Opening Graphics: Laughs-a-Plenty, Big Prizes, #1 Game Show
First four lineup: Green to Red Podium
Barker: Stage Entrance
Handoff: Brandi
Models of the Day: Claudia Jordan, Brandi Sherwood-Cochran, and Shane Stirling
Wardrobe: XOXO
Announcer: Burton Richardson
1. Coleman Exponent Backpacking Equipment (Shane)
Bidders: Jennifer-$200 Paul-$500 Angela-$1200 Todd-$501, ARP: $831, Todd wins.
Todd will kick off the show w/ CLEARENCE SALE for the following:
Yurf Dog Electric Fun Kart (Brandi)
Stein World 5-piece "Royal Palm" Bamboo Dinette Group (Claudia)
Whirlpool "Calypso" Washer/Dryer (Shane)
Sale Prices: $1000, $1850, $2100
Todd's guesses: $1000 for Washer/Dryer, $1850 for Dinette, $2100 for Fun Kart
Actual Prices: Washer/Dryer-$1687, $1999-Dinette, $2699-Fun Kart
Todd wins all three prizes !
2. Nourison Hand Woven "Mongol Kilen Collection" Area Rug (Brandi & Shane)
Bidders: FRANZ-$2300 Jennifer-$1800 Paul-$2000 Angela-$1, ARP: $1299, Angela wins
Angela will play LUCKY SEVEN for a Dodge Ram 1500 SLT Truck (w/ 5 Speed auto tran, engine Blk Heat, Radio Cassette & CD)
(driven out on stage by Claudia), First number in the price of the Truck: 2
Angela's picks: 4 (5, -$1), 7 (8, -$1), 5 (8, -$3), 4 (5, -$1), Angela wins the Truck !!! $25,885
3. Stein World Bamboo Chest & Mirror and a supply of Absorbine Jr Pain Reliever Patches (Claudia)
Bidders: AMY-$1300 Franz-$900 Jennifer-$850 Paul-$1, ARP: $999, Franz wins
Franz will play SHELL GAME for a (SURPRISE!!!) Ford Focus SE Station Wagon (2.0 liter engine, auto tran, air conditioning) (Shane),
$17,375.
Brandi models the four small prizes used in today's Shell Game playing:
Handheld Portible Color TV (wrong price: $120), Franz guessed LOWER, (Wrong-$150, no chip)
Car Vacuum (wrong price: $30), Franz guessed HIGHER, (Right-$50, earn chip, placed chip by Shell 2)
Kitchenaid Dlx Mixer (wrong price: $140), Franz guessed HIGHER, (Right-$180, earn chip, placed chip by Shell 1)
Wooden Poker Game Set (wrong price: $61), Franz guessed LOWER, (Right-$40, earn chip, placed chip by Shell 4)
Franz has 3 out of 4 chips total.
Shell 1: NO ball.
Shell 2: BALL !!! Franz wins the Car !!!
Showcase Showdown #1:
Todd: 90-stays
Franz: 95-stays
Angela: 65-spins again-80=OVER, Franz advances to the Showcase Round.
4. Stamina Prod. Pilates Fitness Machine (Shane)
Bidders: STACEY-$500 Jennifer-$1200 Paul-$1300 Amy-$501, ARP: $830, Amy wins
Amy will play ONE RIGHT PRICE for the following:
Corsican "Hampshire" Daybed w/ Loving Care Mattress Setting (Brandi)
Hooker 7-drawer "Chalet" Writng Desk (Shane)
One Right Price: $2250
Amy picks the Desk and she WINS !!! (Daybed is $1324)
5. Shane and Claudia bring out a Royal Prestige 45-piece Dinnerware Set
Bidders: ELLEN-$1500 Stacey-$800 Jennifer-$700 Paul-$701, ARP: $1599, Ellen wins
Ellen will play ONE AWAY for a Chevy Malibu (V6 engine, auto tran) (Brandi)
Wrong Price: 32278
Ellen's picks: 23369
Results: 3 out of 5 correct
Ellen's changes: 3 to 1, 3 to 1
Result: LOSE (the price was $21,367), Ellen leaves w/ nothing
6. Coming down from the ceiling, Celestron Binoculars w/ carrying case
Bidders: ALEXANDER-$500 Stacey-$800 Jennifer-$1 Paul-$2, ARP: $530, Alexander wins
Alexander will end the day w/ HIT ME for a Trip to Copenhagen, Denmark (6 night stay at the Copenhagen Marriott Hotel)
(Claudia & Shane), $6,726
Starting Card for the House: 8 of Hearts.
Grocery items and prices: Little Debbie Nutty Bars ($4.17), Gold Bond Powder ($6.99), French's Taste Toppers ($29.90)
Capzasin HP ($96.00), O-Cedar Squeege ($11.98), Sensodyne Toothpaste ($33.53)
Alex's picks: Gold Bond-$6.99 and ACE, Capzasin-$12.00 and 8 of Diamonds and decides to stop.
Alex's Hand: 19
House Hand: 8 of Hearts and Jack of Hearts=18
Alexander wins !
Showcase Showdown #2:
Ellen: 70-stays
Amy: 85-stays
Alexander: 65-spins again-85=OVER, Amy advances to the Showcase Round
Showcase Round: Franz is the Top Winner and Amy is the Runner Up.
Showcase #1: "Helping Cure Some Bad Habits"
7 Alarm Clocks (Claudia)
Epiphone Casino Electric Guitar (Brandi)
Pontiac Vibe (1.8 liter engine, 4-speed auto tran) (Shane)
Since Franz already won a Car, he decides to be a gentleman and pass this showcase over to Amy and she bids $22,000.
Showcase #2: "TPiR Train Depot" (Claudia is the Conductor, Brandi drives the train)
Palechek "Sweaterweave" Lounge Chair & Ottoman
Hustler "Fast Trak" Riding Lawn Mower
Young Chang Pramberger Baby Grand Piano
Franz bids $13,999
Actual price of Amy's showcase: $19,066
Difference: OVER
Actual price of Franz's showcase: $21,528
Difference: $7,529
Franz has won a grand total of $40,212 in prizes including a Brand New Car and a Baby Grand Piano as he's literally bombarded by his large group of Hawaiian friends and they all head over to the train depot to get a closer look at the prizes that were delivered there.
Well, we can all blame Ellen for ruining a Perfect Show but despite that, this was a fun episode, fun games and certainly a lot of Cars featured on this show (3 of them were won) and the showcases were pretty nice too ! It was a little weird in the train depot at the beginning as the engine was coming across the stage, the wheels weren't even turning and Brandi literally looked frozen sitting in the seat of the train, she didn't even look at the camera and Claudia wasn't in costume.
Most segments from this episode can be found on the 2005 "TPiR" DVD game (w/ Todd Newton as the voice over Host) and it looked a little weird to me at first when I watched this episode because the segments from this show that are featured in the game, are all screen grabs.
This episode marks the first of several shows that Burton Richardson and his famous "9 uh-oh, 36" returns to fill Rod's shoes as announcer.
Fantastic Show, a LOT of fun to watch !
