Holy heck of an episode!!
Not only is it a perfect show but...
-One Away played perfectly
-$15,000 Phone Home Win
-Mountain Climber only moves 6 spaces
-Money Game won in two picks
-Three cars won in the show
What are the odds of that?
Not just all the winning, but there were many great little moments that made this episode a classic in my book.
Also, it is a visually stunning episode, with Marc Breslow showing no signs of slouch in his final months as director. The first half of 1986, after Rod took over, contestants row changed back to green, and the maroon CBS eye curtains returned, is the closest we see/hear how '90s TPIR would have looked with Breslow still directing and is a treat to see IMO. The only thing missing is Bob's grey hair which was the final element (after Breslow left) in place to mark a new phase of the show... the show I fell in love with as a little kid in the early '90s and is still just as good of comfort food television as anything else for me.
