This was just an excellent show, and a wonderful salute to the 50 year history of the show and many of its main figures most of all Bob. I don't think there's much more we could have wanted to see. It definitely didn't feel too long being two hours, it actually allowed things to move at a nice pace and be able to fit the clips, salutes, celebrity guests, etc in addition to the gameplay.
Over $10,000 jewelry as the first IUFB then a $1,299 iMac as the next one was weird. Quite a few trips tonight as well, the Hawaii trip was fitting though since it's our 50th state.
Lineup wise, I was definitely expecting Golden Road given golden anniversary (though definitely not last) and Plinko was a given, figured Back to 72 would be in, Cliff Hangers is the next most popular after Plinko, and Grocery Game since its from 72 and using the gold theme wasn't that surprising. The one surprise I thought was Hole in One rather than Any Number.
Very nice that they included all three permanent announcers before George, I was pretty surprised they used a few clips with Rich given how his exit from the show went. Could've done without reminding us of the Drewcases from season 37, but oh well. Good amount of clips of the classic Barker's Beauties as well, would've been nice for them to show Janice's car wreck too though since they showed Bob saying Rachel's was the 2nd.
They took a risk starting with Plinko given the possibility that the center slot would not be hit, but at least they got one hit. It was fitting to have the center slot $50,000.
Great job with the GP placement in Hole in One, the cleaner not being more expensive was the one tricky part. Thank goodness she made that second putt since her first one was well... bad.
The salute to the international versions was definitely a surprise, maybe they could've done something on the original Bill Cullen version instead.
Vanna White guest appearing was a nice treat, substituting for at least one of Price's classic models appearing.
Tough choice between the 1 or 2 in Golden Road, I had a feeling it would be 1 but I went with 2 also.
The tribute to Bob was touching, while it would've been great for him to make an appearance or at least a pre-recorded video message it's of course understandable why.
The really cheap for primetime first Showcase was the only real misstep tonight I thought, but they did offer a prize from a Showcase in the first episode which was nice.
Again, a great episode and wonderful tribute to this show that has been a staple of daytime television and several generations of viewers. CBS gave Price the celebration it deserves.