Nighttime Price is Right Episode: 1970s--Part One

[Melodycat918]

The original opening theme music sounds much better than the calypso type crap they play on there now. And Dennis James was awesome. he buries Drew Carey. R.I.P. Dennis. A true MC legend

[Nostaglia2012]

@Melodycat918 I agree. Once Bob Barker retired, I believe that TPIR went downhill on everything. I wonder how much longer before TPIR is canceled? Or until someone else takes over? Needs fixing.

[Chappuh]

So, basically, Dennis, there's nothing to shake about?

[maclovindotca]

I like how they darkened the set at certian times, I think it looks better

[lingling86]

I never saw a single episode of The Price is Right dating back to before 1985, that is to say when Bob Barker and Rod Roddy were the respective host and announcer. Jonny Olson's voice resonates with that Golden Age of Television vibe, so unforgettable when you hear it for the first time. Dennis James just has swagger, man.. none of today's game show hosts have been able to duplicate it. Pure class.

[WheelWatcher12345]

Did they show the Viacom "Pinball" logo at the end of this show?

[BlackwoodCompany]

@WheelWatcher12345 Not in this copy.

[eshaw2115]

What are the chances of getting $7.00 on the button?

[StaticJolts]

.99 cents for 1 LBS of Bacon? This was way back then...wasn't it?

[00Daizy00]

I remember Dennis James..., I never knew his name but did remember the nighttime version of T.P.I.R. totally awesome.

[landrykkb]

Janice Pennington was even still hot before she left TPIR,let alone back then!

[djcountry1985]

hell just one pack of bacon now adays is like 5 dollars

[doulasc]

Didn't know Dennis James was older than Bob Barker,Dennis would be pass 90 if he still were

living.

[doulasc]

Is Dennis James still Living?

[BlackwoodCompany]

Nope.

[sldl04]

@BlackwoodCompany

Been dead for years.

[awhitsel]

He passed away on June 3, 1997 from lung cancer.

[johanlaurasia]

@doulasc Nope, Dennis James died back in 1997 at the age of 79 (from cancer).

[Fartingbellybutton]

@doulasc No He died in 1997.

[landrykkb]

@doulasc Dennis James passed away in 1997.

[TheDudeYouHateToMeet]

2:30 he's patting her tit.

And that woman acts as though she's never left her house.

[Hawqis1]

I think that's the first time I've ever seen anyone in the grocery game win with the exact maximum target. $7.00 exactly. Good Job Betty!

[kkyy23]

How will pretty Janice look like now? 39 years later

[remela5]

the contestants were so well-dressed back in 1972, as if they came from work to play. and no jumping up and down like in later years.

[engrish2006]

@remela5 You can blame us college kids for the chaos the show has become, lol. :P And I really like Dennis James here. :) It's a shame he's no longer with us.

[Italman45]

@remela5 ...The world used to have class......Now it's all a bunch of animals.....Sad

[bambam2124]

we have a masonite plant here where im from in virginia

[AarHan3]

Dig that VTR date! 9-4-72...the day which daw the debut of the CBS Daytime NTPIR! 8-B

[Rlotpir1972]

Both Dennis James and Tom Kennedy had one thing in common...They also hosted "Name that Tune".

[PaulMascherano]

Panelling! What a prize!

[DKat263]

Yummy i bet that bacon would taste pretty good right now

[gameshowguy2000]

That bacon was also the first grocery item shown in the VERY first playing..and that exact same purchase would be seen here: 3 bacons at $.99 a pop for $2.97. The lady who was the first winner as well as the first player: Dorothy Sye..she would appear again on the current version.

[sammyreed]

1. A black model

2: ... in ADDITION to Janice & Anitra! (They didn't usually have the 3-model system until Dian in '75!)

[TVLubber]

This is a regular episode. Not a pilot.

[Hondo20132]

They didn't even HAVE a pilot! That's how good the idea was.

[supermonkey16]

OMG! That was close!

[Joannec95]

I never saw this show on nighttime when I was growing up.

[BlackwoodCompany]

He would have done better than Drew Carey for certain. I agree with you.

[MysticArksRevenge]

I agree with you. Drew Carey was a poor choice for a host.

[yaywhewclips242]

Oscar winner on TNPIR????? (bette Davis) This show wuz on at 7:30 where we lived. Was this host not hired? I thought Tom Kennedy eventually hosted the nighttime version. This guy here i did NOT like. Too rough.

[BlackwoodCompany]

Tom Kennedy hosted the nightime version in 1985.

[gshowguy]

You don't like Dennis James??? Sure, he's not Bob, but he does a great job. (He's better than Doug Davidson, though!)

[BlackwoodCompany]

I do like him. He is not bad, and he did host the nightime version until Tom Kennedy, but no one can replace Bob Barker. Plus he was better than Drew.

[gshowguy]

This was a response to yaywhewclips242, actually.

[PROCK8947]

Anyone is better than Drew lol

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[DENNISPUPPY]

Dennis James is similar to Drew

[raiders1967]

I am not a fan of Drew. I remember Dennis from when I was a kid watching Price is Right. Dennis did a good job.

[DENNISPUPPY]

yes he did

[Tubewings]

@BlackwoodCompany Actually, Dennis James hosted the nighttime version until 1977, and Bob Barker hosted the final three seasons of the weekly syndicated version (1972-1980).

[smashwhammy]

@gshowguy and what about drew carey and tom kennedy

[tjs1264]

Its interesting how the concept of the show, and even the music when someone wins!

[drewshi2000]

Dennis James was the man.  I miss those days.

[nextbarker]

When did the nighttime show lose the word NEW in the title?

[BlackwoodCompany]

I have no idea.

[WhiteHatBobby]

Both shows lost it shortly in 1973. Mark Goodson wanted Dennis James to host both daytime and nighttime, but CBS didn't want him hosting daytime. #006N is the sixth nighttime show (they were weekly) and because of tape bicycling, they aired in different dates in different markets.

[Hondo20132]

If anybody knows what day of the week the show would air, I'd find the airdate for this.

[secondchance1977]

If it was 5 a week, this would be Monday.

[Hondo20132]

I'm saying that in order to find the airdate, I need to know what day of the week this aired.

[EarlSnohomish]

"If it was 5 a week, this would be Monday. "

Was it a 5-a-week program? I only remember it airing on Saturday nights on WNBC during the '70s.

[darthchaosofrspw1]

The nighttime TPIR was indeed once a week.

[AarHan3]

They removed the "New" from the title in June of 1973.

[bluebear1985]

There was no pilot for this show. To get this show sold to CBS, Dennis James and Mark Goodson hosted a short pitch film on how the show would be updated for the 70s.

[spunker88]

Do you have the whole episode?

If so please upload it. Its great quality and looks to be one of the first nighttime shows.

[BlackwoodCompany]

It is going up tonight.

[Hondo20132]

Never mind posting it; this was already posted by gsn93.