October 4, 1988: Master Key

[goldroadfanatic]

The day after the final playing of Add 'em Up and three before Janice's camera incident, this clip shows up of someone playing Master Key.  This was the first playing of the game in Season 17.  Fans of old-school cues will be rejoicing here; there are several now-retired ones heard in this clip.

Credit goes to YouTubeuser masonmackenna

[SolairWright]

This was a painful playing of Master Key, despite he got two of the small prizes right. I'd thought the contestant, a member in the US Navy would win at least the truck, but he only walked away with the Clock. Roger is so evil with the key placements sometimes. (Though, it'd be no fun with the keys in the same place every time, now would it? ) What's more interesting to hear is the Plagued Banana (my name for the 1983-1992 version of the Big Banana) instead of the typical truck/van cue despite a truck being offered. It's interesting it's a Toyota Truck, but it's unnamed and the backdrop looked a bit kooky in my opinion.

And the "sell the range" comment cracked me up. Which is why I miss Bob Barker's quirky comments after some IUFBs. (i.e. certain bids - see the $50,000 bid in Season 31)

[sjd93]

I love the cues used for the range and the second small prize, although they admittedly would both sound a little out of date today.

[goldroadfanatic]

It's interesting it's a Toyota Truck, but it's unnamed...

In other markets around the world, it was known as the "Toyota Hilux" (it still is known by that to this date) and that was used in the US until 1976 until it was called "Pickup" probably because it was at the time, Toyota's only pickup truck offering.