The Price is Right: November 14, 1977 (Debut of PROFESSOR PRICE!!)

[@kwizatzhannahrach]

My boyfriends mom is Alice! She won the showcase and everything! So cool to see 😍😍😍

[@dy1497]

Do you mean this specific Alice who won is your bfs mother?? Did she go to Germany? Tell us more

[@kwizatzhannahrach]

@@dy1497 yes!!! She ended up missing her flight because the guy she was dating at the time, Steve (as shown in the video) didnt wanna come and she felt like she couldn't go without him :( and I think they sold the weight set for uhm.... means of obtaining a head change lol

[@pio80085]

@@kwizatzhannahrach I read this comment before the showcase. I cried with her, but only because I knew she'd miss her flight. -_- She was sooo happy and wanted a trip too.

[@jeffrowisdabest]

The only contestant in the history show to get every single thing about the price WRONG and still win.

[@thegameshowgeek]

That explains to me why this pricing game was retired after just two playings.

[@javiermanzano7792]

I thought the same. Plus it was a rather boring game. Good it didn’t stick around

[@bigjoe330]

The prizes were so unique and cool back then!

[@LindaMerchant-bq2hp]

Those beautiful dresses on the models

[@ericaboone3281]

So much childhood memories

[@dannydougin3925]

I am *so* glad Professor Price did not hang around. His fingers looked dirty.

[@SherriRule]

I Love the professor game!!! Wish the would bring it back!!!

[@TrumpDesantis-zm3kg]

Bob was a smooth character, he made the show.

[@weareeverywhere7225]

Clifton could go to the next studio and boogie down on Sooooooul Train with that fly suit!

[@majoinerful]

I like to know what the person was smoking when Professor Price was created.

[@howardsternssmicrophone9332]

Veda is the first person ever i've seen on the Price is Right to win a yellow car. Every time I see a yellow car as a prize on the Price is Right no one ever won it. To be fair I haven't seen every single episode either. Me and my GF watch these all the time, and every time a yellow car comes up we assume the person is going to lose...Veda got lucky and beat the curse of the yellow car!

[@snaketeeth2229]

Oh my god that commercial for the Pro 200. That is exactly why I would get crappy shit like that from my grandmother.

[@chrisfinch8637]

Professor Price didn't seem like a bad game to play, but general knowledge questions did seem a little off, for a game show that's all about pricing of items as well as pricing of fabulous merchandise, though. I'm just surprised that this game actually had an actual name, unlike Cliffhangers, in which has no "official" name (I always call it "The Mountain Climber").

[@danielpadgett2831]

I was only 6 days old when this episode aired wow

[@jeopardy60611]

I have always thought that Professor Price belonged on Truth or Consequences. The way Bob reads the clues reminds me of how he reads the riddle on Truth or Consequences and the contestant gets buzzed before they can possibly answer it.

[@arsenalofwords]

Coming from a (poor) child of the 90's, no kid would ever ever want that mega game calculator from the commercial. I feel it was to there to fool grandparents and cheap parents. If Christmas morning/ Bday came and we didn't get the one cartridge came we requested and got this thing with "200 games" on it instead of a Gameboy game we would have gone and cried in our room. Sorry, it was not cool. I don't care what anyone says.... that was a ticket to get bullied and to keep feeling broke as a joke. This commercial brought back all of the feelings.

[@GigsTaggart]

I looked it up and the lcd matrix was like 10x25 dots.

[@bigjoe330]

Professor Price must have flunked because I never saw him in any episode except for this one!

[@aegisofhonor]

I think it was used 3 or 4 times after that, he was retired within a year or so and never seen again.

[@keithalvarez6229]

It was played one more time and the contestant won. The game was retired after that.

[@philipmclaughlin9636]

It was like one of those one hit wonders.

[@EmilyTienne]

Seemed pretty lame.

[@somerandomgameranimator4481]

@@aegisofhonoryou’re wrong on both guesses. It was played only 1 more time before being retired, making it the shortest played game in TPIR history (also making it the only game with a perfect record, 2-0)

[@darrenbernard8321]

I am going to watch this later because this TPIR episode was aired the day after I was born!!!

[@Arcader-cs9bs]

Wow! 6 winners in a row, in the entire 1977 episode! Take that, Dr. Trombones!

[@jnadle1]

Not only that, all three cars were played for and won! Love Veta's quip after she won Grocery Game, "I don't drive a pine tree anymore."

[@jessyleppert2]

Perfect show

[@Musicradio77Network]

Arcader1994 This was probably the “Perfect” episode from 1977. There were a bunch of “Perfect” episodes over the years.

[@mitchellries256]

Only thing that would've made it even better would be if they had a Double Showcase Win.

[@glennpoch4742]

A rare 3 car show. Usually, only two of the pricing games feature a car and never the grocery game.

[@howardsternssmicrophone9332]

I remember that "Pro 200 Hand held Computer Game" thing from back in the 90s. I think it was funny they actually had the audacity to claim the Pro 200 was a worthy replacement for the Super Nintendo....LOL

[@canadasweetie]

This is the first time I’ve ever heard or seen this game on the price is right.

[@Jplace498]

it was only played 2 times

[@shabless81]

Professor Price is such a convoluted game. They should have started off by spinning the contest to him dizzy for no reason before the game starts too.

[@j2tharomeone5]

Peggy was high AF!

[@stevenbeckman-e2r]

Never ever seen him B4!

[@howardsternssmicrophone9332]

I always loved the "talkative" contestants like Mildred!!! They always made the show interesting in my opinion. LOL

[@Joshualee4658]

The day I was born

[@derricklayman227]

perfect show as well

[@TheRealSuperJ]

I thought he called Veda "our little chopper", as a reference to her teeth, until I rewound and Bob actually said "shopper".

[@patrickpellerin5144]

Kathleen. What a beauty

[@sha11235]

The owl is celebrating too!

[@cecehempstead1226]

22:55 I saw an owl celebrating alright.

[@sissquad5469]

I was 5 months old when this episode premiered

[@douglasclouatre165]

Wow she kicked backside on the grocery game, that was the hardest game, had only a quarter range on it.

[@andrewbraverman4511]

James has got the “Kavorka”!

[@Sakja]

Christin is a perfect example of the disco era.

[@DalV]

a book? The audience was even stunned, waiting to see if it was a joke

[@AarHan3]

59:50 - _"Stay tuned for_ Match Game _starring Gene Rayburn, next over most of these CBS stations!"_ Boy, _that_ sure looked good on psper... 🙄

[@kevinlau3896]

Awesome...great 70's show!!!...congrats!!! ...super Winners...my favorite episode...fun players znd bob barker...classic...best!!! ...Showcase...Winner..she's lucky..snd lovely...🙂😀👍❤❤❤👏👏👏👍🌠🎊🎉🌟🌞🌈🎵🎶🍀🍀🍀🥳😇🤑miss you...bob...❤❤❤

[@irwinallen1978]

Imagine listening to Bob in the production meeting after this game debuted.

[@ClassicalCentral]

Say what you will of "Professor Price," it was the only game in the history of the show that had a 100% win rate...granted, it only appeared twice, but still, that game will forever be enshrined in the annals of "The Price is Right" history!

[@Musicradio77Network]

Never seen “Professor Price” before. It was a bad idea. It was too easy to win, but it lasted after two plays and it was a downer. Not the best game, but it was a no brainer.

[@blindsportslover]

It would definitely be in a list of the "Best of the Worst" pricing games.

[@squeallymaniac]

I guess Double Bullseye had a 100% win rate

[@matthewcasiglio2539]

​@squeallymaniac that mini game required 2 players so someone had to win

[@clintcountryman4849]

Lol

[@stishstash166]

18:50 if you want to cut to the chase

[@bigkahunaburger5185]

Glad they retired Professor Price. I wonder how many times they played it. Had nothing to do with getting the price right.

[@barrydavid6634]

from what I heard, they played Professor Price twice, then unfortunately it was retired not long after!

[@wattsjetton3027]

Including the one bid prizes, The contestants won a grand total of $27,006.

[@mikeryan2070]

90s commercial on a 70s game show 😂

[@dianemadsen3201]

Right???😂😂😂

[@jayson8372]

Professor Price is at: 17:45.

[@tyrese3745]

46:88 PERFECT SHOW OF WINNERS! Veda was a smart shopper playing the Grocery Game.

[@thihal123]

Go Clifton! Go Clifton! Woo hoo!! 🎉🎉

[@sha11235]

You can see the stagehand or model behind the game who is operating Prof. Price.

[@Sarastarlight100]

I noticed that as well.

[@MyGuyJustinH]

@@Sarastarlight100 I did too

[@GigsTaggart]

it wasnt visible on old TV. bezel overscan

[@joefagan6244]

Game show nentwork show classic price is right with Bob Barker in 90s early 2000s. Buzzer should show these as well.

[@retroguy1976]

they wont because of the fur coats at least the classics are on here thankfully

[@newtimetravelhyman88]

Pluto TV Now Show The Price Is Right The Bob Barker Era Is Starting With 1982

[@angrybirdsfan2003]

@@newtimetravelhyman88The second week of season 11 to be exact. I noticed that they’re skipping episodes with Bump being played.

[@footy2rock]

We had Price is right in Australia but it was a bit different to the US version.There was only one showcase and the 2 contestants that went up against each other had to guess the correct price between a $100 range.Lets say between $26,700 and $26,800 and they would guess and the host would say higher or lower until they guess the price.Are you still with me?lol -There was always 7 prizes in the showcase and the person who is going for the showcase has to put the 7 prizes in order from lowest to highest.It has to be in the correct order if its not they dont win the showcase.Sounds hard but sometimes it was won.

[@95KIPPIE]

A car is never a featured prize for the grocery game! This one really threw me off. I wonder how Janice felt about that?

[@bernicemiller3879]

I think the game never lasted because the contestants are usually able to be helped by the audience

[@Darin.Pearson]

Professor Price was just too creepy

[@Marisol9111-w3p]

Peggy was weird! Even Bob was annoyed with her.

[@killian.tirions]

There were still prehistoric animals at this time. « Professor Game » is really a pitiful game but « Poker Game » is very good. He was stopped along with « Hit Me » because muggles didn't learn the rules.

[@mikejohnson515]

I think Bob has learned Mildred's secret!

[@SpikeAngelSolidsnake]

Bienvenue a Price is Right

[@StrongStyleNinja]

Professor Price 1st answer correct: MIDDLE FINGER

[@MorganNye]

He didn’t do that

[@elysiaduke]

@@MorganNye He raised the ring finger on the first question. No ring = he's single!

[@MorganNye]

@@elysiaduke Of course he has no ring.

[@luuduonghy659]

6:21 After the correct sound, the “BONUS” location was reveal before Bob put it to the left

[@jamesmoss3424]

Professor price only last 2 times. 😀👍

[@pmcpmc8005]

You can see the game operator standing behind Professor Price

[@TimBoyd2012]

It reminds me of the episode of the Simpsons where you could see the stage hand in that Christmas movie.

[@philipmclaughlin9636]

I think it would take more then a night to drive back to South Carolina lol

[@95KIPPIE]

Depends on where you’re starting from. I live in Maryland and have a home in Myrtle Beach it takes me only 8.24 hours to get there. Yes it’s measured to a science

[@Rewindium]

At the 42:40 mark note that the r-word wasn't muted out by GSN, probably on the context of her being a handi-bus driver

[@dameonshultz7450]

imad Khuri, do you have the episode where contestant Eileen fainted after she won her showcase?

[@MontagZoso]

I would love to see that one too. I think her name was Alene.

[@michaelhealy1767]

March 2019 price is right will be on DVD again with 1977 reruns as well as 1991 1992 1992 1993 1993 1994 1994 1995 episodes and 1997

[@teresapflaumer5717]

If TPIR is issuing 1977 episodes, they MUST release the famous episode when Alene faints after winning a showcase.

[@angrybirdsfan2003]

@@teresapflaumer5717As well as the infamous Yolanda tube top incident.

[@VahanNisanian]

I'm not gonna lie, I thought this was a neat idea for a pricing game with General Knowledge questions. I've also read there was one more playing of it, but GSN has never shown it.

[@bigblue9996]

General knowledge questions do not fit a show catered to smart shoppers.

[@haisonpham1431]

Vahan Nisanian yeah, the last time this game was played was a week later

[@PraiseBreak1020]

I wish someone had the full episode of the 2nd playing of Professor Price on the show. That would be a blessing to watch!

[@sha11235]

Yeah, but the show isn't about that. It's about guessing correct prices. Notice that throughout the show, from one bids all the way to the Showcases?

[@cliffordshafran9250]

You can see the game's biggest problem in the video. The player won the car without answering a single pricing question correctly!

[@digiblader1]

You can hear the audience laughing when Professor Price was revealed--even they knew this game was destined for the scrap heap (which it was after 2 playings, as this game was awful. Yet it got into the Price Is Right Decades game..) And you can see the stagehand visible while Bob's explaining the game. And I wonder how many cars are on Bob's used car lot.. especially considering he was hosting for 35 years. Still smaller than Drew and Crazy Mike's used car lot..which is pretty full from all the losses in car games in recent years because the difficulty's so high..

[@sha11235]

The problem with the game was it wasn't a pricing game.

[@teddyjam8134]

I laughed like hell when I saw the stagehand.

[@cliffordshafran9250]

Yeah, I spotted the stagehand immediately after the giant price tag was raised.

[@TonyTheTGR]

​@@sha11235 Well, the part where the correct answers are, or aren't the price of the car is. I'm sure that kind of thing could be used in a better format. Like, imagine Money Game, but each card is something like "face cards in a suit" or "runs in a Grand Slam" (per this episode), and you have to guess which ones make the price of the car, as opposed to what doesn't. But then, that's kind of an elongated "Any Number" anyhow.

[@RedStrikerBeetleborg]

Even bob thought the game was doomed from the start

[@jigmeoser]

7:41 what's that grandma washing in her sink?!?

[@Waduppp]

Cool

[@loganmcnab1582]

19:17 the professor shake his head, which means yes

[@bryggreen77]

Ya, that professor game was not right for the price! Maybe for Disneyland

[@whoaitsreesy]

You know a pricing game is doomed when the audience laughs at it.

[@briansmith2990]

Bob made that question about the cards too easy by saying hearts, spades, etc.

[@jessyleppert2]

No Bonus Spins

[@weareeverywhere7225]

Holy crap $699 for a microwave in 1977. Minimum wage was $2.30. Edit: ok a new car for $4800 sort of makes up for it.

[@nicklash8729]

Microwaves were very expensive in the 1970s because they were a brand new item. Our family didn't have one, but my grandmother did invest in one, as well as one of those huge $1000 VHS machines.

[@KijanaBoyd]

Buzzer tv channel

[@pandarama67]

I bet Bobs wife made him wash his cheeks and face every time he come home after the show

[@clintcountryman4849]

Professor Price was awful!! Took forever and wasn't a pricing game! Would love to see him flip off a contestant though😊

[@UCbTfyv8QXhR_xU4FycU4nwg]

Professor Price is the shortest pricing game on the TPIR.

[@MorganNye]

Yeah, after that I thought shower game was the shortest one because I thought it was played only once

[@thetruthhasconsequences58]

One can't seem to lose, really. Great for the contestants, I suppose 🥴

[@anthonyguarino4242]

@@Thunderwing88 it was played six times overall in 1972: four on daytime version and two times on nighttime version with Dennis James. Telephone game is the second shortest lifespan of the pricing game and it was played 3 times in 1978 with a 1-2 win-loss rate.

[@Thunderwing88]

@@anthonyguarino4242 It’s been one year since my comment and I’ve other playings! I only had the DVD set to go on!

[@abrahamlupis9354]

Professor Price deserves another chance

[@nicholaswilliams5396]

What song is at 18:56?

[@jnadle1]

Pomp and Circumstance

[@adamsATSfan415]

This game should have Kept this game it's sad :( it only lasted 2 Episodes.

[@aaronREfan]

I doubt he knew how many ounces were in a half pint. Several people out in the audience shouted 8 and a couple shouted 16. 8 made more sense.

[@cliffordshafran9250]

This was the start of a bad creativity period, which lasted about 2 years. The show was so desperate for new games and more variety, that several failures were rolled out. Professor Price was the biggest failure. Strange that it was created by Frank Wayne; the same man who created a lot of successes such as Plinko and Clock Game! I guess even the best can have an off day.

[@teresapflaumer5717]

Finish Line, Telephone Game, Shower Game were major failures. Squeeze Play, Hole in One, Punch A Bunch and Its Optional worked well.

[@cliffordshafran9250]

@@teresapflaumer5717 Punchy was the best pricing game out of that period. But the original rules were much more complicated and had to be simplified to the current rules.

[@tomcox2565]

Far too many commercials!

[@loganmcnab1582]

20:19 the answer is eight

[@realguitarthur]

Can't tell what the SNES game is in the commercial for that beyond-awful Pro 200 POS, but it ALMOST looks like Super Bomberman. Irregardless, any SNES game is worth more than 100 of that sorry excuse for a "gaming system"...LOL!!!!! :)

[@BebienneDeLuz]

Kissing and hugging! Bob was a sick man. He would have been sued and fired nowadays!

[@silentbob3208]

14:25 This commercial aged so poorly...

[@mvmishler]

Obviously newer commercials with 1977? Weird.

[@gameshowflashback]

Actually not weird, as this was a 1998 GSN rerun!

[@davidn.5803]

¿Professor Price? LAME!

[@chicagowsox212]

Mildred would be 120 today

[@geraldbennett6075]

Why wouldn't you cut these commercials out .

[@gameshowflashback]

Because they make the shows more historical than they really are!

[@msbigdog1460]

Oh no, I love the commercials as much as the show itself! 😊👍

[@Alex1891]

This can't be 1977 if some of the commercials have web links. Fix your title.

[@patrickpellerin5144]

This is a game show channel

[@MontagZoso]

This is from the Game Show network, which showed older episodes of game shows! The title is indeed correct.

[@Alex1891]

@@MontagZoso If you listen to the video they will say things like "1997 car". So no it's not correct.

[@SaltedKillick]

@@Alex1891 You don't seem to understand the GSN aired these old PIR episodes during the 90's. So yes, it is correct. Did you watch the show? The audience's attire, prizes, Bob's and models ages?

[@jacobestevez7570]

@@SaltedKillick … yes exactly …

[@ThePoobears]

I don't remember the professor game before??