***YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND OUR CELEBRATION TODAY AS THE LONGEST, CONTINUOUSLY-RUNNING DAYTIME NETWORK GAME SHOW IN
TELEVISION HISTORY !!! ***
Opening Graphics: Celebration! Record-breaking Show! Let's Party!
First four lineup: Green to Red podium
Barker: Stage Entrance (escorted out by Dian and Holly)
Handoff: Janice
Models of this Special Day: Holly Hallstrom, Dian Parkinson, and Janice Pennington
Sequined Gowns: Jeran ( Dian's gown was Darkish Red, Janice's gown was Brown and Gold, Holly's gown was Navy Blue )
After recieving kisses from his gorgeous beauties as they head backstage, Bob introduces the creator of TPiR (as well as "Family Feud", "Card Sharks",
and "Classic Concentration"), the legendary Mark Goodson as he comes out and he congratulates Bob on (then 15 years) TPiR becoming the longest running TV Game Show on the very same network, CBS. Then Mr. Goodson shows Bob a special license plate he had made w/ the initials L. CRDGNT "Longest Running
Daytime Game Show on Network Television" and then another license plate he swipped from Bob's dressing room, WGMC "World's Greatese Emcee (MC)" and then the two shake hands as Mr. Goodson heads backstage.
1. California Greenhouse Cntrl Corp. Sun-Ray 8ft-6ft Outdoor Greenhouse (Dian)
Bidders: Wayne:$1150 Gail:$1275 Jack:$1200 Dena:$1400
ARP:$1,700, Dena wins.
Dena will start off this very special day with TEMPTATION (still w/ the green 4-digit car setup) for a Chevrolet Sprint (1.0 liter L3 engine, 5-speed manual auto.
trans., sports package, CA emission) (Holly).
Dena is offered the following prizes as gifts:
-Onieda Silversmiths Serving pieces (Dian), priced at $570, Dena says the first digit in the car price is 7.
-Broyhill Curio Cabinet (Janice), priced at $300, says second digit in car price is 3.
-Tappan Trash Compactor (Dian), priced at $299, says the third digit in car price is 2.
-Greyhound's Travel tested 4-piece Luggage group (Janice), priced at $505, says the last digit in car price is 5.
Dena has the price of the Chevy Sprint set at $7,325 but then she changed the 2 to a 9 and then the car price is now $7,395.
She is then offered to take the $1,674 in gifts and go home but she decides to go all the way for the car.
The first digit in the price of the car is: 7 (Yes!), second digit is: 3 (Yes!), third digit is: 2 (NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!), last digit is: 5.
(DENA HAD THE CAR RIGHT ON THE NOSE BUT SHE CHANGED IT
!!! ), Dena leaves empty-handed.
2. In the TPiR Clamshell, Hitachi's 19 inch Color Television w/ remote control (Janice)
Bidders: VIRGINIA: $475, Wayne: $500, Gail: $501, Jack: $725
ARP: $610, Gail wins.
SURPRISE!!! Gail is going to play PLLLLLLLLLLLLINKOOOOOOO for a chance to win up to $25,000 in CASH !!!
(Holly models the four small prizes, Dian will bring over the extra chips won, no model for the PLINKO sign back then)
-Regina Steamer Carpet Cleaner, 5 or 0, Gail says the 0 and she's RIGHT ($80 & extra PLINKO chip),
-Panosh Place's Activity Center Toys, 2 or 7, Gail says the 2 and she's RIGHT ($22 and extra PLINKO chip),
-Doppier Ice Cream Maker, 6 or 5, Gail says 5 and she's RIGHT ($45 & extra PLINKO chip),
-Palgo Ladies's shoes, 7 or 5, Gail says 5 and she's RIGHT ($45 & extra PLINKO chip).
Gail has 5 PLINKO chips total.
PLINKO chip 1: $5,000 !!!
PLINKO chip 2: $1,000 on the left side of the board
PLINKO chip 3: $0 on the right side of the board
PLINKO chip 4: $500 on the left side of the board
PLINKO chip 5: $0 on the right side of the board. Gail has won a total of $6,500 on the PLINKO board !
3. Yards of Fun's Commandos Outdoor Playset and a supply of Moisturizer Bath from Village Bath (Holly and a beautiful 6 month old Labodor Puppy from the SPCA LA) Bidders: PAMELA: $986 Jack: $375 Virginia: $625 Wayne: $987
ARP: $590, Jack wins.
Jack will play the CLOCK GAME for the following:
O.W Lee's JOLee wrought iron 5-piece Dinette Set (Janice) and a Trip to Paris (6-night stay at the Versailles Trianon Palace Hotel) (Dian).
Jack's guesses for Dinette: 400 H, 495 H, 475 H, 500 H, 501 H, 598 L, 565 L, 588 L, 570 L, 571 L, 569 L, 568 L, 565 L, 550 H, 555 H, 559 H, 561 H,
562 (WHEW!), Dinette price is $562 and only 2 seconds left on the clock
Jack's guesses for the Paris Trip: $2,398 H, (PPBBBBBBBBFFFFTTTTTTTT!!!)
The price of the trip to Paris is $2,644 and Jack leaves with only the Dinette table and chairs.
(Bob only wanted to last three digits in the price of the Paris Trip, meaning the 398 meant 2,398 eventhough Jack said 2,398)
Showcase Showdown #1:
Jack: 15-spins again-95=OVER
Dena: 80-stays
Gail: 75-spins again-55=OVER, Dena advances to the showcase round.
4. Berkline's Walloaway Sleeper Sofa (Dian)
Bidders: CARL: $795 Virginia: $799 Wayne: $875 Pamela: $910
ARP: $1,375, Pamela wins.
Pamela will play DOUBLE PRICES (same podium used today) for His and Hers Honda Helix CM250 Offroad Motorscooters (Janice).
the price of the motorscooter package is either $5,196 or $6,371,
Pamela says $5,196 and she's RIGHT !!!
5. On the turntable, Thermador Waste King Dishwasher and a supply of Pompetan Virgin Olive Oil (Janice)
Bidders: SUEANN: $850 Carl: $695 Virginia: $725 Wayne: $400
ARP: $599, Wayne wins.
Wayne will play PICK A PAIR (the old ferris wheel setup) for Singer Furniture's Goddard Square 4-piece Bedroom Grouping and a King Koil Mattress Setting (Holly), $2,699.
Grocery items used in today's playing: Aunt Sue's Raw Honey, Alba High Calcium Hot Cocoa Mix, Beer Nuts peanuts snack, Goldline Terrous Sulfate,
Professional Strength Efferdent Denture Cleanser, Genuiner Bayer Aspirin.
Wayne's picks: Bayer at $2.89 and the Honey at $2.89! Wayne wins!
(Coming back from commercial, Bob mentioned that Rod had been exercising a lot and had successfully lost 50 pounds, WAY TO GO, ROD !
)
6. Holly brings out Abercrombie & Fitch's Capt. Cape Cod Brass Telescope.
Bidders: MICHON: $1750 Sueann: $1100 Carl: $900 Virginia: $1125
ARP: $1,450, Virginia wins.
Virginia will play the RANGE GAME for (SURPRISE!) a Mazda 323 Deluxe Hatchback (AM/FM stereo, CA emission) (Dian).
Range: $8,000-$8,600
Virginia stops the range finder at the almost near top of the board (NGE of Range) and WON THE CAR
!!!
The price of the Mazda Hatchback is $8,458.
Contestants not appearing on stage will recieve the following as parting gifts:
Vivitar PS35 Photography Camera, Lee Press-on Nails, and Lee GTV Preimum Steel Radical Tires.
Showcase Showdown #2:
Wayne: 55-spins again-55=OVER
Pamela: 55-spins again-95=OVER
Virginia: 60-WIN
Showcase Round: Virginia is the Top Winner and Dena is the Runner Up.
Showcase #1: "TPiR Train Depot" (Holly is the conductor, Janice drives the train)
Lee's Dining & Leather Showplace's 3-piece Bar Set w/ Swivel Chairs,
Alley Master's Bowling Video Arcade Game (Holly),
Yamaha's Vmax Snowmobile (Dian)
Virginia decides to pass the train showcase over to Dena and she bids $8,200.
Showcase #2: "Special Prizes that are Red, White, and Blue"
Jeran's Sequined Red Swimsuit (Dian),
Young Chang's Classic White Baby Grand Piano (Holly),
Sleek Craft's 20ft SST Ski Boat w/ trailer (Janice)
Virginia bids $14,750.
Actual price of Virginia's showcase: $27,840
Difference: $13,090
Actual price of Dena's showcase: $10,719
Difference: $2,519
Dena wins a grand total of $12,419 in prizes including a snowmobile and then she and Bob join the ladies, all back in their gowns, and the adorable 6 month old puppy from the SPCA, and they all head on over to the train depot where Rod and Mr. Mark Goodson await and then Bob invites the entire TPiR staff and crew on stage to celebrate and chow down on some good ol' cake !
Very, Very fun show! Definitely a landmark event.
The legendary Mark Goodson, of course, the master creator of TPiR, a living legend and pioneer !
Of course, Mr. Goodson sadly passed away in the early 1990s but he left behind his wonderful TV game show creations to continue to churn throughtout the 90s and into the 2000s and at the 2009 Game Show Awards, "Jeopardy's" Alex Trebek (who hosted a few NBC daytime shows created by Mr. Goodson) and his former "Classic Concentration" co-host, Mr. Goodson's own daughter Marjorie Goodson-Cagale, paid a very special, yet emotional tribute to Mr. Goodson
which moved evryone who was there on that special night.
I was amazed how quickly the models quickly changed showcase costumes, Dian from her gown to the sequined red bathing suit and couldn't resist flirting w/ Bob a little, Holly from the train conductor costume to her stylish white evening dress, and Janice from the train engineer costume to the sea captain costume,
wow! I know I couldn't do that.
I was also a little surprised that the old green 4-digit Temptation board was still being used at that point because I thought the pink 5-digit Temptation board was introduced during those 1986 primetime specials because I know games like Danger Price, Any Number, and Lucky Seven recieved major makeovers at that point. And how about that old Pick a Pair setup w/ the ferris wheel and on top of that, carnival music was being played during the game, that was cool !
I'm not exactly sure when Rod started wearing his famous sequined jackets but that trend probably started somewhere in the early 90s, he actually had those custom made for him all the way from Thailand !
I thought this episode should've been on that "Best of TPiR" dvd because this was a landmark episode, yet memorable but who knows, maybe in honor of their upcoming 40th anniversary, maybe CBS will air like a weeks worth of classic TPiRs the week before, but I'm not gonna get my hopes up too much.
