The Price Is Right with Bob Barker.1980, Susanne Seelig-Mense

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When I graduated form McGill University my graduation gift from my mom was a trip to California. The idea was to get on The Price is Right. What a graduation gift! I think it was for her more at the time... but thats ok.
The is how the story goes. Being from Montreal, we sent away for studio audience tickets. The first day at the show my mom and I stood in line and we were interviewed by the producers. The entire studio audience was interviewed one by one. You had 5 seconds to convince them you would be fun on the show. I tried to be sophisticated and classy. That didn't work! I was not selected to be on the show the day. I guess I was too boring!
We skipped the next day and went to Universal studios instead.
Our strategy changed for the following day! I remember one of the producers was watching the people lin line. (Phil) I acted wild and crazy in the line this time and he noticed. I was so shocked to find out I was picked when they called out my name! What a thrill!!!
It is totally legit! I had no idea!!!! By the way I still have the prizes won!
Great time! A wonderful memory with my mom. Cant believe how young I was at the time.I still have the prizes and its been 40 years. Bob Barker was wonderful!!!
Susanne.

[@allenjones3130]

Bob Barker was one of the best game-show hosts of all time. Rest in peace, Bob.

[@JohnDoe-cu2hl]

no. the best.

[@henrycrum3018]

No he was the best. Nobody comes close.

[@user-iz4um8xp8c]

He was a natural

[@gigi9301]

@@JohnDoe-cu2hl No The Best!! Popping in the Plaid!! I didn't realize how long he ran this show Oh My!! I remember watching it in the 70's there was a guy who spun and won 1,000 then he spun again and won 10,000 I can't even imagine in today's money how much that must have been in 1976 I love that the people were truly "average" , not made-up for the show at all. Just being themselves and trying their luck. No big introduction or matching outfits...just go for it.

[@davidclark8543]

What made him great was his ability to amp up the drama & excitement of a possible win like few others did. It was an art he certainly mastered & showcases were his specialty

[@lakeishajoe-pettaway7748]

I slightly feel like I'm back in my grandma's living room at the best parts of my life....man...thank you!😍🥰

[@chicoenglishsr.4977]

I wish we could turn back times

[@matthewcasiglio2539]

I slightly feel like I'm back at my old place in cedar Hill road at the best parts of my life

[@joyceadair3003]

Back in my family home right across the street from grandma watching this on days when I was home sick from school.😊

[@damiancampbell]

Dec 1st 1980

[@michellehall2715]

I couldn't agree with you more!! I miss those days.💯

[@stevenw.7313]

I love watching these old episodes i enjoy these more than the new ones its just not the same without good old Bob Barker

[@LindaMerchant-bq2hp]

In the drew Carrey era it's an wi fi high tech age back in the bob barker era more simpler video age the internet and social media was not known

[@MartinSage]

Bob is the BEST GAME SHOW HOST in TV history

[@michaelgriffith4110]

Id argue alex trebek

[@ghostlover951]

R.I.P Bob.... thank you for all the memories..

[@Evolution7xxx]

I always loved that announcers voice, "come on dooooooowwwnnn!!!"...."a new car!!!!" lol

[@sha11235]

Johnny Olson was a legend.

[@michellehall2715]

Absolutely!!

[@jimgahn9188]

The late great Johnny Olson.

[@supercoolyguy]

🥳

[@Heres_Johnny.]

@@jimgahn9188Exactly what I was going to say.

[@alixvernet1339]

You know Bob Barker just love his job. Making people happy 😊 it's blessed to have him in this Earth. Rest in peace Sir Bob! Rest in peace!!!

[@Patty3457]

LOVE the commercials! Sure makes me miss those days.

[@thomasparnell1025]

Me too, a Much better time back then.

[@Alice-ov3rd]

I wasn’t alive around this time but there’s something very nostalgic and special about this show. My grandmother was a huge fan of Bob Barker and watched him all the time. RIP

[@Ivansyoykov]

Oh lucky you. You weren't around in the 80s

[@bradhamilton7800]

Thank you SO much for this! In 1980 I was 5 years old and became a game show fan after watching the price is right.

[@markheying2830]

If the Rockers were $550 back then, how much would those Rockers be today when you factor in the Inflation Calculator?

[@justinklenk]

So was I - and so did I! 😅 1975

[@iwanaGoFast2010]

I was still a sperm

[@angryconsuela2014]

The pinnacle of television; amazing to watch in today's society

[@Krisnelson1969]

This all was normal stuff and activities, before home video games, and the WEB, became popular.

[@skins2717]

The commercials from back in the day makes this video even more special. Thanks Suzanne! 😁

[@jamesmcclelland1414]

Steve Obed, that's spelled Susanne, not Suzanne.

[@ewaleokadia76]

I remember some of these 80s commercials and it makes me feel so nostalgic😍.

[@RickMichaels-if5eq]

They don’t make great shows like this anymore. I’m glad I was born in the ‘80s. Great memories.

[@notnek202]

It’s still on TV.

[@RickMichaels-if5eq]

I grew up watching the original Price Is Right in the 80’s.🙂 Today’s TV shows can’t be compared to the 80’s.📺👎🏾 I watch reruns on KZbin.😏

[@richardprice3816]

Awesome! The commercials bring back pleasant memories.

[@toxievope3617]

So glad they're showing the original commercials.I actually remember some of them.I was 17 yr.s at this time.

[@uncletaylorify]

I was six....born 1974

[@TherealC.J.]

I was still in my dads balls (1999)

[@Krisnelson1969]

It’s interesting that computers and the Internet Web, have taken over a lot of the toys and games market.

[@dwaynemodeste9947]

I was not in existence yet. I was born in 1984.

[@User0000000000000004]

What a pro! There will never be another man like him. Those guys were company men through and through, loyal to the studios who gave them their break. Today everybody works for production companies or are freelance. You'll never see TV like the 80s ever again. What a time to have been alive! I miss it every day. Especially when I go to the mall.... oh wait.

[@londontalks6371]

we wish we lived in those times

[@newtimetravelhyman88]

Rest In Peace Bob Barker

[@williambuchanan4623]

The commercials are absolutely priceless

[@tricia4563]

It was so fun to watch this and even the commercials! It seems like just yesterday I sat on the living room floor watching this while Mama folded laundry 😊

[@kylebarnett7695]

Watching this, brings back so many fond and indescribable moments that were so very special in the 70s & 80s. This was one of my grandparents... and parents, favorite shows. The emotions are surreal looking at this, knowing, that they were possibly watching it during that time. And yet, here we are - lovingly together again in spirit! Miss and love you guys...🌹😪

[@bryggreen77]

I really like that everyone’s comments about price is right are positive. It was the perfect tv show. It made us feel good. RIP Bob

[@rickyports]

Rest in Peace Bob.

[@AndrewTaylor-ru2ho]

Great time be born in the 80's! No cell phone lots of privacy, no cameras every corner, I wish I go back to revisit! Theses days people can't take a joke! We are more divided now then world peace.

[@dm95422]

Wow Susanne, you gave ol Bob a hug instead of a kiss. How nice.

[@pantherplatform]

At least she didn't jump up and bump him in the chin lol

[@markheying2830]

@@pantherplatformAnd Susanne, her Smile, her Nametag & her Clapping Hands have some sweet winning her Prizes together company!

[@pantherplatform]

@@markheying2830 I didn't understand anything you just said but okay.

[@greenerdays]

Holy crap, Suzanne! Stunningly beautiful! Wow!

[@MadWorld75]

This should have 500 million thumbs up 👍

[@JohnSmith-4U]

1980 feels like a different universe and centuries ago.

[@Davis-q1s]

RIP Bob

[@setheast2773]

Show and commercials bring back so many memories.. I remember being a really really little kid watching the show with my stay-at-home mom everyday

[@morneauj]

This reminds me so much of my grandpa! He loved this show so much!!! Miss you pépère !

[@lindsayhengehold5341]

Love the Price is Right and Bob Barker!

[@Teyros]

RIP Bob. You were an absolute legend. ❤️

[@TheTexasLeftist]

R.I.P. Bob 😢

[@tommyriam8320]

..couldn't afford to take the "extra" 3 seconds to spell the words out

[@thedarkknight7287]

I found your posting on you tube. I always wondered if people who were contestants on the show ever come on here and see themselves years later after being on the show. I found it awesome you made this post 3 years ago and shared your experience being on the show. It's cool you still have the prizes from all those years ago. Thanks for posting.

[@sterobj]

This was 40 years ago.. 4 fucking decades

[@deborahchesser7375]

@Gene Cox we feel 25-30 in our minds and 85 in the body, at least I do. I should have never raced those damn dirt bikes, I’m sure feeling it now. But hey, that’s what we did back then right? Cars, bikes, guitars, long hair and natural girls, oh yeh, the best times of life.

[@stephencurah1059]

Everytime i visited Canada my aunt and cousins watched this game show religiously 😊 Brings back many fond memories

[@jeantetreault132]

As a Canadian from Montreal, i am always glad and proud to see one of our contestants winning, on The Price is Right, from my hometown. Thanks for these awesome memories of my adolescence. Johnny, Montreal, Canada.❤️

[@r3tr0actiongamer24]

I love the city of Montreal

[@ReglazeRX]

She's on social media. We've looked her up and she still has the bed LOL. Painted white now though.

[@Syllacrostics]

​@@ReglazeRX haha cool ! I always wonder what happened to everyone's prizes later on.

[@sportsmedia25]

Thank you for sharing this episode Susanne especially with the actual commercials. Bob was a treasure and will be missed

[@chrissyq.5894]

Watching these made me want to hurry up and do the morning work so I can sit down and watch soap operas like my mom did in the '80s. I don't even like soap operas LOL. From the episode itself to the commercials this is a total walk down memory Lane.

[@jefferyoetter6884]

This isn't a soap opera. 😂

[@epcotman32]

RIP Bob Barker

[@winstonsmith7808]

The 80's had people with better hair styles and they even dressed better than today. And they where more civil, didn't high five everything in sight!

[@michellehall2715]

People were more modest.

[@DavidWilliams-ol3vp]

And the womenmore womanly,no tats or ugly piercings

[@NancyNegative0808]

I'm stuck at home from work with a hurt knee and I'm so happy I found this. This has made my day, reminds me of being a kid watching reruns after school

[@davidcross701]

Gorgeous 80s Susanne. Great memories! I was 8!

[@davidcross701]

Thanks for keeping the commercials!

[@alexkano27ify]

I was born in 1980 lol. For some reason I like bob parker I remember him when you was 5 yrs old #2020 December and his still alive 97yrs old

[@bownarrow7114]

Bob Barker

[@malcolmmarshall5946]

I also liked Bob Parker and the Prize is Write.

[@nicole4659]

Barker not Parker

[@nicole4659]

And it Right not Write

[@tommyriam8320]

ever here of 'sarcasm', fool ? ..besides you overlooked _'Prize'_ in lieu of 'Price"@@nicole4659

[@NS1.]

Nice story! Also, I just have to say you were absolutely beautiful.

[@cindyramjitsingh7169]

R.I.P Bob we will miss you

[@Kuzo53]

Watching the commercials makes it a nostalgic , just watching regular tv experience

[@christybradfield7812]

Does anyone else look at the commercials and even the products in the show and notice the ones that are no longer made? My first car was a Chevy Chevette.

[@wynottgivemore9274]

@@christybradfield7812 yes love it... My buddy used to buy and fix those chevetts and arcadians all the time for resale...in the 90s and into the 2000ths and people would buy them up like they were the best thing since sliced bread...way hillarious

[@christybradfield7812]

@@wynottgivemore9274 I loved mine, since small I could park better. I have a driver's license and the only reason that I have it is because I scared the examiner bad enough, she never wanted to be in the car with me again!

[@johnpersechini4951]

@@christybradfield7812 lol

[@fjr70ify]

I miss the days where wallpaper and darker, warmer home decor were in style.

[@tnate6004]

Great story! It's cool you were able to get a tape of the show. Thanks for keeping the Search for Tomorrow and World Turns promos in. CBS daytime was great back then.

[@jamesmcclelland1414]

Yep 👍!

[@triciapollard215]

I think Bob was blushing from those 'Canadian Hugs' ... dont blame him, you were a stunner, thanks for sharing your story!

[@DKomnicide]

Bob already looks like an old man here in 1980, and yet he's still alive 42 years later... This dude is immortal lol

[@kgbyrd8204]

Old? Middle-aged okay, but not old. Jeez.

[@TheJpep2424]

he doesnt look old here.

[@dppatters]

I’m not old enough to really appreciate some of the great game show hosts that preceded Barker, but I feel like he’s the greatest ever. So dapper, quick witted, and pleasant.

[@RjBenjamin353]

And he’s still banging cocktail waitresses two at a time!!!

[@fudgenugget8875]

@@dppatters Do you know any famous ones before him?

[@MrRemark21]

Aired on CBS daytime Monday, December 8, 1980. When this was aired on CBS daytime, I did not watch this episode because I was at Sutherland Elementary School at 1330 Amelia Avenue in Glendora, CA in the SLD/A version with Sally Case as teacher & Lynette Larson as coteacher.

[@chaupin5]

That was the night when John Lennon was murdered in NYC

[@joeambrose3260]

@Briguy52748 Legend has it Ringo would hire a contestant on each show and furnished his house with prizes

[@meatbeansandcheese]

When this aired, I was 4 days away from being 9 months old exactly.

[@StukInBuf]

@@meatbeansandcheese Five days after this, I turned 10.

[@skins2717]

I was six years old 😁

[@gcnj7012]

Always enjoyed watching this show! Is it me or were people so simple and different back then?

[@User0000000000000004]

We weren't simple back then, we were the exact same human beings that they mint today. But there was still a sense of innocence in children and not every little thing was politicized. It was not a simpler world, but things were easier. You didn't live just to pay bills and the wave of American progress hadn't yet broken on the beach and begun rolling back, that's the 90s.

[@tomasjaramillo4430]

CAR

[@tomasjaramillo4430]

CAR

[@terripebsworth9623]

Not simple. More civilized, more honesty and integrity, and more family oriented. They also valued the simple things in life. It was a much better time as were the several previous decades.

[@Alice-ov3rd]

It sure seems that way. People seemed more relatable and not as polarized like today.

[@Nay-ew4uj]

I love when they keep the commercials in because they bring back really good memories.😆

[@nonolunt6178]

Watching this now in 2023 I always howled in laughter when they show the price that's a new car! LOL ! Talk about vintage antiques !

[@bobbyadkins6983]

Wow! What a difference in value between the first and second prize! That was a really nice van.

[@troyhenry1551]

5:08 🥺 Ruby reminds me so much of my grams who passed away 9 months ago. I miss her dearly.

[@marshie1337]

i called my grandma grams too. she passed away in 2010 from cancer. i still miss her, think about her just about every day i think. be strong my friend

[@markheying2830]

@@marshie1337 Cue Losing Horns for that.

[@garyfrancis6193]

My mother never missed this show.

[@PrimaryIgnition]

I was nostalgic watching, heard the lady was from Montreal, then I see the Uniprix commercial, then I read the summary from Susanne, COOL! Reminded me of watching TPR on days off school in Quebec. WCAX TV Burlington moving the antenna around to get a better signal. What a great time to be young. Happy you won!

[@jonathancummings6400]

Wow, you are the Susanne in the show. It was my favorite game show then. I hope you aren't offended by this, but you were quite a beautiful woman. It's awesome you had such good memories.

[@jasong428]

She was definitely the hottest woman on that episode. Not even close.

[@grouchydude3448]

@@jasong428 I don’t know…Ruby Goodrich was a pretty close contender!

[@goldengirl617]

@@grouchydude3448 😄

[@patriciagospelcabello4227]

I love to watch your show and my grandmama's grandma mom to watch with Bob Barker

[@2rdn274]

Great story, thanks for sharing.

[@tammyhollandsworth6783]

Price is right will never be the same without Bob . ❤

[@shanti888]

Bob was smoooooth…

[@miss_midge_]

Origional commercials? GREAT!!

[@omegaman1409]

Bob was what Johnny was on the tonight show. Never to be duplicated. It just comes once in a while.Thanks for sharing. You are beautiful. Amazing how time flies. I remember watching in those years.

[@jjouney]

Wow, that must've been so much fun! Thanks for sharing the backstory :) You look fantastic on tv!

[@ForeignerFan74]

Love These Old Commercials!

[@yatesmsw]

I love the commercials!! 'What's he doing up?!" LOL

[@rileyadams5479]

cool the old price is right is awesomely awesome!!! even though it's before my time sense i was born in the 90's i really likes it anyways thanks 4 the upload

[@danricci7855]

Awww!!! I was hoping Suzanne would win the showcase. She just seemed like a likable person.

[@monkeywkeys3916]

Yah, Barkers hand was sure enjoying the on-stage interview. Trump prolly told him it was Ok to do that kind of Stuff. Blame Trump!

[@jamesmcclelland1414]

Dan, that's spelled _Price Is Right 👉🏻_ contestant Susanne Seelig, not Suzanne.

[@Marine03LAV]

@@monkeywkeys3916 what kind of stuff? He didn't do anything inappropriate. Seriously, people overreacting over nothing is so annoying.

[@jefferyoetter6884]

​@@jamesmcclelland1414so?

[@jamesmcclelland1414]

@@jefferyoetter6884 Three weeks from Tuesday is former _Price Is Right ▶️_ producer Kathy “Fingers 💅🏼💅🏼✌️🏻✌️🏻” Greco's (née Kathleen McDonald) 73rd birthday 🎉, which is September 19. And on October 1, which is just five weeks from now, it's former sub-Barker's Beauty 💅🏼 Cindy Margolis' (née Cynthia Dawn 🌇 Margolis) 58th birthday 🎉.

[@ScratchGlass9]

Fantastic story Susanne...great times back then, eh ? You sure look like a blast young lady !!! Cheers from Detroit.

[@stephenchase5593]

This is my favorite game show classic episode!!!

[@ktloz2246]

A runner up was Lets make a deal.

[@tommyandrews4992]

Thank you for leaving these classic comercials!!

[@tommyriam8320]

so we could skip/fast-forward right the hell through them

[@aidamarquez1598]

loved this show😍🤩

[@IWDTC]

Very cool memory and once of a lifetime experience...😁

[@TMcConnaughhay]

What??? Only TWO commercials during the break??! Now there are so many commercials you forget what you were watching by the time it comes back on!

[@jkent6526]

Awesome Susanne. Great story and great post.

[@marchoffman6878]

I LOVE THE PRICE IS RIGHT.

[@jamesmcclelland1414]

So do I, Marc, so do I.

[@sarahb9240]

I had that toy shopping cart! 🥰 It was so well made- compared to the cheap, thin toy shopping carts of today.

[@User0000000000000004]

Back when it was OK to make separate toys for boys and girls. Man, those were the days. You think we'll ever see them again? I sure hope so.

[@sarahb9240]

@@User0000000000000004 - sadly, I don’t think so.

[@rwboa22]

That ounce of gold at ~$666.00 in 1980 is now ~$1,874 in 2021.

[@JeffreyOrnstein]

Poor investment.

[@bossbwana5946]

In 1975 gold was $35 dollars an ounce

[@monkeywkeys3916]

@@bossbwana5946 Interesting wow.

[@nonplayerzealot4]

Later in 1980, the spot price on gold went up to that sub $2000 level. This was evidently filmed before that short lived spike. People were selling jewelry to pawn stores and the like. There were bicentennial gold coins made by the US Mint that were melted down by folks who had them because the price of gold had shot up way beyond what they paid for them. The mint made a 16.8 oz gold bicentennial medal in 76, showing how cheap gold was before the 80 spike. It featured the Statue Of Liberty on the front and the presidential seal -- heraldic eagle on the back. The spot price of gold beyond that burp in late 80 had remained stable all the way until the early 2Ks. It takes many years between spikes (1980 and 2011 were the last two as your proof). There was a spike in 2011 that brought gold to 1900 an oz and it never sunk back down to its 2002-and backwards levels (save for 1980 spike). Silver at some point in the 90s was worth only 4 bucks an oz. In 2011, silver spot price went up to 49 an oz. On 6/2/21, gold is at $1917.80 an oz and silver is at $28.33. Palladium is at $2895 an oz, right after the US Mint began producing palladium bullion coins. Platinum is at $1206.80.

[@mattr8251]

666 ? .. Illuminati nod on tpir

[@gnirolnamlerf593]

I wondered if there was going to be a car in the Count Basie showcase, since he didn't have a driver's license. He did play a mean jazz piano. Glad to hear that your prizes were of high quality, Susanne, and still bring memories of that wonderful day with your mother. Thank you for sharing this.

[@7_31_73]

THE NEWS REPORT AT THE END IS EPIC

[@tommyriam8320]

routine...been the same for 100 years

[@redwing1273]

Skipped school justvto watch holly!!!

[@LindaMerchant-bq2hp]

That baby grand piana is gorgeous i always love the tone of the piano like violin viola and cello

[@Saosin3333]

I loved him ever since in my natal Honduras, we watched miss USA and Miss Universe. Nobody like him hosting!

[@Rangersly]

Thank you for sharing this episode! I'm from Montreal as well so it was nice to watch some of the local ads.

[@erickpeterson850]

Looks like Price Is Right use to have way more space than what it is today 😂

[@NowProcrastinating]

i love the commercials❤

[@alanmorris7669]

I stopped watching The Price is Right after Bob Barker retired. The show just wasn't the same without him.

[@claytoncaldwell3183]

Thanks for sharing the story. I always feel like it would make an interesting podcast to listen to people's experience on a game show. Would love to find out more!

[@demostheodorakakis6328]

I love the ladies showing the products on stage. Lovely!

[@markheying2830]

Also this was way before Rachel Reynolds.

[@melissageiger71]

The commercials are nice touch.. 📺

[@thomasleong5982]

Unknown to most of the public, MOST people who "WIN" a car on this game show, CAN'T keep the car BECAUSE, they have to pay California STATE TAX on the vehicle BEFORE it can be released to them and MOST people DO NOT have that much money in CASH!

[@georgegabriel7766]

Wow we actually got to see the news at the end :)

[@Retro_Disco]

What a wonderful story.

[@ricardokim4870]

My #1tv show.

[@zephyr332]

Poor Eugene. He tried to crack a smile but you could see how disappointed the poor bastard was when he saw that Chevy Chevette!!

[@kimberlywoolfolk7575]

Thanks for the memories!!

[@rick3747]

I miss Bob, all four of my "Greatest Generation" grandparents and Jolly Joe Timmer(I am from Lehigh Valley, PA).😊

[@zachhoran]

40 year episodes from the original broadcast are nice to find.