Is there any greater joy in American life today than taking the day off / calling in sick and watching The Price is Right? Is there any greater bridge between the generations?
TPIR begins its 35th season next week, and if you've been watching from the beginning you'll still see something new almost every day. But there are things you always love to see.
- People who have no idea how to play the simplest games (rolling a 6 and making the "higher" sign)
- People who bid $1 when they're not the last bidder
- Those generic "which crappy prize has the better bargain" games that no one really wants to play (yay, a couch)
- People who haven't figured out Cliffhanger (it's 25-35-45, dammit!)
- The creepy announcer they got to replace Rod, appearing at the end of the showcase wrapping his arm around a model who looks at him like "who the fuck are YOU?"
- The old people who win guitars
- The college kids who win bedroom sets
- The sailors who win trips
- The forced look of polite glee on someone's face when they see they're playing for something they obviously don't want (yay, a couch)
- The stalling Bob does at the end of Punch Game and the $10000 game
- The contestants who look at the audience for every single decision ("you have 10 cents, do you want to spin again?")
- The people who make T-shirts that say "Let me play the Check Game Bob!" when the Check Game never has a good prize
TPIR begins its 35th season next week, and if you've been watching from the beginning you'll still see something new almost every day. But there are things you always love to see.
- People who have no idea how to play the simplest games (rolling a 6 and making the "higher" sign)
- People who bid $1 when they're not the last bidder
- Those generic "which crappy prize has the better bargain" games that no one really wants to play (yay, a couch)
- People who haven't figured out Cliffhanger (it's 25-35-45, dammit!)
- The creepy announcer they got to replace Rod, appearing at the end of the showcase wrapping his arm around a model who looks at him like "who the fuck are YOU?"
- The old people who win guitars
- The college kids who win bedroom sets
- The sailors who win trips
- The forced look of polite glee on someone's face when they see they're playing for something they obviously don't want (yay, a couch)
- The stalling Bob does at the end of Punch Game and the $10000 game
- The contestants who look at the audience for every single decision ("you have 10 cents, do you want to spin again?")
- The people who make T-shirts that say "Let me play the Check Game Bob!" when the Check Game never has a good prize
