Roger commented that Drew's dressing room is the size of a small apartment. Drew wanted his own dressing room, it was a condition. He had other demands that he honestly didn't think CBS would find reasonable (For example, being hired with no audition) but CBS accommodated him all the way. To think, Bob was on TV for 50 years and had no problems at all using a dressing room also used by other talents as you mentioned, Scott. Maybe Bob saw it as an honor to use the same room that Jack Benny and Red Skelton probably used.

I think Drew's agent asked for the world and CBS happily gave it to him. It doesn't mean he's a bad person that his agent asked for it. CBS could have said no. But they didn't.

And yeah, Bob was on the air for 50 years and he probably had no idea what he could have asked for and gotten. Or he was comfortable and he liked what he had. Either way, there's no evidence that he asked for more than what he received and was denied as far as I can tell. Why the heck should Drew Carey's contract negotiations be bound by what Bob had? No agent worth their salt would agree to that stricture. They are there to be zealous advocates for their clients. Drew's did their job.

Family Guy and its cutaways and random pop culture jokes could fill several pages.  On top of that, there was an A-plot with Peter Griffin winning on Wheel of Fortune.

There's also an A plot of them appearing on Dawson Family Feud, of all places.

One of my favorite things that I think all of you would appreicate- just about every Jeopardy cutaway uses a different version of the show's set.

I recently rewatched the "2 Stupid Dogs" take off on PiR featuring Casey Kasem as host. Let's just say it was a lot funnier the first time I saw it when I was nine or so.

Effective 4/15:

What's 'new': Body Language, Supermarket Sweep
What's gone: Tattletales.  Split Second, 80s LMAD, and Temptation are gone for at least the week of 4/15, and 80s Sale is reduced to two programming stunt eps, one from each version.  These may change back the week of 4/22 or change to something else. The prime/late changes appear to be normal changes, which includes 80s LMAD getting pulled from prime (and the return of Supermarket Sweep after a short hiatus as well as Body Language after a longer one). I think this is the first time Tattletales has been off the Buzzr schedule entirely (unless it reappears next week after the Spring Break stunt ends). Based on the time period downgrade and now nearing the end of Kroeger's episodes, wouldn't be surprised to see it exit soon.

Weekdays:
1:00PM to 3:00PM: "Spring Break Getaway" stunt. (See Below)
then:
6PM-8PM Match Game switches to 73
8:00PM: Match Game 73 x2 (Replaces To Tell the Truth 73 x2)
9:00PM: To Tell the Truth 73 x2 (Replaces Tattletales 76 x2)
10:00PM: Password Plus 81 x2 (REplaces Newlywed Game 90s x2)
11:00PM: Supermarket Sweep x2 (Replaces LMAD 80s x2)
12:00AM: Body Language x2 (Replaces Classic Concentration x2)
1:00AM: Newlywed Game 90s x4 (Replaces Password Plus x2 and Super Password x2)

Weekends:
Buzzr's "Spring Break Getaway" stunt (reairs from weekdays) blows out weekend afternoons from 1P-6P the week of 4/15.

7:00pm: Match Game 73 x4 (Replaces Password Plus 81x2 and To Tell the Truth 70s x2)
9:00pm: To Tell the Truth 70s x2 (Replaces Tattletales)
10:00PM: Password Plus 81 x2 (REplaces Newlywed Game 90s x2)
11:00PM: Supermarket Sweep x2 (Replaces Classic Concentration x2)
12:00AM: Body Language x2 (Replaces Classic Concentration x2)
1:00AM: Newlywed Game 90s x4 (Replaces Password Plus x2 and Super Password x2)

Most of the above had been blown out for programming stunts on weekends since the end of January, but that appears to be the new regular prime/late schedule 7 days/week
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The spring break getaway stunt will be a rotation/sampling of various spring break themed episodes and prizes from various shows in the Buzzr library, primarily Classic Concentration, Eubanks' Card Sharks, Press Your Luck, and both versions of 80s Sale.

Classic Concentration locks down the 1P Hour all week replacing 80s Split Second. Eubanks' CS takes the 2:00pm half hour all week, and a mix of PYL and 80s Sale airs at 2:30p. all of whom replace 80s LMAD.  (PYL M-W, Sale Th/F). All of those episodes reair on Saturday or Sunday from 1p-6p.

No idea what happens to that two hour segment (or the weekend time cleared out for reruns) the week of the 22nd, as the schedule stops at the end of Sunday and on-air/social promotions had indicated it was a one week stunt.

In addition, they'll be sprinkling new CC eps into the 4PM-6PM block on Monday, Tuesday and half of Wednesday (starting with 950--OAD 2/18/91).  Although I don't get why their numbering system still has them labeled as "90_0950"--it's not a matter of tape date; those shows definitely taped in 1991.

According to this 1993 article…

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-11-29-ca-62177-story.html

Barker says he was offered to be host but turned it down. I presume the original idea was a 30 minute price similar to daytime and then when Barker turned it down, they tinkered the format?

I just couldn’t see Barker doing daytime Price and a different version at night at the same time.