Time to take a break from the more recent shows. We're jumping into the dark-haired era for a while!Episode Number: 3172D (02/20/1979)
Airdate: February 20, 1979
Barker's Beauties: Janice, Dian, Holly
Here it comes! Television’s most exciting hour of fantastic prizes! The fabulous, 60-minute Price Is Right!HOUR POWER!First Four: Right-to-left
Microphone Handoff: Janice
1st IUFB - Outdoor furniture: Hancock furniture collection with contemporary looking redwood, stream lined and portable casual furniture, with fabric cushions that resist sun and water (Holly)
| | | ELLA | | | JOHN | | | DENISE | | | LINDA | | |
| | | $400 | | | $485 | | | $525 | | | $526 | | |
Actual Retail Price:
$560!Linda is playing
Bonus Game for a platform bed: Queen-size bed colored in rust-colored fabric, unassuming and friendly with its cushion comfort and "almost hypnotic", imported from France, and gives any home a touch of city sophistication awake or asleep, a bonus worth
$1,875 (Dian).
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Linda can win spots on the Bonus Game board by pricing these small items:
1. Liberty Optical pair of sunglasses, trademark fashion eyewear
SUNGLASSES
$60Linda thinks the price is
HIGHER.
$48
LOWERWrong! She didn't come in with any glasses, but did she need to?
2. Pair of Vitality Shoes for women, famous for fashion, fit, flexible, and genuinely kind to the feet
SHOES
$38Linda thinks the price is
HIGHER.
$30
LOWERWrong! And we thought she just got off on the wrong foot.
3. 4 gallons of DuPont lucite paint, long-lasting and custom-blended in a rainbow of more than a thousand colors, for inside or outside your home
PAINT
$36Linda thinks the price is
HIGHER.
$48
HIGHER LOWERCorrect! If spot 3 has the
BONUS, she wins!
4. Dazey Whirlpool water massage, total relaxation with the Dazey in-home whirlpool bath
MASSAGER
$90Linda thinks the price is
HIGHER.
$110
HIGHERCorrect! If spot 4 has the
BONUS, she wins!
Light up the
BONUS!
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$48
$110 | |
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NO
NO
BONUS |
Linda wins the bed!
The next calldown, Aurea, is originally from Portugal but currently living in Carlsbad, California.2nd IUFB - A set of cookware: Le Creuset set of cookware imported from France, colorful cast iron assuring even heat and non-stick cooking, cleans as easy as china (Janice on the Turntable)
| | | Ella | | | John | | | Denise | | | AUREA | | |
| | | $379 | | | $330 | | | $380 | | | $375 | | |
BUZZ! BUZZ! BUZZ! Those bids can be easily cleaned off those boards. Good thing, because we need them to go lower than
$330.
| | | Ella | | | John | | | Denise | | | AUREA | | |
| | | $179 | | | $260 | | | $261 | | | $250 | | |
Actual Retail Price:
$315!Denise is here with a group of Marine wives.Denise is playing
Poker Game for a recliner, a sewing machine, a gas range, and a fireplace:
1: Berkline exclusive wallaway recliner that makes room arrangements easier, the back remaining only 3 inches from the wall, whether upright or fully reclining (Dian)
2: Vigorelli Max 7500 sewing machine, so revolutionary that you can sew with 3 needles and 6 threads at the same time, over 1,000 stitch variations available (Dian)
3: Tappan self-cleaning Convectionair gas range designed to cook faster and save energy, featuring automatic pilotless ignition, convenient waist-high rolling, automatic digital clock to start and stop the oven automatically (Holly)
4: Preway freestanding fireplace complete with glass door and heat circulating fan that provide air for a nice warm feeling (Holly)
Denise must build a winning Poker hand with two prizes.
█ █ █ █ █ ◄ PLAYER
HOUSE ► █ █ █ █ █
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Janice brings in the prize tags.
RECLINER | – | SEW. MACH | – | RANGE | – | FIREPLACE |
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Denise picks the recliner...
$477.
Denise adds the fireplace...
$767 for 4 of a kind!
7 7 7 7 6 ◄ PLAYER
HOUSE ► █ █ █ █ █
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RECLINER | – | SEW. MACH | – | RANGE | – | FIREPLACE |
$477 | | | –––––– | | | –––––– | | | $767 |
Denise keeps her hand.
The sewing machine is...
$799.
The fourth prize is...
$729 for a full house.
7 7 7 7 6 ◄ PLAYER
HOUSE ► 9 9 9 7 7
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RECLINER | – | SEW. MACH | – | RANGE | – | FIREPLACE |
$477 | | | $799 | | | $729 | | | $767 |
Denise wins all four prizes!
3rd IUFB - A microwave oven: Amana Touchmatic II Radarange microwave oven featuring automatic temperature control system that cooks even tough cuts of meat moist and tender (Holly)
| | | Ella | | | John | | | GIOVAHNE | | | Aurea | | |
| | | $500 | | | $501 | | | $450 | | | $395 | | |
Actual Retail Price:
$595!John is playing
3 Strikes for a new car: 1979 Buick Skyhawk, equipped with visible options, automatic transmission, tinted glass, steel belt and white striped tires, and clock (Dian).
The numbers in the price of the car are a
3, a
8, a
5, and a
6.
John pulls... a
X.
MRRRRRRRP!John pulls... a
6, and guesses the first digit.
NOJohn pulls... a
X.
MRRRRRRRP!John pulls... a
8, and guesses the second digit.
NOJohn pulls... a
5, and guesses the first digit.
John pulls... a
3, and guesses the second digit.
John pulls... a
6, and guesses the third digit.
A weak start, but now he's down to the final pull! Will he win it?John's final pull is... a
8!
John wins the car!
1st Showcase Showdown:
| | | CONTESTANT | | | SPIN 1 | | | SPIN 2 | | | TOTAL | | | RESULT | | |
| | | Linda | | | .50 | | | .35 | | | .85 | | | SHOWCASE | | |
| | | Denise | | | .50 | | | .85 | | | 1.35 | | | MRRRRRRRP! | | |
| | | John | | | .30 | | | .90 | | | 1.20 | | | MRRRRRRRP! | | |
4th IUFB - A stereo chair: Stereo chamber chair and ottoman for a listening environment, for music within an environment undisturbed by outside interference, stereo chamber and ottoman (Janice)
| | | Ella | | | BARBARA | | | Giovahne | | | Aurea | | |
| | | $896 | | | $895 | | | $750 | | | $825 | | |
Actual Retail Price:
$995!Ella is playing
1 Right Price for an organ and a bar set:
1: Vox single keyboard organ with exclusive touch chord anyone can play (Dian)
2: Chromcraft bar set with stools, bar top with furnished walnut melamine, stools and bar upholstered in satin vinyl with bases and polished chrome (Holly)
Organ | – | Bar Set |
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The "right price" is
$971 (Janice).
Ella picks the
bar set. Reveal the prices!
Organ | – | Bar Set |
$845 | | | $971 |
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Ella wins both prizes!
Before the break, Bob gives the three beauties an opportunity to say how they're doing in 1979. Janice says it's the beginning of a great year, and Holly agrees. Dian think it's fantastic! By the way, Janice spills that Holly is in love...and she has been for about 3 months, which Bob claims is a record. 
5th IUFB - A new freezer: Kelvinator 19 cubic foot upright freezer featuring energy-efficient trim wall insulations, lighted interior, shelves for easy rotation access to foods, built-in lock, and safety signal light (Dian)
| | | SHERRI | | | Barbara | | | Giovahne | | | Aurea | | |
| | | $475 | | | $525 | | | $527 | | | $528 | | |
For the 5th time in a row, the last bidder goes a dollar higher than someone else. 
Actual Retail Price:
$480!Breaking the streak, Sherri is playing
Hurdles for a camping trailer: Coleman Valley Forge trailer that sleeps 6, with 3 section galleys, 3-burner cooktop, stainless steel sink, and 3-way ice box, opens to over 19 feet, a prize worth
$2,450 (Holly).
The "Hurdler" is this grocery item:
1. Box of Chunky 100% Solid Milk Chocolate family-sized bars
The item is
89¢.
The first hurdle depends on one of these items:
2. Diaperine Baby Wash Cloths
3. Freshen-Up single pack gum
Sherri picks the gum.
The second hurdle depends on one of these items:
4. Archway RUth's Golden Oatmeal homestyle cookies
5. HerbOx Onion bouillon broth and seasoning
Sherri picks the bouillon.
The final hurdle depends on one of these items:
6. 6-pack of Texsun Pink Grapefruit Juice
7. DG Shelter Firelog
Sherri picks the fire log. Now, the audience is worried.
Off to the races!
The Hurdler approaches the gum hurdle... and it's
20¢.
The Hurdler approaches the bouillon hurdle... and it's
35¢.
The Hurdler approaches the fire log hurdle... and
*CRASH!* The log was
99¢.
Sherri will be back for the Showcase Showdown after our final game.
Before the item is revealed, we learn that the calldown Marie came to see her parents. Barbara is going to be a high school teacher in the area but originally from North Carolina. Giovahne is formerly an assistant manager for a hotel, and Aurea doesn't know what she does other than stay around while her husband works (though of course she watches the show, which is worthwhile).6th IUFB - A corner group: Majestic Furniture Manufacturing attractive new corner group including 2 beds, corner table, and 2 wedged bolsters with attached pillows (Janice)
| | | MARIE | | | Barbara | | | Giovahne | | | Aurea | | |
| | | $550 | | | $295 | | | $475 | | | $375 | | |
Actual Retail Price:
$365!Barbara is playing
Any Number for a pair of bikes or a new car:
1. Ross Bicycles man's and lady's Grand Tour II lightweight 10-speed bicycles offering the continental styling demanded by today's sophisticated stylists (Holly)
2. 1979 Pontiac Phoenix compact, equipped with body side molding, automatic transmission, and tinted glass (Dian)
The first number in the car is:
CAR
BIKES
PIGGY | |
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– $ █ █ █
– $ █.█ █ |
Barbara picks
7.
CAR
BIKES
PIGGY | |
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| | $ █ █ █ █
– $ █ █ █
– $ 7.█ █ |
Barbara picks
6.
CAR
BIKES
PIGGY | |
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| | $ █ █ █ █
– $ █ █ 6
– $ 7.█ █ |
Barbara picks
5.
CAR
BIKES
PIGGY | |
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| | $ 5 █ █ █
– $ █ █ 6
– $ 7.█ █ |
Barbara picks
9.
CAR
BIKES
PIGGY | |
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| | $ 5 █ █ 9
– $ █ █ 6
– $ 7.█ █ |
Barbara picks
4.
CAR
BIKES
PIGGY | |
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| | $ 5 4 █ 9
– $ █ █ 6
– $ 7.█ █ |
Barbara picks
3.
CAR
BIKES
PIGGY | |
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| | $ 5 4 █ 9
– $ █ █ 6
– $ 7.3 █ |
Barbara picks
2.
CAR
BIKES
PIGGY | |
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| | $ 5 4 █ 9
– $ 2 █ 6
– $ 7.3 █ |
It's her last choice, as every item has only a single digit to be filled in.Barbara's final pick is
8.
CAR
BIKES
PIGGY | |
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| | $ 5 4 █ 9
– $ 2 8 6
– $ 7.3 █ |
Barbara wins the bikes.
CAR
BIKES
PIGGY | |
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| | $ 5 4 1 9
– $ 2 8 6
– $ 7.3 0 |
2nd Showcase Showdown:
| | | CONTESTANT | | | SPIN 1 | | | SPIN 2 | | | TOTAL | | | RESULT | | |
| | | Sherri | | | .50 | | | . 5 | | | .55 | | | | | |
| | | Barbara | | | .40 | | | .50 | | | .90 | | | SHOWCASE | | |
| | | Ella | | | .35 | | | .30 | | | .65 | | | | | |
Linda is the top winner, and
Barbara is the Runner-Up!
SHOWCASE 11. Sporty new surfboard (Holly on the Turntable): Sunline Surfboards handcrafted custom-made surfboard designed and tested for fun in the sun, includes fin and leafs for waves of sporting action in the water
2. And you might want to use this board while surfing the pipeline in Hawaii! (Dian)
- Fly with a guest round-trip coach from L.A. to Hawaii for a 1-week stay in the Hotel Inter-Continental Maui on the oceanfront beneath famous Haleakalā Volcano on the island of Maui, glamour and relaxation personified
3. Or, how about shooting the pier in Tahiti? (Janice)
- Fly from Hawaii to Tahiti for a 6-night stay at the Hotel Tahara A, one of Tahiti's finest resorts
4. And finally, you can hang ten on your trip to Australia! (Holly)
- Fly from Tahiti to Sydney for a 1-week stay in the land of wild ponies, kangaroos, and koala bears, staying at a beautiful hotel in the heart of Sydney, strolling through the city, visiting the Harbour, and admiring the magnificent Opera House
Linda passes the Showcase.
Barbara Bids:
$6,400.
SHOWCASE 2: Prizes used by our country girls to catch a man once a year at The Price is Right Picnic! All the eligible young ladies chase after the eligible young men, and anyone caught is caught for life (Johnny), because a Justice of the Peace is always ready to hitch 'em up.
1. Now, here's a lively lass getting ready for the big chase! She plans to catch her man with the help of new roller skates! (Holly)
- Roller Derby Skates Fireball skates that can be used indoors and outdoors, with urethane wheels
2. Now, our next local lovely prefers to pursue her man in comfort, behind the wheel of an electric golf cart! (Janice)
- E-Z-Go Textron 3-wheel golf cart, the latest in modern design, performance, low maintenance, luxury, and comfort
3. Our last daring darling is nobody's fool! She plans a hot pursuit of her man while riding a new motorcycle! (Dian)
- Benelli Phantom 250 CC bike with 5-speed twin-cylinder motor and precise Italian handling, Barrelli tires and Marzocchi suspension, a great motorcycle built in Europe
4. And now, let's introduce you to the most eligible bachelor at the picnic! And he ain't givin' up easily. The secret to his great escape every picnic outing is a new sports car! (Johnny)
- 1979 Triumph Spitfire, comes with luggage rack
We finish with Johnny getting caught by the trio. Linda Bids:
$6,500.
Showcase bids:
| | | Barbara | | | Linda | | |
| | | $6400 | | | $6500 | | |
ARP of Linda's Showcase:
$10,114, for a difference of
$3,614.
ARP of Barbara's Showcase:
$4,190.
MRRRRRRRP!Difference of:
| | | TRIPS | | | SPORTSCAR | | |
| | | OVER | | | $3614 | | |
Linda wins
$12,707 in prizes!
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