Whoa. WHOA!
I have to hand it to them for finally, if just once and never to be done again, putting together
an entire show that uses nothing but classic cues.
And you know what? They didn't sound out of place at all! In fact, it was like a piece of the puzzle that's been missing for so long was finally put back in place, and it made the show seem complete to me for the first time in ages.
Please, Mike, give us more of this! We don't even have to have entire shows loaded with the classics. Just sprinkle a few in each day here and there to give us a taste, and that will more than suffice! I need my once-a-week dose of
Splendido and the
MG-HS theme/cue!
Not only was the show loaded from top to bottom with classic cues, but to go so far as to use the original versions of
Walking and the main theme all throughout the show? I don't know about y'all, but I got goosebumps, man. It was especially refreshing to hear the original
Walking after each "come on down" and one bid. At least to me, it sounds far better than the '07 version.
As for the show itself, it was fun.
I watched the '83 episode first thanks to those of you who linked to it, and it was really cool drawing comparisons between the two different implementations of the show. From what I could tell, it seems a fair amount of the cues from that episode were used today -- some in the exact same place, which was quite nifty!
Something of note: a pack Dentyne Ice costs a dollar more than it did in 1983. I find that both intriguing and somewhat depressing.
Other than the lineup fitting within current time restraints, I can't see any particular reason for choosing this episode. However, I prefer it be that way. Nothing over-the-top was done to try to emulate a famous moment from the past/notable contestant incidents. It was simply the show paying homage to a different era of its television life and nothing more.
That being said, the '83 episode is worth watching, if for no other reason than to hear Bob's banter.
"I believe it was the last time we played [Switcheroo], a lady had two right out of five, and she decided to switch them around, and she switched around and won nothing, and we discovered that she had had the car right. She cut her wrists in the parking lot after the show."
THANKS BOB
Bob must have been feeling especially morbid this day.