FULL RECAP - TPiR 04/01/2010 (April Fools Price III)

[chad1m]

believe me the world would have known it was William.

And that's what makes you different from these people. The audience were great sports and played along (especially the woman during the first showdown, shouting out to her friends). You would've turned it into a crappy moment and embarrassed yourself with an awkward moment on national TV.

Fun. It's a good thing.

[CJBojangles]

Well luckily I was there Tuesday and can attest that Television City is still standing following the taping of this episode. I've been told the sky is still intact as well.

As expected, I thoroughly enjoyed this show. The Plinko SP's were set up beautifully, and that contestant should've gotten all 5 chips. (C'mon, who thinks a Snuggie is $50?!)

Those showcases... I was laughing all the way through to the end of SC#2. Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.

I don't see how the "Pat" thing is enough to ruin the entire show for somebody. Honestly.

[thewhammy_2000]

Ok, I knew something was starting as soon as Rich said, "(Just) Pat, Come on Down!"...

Plinko: I made a correct call saying the last prize was The Clapper. I like how this turned out to be a LOSS!

One Away: Oh no. You Mean Mimi's The Mighty Sound Effects Lady the whole time? Maybe not.

pick a pair, yes the holiday mix seemed like it was going to happen on another show

Range Game: After recently putting up that dollar-loss, for some reason, I was expecting a loss here. I must be on something to think that.

Lucky $even: Still having all seven dollars after the third number sounds like it was going to be won. Still, picking 5 down the end seemed a little risky. Something about that edited close-up, though.

One Bid 6: That's it. After seeing the Francesco Rinaldi sauce every month for the past several years on Price and the From-1980-to-today commercial sometimes prior to Price, I want to try some now. A fresh jar, though. There's no telling if Pat gonna have some from the 1980 label...

Double Prices: Well, ya gotta put in a little time-shaver for a show this good...

Showcases: For a moment, I thought it would be a duplicate Showcase segment or the second Showcase would be replaced with a expensive vehicle or something, not an additional vehicle. Still good, though.

Well, it did not have the impact of last year's but it was still good enough for me to lol and get on my knees to the Mighty Mimi. Good.

[TNT]

Another nice little touch- anyone notice that all of the ARP cards were in the wrong holders for the one-bids? 

[Robair]

How the hell did they move the turntable for Lucky Seven You Beeyotches with Mimi still on it?

Nice to see the models actually worked into the show. Happy anniversary, Manuela! (One year as a rotation model)

Best win of the day had to be Pick-a-Pair, with those proprietary seasonal items in the mix. And thank you, Drew, for not attempting to eat six-month-old cookie dough.

[oscar10181988]

....since all Rich said was "Pat"...they must have had cue cards with their real names on them. I agree with the whole "being cheated" thing...they really should have been called by their real names.
....

They always have 2 cue cards, one for each side of the stage. It's too loud in there to hear your name. =)

[CJBojangles]

Lucky $even: Still having all seven dollars after the third number sounds like it was going to be won. Still, picking 5 down the end seemed a little risky. Something about that edited close-up, though.

How was that risky? She had $5 left, meaning she could lose 4 and still win the car. By choosing 5, the only way she could have lost was if the last number was 0. When was the last time you saw a 0 in Lucky $even?

Noticed that edit too. Looked like an edit, anyway. Maybe the door got stuck the first time and they had to reshoot it or something.

Biggest laugh of the day: Rachel pushing the Big Wheel into place during the CC plug.

[OrchestraRicki]

Eh, what's up, Doc?  I must tell you that this episode was very hilarious.  Kathy Kinney (Mimi Bobeck) as the role of the executive producer - that was a funny!  And having male models - men of different ages, shapes, unique talents, etc. - was very rare.

Of course, learning that the men were modeling the show on that episode, it would have been nice if the remaining two regular rotating models would play the role of host and announcer - Lanisha Cole and Amber Lancaster respectively.  I said that because, as Joe posted, Gwendolyn Osborne-Smith played the role of the page, Manuela Arbelaez as the commoner, and Rachel Reynolds as the stagehand.  But I have to admit that Drew Carey fell for Mimi's comedies, including the Showcases.  Rich Fields brought us a great deal of double comedy - playing the role of a monkey and a frustrated businessman.

And today's episode had greatly improved from yesterday - from a disastrous winless show (with the exception of an $11,000 win on the Big Wheel) to a show that brought in a majority of wins and the highest record in total winnings this season!  Th-th-th-that's all Folks!

Hector Manuel Torres Jr.

[JokerFan]

I've got a question about the male models.  Who are they?  People associated with the show, famous people, people pulled off from the street?  (I have a feeling it's the first one but if anyone could be any more specific, I'd appreciate it.)

[voguevixen]

I think it would've been funny if Rich would've worn a striped sweater for his "where's Rich?" appearances, lol. 

[Kev347]

OK, shoot me, but I actually liked this episode better than last year. I realized when watching this back, if anything, last year felt a little too over the top to me (Cliffhangers music during the Wheel spinning? Funny. Random boing noises? Just strange and a little much.) I can't speak for what was edited out of the show today (and it appeared to be quite a substantial amount), but if anything at least it shows editing genius on the part of The Price Is Right, that they were able to patch together a pretty darn good show. Having easy setups that produced lots of wins (only the 2nd 5+ win day of the season) helped too! Notably today's show was a minute longer than normal even with the ticket and CNAOS plugs removed and that just shows how much of a time crunch we're in these days.

Everybody else has already said everything so I'll just say that my favorite parts of the episode were the grandfather clock in the row during the one-bid, Rachel as Big Dave, etc. and especially the showcases! THAT is how you do it, Mike, as Willy said - that was just an awesome surprise. I actually was talking to a friend yesterday and said that they'd play One Away today and Mimi would be the sound effects lady, and that was a fun idea (love the steering wheel!). I didn't find the "Pat" thing as annoying as some others - if anything, I found it LESS distracting than the masks. Lineup was a bit short but decent enough for the kind of day we had. Overall, I just really enjoyed this episode, between the subtle gags, the winning and especially the showcases, and was very pleasantly surprised by what I saw. This was not another Wagner because Drew played the straight guy and because they limited the "story" parts a bit more and I would not recommend them trying to force any more of a "story" into a Price episode than they did today (nor would I recommend doing this more than the once or twice a year). But this was still fun, and I laughed out loud more times than I did last year! Just my opinion.

Timings:
Plinko (5.5) - 4:33
One Away (5) - 5:19
Pick A Pair (4.5) - 3:54
Range Game (4) - 3:46
Lucky $even (4.5) - 4:07
Double Prices (3) - 2:53
Total time (26.5): 24:34

[whinbaby]

The 7,245th episode (133rd for Season 38)

The whole "Pat" thing
Actually, I have an aunt with the name Pat.

Pick a Pair
With the products relating to the six previous holidays and a hot tub, what's next?  A Beachcomber Hot Tub Time Machine?

Showcases
Trip to Cabo San Lucas - $6,950
Trip to Rome - $9,206
Ford F150 - $22,295
Mini Cooper Convertible - $25,450

Your Modeling Scorecard for April 1, 2010
Rachel Reynolds-Booty-Dellucci
Total:  0/$0 (0/$0, 0/$0)
Cars:  0/$0 (0/$0, 0/$0)
Trips:  0/$0 (0/$0, 0/$0)

Manuela Arbelaez
Total:  0/$0 (0/$0, 0/$0)
Cars:  0/$0 (0/$0, 0/$0)
Trips:  0/$0 (0/$0, 0/$0)

Gwennie Osborne-Smith
Total:  0/$0 (0/$0, 0/$0)
Cars:  0/$0 (0/$0, 0/$0)
Trips:  0/$0 (0/$0, 0/$0)

James Mercado
Total:  8/$43,526 (6/$16,090, 2/$27,436)
Cars:  1/$18,230 (0/$0, 1/$18,230)
Trips:  2/$18,412 (2/$18,412, 0/$0)

Michael Sielaff
Total:  10/$61,582 (8/$36,113, 2/$25,469)
Cars:  2/$50,123 (1/$24,673, 1/$25,450)
Trips:  0/$0 (0/$0, 0/$0)

A.B. Fonfana
Total:  6/$85,316 (5/$63,021, 1/$22,295)
Cars:  3/$69,263 (2/$46,968, 1/$22,295)
Trips:  0/$0 (0/$0, 0/$0)

Alan Gray
Total:  6/$43,967 (5/$37,017, 1/$6,950)
Cars:  1/$24,673 (1/$24,673, 0/$0)
Trips:  2/$13,900 (2/$13,900, 0/$0)

And for the season
Rachel Reynolds Booty Dellucci (113 shows)
Total:  1,109/$5,586,501 (626/$2,050,336, 483/$3,536,165)
Cars:  98/$2,328,681 (35/$716,628, 63/$1,612,053)
Trips:  100/$804,766 (42/$321,767, 58/$482,999)

Manuela Arbelaez (79 shows)
Total:  644/$4,019,026 (411/$1,779,662, 233/$2,239,364)
Cars:  70/$1,606,811 (35/$817,968, 35/$788,843)
Trips:  78/$703,097 (45/$372,952, 33/$330,145)

Gwennie Osborne Smith (67 shows)
Total:  585/$3,322,901 (341/$1,396,919, 244/$1,925,982)
Cars:  58/$1,257,401 (24/$532,908, 34/$724,493)
Trips:  63/$540,774 (34/$318,675, 29/$222,099)

[JayC]

The Pat thing, Rich wearing a monkey head, and the repeating Showcases were a little much, but otherwise what was done worked well and was funny.  The bits with Mimi were great and I liked how the items in Pick a Pair were all holiday specific.  

[BD]

Loved it... liked it better than last year's mainly for the showcase at the end.

The "Pat" stuff was fine... can understand ones finding it annoying after a while but it really wasn't enough to completely ruin the show (imo).

[PriceFanArmadillo]

It sounded to me like the calldowns were edited in.  Maybe they had their real names called in the studio.

They were, but they did not.