The Price is Right: Best Grocery Game Ever Played

[ColinMan1991]

5th Avenue Is Now Owned By Hershey's

[GameShowGamer]

Was 35 the record quantity chosen? Pretty cool that it actually resulted in a win, too.

[sr71ablackbird]

5th Avenue, by Luden's - ones that actually still make cough drops.

[tnawcwvictoria]

Man, that reminds me of when the late Dennis James was hosting TPIR, a contestant got $7 right on the nose

AMAZING!!

[MisterVideoGuy]

I thought you could not get any higher than about 10 of an item at once.

[MrCombat1965]

Is Barker wearing his suit inside-out?................. Oh, wait. That's right. I've been trying to erase the 1970's fashion styles from my brain!

[mimsy1]

@MrCombat1965 Seems to me, He got his jacket from Herb Tarlek's Tailor (from WKRP in Cincinatti)

[georgef551]

THAT woman knew how to play! IMPRESSIVE!

[mullethead201]

I haven't seen anyone got $21 on the nose before.

[gsparkway324]

WOuld have one with 34 as well

[nextbarker]

Has anyone ever gotten $21 on the nose before?

[nextbarker]

Is 35 highest quantity chosen by a player in this game?

[brettsomers]

Its a reference to New York City's Fifth Avenue. There was a time in the States when the words Fifth Avenue conjured up images of urbanity, luxury and wealth.

[moltenriches]

over here we just call them what they are lol

[pseudohippie55]

...man your a fucking idiothave you ever heard pf "Hershey" Pa or "Hershey park" Hershey PA is where Hershey STARTED

here's an idiea: before you open your mouth, read up on some shit

seriously

everyone knows that

at least that's what I thought

[moltenriches]

It's still a stupid name for a chocolate bar :)

[moltenriches]

1. No I haven't heard of those places, I'm British.

2. I didn't open my mouth I typed something.

3. It's a dumb name for a chocolate bar, who wants to buy a Jewish named chocolate bar? They don't sell well here in Britain, infact since Woolworths closed I haven't seen one.

[pseudohippie55]

oh ok sorry about that

didn't mean to snap at you

but Hershey is pretty big in the states lol

it does sound kind of weird, but it's about as original as charleston chew lol

[moltenriches]

Fair enough man, no worries, sorry if I sounded like a dick too, I think over here the closest thing to a Hershey bar is a Mars Bar, that's pretty popular too. I mihgt be wrong on that though

[pseudohippie55]

they're pretty much enenmies

like coke and pepsi sort of

[shoredude2]

@pseudohippie55 Except there is no Fifth Avenue in Hershey. While it is now owned by Hershey, it originated up the road in Reading, where the Fifth Avenue signs used to look like the candy wrappers.

[zachw225]

The show was taped on November 27, 1979 and aired Christmas 1979!!!!

[XENONPLASMA]

yep and now look at the price of a candy bar now! it ain't 20 cents!

[sr71ablackbird]

@XENONPLASMA Isn't that the truth ? If one looks hard enough though, there are still some places that still sell penny candy - pieces of candy for a penny.

[JacobTheRedWolf]

5th Avenue!!!! I love that candy bar. You know what, I like it even better than Butter Finger. No kidding. They're still around too.

[LadyRocker4NR]

I can tell this is 70's. Bob's suit looks...well, like it came from that era.

[leandar]

Plaid. Painful plaid. What ever made us think that was good stuff to wear? I see old pics of me in plaid and I cringe so badly... lol

[LadyRocker4NR]

I'm SOOOOO blad those leisure suits disappeared with the 70's. Also, the HUGE plaids had to be the worst style, ever.

[gameshowguy2000]

Also, there was a $100 bonus you could win if you didn't go over $7; win or lose. By the time that new $20-$21 rule came in (replacing $6.75-$7) that $100 bonus was gone.

[mitmfan]

The $100 bonus was only there for the first four playings; however, the range was increased to $20-$21 on January 26, 1989. I thought I might include that, because it could appear to some people that the $20-$21 rule and getting rid of the bonus was close together.

[gameshowguy2000]

And that 5th Avenue chocolate candy bar is now made by Hershey's.

[heine71]

And Hershey's sold Luden's Cough Drops a few years ago to some other company.

[wheeloffortunefan]

She knows how to play this game.

[WillWatchAnything]

Who's kilt did Bob rip off to make that jacket?!!?

[Rollergirl2001]

When was this?

[csifan18]

I'm not really sure, but it's either December 1979 or December 1980....

[gameshowguy2000]

Yeah, around that time, hence the Christmas decorations (though the Christmas shows are usually a week before Christmas).

[freeek04]

definitely '79. The seating for contestants' row is blue. In October 1980, it was changed to green. Also, the floor in front of contestant's row was still yellow up until the 79-80 season. So...yea. I pay way too much attention to this show, I know. haha.

[csifan18]

That's all right for your attention...'cause I'm a TV junkie as well...LOL, thanks for the update....

[heine71]

December 1979.

I like Janice and Dian as Santa elves - dressed in red!

[simpsonsfan2007]

That was neat!

[jerhouck]

grocery game at on two the nose