Now I better understand why an older family member of mine loved to sit and watch old game show re-airings. Give your family some love and attention folks, they would come to appreciate the newly created memories.
I enjoyed Drew’s entrance in modern Price is Right, and couldn’t quite understand why I liked it so much. Seeing how the show shifted from being the introduction of “the star”, to “the host” of a party, and how that heavily influenced the very start of the show, is honestly quite amazing. I’ll love any episode of The Price is Right, old or new. But that tonal shift was very necessary for the show to endure. Bob was a benevolent king. Drew is your straight-arrow neighbor who still wants to celebrate you. More reason for me to watch the show. Such great TV.
I'm 63, remember when The Price Is Right aired in my early teens. Bob Barker, Janice Pennington, Anitra Ford and Johnny Olson the best announcer the show has ever seen. Occasionally I will watch UA-cam videos of the show from that era and love each one. My personal opinion, it's never been the same since Bob's retirement.
Hello all - here's a small but necessary correction. I misspoke the name of the model seen handing the microphone to Bob Barker. Her name is Janice _Pennington_, she's one of the greats, and she deserves her due! My apologies to Ms. Pennington!
If the VCR(VTR as it was known)had been around in 1971,and if I were a late teen or in my 20s, I probably would have the whole Bob Barker era of TPIR.That would be a LOT of videotapes to sort out.Of course I would try to put bunches of them together to minimize space.
Wow! Very educational video! I did notice that Drew Carey was kinda rough at the start, then beautifully and confidently grew into the role. It's very educational to learn how much the design and cinematography goes into it. And it's wonderful that Bob Barker lived long enough to see the successful transition. RIP Bob.
True, though Bill never had a host entrance (owing to being hit with polio, and having a noticeable limp). In fact, Bill would usually sit on a stool, since he could not move, and did not want to be seen on camera. Another thing, there were no mini games, as there are now. It just was 4 contestants bidding on prizes, a la contestants row.
@@newstarcadefan you’re right, but I can think of one minor caveat to the “no mini-games” thing: there were some kinda-sorta mini-games during what they called, I think, “extras”. Once or twice per game, the winning bid announcement would trigger a ringing bell, and that would mean some sort of extra prize or prizes added, often of a piece with the item won during the auction. Like the winning bidder of a sofa / loveseat combo might hear a bell right after being announced the winner, then told they’re “gonna need something to look at while lounging on the lovely furniture” so they’re also getting a new color TV, or stereo, or whatever. In the later years of the original show, sometimes the extra had to be earned. I can remember seeing a contestant play some sort of card hand with Bill Cullen once, and several times the contestant had to answer some price-related question about the extra in order to win it. It was never anything on the order of mini-games we see today, but it was something off the usual script of auction games.
"I'm going to talk about the entrance shot of the price is right." "For 24 minutes are you kidding me?" *24 minutes later* "Succinct and insightful. Huh."
@@johnd8788 : I think that's what they're saying. (At least I think that's what OrangeVision and Matt Demes are saying. I don't understand what dcon is saying.)
@@mooselove There are 3 other essentials, in addition to Price, that give the perfect cross-section of the American game show: Trebek's Jeopardy!, Dick Clark's Pyramid, and Regis' Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.
WOW.... I've seen that entrance SO many times and never have I given any though to the psychology behind it!! I LOVE these thing!!! I'll be on the lookout now!!
TPIR "the Barker Era" is on Pluto right now 24/7..so awesome to watch Barker in his craft..He just had a special way about how he interacted with the guests..very natural and real.
I agree that it's awesome to watch Barker in his craft. I also agree that he just had a special way about how he interacted with the guests. I disagree that he was very natural and real. Much of his greatness comes from his ability to put on a performance, and knowing what makes for entertaining television.
Later in Barker's career he would occasionally come down the aisle as his entrance. He was like the President walking into Congress for a SOTU address, shaking hands with people while everyone cheered.
Hey John - something very interesting came to me after I watched this video. Bob’s entrances have always been one of the reasons I watched the show. I went back and looked ar Drew’s April Fool’s episode with Bob making the entrance. His entrance with Drew’s production looks so incredibly odd...as much as it did with Drew’s entrance when it was still Bob’s style. Doing a comparison of Bob’s entrance on Drew’s show and vice versa would totally support your theory on this subject.
I've been on the show, and you're right--the set is sooo small. I almost couldn't believe it when I walked into the seats the first time. Also, the match game was filmed on the same stage as TPIR. They just wheeled the set out onto the stage
Yes I knew that. Carol burnett was done on a similar stage I think they called it the set with the apron meani.g the front hanging down. I miss the tpir original cue music. What happened?
I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed how hosts would enter. I always liked how Bob would swing his arms walking out to his mark. Just the complete picture of confidence and control. Same with another TV legend, Johnny Carson . The "Here's Johnny", the theme, the way that famous rainbow curtain would part, and he would come strolling out. I can remember being 3 or 4, and walking out from behind the living room curtains. To this day, there's still something about that moment that fascinates me.
A similar video could be done comparing Johnny Carson’s entrance to Jay Leno’s. When Leno started using Carson’s studio it simply didn’t work. When he got a set designed for him and entered high-fiving the audience the show hit its stride.
Great analysis of the show. It once seemed impossible for anyone to follow Bob Barker, but Drew Carey has done it very effectively. He has carried on Bob Barker's tradition without trying to be his predecessor. He interracts well with the contestants and has even kep Barker's signature closing line, which kept a little of Barker's presence in the show. As for Dennis James, he was a piooneering game show host goinb back into the 1930s and experimental TV, and he was a great TPIR host.
Marc Breslow was a master director, no doubt about that. You could probably do a video just talking about all the different effects shots he came up with for "Price", such as the various halfway-transition shots he used for ticket plugs for several years in the 70s. It should be noted that later in Bob's era, Paul Alter was replaced by Bart Eskander, who was even lazier than Paul was. Drew fired Eskander shortly into Season 37 and he was replaced by Rich DiPirro, who seemed intent on going back to the Marc Breslow style but was ousted after only a few years due to clashing with Mike Richards. Michael Dimich took over, followed by Ryan Polito, before Adam Sandler became the current director. Small things: I wouldn't consider Dennis James' "Price" short-lived - it lasted five years, with Bob taking over from Fall 1977 until the syndicated run's demise in 1980. Also, your brief rundown of the hosts left out Doug Davidson. All that aside, I'm really interested to see what other game shows you'll tackle.
We don’t speak about the Doug Davidson Price is Right, because of how much the show format changed. It’s not Doug’s fault, I’m sure. But there was zero reason to change a winning formula. I think for a short time Doug Davidson has hosted The Price is Right “Live” stage show. One day, it’s a dream of mine to host one of these iconic gameshows. I’d be thrilled even to host the stage show version. - It would be too much fun! 🤩
This is great. I've used TPIR in my broadcasting classes for years as an example of almost perfect craftsmanship in live-to-tape production. The timing of Breslow and his camera ops is so spot on. The music cues and theme also are so strong and integral to the emotion.
One thing I've noticed in recent years from back then is how quick they were to catch details (e.g., the peg resting on the arrow when the big wheel stops just short of moving on to the next space). By contrast, as much as I love PASSWORD PLUS, I often get frustrated when the director didn't show the losing team's reaction.
How have I not known you exist until RIGHT NOW? Shame on me. This is...my exact level of multiple-decades-long appreciation for TV game show nuance, minutiae and nerd-dom. Just without the technology that you've got. Magnificent work, sir. I am now subscribed and I cannot wait for more of this gold. Cheers!
John, you're the best. Two things I noticed about this: in the '88 intro the zoom out is not just awkwardly timed, the camera operator zooms too far!! You see the edges of the set, with destroys the optical illusions of size and grandeur! The other thing I thought was interesting was that as soon as you see Drew he's chattering away. He says "hey everybody!" at a time that would traditionally be way too early - he's not even got his mic, and he's drowned out by the cheer and the announcer. But it works, because it fits that nervous chatty energy you described.
I've missed this analyses so much, they gave me a newfound appreciation for cinematography and visual storytelling. I would love for you to make a video exemplifying other shows that are as carefully made as you've shown BCS to be. Nice work as always!
Inject this content directly into my veins. This is the kind of conversation that was catnip to me back in my hazy dorm room days. Kinda meta that a video dissecting nostalgia appeals to me because the analytical approach reminds me of the discussions I'd have with my cohort back in "the day."
This is a great trip down nostalgia lane with explanations of how the production went on behind the scenes. Let's do again with a few other shows like Let's Make a Deal, $25,000 Pyramid, Jeopardy, the Match Game, and the Hollywood Squares. Keep up the good work.👍
This is very great commentary. Bob is the star, Drew is the host. I am blind and I did radio broadcasting. Keep up the great work and I hope to get to meet you.
Having watched the show (and viideos here more recentky) since 1972, I admit that I saw in awe some wild stuff I missed from back then. Notably in 1972 when my now ex-mother in law was on the show but didn't get to the showcase. I stopped watching it cold turrkey once Drew Carey took over. He acts too serious sometimes and all the hoopla of the Cqrey days are totally unheard of! I had to watch just 15 MINUTES of a Carey -hosted show and wa immediately turned off. Bob Barker IS The Price is Right, and hard to believe he turned 97 last December 12. I love nostalgia like this.
The 1988 "garbage but fine" is nice. Imagine you've only been seeing the perfect transition version before it, the initial entrance has grown tired and lost its magic, and you finally get some hints at the making of "behind the scenes" by way of the badly drawn out ceiling shot.
This is so well done. I am also reminded of when the first new cast of Saturday Night Live debuted in the fall of 1980, and are introduced in the opening as "starring" when replacing legitimate stars. Another example of awkward "star" transitions is The Tonight Show when Jay Leno took over. It wasn't until they took away the curtain and the traditional Carson-esque set that he took off. Funny how these little things matter. I agree with your entire thesis.
23:32 regarding the producer moving on to produce other shows for Sony that were likely facing generational change...well, you were definitely right about that. But I didn't see that playing out the way it did when I first watched this video earlier this year!
Dude, that was amazing. I didn't think I could watch a 24 minute video about host entrances on The Price Is Right but your video held my interest the whole time.
This was fantastic! I’ve worked in TV and now teach in higher education, and this was a fantastic analysis of all the important elements of visual storytelling.
I haven't watched an episode of Price Is Right in over 20 years, but this video makes me interested in checking out it out again to see what it looks like post-COVID. Great content, and I'm glad we're seeing more from this channel outside of BCS. Can't wait for the next one!
I agree with you on with Bob’s entrance was Royal. Real game show host in general from the 70’s and 80’s like Richard Dawson and Jim Perry, Dick Clark for etc had serious swag when walking on out with the three piece bell-bottom slacks. Today, you have Drew who just comes out like he’s hurrying up to get the food at the buffet.
Breslow also did all the kooky match game intro and the wrong-face-on-other-person ticket plug gag. Clever use of blue screen, video wipes and miniatures! Great breakdown, there is a solid reason people get goosebumps watching the Price intro.
Holy Crap! You did excellent on this!! Even getting to ask Mike Richards!! I like how, Richards was surprised how you paid attention to the intro sequence. “It’s as if I’m talking to myself” said Richards... It all makes sense now. I do think that Drew is the new Bob for the next generation. Drew and TPIR has grown with the times. I have a fondness for classical price, and hopefully some lucky kids out there are getting their daily dose of Fantastic Prizes too, for the hour-long party of cars & trips that can be yours, if The Price Is Right!
"I do think that Drew is the new Bob for the next generation." And I think also that George Gray is Rod Roddy for the new generation (I strongly believe that Drew and George, IOW, are the modern-day Bob and Rod).
I'm not from Usa, I have never watched this show but I hit the like button within 2 minutes. Because I know that this is a high quality content. I feel lucky to find your channel...
Great video. I’m a huge game show guy myself. I been on 4 game shows Price being one of them. When I’m in the show case with Bob I talk to him about how small the set is. Bobs version is still my favorite. :-)
I so enjoyed the opening of Barker's Price is Right. I never realized the meaning behind it all, but always thought to myself, whoever thought of this really enjoys what they are doing. The focus on the set and lights was a great touch. It definitely made me want to be there. Its a lost art that you don't see as much today.
You are a very smart person with alot of insight. I think you should be the next director of TPIR. Thank you for a wonderful and entertaining look at the intros
This is a terrific analysis. I appreciate the effort that you put forth. I have re-watched all of the entrances and agree with you. Mr. Barker was a bonofide Television Star!
Great stuff. I have spent so much time around game show nerds, and boy did they hate the shot timing in the later Bob years, and justifiably so. Constantly missing contestant reactions, price reveals ... even the host's door open.
is risking sounding, totally, odd. Before I required the assistance, of a cane or, walker, whenever I went through a double sliding door, I'd do that little movement, with the arms, as Bob did. I.E.: "I'm here."(noone, ever, took notice.) This post, really, was illuminating and, in some cases, a confirmation. I enjoyed this. Congratulations, on one of the best videos, ever, I've viewed. Subscribed; looking, forward, to more.
Fantastic, I loved this! You certainly have done your homework. I would love to see you do this same critique and analysis of the show's announcers: Johnny Olson, Rod Roddy, Rich Fields, George Gray. Johnny Olson of course was a game show legend; I did really love Rod Roddy's work very much and I am very impressed with George Gray and enjoy his work very much. How about it? Thanks for your hard work.
George Gray is super-underrated. I've liked him since he was on "Junkyard Wars," and he absolutely crushed it in the half-hour syndicated version of "The Weakest Link." If Drew decides to hang up the long corded mic, I hope they offer it to him first.
@@ologicalonline Sony's (and Mike Richards') mis-handling of the Alex Trebek transition is the reason I won't watch J! anymore. It's honestly also the reason I am not a Mike Richards fan. I don't like some of the things he did with Price, either, but I have to say that after watching this video, I do appreciate what he did with the opening, and I think the changes he made to the opening are perfect.
Wow this was a great video, I have watched this show since the early 80's and learned a lot from the direction of the producers of different era's of The Price is RIght
I just like the peppy jazz tune melody the original studio musicians recorded for the original theme song for the late afternoon show. That had a cheerful energy very similar to the Johnie Carson show theme song about the same year. The whole show interrupted one of my favorite tunes. I was glad to have it stuck in my head for ten minutes.
The crazy thing about Bob was the 85 and 88 show intro's Bob was already in his early 60's by this point. He had been the host for Truth and Consequences from 1956 to 1975. So he already had 30 plus years doing these game shows. He started Truth and Consequences at 32 in 1956 (had a December birthday). Price at Right at 48 in 1972 and then finally when retired in 2007 he was 82. All the generations that watched him on TV is amazing.
Primarily I'm feeding the UA-cam algorithm, but I found something fascinating that I would never have paid enough attention to to notice before! I was riveted through the whole video 🤩
If I had to sum up the Bob era and the Drew era in one sentence: It was "the star of the show", now it's "the show is the star". Mike Richards basically brought the show into a place where Drew can succeed, and a place where the show can succeed in this bold, new era of screened entertainment. It's a shame he squandered all of the success he had at TPiR trying to anoint himself as Alex Trebek's successor.
My favorite part of this entire show, is from when it begins, to when Bob says, Let's take a look at the first item up for bid on The Price is Right. The pricing games are fun, as is the big wheel, but my most absolute favorite part is what I first described. I love it when the doors open and he comes out. Like I'd run out to the living room, just to see that whole thing play out, and then go off and do my own thing for rest of the day.
ive been looking for your channel for a few hours. i remember i watched your videos on s5 bcs and it compleatly changed how i watch all media. no one else does it like you do and ive been re watching bcs with my new gf and she loves these analysis too. you really deserve to be bigger. you do good stuff keep it upppppppp !!!
Great work as always, John. I'd love to see a deep dive into Let's Make A Deal at some point, if it's not too similar to this. The current incarnation of the show always has that party vibe.
Mark Goodson freely admitted that he used several elements of LMAD in developing TNPIR: audience participation, grocery item pricing games, surprise selection of contestants, and an end game pitting two players against one another.
@@markschildberg1667 : A long time ago, I picked up on the common elements between the two shows, but didn't know of Mark Goodson admitting it. It makes me wonder if he ever admitted "borrowing" from TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES in developing BEAT THE CLOCK.
It's really funny hearing you talking about a game show the same exicting way as you've been analysing BCS. I caught myself looking for some mystery and waiting until you say: "...and that's when Lalo shows up" :D
Thanks to Roku, I’ve been watching Barker era Price episodes and they’re both an amazing time capsule of American culture in the 70’s and 80’s and still wildly entertaining. The shot by shot breakdown of the original open is spot on and a light bulb “oh, wow, yeah!” moment…
This is over analysis if I’ve ever seen it. Damn! You took your time to analyze how the hosts of “The Price is Right” are introduced to the viewer? MY WORD!
Ahem, Dennis James hosting duties on the nighttime TPIR was far from short-lived. He hosted from 1972 10 1977, and was used to him more than Bob for a long time, because I watched the nighttime version more frequently with school and all, and even didn't find out that Bob even hosted the daytime show until 1973.
I’ve been to several taping sessions; The stage wraps around the front of the audience area and its square footage is comparable to the upstairs area of my house. Mine is a cantilevered design, so the upstairs is slightly larger than downstairs.
@@daffyduckfan4478 they do, yes. But it’s usually so loud in the studio, that you can barely hear it over the audience chanting drew, drew, drew, drew, drew…
Great content, as we've come to expect. I loved the clip of Adam Sandler and Bob Barker woven perfectly into your narrative. Great editing! I think a comment on the older Price is Right with Bill Cullen was missing. Cullen was the model every other host of all game shows copied to some extent.
If you watch the original 1960s run of "Password" (BW), you'll notice Bill Cullen frequently appear as a panelist, usually on a Mark Goodson/Bill Todman production. Allen Ludden constantly compliments Cullen on his moderating ability and holds up Cullen as the example of what a TV host ought to be like. Another thing I like about Cullen and his era is that Cullen was a Polio survivor who was physically disabled because of the Polio. How many TV production companies today would hire a disabled man or woman to host their TV shows?
agreed this is a legendary game show :) and one of the parts that reminds me that someone is watching the price is right is 2 things the beeping of the big wheel wish they brought the rainbow wheel for some nostalgia :) and the legendary losing horn when a contestant loses a game
Very interesting! About the no-crowd 2020-21 season: it was extremely weird (and almost sad) to watch... At least some adjustments and a small crowd were added for the 2021-22 season, just in time for the 50th anniversary!
I’m here for whatever content you wish to make. You could analyze a video of paint drying, and I would be satisfied. Not only entertaining but informative. I feel like I learn how to better appreciate visual storytelling.
@Ological I wish you had included the audience entrances for TPIR because Bob embraced and had MANY audience entrances! Drew only had 3 audience entrances. That would be a nice addition to the host entrance video.
John I don’t know how it’s possible, but this is actually the best thing you’ve done. And I love your BCS content. I never comment on anything, but couldn’t resist. So enjoyable!
Absolutely LOVE this channel. Not only do you make me appreciate Better Call Saul on a much deeper level, you've now opened my eyes to appreciate something I wouldve never looked at this way. On top of more BCS breakdowns (hope that doesn't stop of course!), I hope you keep sharing your insight and views on other things like this as well!! Keep up the good work John!!
It's criminal that there are only 35K views of this video. This dude's videos are master's theses boiled down to 25 mins. Utter genius.
Now I better understand why an older family member of mine loved to sit and watch old game show re-airings. Give your family some love and attention folks, they would come to appreciate the newly created memories.
I enjoyed Drew’s entrance in modern Price is Right, and couldn’t quite understand why I liked it so much.
Seeing how the show shifted from being the introduction of “the star”, to “the host” of a party, and how that heavily influenced the very start of the show, is honestly quite amazing.
I’ll love any episode of The Price is Right, old or new. But that tonal shift was very necessary for the show to endure. Bob was a benevolent king. Drew is your straight-arrow neighbor who still wants to celebrate you.
More reason for me to watch the show. Such great TV.
I'm 63, remember when The Price Is Right aired in my early teens. Bob Barker, Janice Pennington, Anitra Ford and Johnny Olson the best announcer the show has ever seen. Occasionally I will watch UA-cam videos of the show from that era and love each one. My personal opinion, it's never been the same since Bob's retirement.
I am too Mr. Mark @ I am still love Mr. Bob Baker, when the time i just come to USA . From 1980- i love America for ever... Have a really nice day...
Hello all - here's a small but necessary correction. I misspoke the name of the model seen handing the microphone to Bob Barker. Her name is Janice _Pennington_, she's one of the greats, and she deserves her due! My apologies to Ms. Pennington!
If the VCR(VTR as it was known)had been around in 1971,and if I were a late teen or in my 20s, I probably would have the whole Bob Barker era of TPIR.That would be a LOT of videotapes to sort out.Of course I would try to put bunches of them together to minimize space.
Thank you for clearing that up. I was ready to go off!😂😂😂👊👊👊😎😎😎🙏🙏
@@dagdogg We know. That’s not his point.
@@JhomasE lol
sez: The Original 4 Barker Beauties --
-- Janice Pennington
-- Dian Parkinson
-- Kathleen Bradley
-- Holly Hallstrom
Hope that helps! 👍😉
This taught me more about television photography and cinematography than I ever expected. Lol.
Wow! Very educational video! I did notice that Drew Carey was kinda rough at the start, then beautifully and confidently grew into the role. It's very educational to learn how much the design and cinematography goes into it. And it's wonderful that Bob Barker lived long enough to see the successful transition. RIP Bob.
The original version of The Price Is Right was first broadcast on NBC, and later ABC, from 1956 to 1965. Hosted by Bill Cullen -- Wikipedia
True, though Bill never had a host entrance (owing to being hit with polio, and having a noticeable limp). In fact, Bill would usually sit on a stool, since he could not move, and did not want to be seen on camera. Another thing, there were no mini games, as there are now. It just was 4 contestants bidding on prizes, a la contestants row.
@@newstarcadefan you’re right, but I can think of one minor caveat to the “no mini-games” thing: there were some kinda-sorta mini-games during what they called, I think, “extras”. Once or twice per game, the winning bid announcement would trigger a ringing bell, and that would mean some sort of extra prize or prizes added, often of a piece with the item won during the auction. Like the winning bidder of a sofa / loveseat combo might hear a bell right after being announced the winner, then told they’re “gonna need something to look at while lounging on the lovely furniture” so they’re also getting a new color TV, or stereo, or whatever. In the later years of the original show, sometimes the extra had to be earned. I can remember seeing a contestant play some sort of card hand with Bill Cullen once, and several times the contestant had to answer some price-related question about the extra in order to win it. It was never anything on the order of mini-games we see today, but it was something off the usual script of auction games.
"I'm going to talk about the entrance shot of the price is right."
"For 24 minutes are you kidding me?"
*24 minutes later*
"Succinct and insightful. Huh."
Right? Lol I was expecting a montage of an entrance from every season which is why I hadn't clicked for so long
Thank you for saving me...
You guys don't get it. This UA-camr dissected and analyzed the different intros of different directors and the change from Bob to Drew,
@@johnd8788 : I think that's what they're saying. (At least I think that's what OrangeVision and Matt Demes are saying. I don't understand what dcon is saying.)
For someone not familiar with American game shows like me, this was amazing and can't wait to see more!
Watch the price is right, it is the best example of American consumerism and television!
@@mooselove There are 3 other essentials, in addition to Price, that give the perfect cross-section of the American game show: Trebek's Jeopardy!, Dick Clark's Pyramid, and Regis' Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.
And Richard Dawson's Family Feud or Gene Rayburn's Match Game.
Allen Ludden's Password, etc.
Or Peter Marshall's Hollywood Squares.
WOW.... I've seen that entrance SO many times and never have I given any though to the psychology behind it!! I LOVE these thing!!! I'll be on the lookout now!!
TPIR "the Barker Era" is on Pluto right now 24/7..so awesome to watch Barker in his craft..He just had a special way about how he interacted with the guests..very natural and real.
I agree that it's awesome to watch Barker in his craft. I also agree that he just had a special way about how he interacted with the guests. I disagree that he was very natural and real. Much of his greatness comes from his ability to put on a performance, and knowing what makes for entertaining television.
Later in Barker's career he would occasionally come down the aisle as his entrance. He was like the President walking into Congress for a SOTU address, shaking hands with people while everyone cheered.
Hey John - something very interesting came to me after I watched this video. Bob’s entrances have always been one of the reasons I watched the show. I went back and looked ar Drew’s April Fool’s episode with Bob making the entrance. His entrance with Drew’s production looks so incredibly odd...as much as it did with Drew’s entrance when it was still Bob’s style.
Doing a comparison of Bob’s entrance on Drew’s show and vice versa would totally support your theory on this subject.
I've been on the show, and you're right--the set is sooo small. I almost couldn't believe it when I walked into the seats the first time. Also, the match game was filmed on the same stage as TPIR. They just wheeled the set out onto the stage
Yes I knew that. Carol burnett was done on a similar stage I think they called it the set with the apron meani.g the front hanging down. I miss the tpir original cue music. What happened?
And yet, the MATCH GAME set seemed a lot smaller.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed how hosts would enter. I always liked how Bob would swing his arms walking out to his mark. Just the complete picture of confidence and control. Same with another TV legend, Johnny Carson . The "Here's Johnny", the theme, the way that famous rainbow curtain would part, and he would come strolling out. I can remember being 3 or 4, and walking out from behind the living room curtains. To this day, there's still something about that moment that fascinates me.
A similar video could be done comparing Johnny Carson’s entrance to Jay Leno’s. When Leno started using Carson’s studio it simply didn’t work. When he got a set designed for him and entered high-fiving the audience the show hit its stride.
Great analysis of the show. It once seemed impossible for anyone to follow Bob Barker, but Drew Carey has done it very effectively. He has carried on Bob Barker's tradition without trying to be his predecessor. He interracts well with the contestants and has even kep Barker's signature closing line, which kept a little of Barker's presence in the show. As for Dennis James, he was a piooneering game show host goinb back into the 1930s and experimental TV, and he was a great TPIR host.
Marc Breslow was a master director, no doubt about that. You could probably do a video just talking about all the different effects shots he came up with for "Price", such as the various halfway-transition shots he used for ticket plugs for several years in the 70s.
It should be noted that later in Bob's era, Paul Alter was replaced by Bart Eskander, who was even lazier than Paul was. Drew fired Eskander shortly into Season 37 and he was replaced by Rich DiPirro, who seemed intent on going back to the Marc Breslow style but was ousted after only a few years due to clashing with Mike Richards. Michael Dimich took over, followed by Ryan Polito, before Adam Sandler became the current director.
Small things: I wouldn't consider Dennis James' "Price" short-lived - it lasted five years, with Bob taking over from Fall 1977 until the syndicated run's demise in 1980. Also, your brief rundown of the hosts left out Doug Davidson.
All that aside, I'm really interested to see what other game shows you'll tackle.
Drew fired Eskander?
We don’t speak about the Doug Davidson Price is Right, because of how much the show format changed.
It’s not Doug’s fault, I’m sure. But there was zero reason to change a winning formula.
I think for a short time Doug Davidson has hosted The Price is Right “Live” stage show.
One day, it’s a dream of mine to host one of these iconic gameshows. I’d be thrilled even to host the stage show version. - It would be too much fun! 🤩
This is great. I've used TPIR in my broadcasting classes for years as an example of almost perfect craftsmanship in live-to-tape production. The timing of Breslow and his camera ops is so spot on. The music cues and theme also are so strong and integral to the emotion.
One thing I've noticed in recent years from back then is how quick they were to catch details (e.g., the peg resting on the arrow when the big wheel stops just short of moving on to the next space). By contrast, as much as I love PASSWORD PLUS, I often get frustrated when the director didn't show the losing team's reaction.
Your channel is literally one of the most under-discovered channels on UA-cam. Incredible breakdowns
Back at it again with some content, this time non-BCS. I love your show! Thank you!
The price is right is what helped me understand the cost of things when I was a child
I just sat through 24 and a half minutes of this, and I am a smarter person for it. I think this guy deserves a subscribe.
Bob Barker will always forever be remembered as a game show host. RIP 1923 - 2023 🕊️🪦
How have I not known you exist until RIGHT NOW? Shame on me.
This is...my exact level of multiple-decades-long appreciation for TV game show nuance, minutiae and nerd-dom. Just without the technology that you've got.
Magnificent work, sir. I am now subscribed and I cannot wait for more of this gold. Cheers!
What this person said. This proud game-show geek is blown away by this.
And I have a lot more videos to watch. Fantastic stuff.
John, you're the best. Two things I noticed about this: in the '88 intro the zoom out is not just awkwardly timed, the camera operator zooms too far!! You see the edges of the set, with destroys the optical illusions of size and grandeur! The other thing I thought was interesting was that as soon as you see Drew he's chattering away. He says "hey everybody!" at a time that would traditionally be way too early - he's not even got his mic, and he's drowned out by the cheer and the announcer. But it works, because it fits that nervous chatty energy you described.
I didn't notice that about the zoom-out. I'll have to watch again.
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I've missed this analyses so much, they gave me a newfound appreciation for cinematography and visual storytelling. I would love for you to make a video exemplifying other shows that are as carefully made as you've shown BCS to be. Nice work as always!
Inject this content directly into my veins. This is the kind of conversation that was catnip to me back in my hazy dorm room days. Kinda meta that a video dissecting nostalgia appeals to me because the analytical approach reminds me of the discussions I'd have with my cohort back in "the day."
I didn't know that I wanted to see this. I would not have expected you to go to game shows right after Better Call Saul. But this is a great video.
I'm now going to back to different years to see the differences. It's amazing now that I have context to the opening shots. Incredible video. Thanks.
This is a great trip down nostalgia lane with explanations of how the production went on behind the scenes. Let's do again with a few other shows like Let's Make a Deal, $25,000 Pyramid, Jeopardy, the Match Game, and the Hollywood Squares. Keep up the good work.👍
This is very great commentary. Bob is the star, Drew is the host. I am blind and I did radio broadcasting. Keep up the great work and I hope to get to meet you.
I never noticed the majestic aura Bob Barker had on the opening sequence
Having watched the show (and viideos here more recentky) since 1972, I admit that I saw in awe some wild stuff I missed from back then. Notably in 1972 when my now ex-mother in law was on the show but didn't get to the showcase. I stopped watching it cold turrkey once Drew Carey took over. He acts too serious sometimes and all the hoopla of the Cqrey days are totally unheard of! I had to watch just 15 MINUTES of a Carey -hosted show and wa immediately turned off. Bob Barker IS The Price is Right, and hard to believe he turned 97 last December 12. I love nostalgia like this.
The 1988 "garbage but fine" is nice. Imagine you've only been seeing the perfect transition version before it, the initial entrance has grown tired and lost its magic, and you finally get some hints at the making of "behind the scenes" by way of the badly drawn out ceiling shot.
This is so well done. I am also reminded of when the first new cast of Saturday Night Live debuted in the fall of 1980, and are introduced in the opening as "starring" when replacing legitimate stars. Another example of awkward "star" transitions is The Tonight Show when Jay Leno took over. It wasn't until they took away the curtain and the traditional Carson-esque set that he took off. Funny how these little things matter. I agree with your entire thesis.
23:32 regarding the producer moving on to produce other shows for Sony that were likely facing generational change...well, you were definitely right about that. But I didn't see that playing out the way it did when I first watched this video earlier this year!
Dude, that was amazing. I didn't think I could watch a 24 minute video about host entrances on The Price Is Right but your video held my interest the whole time.
This was fantastic! I’ve worked in TV and now teach in higher education, and this was a fantastic analysis of all the important elements of visual storytelling.
How’d you know I watched this at my Grandma’s eating a big mushy bowl of frosted wheat
Same here except I was eating fried egg sandwiches. Or cucumber sandwich
I haven't watched an episode of Price Is Right in over 20 years, but this video makes me interested in checking out it out again to see what it looks like post-COVID. Great content, and I'm glad we're seeing more from this channel outside of BCS. Can't wait for the next one!
I agree with you on with Bob’s entrance was Royal. Real game show host in general from the 70’s and 80’s like Richard Dawson and Jim Perry, Dick Clark for etc had serious swag when walking on out with the three piece bell-bottom slacks.
Today, you have Drew who just comes out like he’s hurrying up to get the food at the buffet.
I love how bob comes out with his hands look at from the 80s to his last show
Breslow also did all the kooky match game intro and the wrong-face-on-other-person ticket plug gag. Clever use of blue screen, video wipes and miniatures! Great breakdown, there is a solid reason people get goosebumps watching the Price intro.
This is great content! I came for the BCS breakdowns, and I’m staying for this. Any breakdown you want to do, you got yourself a viewer! Great work.
Holy Crap! You did excellent on this!! Even getting to ask Mike Richards!!
I like how, Richards was surprised how you paid attention to the intro sequence. “It’s as if I’m talking to myself” said Richards... It all makes sense now. I do think that Drew is the new Bob for the next generation.
Drew and TPIR has grown with the times. I have a fondness for classical price, and hopefully some lucky kids out there are getting their daily dose of Fantastic Prizes too, for the hour-long party of cars & trips that can be yours, if The Price Is Right!
"I do think that Drew is the new Bob for the next generation."
And I think also that George Gray is Rod Roddy for the new generation (I strongly believe that Drew and George, IOW, are the modern-day Bob and Rod).
I'm not from Usa, I have never watched this show but I hit the like button within 2 minutes. Because I know that this is a high quality content. I feel lucky to find your channel...
Great video. I’m a huge game show guy myself. I been on 4 game shows Price being one of them. When I’m in the show case with Bob I talk to him about how small the set is. Bobs version is still my favorite. :-)
Do you have any idea how much I envy you?
Awesome video!
I was shocked by how old fashioned the 2007 footage looked. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it I guess 😂
I so enjoyed the opening of Barker's Price is Right. I never realized the meaning behind it all, but always thought to myself, whoever thought of this really enjoys what they are doing. The focus on the set and lights was a great touch. It definitely made me want to be there. Its a lost art that you don't see as much today.
You are a very smart person with alot of insight. I think you should be the next director of TPIR. Thank you for a wonderful and entertaining look at the intros
This is a terrific analysis. I appreciate the effort that you put forth. I have re-watched all of the entrances and agree with you. Mr. Barker was a bonofide Television Star!
Great stuff.
I have spent so much time around game show nerds, and boy did they hate the shot timing in the later Bob years, and justifiably so. Constantly missing contestant reactions, price reveals ... even the host's door open.
is risking sounding, totally, odd. Before I required the assistance, of a cane or, walker, whenever I went through a double sliding door, I'd do that little movement, with the arms, as Bob did. I.E.: "I'm here."(noone, ever, took notice.) This post, really, was illuminating and, in some cases, a confirmation. I enjoyed this. Congratulations, on one of the best videos, ever, I've viewed. Subscribed; looking, forward, to more.
I have done this coming out of elevators more times than I care to admit.
Wow, it’s amazing what incredibly small changes can make you feel!
Fantastic, I loved this! You certainly have done your homework. I would love to see you do this same critique and analysis of the show's announcers: Johnny Olson, Rod Roddy, Rich Fields, George Gray. Johnny Olson of course was a game show legend; I did really love Rod Roddy's work very much and I am very impressed with George Gray and enjoy his work very much. How about it? Thanks for your hard work.
George Gray is super-underrated. I've liked him since he was on "Junkyard Wars," and he absolutely crushed it in the half-hour syndicated version of "The Weakest Link."
If Drew decides to hang up the long corded mic, I hope they offer it to him first.
This is a wonderful case of how television tells a story through camera angles. Marvelous insights indeed. Would love to see more of these.
Bob Barker's entrance is magical to me. Not sure why. Best game show introduction of all time.
That Mike Richards foreshadowing was extremely prescient, and certainly more foreboding in retrospect.
Yeah, the story ended exactly how I imagined, and then not at all how I imagined
@@ologicalonline Sony's (and Mike Richards') mis-handling of the Alex Trebek transition is the reason I won't watch J! anymore. It's honestly also the reason I am not a Mike Richards fan. I don't like some of the things he did with Price, either, but I have to say that after watching this video, I do appreciate what he did with the opening, and I think the changes he made to the opening are perfect.
50s-60s Price is Right on NBC: Bill Cullen
70s-2K on CBS: Bob Barker
2K+ on CBS: Drew Carey
Wow this was a great video, I have watched this show since the early 80's and learned a lot from the direction of the producers of different era's of The Price is RIght
I just like the peppy jazz tune melody the original studio musicians recorded for the original theme song for the late afternoon show. That had a cheerful energy very similar to the Johnie Carson show theme song about the same year. The whole show interrupted one of my favorite tunes. I was glad to have it stuck in my head for ten minutes.
The crazy thing about Bob was the 85 and 88 show intro's Bob was already in his early 60's by this point. He had been the host for Truth and Consequences from 1956 to 1975. So he already had 30 plus years doing these game shows. He started Truth and Consequences at 32 in 1956 (had a December birthday). Price at Right at 48 in 1972 and then finally when retired in 2007 he was 82. All the generations that watched him on TV is amazing.
Primarily I'm feeding the UA-cam algorithm, but I found something fascinating that I would never have paid enough attention to to notice before! I was riveted through the whole video 🤩
If I had to sum up the Bob era and the Drew era in one sentence: It was "the star of the show", now it's "the show is the star".
Mike Richards basically brought the show into a place where Drew can succeed, and a place where the show can succeed in this bold, new era of screened entertainment. It's a shame he squandered all of the success he had at TPiR trying to anoint himself as Alex Trebek's successor.
I’ll have to send this to my neighbor, Yukiko Hotta. She worked on a lot of the 70’s and 80’s game shows and is a Master Control Director for ABC.
My favorite part of this entire show, is from when it begins, to when Bob says, Let's take a look at the first item up for bid on The Price is Right. The pricing games are fun, as is the big wheel, but my most absolute favorite part is what I first described. I love it when the doors open and he comes out. Like I'd run out to the living room, just to see that whole thing play out, and then go off and do my own thing for rest of the day.
Bob barker walks like he was real cool, but Drew walks like there is a fire behind him. Bob is it.
Bob Barker strides in. Drew Carey (at least when he was heavier) waddles in.
ive been looking for your channel for a few hours. i remember i watched your videos on s5 bcs and it compleatly changed how i watch all media. no one else does it like you do and ive been re watching bcs with my new gf and she loves these analysis too. you really deserve to be bigger. you do good stuff keep it upppppppp !!!
Great work as always, John. I'd love to see a deep dive into Let's Make A Deal at some point, if it's not too similar to this. The current incarnation of the show always has that party vibe.
Mark Goodson freely admitted that he used several elements of LMAD in developing TNPIR: audience participation, grocery item pricing games, surprise selection of contestants, and an end game pitting two players against one another.
@@markschildberg1667 : A long time ago, I picked up on the common elements between the two shows, but didn't know of Mark Goodson admitting it. It makes me wonder if he ever admitted "borrowing" from TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES in developing BEAT THE CLOCK.
@@markschildberg1667 : Or, for that matter, if he ever admitted "borrowing" from THE NEWLYWED GAME in devoloping HE SAID, SHE SAID/TATTLETALES.
This is the most beautiful presentation, complete w pristinely looping Broll, I’ve ever seen.
i feel like i'm home sick from school. loved it!
It's really funny hearing you talking about a game show the same exicting way as you've been analysing BCS. I caught myself looking for some mystery and waiting until you say: "...and that's when Lalo shows up" :D
Thanks to Roku, I’ve been watching Barker era Price episodes and they’re both an amazing time capsule of American culture in the 70’s and 80’s and still wildly entertaining. The shot by shot breakdown of the original open is spot on and a light bulb “oh, wow, yeah!” moment…
Paul Alter introduced the "Star Wipe." He may not have been as passionate as Mr. Breslow, but the "Star Wipe" was a great contribution.
I thought I was a PIR nerd. Yes to everything you said. More please 👍
great video! please do one on this current audience-less season
The Price is Right, the longest running game show in television history all thanks to the legendary Bob Barker.
Dang - this was fascinating! And you have the most amazing voice. Oh, and I SMASHED that subscribe button!
This is over analysis if I’ve ever seen it. Damn!
You took your time to analyze how the hosts of “The Price is Right” are introduced to the viewer?
MY WORD!
Ahem, Dennis James hosting duties on the nighttime TPIR was far from short-lived. He hosted from 1972 10 1977, and was used to him more than Bob for a long time, because I watched the nighttime version more frequently with school and all, and even didn't find out that Bob even hosted the daytime show until 1973.
I’ve been to several taping sessions; The stage wraps around the front of the audience area and its square footage is comparable to the upstairs area of my house.
Mine is a cantilevered design, so the upstairs is slightly larger than downstairs.
Do they play the cue music during the tapings?
@@daffyduckfan4478 they do, yes. But it’s usually so loud in the studio, that you can barely hear it over the audience chanting drew, drew, drew, drew, drew…
@@boisegameshowguy Thank you, I miss Bob Barker. The price is right is unbearable to watch now.
The video I didn't know I needed to see, I love your mind.
It's always an A1 day when there is a new. Ological video.
Great content, as we've come to expect. I loved the clip of Adam Sandler and Bob Barker woven perfectly into your narrative. Great editing! I think a comment on the older Price is Right with Bill Cullen was missing. Cullen was the model every other host of all game shows copied to some extent.
If you watch the original 1960s run of "Password" (BW), you'll notice Bill Cullen frequently appear as a panelist, usually on a Mark Goodson/Bill Todman production. Allen Ludden constantly compliments Cullen on his moderating ability and holds up Cullen as the example of what a TV host ought to be like. Another thing I like about Cullen and his era is that Cullen was a Polio survivor who was physically disabled because of the Polio. How many TV production companies today would hire a disabled man or woman to host their TV shows?
This was a wonderfully specific deep dive.
This is very interesting. I never thought about this, but this analysis is really cool.
MAN, THIS GUY IS SO ON POINT. IM AMAZED!!!
agreed this is a legendary game show :) and one of the parts that reminds me that someone is watching the price is right is 2 things the beeping of the big wheel wish they brought the rainbow wheel for some nostalgia :) and the legendary losing horn when a contestant loses a game
I was not expecting this video to be so intelligent and insightful. Nice
Very interesting! About the no-crowd 2020-21 season: it was extremely weird (and almost sad) to watch... At least some adjustments and a small crowd were added for the 2021-22 season, just in time for the 50th anniversary!
Yes, and I think TPIR has some of the old magic back now that it has somewhat of an audience (even if it isn't the large crowd of before).
I have never seen the price is right but it was still super fascinating
Excited to see where this channel goes in during the off season and post-BCS! You have great way of analyzing things and breaking it down.
I’m here for whatever content you wish to make. You could analyze a video of paint drying, and I would be satisfied. Not only entertaining but informative. I feel like I learn how to better appreciate visual storytelling.
Very interesting and intriguing! Would love to see more in future segments (perhaps about Tic Tac Dough, or maybe even Card Sharks).
@Ological I wish you had included the audience entrances for TPIR because Bob embraced and had MANY audience entrances! Drew only had 3 audience entrances. That would be a nice addition to the host entrance video.
Criminally underrated channel.
John I don’t know how it’s possible, but this is actually the best thing you’ve done. And I love your BCS content. I never comment on anything, but couldn’t resist. So enjoyable!
Absolutely LOVE this channel. Not only do you make me appreciate Better Call Saul on a much deeper level, you've now opened my eyes to appreciate something I wouldve never looked at this way. On top of more BCS breakdowns (hope that doesn't stop of course!), I hope you keep sharing your insight and views on other things like this as well!! Keep up the good work John!!