Sale of the Century, NBC series, final episode, Jim Perry bids farewell, 1989

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Jim Perry bids farewell on this final episode of the NBC Daytime series of Sale of the Century...closing segment only. This was episode #1578, taped at NBC's Studio 3 in Burbank, California on Feb 16, 1989, and aired on NBC Mar 24, 1989.

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[nicka727]

1. MittDawson, I saw your name in the credits. Is that you? Your family lived in Houston in which I heard from Jim Perry in a 1988 episode when he mentioned that your family now watches on KPRC in which Sale joined it's daytime schedule in the one video. My NBC station WDIV in Detroit (KPRC's sister station) had aired it's entire NBC run. 2. Did the Detroit NBC station get the news bulletin on the Exxon Valdez incident during the credits?

[mittdawson]

Whether Detroit got interrupted with the news is your guess as good as mine, but good luck, maybe someone locally kept an air copy.

[bluebear1985]

Now, Mitt, correct me if I'm wrong, but I heard that on the day this episode was broadcast, Jim's final goodbye was cut short in the Eastern and Central Time Zones because of an NBC Special Report. I heard it was on the Exxon Valdez crash in Alaska. Is that true?

[mittdawson]

I know the east and central TZ's of this last SOTC airing was interrupted by the NBC news, but I don't remember why. I've heard rumors that Pres George Sr cut in with a press conference, but I dunno for sure.

[AdamStabelli666]

Mitt Sale was a great show I wish it was still on the air today.

[mittdawson]

me too, however, all good things must come to an end...but, ah yes, we will remember it well.

[robdon33]

Good find indeed. That was Jim's last regular appearance on TV here in the U.S., outside of Mark DeCarlo's "Studs" appearance, his infomercials and his CNBC appearance in 1997. He was on TV for at least another year or two in Canada before he called it a career there after some 25 years.

[NativeMoon]

WOW!! Thanks so much for posting this!! I never got to see the original and since I dont like at home in the States anymore there's no way to catch reruns.

[MultiAnimationdude]

Ms. "Game Show Craver" must not really have been so much of one, as she left out "Super Password" and "Scrabble".

[streetcarjay]

Jim Perry deserves his star on Canada's Walk of fame. For shows like Eye Bet, Headline Hunters, the Miss Canada Pageant and of course Definition.

[blaqice88]

@johnissoevil Yeah, at least till 1991.

[blaqice88]

Hey, Mitt. Thanks for letting us get a glimpse of the beautiful Stepfanie Kramer. What a BABE!

[tpir1972]

$8,000,000 in 6 years? not bad.

[johnissoevil]

I wish this version had lasted longer for 2 reasons. 1, because I loved the show, and 2, to spare us that crappy 2007 revival called "Temptation"

[megamanj2004X]

@rksncu - they both celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary and currently have a pottery company in North Carolina.

[nintendodailyvideos]

The bonus should of been played for the car + $50K, end a great gameshow with a bang

[iambernig]

I think that same day "Card Sharks"(with Bob Eubanks) and "Super Password"(Bert Convy) also ended. When those 2 shows plus $ale of the Century ended that day, I think it's a safe bet that the game show era had officially ended.

[lurch321]

Jim Perry and Richard Dawson= the 2 BEST game show hosts EVER.