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* [[Milestone Celebration]]: Every ''x'',000th episode features tons of big prizes and special decorations.
** The show celebrated its 25th, 30th and 35th Anniversaries with a primetime special. The first (#0001S) used the half-hour format, with the other half filled with clips; the second (#0001LV) was filmed in Las Vegas, using the regular format; the third (#023SP) also celebrated Barker's 50 years in show business, with a similar format as the 25th-Anniversary Special and a cameo by Adam Sandler.
* [[Missing Episode]]: Several.
** The episode aired on September 6, 1972 wasn't the real third episode. The actual third episode (the second one taped) went unaired because a contestant was deemed ineligible; the episode also contained a fur coat (as did the first and third tapings), shoving this one further into the realm of "not gonna air anytime soon"...although there hasn't been a straight answer as to whether it still exists.
** The third Dennis James episode (#003N) got replaced as well, this one due to a set of special calculators (used to determine the Showcase winner) getting broken and nobody knowing how to fix them. A replacement was taped later on, but it remains unknown how the episode wrapped production (or, as with #0013D, if it still exists).
** One episode was shelved with a designation of #1513X due to the contestants switching spots in Contestant's Row without anyone noticing; this was to air on September 27, 2000 but, again, the episode you saw that day was a replacement.
** In its other flavor, many episodes prior to the late 1990s will likely never be rerun, at least during Barker's lifetime, due to various bans he maintains. Most commonly cited are those through about late 1981 or so where fur coats were a prize (Barker became involved in animal rights). But there are also claims that episodes featuring model Holly Hallstrom are also on the "do not air" list because of bitter (non-)relations between her and Barker; Hallstrom testified against Barker at several of his sexual harassment trials, and sided with another ex-model, Dian Parkinson, when the Barker-Parkinson affair blew up; she was unceremoniously dismissed from the show in the fallout, due to Barker's insistence. (Barker's vehemently denied all of Hallstrom's claims.) For these episodes, if the show is seen in reruns in the future, it is not known if the ban will expire upon Barker's death, or if Barker's will has a clause maintaining an indefinite and/or permanent ban. Regardless, numerous episodes from this "banned" period are on [[YouTube]] and in private collections.
* [[Name's the Same]]:
** One of the show's co-producers is Adam Sandler, who is not to be confused with [[Adam Sandler|the actor]].
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