The Price Is Right/Trivia: Difference between revisions

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** The fansite [http://www.golden-road.net Golden-Road.net] has a whole lexicon of fan nicknames, to the point where they would need a separate article. Among them are "That's Two Ninth!" (during a stretch where That's Too Much! had its solution in the second or ninth slots) and embarrassingly-cutesy nicknames for the pricing games ("Cliffy" for Cliff Hangers, "Baggy" for It's In The Bag, etc.).

* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: All six hosts were known for something big prior to ''Price'':

** [[Bill Cullen]] was famous as a panelist on ''[[~~Ive~~ Got a Secret]]'' and host of his daily radio show ''Pulse'' (and had hosted a variety of game shows prior to ''Price'').

** [[Bill Cullen]] was famous as a panelist on ''[[I've Got a Secret]]'' and host of his daily radio show ''Pulse'' (and had hosted a variety of game shows prior to ''Price'').

** Bob Barker was famous for hosting ''Truth Or Consequences''; for viewers of KNXT in California, he was the producer of the 1969-71 game show ''Lucky Pair'' — the show which gave [[Treasure Hunt US|Geoff Edwards]] and [[Family Feud|Richard Dawson]] their first hosting assignments.

** Dennis James had done a plethora of work in TV, most notably the four-year syndicated hit ''PDQ'' (1965-69) and the 1950s hit ''Chance of a Lifetime''. [[GSN]] viewers will likely associate him with his six-month stint on ''[[The Names the Same]]'', which the network last reran in 2008.

** Tom Kennedy hosted ''[[~~Name That Tune (TV)|~~Name That Tune]]'' from 1974-81, with his first few months overlapping with the last few of a daytime ''Tune'' hosted by James on NBC. James was pulling double-duty on ''Price'', which during his tenure was airing mostly on NBC stations.

** Tom Kennedy hosted ''[[Name That Tune]]'' from 1974-81, with his first few months overlapping with the last few of a daytime ''Tune'' hosted by James on NBC. James was pulling double-duty on ''Price'', which during his tenure was airing mostly on NBC stations.

** Doug Davidson was (and still is) famous for his work on ''The Young & The Restless''.

** Drew Carey was famous for [[The Drew Carey Show|his self-titled sitcom]] and the American edition of ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway]]''.

** Drew Carey was famous for [[The Drew Carey Show|his self-titled sitcom]] and the American edition of ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway?]]''.

** Some contestants are famous as well. Besides those mentioned on [[Retroactive Recognition]], [http://www.youtube.com/user/ijustine iJustine] was a contestant at one point, as was Andrew Copeland of the rock band Sister Hazel.

* [[Hey, It's That Sound]]:

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** The sound effects from Penny Ante could also be heard on ''[[The Jokers Wild]]''.

* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Again, the announcers were well-known before ''Price''.

** Don Pardo was an NBC announcer for several years before ''Price'', and later announced on Art Fleming's ''[[Jeopardy ~~(TV)|Jeopardy~~]]'' Don would make ''Price'' come a virtual full circle when he did a prize description for the Cliff Hangers game during a special week of game show salutes on ''The Today Show'' in 2002.

** Don Pardo was an NBC announcer for several years before ''Price'', and later announced on Art Fleming's ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' Don would make ''Price'' come a virtual full circle when he did a prize description for the Cliff Hangers game during a special week of game show salutes on ''The Today Show'' in 2002.

** Johnny Gilbert hosted ''Music Bingo'' in 1958, and has been announcing Alex Trebek's ''Jeopardy!'' since its 1984 return.

** The 1956-65 era also had several substitute announcers, the most famous of whom is Jack Clark (''[[Password]]'', ''[[Wheel of Fortune]]'').

** Johnny Olson announced on ''[[What's My Line ~~(TV)~~|What's My Line]]'' and ''[[To Tell the Truth]]'', plus worked with Jackie Gleason on various occasions (including ''[[You're in ~~The~~ Picture]]'', whose commercials were pitched by Dennis James). He also hosted the DuMont series ''Kids & Company''.

** Johnny Olson announced on ''[[What's My Line?|What's My Line]]'' and ''[[To Tell the Truth]]'', plus worked with Jackie Gleason on various occasions (including ''[[You're in the Picture]]'', whose commercials were pitched by Dennis James). He also hosted the DuMont series ''Kids & Company''.

** Rod Roddy was already well-known as the announcer on ''[[Press Your Luck]]'', ''Hit Man'', and ''[[Whew]]'' He also did the continuity announcements on ''Soap''.

** Burton Richardson was heard on ''The Arsenio Hall Show'' and ''[[To Tell the Truth]]'', and would later be heard on ''Family Feud'' until 2010.

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*** Besides Rod, the on-air tryouts after Johnny's death were Gene Wood (a very prolific announcer whose work was mostly with Goodson-Todman; he also filled in for Johnny on the Tom Kennedy version), Bob Hilton (''[[Blockbusters]]'') and Rich Jeffries (''[[Super Password]]''). Phil Hartman also auditioned, but did not make it to the air; it's also believed that Charlie O'Donnell and Johnny Gilbert may have auditioned.

*** Rod's increasing illness in the 2000s led to fill-ins by Richardson and Randy West between 2001 and 2003, and one week in 2002 where Paul Boland (of ''[[Match Game]]'' 1998) filled in. Besides Burton, Randy and Rich, the post-Rod auditions included comedian Daniel Rosen, voice actor/former VJ Roger Rose and regional radio hosts Art Sanders, Don Bishop and Jim Thornton (who now announces ''Wheel'').

*** Following Rich's ousting in 2010, the substitutes came again — ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway]]'' alumni Brad Sherwood and Jeff Davis, former ''[[Shop ~~Til~~ You Drop]]'' host JD Roberto, radio host/author David H. Lawrence XVII, former ''[[The Weakest Link]]'' host George Gray, and comedian Steve White. Gray was declared the new announcer on April 18, 2011.

*** Following Rich's ousting in 2010, the substitutes came again — ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway?]]'' alumni Brad Sherwood and Jeff Davis, former ''[[Shop 'til You Drop]]'' host JD Roberto, radio host/author David H. Lawrence XVII, former ''[[The Weakest Link]]'' host George Gray, and comedian Steve White. Gray was declared the new announcer on April 18, 2011.

* [[Keep Circulating the Tapes]]:

** 67 nighttime episodes and a single daytime show of the Cullen run were aired by GSN. The daytime show (February 21, 1957; incorrectly listed in liner notes as March 10) and ABC nighttime finale (September 11, 1964; not seen on GSN and incorrectly listed as September 4) are on the DVD set. Shokus Video has five shows in their compilation volumes <ref>(NBC daytime May 31/July 5/July 12, 1957; NBC nighttime finale September 6, 1963 {aired on GSN}; ABC daytime January 4, 1965 {widely and incorrectly listed as 1964})</ref>, while nighttime shows from November 26, 1962 and August 28, 1964 are on the trading circuit along with three March 1965 episodes sub-hosted by Jack Clark (one being March 22).

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** The pitchfilm, taped a month later, shows that hardly anything is certain except the core concept of winning a One-Bid to play a pricing game, the host (Dennis James), the airing schedule (weekly syndication), and the syndicator (Viacom). Almost everything else either got tweaked (the pricing games became Take Two and Ten Chances, respectively) or were dropped entirely (children bidding on prizes to win them for their parents).

** Sometime between the pitchfilm and probably early August, the idea was hatched to use '''three''' Showcases per episode, so all onstage players could have a chance at more. This was dropped by mid-August.

** Dave Price (''The Early Show''), Marc Summers (''[[Double Dare 1986|Double Dare]]''), Marco Antonio Regil (host of the Mexican version), and Mark L. Walberg (''[[Russian Roulette (TV)|Russian Roulette]]'') were among those who auditioned to replace Barker. Roger Dobkowitz pushed for Walberg, but CBS wanted a "name" celebrity — Drew, who stated that he had never really seen ''Price'' and turned it down for that reason until CBS threw more money at him.

** Dave Price (''The Early Show''), Marc Summers (''[[Double Dare 1986|Double Dare]]''), Marco Antonio Regil (host of the Mexican version), and Mark L. Walberg (''[[Russian Roulette (TV series)|Russian Roulette]]'') were among those who auditioned to replace Barker. Roger Dobkowitz pushed for Walberg, but CBS wanted a "name" celebrity — Drew, who stated that he had never really seen ''Price'' and turned it down for that reason until CBS threw more money at him.

** Season 37 was supposed to have a new pricing game introduced every day on the first week, possibly to make up for the fact that Season 36 had no new games introduced. Thanks to the firing of Dobkowitz and numerous other [[Screwed By the Network|budget issues with CBS]], all but Gas Money got scrapped.

** Season 37 was supposed to have a new pricing game introduced every day on the first week, possibly to make up for the fact that Season 36 had no new games introduced. Thanks to the firing of Dobkowitz and numerous other [[Screwed by the Network|budget issues with CBS]], all but Gas Money got scrapped.

** After Johnny Olson's death, Bob Hilton almost got the announcing job but turned it down to host two unsold pilots. Although Hilton didn't announce any shows at all after 1991, it's entirely possible he could still be announcing the show today had he chosen it (instead of spending the next 10 years as a local TV anchor and then retiring fairly young to sell cleaning products).

** Among the post-Rod substitutes, Barker almost hired Art Sanders (a news anchor at KOMO Seattle) on the spot.