First episode with the phrase "Here is the first item up for bids today?"

[Plinkomatic]

Through the years, Bob's introduction of the first item up for bids has almost always been "The first item up for bids on The Price is Right." In his final years, he began referring to it as "The first item up for bids today." Would anyone happen to know the episode where the spiel was changed to that? I just watched the intro to the Season 27 premiere episode. Would that happen to be the one, or was it a different one?

[CBSpromoman]

You'd almost have to go through every episode to try to nail this down.

But he varied the intros a good bit over time.

On the 30th season premiere, he just said, "Here's the first item up for bids."
Sometimes he said, "Let's see the first item up for bids on 'The Price is Right.'"
Sometimes, it was, "There's the first item up for bids today."
Sometimes, it was, "Right over here is the first item up for bids today." (That was the 26th season premiere.)
About a month later, it was, "We want to see the first item up for bids, if you please."
In a 2003 episode, he said, "Look what we have for you to bid on first today."
On his last episode, he said, "Here is the first item up for bids on our show."

It just varied from time to time.

[Plinkomatic]

You'd almost have to go through every episode to try to nail this down.

But he varied the intros a good bit over time.

On the 30th season premiere, he just said, "Here's the first item up for bids."
Sometimes he said, "Let's see the first item up for bids on 'The Price is Right.'"
Sometimes, it was, "There's the first item up for bids today."
Sometimes, it was, "Right over here is the first item up for bids today." (That was the 26th season premiere.)
About a month later, it was, "We want to see the first item up for bids, if you please."
In a 2003 episode, he said, "Look what we have for you to bid on first today."
On his last episode, he said, "Here is the first item up for bids on our show."

It just varied from time to time.

And for the 30th anniversary special, he said "Here is the first item up for bids on our show tonight"

[Teddy]

Nowadays, Drew calls it "the first prize up for bids today", as you get to keep the prize regardless of what happens in your pricing game. He often tells the losers that they won their One-Bid prize, and I don't think Bob ever called it that.

[Mr. Weatherman]

Nowadays, Drew calls it "the first prize up for bids today", as you get to keep the prize regardless of what happens in your pricing game. He often tells the losers that they won their One-Bid prize, and I don't think Bob ever called it that.

Sure, the One Bids offer 'prizes', but objectively, they are items used to get contestants up on stage to play for bigger and better things.  I have no problem with Drew calling them "prizes," but Bob referring to them as "items" placed more emphasis on the pricing games, which are the meat and potatoes of the show.  Not only that, but 6 out of 9 contestants are guaranteed to win an item up for bids.  The pricing games have no guarantees, making their prizes far more coveted.