Marilyn Benthien - Sale of the Century 1987

[@lynocallaghan3190]

Thank you so much for uploading this, I spent a few happy hours watching and I really enjoyed it.

[@adelaidecrowsrdabest]

Thanks for uploading this! Marilyn is a champion bird

[@aphex0540]

Mrs Benthein was my primary school teacher :)

[@LogoMan7777]

And was she a horrible cow, like someone else described her as?

[@quizmaster85]

​@@LogoMan7777 Excuse me? Where did you hear that through?

[@LogoMan7777]

@@quizmaster85 I think someone posted it here. A former student, maybe?

[@whophd]

Did she show a hint of this level of performance? Amazing scores there.

[@siredith8846]

Marilyn is a machine. I'd love to have had her as my teacher. But I was only year 3 in 1987.

[@aceyourhole9538]

You’re 43

[@Tomassius100]

I had her and she was a horrible cow

[@LogoMan7777]

@@Tomassius100 A horrible cow that's still smarter and richer than you.

[@shadowweaver3693]

Amazing upload. Tony was my fave game show host ever. this is my childhood right here. i had that Fisher Price tape recorder Tony was holding in the toy prize. the memories are so wonderful! That amazing "Sale of the Centurrrrrrrtttty'" announcement at the start is epic. Elise was my fave co host

[@thefonzkiss]

One of the most awkward conversations ever with the first guy in the first show. Aspergers.

[@julianwatts9869]

Omg I use to watch and remember this show when i was a kid Wow im Definitely old 😩😩😩🤣🤣🤣 But great memories tho

[@orbitalsatellite]

i'm guessing marilyn's daughter uploaded this in which case i would like to say congratulations on her legendary win. i think it was very diplomatic to add the extra game in which she didn't win. as a teenager in the 80s i loved tuning in to this show and would do quite well even in my young years (and still do) but unfortunately my life didn't go very smoothly (thanks to troubled parents and my own misfortunes) so i am yet to live up to my potential. well, there's still time, i suppose. thanks for posting.

[@myfaveyoutube]

i believe in you, orbsat

[@chattingesque372]

You can still fight a losing battle!

[@aceyourhole9538]

Have you tried meth

[@LogoMan7777]

@@aceyourhole9538 It's the state bank, no risk!

[@hwd71]

I wish you left the ads in they were really good back then, we used to love mimicking them, they were so funny.

[@GameShowMike]

Tony Barber and Alyce Platt had great chemistry when they worked together,. I believe they were the Australian response to Jim Perry and Summer Bartholomew in America.

[@jackdanielss]

$94,000 jackpot back in 1987 is like $1,000, 000 today

[@samsmum]

O. M. G... That VL Calais though....

[@semklm7579]

Pure class love those VL Calais especially turbos

[@dontbelieveeverythingyouth8173]

Go Maz!!!

[@HarlemHyena]

8:34 A Skyline WAGON?! What sorcery is this?!

[@Tubewings]

Based on Tony's trivia question in the second episode, the regular series of episodes starts at 13 May 1987. Also, the World Championship heat aired on 9 March 1988.

[@LogoMan7777]

Does anyone have any American World Championship heats?

[@conormacdonald6444]

I Think You Notice That This One Was From The Tony Barber Era

[@simonschole]

What a classic!

[@brendanwilliams7291]

Great stuff, could someone please upload some more episodes of this show please?

[@stupendous1068]

Marilyn has great hair.

[@SirChristopherGorton]

I added up the scores and she scored $749 to win the lot. I wonder if any other major winners had done that in 5-6 wins before the winners board format was adopted? They probably won about 7-8 times here in Australia

[@siredith8846]

34:43 love it

[@bytom57]

If I only could flip the clock ...Tony was the best host ever ...so far from home but still call Australia HOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMME

[@LogoMan7777]

Actually, the new Fleetwood Mac album was named Tango in the Night. "Big Love" was just a single from it.

[@siredith8846]

The Holden keyring is worth more than the cars.

[@johnnykeys1978]

"it's a bird"... is in every episode.

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

2:27:25 🐔

[@Tubewings]

I notice that the home games seen during Marilyn's initial episodes still have the older set on the box. I wonder when they came out with the newer version with the updated set photos.

[@juniorjuniordibo]

Hunter Dillon The Blue/Pink Set is changed in the 1989 season premiere in around January 30, 1989 and also the Tweed Harris's 1989-1999 theme package are debut in 1989 season premiere.

[@quizmaster85]

I think the 1989 re-release of the board game had the 1988 set, then the three re-releases with Glenn Ridge on the front (1991?, 1995? and 2000).

[@SirChristopherGorton]

Junior Junior Dibo which was my favourite set

[@gavinwj7923]

She turns 74 this year

[@cameronwhyte7223]

When I was little, I used to always wonder why he kept asking them his name.

[@ALITISA78]

lol all the things that dont exist anymore sponser a show that no longer exists, Ansett, Gras Bros etc

[@roberttbrockway]

25:10 Tony got the name of the language school wrong.

[@roberttbrockway]

2:21:00 Tony declares Marilyn the winner. 2:25:15 Tony declares Marilyn the winner again. 2:26:31 And again. 2:27:11 And again. OK I'll stop now.

[@melmazing3993]

Alyce really struggled to string a few coherent words together here! 🤣

[@boisegameshowguy]

1:53 I’m sure their problems make COVID look like a birthday present, Tony. 🙃

[@bluebear1985]

Which version had the world championship? I know that an Australian contestant once competed on the American version hosted by Jim Perry. If I remember correctly, that contestant did very well at the studio in beautiful downtown Burbank.

[@Tubewings]

The World Championships were held on the Australian set and hosted by Tony Barber and Alyce Platt.

[@gladfan1989]

And Cary won a USD$36,000 Corvette.

[@blindsportslover]

So let me get this straight, the cars were the penultimate prize at $515 then all the prizes plus the cash jackpot at $700, or was there one to get the lot without the jackpot?

[@Tubewings]

Here's how the prize levels worked back then.. Prize #1--$75 Prize #2--$155 Prize #3--$240 Prize #4--$330 Prize #5--$420 CAR (or CARS)--$515 All of the Prizes--$605 The Lot (All of the Prizes + Cash Jackpot)--$700 So it's the CAR/CARS, then the six prizes w/o the Jackpot, then the Lot.

[@leaguelegend2216]

Regarding this cash jackpot sign, was there two versions of the cash jackpot? kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3-Ui2t9m7h4jaMh05m16s kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3-Ui2t9m7h4jaMh27m51s First clip shows a 8 panel with spaces on the left and right, whilst second clip shows 7 panel jackpot. Did any one go to a taping or work for the Grundy/GTV9 and observe the change of the sign to confirm these changes? Any thoughts will be appreciated.

[@DannySSJ]

The 7-panel sign was used if the cash jackpot was $100,000 or more.

[@leaguelegend2216]

Yes, I understand the 7-panel sign was used for $100k jackpots or more. I get that. However why use an 8-panel sign for jackpots when a 6-panel sign would suffice? .... [$][5][0][0][0][0] That's when I thought either they have two signs, one 7 and 8 digit sign. -or- The middle panel is removed after the $100k to make it a 7-digit panel. I often wonder why it had a space on either side as could cater for a cash jackpot of $1,000,000+ to which would take 476 episodes to go off (or almost in 2 1/2 years). Keeping in mind that switching out of the boards would cause a production delay, and storage of boards. However removing a panel would be more efficient given that the shows were reecorded Mon-Fri and these 'switchover' was during the week.. Any ideas anyone?

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

2:13:28 the way he came out singing that tune lol.

[@LogoMan7777]

Was that supposed to be a take off of "Tell Her About It" or something similar?

[@LogoMan7777]

1:07:32 - Tony and Alyce made a Pat and Vanna entrance.

[@quizmaster85]

For the benefit of those outside of America, Greg is referring to the co-hosts of America's "Wheel of Fortune". Besides, it was very rare to see both Tony and Alyce making their entrances at the same time.

[@SirChristopherGorton]

Was this the only time they did that?

[@LogoMan7777]

No, they did it again at 2:13:32.

[@cherrypizza]

The double entrance became a standard in late 1989, was scrapped at the start of 1990, reinstated a few weeks into 1990 when the Masters series began, but was dropped again after a couple of months. In Alyce's run, the way she appeared on set also had some variation (when she wasn't doing the double entrance with Tony). Sometimes the fame game wall would rotate, revealing Alyce on the gift shop set; someone's she would walk out and cross in front of the fame game to Tony's podium.

[@Tubewings]

1:02:28; I think this was the first year of the Hotline.

[@cameronwhyte7223]

I want the Australia 2 Model.

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

2:30:43

[@blindsportslover]

Does anybody have a video like this with somebody winning the entire winners board? I know the rules for that were a lot different than in the US version (I think you risked prizes you won regardless of how many times you were up there).

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

2:42:19 👀 2:42:35 👀

[@quizmaster85]

How do you like this - watching this 30 years to the day that Marilyn first appeared on $ale. (Comment posted on 13 May 2017 by the way.)

[@thefonzkiss]

No one cares.

[@GarretMartinn]

Right. I know I’m really high and this is a pointless comment… But there like 10 occasions where the correct answer is bird or birds.

[@timothyunderwood5235]

Did anyone have the Sale Of The Century board game???

[@cameronwhyte7223]

Cousins did. Great fun.

[@SirChristopherGorton]

Tony and Alyce should have formed an act.

[@thefonzkiss]

2:37:30 nice wig.

[@StFidjnr]

2:08:07 that wedding bells could be only for one thing

[@siredith8846]

I don't get it. You have to pay for the prizes?

[@HarlemHyena]

The whole point of $otC is that the major prize the champ wins is based on their score at the end of the game. They can take any prize up to the last one they unlocked and retire undefeated, or bank their score money and try to add to it (and maybe unlock the next prize) by hopefully winning on the next show. You ever try saving up tickets for something big at an arcade's prize counter? Pretty much like that. Between all those rounds of Skee-Ball, Whack-a-Mole, and Big Bass Wheel, that brand new VR headset is always just outta reach...

[@LogoMan7777]

@@HarlemHyena And Marilyn's monster scores at the end of each game is like hitting a massive jackpot at Skee-Ball or one of those progressive ticket jackpot machines.

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

2:17:48

[@SirChristopherGorton]

Dean kind looks a bit like 1 of Alyce Platt's former co-stars from Sons and Daughters, Ian Rawlings.

[@myfaveyoutube]

tony wasn't expecting this many wins and got a little bit sloshed haha, thought he'd be clear

[@myfaveyoutube]

about an hour in

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

2:17:34

[@LogoMan7777]

@@bradford_shaun_murray That Ronald Reagan impression was still very good

[@ChairmanChico]

1:36:29 TIL Mark Harmon had a mustache.

[@mattlindsay6974]

The cash box on that was only good to play if you were only just in front. That’s the only time people would play. When they brought cash card in 1989 it was rare someone wouldn’t play because it cost $15 regardless and if they decided not to play the person in second place could play for free but they would remove the cash and they could potentially get the $15 on their score or the prize or the joker.

[@SirChristopherGorton]

Isn't this the only time Tony and Alyce came out at the same time?

[@quizmaster85]

SirChristopherGorton No, I think they did that kind of entrance a few times that year.

[@SirChristopherGorton]

Did she win 7 or 8 times?

[@quizmaster85]

It took her 7 nights (and a combined score of $749) to win "the lot". The 8th episode (if you haven't already figured out by now) was a tournament episode.

[@SirChristopherGorton]

Brendan Richards well sometimes during the shopping format, it was about 7 or 8 wins

[@quizmaster85]

@@SirChristopherGorton Also depended on the score - case in point, Alice Conkwright (USA) and Dean Sole (NZ) both won in just five episodes.

[@SirChristopherGorton]

Brendan Richards Well, I wasn't too sure if any in Australia had won the lot in less than 7 or 8 nights during the shopping format, by the time they adopted the winners board format in 1989, it was 7 nights to win the lot, but by later in 1992, the above rule was changed to 8 wins, and the champ needs to score a minimum of $100 to get the car on the board. So much has changed with the Sale Of The Century format.

[@gladfan1989]

@@quizmaster85 And a weird thing with Alice. She was offered 17 Instant Bargains and didn't buy a single one.

[@aceyourhole9538]

Those introductions were awkward af

[@timothyunderwood5235]

Did Tony Barber father GrantDenyer

[@LogoMan7777]

Nope, two daughters. I have his book.

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

2:17:59

[@LogoMan7777]

@@bradford_shaun_murray What, with the hat? I don't get it.

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

@@LogoMan7777 no, without the hat when he took it off, hat is "condom".

[@iporcupinetree]

hahahaha Holden Australia's Driving Future .... ah hu yepo in Germany

[@kerosene4751]

1:16:00 "Paula in swimsuit" to sell a chess board. 👀

[@conormacdonald6444]

2:23:26 Watch How Tony And Alyce Sing And Not To Mention Bruce And Watch Jewliers

[@quizmaster85]

You mean "Bruce and Walsh".

[@SirChristopherGorton]

David Bock won