The Price is Right

The Price is Right

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The revamped version returned to the air in 1972, and is currently still airing in the United States. From September 4, 1972 to June 15, 2007, the show was hosted by Bob Barker. On October 15, 2007, Drew Carey debuted as the new host. In this new iteration, four contestants place one bid on an initial product; the player who bids closest to the product's actual retail price without going over then gets to play one of several mini-games (dubbed Pricing Games in most countries) for an additional and more substantial prize. One contestant, through various elimination formats, could find themselves winning a large showcase of prizes at the show's conclusion. Originally thirty minutes long, the show was expanded to its current hour-long format on November 3, 1975. At this time, a new feature, the Showcase Showdown, was introduced. The three pricing game contestants from each half of the show were asked to spin a large wheel displaying various amounts from five cents up to one dollar. The contestant in each Showdown who came closest to one dollar in not more than two spins, without going over, was brought back to compete in the Showcase at the end of the show.

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It is based on these television series...

The Price is Right

This Television Series is the basis of The Price is Right
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It is referred to by these television commercials...

CBS Commercial for Super Bowl LIII 2019 - CBS Eyeconic

This Television Commercial refers to The Price is Right
"Come on down!" is from The Price is Right

It is referred to by these television episodes...

Family Guy:
Season:  2  / Episode:  4 
Brian in Love

This Television Episode refers to The Price is Right
Bob Barker is shown saying his famous line to, "Help control the pet population, have your pets spayed or neutered"

Family Guy:
Season:  14  / Episode:  8 
Brokeback Swanson

This Television Episode refers to The Price is Right
This is what Joe puts on the TV after the guys leave

30 Rock:
Season:  3  / Episode:  6 
Christmas Special

This Television Episode refers to The Price is Right
Tracy tells Liz that if she wants to get hugs from black people, she needs to host 'The Price Is Right'.

How I Met Your Mother:
Season:  6  / Episode:  2 
Cleaning House

This Television Episode refers to The Price is Right
Barney had always believed that Bob Barker, the former host of The Price Is Right was his father. James mentions that at different times his mother told him that his father was Flip Wilson, Bill Cosby, James Earl Jones, and Meadowlark Lemon.

Roseanne:
Season:  8  / Episode:  18 
Disney World War II

This Television Episode refers to The Price is Right
Jackie takes a remote and opens the curtains in a hotel at Disney World. Upon seeing it, Roseanne shouts, "Oh, it's just like on The Price Is Right!"

How I Met Your Mother:
Season:  8  / Episode:  1 
Farhampton

This Television Episode refers to The Price is Right
At the end of Barney's 60 second summary of the last 7 seasons, he brags how he won on The Price is Right.

That '70s Show:
Season:  5  / Episode:  2 
Going to California

This Television Episode refers to The Price is Right
In a flashback, Jackie and Hyde are in the Formans' basement watching The Price Is Right. When "another old lady" is called to Contestants' Row, they begin to make out. After the old woman bids one dollar, they make out again.

The King of Queens:
Season:  7  / Episode:  19 
Ice Cubed

This Television Episode refers to The Price is Right
Doug is working during a big blizzard. As he delivers a package of beef jerky to a customer, The Price Is Right is heard in the background on the TV.

Family Guy:
Season:  5  / Episode:  17 
It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One

This Television Episode refers to The Price is Right
The Griffin family takes a vacation on The Price Is Right set, and end up on the mountain on the Yodeler Game. Peter remarks that they should've gone on "Plinko" like Cleveland did.

Family Guy:
Season:  12  / Episode:  12 
Mom's the Word

This Television Episode refers to The Price is Right
Peter is with his mother's friend, Evelyn in a bar when Evelyn hits on Peter, kissing him while also watching 'The Price Is Right' on the television in the bar.

Family Guy:
Season:  9  / Episode:  8 
New Kidney in Town

This Television Episode refers to The Price is Right
Peter is a contestant on the game show 'The Price is Right'. Thanks to drinking mass-amounts of Red Bull, when it is his turn to spin the big wheel, he spins it with such great strength, the wheel spins off it's track and rolls into the audience, with disastrous results.

Parks and Recreation:
Season:  5  / Episode:  17 
Partridge

This Television Episode refers to The Price is Right
While in the hospital with a kidney stone, Ben is thrilled to watch 'The Price Is Right' on TV, while high on morphine.

Justified:
Season:  5  / Episode:  7 
Raw Deal

This Television Episode refers to The Price is Right
When TC tells Raylan that all of the loot he has in his apartment wasn't stolen, but that he won it, Raylan asks if it was won on 'The Price Is Right'.

Justified:
Season:  1  / Episode:  2 
Riverbrook

This Television Episode refers to The Price is Right
Raylan asks for tips on how to stay focused while watching a suspect. He is told by another Marshal to make up stories about the suspect and yourself. Imagine you're going to a movie, or watching 'The Price Is Right'.

Family Guy:
Season:  3  / Episode:  13 
Screwed the Pooch

This Television Episode refers to The Price is Right

How I Met Your Mother:
Season:  2  / Episode:  20 
Showdown

This Television Episode refers to The Price is Right
Barney becomes a contestant on 'The Price Is Right', in order to meet the man he belives to be his father...Bob Barker.

Family Guy:
Season:  10  / Episode:  4 
Stewie Goes for a Drive

This Television Episode refers to The Price is Right
Peter sees a dog in his front yard and tells Lois, "this is what Bob Barker's been talking about all those years." referring to Bob Barker's (and now Drew Carey) line at the end of each episode of 'The Price Is Right' to help control the pet population by spaying and neutering your pets. There is also a reference to how terrible it is to get the "bad" showcase.

The Simpsons:
Season:  15  / Episode:  5 
The Fat and the Furriest

This Television Episode refers to The Price is Right
Patty and Selma Bouvier suggest that the Simpson family buy Marge a "Kitchen Carnival" appliance similar to the one they claim they won on The Price Is Right; however, they also claim that CBS refused to air the episode on which they appeared because they weren't "TV pretty."

Family Guy:
Season:  4  / Episode:  17 
The Fat Guy Strangler

This Television Episode refers to The Price is Right
Lois watches the game show 'The Price Is Right' while Peter is supposed to be at the Doctor's office, getting his physical.

Futurama:
Season:  2  / Episode:  11 
The Lesser of Two Evils

This Television Episode refers to The Price is Right
The episode centers around a priceless atom to be placed on the tiara for the Miss Universe pageant. During the pageant, Bob Barker is informed that the tiara (with the atom) had been stolen. He replies "Do you have any idea what that thing is worth?" Fry, Leela, and Bender respond in a very The Price Is Right-esque manner. He tells Bender, "You're closest without going over."

Family Guy:
Season:  14  / Episode:  18 
The New Adventures of Old Tom

This Television Episode refers to The Price is Right
The episode opens with the Griffins on the couch watching 'The Price is Right' now with male models.

How I Met Your Mother:
Season:  7  / Episode:  8 
The Slutty Pumpkin Returns

This Television Episode refers to The Price is Right
Lily and Marshall are visiting Lily's grandparents in the suburbs. The grandparents tell them that they have a surprise gift to give, and Lily remarks that the gift is probably a big piece of used junk, recalling the time they were given a riding lawn mower. Lily tells Marshall it's like a really crappy version of the Showcase Showdown - a portion of the game show 'The Price Is Right'.

It is referred to by these movies...

Happy Gilmore

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This Movie refers to The Price is Right
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Shrek 2
part of Shrek

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This Movie refers to The Price is Right
Donkey urges Shrek to give Puss "the Bob Barker treatment". This is a reference to how Bob Barker closed every episode of The Price is Right, encouraging pet owners to spay or neuter their pets.

It is referred to by these books...

The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell
written by

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This Book refers to The Price is Right
W. Kamau Bell writes about spending time with his grandmother, watching game shows such as 'The Price is Right', 'Wheel of Fortune', 'Password', 'Super Password', 'Deal of the Century' and 'Joker's Wild'. (p. 27)

The Long Walk
written by and

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This Book refers to The Price is Right
A quote from Johnny Olsen from The Price is Right (which was originally relaunched as "The New Price is Right") opens Chapter 13. "Joanie Greenblum, come on down!"

It is referred to by these songs...

It's All Been Done
performed by Barenaked Ladies

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  • Type: Song
This Song refers to The Price is Right
Part of the lyrics to this song mention 'The Price Is Right'. The line from the song is: I see you on The Price Is Right / Will I laugh, will I smile, as you run down the aisle?"

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