#4985D, August 26, 1983

[plinko2000]

This was from the week of shows done to promote the Phone Home Game. Durning the opening titles, two women are shown holding babies, and Johnny precedes the opening speil with "Well, what do you know?"

Evelyn, Ronald, Evette, and Essie come on down

Item #1: Grandfather Clock by Pearl with supply of cologne, modeled by Holly and Eric is the cue

Evelyn: $736
Ronald: $859
Evette: $675
Essie: $900

ARP: $850

Evelyn wins and will play Lucky Seven for a Ford Mustang and Bean Stalker is the cue

First number: Guesses 7, number is 7
Second number: Guesses 6, number is 7, gives $1
Third number: Guesses 3, number is 6, gives $3
Fourth number: Guesses 5, number is 9 LOSS

Barbara comes on down

Item #2: Desk by Bernhardt, modeled by Dian

Barbara: $725
Ronald: $775
Evette: $825
Essie: $700

ARP: $700

Essie reaches into the $100 pocket and will play Clock Game for Color TV by RCA with video disc player with discs and Baker's Rack modeledby Holly and Rye Bred is the cue

Color TV:
$1,400, L
$1,200, L
$995, L
$795, L
$695, H
$705, H
$715, H
$735, H
$750, H
$749, L
$745, H
$746, H
$747, H
$748, gets it with 9 seconds left

Baker's rack:
$200, H
$300, H
$400, H
$500, H
$600, H
$700, H
$800, H
$900, H
$1,200, L
$1,100, L
$1,050, time runs out, price was $953

Wins color TV

Albert comes on down

Item #3: Butcher Block Table by Martens, modeled by Janice

Albert: $1 (Stupid bid)
Barbara: $850
Ronald: $425
Evette: $500

ARP: $418

Albert, with a Smeghead Gambit, wins and will play PIck a Pair for Kitchen Appliances by Tappan worth $3,480, modeled by Dian and The cue is a version of the CNAOS cue

Products:
Gauztape
Shampoo
Golden Griddle Syrup
Lysol Cleaner
Dinty Moore Beef Stew
Borateem Detergent

1st choice: Cleaner, is $1.69
2nd choice: Shampoo. is $1,89

Keeps the shampoo

Chooses the beef stew, is $1.49 LOSS

Syrup is $1.89

Showcase showdown #1:

Albert: First spin is .65, second spin is .85 OVER
Evelyn: First spin is .25, secon spin is .75, total is 1.00, wins $1,000
Essie: First spin is .20, secons spin is 1.00 OVER

Bonus spin: .55

Evelyn goes to the showcases

Jane comes on down

Item #4: Freezer by Gibson, modeled by Holly with supply of Chico San Rice Cakes

Jane: $750
Barbara: $550
Ronald: $850
Evette: $650

ARP: $620

Barbara wins and will play Double Prices for a bar set modeled by Janice

$1,467 or $1,975, chooses $1,467 WIN

Cayla comes on down

Item #5: Violin by William Lewis and Son, modeled by Dian

Cayla: $730
Ronald: $775
Evette: $350
Jane: $800

ARP: $630

Evette wins and will play Cliffhangers for a trip to Hawaii and luggage by Fay Swafford worth $1,442, modeled by Dian and Holly

Prizes:
Curling Iron by Conair
Roaster by Graniteware
Can Opener by Oster

Curler: $25, is wrong, climber stops on 3, Curler is $22
Roaster: Guesses $15, is wrong, climber stops on 15, roaster is $27
Can Opener: Guesses $22, is wrong, climber stops on 25 WIN

The can opener is $37, so she actually missed it by $15, but Bob still declares it a win.

Ronald has been in the row from the start. He has one chance to make it out. The First Four Breakfast Club awaits him should he fail.

Clarise comes on down:

Item #6:  Pool Table modeled by Janice

Clarise: $1,200
Jane: $875
Cayla: $695
Ronald: $750

ARP: $895

Ronald is off to the FFBC clubhouse while Jane wins and will play Any Number for a love seat, modeled by Dian or a Pontiac modeled by Janice

1st number: 7, in car
2nd number: 6, in love seat
3rd number: 5, in piggy bank
4th number: 9, in car
5th number: 1, in love seat
6th number: 3, in piggy bank
7th number: 4, in car
8th number: 2, in car WIN

Showcase showdown #2:

Barbara: First spin is .15, second spin is .35, total is .50
Evette: First spin is .70, stays
Jane: First spin is .60, second spin is .65 OVER

Evette goes to the showcases

Showcases:

Top winner: Evette
Runner Up: Evelyn

Showcase #1:

Sonmething for Every room in the house:
Brass Bed
Secretary
Washer/Dryer by Speed Queen
Piano by Cable

Evette passes, Evelyn bids $4,360

Showcase #2:

Desinged to help a mime:
Fireplace by Rustic Craft
Vanity
Ski Boat by Carlson

Evette bids $5,300

Evette bid $5,300, ARP is $11,797, difference is $6,497
Evelyn bid $4,360, ARP is $7,419, difference is $3.059

Evelyn wins her showcase and a total of $9,294

[JokerFan]

Could you be a little more specific on the Cliff Hangers win?  Did Bob declare it a win because "Yodely-Guy" didn't fall on the cliff even though he should have since the total difference was over $25?

[plinko2000]

Yes. The mountain climber stopped at 25, but he should have fallen over the cliff.

[Punchboard91]

Could you also explain for me the opening? Were the women with babies actually in the studio, sitting down or something? And was there any significance to the whole thing?

[plinko2000]

They were standing in back of the studio. They were on camera while the opening titles were displayed. No mention was made of them by anyone.

[March1981]

I don't see where to start a new topic. I am looking for March 17, 1981 taping. I played the grocery game had a tape of it but my UHaul was stolen and I waited too long to replace it with Goodson because they wanted $300 for a copy. Thanks.

[JokerFan]

To start a new topic, go to the Retro TPIR section of this site.  Near the top right of the threads, there is a section with four hyperlinks:  Mark Read, Notify, New Topic, Post new poll.  Click on New Topic to create a new topic.

[SteveGavazzi]

Do you remember the show's airdate or production number, or any of the games played besides Grocery Game?  The tapedate doesn't really tell me too much, but if I had any of that other info, I could probably figure out if it's a show in anyone's tape collection.  It's possible that GSN reran it back in the '90s.

[SteveGavazzi]

Actually, the tapedate turned out to be useful, after all -- this was episode #4094D, the April 23, 1981 show.  The games played on it -- obviously not in this order -- were Double Prices, Golden Road, Grocery Game, Poker Game, Shell Game, and Ten Chances.  I don't think I've run across any collections that this show is in, but if any of you guys do have it, this'd be a great time to speak up!

(And you might want to e-mail the kind-of-original poster, too -- he apparently hasn't been on the site in over a week.)