The Price Is Right 35Th Anniversary Special!

[scene starts backstage]
Bob: (whispering) I'm waiting to make my entrance for The Price is Right 35th Anniversary Special, because tonight,
there's more Disney characters in our audience. So stick around.
[cheering and applause; Come on down fanfare plays]
Rich: Here it comes! From The Bob Barker Studio at CBS in Hollywood, it's TV's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes!
Disney and Warner Bros. characters have come to celebrate our 35 years of The Price is Right!
[cheering and applause]
Nani, come on down!
[cheering and applause]
Goofy, come on down!
[cheering and applause; Goofy trips; audience laughs]
Rich: [laughs] Clarabelle Cow, come on down!
[cheering and applause]
And Lilo, come on down!
You are the first four contestants on The Price is Right 35th Anniversary Special!
[The Price is Right theme plays]
And now, here is the star of The Price is Right.... Bob Barker!
[Bob enters through door 2; cheering and applause]
Bob: Welcome to The Price is Right!
In just a few moments, one of you four contestants will come up here on this stage, playing a pricing game for a fantastic prize,
but we're going to do a lot of reminiscing this evening. And we're going to start with the first entrance I ever made on September 4, 1972.
[Flashback]
Johnny Olsen: And now, here's the star of The New Price is Right.... Bob Barker!
[cheers and applause]
Bob Barker: Welcome to The New Price is Right. Let me assure you fans of the old Price is Right that this is your favorite game
still based on the pricing of merchandise with wonderful awards for smart shoppers. We call it The New Price is Right because we have some exciting new games that I think you'll enjoy at home and our studio audience and we're going to get the first game going right now.
Here's the first item up for bids on The New Price is Right.
Johnny Olsen: It's a fur coat.
Bob: Did you see all that dark hair? [crowd cheers] Did you notice no wrinkles on that face? [crowd cheers]
Do you realize I've grown old in your service? [crowd cheers] One thing that scares me is crazed people who can't resist picking me up.
Mainly Samoans. Samoans are lovely people, but for some reason, the women of Samoa can't resist picking me up. Take a look at these Samoans.
[Flashback]
[Pauline wins $10,000 in Grand Game]
Bob Barker: [runs around the stage as Pauline chases him] No, no, no! Not ol' Bob! No, no, no, no!
Yeah, I'm happy for you. Yes. $10,000. Yes, I know it's exciting! I'm very happy... YIKES!
[Pauline grabs Bob by his arm]
Yes. Just a moment. I'm very happy for you and I would have let your grab me, but I didn't want you to spend your $10,000 on my hospital bill.
[Aleta picks up Bob]
Bob Barker: Right up here with me, Aleta. [Aleta puts a straw hat on Bob's head] Oh, what's this?
[Aleta picks up Bob; Crowd goes wild]
Just a moment. She picked me up so high, I think I'm going to have a nose bleed.
[A bunch of other Samoans who pick Bob up play]
Bob: Now, that last Samoan you saw hurt my ribs, I had to walk on crutches for a few shows.
Now, with all that in mind, let's see the first item up for bids!
Rich: It's a trip to Hawaii!
[applause]
You and a guest will fly round trip coach from Los Angeles to Honolulu, Hawaii for a 6-night stay.
Enjoy the sun, sand and surf on the beaches of Hawaii. We've also included a rental car.
Bob: Now, before we start the bidding, speaking of prizes, Janice Pennington who was one of our models for so
many years always had catastrophes with prizes plenty of times. Check this out.
[Flashback to the Amana Freezer blooper]
Bob Barker: Here's the next item up for bids on The Price is Right.
Johnny Olsen: It's a freezer.
[applause]
The famous Amana storewall freezer with exclusive Amana-matic contact freezing puts food on or below a prime...
[Janice opens the freezer door and the freezer falls over; audience screams in terror]
...freezing service. Maintaining-safe, even zero-degree temperatures. That's the Amana.
Bob: Oh, that was really scary. Now, on with the bidding. What do you bid, Nani?
Nani: $3,000.
Bob: Nani bids $3,000. What's your bid, Goofy?
Goofy: Gawrsh! Uh..... $2,000.
Bob: $2,000. Ok, Clarabelle.
Clarabelle: $2,500.
Bob: $2,500. Ok, Lilo.
Lilo: $2,700.
Bob: Lilo has bid $2,700. The actual retail price of that trip to Hawaii is $4,604. Nani wins!
[audience cheers]
Nani, come up here and play a pricing game. Hello, Nani.
Nani, as you heard me explain, we're going to do some reminiscing tonight.
And I want to show you the first car we've ever given away. A Chevrolet Vega. They don't make those anymore.
The price then was $2,746. Low prices back then. But tonight, on our CBS special, we wanna give you THIS car...
Rich: It's a new Corvette!
[applause]
A 2007 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe. With fantastic performance and great style. You'll drive in comfort and dazzle
the streets. Comes with standard features, AM/FM/FM Stereo tuner, CD player, and California emission.
Bob: A Chevrolet Corvette! Think about it, Nani! You're going to play Lucky Seven and show the first number please.
It's a 5. You're playing for a $50,000 car. Here are 7 dollar bills. If you're right, you keep all the money. if you're wrong, you give me a dollar for every number away from the correct number. At the end of the game, if you have at least a dollar left, I'll sell you the Corvette for one dollar. What's the second number , Nani?
[audience shouting numbers]
Nani: 3.
Bob: 3. Open that door!
[door opens, revealing a 3; bell dings]
Right! You keep all 7 dollars! What's the next number in the price?
Nani: 5.
Bob: 5. What is it?
[door opens to reveal a 7]
7. Two dollars please. Thank you. Next number?
Nani: 4.
Bob: 4. What is it? [door reveals a 4] Right! You keep all 5 dollars. You can miss this last one by as much as four one
way or the other. What's that last number?
Nani: 5.
Bob: 5. Open that last door! [door reveals a 5] You win!
[audience cheers]
I'll take one dollar for the Corvette and you keep the other 4 dollars.
[The Price is Right main theme plays]
Folks, we'll be back for more after these words.
[Clip: Spectacular putt; Contestant putts the ball, it misses the hole, but bounces back and into the hole]
[Commercial Break]
[applause]
Bob: (sitting in the front row of the audience) Let us continue with some of our very best priceless moments.
[Flashback to Darlene wants to kiss Bob. Year: 1974]
Bob Barker: Now, I don't think they heard your first words. What did you say?
Darlene: I said I wanna kiss you.
Bob Barker: My dear, that can be, uh....
Johnny Olsen: Ooh, wow!
[applause]
Bob Barker: Yes. ...Arranged. She had... There's.... there's no sense in fooling around with a little peck on the cheek, here, Darlene.
Darlene: I don't even care if I win.
Bob Barker: What?
Darlene: I said I don't even care if I win.
Bob: Let's forget about this....
[Flashback to Big Green Egg from 1998]
Bob: Look at my beauties! They have the next item up for bids.
Rod Roddy: This is a handy barbecue smoker.
(applause)
The Big Green Egg, a unique barbecue grill and smoker. All ceramic holds heat better than mea... metal.
All foods are always juicy and are done in less time. It's a smoker and a grill. The Big Green Egg.
And now, to the winner of this barbecue goes a supply of Axiday R. Heartburn medication that lets you eat....
[Bob laughs]
...heartburn medication that lets you eat what you like. Axiday R. Bring on the real food. Use only as directed.
Bob: I think that's a very nice tie-in.
[Flashback to Hayloft Ethel]
Johnny Olsen: Ethel Carr, come on down! You're the next contestant on The Price is Right!
Bob: Hello, Ethel!
Ethel: Hi! (whispering) I had a dream about you,
Bob: Just speak into the microphone. I didn't hear you.
Ethel: I said I had a dream about you, so I had to come down here.
Bob: Oh. What were we doing in the dream?
Ethel: You were chasing me in the hayloft.
[Audience laughs]
[Flashback to Aleene Faints]
Bob: ...you win, Aleene.
[Aleene faints]
Aleene.. Aleene!
Bob: In 1976, we had a gentleman sitting around the right side of the audience who ran out the exit door. Watch this.
[Flashback to Patricia Bernard]
Johnny Olsen: Patricia Bernard, come on down! You're the next contestant on The Price is Right!
[Patricia is nowhere to be found and then a man runs out the door]
Bob: Just a moment. An emergency has occurred. Wouldn't you believe this moment had to occur, did it not?
Patricia has gone to the little girls' room.
A gentleman whom I assume is her husband has rushed out to get her. A page has gone after the gentleman.
Everyone in America is wondering how long can they wait for Patricia!
[Patricia suddenly comes bursting into the studio]
Here comes Patricia!
Bob: Now, let's check out some bloopers!
[Flashback to a Squeeze Play blooper]
[The reveal panel won't open. Bob continuously karate-kicks the Squeeze Play prop until it eventually opens and the price
falls out]
[Flashback to Master Key blooper]
[Bob karate-kicks a stuck Master Key and breaks in half]
[Flashback to an overexcited contestant screaming over wins and seeing cars]
[Audience cheers]
Bob: We're going to take a break and we'll play more pricing games after these messages.
[Applause; Price is Right main theme plays]
[Flashback to various Wheelies of contestants falling down while spinning the wheel]
[Commercial Break]
Bob: Many people write to us, asking how our contestants are picked. Here's how it works.
320 people waiting in line are interviewed by the producer. We don't have a list of qualifications.
Doesn't matter how they look. No matter whether they're tall, short, fat, thin, old, or young, black skin, white skin.
Doesn't matter at all. We're looking for people who are in a good mood. Full of energy. We want energetic contestants.
Now, the audience is not told if they'll be picked. They're not aware that they're going to be contestants until Rich says...
Rich: Roger Rabbit, come on down!
[Come on down music plays]
You're the next contestant on The Price is Right!
Bob: Here comes Roger! Welcome, Roger. Let's see the next item up for bids, please.
Rich: A new off-road motorbike!
[applause]
From Honda, this off-road motorbike can drive up to 40 miles and hour and comes with underseat storage.
Also includes a basket on the front of the handlebars and headlight.
Bob: You have the privilige of bidding first, Roger.
Roger: $2,500
Bob: $2,500. And what do you bid, Goofy?
Goofy: $2,900.
Bob: $2,900. Ok, Clarabelle.
Clarabelle: $4,950.
Bob: $4,950. Ok, Lilo.
Lilo: $5,000.
Bob: Lilo bids $5,000. [bell rings] Oh! One of you is exactly right! For a perfect bid, you get a $1,000 bonus.
[Audience cheers]
And it goes to the contestant who bid $2,900.
[Audience cheers]
Goofy wins the off-road motorbike! Come up here, Goofy.
[Goofy runs up the stage stairs and trips on the last step; Audience laughs]
Bob: [laughing] Oh, Goofy.
Goofy: Hyuck!
Bob: Goofy, here's some great news!
Rich: Goofy, I hope you don’t trip again. ‘Cause you're going to play Plinko! For a chance to win $100,000!
Bob: $100,000 Plinko! Here's one Plinko chip and you can win 4 more. Starting with what, Rich?
Rich: Bob, we're starting with a digital photo frame. Store all your precious memories from your digital camera with
this digital photo frame. Has 25 megabyte capacity, and random mode and many transitions.
Bob: $14 is not the price, but the 1 is the first number, or the 4 is the last number. Which is right?
Goofy: 4.
Bob: 4, Brandi. (Brandi opens the 4, revealing a chip and $44 price; bell dings) Right. You won the photo frame. What's next, Rich?
Rich: Next prize is a coffee maker. Makes up to 7 cups of coffee in less than 5 minutes at a time and optional cream.
Bob: Which one, Goofy? 4 or 7?
Goofy: 7.
Bob: 7, Brandi. (Brandi reveals a chip and price of $77; bell dings) Right! That's 3 chips. Let's get another one with what, Rich?
Rich: Bob, the next prize is a cookie jar. Perfect for all kinds of cookies and candy. Comes with a rubber gasket to seal in all the freshness.
Bob: Which number, 1 or 5?
Goofy: 5. Hyuck!
Bob: 5. (Brandi reveals another chip and price of $25. Another right price. Last prize, Rich.
Rich: This digital camera can hold up to 512 megabytes' worth of pictures. Comes with a video output for displaying
on your television screen and also captures video. Comes with rechargable batteries.
Bob: For your consideration, 9 or 1?
Goofy: 9.
Bob: 9, Brandi. (Brandi reveals another chip and the price of $99; bell dings) You got 'em all.
Goofy: Hyuck!
Bob: You got all 5 chips. The lovely Brandi will give you 4 more Plinko chips to go with the one you already have.
Carefully go up those stairs.
[Goofy goes up the stairs and trips]
Oh, watch it, Goofy.
[Audience laughs]
Someone have some nurses standing by if Goofy gets injured. Hold one Plinko chip flat against the board and let it go.
[Goofy drops his first Plinko chip]
It's in a great direction and headed for.... $1,000. All right. drop the next one, Goofy.
[Goofy releases his 2nd Plinko chip]
Tryin' for the $20,000. It's trying to get over there and going into.... $10,000!
[bell rings; audience cheers]
Goofy: Hyuck!
$21,000 so far. Do that again the same way. And here comes his 3rd one. Watch carefully and it's headed for.... $500.
$21,500. And his 4th Plinko chip is.... [Goofy releases his 4th Plinko chip] ....coming down and headed for....
[bell dings; audience cheers]
$20,000! $41,500 at this point. Now, Goofy, if you drop this last one in $20,000, you'll be the biggest winner in history!
[audience cheers]
I wanna see you break the bank!
[Goofy releases his last one]
Here comes his last Plinko chip. Coming down to.....
[Audience cheers wildly]
$20,000!!!! He did it!
[The Price is Right theme plays]
$61,500 total. Come down here, Goofy.
Goofy: Hyuck! [Comes down the stairs and trips and falls all the way down] Gawrsh!
Bob: [laughs] Oh, Goofy. You won $61,500 playing Plinko on The Price is Right 35th Anniversary Special.
Now, after the commercial, we will show you the most talked-about incident in Price is Right history after this message.
[Flashback to backstage footage of the crew busy on the set]
[Commercial Break]
Rich: The Price is Right 35th Anniversary Special will continue in a moment.
[Commercial Break]
Bob: Let's go over history of our announcers. From 1972 to 1985, our FIRST announcer was Johnny Olsen.
Johnny was a fantastic announcer and he was a very funny guy. We all loved Johnny Olsen and we were broken-hearted
when he died in October of 1985. We had Gene Wood, Bob Hilton, Rod Roddy and Rich Jefferies try out for Johny's job. Fortunately, we chose our 2nd announcer the late Rod Roddy to take over. Rod always pleased the show and his fans over the years in 1986 until he died of cancer in 2003. Then in 2004, we auditioned Art Sanders, Jim Thornton, Roger Rose, Don Bishop and Rich Fields and we chose Rich Fields as our new announcer! Yes. We were so fortunate to have Rich take over. Now, Rich, before I ask you to call another contestant down, let's go back in time to 1980 when
Johnny invited a pretty young lady to come on down. Look.
[Flashback to Vanna White in 1980]
Johnny Olsen: And Vanna White, come on down! You are the first four contestants on The Price is Right!
[Cut to Bob after his entrance]
Bob: Backstage they have monitors that the fellows on the crew can watch what’s going on out here. They’re just like the monitors here. They’re just like Television sets. When Vanna was invited to come on down, one of them read her T-shirt that said “Get serious”, and he said “I am! I am!”.
[In contestants row]
Vanna: What are the bids again, may I ask?
Bob: You know, you're so busy looking at yourself on the monitor and you don't know what's going on!
[end clip]
Bob: Unfortunately, poor Vanna did not make it out of contestants row.
But that didn't put her down when she took over Susan Stafford's letter-turner job on Wheel of Fortune.
And now, the most talked-about incident in The Price is Right history. It happened very fast. So please watch
very closely. She came on down and they came on out on CBS.
[Flashback to Yolanda's tube top incident]