Why Billy Loves The Price is Right
A couple of years ago, Steven Swain made a post on his blog where he named 10 great things about The Price is Right. You can take a look at it here. As a follow-up to that, I’ll post my own.
Probably one of the coolest things about The Price is Right is the set. Except for a few differences, the set has mostly remained the same since the show’s debut in 1972. Although I prefer the older designs, I still love how the set still has that ‘70s feel to it even in 2007. It’s like Carolina Circle Mall in game-show form. Check out the upcoming article at Carolina Circle City for more information on that.
The music is always something I’ve enjoyed. Like the set, they’ve used the exact same theme song for 35 years! Most of the music, (Except for the newer packages) has that ‘70s funk feel to it, especially one of my favorite songs “The Big Banana”.
Those memorable announcers have always been awesome. With all respect to the late Johnny Olson, my favorite announcer has always been Rod Roddy. I was born at the exact same moment Rod yelled “Come on Down” at 11:30 AM on November 27, 1989. The doctor was watching The Price is Right. Anyway, I also got a kick out of Rod’s jackets. You never knew what extremely bright/sparkly jacket he’d wear. I have to admit Rich Fields does a pretty good job announcing. Rich shows a great deal of respect to his job and to the announcers that preceded him.
Probably one of the coolest things about The Price is Right is the set. Except for a few differences, the set has mostly remained the same since the show’s debut in 1972. Although I prefer the older designs, I still love how the set still has that ‘70s feel to it even in 2007. It’s like Carolina Circle Mall in game-show form. Check out the upcoming article at Carolina Circle City for more information on that.
The music is always something I’ve enjoyed. Like the set, they’ve used the exact same theme song for 35 years! Most of the music, (Except for the newer packages) has that ‘70s funk feel to it, especially one of my favorite songs “The Big Banana”.
Those memorable announcers have always been awesome. With all respect to the late Johnny Olson, my favorite announcer has always been Rod Roddy. I was born at the exact same moment Rod yelled “Come on Down” at 11:30 AM on November 27, 1989. The doctor was watching The Price is Right. Anyway, I also got a kick out of Rod’s jackets. You never knew what extremely bright/sparkly jacket he’d wear. I have to admit Rich Fields does a pretty good job announcing. Rich shows a great deal of respect to his job and to the announcers that preceded him.
Of course, you've gotta love those Pricing Games. Plinko's a great game, but when it comes to those money games, you can't beat Punch-A-Bunch, or other classic games like Hole in One (Or Two), Clock Game, Lucky 7, Cliffhangers (Not "The Mountain Climber Game"), and many others. Heck, all of the games rock.
Some of the greatest moments of the show have come from the contestants. They’ve come in all shapes, sizes, and ages. Recently, the contestants have become somewhat younger than used to, but that doesn’t matter.
I’ve always said you should always love your past. Well, a lot of my childhood memories come from The Price is Right. A dilemma would occur because Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood would be on at the same time as The Price is Right. But those days of watching The Price is Right were special. I also remember watching (Sadly being a fan) The New Price is Right with Doug Davidson when I was about 5 years old.
And finally, let’s take a look at Bob Barker for a moment. He has hosted every episode (Except for a few sick-days in 1974) of the show since it started in 1972. He is hilarious with his “Barkerisms”, like “We can’t start the rangefinder for 37 hours”. I’ve always loved how he stalls the reveals, especially during Golden Road. We will all miss him next season when the new host takes over. He deserves the rest. Have a happy retirement Bob Barker!
In Memory of Johnny Olson
1910-1985
In Memory of Rod Roddy
1937-2003
And check out Golden Road.net. The best TPiR site on the web.
1 comment:
I think my favorite TPIR music track other that the theme is "Splendido." it's really a toss-up. There's a lot to love.
Great tribute, Billy. Thanks for linking to my old post, too :-)
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