The Premiere Episode!
9/4/1972... a date that would go down in history as the first airdate of the longest-running game show in television history! TnPIR was in the middle of a 90-minute block of new game shows on CBS; this block also featured The Joker's Wild and Gambit, neither of which made it out of the mid-1970s in their original CBS incarnations.
This is Episode #0011D (hence, it really is the first episode) and it was taped on Saturday, August 19, 1972.
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Here is a nice wide shot of the studio just before Bob's entrance. |
And now, here is the star of the New Price is Right, Bob Barker! |
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Check out the very first pricing game ever played! You can hear Connie screaming out numbers all the way into the next studio! |
Paul is an excellent shopper! Watch him exert major ownage on the Bonus Game; then, stay tuned for him in the Showcases later on! |
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Sure the Pillsbury commercial on Tony's site is groovy, but my personal favorite has to be this Reese's commercial! |
Here is the premiere of Double Prices, as well as (sadly) the first loser in Price is Right history. |
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Bob has to reassure Connie that this isn't The Big Deal Of the Day, a la Let's Make A Deal! Then, listen for Bob's suggestion on how to get to Acapulco! |
After it's all said and done, Paul takes the cake again with his spectacular bid which was only $4 away! Still, to this day, that's the 2nd closest bid in TPIR history! |