Let's Make a Deal (1970) | Big Deal: $10,258

[@allisonm2579]

I love these older episodes. I was a kid in the 70's and our family had the yellow appliances. Apparently, yellow was really in style back then.

[@m42037]

And light green. I had a Gibson (auto defrost) light green colour fridge and stove from 1969, lasted over 40 years! We used it later as a basement refrigerator. When it started leaking water inside of it and stopped cooling I found out from a repair person all it needed was a freon charge! Let's find a modern China one that will last this long!

[@coreycox2345]

We called it "Harvest Gold," Dark Side.

[@der22672]

Allison M… I also grew up in the ‘70s. I think there were only three colors of kitchen appliances. Red, yellow, (gold), and green. Maybe even olive green. We had the matching olive green appliances. Those were cool looking. A very vivid memory that I wouldn’t trade for anything. 😊😊

[@Mark.G475]

Me too! Living in Lagrange and Hinsdale IL right out side of Chicago. I had a blue Schwinn Typhoon and a orange Skateboard and those were great.

[@bsmith9506]

@@m4203740 yrs, wow! You're lucky if you get 40 months out of todays refrigeratiors.

[@josephmayotte8879]

Monty Hall was a legend at Let’s Make A Deal.

[@jackmoreno5988]

You got that right.

[@MewtwoStruckBack]

I miss the old school Let's Make a Deal - it felt like they wanted people to win back then.

[@PAS-w2i]

Yess

[@Luschan]

I know that the price of things changes with time and inflation, but it’s stil so weird to see what food cost back then.

[@kathleenpenny9388]

Lol! A thousand gallons of gas for 350 dollars!! Yeah!

[@Tubewings]

One of the most famous episodes in the show's history.

[@LogoMan7777]

+Tubewings The Snap Crackle episode.

[@m42037]

Used to be, the new ones suck

[@danmasters1568]

I used to love this show when I was a kid.

[@nathanduke5323]

1000 gallons of gas for $350. That's $0.35 per gallon. Those were the days.

[@mclovinlife4018]

So wild.

[@SirManfly]

@@mclovinlife4018 And the cars back then were so butt ugly !!! 🤮

[@legendofzelda2324]

Prices of food they listed about 10x cheaper too.

[@michaelbailey4164]

No fair, you used the Windows calculator

[@sixtieskid062]

Never again.😢

[@meyerj75]

This was back when the ABC Primetime version had Tower of Power horns along with Ivan's orchestra section. When it was moved to syndication later on, the Tower of Power horns were pink slipped but Ivan's band continued on.....

[@tomservo56954]

Really?

[@everydaychemistry6231]

That check is equivalent to over 71,000 big ones today

[@2005dave]

Much larger band than on the daytime show, featuring a horn section of local 47 hotshots playing charts concocted by legendary band arranger Sammy Nestico - who as of March 2016 is still with us!

[@TehJew22]

At 0:14. :D

[@karenwilliamsrn8099]

RIP Monty Hall, 9/30/2017, 96 years .

[@markschildberg1667]

He was unquestionably one of the greatest emcees ever. Right up there with Bob Barker and Bill Cullen. What a terrific showman.

[@ericpurkey7502]

The first time I remember seeing Monty hall is when i was 8 years old when the All new Let's make a deal debuted in 1984.

[@scoobycarr5558]

Monty is still my favorite host with funny looking contestants. I wonder if Monty is still doing his fling on LMAD with funny looking contestants in heaven? It's quite possible.

[@scoobycarr5558]

$4500 for a fur coat in 1970? That fur can easily cost $30,000 today.

[@zabadazidit]

@@scoobycarr5558 : "OK, President Lincoln - I have a box here on the display floor. You can have that, or you can trade with Joan of Arc for the purse that she's holding." Sorry, couldn't resist. ;-)

[@petesmith9608]

I still remember when I watched Let's Make A Deal with monty Hall back in the early 1970's, I was 10 years old in 1970 and I remember having a lot fun fun watching it. This brings back so many nostalgic memories. How time has flown by, now I'm 64 years old.

[@kathleenpenny9388]

Me too, Pete! I was 7 in 1970 and it was so wonderful when we got to stay home from school like holidays or if we had a cold or something! TV was everything and this was one of the greatest shows

[@growlerfrown487]

That ham price blew my mind

[@300zxbear2]

I Agree with Him, That's a Beautiful Pontiac. RIP Monty.

[@chaosdemonwolf1]

Yeah. Good trick havin a '71 on a game show from 1970

[@scdevon]

@@chaosdemonwolf1 1971 was the last good year for a really long time, too.

[@chaosdemonwolf1]

@@scdevon Last good year for damn near everything

[@TR47]

@@chaosdemonwolf1 1971 was when we officially went off the gold standard and the last of the precious metal was removed from coins. Draw your own conclusions.

[@m42037]

@@chaosdemonwolf1 The 71s came out in 70 duh. All cars always come out six months ahead 🤔

[@marklamphear137]

Rest in piece monty hall. We love you

[@OldDood]

Yes, he was FUN. Looked like a Used Car Salesman a lot of the time but that was the 'Bit' I guess. (I always wondered if Herb Tarlek of 'WKRP in Cincinnati' was based off of him. LOL) I was searching for some of the older shows once I found out he passed. Great Episode...

[@RichardBearse]

A flashback to the early days of this series

[@gmackinnon648]

And better times 😊

[@bsmith9506]

For me the real star of this show was Jay Stewart. Announced the openings, then would run down in the audience to describe a product that Monty Hall was hawking, then reappear in costume on stage in one of the zonkers, like milking a cow or riding a tricycle, then back to the audience with Monty Hall to describe another item or product, never ever making a mistake! And he was no spring chicken either. The early shows with him were the best!

[@trwent]

Don’t forget about Carol Merrill!!

[@bsmith9506]

@@trwent You're absolutely right! She was a big part of the original show. 👍

[@tennissir1986]

Yes Monty Hall was nothing in this show. Lol.

[@jamesryan6008]

: ​@@trwent: How can anyone forget "the lovely Carol Merrill".

[@PGTransformed]

Great Episode! Plus, Monty's first deal was sort of a predecessor to TPIR's Grand Game.

[@bluebear1985]

+Pedro Gomez Jr Oddly enough, in the original pitch film for "The Price is Right" that was sent to network affiliates for syndication, it included a clip of Dennis James (who would eventually host syndicated TPIR) sub-hosting "Let's Make a Deal". It makes me wonder how many ideas TPIR got from LMAD.

[@ericpurkey7502]

@@bluebear1985 Pricing games came from LMAD.

[@blind_t2]

And heck, that first deal, what a comeback.

[@m42037]

These 70s episodes are much better than the new episodes yuk.

[@casperTFG939]

Was such a treat to watch when I was home sick from school on a 12 inch black and white set. RIP Monty💞🙏🏻

[@lesliecurran1704]

Used to watch this when I stayed home from school in junior High. Good memories..

[@alan1963]

A 1970 Pontiac Grandville....total price of that car is $6,024.00. But now, the prices of our new automobiles is currently more than $25,000.00.

[@tyrese3745]

It was actually a '71 Grand Ville.

[@christinec.2372]

You cant compare the 2. 6,000.00 is just about the same as 20,000.00 in todays money. You have no idea what you are typing about. My Dad supported his entire family off of 400.00 a month. Rent, food, & bills. Thats what young military men made back then.

[@namk19]

I know, back in the 90’s it was rare to see a car that started with a 2. Nowadays it’s rare to see it start with 1.

[@cal30m1]

Of course a $6, 5lb ham is more than $25 today

[@m42037]

@@namk19 That's not true you can buy a new car today for under 20k. These old one's look much better than the jellybean cars today but let's start with the KIA, or a Fiat or ...

[@michellepost3098]

Depending on the month, I was in 3rd or 4th grade during 1970. I watched this during summers...no school!

[@amyh4606]

That Pontiac wagon is sweet

[@gsnfan]

0:15 The theme song with horns!

[@GreatOvation]

There was an episode of Sanford and son where they did a spoof of the show it was hilarious 😂

[@TheCattyKid]

No else did it like Monty Hall - a staple name in game show right up there with Dick and Gene.

[@tomkat5626]

Notice that Monty and Jay had to share a microphone, unlike today's LMAD where they all had their own mics.

[@m42037]

But the old one's were much more exciting and the cars were much nicer

[@bufnyfan1]

and two people (or couples) picked from the "Big Deal" of the day--so the likelihood of the Big Deal being picked was almost guaranteed each week. The current version with Wayne Brady only has one person picking a curtain for the Big Deal

[@williambone7724]

Ah,the good old days!

[@kbobdonahue1966]

I have to admit, I have a huge crush on Carol Merrill, especially when I was a kid.

[@bufnyfan1]

Monty Hall was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and was an excellent high school student who hoped to go to medical school. However, antisemitism was rife in those days and the University of Manitoba had a quota for Jewish students and Monty didn't get in. He ultimately went to Toronto and then to the US

[@numberblock1and2]

RIP Bob Barker😢

[@williamstraughan2949]

best times and days

[@booboolips6053]

I’d like to have that Pontiac in mint condition.🤩

[@m42037]

Google, there's plenty for sale mint condition, just be ready to pay about 20k. Not bad

[@legendofzelda2324]

@@m42037without looking that’s false. You can’t buy a new car for much less 20k now. Especially not mint vintage car from 50 years ago.

[@Mariofan2479]

100 200 300 Four!, 500 600 700 more! Famous words!

[@garrygriffy1866]

i love when buzzr does it on their commercials

[@JackPlatt]

The 70's versions pf Let's Make A Deal were the best! The 84-85 All New Let's Make A Deal had a smaller budget and would often repeat prizes too much. They would try to trick people when playing for cars or trips by having final items so difficult to price with a very small range. "Price this for me within $5.00." for a $125.00 item. You almost had to take the sure thing in the 84-86 version to avoid a big let down. The big cars and trips were rarely ever won on pricing games and the show had a feel like they wanted it that way. Especially in the 84-86 season. You had a better chance of winning a car or trip by going for the big deal, or on the "Dealer Wheel" than you would in a pricing game.

[@LogoMan7777]

16:47 - Overture by Ivan Ditmars!

[@matchpoint14]

The show on in today's time with Wayne Brady is okay but when they go off sideways and let Wayne and Jonathan do their side performances or whatever you want to call it, it is so ridiculous it is never funny and it is not entertaining at all, never. They should just stick with the deals and let the show be that only, because none of that they do trying to be funny is working it is horrible.

[@CuriousMutation]

Aunt Betty used to tell me I look like Monty Hall when I was a kid...

[@trwent]

How did Monty walk up and down those steps without tripping over the microphone cord?

[@LogoMan7777]

Lots of practice

[@WinslowLeach1974]

12:33 lol there's actually a guy in blackface

[@isaiahhatten7973]

And you think that's funny

[@WinslowLeach1974]

@@isaiahhatten7973 I'm laughing at the craziness of it, anonymous KZbin user. If you want a list of people who actually wore blackface and *would* think it's genuinely funny, here are some names for you to direct your outrage at....Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah Silverman, Justin Trudeau, Jimmy Fallon, Joy Behar, Colton Haynes, Ted Danson, Fred Armisen, Cindi Lauper, Howard Stern, Billy Crystal, Luann de Lesseps, Ralph Northam, Mark Herring....whew.....Joni Mitchell, Julianne Hough....you get the idea.

[@jackmoreno5988]

19:53 Hard to believe gas was $2.50 per gallon back then….

[@dandansfu]

Come all over I thought they would say world or Europe or something But then I forgot at this time , no such a thing

[@feminismwrong]

38 cents!!!!!!!

[@DomFalance]

Huh. The ABC primetime version. Cool.

[@dalabaso428]

+Dom Falance That episode was originally aired on ABC primetime - Saturday Night, 7:30 PM Eastern and Pacific Time, December 26, 1970.

[@dalabaso428]

+Dennis Alabaso TVLubber, I will accept your alternate channel: BCMan5388. Okay? Thank you.

[@williamdunphy352]

@@dalabaso428 Followed by the nighttime version of "The Newlywed Game", "The Lawrence Welk Show", and "The Hollywood Palace."

[@JordansCornerofNostalgia]

I thought to Me that the 1969-1971 ABC Nighttime series of "Let's Make a Deal starring Monty Hall" was Lost for good, or completely intact in FremantleMedia's game show classics archives. I can’t tell, but those rumors was just elaborate ruses. (Sighs) It is a pain in the @$$ when Monochrome or Full-Color Episodes of Timeless Game Shows and Soap Dramas were Wiped away, because of its stupid policies. How unfortunate.

[@zacharydunlap-tunnage2220]

@@williamdunphy352 In that order?

[@torilinda4]

I wish they would go back to the 2 people at the big deal

[@kenyattasimpson8468]

Oh that game show music is so dramatic

[@alphonserollins5308]

Why?

[@JackPlatt]

When did this air?

[@karltork6040]

It says 1970, but the Pontiacs are 1971's

[@TeresaBeebe-fk3fx]

I was q0 years old

[@teresarenee3829]

I love watching these, except for one thing...the fur coats... ☹

[@thegrays3303]

Got to love the prices of everything compared to 2024. 🙂

[@JohndavidMiller-dc4zm]

"Good ole jay-stewart who would later pal around with jack-barry wink-martindale geoff edwards jim-lange & jim-perry may he rest in peace" 🇺🇸📺🎙️🕯️🙏⚰️🪦👼.

[@tngirl341]

Learned long ago you pay taxes in that state and your home state for anything you win. So yeah no thanks

[@tennissir1986]

Yes it’s better to pay full price for a car and just local taxes - instead of getting a free car and paying both states tax. Lol.