The Price Is Right Timeline

From Golden-Road.net FAQ

This FAQ section is an attempt to chronicle every major event in the history of The Price Is Right, as well as to list the episodes in the order they were supposed to air in. I once thought that it would never be completed, but a wealth of incoming information in the recent past and for the foreseeable future now seems to suggest otherwise. Not even recent seasons have every single event listed, although we’re always trying to rectify that. Also, data on the correct order of primetime episodes is largely sketchy; they are assumed to have aired in the right order unless I know or have reason to suspect otherwise. Any dates listed as “September*”, “October*”, or “November*” refer to the September, October, or November in the second year of the season; any dates listed as “June*” or “August*” refer to the June or August in the first year of the season.

Additionally, at the top of each season from 18 onward, you will find a link to a calendar with all of the pricing game lineups for that season; similar but incomplete calendars are linked to at the tops of the first 17 seasons. Occasionally, the incomplete calendars will list a game in parentheses; this means that the game was played on that show but that its proper slotting is unknown. The dates given in the calendars reflect the proper episode order, which is occasionally not the order in which the shows ended up being broadcast on CBS; as such, when using them, it can be helpful to keep this timeline with its list of reschedulings open in another window.

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Season 1 ('72-'73)

Incomplete pricing game calendar for Season 1, hosted by Scorpz.

Week 1: September 4, 6, Unaired, 8, 7, & 5

Originally scheduled for September 4, 5, 6, 6, 7, & 8.
This week consists of six episodes, with two Wednesday shows. After the original Wednesday show, #0013D, was taped, the staff discovered that one of the contestants was ineligible because she was the common-law wife of one of the cameramen. It was never aired, and episode #0013D(R) was created to replace it.
Although their show was not aired, it is believed that the eligible contestants from the original Wednesday show did receive their prizes.
References in this week to "Wednesday show" or "original Wednesday" refer to episode #0013D; references to "replacement Wednesday show" refer to episode #0013D(R). References along the lines of "all shows this week" or "this week's shows" include original Wednesday but not replacement Wednesday unless otherwise noted.
The show begins its existence with Bob hosting, Johnny announcing, and Janice and Anitra as the Barker's Beauties.
Monday show features the debuts of Any Number, Bonus Game, and Double Prices.
Tuesday show features the debuts of Grocery Game and Bullseye '72.
The original Wednesday show's pricing game lineup is Any Number, Bonus Game, Double Prices. The prizes are all different than those offered in the replacement episode.
As a result of CBS broadcasting this week's episodes out of order, the third playings of Grocery Game and Bullseye were actually aired before their first and second playings.
The show originally airs at 10:30 Eastern/9:30 Central.
On this week's shows, the first four contestants are told to "stand up" instead of "come on down."
The opening spiel is, "a fortune in fabulous prizes may go to these people today if they know when The Price Is Right!"
Monday's opening ends with, "and all four of you, come on down; you're the first contestants on The New Price Is Right!" Tuesday show debuts the original opening's regular ending, "come on down and play The New Price Is Right!"
On this week's shows, there is no rule stating that the order of the Contestants' Row lineup may not be altered during the course of an episode.
Bidding always starts from the left side of Contestants' Row, regardless of whether or not the newest contestant is standing there.
The show's color scheme consists mainly of oranges, yellows, and browns.
In the opening logo, the dollar sign and "New" are orange, and the other words are white. Elsewhere, "The" is orange; the dollar sign and "New" are yellow; and "Price," "Is," and "Right" are red.
The Turntable carpet is orange, and the stationary Turntable walls are brown, orange, and yellow. The turning panel has a pattern of dots on the front side and a hexagon pattern on the game side. The wall borders are brown.
The Big Doors have their normal patterns that remain in place up through the first episode of Season 31, albeit in drastically different colors. The doorframes are brown; the colored strips on them are orange around Door #1, yellow around Door #2, and red around Door #3.
Contestants' Row consists of four brown eggcrate displays; each display has an asterisk on its left side which flashes when the contestant standing behind it wins. The floor in front of Contestants' Row is a black area surrounded by yellow. The seats in the Row are red, whereas the rest of the audience has blue chairs; the "New," "Price," "Is," and "Right" seat covers are not in place yet.
The Giant Price Tag is white with a brown border; it displays the show's logo. There is a black circle on the left side, representing a hole that a thread would be put through.
The Showcase podiums are red and yellow, with brown borders. The Top Winner stands at the red podium.
The Clam has the show's logo in a white field surrounded by orange.
The curtains behind the audience are a solid yellow.
The credits are done in the Pricedown font.
On Monday show, a miked contestant podium is placed on the Turntable for Any Number and Bonus Game during the preceding IUFBs; it is never seen again after the first episode.
On all shows this week except for possibly Wednesday (which we currently have no way of checking), the Showcase podiums are already in place or being set up during the third game.
The ticket plug occurs during the commercial between the second and third games; the address is written in simple black text on an orange background.
The consolation prize plug is read during the commercial between the third game and the Showcase; Johnny refers to those remaining in Contestants' Row as "All contestants who have not participated onstage."
During both the ticket plug and the consolation prize plug, a slow remix of the theme's bridge plays.
The show's theme is used while going to commercial from all segments except for the first part of the Showcase; there, the "come on down" cue is used.
Monday show has the first appearances of the Clam and the Giant Price Tag.
On Monday show, Bob's microphone dies shortly after Bonus Game is revealed; he uses a much bulkier mic, similar to Dennis's, for the rest of the episode.
On Monday, the Showcase podiums have flipcards placed on them after the commercial; they are used to reveal the ARPs. For the remainder of the week, the standard price reveal method with Bob reading the ARPs from small price tags is used, and a nameplate with a description of the showcase is placed on each podium during the commercial.
On all shows this week, the flap in Double Prices displays the name of the prize's manufacturer.
On at most all of this week's shows, if both contestants in the Showcase overbid, they are instructed to rebid until at least one of them is not over.
On Thursday show, Bob never reveals the price of the Top Winner's showcase, although its value can be calculated by subtracting the prices of her other prizes from her total winnings.
On Tuesday and Friday, the numbers on the Bullseye board that are used to indicate how many chances are left are very hard to read; on the replacement Wednesday show, they are backlit with blue lights.
On replacement Wednesday, there is a dot on the left side of Bullseye's price tag graphic, indicating the spot that a thread would be put through. It is not present on Tuesday or Friday.
On all shows this week, at the end of the Showcase, the Turntable begins spinning for no apparent reason; on all shows except for replacement Wednesday, this also happens while going to commercial during the first part of the Showcase. It seems safe to assume that the spin at the end of the first part of the Showcase was dropped after the first taping week finished.
On Monday show, the Giant Price Tag has a narrow curtain attached to its left side.
On this week's shows, Grocery Game offers a $100 bonus for not going over $7; the phrasing of the rules seems to indicate that it would still be awarded if a contestant lost by running out of products before reaching $6.75.
On its first four playings only, Grocery Game contestants automatically win supplies of the five grocery products used in the game. The amounts awarded vary, but they always total at least $100. It is not clear whether the groceries were factored into determining the Top Winner and Runner-Up for the Showcase, as no situation ever arose where it actually would have made a difference.
On Tuesday and Friday, Grocery Game is played on the wrong side of the turntable.
Replacement Wednesday show has the first use of a pricing game's name, when Bob mentions Grocery Game during the Showcase.
On replacement Wednesday show, Bullseye is played for a boat.
Monday and Thursday's playings of Any Number both feature the short-lived "Any Number piggy bank" prop; it seems safe to assume that Wednesday's does, as well, but we currently have no way of checking this.
The replacement Wednesday show was taped during the second week of tapings, and as such, several things on it are different from this week's other episodes: the normal opening, with contestants being told to "come on down" and ending with, "You are the first four contestants on The New Price Is Right!" is used for the first time; the Barker Wall makes its first appearance; contestants are no longer allowed to move to different spots in Contestants' Row during the course of the show; Grocery Game no longer offers cash; Bullseye provides a $500 bidding range; the numbers in Bullseye are now highlighted with blue lights; the dot in Bullseye's price tag graphic appears; the flap on Double Prices displays the show's logo; the Showcase podiums have their standard, permanent, brown nameplates; the "double overbid" rule is in place in the Showcase; and the full credit roll between the Goodson-Todman ID and the show's logo is not shown every day.

Week 2: September 11-15

Monday show features the debut of Clock Game.
Thursday show features the final playing of Bullseye '72.
On Monday, the changes first seen on Week 1's replacement Wednesday show become permanent.
On Monday, the windows in Bonus Game become blue; they were originally yellow. The game's small prize labels also adopt their standard font at this time.
On its first three playings, Clock Game's board is bulkier than usual; it is possible that only the top half of the game existed and that it was somehow attached to the front of Bullseye.
Monday show is the earliest show that does not use the same pricing game lineup as either of the first two episodes.
Monday show is the earliest episode on which Double Prices is not played.
As of Friday, Grocery Game contestants are no longer awarded supplies of the groceries.
Thursday's Double Prices and Friday's Clock Game were each originally scheduled for the opposite episode; they were likely switched to avoid having Clock Game appear on the same show as Bullseye.
On Thursday, instead of providing a bidding range in Bullseye, Bob tells the contestant that the car's price has been rounded to the nearest $10.
By Friday, the Any Number board gets its picture of a piggy bank; the piggy bank had been represented by the words "PIGGY BANK" at least through Monday and probably through Wednesday.
Any Number's piggy bank prop is retired this week, probably after Wednesday; it is present at least through Monday.
The decimal point in Any Number's piggy bank price is white by Friday; it had been black at least through Monday and probably through Wednesday.
The "The," "Price," "Is," and "Right" seat covers in Contestants' Row are added on Monday; they are not present on Tuesday, which was taped out of order before the other four episodes. * On either Wednesday or Thursday -- probably Thursday -- the "The" cover is replaced with one that reads "New."
On Monday, Contestants' Row bidding is altered to move from left to right beginning with the newest contestant and wrapping around when the end of the Row is reached; this is not done on Tuesday, which was taped out of order before the week's other four episodes.
By Friday, the credits are no longer in the Pricedown font.
On at least Friday's show, the Showcase title in the Runner-Up's podium is yellow; while it is not known for certain how long this happened, a logical guess would be that it occurred this Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
On at least Friday's show, the Showcase title cards are placed in the podiums during the second showcase; while it is not known for certain how long this happened, a logical guess would be that it occurred this Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

Week 3: September 18-22

Tuesday show features the debut of Double Bullseye.
Beginning on Monday, the two left-hand stationary Turntable walls are brown, pink, black, orange, and yellow, from outside to inside. Additionally, their wall borders now have chase lights going around them.
Monday show is the earliest episode with the complete Clock Game board.
On Monday, the blank nameplates on the Showcase podiums are still brown.
When Double Bullseye's first contestant comes up from Contestants' Row, the show's theme plays instead of the "come on down" music.
Wednesday show is the earliest episode (and the only one for a long time) to deviate from the show's original formula of playing two longer games first and second and a shorter game third; it was originally scheduled with a lineup of Bonus Game, Any Number, Clock Game, but the actual episode used a lineup of Clock Game, Any Number, Bonus Game.

Week 4: September 25-29

Tuesday show features the debut of Five Price Tags.
By Thursday, the side of Grocery Game's countertop is red; it had originally been brown.
By Thursday, the blank nameplates on the Showcase podiums have become yellow on the red podium and pink on the yellow podium, and their descriptive cards have been changed from brown to orange.
On Thursday, Johnny still refers to the contestants who remain in Contestants' Row during the consolation prize plugs as "All contestants who have not participated onstage."

Week 5: October 2-6

Week 6: October 9-13

Tuesday show features the final playing of Double Bullseye.

Week 7: October 16-20

Monday show features the debut of Most Expensive.
Once Most Expensive debuts, shelves for its price tags to rest on are added to the podiums that it shares with Five Price Tags; the shelves are only added to three of the podiums, meaning that one of them was only ever used in Five Price Tags. Although it is not confirmable at present, based on tapedates, this change probably did not occur until Monday.
On Tuesday show, Sherrie Palmer is called as one of the first four contestants; however, Cherie Cavin comes on down instead. Cherie is allowed to remain in Contestants' Row, and as far as is known, nothing is said of the incident on the air. After the taping, the situation is explained to Sherrie, and she is told that she will be called down if she returns on the next day of tapings; she does so and is called as one of the first four contestants on Thursday.
On Friday, Any Number is still being revealed before its prizes.

Week 8: October 23-27

As of Monday, the floor in front of Contestants' Row still has its original appearance.
As of Monday, there is still no "WIN!/OVER" display on Grocery Game's cash register.
For reasons unknown, Friday show's Grocery Game player, who loses immediately by buying 24 Chunky bars, is awarded 24 Chunky bars.

Week 9: October 30-November 3

By Thursday, the floor in front of Contestants' Row has changed; it is now a solid yellow with two black squares containing black G-T asterisks.
By Thursday, the WIN!/OVER display has been added to Grocery Game's cash register.
By Friday, Any Number has begun to be revealed after its prizes are shown; at this time, the car is generally shown and plugged before the 3-digit prize is revealed.

Week 10: November 6-10

Week 11: November 13-17

Monday's show is the first episode taped during a technicians' strike, during which various show and/or CBS staffers operated the cameras; as a result, the production quality of the next several weeks of shows, and this week especially, is noticeably lower than usual.
Thursday's show is rerun on Game Show Network during the 1990s despite a fur coat being offered in Bonus Game.
Friday show is rerun during Season 28 on February 29, 2000, following that year's Pillsbury Bake-Off.

Week 12: November 20-22, 24

Thanksgiving week; only four shows.

Week 13: November 27-December 1

Week 14: December 4-8

Week 15: December 11-15

Week 16: December 18-22

Week 17: December 25-29

Monday show features the debut of Money Game.
Wednesday show features the debut of Give or Keep.

Week 18: January 2-5

New Year's week; only four shows.

Week 19: January 8-12

Week 20: January 15-19

Week 21: January 22-24, 26, 29

Originally scheduled for January 22-26.
By Thursday, the car symbols in Money Game have become black on a yellow background; originally, they were yellow on a black background.

Week 22: January 30-February 2, February 5

Originally scheduled for January 29-February 2.
Somewhere around this point, the earliest known playing of Double Prices at Door #3 occurs.

Week 23: February 6-9

Originally scheduled for February 5-7, 9.
Only four shows; no Thursday episode.

Week 24: February 12-16

On Wednesday, Valentine's Day, only ladies are called down, and Bob gives each contestant a rose.
On Wednesday, Give or Keep is covered by a tarp during the preceding IUFB.

Week 25: February 19-23

Week 26: February 26-March 2

Week 27: March 5-9

Week 28: March 12-16

Week 29: March 19-23

Week 30: March 26-30

On Monday, the show moves to the afternoon, airing at 3:00 Eastern/2:00 Central.
A Home Viewer Showcase is presented this week.

Week 31: April 2-6

Tuesday show features the debut of Range Game.
By Tuesday, the dollar sign in Money Game's car price has been enlarged to its normal size.

Week 32: April 9-13

Monday show features the debut of Hi Lo.

Week 33: April 16-20

Friday show features the debut of Double Digits.
As of Tuesday, Range Game is still using its original, $50 rangefinder.
By Friday, Hi Lo has begun to use its normal rules.

Week 34: April 23-27

Wednesday show is the earliest episode on which Five Price Tags is played and Grocery Game is not.

Week 35: April 30-May 4

Week 36: May 7-11

By Tuesday, Double Digits has adopted its second rules.
By Tuesday, Range Game has abandoned its $50 rangefinder and begun using its $100 rangefinder.

Week 37: May 14-16, June 14-15

Origianlly scheduled for May 14-18.
For reasons unknown, Thursday and Friday's shows were redesignated at some point as episodes #0421D and #0422D, respectively.
Friday show features the final playing of Double Digits.
From this point through the middle of October, a long series of pre-emptions and reschedulings is caused by network coverage of the Watergate hearings. The production number changes mentioned in the notes for this and the next several weeks are presumably connected with this.

Week 38: May 21, June 18, June 20, June 19, May 25

Originally scheduled for May 21-25.
For reasons unknown, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday's shows were redesignated at some point as episodes #0423D, #0425D, and #0424D, respectively.

Week 39: May 28-June 1

Week 40: June 4-5, 21, 7-8

Originally scheduled for June 4-8.
For reasons unknown, Wednesday's show was redesignated at some point as episode #0431D.
By Friday, Range Game has abandoned its $100 rangefinder and begun using its standard $150 rangefinder.

Week 41: June 11 & 12

Only two shows, for Monday and Tuesday.
For reasons unknown, Tuesday's show was redesignated at some point as episode #0415D.

Week 42: NO SHOWS

This week has no episodes in its own right; however, for reasons unknown, the June 12, May 17, May 18, May 22, May 24, May 23, and June 6 episodes were redesignated at some point as last week's Friday show, this week's five shows, and next week's Monday show, respectively. Strangely, none of these episodes ended up airing on the dates indicated by their new production numbers.

Week 43: June 22, July 2, August 31, September* 3

Originally scheduled for June 26-29.
Only four shows; no Monday episode.
Price was pre-empted by the Watergate hearings every day during the week these shows were originally scheduled to air during.
On Tuesday, The New Price Is Right's name is changed to "The Price Is Right;" all instances of the show's title in any spoken or written text are altered to reflect this.
Presumably beginning on Tuesday, in the logo seen in the opening and on the Double Prices podium, the dollar sign is orange, "Price" is yellow, and the other words are white. Elsewhere, the logo's standard color scheme debuts, with the dollar sign and "Price" in yellow and the other words in red.

Week 44: September* 4, July 3-6

Originally scheduled for July 2-6.

Week 45: July 9-11, September* 17, July 13

Originally scheduled for July 9-13.
By Friday, the orange parts of the Clam have been repainted an orange-ish shade of yellow.
By Friday, the ticket plug's address card has been redone with its traditional font and a lighter orange background.
By Friday, Johnny has begun referring to those remaining in Contestants' Row during the consolation prize plugs as "Contestants not appearing onstage."
By Friday, Johnny has begun throwing back to commercial from the consolation prize plugs with the phrase, "Coming up next is our fabulous Price Is Right Showcase!"

Week 46: July 16, September* 13, July 18-19, September* 14

Originally scheduled for July 16-20.
By Tuesday, Grocery Game's cash register, except for the WIN!/OVER display, has been painted gray and white.
As of Tuesday, the blank nameplates on the Showcase podiums are still the color of the opposite podium.

Week 47: July 23-24, September* 12, July 26-27

Originally scheduled for July 23-27.

Week 48: September* 11, July 31, August 1, September* 10, August 3

Originally scheduled for July 30-August 3.

Week 49: August 6, November* 30, October* 12, August 9-10

Originally scheduled for August 6-10.

Week 50: August 13-17

On Wednesday, the contestants' Showcase differences are $326 and $325.

Week 51: August 20-21, November* 5, August 23-24

Originally scheduled for August 20-24.

Week 52: August 27-30

Only four shows; no Friday episode.
Tuesday show features the debut of Lucky Seven.
On early playings of Lucky Seven, the contestant is given the seven $1 bills before being shown the car.
By Monday, several additional black lines have been drawn on the yellow floor section in front of Contestants' Row, giving the entire area a pattern of sqaures.
By Thursday, the column titles on the Give or Keep board have been changed to their normal sizes.

Week 53: November* 19, September* 6-7

Originally scheduled for September* 5-7.
Only three shows; episodes delayed by Watergate coverage are aired on Monday and Tuesday.
Friday show features the debut of Temptation.
Temptation is initially staged to the left of where we are used to seeing it, considerably closer to the Turntable.
On Wednesday, the patterns on both sides of the spinning panel of the Turntable wall are changed to a solid cream color.

Week 54: NO SHOWS

No new episodes were produced for the week of September* 10-14; instead, episodes delayed from Weeks 46, 47, and 48 were aired. However, the production numbers skip from #0535D to #0552D, so this is still technically Week 54.

Week 55: September* 18-21

Only four shows; no Monday episode.
Season finale week.
Season 2 begins next Monday.
On Wednesday, a red stripe is added just inside the wall border on both sides of the spinning panel of the Turntable wall.
On Wednesday, Give or Keep is played for a car.

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Season 2 ('73-'74)

Incomplete pricing game calendar for Season 2, hosted by Scorpz.

Week 1 (56): September 24-25, November 29, September 27-28

Originally scheduled for September 24-28.
Presumably, there is no noticeable difference between this week and Season 1.
Wednesday show features the debut of Mystery Price.
By Wednesday, the circles on the Barker Wall have changed from yellow to brown.
By Wednesday, Any Number's reveal has changed to have the 3-digit prize shown and described first, followed by the car.

Week 2 (57): October 1-2, November 28, October 4-5

Originally scheduled for October 1-5.
By Wednesday, Grocery Game's cash register has been painted blue again.
As of Wednesday, the ticket plug is still being shot the same way it was when the series began.
By Wednesday, the blank placards on both Showcase podiums have become pink.

Week 3 (58): October 8-10

Only three shows; no Thursday or Friday episodes.

Week 4 (59): October 15-19

Week 5 (60): October 22-26

Oddly, Friday's show features a Halloween-themed showcase despite a new program airing next Wednesday on Halloween.

Week 6 (61): October 29-November 2

On Tuesday, Any Number is played for a Corvette.
On Tuesday, Any Number is still being revealed the same way it was at the beginning of the sesaon.
By Tuesday, Marc Breslow has begun shooting the ticket plug with white text against a different background each day; the background is generally a shot of some part of the studio, often displayed in a halfway-completed camera transition.

Week 7 (62): November 6-9

Only four shows; no Monday episode.

Week 8 (63): November 12-16

Week 9 (64): November 20 & 21

Only two shows, on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Week 10 (65): November 26 & 27

Only two shows, on Monday and Tuesday.

Week 11 (66): December 3-7

Week 12 (67): December 10-14

Week 13 (68): December 17-21

Week 14 (69): December 24-28

Week 15 (70): December 31, January 2-4

New Year's week; only four shows.

Week 16 (71): January 7-11

Week 17 (72): January 14-18

Week 18 (73): January 21-25

On Monday, Mystery Price is played for a car.

Week 19 (74): January 28-February 1

Week 20 (75): February 4-8

Week 21 (76): NO SHOWS

CBS did not air The Price Is Right the week of February 11-15, instead pre-empting its normal programming from 3:00-4:30 EST for a special block called CBS Daytime 90. No episodes were produced for these days; however, the episode production numbers jump from #0755D to #0771D, so this period is still technically Week 76, even though it contains no shows.

Week 22 (77): February 18-22

Thursday show features the final playing of Mystery Price.

Week 23 (78): February 25-March 1

Week 24 (79): March 4-8

On Friday, Bert Convy appears (and pretends to make out with Anitra) during an IUFB to plug his then-new show, Tattletales.
As of Friday, there is still no Double Showcase rule.
As of Friday, there are still no asterisks on the Showcase podiums.
As of Friday, Temptation contestants are still not allowed to change their guesses after seeing all of the gifts.
By Friday, Temptation has moved to its normal position on the stage.
Sometime this spring, the first Showcase skits appear.

Week 25 (80): March 11-15

Monday show is one of only two known episodes of the daytime show with no real car games.

Week 26 (81): March 18-22

Week 27 (82): March 25-29

Week 28 (83): April 1-5

Monday show features an April Fool's "Every Room in the House" showcase with such ridiculously cheap prizes as paper plates and an eggbeater; the real showcase is a Cadillac (or some other comparable car), making this the first of only two known showcases in history to contain only one prize.

Week 29 (84): April 8-12

Week 30 (85): April 15-19

By Thursday, black asterisks have been added to the Showcase podiums.
By Thursday, the Double Showcase rule is in place. It seems possible that this is the week the rule was introduced.
The Double Showcase rule at this time states that if the Showcase winner is less than $100 away from the retail price of his own showcase, he wins both showcases.

Week 31 (86): April 22-26

On Monday, Double Prices is played behind Door #3.

Week 32 (87): April 29-May 3

Week 33 (88): May 6-10

Week 34 (89): May 13-17

Week 35 (90): May 20-May 24

By Friday, Any Number's prize reveal has changed to show the car and the prize at the same time, with the car being described first.

Week 36 (91): May 27-31

On Tuesday, Any Number's name is added to its board.
By Tuesday, Bonus Game's name has been added to its board.

Week 37 (92): June 3-7

Week 38 (93): June 10-14

Thursday show features the last playing of Bonus Game on the daytime show for over a year.

Week 39 (94): June 17-21

Monday show features the debut of Shell Game.
Shell Game replaces Bonus Game in the pricing game rotation; strangely, this does not occur on the nighttime show, where both games see a decent number of playings next season.

Week 40 (95): June 24-28

Week 41 (96): July 1-5

Either Thursday show or Friday show features the debut of Card Game; which one is uncertain due to a typographical error in the pricing game records.
It is believed that on the earliest playings of Card Game, the contestant's range was determined by drawing a card from the regular deck and multiplying its value by 100.

Week 42 (97): July 8-12

As of Tuesday, the price tag podium in Five Price Tags is still by Door #3.
On Tuesday, the ticket plug and consolation prize plug are still using the remix of the theme's bridge.
On Friday, a contestant overbids in the Showcase by $1.

Week 43 (98): July 15-19

Week 44 (99): July 22-24, August 30, July 26

Originally scheduled for July 22-26.

Week 45 (100): July 29-August 2

Week 46 (101): August 5-9

By Friday, on its fifth playing, Card Game has introduced its "special deck" for determining the contestant's range. The original special deck consists of nine cards, with one each of every multiple of 100 from $200-$1,000.

Week 47 (102): August 12-16

Wednesday show features the debut of Race Game.
The debut of Race Game is likely also the first appearance of the Race Game Curtain. The curtain's original appearance is a pattern of curves in white, green, and light blue.
By Thursday, the ticket plug and consolation prize plug have replaced the remix of the theme's bridge with a cue referred to officially as, appropriately enough, "Ticket Plug." This cue continues to be used in the ticket plug until said plug is moved to the end of the first Showcase Showdown in the late '80s and in the consolation prize plugs through the end of Season 35.
Friday show is rerun during Season 26 on February 24, 1998, following that year's Pillsbury Bake-Off.

Week 48 (103): August 19-23

Week 49 (104): August 26-29

Only four shows; no Friday episode.
Season finale week.
Season 3 begins next Monday.

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Season 3 ('74-'75)

Incomplete pricing game calendar for Season 3, hosted by Scorpz.

Week 1 (105): September 2-6

Presumably, there is no noticeable difference between this week and Season 2.

Week 2 (106): September 9-13

Week 3 (107): September 16-20

Week 4 (108): September 23-27

Week 5 (109): September 30-October 4

Week 6 (110): October 7-11

Week 7 (111): October 14-18

Week 8 (112): October 21-25

Week 9 (113): October 28-November 1

Week 10 (114): November 4-8

Week 11 (115): November 11-13, Jaunary 21, November 15

Originally scheduled for November 11-15.
On Friday, Bob times Race Game with a stopwatch when the clock in the jukebox breaks down.

Week 12 (116): November 18-22

On Friday, a contestant presses the button too hard and nearly knocks over Range Game.

Week 13 (117): November 25-27, 29

Thanksgiving week; only four shows.
It seems likely that by this point, Grocery Game's prize is being shown before the game is revealed.

Week 14 (118): December 2-6

Week 15 (119): December 9-13

Week 16 (120): December 16, 18-20

Only four shows; no Tuesday episode.

Week 17 (121): December 23-27

On Tuesday through Friday, Dennis James fills in for Bob, who is out sick.
Dennis is introduced on these shows with, "And now, pinch-hitting for Bob Barker, here's Dennis James!"
By Wednesday, the number displays on the Any Number board have become black; they were originally gray.
By Wednesday, Grocery Game's second WIN!/OVER display has debuted.
On Wednesday show, Any Number uses its original prize reveal; this may have been a staging issue, as the 3-digit prize on this playing was a dinette.

Week 18 (122): December 30-31, January 2-3

New Year's week; only four shows.
On Monday, Bob returns.

Week 19 (123): January 6-10

Week 20 (124): January 13-17

Week 21 (125): January 20, 22-24

Only four shows; Tuesday has the delayed November 14 episode.
On Friday, the blank nameplates on the Showcase podiums are still pink.

Week 22 (126): January 27-31

For reasons unknown, this week's Monday show was taped out of order immediately after the December 16 episode; as such, any changes that have taken place since that day are not present on Monday.
By Tuesday, a rule has been added to Temptation allowing contestants to make changes to their guesses after seeing all of the gifts.

Week 23 (127): February 3-7

By about this point, there is still no Grocery Game sign.

Week 24 (128): February 10-14

Week 25 (129): February 17-21

Week 26 (130): February 24-28

Week 27 (131): March 3-7

By Monday, the blank nameplates on the Showcase podiums have become orange.
By Wednesday, the price tag podium in Five Price Tags has been moved away from Door #3; it is now brought out in front of Door #2 from the left and is taken offstage while the small prizes are being presented.

Week 28 (132): March 10-14

As of Thursday, the base of the Any Number board is still brown.

Week 29 (133): March 17-21

Week 30 (134): March 24-28

On Monday, both contestants in the Showcase make bids that fall within the Double Showcase range; one is off by $30, while the other is off by $29.
On Wednesday, the Turntable wall borders are still brown, and the carpet is still orange.

Week 31 (135): March 31-April 2, June 18, April 4

Originally scheduled for March 31-April 4.
Around this time, the designer of the Beauties' wardrobe is added to the show's credit roll.
By Wednesday, the Turntable wall borders and carpet have become green.

Week 32 (136): April 7-11

Sometime in mid-April, Dian makes her very first appearance, filling in for an ill Anitra for three shows. Bob introduces her to the audience as "Diana Parkinson."

Week 33 (137): April 14-18

On Tuesday, the opening logo is still using the same colors as in the summer of 1973.
On Tuesday, there is still no logo on the Range Game board.
As of Tuesday, the Top Winner still has the orange Showcase podium, and the bases of the podiums are still brown.

Week 34 (138): April 21-25

Week 35 (139): April 28-May 2

Week 36 (140): May 5-9

Week 37 (141): May 12-16

By Tuesday, the graphical logo's colors have been changed to yellow for the dollar sign and "Price" and white for "The," "Is," and "Right."
Tuesday show features well-known contestant Ruphina, who gives a bizarre explanation of how she made a perfect bid on carpeting in Contestants' Row.
By Tuesday, the brown portions of the Showcase podiums have become green, and their nameplates have both become orange. Presumably at the same time as this, the Showcase podiums switch places, so that the Top Winner uses the yellow podium.
By Thursday, the first Grocery Game sign has debuted.

Week 38 (142): May 19-23

Friday show is rerun during Season 30 on February 27, 2002 after that year's Pillsbury Bake-Off.
As of Friday, Clock Game does not have a logo yet.
By Friday, the base of the Any Number board has become green.

Week 39 (143): May 26-27, 29-30

Only four shows; no Wednesday episode.

Week 40 (144): June 2-6

Week 41 (145): June 9-13

Week 42 (146): June 16-17, 19-20

Only four shows; Wednesday has the delayed April 3 episode.

Week 43 (147): June 23-27

Due to a Special Report, Wednesday show was never aired on the West Coast.

Week 44 (148): June 30-July 4

Week 45 (149): July 7-11

Week 46 (150): July 14-16, August 18, July 18

Originally scheduled for July 14-18.
Tuesday show features the debut of Ten Chances.
On its earliest playings, Ten Chances's first two prizes are pushed out in front of Door #3 by Anitra and Janice; after they are described, Door #3 opens to reveal the car.
At some point later in the summer, Ten Chances changes its prize reveal for a single playing to the one that would eventually become Master Key's. The game's first standard prize reveal, with the first two prizes being shown behind Door #3 and then moving away to the right to reveal the car, is believed to debut on its next playing.
By Wednesday, Clock Game's logo has been added to its board.

Week 47 (151): July 21-25

On Thursday, for no apparent reason, Bonus Game is played.
For reasons unknown, after Thursday, Card Game is removed from the pricing game rotation.

Week 48 (152): July 28-August 1

On Monday, for no apparent reason, Bonus Game is played.
Somewhere around this point, Anitra begins a leave of absence from the show, and Dian returns as her long-term substitute.

Week 49 (153): August 4-8

Week 50 (154): August 11-15

Week 51 (155): August 19-22

Only four shows; Monday has the delayed July 17 episode.
On Monday, August 18, the show returns to its original 10:30 Eastern/9:30 Central timeslot.
Tuesday show features the debut of Golden Road.
On Tuesday, Golden Road is played third. As far as is known, this is its only appearance on which it was not the first game of the day.
On Golden Road's first playing only, the numbers are in a bulky font.
Beginning on Tuesday, Dian wears a brunette wig in an attempt to look more like Anitra.
Tuesday show introduces Price's first major set overhaul. The Big Doors' color scheme completely changes, although their patterns remain the same; their frames become green, and the strips going around them change to pink on Door #1, orange on Door #2, and reddish-brown on Door #3. The Barker Wall's color scheme is changed to green borders and red dots. The stationary panels of the Turntable wall change to purple surrounding orange, and the turning panel gains a solid red pattern on the front side and a dotted pattern on the game side; additionally, the light matrix behind the Turntable has its colors similarly updated. The brown portion of the Giant Price Tag becomes green. The orange portion of the Clam becomes brown. The G-T asterisks on the floor in front of Contestants' Row become red. Contestants' Row itself has its original eggcrate displays replaced with much flashier sportstype displays, each one a different color; from left to right, they are red, green, orange, and blue. Additionally, the displays no longer have asterisks in them. The seat covers on the chairs behind Contestants' Row change from brown to blue. The Showcase podiums are now both white; their asterisks and the stripes along their sides are changed to green for the Top Winner and red for the Runner-Up.
Around this time, the color schemes are also updated for Double Prices (whose podium also has a question mark added to it), Clock Game, Give or Keep, and the base of Range Game; Clock Game and Give or Keep, however, are known to have still been using their original color schemes this week.
On Wednesday, Grocery Game's table is redone with vertical pink and purple stripes, and its cash register's gray and white paint job from the summer of 1973 returns permanently.
On the earliest shows with the set's new color scheme, the side of the Any Number board is still brown.

Week 52 (156): August 25-29

Season finale week.
Season 4 begins next Monday.
By Friday, the curtains behind the audience are still the original, yellow ones.
By Friday, the front side of the Turntable wall has been altered to have a red-bricked appearance.
By Friday, Ten Chances has adopted its first standard prize reveal.
Friday's Most Expensive is either the game's second-last or last playing using its original set with props borrowed from Five Price Tags.
By the end of the season, Range Game's logo has been added to its board.

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Season 4 ('75-'76)

Incomplete pricing game calendar for Season 4, hosted by Scorpz.

Week 1 (157): September 1-5

Sometime this week, Richard Dawson and Charles Nelson Reilly appear (not necessarily on the same show) to congratulate Price on its third anniversary -- a landmark which, oddly enough, Price itself does not celebrate until next week, despite it occurring this Thursday.
Wednesday show has either the last appearance of Most Expensive's original set or the first appearance of its second set.
On Friday, Bonus Game returns to the daytime game rotation, presumably with its color scheme updated to better mesh with the show's new set.

Week 2 (158): September 10-12, 8-9

Originally scheduled for September 8-12.
Tuesday show features the debut of Poker Game.
Thursday show features the debut of 1 Right Price.
Neither Poker Game nor 1 Right Price appears again after the trial hour shows for several weeks.
Card Game appears on Friday for the first time since July 24; this is its only appearance of the season until the permanent hour conversion.
This week of shows introduces the hour format. Six pricing games are played each day instead of three, and the Showcase Showdowns are introduced to determine which contestant from each set of three games will advance to the Showcase.
As a result of the trial hour episodes, the show commandeers Gambit's timeslot each day this week, running from 10:30-11:30 Eastern/9:30-10:30 Central.
In the opening, Johnny refers to this week's episodes as "super anniversary show specials": "A fortune in fabulous prizes may go to these people today if they know when, in our super anniversary show special, The Price Is Right!" By Friday, this has changed slightly, to, "A fortune in fabulous prizes may go to these people today on this super anniversary week special if they know when The Price Is Right!" He also states during his sign-off on Monday that he is speaking for "The Price Is Right Anniversary Specials."
On all shows this week, the words "ANNIVERSARY WEEK" are hung on the frame atop Door #2.
This week's openings introduce the light border, which begins its existence as a simple ring of chasing light bulbs a short distance into the screen; by Friday, an opaque yellow border has been added around the lights that extends to the edges of the screen. After Johnny calls the fourth contestant, the light border moves outward and leaves the screen as the show's logo appears.
This week establishes the mid-show bumper that occurs on hour shows after the fourth game. During the commercial break, a camera pans the audience as Johnny says, "Stay tuned for more pricing games and the fabulous Showcases, which are coming up on the second half of this special one-hour edition of The Price Is Right!" with consolation prize music playing; as he finishes talking, the show's logo zooms onto the screen in the same fashion as at the end of the opening.
By Friday, the procedure for the bumper has changed slightly; it now occurs at the end of Act 4, before the commercials, and it includes the light border, which also micics its behavior from the end of the opening.
The Showcase Showdown uses a sideways-spinning wheel that has come to be known unofficially as "the Rainbow Wheel." The leader's podium/scoreboard is positioned to the right of the wheel.
On Monday only, the contestants line up to spin the "Rainbow Wheel" in Contestants' Row, which has its bid displays replaced with wheel-like markers numbered for the first, second, and third spinners. From Tuesday onward, the contestants simply line up onstage to the left of the wheel.
A series of odd noises plays as the "Rainbow Wheel" spins.
No fanfare is played when a dollar is spun in the Showcase Showdown.
As with all pricing game segments, the show's theme plays while going to commercial after the Showcase Showdowns.
This week establishes that hour-long shows have no commercial during the Showcase. The descriptive labels are placed in the podiums during the course of the second showcase.
The consolation prize plugs this week are done before the first Showcase Showdown; at the end of the plugs, Johnny throws back to the commercials with, "Coming up next, our fabulous, exciting Price Is Right Showcase Showdown!"
By this point, the show is giving two consolation prizes in each episode; in the first episode, only one was given. We really don't know when this changed.
By Monday show, the curtains behind the audience have changed to a pattern of vertical stripes; going left to right, they are colored red-blue-green-yellow-red-blue-green-yellow.
On Monday, Golden Road is still using its original, lever-based price reveals.
On Monday, Grocery Game is still using its short-lived striped table.
Monday show has either the first or second appearance of Most Expensive's second set.
On Monday show, Any Number uses its original prize reveal; this may have been a staging issue, as the 3-digit prize on this playing was a chaise lounge.
By Monday, the base of the Range Game board has become blue.
By Monday, the Give or Keep board has become green.
Poker Game originally allows the contestant to make whatever hand he wants from his selected prices and does not allow him to pass his hand to the house.
On the game's earliest appearances, the background of the number lights in Poker Game is white.
On this week of shows only, Janice and Dian are assisted by a third Beauty named Barbara.

Week 3 (159): September 15-19

On Monday, the show returns to the half-hour format.
The light border is not used in the opening during the final seven weeks of half-hour shows.

Week 4 (160): September 22-26

Week 5 (161): September 29-October 3

Week 6 (162): October 6-10

After Monday, Bonus Game vanishes from the game rotation again.

Week 7 (163): October 13-17

On Tuesday, Poker Game enters the pricing game rotation permanently.

Week 8 (164): October 20, 22-24

Only four shows; Tuesday has October Magazine.

Week 9 (165): October 27-31

By Monday, Anitra has returned.
All this week, Janice and Anitra wear "Hour Power" shirts to promote the upcoming format change.
On Monday, Bert Convy appears to congratulate Bob on the upcoming hour expansion; on Tuesday, Charles Nelson Reilly appears for the same purpose. It seems likely that a CBS or Goodson-Todman personality appeared every day this week.
By Monday, Poker Game's rules have been changed to automatically make the contestant's hand the best one that can be made from the prices he has selected and to allow the contestant to pass his hand to the house.

Week 10 (166): November 3-7

On Monday, the show expands to an hour permanently. Half-hour shows are still done on occasion when CBS's schedule calls for it up through February of 1994.
On Thursday, 1 Right Price enters the pricing game rotation permanently.
On Friday, Card Game returns to the pricing game rotation.
On Monday, Dian officially joins the cast as the third permanent Beauty.
The show now airs from 10:00-11:00 Eastern/9:00-10:00 Central.
The light border returns on Monday, now with transparent gold trim around the lights.
Beginning on Monday, the phrase "One Hour" flashes on the screen in blue (or on occaison, red or green) script while Johnny does the opening spiel.
On Monday, the opening spiel changes to, "And here it comes! The first, big, hour-long game show in television! The fabulous, new, 60-minute Price Is Right!" (On Monday, this is preceded by, "Starting today.")
By Monday, Golden Road has replaced its original, lever-based price reveals with a push-button system.
By Monday, Grocery Game's table has changed again, this time to a red-brick appearance.
By Monday, the side of the Any Number board has become green.
By Monday show, Poker Game has adopted its regular rules, and the background of its number lights has been changed to black.
As of Monday, the Big Wheel replaces the "Rainbow Wheel" in the Showcase Showdown; the numbers appear in the same order on both wheels.
The Showcase Showdown's regular spin-off rules are now in place; in the trial hour shows of Week 1, contestants could take two spins in a spin-off.
The Big Wheel's beeps at this time are much less pronounced than the ones used today. Over the next year or so, many different beeps will be used.
The ticket plug, when it is done, is now placed before the first Showcase Showdown.
Starting on Monday, Bob tosses to the mid-show bumper with the phrase, "There is more Price Is Right coming up!"
On Monday, the text of the mid-show bumper is shortened to, "Stay tuned for more pricing games and the fabulous Showcases, coming up on the second half of The Price Is Right."
As of Monday, the background of the number windows in Poker Game is black.
On Monday show, the Top Winner still stands at the green Showcase podium.
On Thursday, Bonus Game returns to the game rotation permanently.

Week 11 (167): November 10-14

Week 12 (168): November 17-21

Week 13 (169): November 24-26, 28

Thanksgiving week; only four shows.
Although it is not stated outright, the rule that the Big Wheel must go all the way around at least once for a spin to count seems to have been implemented by the end of this week.
At this time, the "right answer" cards in Ten Chances are still red.
At this time, the "One Hour" opening graphic is still in use.
At this time, Johnny is not yet being shown while calling contestants.
By the end of this week, the Showcase podiums have switched places, so that the Top Winner uses the one with the red asterisk.

Week 14 (170): December 1-5

Week 15 (171): December 8-9, 11-12

Only four shows; Wednesday has December Magazine.

Week 16 (172): December 15-19

Week 17 (173): December 22-26

Week 18 (174): December 29-31, January 2

New Year's week; only four shows.

Week 19 (175): January 5-9

Thursday show is a half-hour episode.
Thursday show features the debut of Danger Price.
By Tuesday, the opening text has changed; the phrase has become "Hour Power," and it has adopted the first of its standard fonts.
Shortly after the above change, the text in the opening titles begins small in the middle of the screen and gradually grows larger, flashing all the while; however, this has not yet begun happening on Tuesday.

Week 20 (176): January 12-16

Week 21 (177): January 19-23

By Monday, the 1976 music package has debuted.
When the new music cues debut, the show's theme is still being used while going to commercial from the Showcase Showdowns.

Week 22 (178): January 26-30

On Wednesday, the opening titles are pink.
By Wednesday, the Showcase Showdown's original split-screen arrow graphic is in use.
Prior to the adoption of the split-screen graphic during the Showcase Showdown, the show had briefly used a close-up shot of the wheel, with the camera gradually tilting downward as it came to rest; this shot would resurface 28 years later, during the winter of Season 32.

Week 23 (179): February 2-6

Week 24 (180): February 9-13

Either Wednesday show or Thursday show features the debut of 3 Strikes; which one is uncertain due to a typographical error in the pricing game records.

Week 25 (181): February 16-20

Thursday show features the debut of Hurdles.
As of Tuesday, the original opening and "come on down" cues are still in use.
On Tuesday, the infamous Patricia Bernard incident occurs, with Johnny calling a contestant while she is in the bathroom. Although this has happened at least two other times in the show's run, Patricia's is by far the best-known.
By Tuesday, the "right answer" cards in Ten Chances have become blue.

Week 26 (182): February 23-27

Week 27 (183): March 1-5

Week 28 (184): March 8-12

By Thursday, the original opening and "come on down" cues have been replaced with the cue called "Walking." The version used in the opening is more fully orchestrated, with more instruments, than the one used during the body of the show.

Week 29 (185): March 15-19

On Friday, then-Miss USA crown holder and future $ale of the Century hostess Summer Bartholomew is in the audience.

Week 30 (186): March 22-26

Week 31 (187): March 29-30, April 1-2

Only four shows; Wednesday has March Magazine.

Week 32 (188): April 5-9

Week 33 (189): April 12-16

Monday show features the debut of Cliff Hangers.
Cliff Hangers originally uses four small prizes instead of three.

Week 34 (190): April 19-23

Week 35 (191): April 26-30

Tuesday show features the debut of Safe Crackers.
On very early playings of Safe Crackers, if the game is lost, one of the Beauties dials in the correct combination and opens the safe.

Week 36 (192): May 3-7

Week 37 (193): May 10-14

On Friday, the famous Janice Pennington, This Is Your Strife showcase is presented; it features prizes that Janice had trouble modeling over the years -- a pop-up bar that wouldn't pop up, a refrigerator that nearly fell on her when she opened it, and a car that she almost wrecked during Lucky Seven (which is driven by Dian this time around) -- along with clips of her unsuccessful attempts to model them. The staff actually rehearsed a fake showcase before the taping that day so that Janice would have no idea what was happening.

Week 38 (194): May 17-19, September* 20, May 21

Originally scheduled for May 17-21.

Week 39 (195): May 24-28

Week 40 (196): May 31-June 4

Wednesday show features the debut of Dice Game.
On Tuesday, Cliff Hangers uses four small prizes for the last time.
By Wednesday, Golden Road is still using its push-button price reveal method.
By Wednesday, Johnny is being shown on-camera once or twice a day while calling the 5th through 9th contestants.

Week 41 (197): June 7-11

On Thursday show, Cliff Hangers adopts its normal rules.

Week 42 (198): June 14-18

Week 43 (199): June 21-23, 25

Only four shows; Thursday has June Magazine.

Week 44 (200): June 28-July 2

Season finale week.
Season 4 is the first year of The Price Is Right to make use of a long stretch of summer reruns; these begin next Monday, with Season 5 starting on August 30.
In all likelihood, Thursday show features the debut of Bullseye '76.
If Bullseye does indeed debut this Thursday, it is the only appearance of the game this season.
At the beginning of its life, Bullseye's target has a range of $5-$10, with $9-$10 as the bullseye.
At the beginning of its life, Bullseye's "hidden bullseye" allows a contestant to win if it is with the product whose marker on the target is the closest one to the bullseye.
Bob incorrectly states that Friday's show is the 1,000th episode; in reality, it is only the 950th episode.
As of Friday, the Range Game board is still blue.
On Friday, in an unusual move, Range Game's prize, a grandfather clock, is concealed in the Clam.

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Season 5 ('76-'77)

Incomplete pricing game calendar for Season 5, hosted by Scorpz.

Week 1 (201): September 21-24

Originally scheduled for August* 31-September 3.
Only four episodes; no Monday show.
The program aired on Monday, September 20, is Season 4's delayed May 20 episode.
Based on a series of odd reschedulings early in this season that involves Weeks 201-204 airing after Weeks 205-207, it seems possible that Weeks 201-204 were originally planned as part of Season 4.
On at least this week's Friday show, the "Hour Power" text in the opening is full-sized the entire time it is onscreen.
On Friday, the color of "Price" in the graphical logo is still yellow.
On Friday, the mid-show bumper still behaves as it did on the first permanent hour show.
As of Friday, there are still no prize labels on the price stands in Danger Price.

Week 2 (202): October 18, September 28-30, October 1

Originally scheduled for September 6-10.

Week 3 (203): October 4-8

Originaly scheduled for September 13-17.

Weed 4 (204): October 11-15

Originally scheduled for September 20-24.

Week 5 (205): August* 30-September 3

Originally scheduled for September 27-October 1.
CBS regards this week's Monday show, which was the first Season 5 episode to air, as the season premiere; however, I have chosen to regard episode #2012D as such, as there are indications that the first seven weeks of the season were not originally intended to be broadcast so dramatically out of order.

Week 6 (206): September 6-10

Originally scheduled for October 4-8.
On Thursday, Range Game is played for a car.

Week 7 (207): September 13-17

Originally scheduled for October 11-15.
As of Thursday, the white section of Door #2 still extends all the way to the floor.
By Thursday, the color of "Price" in the graphical logo has changed from yellow to white.

Week 8 (208): September 27, December 10, October 20-22

Originally scheduled for October 18-22.
Friday show features the debut of Switcheroo.

Week 9 (209): October 25-29

Week 10 (210): November 1-5

Week 11 (211): November 8-12

Assuming that episode #0013D is not included in the episode count, this week's Monday show is the real episode #1,000.
By Thursday, the range on the Bullseye board has been changed to $1-$6, with $5-$6 as the bullseye.
Fairly early in Bullseye's life, the rules are altered to state that the contestant will win if the hidden bullseye is with any product that has a marker on the target; it seems likely that this change also occurs this Thursday.

Week 12 (212): November 15-19

Week 13 (213): November 22-24

Thanksgiving week; only three shows.

Week 14 (214): November 29-December 3

Week 15 (215): December 6-8

Only three shows; Thursday has December Magazine, and Friday has the delayed October 19 episode.

Week 16 (216): December 13-17

Week 17 (217): December 20-24

At this point in time, it is believed that Double Prices and 1 Right Price are still using their original props.

Week 18 (218): December 27-31

Tuesday show is Anitra's last episode.
On Wednesday, auditions to replace Anitra begin; three rotating models try out, including Holly.
By this time, the green Range Game board has debuted.
Golden Road is believed to still be using the gold carpet for its road at this point.

Week 19 (219): January 3-7

Sometime in 1977, a velvet rope that runs along the path is added to Golden Road.

Week 20 (220): January 10-14

Week 21 (221): January 17, March 7, January 19, March 8, January 21

Originally scheduled for January 17-21.

Week 22 (222): January 24-28

Week 23 (223): January 31-February 4

By Monday, the game side of the spinning panel of the Turntable Wall has been changed to a solid red-orange.
By Monday, the colored stripes on Door #2 have been extended across the bottom of the door.
As of Monday, Dice Game is still using 0s and numbers higher than 6.
As of Thursday, Danger Price is still being played on the Turntable.

Week 24 (224): February 7-11

Week 25 (225): February 14-18

Around this point, give or take a couple weeks, Holly joins the show permanently.

Week 26 (226): February 21-25

Week 27 (227): February 28-March 4

By Thursday, the opening spiel has been changed to, "Here it comes! Television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes! The fabulous, sixty-minute Price Is Right!"
By Thursday, Grocery Game's table has changed to a solid, light red.
As of Thursday, the "$" and "¢" on the Grocery Game sign are still yellow.
By Thursday, the Danger Price board has been moved to center stage and is concealed by the Giant Price Tag.
By Thursday, Danger Price's price stands have had prize labels added to them.

Week 28 (228): March 9-11

Only three shows; Monday and Tuesday have the delayed January 18 & 20 episodes.

Week 29 (229): March 14-18

Week 30 (230): March 21-22, April 18, March 23, March 25

Originally scheduled for March 21-25.

Week 31 (231): March 28-April 1

Week 32 (232): April 4-8

There is still no bonus for perfect bids in Contestants' Row at this time.
At this point in time, Any Number is still revealing both prizes at the same time, with the car being announced first.
At this point in time, Money Game is still using its original color scheme, and it still has no logo.

Week 33 (233): April 11-15

Week 34 (234): March 24, April 19-20, May 16, April 22

Originally scheduled for April 18-22.
Monday show is a half-hour episode.

Week 35 (235): April 25-28, May 12

Originally scheduled for April 25-29.

Week 36 (236): May 2-6

On Monday, the show moves to 10:30 Eastern/9:30 Central.

Week 37 (237): May 9-11, April 29, May 13

Originally scheduled for May 9-13.
Monday show features the debut of Hole in One.
In early playings of Hole in One, a drumroll plays while the contestant putts.
On Wednesday, Five Price Tags is played for a $10,141 van; this may be the first 5-digit car offered in a game other than Golden Road.

Week 38 (238): April 21, May 17-20

Originally scheduled for May 16-20.
Monday show is a half-hour episode.
On Wednesday, during the third playing of Hole in One, Bob tells the contestant that there is a 10-second time limit for each grocery pick; there is no official record of the game having a timer, so this was likely just Bob trying to move the game along when it started to take longer than the staff thought it would.
Oddly, Bob tells Wednesday's Hole in One contestant that she is the second person to play the game; she is actually the third.
By Wednesday, Double Prices and 1 Right Price have begun using their second podiums.
By Wednesday, Cliff Hangers has begun using the yodeling song On the Franches Mountains from the album Swiss Mountain Music; it had originally used The Silly Song from Disney's movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.

Week 39 (239): May 23-27

By Monday, a $100 cash bonus has been institutued for making a perfect bid in Contestants' Row.
By Monday, Any Number is revealing its two prizes separately, with the 3-digit prizes being shown and described first. The two prizes also get separate music cues.

Week 40 (240): May 30-June 3

By this point, the patterns on the spinning Turntable wall panel have been reversed -- the red bricks are on the game side, and the solid red-orange is on the front side.
On Tuesday, a chance to be a Barker's Beauty for a day is offered in the Showcase.

Week 41 (241): June 6-10

Thursday show is a half-hour episode.

Week 42 (242): June 13-17

Week 43 (243): June 20-24

Week 44 (244): June 27-July 1

Season finale week.
Summer reruns begin next Monday.
By Wednesday, a rule has been added to Dice Game stating that prices used in the game will only contain the digits 1-6.

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Season 6 ('77-'78)

Incomplete pricing game calendar for Season 6, hosted by Scorpz.

Week 1 (245): August* 29-September 2

Week 2 (246): September 5-9

On Thursday, Hole in One is played for a Cadillac.

Week 3 (247): September 12-16

Tuesday show features the debut of Squeeze Play.
Wednesday show features the debut of Secret "X".
The Secret "X" board originally did not have question marks in the squares of the center column.
Originally, all of Secret "X"'s props were staged farther to the left, closer to the Turntable, than they are now; as such, it was not concealed by the Giant Price Tag.
Wednesday show opens with the infamous tube top incident (also known simply as "the Yolanda Incident," after the contestant it happened to).
As of Wednesday show, the opening titles are still behaving the same way they were at the beginning of 1976.
By Wednesday, red and green seem to have disappeared from the opening titles; they are now always blue.
By Wednesday, the behavior of the mid-show bumper has been reversed; it now begins with a full shot of the logo, which then shrinks toward the center as the light border moves onto the screen.

Week 4 (248): September 19-23

All notes from Week 3 about Secret "X" still apply on its second playing this Wednesday.

Week 5 (249): September 26-30

As of Tuesday, Money Game is still using its original color scheme.

Week 6 (250): October 3-7

Thursday show is a half-hour episode.
On Friday, Clock Game is played for a car.

Week 7 (251): October 10-14

Week 8 (252): October 17-21

Week 9 (253): October 24-28

Thursday show is a half-hour episode.

Week 10 (254): October 31-November 4

Thursday show is a half-hour episode.

Week 11 (255): November 7-9, Unknown, 11

Originally scheduled for November 7-11.
On Thursday, due to a pre-emption, a half-hour show was rerun on the East Coast, and an hour show was rerun on the West Coast. There is no record of episode #2554D ever airing.
On Monday, the show moves to 10:00 Eastern/9:00 Central.

Week 12 (256): November 14-18

Monday show features the debut of Professor Price.
On Monday, the walls of the Big Wheel are still gold.
By Monday, the behavior of the opening titles has changed; the text now rapidly and repeatedly grows and shrinks, flashing all the while.
By Monday, the "$" and "¢" on the Grocery Game sign have changed to a blue-green color.
On Monday, Grocery Game is played for a car.

Week 13 (257): November 21-23

Thanksgiving week; only three shows.
Monday show features the second and final playing of Professor Price.

Week 14 (258): November 28-29, February 20, December 2

Originally scheduled for November 28-30, December 2.
Only four shows; Thursday has December Magazine.
On Wednesday, November 30, a half-hour show is rerun on the East Coast, and an hour show is rerun on the West Coast.

Week 15 (259): December 5-8, January 30

Originally scheduled for December 5-9.

Week 16 (260): December 12-14, March 6, December 16

Originally scheduled for December 12-16.
On Thursday, December 15, a half-hour show is rerun on the East Coast, and an hour show is rerun on the West Coast.
By Wednesday, the opening in the bottom of the Dice Game board has been filled in with a gray cover.
By Wednesday, the walls of the Big Wheel have become red.

Week 17 (261): December 19-23

Week 18 (262): December 26-30

By the end of this week, Money Game has adopted its second color scheme, and its logo has been added to its board.
At this point, Hi Lo is still using its first set.
By Friday, the question marks have been added to the center column of the Secret "X" board.
By Friday, Secret "X" has adopted its normal staging and is concealed by the Giant Price Tag.
On Friday, Janice wrecks a car during the Showcase.

Week 19 (263): January 3-6

New Year's week; only four shows.
Thursday show is a half-hour episode.
Sometime during 1978, the Train makes its first appearance.

Week 20 (264): January 9-13

By Monday, Golden Road's original, carpet "road" has been replaced by the gold dots.
Golden Road's velvet rope is known to be present on Monday.

Week 21 (265): January 16-20

By Tuesday, Hole in One’s original, circular “$500” sign has been replaced by a yellow flower with “$500” written in the center of the bloom.

Week 22 (266): January 23-27

Week 23 (267): January 31-February 3

Only four shows; Monday has the delayed December 9 episode.
Thursday show is a half-hour episode.
After Friday's show, Give or Keep briefly leaves the pricing game rotation.

Week 24 (268): February 6-10

Week 25 (269): February 13-17

Week 26 (270): February 21-24

Only four shows; Monday has the delayed November 30 episode.
Tuesday show features the debut of Finish Line.

Week 27 (271): February 27-March 3

Thursday show is a half-hour episode.
After its second playing on Monday's show, Finish Line disappears from the game rotation for two months.

Week 28 (272): March 7-10

Only four shows; no Monday episode.
On Wednesday, Give or Keep reappears.

Week 29 (273): March 13-17

Week 30 (274): March 20-24

Week 31 (275): March 27-31

Week 32 (276): April 3-7

Thursday show is a half-hour episode.
On Monday, the show moves to 10:30 Eastern/9:30 Central.
By Wednesday, Money Game has taken on its second color scheme; additionally, the board now has a logo.

Week 33 (277): April 10-14

Week 34 (278): April 17-21

On Monday, the second showcase is a salute to Roger Dobkowitz; included as a bonus with the showcase is a bound copy of Roger's master's thesis that got him hired at Goodson-Todman.

Week 35 (279): April 24-28

After Thursday, Give or Keep again leaves the pricing game rotation and is essentially replaced by Finish Line until November.

Week 36 (280): May 1-5

Thursday show is a half-hour episode.
On Wednesday, Finish Line rejoins the game rotation.

Week 37 (281): May 8-12

At this point, the floor in front of Contestants' Row still has the yellow squares on it.

Week 38 (282): May 15-19

Week 39 (283): May 22-26

Week 40 (284): May 29-June 1, June 19

Originally scheduled for May 29-June 2.
Thursday show is a half-hour episode.

Week 41 (285): June 5-9

By Monday, the yellow tiles have been removed from the floor in front of Contestants' Row; that area is now a solid white, except for the Goodson-Todman asterisks.

Week 42 (286): June 12-16

By Monday, the second Hi Lo counter has been introduced.
As of Monday, there is still no commercial break during the Showcase.

Week 43 (287): June 20, 21, 23, 22, 2

Originally scheduled for June 19-23.
Friday show features the debut of Take Two.

Week 44 (288): June 26-29, August 14

Originally scheduled for June 26-30.
Not season finale week.
Summer reruns begin next Monday.

Week 45 (289): August 7-11

Week 46 (290): August 16, 15, 17, Unknown, 18

Originally scheduled for August 14-18.
It is not known at this time when episode #2904D was broadcast; however, it is known to have been rerun on the East Coast during Season 7, on December 12, 1978.
Thursday show is a half-hour episode.

Week 47 (291): August 21-24, October* 23

Originally scheduled for August 21-25.
Season finale week.
Season 7 begins next Monday.

[edit]

Season 7 ('78-'79)

Incomplete pricing game calendar for Season 7, hosted by Scorpz.

Week 1 (292): August* 28-September1

Week 2 (293): June* 30, September 4-6, September 8

Originally scheduled for September 4-8.
A scheduled pre-emption on this Thursday for September Magazine caused this week's shows to be aired out of order, with the Monday show actually airing during Season 6.
Monday show features the debuts of Shower Game and It's Optional.

Week 3 (294): September 11-13, Unknown, 14

Originally scheduled for September 11-15.
Thursday show is a half-hour episode.
There is no record of episode #2944D ever airing.

Week 4 (295): September 15, 18-21

Originally scheduled for September 18-22.

Week 5 (296): September 22, 25-28

Originally scheduled for September 25-29.
Monday show features the final playing of Finish Line.
Wednesday show features the debut of Punch a Bunch.
By Thursday, doors that double as larger price displays have been added to the stalls in Shower Game.

Week 6 (297): September 29, October 3, December 11, October 5-6

Originally scheduled for October 2-6.
On Wednesday, October 4, a half-hour rerun is aired on the East Coast, and an hour rerun is aired on the West Coast.
It's Optional is believed to be using its normal rules by this point.

Week 7 (298): October 9-13

Week 8 (299): October 16-20

Week 9 (300): October 24-27

Only four shows; Monday has Season 6's delayed August 25 episode.

Week 10 (301): October 30-November 3

Wednesday show features the debut of Telephone Game.

Week 11 (302): November 6-10

A home viewer contest is held this week; exactly what it is is not known, although a Home Viewer Showcase seems like a reasonable guess.

Week 12 (303): November 13-17

On Tuesday, Give or Keep returns to the pricing game rotation.

Week 13 (304): November 20-22, 24

Thanksgiving week; only four shows.

Week 14 (305): November 27-December 1

Wednesday show features the final playing of Telephone Game.
Thursday show features the final playing of Shower Game.
On Friday show, Punch a Bunch adopts its normal rules.
It is believed that sometime during December, the bonus spin is added to the Showcase Showdown.
At or shortly after the addition of the bonus spin, the "5" and "15" spaces on the Big Wheel become green sections; if the changes did not occur at the same time, this would mean the a bonus spin originally awarded either $10,000 or nothing.

Week 15 (306): December 4-6, 8

Only four shows; Thursday has December Magazine.

Week 16 (307): December 14, 13, 15, & 18

Originally scheduled for December 12-15.
Only four shows; no Monday episode.

Week 17 (308): December 19-21, 26, 22

Originally scheduled for December 18-22.
Monday show is a half-hour episode.

Week 18 (309): December 25, February 26, December 27-29

Originally scheduled for December 25-29.
Temptation's logo is believed to still be using its original font at this point.

Week 19 (310): January 2-3, 5

Only three shows, on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Monday is New Year's Day; Thursday has January Magazine.

Week 20 (311): January 8-12

Week 21 (312): January 15-19

Week 22 (313): January 22-26

Thursday show features the debut of Penny Ante.

Week 23 (314): January 29-31, February 2

Only four shows; Thursday has February Magazine.

Week 24 (315): February 5-9

Week 25 (316): February 12-16

Week 26 (317): February 19-23

As of Tuesday, the 3 Strikes sign is still green.
By Tuesday, many of the stripes on the Any Number board have been painted green.
By Tuesday, the commercial break during the Showcase has been reinstated; the show's theme is now used while going into the break instead of the original "Come on down" music.

Week 27 (318): February 27-28, March 2

Only three shows, on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Monday has the delayed December 26 episode; Thursday has March Magazine.

Week 28 (319): March 5-9

Week 29 (320): March 12-16

Week 30 (321): March 19-23

Week 31 (322): March 26-30

On Friday show, Penny Ante adopts its normal rules and loses its sportstype penny counter; presumably, the first version of its green & blue color scheme also debuts at this point.
By this point, the pink Pricedown dollar signs have been added to the walls of the Big Wheel.

Week 32 (323): April 2-4, 6

Only four shows; Thursday has April Magazine.

Week 33 (324): April 9-13

Week 34 (325): April 16, May 1, May 3, April 30, May 7

Originally scheduled for April 16-20.

Week 35 (326): May 8, April 24-27

Originally scheduled for April 23-27.
On Monday, April 23, The Price Is Right moves to its current and most familiar timeslot of 11:00 Eastern/10:00 Central.

Week 36 (327): May 4, April 17, May 2, June 7, April 18

Originally scheduled for April 30-May 4.

Week 37 (328): April 19-20, 23, May 9-10

Originally scheduled for May 7-11.

Week 38 (329): May 11, 14-17

Originally scheduled for May 14-18.

Week 39 (330): May 18, 21-24

Originally scheduled for May 21-25.

Week 40 (331): May 25, 28-31

Originally scheduled for May 28-June 1.

Week 41 (332): June 1, 4-6, 8

Originally scheduled for June 4-8.

Week 42 (333): June 11-15

Week 43 (334): June 18-22

Week 44 (335): June 25-29

Season finale week.
Summer reruns begin next Monday.
At this point, the fully-orchestrated version of "Walking" is still being used during the opening.

[edit]

Season 8 ('79-'80)

Incomplete pricing game calendar for Season 8, hosted by Scorpz.

Week 1 (336): August* 27-31

Weeks 336-339 were originally planned as the last four weeks of Season 7, to air the weeks of July 30, August 6, August 13, and August 20; for reasons unknown, they were redesignated as the first four weeks of Season 8, and their original airdates were replaced with an additional four weeks of summer reruns.

Week 2 (337): September 3-7

On Monday, Safe Crackers is played for a car.

Week 3 (338): September 10-14

Week 4 (339): September 17-21

On Wednesday, the Turntable walls are still using the same patterns as at the end of Season 5.
By Wednesday, Golden Road's push-button price reveals have been replaced with simple pull-tabs.
On Wednesday, Race Game is played for season tickets to all four Los Angeles sports teams.
By Wednesday, the number of consolation prizes has increased to three.

Week 5 (340): September 24-28

Week 6 (341): October 1-2, December 31, October 4-5

Originally scheduled for October 1-5
Wednesday, October 3 has a rerun of the half-hour October 6, 1977 episode.
On Thursday, Golden Road's velvet rope is still in use.

Week 7 (342): October 8-12

Around this time, probably on Tuesday, the version of Walking used during the opening is replaced with an identical edit of the less fully-orchestrated version of the cue already used during the body of the show; it is known that this cue is present this Thursday but not the previous Thursday.

Week 8 (343): October 15-19

Week 9 (344): October 22-26

By Tuesday, the behavior of the opening titles has changed; the text now appears, rapidly grows, and disappears four times.
By Tuesday, the pattern on the game side of the spinning Turntable wall panel has changed to a series of orange and brown zigzags.
By Tuesday, Temptation’s logo has been changed to its current font.

Week 10 (345): October 29-November 2

Week 11 (346): November 5-9

Week 12 (347): November 12-16

Week 13 (348): November 19-21, December 17

Originally scheduled for November 19-21, 23.
Thanksgiving week; only four shows.

Week 14 (349): November 26-30

Week 15 (350): December 3-7

Week 16 (351): December 10-14

On Thursday, the "Punch a Bunch" logo still has its original, rainbow color scheme.

Week 17 (352): December 18-21

Only four shows; no Monday episode.

Week 18 (353): December 24-25, February 4-6

Originally scheduled for either December 24-28 or for December 24-25 and January 30-February 1; which one is not clear.
With the exception of two out-of-order episodes, the remainder of December and all of January consist of reruns.
By 1979, the show has begun its annual tradition of decorating the set for Christmas.
By the end of the ‘70s, the practice of playing car games fourth seems to have become essentially discontinued; it will not resurface on any sort of regular basis until 2005.
Golden Road’s velvet rope is believed to have disappeared by this point.

Week 19 (354): February 7, 8, & 11

Originally scheduled for February 6-8.
Only three shows, on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

Week 20 (355): January 7, February 12-15

Originally scheduled for February 11-15.

Week 21 (356): February 18-22

Week 22 (357): February 25-29

On Wednesday, the Goodson-Todman asterisks on Hi Lo's price cards still have eigth points.

Week 23 (358): March 3-7

On Wednesday, a contestant wins both showcases with a difference of $1; this is believed to be the closest Showcase bid in the history of the daytime show.

Week 24 (359): March 10-14

Week 25 (360): March 17-21

Week 26 (361): March 24-28

Week 27 (362): March 31-April 4

As of Tuesday, Hole in One's $500 sign is still the yellow flower, and the golf ball backings have not yet been added to the grocery displays.

Week 28 (363): April 7-11

Week 29 (364): April 14-18

Week 30 (365): April 21-25

Tuesday show features the debut of Barker's Bargain Bar.

Week 31 (366): April 28-May 2

Tuesday show features the debut of Trader Bob.

Week 32 (367): May 5-9

Week 33 (368): May 12-16

Friday show features the debut of Grand Game.

Week 34 (369): May 19-23

Week 35 (370): May 26-30

Week 36 (371): June 2-6

Week 37 (372): June 9-13

Week 38 (373): June 16-20

On Friday show, a then-unknown Vanna White is a contestant.
By Friday, the stripes behind the numbers in Lucky Seven have been removed.
By Friday, the Goodson-Todman asterisks on Hi Lo's price cards have been altered to have the standard six points instead of eight.

Week 39 (374): June 23-27

Season finale week.
Summer reruns begin next Monday.
By Tuesday, the "3 Strikes" sign has become gold.
At this time, Secret "X" is still using its original color scheme.

[edit]

Season 9 ('80-'81)

Incomplete pricing game calendar for Season 9, hosted by Scorpz.

Week 1 (375): August* 25-29

Week 2 (376): September 1-5

Week 3 (377): September 8-12

Week 4 (378): September 15-19

Wednesday show features the debut of Now....and Then.
On Monday, the audience curtains still have the same color scheme they did on the sixth episode of Season 4.
By Monday, the behavior of the opening titles has changed. The text now appears in the center of the screen, grows, and disappears a total of four times.
By Monday, Punch a Bunch's logo has become yellow.
On Monday, Grocery Game's table is still a solid red.

Week 5 (379): September 22-26

Week 6 (380): September 29-October 3

Week 7 (381): October 6-10

Week 8 (382): October 13-17

Week 9 (383): October 20-24

On Thursday, the Contestants’ Row seat covers are still blue.
By Thursday, the curtains behind the audience have been replaced; they are now red-blue-orange-green-red-blue-orange-green from left to right.
As of Thursday, there are still no baseballs on the 3 Strikes board.

Week 10 (384): October 27-31

On Thursday, Bob and cameraman Joe Arvizu plug next week's Home Viewer Showcase.
By Friday, Contestants’ Row’s green seat covers have debuted.

Week 11 (385): November 3-7

Friday show features the debut of Hit Me.
On the earliest playings of Hit Me, no face cards are used.
By Monday, Double Prices is being played at Door #3 at least some of the time.
By Monday, Hole in One’s $500 flower has changed to a glittery blue and purple; additionally, golf ball backings have been added to the grocery tees.
By this Monday, the audience has begun to boo during the Showcase Showdown when a contestant fails to get the Big Wheel all the way around.
The Home Viewer Showcase “Showcase of the Future” is presented this week before the day’s eighth contestant is called.
The mid-show bumper spiel is changed for this week to, “Stay tuned for our exciting Home Viewer Showcase of the Future, coming up on the second half of The Price Is Right!”
On Thursday, Double Prices is played for a car.

Week 12 (386): November 10-14

On Monday, the famous "Samoan Chaser" incident occurs when Pauline becomes the first contestant to win Grand Game.
Thursday show features the second playing and first taped playing of Hit Me.
Several times on Thursday, Bob refers to Hit Me as "a new game" having its "first playing," apparently forgetting that the game's actual debut episode was being produced out of order and had not been taped yet.

Week 13 (387): November 17-21

Week 14 (388): November 24-26

Thanksgiving week; only three shows.

Week 15 (389): December 1-5

Week 16 (390): December 8-12

Week 17 (391): December 15-19

Week 18 (392): December 22-24, 26

Only four shows; Thursday, Christmas, has a rerun of Season 8's Christmas episode.
By Tuesday, Five Price Tags has adopted its current color scheme and its second small prize podiums; however, the small prize labels and price tags are still yellow and black.
By Tuesday, Grocery Game's table has become a cream color, and a collage of groceries has been added to the front.
Around this time, including at least this week's Tuesday show, co-producer Barbara Hunter briefly fills in for Holly, who had injured her knee.

Week 19 (393): December 29-31, January 2

New Year's week; only four shows.

Week 20 (394): January 5-9

Week 21 (395): January 12-16

Friday show features an extremely rare appearance of a regular car game fourth.

Week 22 (396): January 19, March 9, January 21-23

Originally scheduled for January 19-23.

Week 23 (397): January 26-30

On Friday, several past and then-current Miss USAs and Miss Universes are in the audience.

Week 24 (398): February 2-6

Tuesday show features the debut of Super Ball!!.
On Wednesday, on the game's 10th playing, Hit Me begins to use face cards.

Week 25 (399): February 9-13

On Thursday, the white squares on the Secret "X" board become yellow.
On Thursday, former professional wrestler Ox Baker is a contestant.
Friday show is the ceremonial 2,000th episode; in reality, it is only the 1,912th episode.

Week 26 (400): February 16-20

Week 27 (401): February 23-27

Week 28 (402): March 2-6

Week 29 (403): March 10-13

Only four shows; Monday has the delayed January 20 episode.

Week 30 (404): March 16-20

As of Monday, there is still no red dot in front of the Big Wheel for spinners to stand on.
As of Monday, Money Game is still played at center stage.

Week 31 (405): March 23-27

Week 32 (406): March 30-April 3

On Wednesday show, as an April Fool's joke, when Johnny introduces Bob, Door #2 opens to show a sign reading "April Fools"; Bob is then shown entering the studio through the audience. Audience entrances were completely unheard of at this time and would not become a regular occurrence for several more years.

Week 33 (407): April 6-10

Week 34 (408): April 13-17

On Friday, a contestant loses Hole in One despite putting from the sixth line.

Week 35 (409): April 20-24

By Wednesday, there is a red dot in front of the Big Wheel for spinners to stand on.

Week 36 (410): April 27-May 1

Week 37 (411): May 4-8

Week 38 (412): May 11-15

Week 39 (413): May 18-22

Week 40 (414): May 25-29

Week 41 (415): June 1-5

Week 42 (416): June 8-10, September* 3-4

Origianlly scheduled for June 8-12.
Season finale week; summer reruns air from June 11-September* 2.
At the end of this season, the original shot of Bob taking his microphone is still in use.
At the end of this season, Hole in One is still using the blue flower version of the $500 sign.

[edit]

Season 10 ('81-'82)

Incomplete pricing game calendar for Season 10, hosted by Scorpz.

Week 1 (417): September 7-11

On all shows this week, everyone in the studio wears buttons to commemorate the start of the show's tenth season.
Thursday show is the real episode #2,000.

Week 2 (418): September 14-18

By Thursday, the opening titles have changed from blue to red.
By Thursday, the opening titles have begun to say things other than "Hour Power."
By Thursday, the shot of Bob taking his microphone has changed; the camera now begins with a shot of the lights in the ceiling and moves down to shoot Bob and Janice.
As of Thursday, Squeeze Play is still played at center stage.
Thursday show features an extremely rare appearance of a regular car game fourth.

Week 3 (419): September 21-25

On Thursday, the Contestants' Row displays are still red, green, orange, and blue from left to right.
By Thursday, Hole in One has replaced its $500 flower with a dark gold flag; "$500" is written on it in white.

Week 4 (420): September 28-October 2

Week 5 (421): October 5, January 18, October 7-9

Originally scheduled for October 5-9.

Week 6 (422): October 12-16

Wednesday show features the debut of Blank Check.
By Friday, the opening title have changed back to blue.
By Friday, the green and blue Contestants' Row displays have switched places; the displays are now red, blue, orange, and green from left to right.
On Friday, the original Barker Wall is still in use.
By Friday, the silver parts of the Most Expensive props have been changed to blue.

Week 7 (423): October 19-23

Week 8 (424): October 26-30

Week 9 (425): November 16-20

Originally scheduled for November 2-6.
For reasons unknown, the entirety of Week 9 was taped and aired out of order; in fact, the shows were not taped until November 2-4. Circumstantial evidence suggests that the cause of this anomaly may have been a Home Viewer Showcase.

Week 10 (426): November 2-6

Originally scheduled for November 9-13.

Week 11 (427): November 9-13

Originally scheduled for November 16-20.

Week 12 (428): November 23-25

Thanksgiving week; only three shows.

Week 13 (429): November 30-December 3, December 18

Originally scheduled for November 30-December 4.
On Friday, the winner of 1981's Home Viewer Showcase is revealed.

Week 14 (430): December 7-11

Week 15 (431): December 14-17, 4

Originally scheduled for December 14-18.

Week 16 (432): December 21-25

Week 17 (433): December 28-31

New Year's week; only four shows.
By Monday, Money Game has been moved to the Turntable.

Week 18 (434): January 4-8

Week 19 (435): January 11-15

Week 20 (436): January 19-22

Only four shows; Monday has the delayed October 6 episode.

Week 21 (437): January 25-29

Thursday show features the debut of Check-Out.

Week 22 (438): February 1-5

Week 23 (439): February 8-12

Week 24 (440): February 15-19

Week 25 (441): February 22-26

Week 26 (442): March 1-5

Week 27 (443): March 8-12

Week 28 (444): March 15-19

Week 29 (445): March 22-26

Week 30 (446): March 29-April 2

At about this point, Squeeze Play is still being played at center stage.

Week 31 (447): April 5-9

Week 32 (448): April 12-16

Monday show features the debut of Pick a Pair.

Week 33 (449): April 19-23

Week 34 (450): April 26-30

Week 35 (451): May 3-7

Week 36 (452): May 10-14

Week 37 (453): May 17-21

Week 38 (454): May 24-28

Week 39 (455): May 31-June 4

On Thursday, Bert Convy appears to plug the revival of Tattletales.
By Thursday, the white trim on the Card Game table has been painted red.
On Friday show, the TPIR theme is started at the wrong place during the opening; it ends up running out, and it then resets to the beginning.

Week 40 (456): June 7-11

Season finale week.
Summer reruns begin next Monday.

[edit]

Season 11 ('82-'83)

Incomplete pricing game calendar for Season 11, hosted by Scorpz.

Week 1 (457): September 6-10

Week 2 (458): September 13-17

Week 3 (459): September 20-24

Bob declares that Monday show is Price's 2,254th episode; in reality, it is the 2,203rd episode.
On Monday, Double Prices is played for a car.

Week 4 (460): September 27-October 1

On Wednesday, a refrigerator being offered in Shell Game refuse to stay shut as Holly attempts to close it, resulting in what has come to be known as the first of her "great appliance battles."
As of Wednesday, the Turntable walls patterns from Season 10 are still in use.

Week 5 (461): October 4-8

Week 6 (462): October 11-15

Week 7 (463): October 18-22

Week 8 (464): October 25-29

On Tuesday, Bill Cullen appears to plug Child's Play; he arrives riding the Train with an Item up for Bids.
By Tuesday, the second Barker Wall has come into use.
By Tuesday, Hole in One's $500 flag has been changed to a shade of gold closer to the one used on the original Golden Road sign; additionally, "$500" is now written on it in black.

Week 9 (465): November 1-5

Week 10 (466): November 8-12

By Tuesday, the familiar purple-red-orange pattern has been placed on the front of the spinning panel of the Turntable wall, and the plain red pattern that had previously been on the front has been placed on the back.
By Tuesday, a painting of a flying baseball with the word "Price" on it has been added to the base of the 3 Strikes board.
By Tuesday, Bonus Game has taken on its current color scheme.

Week 11 (467): November 15-19

During this week's shows, the Home Viewer Showcase "Family Christmas" is presented.
On this week's shows, all panels of the Turntable wall except for the back side of the spinning panel are changed to display the purple-red-orange pattern, and the chase lights on the Turntable walls are removed. This change is not permanent at this time, as this week of shows was taped out of order.
By this point, Squeeze Play has been moved to the Turntable.

Week 12 (468): November 22-24

Thanksgiving week; only three shows.

Week 13 (469): November 29-December 3

Week 14 (470): December 6-10

Week 15 (471): December 13-17

The Turntable wall changes seen on Week 11's shows are again present this Friday; they are still not permanent, as this episode was taped out of order with the Home Viewer Showcase episodes and next week's shows were taped out of order before this week's.
On Friday, Clock Game is played for a car.
On Friday, after the Showcase, Bob calls the winner of the Home Viewer Showcase.

Week 16 (472): December 20-24

The set, including the Showcase podiums, is decorated for Christmas this week.
As of Thursday, Now....and Then is still using its original color scheme.
As this week's shows were taped one week before last week's, they still have the Turntable walls from Week 14.

Week 17 (473): December 27-31

Beginning on Wednesday, the changes to the Turntable walls previously seen in Weeks 11 and 15 take effect permanently.
At about this point, possibly on Wednesday, the asterisks on the Showcase podiums are changed from red for the Top Winner and green for the Runner-Up to purple for the Top Winner and orange for the Runner-Up.
By this point, a red cover has been placed over the gap in the bottom of the Ten Chances board; presumably, this means that the game is now controlled manuaully.
On Thursday, Double Prices is played for a car.

Week 18 (474): January 3-7

Monday show features the debut of Plinko.
On its first playing only, Plinko is introduced by Johnny announcing that the contestant has, "A chance to win up to $25,000 in cash!" as a disco ball with the text "$25,000" around it comes down from the ceiling in front of Contestants' Row and Grand Game's intro music plays. As Bob and the contestant walk over to the Plinko board, the very end of "Starcrossed" plays.
On Plinko's first playing only, the "WIN!" text on the small prize price holders takes up an entire card; the cards flip over again to display the entire price on two cards.
On Thursday, the same refrigerator seen on the September 29 episode is offered in Safe Crackers and again refuses to stay shut when Holly attempts to close it.

Week 19 (475): January 10-14

On Tuesday, Squeeze Play is played for a car.
On Tuesday, Plinko's disco ball is replaced with the Plinko sign, which is staged in the back of the audience. Additionally, the Grand Game and "Starcrossed" music are replaced by Punch a Bunch's harps followed by a sting from "The Cats" as Johnny introduces the game.
On Tuesday, Plinko's normal "WIN!" cards are introduced.

Week 20 (476): January 17-21

Week 21 (477): January 24-28

On Tuesday, Range Game is played for a car.
On Thursday, Race Game is played for season tickets to all four Los Angeles sports teams.

Week 22 (478): January 31-February 4

By about this point, Five Price Tags'

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