See Captain John Herring Become One of the Biggest Winners in TPIR History - The Price Is Right 1984

Watch Captain John Herring’s journey as he becomes one of the biggest winners in “The Price Is Right” history with over $39K in prizes!
Episode 5501 - The Price Is Right 1984 - The Barker Era
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Here it comes, television's most exciting hour of fantastic prizes the fabulous sixty-minute Price is Right!
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We are showcasing episodes not viewed in decades. Starting from Season 11 (1982), this is the first season when animal furs were no longer offered as prizes, supporting Bob’s advocacy of animal rights in memory of his wife Dorothy Jo.
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[@duckhive]

this guy didn't hesitate for a second! LEGEND

[@kingraygonthechamp]

Thank you Mr Bob Barker for the 50 Wonderful years of being the host of The Price Is Right

[@JohnSmith-4U]

Bob was the host of TPIR for 50 years????? Your math is off.

[@TimBoyd2012]

@@JohnSmith-4U50 years of game show hosting total, 35 years on TPIR, 19 on Truth or Consequences, hosting both simultaneously from 1972-75. Plus the short-lived Family Game, and filling in for Bert Convy on Tattletales.

[@darlenekellam3466]

😮qqq6​@@JohnSmith-4U

[@ChucksPullingVideos]

Now that's awesome! My Grandpa had a Cadilliac nearly identical to that when I was a kid. We'd go on cruises around town, etc. Great memories.

[@kevinmiller6380]

Chuck's Ruling Videos-Five'll get you ten your Grandpa's dead?

[@scjct1]

I got caught going 80 in a 35 in a sedan Deville Cop said he chased me for miles and told me he couldn't catch up. I was a teenager flying at 3 am traveling back home from my girlfriends. He told me,"Do you know what would happen to your insurance if I issue you a ticket?" I said no sir. He said go home and drive the speed limit 😆 🤣

[@IronSikh44]

The Good Captain didn’t just win a car that day…he got himself a yacht!

[@donbest5024]

I miss the 80s,best decade ever,every thing 80s about this episode,the Cadillac,Johnny Olson and the music.These young people today don't have a clue how great it was then.No computers,facebook and cell phones.

[@TomCurtis-t2r]

I just turned 25 and I wished I experience the 1980s

[@D_Gottlieb_12]

And there was no Twitter either!!

[@JohnSmith-zw8vp]

Well there was not-so-good things also like AIDS and crack though. Like every era the 80s has its dark side too. The intro to the movie Lean on Me is a perfect example of this.

[@4seeableTV]

Said Don, making his comment on a computer.

[@haitolawrence5986]

I owned a few computers back in the 80s.

[@mlsaulnier]

At 15:32 - Linda going in for the kiss lol!

[@camshaft4007]

😂

[@thewdew4367]

And got booed😂😂😂

[@IronSikh44]

Bob gave her the Heisman!

[@punchfisttop]

BOB BARKER WAS THE BEST EVER!!!

[@goldvideo]

I love how they used the instrumental parts of Christopher Cross' "Ride Like The Wind" for the second showcase, and over the credits of the show. That song was the biggest thing in 1979-1980. A classic.

[@darreljones8645]

Even more when you recall the theme for the accompanying showcase was "windy things".

[@smittykins]

And John’s prize display is flashing in almost perfect time to the song.

[@serioushex3893]

i love seeing our millitary members winning big. also a 24,000$ car in 1984 is worth about 70k today. absolutely bananas.

[@iwanaGoFast2010]

You like seeing white supremest win

[@TimBoyd2012]

If I had been an adult in 1984 and could see the future, I would have rather been a contestant on Dream House.

[@scottcarson4570]

You would have bought a Sears n Roebuck house for $4,800

[@AuroraMeansDawn27]

That's what I thought lol

[@lrich8181]

Prize winnings should be tax free!

[@pantherplatform]

That 84 Cadillac is rolling around the hood to this very day.

[@jmjfanss]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHizd2qBpamjatUsi=Qqa_YyIoOh9JFSnb sweet commercial.

[@rob-merica]

Fascinating to see how scuffed and worn some of the set pieces are. It’s the kind of thing that wouldn’t have been visible on our old TVs.

[@faulltw]

I didn't even notice so I went back after reading your comment and you are correct

[@sarahrupert5320]

I went back and rewatched it too! That’s too funny 😂 I remember when TV networks started becoming in “HD” and how pissed off some of the actors were back then…didn’t want their little flaws showing up for the world to see I guess 🙄🤣

[@brando8706]

@@sarahrupert5320yep, a lot of them got taunted about how their flaws would show up now 😂

[@ecmjr]

We miss you Bob!

[@benjaminvermeylen3784]

I now own that exact Cadillac. I paid the same price as the grandfather clock for it.

[@aftersexhighfives]

You STOLE that car. Could sell it in the south for 8k easy.

[@mikedski9698]

KING BOB BARKER IS THE ULTIMATE GAME SHOW HOST.

[@mikedski9698]

A Perfect Golden Road Win!

[@dallasbittinger8184]

The shows from the 1980s shows why Bob started doing audience entrances. You could see the gold spots on the and of course the Golden Road sign as he was making his entrance. So you knew what game was going to be played first

[@LeotheTiger1234]

Those were exciting days. Am I correct to say Drew Carey doesn't do any audience entrances?

[@ajk]

@@LeotheTiger1234 Not since the early days no, he doesn't like them. He's done it I think just twice, once near end of his first season, and once as a u-pick special deal.

[@LeotheTiger1234]

@@ajk I see.

[@jusadude7162]

Love these episodes.

[@jbshaka653]

Captain John was really thrilled about that dishwasher.

[@markyyy94]

Finally, his incredible journey is now available in full! This also happened 38 years ago today, what a coincidence! But it would be only one month before some ice cream truck driver broke the one-day winnings record for a CBS game show by about three times of John's winnings, on another CBS game show that is.

[@johnnysama]

Which just so happened to be TPiR's leadout show.

[@jamesmcclelland1414]

@@johnnysama On the May 8, 1984, episode of THE PRICE IS RIGHT 👉🏻, of course.

[@davidellis5141]

@@jamesmcclelland1414 Ride Like The Wind by Christopher Cross played ▶️ over the closing credits courtesy of Warner Brothers Records & Tapes !

[@jamesmcclelland1414]

@@davidellis5141 You've got it!

[@donbest5024]

That song Ride like the wind was number 2 on the music charts this week back in May 1980.Great times.

[@kimarajamison6951]

13:04 My jam by Christopher Cross

[@davidellis5141]

🎶 Ride Like The Wind 🎶 !

[@donbest5024]

I won't my 1980s Mtv back.

[@kimarajamison6951]

@@donbest5024 Ditto

[@jmspegel]

I am so old, I remember when soft soap first came on the market. My mom said it was too expensive. Lol

[@markyyy94]

14:10 LOL Holly 😂😂😂

[@sandrapisani9225]

She's the BEST!

[@davidellis5141]

The Captain will be driving a Slick New Cadillac 👌 !!

[@HerculesCoronaBorealis]

Love the Christopher Cross "ride like the wind" in the showcase. Need more of that in current episodes.

[@Sundayschoolnetwork]

Bob Barker, what a voice!

[@heidimountain606]

This episode aired exactly 38 years ago today on May 8, 1984.

[@ravipeiris4388]

Most of the cars offered on this game show were poor quality vehicles. This Cadillac was impressive to be offered as a prize, especially considering average car prices then were between $10-15k. A real gentleman.

[@arizonashane]

Love to hear some Christopher Cross in the showcase.

[@PatLove3360]

Loved watching TPIR, with Bob as the host! I grew up watching Truth or Consequences then TPIR!

[@Branddenthepinkgoldpeachfan]

6:57 *Winner!*

[@christinevangilder6245]

Love the Christopher Cross during second showcase and the end! ❤️

[@--Voltz--]

*WOW, WHAT AN EPISODE ABY!!*

[@PIANOCENTRIC]

Stunning showgirls 😍

[@AmericanSoldierLakotaSioux1969]

GO ARMY!!! US QUATERMASTERS RULE!!! 🪖👍👍 Congrats Captain Herring! A quick decision maker you are, great job Sir! HOOAH!!! Drew Carey...great host! Love Drew! Bob Barker...a great host and legend, and a good friend..."Loyal and True", speaking from a loyal and true fan of yours since I was 5 years old watching while home sick from school, never missed it! My mama raised me right Mr. Barker.

[@pcallas66]

I don't ever remember them using an actual published popular song. Ride Like The Wind by Christopher Cross was in the showcase and there was a pretty good edit on one of the parts. The other one was a little choppy, but I imagine they used a razor blade cut edit. It was really interesting at that time that the highest winner was over $39,000 up to that point in time. Thank you for sharing.

[@vanekirk]

Christopher Cross, legendary.

[@ajk]

They did this a LOT way back when, up till at least 1991 I think (they used Madonna songs over the credits each day of the 20th season premiere week). If you only watched after that (which I did admittedly too, being born in 1987), you'd not know of that, but it was very commonplace during this period and before. Celebration by Kool and the Gang was used a couple years earlier to close a 10th anniversary show I believe as another example.

[@crazycappy01]

There was one showcase, where they used Ray Parker Jr's "GHOSTBUSTERS" tune.

[@ajk]

@@crazycappy01 Yep, I heard it on a recent rerun actually, they played it over the credits.

[@crazycappy01]

@@ajk "Who you gonna call?" "GHOSTBUSTERS!!!"

[@adrianrobey7716]

Bonnie Boucher? That’s what I call high quality bidding.

[@devansafer4251]

dude ! they used ride like the wind for the showcase music ?!! awesome !!!!

[@jeremyprice7256]

You never needed that blonde wig on you anyway, Holly! You're good enough as is!

[@buttercup5026]

That Cadillac was a tank. It only did about 8 mpg and was nearly indestructible in an accident. What a great ride.

[@silvialogan9226]

$39,518 was a lot of money way back then in 1984.

[@simontills7090]

It's not bad today either.

[@paulnguyen8910]

If John had swept the showcases with a difference of up to $99, he coulda had $47,026 in cash & prizes.

[@intorainbowzOG]

I'm so glad the car comes with brakes and steering equipment

[@rodney1279TheFlip]

Christopher Cross’s Ride Like The Wind goes great with flashing $39,518 readout.

[@jamesmcclelland1414]

From the May 8, 1984, episode of THE PRICE IS RIGHT 👉🏻 (Episode 5322, not Episode 5501, which was on November 26 of that year).

[@davidellis5141]

Captain John had the best 👌 bid at $375 !

[@jamesmcclelland1414]

@@davidellis5141 With a difference of just $25 because the actual retail price of a pair 👫🏻 of his and hers Wimbledon tennis 🎾 rackets as the first IUFB was $400.

[@davidellis5141]

@@jamesmcclelland1414 Absolutely 💯 👌 Spot On ! ✅️

[@jamesmcclelland1414]

@@davidellis5141 Thanks 🙏🏻!

[@chrisfinch8637]

He certainly is number one at the time, for achieving almost $40,000. And he certainly is number one, overall as a person. Cheers to you, kind sir.

[@jamesmcclelland1414]

On the May 8, 1984, episode of THE PRICE IS RIGHT 👉🏻, of course, Chris.

[@markheying2830]

@@jamesmcclelland1414 Do you remember how much Tennis Rackets were back then?

[@jamesmcclelland1414]

@@markheying2830 Maybe $350?

[@donbest5024]

Cadillacs today cost 3 or 4 times more than the one on this show and is not near as good a car as that car was.

[@jamesmcclelland1414]

@@donbest5024 Nope 👎🏻🙅🏻!

[@donmccullen1973]

13:00 Captain Herring is going to "Ride Like The Wind."

[@mysticgirl916]

Crazy enough that after watching this clip, I added the song to my music library

[@blueolives7649]

What a beautiful and elegant car!!!

[@JohnSmith-zw8vp]

That's almost a $69K Caddy in today's money! And sucks to be that second Showcase person stuck with one of the cheapest Showcases possible...about the only way in the Barker era she could've done worse was to get the dreaded train/tugboat Showcase :P

[@iannewman79]

There's no way she pronounced Yvonne as WHY-VONNE. Lol

[@AuroraMeansDawn27]

That Cadillac is HUGE 😂😂😂😂

[@mickmaloy]

Good to see he won the Cadillac!

[@pantherplatform]

Watching the models dance at 2x speed is hilarious!

[@brianmoon1058]

great video quality

[@OldSolidSnake]

@0:11 who he call!?

[@cathylittleton7361]

Great era

[@crazycappy01]

WOW!!! Just WOW!!!

[@jmjfanss]

Cadillac Fleetwood brougham is still beautiful to this day.

[@kenyattasimpson8468]

Years later you knew golden road was coming when bob comes from the audience

[@janellirving4625]

The Lucky Captain didn't have to break a sweat.

[@TBONE_2004]

23 years later, John would be dethroned on several occasions, especially by Vicky Ann, who won $147,514, including a Dodge Viper. Regardless, he's among the biggest winners in TPIR Daytime history.

[@paulodisano502]

Holly’s BEAUTIFUL!😍

[@anandguruji83]

CAPTAIN JOHN WINS GOLDEN ROAD PLUS THE CADILLAC WORTH $24,160 6:57 AND WINS THE SHOWCASE 15:10

[@anandguruji83]

CAPTAIN JOHN WINS GOLDEN ROAD PLUS THE CADILLAC WORTH $24,160 6:57 AND WINS THE SHOWCASE 15:10

[@davidellis5141]

Congratulations Captain ! 👏 👏

[@jamesmcclelland1414]

@@anandguruji83 On the May 8, 1984, episode of THE PRICE IS RIGHT 👉🏻, of course.

[@jamesmcclelland1414]

@@davidellis5141 On the May 8, 1984, episode of THE PRICE IS RIGHT 👉🏻, of course.

[@patrickmarcoux8661]

Geeez. I drive a nifty 2022 Vovlo and other than cameras and sensors, that Caddy is mighty fine compared to my ride 😮

[@anandguruji83]

CAPTAIN JOHN'S TOTAL WINNINGS: $39,518 6:57 15:10

[@anandguruji83]

CAPTAIN JOHN'S TOTAL WINNINGS: $39,518 6:57 15:10

[@davidellis5141]

Whoop Whoop !! 🚨 🚨 !! 🔔 🔔 !!

[@jamesmcclelland1414]

@@anandguruji83 On the May 8, 1984, episode of THE PRICE IS RIGHT 👉🏻, of course.

[@Thepitz2000]

I used to LOVE HOLLY back in the day......

[@frankauerbach2789]

Cool!

[@corkystorky]

15:31 Bob Barker felt embarrassed so he refused to be kissed by the captain's wife haha

[@brendagray9601]

It was funny when Linda missed the first attempt kiss to Bob. RIP🌹Sir

[@Manuelziy]

lol 13:13 he's like like wtf is that

[@ddmck1972]

Those Cadillacs were nice and only $24,000!

[@markyyy94]

Wrong episode number. This is actually episode 5322, originally aired May 8, 1984.

[@jamesmcclelland1414]

That's right 👉🏻, Mark 📌, you tell ‘em!

[@Lupton2000]

May 8, 1984 was the night the Happy Days finale Passages aired.

[@jamesmcclelland1414]

@@Lupton2000 Yep 👍🏻, in an hourlong format, of course.

[@donbest5024]

@@Lupton2000 I think MASH Last show was a year earlier.

[@4seeableTV]

Gotta love his wife's failed attempt to kiss Bob Barker: 15:30

[@rickmontgomery3037]

Yep, I noticed that too LOL

[@traemcpherson7266]

So did I!! wow, I think she remembered her husband was right there!

[@chrisnizer5702]

Yeah, I noticed that too!

[@kenyattasimpson8468]

I liked the ending song where can I find??

[@markyyy94]

Ride Like The Wind by Christopher Cross.

[@kenyattasimpson8468]

@@markyyy94 boss thanks mark, kenyatta 😘❤️

[@davidellis5141]

Denise Overbid 😠 😡 & Captain John rode into the wind as the victor ! !

[@Retroboxmedia]

Sounds like they licensed the original track for "Ride Like The Wind" by Christopher Cross. I wonder how they managed that!

[@krystalcook1317]

Dang that would be over $120,000 today

[@jbshaka653]

I had a 1983 Riviera with those same ‘locking wheel discs’ (hub caps); they were stolen before I had the car 2 months. But it was my fault, I parked in a garage in New Orleans.

[@wolvesone]

best part using christopher cross' ride like the wind heheh

[@zt1053]

Was the golden road not played that much because watched the price right regularly as kid and did not see it for the first time till 1993

[@christymallesky8670]

Wow

[@jefferyrobertson7520]

Only Three Barker Beauties Dian Parkinson Janice Pennington And Kathleen Bradley From The Early 90s By The Way Nikki Schieler Ziering And Rachel Reynolds Wish They Celebrated Their Mother's Day ☺💋💞🤩😍

[@jamesmcclelland1414]

And don't forget, Jeffery, Holly Hallstrom, Claudia Jordan 🇯🇴 (DEAL OR NO DEAL?) and Heather Kozar, alright?

[@jefferyrobertson7520]

@@jamesmcclelland1414 I Keep Forgetting

[@jamesmcclelland1414]

@@jefferyrobertson7520 You always do.

[@jefferyrobertson7520]

Skinny Microphone From 1972 To 1993

[@jamesmcclelland1414]

@@jefferyrobertson7520 Yep 👍🏻, from September 4 (Labor 👷🏻 Day), 1972--June 18, 1993, to be precise.

[@kenyattasimpson8468]

And i miss holly ❤️

[@Bet-O33]

Wasn't Bob a military man himself

[@OMG_BeCkY]

John makes very quick decisions.

[@Fredjohnson2920]

Hello ✋ Becky how are you doing???

[@ATLcentury334]

Could the title have anything to do with the botched camera angle showing the “Golden Road” game?

[@chrismayer3919]

It’s weird that my Kia has EXACTLY the same accoutrements as the full-option Cadillac! (don’t we wish a Caddy cost only $30,000 these days)

[@afj102979]

What’s this song by at the end of this video?

[@mysticgirl916]

"Ride Like the Wind" by Christopher Cross, it was his debut single

[@philvassion6302]

Don't they have to pay taxes on all the loot?

[@jeanrenaudsagswing]

Congratulations ! You won a super-high gas bill.

[@SNARC15]

When I saw "biggest winner" I had a suspicion that Golden Road would be involved. Turned out I was right.

[@navyman2702]

Back when a caddy was a great looking caddy.

[@Jbobloochjr3]

What is the song piece at the second show case

[@michaelfalkner1186]

That should've been bells and clangs, at least after Bob announced Biggest Winner -- a graphic might not have hurt either in Post for the occasion. Herring would not hold the record long, as Diana Brownfield broke the record, and the $40,000 barrier, early the following season.

[@petek3090]

They assumed the brunette was his wife, but the blonde actually was..😂

[@LeesReviews69]

At 15:32 her 20th century customs couldnt help herself from trying to kiss Bob Barker. Such a weird thing to do

[@zt1053]

If only he had gotten the $10,000 on the wheel

[@markheying2830]

How much would you have guessed on that Boat Showcase? (I would have guessed $12,500)

[@markyyy94]

That would put him over the then-hard winnings cap of $50,000 at the time, he would have to donate some of his winnings.

[@supportvawa2213]

She pronounces her name - Y-von?

[@Jiltedin2007]

Before the ERA when they added a Million Dollar Bonus on The Guessing Game if you guess the price of both prizes with 10 seconds.

[@pysankar]

Anyone else notice his wife leaning over to give Bob a kiss and he moved away!

[@yadirasotelo6377]

He didn't know the kiss was coming.

[@stevencombs2805]

Did anyone else see the wife go to kiss bob and he didnt see it so she looks like a fool hahaha

[@rickmontgomery3037]

Yep! LOL

[@kevinmoore2929]

The average citizen has a hard enough time paying the taxes on items they win on game shows. Especially if they're California residents. On an Army Captain's salary, it would have been very difficult even if he was in Base Housing. He and his wife would have had to discuss what they really wanted to keep, which would have probably been less than half of the prizes.

[@4seeableTV]

Half is still better than nothing.

[@altamiradorable]

Isn't Bob supposed to reset the wheel to 5cents ?

[@tumbleweed57]

He would only do that if the contestant had won the $ ($1,000) and was resetting it for the Bonus Spin.