Most funniest moment ever.

[CBSpromoman]

ilovesuperball wrote:

2. The damaged Ford Windstar and Rod forgetting to read the plug.

Rod didn't forget the plug:  Bob didn't give him a chance to because he immediately started laughing and pointing out to the home audience what had happened.

They had to cue Bob to let Rod read the plug.

Who can forget Lavon and Cathy? I realize now that Lavon didn't mean to lose. Neither did Cathy. But I wonder if they're related.

I also have a question: Why do they have to read the plug? I've always wondered that.

[penny_ante]

{channelling steve g.}:

Please reflect on the word "plug" and you may discover your answer. . . .

{the spirit of steve g. moves on to alight on someone else.}

A simpler answer is that it's how TPIR gets paid. Next time you see a car on the show, read the credits closely. You'll see attribution to the dealership that provided the auto to the show.

[PatrickRox80]

That disastrous Split Decision playing where two numbers fell off the board.

I agree with CBSpromoman.  The woman who played Shell Game and the way Barker handled it is probably my favorite all time moment along with that old lady who came up on stage and said "They're young, they'll understand."

That woman who played Shell Game is still on YouTube if anyone wants to see it:

[supergoten]

(i'm new here )

Personally I think Breton did that on purpose, playing dumb, same with the Shell Game lady.

My favorite has to be the one I saw on of one of the models (Holly i think?) with the refrigerator/freezer opening itself. It happened twice too.

[PriceFanArmadillo]

ilovesuperball wrote:
Who can forget Lavon and Cathy? I realize now that Lavon didn't mean to lose. Neither did Cathy. But I wonder if they're related.

I also have a question: Why do they have to read the plug? I've always wondered that.

Because a Ford Focus with no options is WAY cheaper than a Ford Focus with a ton of options.  They have to tell you the options to give you a fair chance to price the car.  (Any true LFAT on these boards will also tell you that not hearing whether or not a car has paint sealant and/or fabric protectant makes it twice as hard to win most car games right off the bat.)

[Futuregsh]

The whole Windstar incident, since I was in the audience, was a circumstance where everyone seemed to forget everything. Bob forgot about the plug being read. The director went through the shots, so they didn't cue Rod. Production forgot that the plug hadn't been read until after the game started. Art Dept. forgot that if you rehearse with the door closed and open it for the show that it will create a difference in the width and the door MIGHT JUST hit the handle on the turntable (which is what happened). It was just one thing after another for that whole thing. Unfortunately, because of the black van, you really missed how bad the dent was and how scratched the van got.

[Agent_Almeida]

ClockGameJohn's playing of Clock Game

[GoldenBulldog]

Agent_Almeida wrote:
ClockGameJohn's playing of Clock Game

I watched that on TV, you know.  He played the game quite well as I recall...  

[SteveGavazzi]

Heather wrote:

...playing dumb, same with the Shell Game lady.

Oh, I can't agree with that.  Debra was clearly mortified after she realized she'd screwed the game up, and Barker clearly had a far better time with her than he did with Breton.

[GoldenBulldog]

I still think that Breton's Flip-Flop flop (no pun intended) was a lot of fun to watch.  It was just one of those "game show moments gone bananas" moments that sticks out in my head.

Another funny moment in TPiR's history:  Ida's bid of $9000 on a pair of surfboards from the 25th Anniversary special and another contestant bidding $9999 on a popcorn cart several years ago.

Laurene taking forever to bid on her showcase.

Toni putting she strike back. I wonder if that was cheating.

[Alfonzo]

You're not going to let this thread die, are you Supes? If people want to add to it, they will. Please refrain from posting just to keep your own thread going.