The Price is Right, Showcase 2

[@meloyellowduck]

Why can't they still use this awesome tune? This and #1 are undoubtedly the best.

[@jamesgorski7551]

Ive wondered the same thing.

[@theontologist]

While these tunes are amazing to our generation, I'm sure they've tested cues with younger audiences and determined what sells to modern ears.

[@bigboy0519]

During my stay home from school sick days and summer vacation days, I would hope this song would play!

[@Charlie-Cat.]

Me too! Sometimes I use to play hooky just to watch The Price is Right!

[@Jiltedin2007]

Back in 1973, this would come on as I would be coming home from School at 2:00 P.M. Right after that would be Hollywood's Talking with Geoff Edwards, before Match Game came on CBS. Those were the days!

[@deloysterns]

Me as well

[@stormchaserken]

bigboy0519 we were all such nerds weren't we LOL

[@rlriehn85]

This should be on constant repeat in the grocery store.

[@greenbrown7776]

YES!

[@SpeedRacer1125]

Customers would be dancing in the aisles

[@WS3RD]

Edd Kalehoff will never be known as a songwriter, but dude wrote and performed some amazing melodies. Yes?

[@WS3RD]

Oh HELL yes!!!

[@BartonFarley1]

CBS 48 HRS theme was pretty hip!

[@boldliontexas]

Nope, this and Most of Music from 1972 until 1976 was not composed by Ed Kalehoff, it was composed by Walt Levinsky who composed for Score Productions, a well-known production company specializing in TV music. Levinsky is credited on a 1976 album of music cues for The Price is Right, which includes much of the show's music that is still heard today such as the showcase showdown and various car cues. One of those cues, a Nashville Brass-style country music piece, became the theme to Family Feud.

[@snakeplissken2396]

@@boldliontexas I believe the legend says Walt wrote & composed the music & Edd was playing the keyboard part

[@jamesgorski7551]

That s an emphatic yes

[@grease58]

When you heard this music for a showcase, you KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE GREAT!!!!

[@greenbrown7776]

Yeah, this was no "Every Room in the House" music.

[@brigrgvsu]

I love these old showcase cues. I've had them for some time and played them for people and they say "so what's so special about them...it just repeats over and over". But I think they're neat-o. I also like to watch my DVD set and listen to the different ways they edited them for the show (such as taking out the sythesizer, horns, etc). Thanks for sharing :)

[@marcusarline1720]

I remember this theme when Bob Barker and Tom Kennedy was on the show. Drew Carey can't bring back these memories for anything.

[@tnawcwvictoria]

Yes, Barker, Kennedy and even the late Dennis James used this as well and it's one of my favorites of the showcase themes

[@joeykardos7602]

I think that all the old TPIR music cues should come back. The new ones they have now absolutely SUCK!

[@JasonRourhier]

​@@joeykardos7602I ABSOLUTELY AGREE & X GETS THE SQUARE!! HAHAHA 😂 ANYWAY I AGREE THEY SHOULD BEING BACK SOME IF NOT ALL THE CLASSIC PRICE IS RIGHT MUSIC CUES BACK!!--TODAY,S MUSIC 🎶 IS NOT (TO ME)FIT FOR THE PRICE IS RIGHT.ALSO WHENEVER CARS OR "SUPER DREAM CARS" ARE SHOWN!!--THEY SHOULD PLAY THE ORIGINAL FAMILY FEUD THEME FROM THE RICHARD DAWSON ERA LIKE THEY DID WHEN BOB BARKER HOSTED PRICE!!--OR BETTER THEN THAT PLAY THE ORIGINAL HOLLYWOOD SQUARES THEME CALLED "BOB & MERRILL,S THEME" (AFTER PRODUCERS MERRILL HEATTER & BOB QUIGLEY) 1969-1979 WHICH I RENAMED "PETER,S THEME" AFTER THE MASTER OF THE SQUARES PETER MARSHALL OR PLAY SQUARES 2ND THEME BY STAN WORTH-1979-81.

[@Marcus71]

​@@joeykardos7602Exactly

[@andrewklingenberg882]

I always an forever watch the Price is Right the Barker era. It's so much better than the Price is Right now. I love everything about the Barker era!! 🎉

[@tyronedudley4392]

This one screams, "I'm not passing my showcase. You just relax and think about every room in the house."

[@Deveryanna]

Bob Barker has passed away at 99, we lost quite a legend and shall be missed

[@Marcus71]

We will never forget about him!

[@armorybrunotjr.3204]

Johnny Olson: "Your showcase is a special trip around the world..."

[@marcusarline1720]

To a trip to Spain!

[@joeykardos7602]

Some of the GREATEST music in the world came from "The Price Is Right"! It sure beats Elvis and the Beatles!! They don't even come CLOSE to the music of TPIR!!! 😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄

[@tnawcwvictoria]

I miss Dennis James (God Bless His Soul) and Tom Kennedy I also miss Janice Pennington, Holly Hallstrom, Kathleen Bradley and Chantel Dubay Beck RIP Johnny Olsen and Rod Roddy

[@Undercoverelevator212-s2n]

What about Rod Roddy?

[@tnawcwvictoria]

@@Undercoverelevator212-s2n I just added him, too Thanks for correcting me

[@volleyballjerry]

Don't forget Anitra Ford. I was a pre-teen when she arrived on the show and it was like *damn!!!* . I couldn't get a night's sleep for weeks. Thank God I am not 12 anymore. Anitra - if you are still alive and you are reading this, I was only human at the time. And I REALLY hate being human! :)

[@jamesgorski7551]

I always thought Tom Kennedy had the best hair.

[@ericsamuelson5656]

Let's not forget sexy Dian Parkinson

[@boldliontexas]

Most of Music from 1972 until 1976 was not composed by Ed Kalehoff, it was composed by Walt Levinsky who composed for Score Productions, a well-known production company specializing in TV music. Levinsky is credited on a 1976 album of music cues for The Price is Right, which includes much of the show's music that is still heard today such as the showcase showdown and various car cues. One of those cues, a Nashville Brass-style country music piece, became the theme to Family Feud.

[@netsurferx1]

Johnny Olson: "Your showcase consists of items on your trip to 'The Price is Right' Department Store! On the first floor..."

[@christophercoleman1895]

all this could be yours if the price is right

[@Jiltedin2007]

Who else could hear Johnny Olsen's voice in this Showcase Theme?

[@dennistaylor3713]

awesome....and this showcase can be yours.......if the price is right

[@bpayton7114]

I do

[@marcusarline1720]

That's right

[@marcusarline1720]

I can, Rod Roddy too

[@theprayerpagechannel8810]

Jiltedin2007 Johnny Olsen was the best hands down. RIP Johnny. You've been gone 32 years now, but never forgotten. ❤

[@DartsRme312]

ALWAYS LOVED THAT..."CALIFORNIA EMISSION" LOL...growing up i always wondered what that meant LOL

[@larrystimely5628]

We moved here in 2003 and found out. California emissions is now nationwide, has been for years.

[@ophthodoc]

LMAO I know it was a staple

[@MrUnidyne]

AM-FM stereo, automatic transmission, disc brakes, bucket seats, air conditioning and California emission!

[@gcfifthgear]

"It's the Hornet Hatchback, the sports car with room to travel in...and it's backed by the exclusive American Motors Buyer Protection Plan!"

[@theprayerpagechannel8810]

Priceless music from TPIR. Ty for sharing. ❤️

[@Cjl99]

I don't know if there's any statistical truth to this but it seems like whatever showcase got this music, had the better package usually with the car at the end.

[@Videokid703]

your show case begins with a new tv set your next item is a fabulous dinning set your final item is new bedroom furniture

[@kitarofan87]

This cue was used in late 70s showcases that offered 3 or 4 trips.

[@Chamberlain-ef9pk]

Whenever this theme plays it was the best showcase...

[@christophermattox3972]

We would never ever hear these types of music again.

[@marcusarline1720]

That's right

[@ericsamuelson5656]

Damn you Drew Carey & George Gray

[@tiffanymorgan6562]

And this showcase can be YOURS if "The Price is Right"! Ok, Bob!

[@ericsamuelson5656]

During the Rod Roddy era, they played this song in those showcase sketches. Sometimes Rod would be off the desk as an on camera narrator of those sketches. Rod: And this showcase as our girls try to decided for her boyfriend, can be yours if The Price!!! Is!!! Right!!!

[@tpryce6234]

I hear a certain John Barry influence in this, especially the strings in the bridge.

[@toddc4805]

Love this showcase cue. I wish TPIR would bring it back

[@Kelvin_Ess]

this goes HARD tho!!!!

[@WhatInTheHellO]

amen

[@blind_t2]

this showcase is filled with prizes as we take you to the grand opening of the new "Price Playland!" In this first area, families can interact with their friends underwater, like you can in your new aquarium! This beautiful aquarium comes with everything you need to keep your friends of the sea happy in your home, comes with an automatic cleaning system. As you come to the second area, you'll see plenty of these in your home, a new game room! You'll be the talk of your neighborhood when you bring them to your game room featuring an arcade game with over 10000 of the greatest games from yesterday and today, and 4 pinball tables! The final area is an outdoor area which features rides like you'll see when you take a trip to Cedar Point! You and 4 guests will fly round trip from Los Angeles to Cleveland Ohio, then drive to Sandusky in your rental car, where you'll stay 6 nights at the Calahary Bay resort, just minutes from great entertainment, you'll be welcomed with great hospitality! We've included 4 4-day admission passes to Cedar Point, where you'll experience great rides such as Top Thrill Dragster, Mean Streak, Melenium force, windseeker and more! this showcase from the price playland can be yours if the price is right!

[@christophercoleman3980]

thank you johnny olsen cindy what is your bid please ?

[@tiffanymorgan6562]

Awesome comment, Tyrone!

[@snakeplissken2396]

Doesn't the aquarium come with a year's supply tropical fish food as well?

[@priceisrightfan101]

Always liked this cue!

[@markowens9151]

Another one of my favorites. The music today sucks along with Drew Carey. Nothing like Bob Barker and Johnny Olson.

[@JeremiahBegley-p9r]

R.I.P. bob barker

[@johnissoevil]

Definitely daytime network game show music!

[@kevins6114]

The best showcase tune.

[@ENTERTAINMENT35]

I love this music

[@gr8daynegb]

hope to have more cues, don't know why but I love em

[@dennistaylor3713]

let's not forget bumper guards

[@RetroGUY77]

And a years supply of Turtlewax!

[@Marckymarc71]

This cue was used from the beginning. Search: 1972 showcases dennis james

[@metalox88]

That sound you hear in the background are Honeywell DPS-8 mainframes running in air conditioned rooms to protect us from the Soviet Union..... strength you can't imagine

[@saml760]

You wouldn't happen to have the version of this cue without the synthesizer??

[@julieerin115]

Prefer the music from showcase 1.

[@marcusarline1720]

I love both of them

[@pietrosammarco6225]

holy smokes, you just blew my mind

[@WhatInTheHellO]

Sounds a whole lot like Family Feud.

[@tnawcwvictoria]

R.I.P. Dennis James, Johnny Olsen, Rod Roddy and now, Tom Kennedy has joined them in the Great Big Sky Dennis James & Tom Kennedy both hosted The Nighttime Versions of The Price is Right on syndication Dennis hosted the show in the 70's from 1972-1977 and Tom during the 85/86 Season and both of them treated Janice Pennington, Johnny O. & Rod with CLASS Demie James Sposa aka Dennis James (August 24, 1917 - June 3, 1997) John Leonard Olson (May 22, 1910 - October 12, 1985) Robert Ray Roddy (September 28, 1937 - October 27, 2003) James Edward Narz aka Tom Kennedy (February 26, 1927 - October 7, 2020)

[@ProjectRevenant]

@WhatInTheHellO Yeah, the the brass portion definitely has that feel. Still, it works :)

[@joelakers9234]

hmmmm 70's

[@joeykardos7602]

How cool!

[@toddc4805]

Bring it back

[@ophthodoc]

Where oh where is Dian Parkinson and her string bikini? This brings back so many great memories. Wow.

[@Marcus71]

Here is your Showcase

[@marcusarline2857]

This is your showcase

[@DartsRme312]

this next showcase...features.....A TRIP DOWN MAIN STREET!

[@skiburnski7543]

There's a good reason why Steve Urkel will never be the next James Bond. Drew Carey doesn't have the charisma to continue the Price Is Right legacy. He is a good host for a comedy show, but PIR is for a smooth charming host and a classic radio-voice type for the intros.

[@georgiaactivist8728]

Got this from another YT channel that has since disappeared. Your showcase contains prizes revealed as we take a trip down memory lane beginning with this collection of photo albums! The slap 'n seal set contains 10 bound albums each with a distinctive design. Simply peel back the page, slap in your photo, and preserve your memories for years to come! Next, create memories of your own with this home movie camera! The Bell & Howell Autoload 309 come with 100 rolls of Super 8mm film to start you on your career as a director along with the 357B projector and screen. Treat your family and friends to a night of entertainment with your own personal cinema! And of course you'll have plenty of time to film on your one week vacation to Australia! You and a guest will fly roundtrip coach from Los Angeles to Sydney for a 6 night stay at the 4 star Marriott Down Under where you see amazing sights as you watch the sun fade into the western Australia sky! And this showcase of prizes from your trip down memory lane, can be yours, if, THE PRICE IS RIGHT!

[@bpayton7114]

It's a new car

[@liontone]

@MrYpres FTW!!!!!!!!!!

[@metalox88]

Back there even our game shows sounded great compare to Hillary barfing her way through a speech

[@netsurferx1]

Johnny Olson: "Your showcase consists of items on your trip to 'The Price is Right' Department Store! On the first floor..."

[@gaffneyrailroading1982]

All of this will be yours...if the price is right.

[@ophthodoc]

I liked the department store and also the trip down memory lane

[@ravenmaize]

@@ophthodoc yes, and the ADORABLE smiling Johnny Olson paintings!

[@ericsamuelson5656]

Dian Parkinson as the elevator operator