2/publish/Dayparts_update_51/Price_is_Right_falls_off_with_new_host.asp) versus year-ago numbers. Also, CBS is scheduling new TPiR prime-time specials beginning Feb. 23 at 8pm, airing against NBC's 1 vs. 100.

[SAMaine]

http://francispage.blogspot.com/2007/10/come-on-down.html

Guy gets DQ'ed of prizes from the show that aired yesterday.

It's a rule that contests cannot be won by employees of the company holding the contest. Too much chance of it being misinteperated as being rigged. For example, my father works for a local ABC affiliate, and thus could never win a prize from America's Funniest Home Videos, an ABC Show. It also means he can't be a Nielson Family, because he works in television.