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Barker TPIR coming to Pluto TV 12/1/20 (Confirmed)
jlgarfield:
Two things from me:
From the "Before They Were Stars" department: Janet Jones, the future Mrs. Wayne Gretzky, was in one of the eps shown on Pluto TV so far, the April 4, 1983 ep.
Also:
Show #5011D, OAD 9/26/1983 was likely preempted completely in the East Coast (or had a good chunk of it preempted) due to a Presidential News Conference; I know that day's Press Your Luck ep met that fate. Can anybody confirm or deny this?
Chelsea Thrasher:
Thought I've been having watching the Barker episodes from Pluto:
While on the whole I actually prefer the current show (Bob's shtick has aged like milk for one thing), one takeaway from Price in the 80s? Price in 2021 has entirely too many pricing games. Except for a handful of games clearly on their way out or don't fit for time, pretty much every game was played in the 80s with some degree of regularity.
The show has a significant number of games played less than 10 times per year now and it could easily cut 30 games from it's rotation and viewers would barely notice.
BrandonFG:
The episode that just went off features a woman named Joanne, whose Showcase allowed her to become an extra on As The World Turns. Said Showcase also featured Meg Ryan and Frank Runyeon, who starred as one of the soap's supercouples.
Anyone know if Janice indeed appeared on ATWT?
Bobby B.:
--- Quote from: Sodboy13 on June 12, 2021, 11:30:30 PM ---There is a *lot* of "How many times has that happened?" Probably at least once a week.
One thing I've noticed watching this era is the high volume of recurring prizes. No wonder Ted Slausen was able to memorize things to such a degree. What would have stumped him every time, though, is the frequent package of L.A. pro sports season tickets featured in Take Two, Race Game, and Danger Price. Even in the context of something as much of a guessing game as Price, the tickets' arbitrary nature is another level. Watching tonight, the Kings' season tickets were $688. Last time I saw them, they were $1,4xx. (Lord have pity on whoever was dropping fifteen hundred bucks to watch the 1983 Kings.)
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I’ve always wondered about those LA sports tickets. Was there ever any mention of contestants being able to substitute them for tickets to the teams closest to where they lived? I would think that would be one of the most frequently declined prizes otherwise.
Steve Gavazzi:
--- Quote from: Bobby B. on June 14, 2021, 01:20:41 PM ---I’ve always wondered about those LA sports tickets. Was there ever any mention of contestants being able to substitute them for tickets to the teams closest to where they lived? I would think that would be one of the most frequently declined prizes otherwise.
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I think Roger's said that they always substituted cash when someone won the tickets.
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