Just so everyone knows, this was shot as a home video on a Hi-8 consumer camcorder. It was not meant to be a professional shoot and was done as a historical document that I wanted to have for myself. I shot it with work lights and an empty stage with a wry sense of humor and I never thought I would share it. Years later I changed my mind and posted it, not really thinking it would be seen by many others than friends and co- workers. So please, just accept it as a pre-iPhone recording of a moment in TPIR history. I have post show video of the wrap party that I hope to edit and post at a later date
It's good to have this footage. As I was watching it for the first time I kept looking for myself and there I was, dancing all around the studio! There was press who took a lot of photos of the audience before the show, but none of that ended up online, just from what was taken during the taping and after it. iphones came out around this time. I didn't get one until 2010. I was in a few shots during the actual taping, but this is so much better. I can always show people what it was like to work at Bob's last episode with the audience.
@@MarkSinacori good story Mark. Too bad the show is unwatchable today with that horrible host they have now. Drew Carey? I mean really? Horrible. The show is unwatchable now. Thank god for youtube and all the classic Barker era TPIR episodes. Show should have been cancelled after Bob retired.
@@trevorbayers2175 Bob's last episode was my last as well. It's sad. I got to rehearse with Mario Lopez, George Hamilton, Todd Newton and Mike Richards before they did their test shows. The show changed after season 35. Little by little all the changes happened over the next few seasons. The doors/curtains changed, the come on down music and theme song were slightly changed (those were mostly the only changes that happened in season 36), then they started using video screens like the one in the back of the studio audience for trips instead of the big paintings of trips onstage. Lots of people...practically all of them are gone now that worked there or were there since the beginning or before the 1990s. Everyone was so much fun to work with...Bob, Rich, Jeff Thisted, all the hosts who tried out, Scott the PA, Stan and his other contestant interviewer guy Scott, Fingers Greco, Roger Dobkowitz...I've been constantly looking for years for behind the scenes footage. I found some of myself by the stage, yet back when you tube came out in 2007, I didn't know how to save the videos to my computer and they got deleted (mostly footage from local news networks covering Bob's final Million Dollar Spec...there was a shot of me getting the audience to cheer after Bob said something to them during a tape stop and the cameraman put the camera right on me as I did my thing for a second or so and I wish I had that saved!) Also, I've been trying for years to find photos or videos of behind the scenes inside the studio of the last taping. I found some photos I can make myself out in that I can't find anymore that were on AP photos somewhere online. There was one of me by the contestant podiums as the audience was loading out as I was looking in the direction of the contestant stairs. I can't find that one anywhere anymore. I remember press taking lots of photos of the audience load in and all the dancing we did in the audience. I can't find it anywhere...
@@MarkSinacori well, you and your co-workers and friends during Bob’s era did a wonderful job. And even though there were issues with Barker’s Beauties (the incredible Janice, Dian and Holly), they were part of the greatness as well. I watched the show every single day, and even when I was in school or work, I’d tape it. Never missed a show. Bob’s Price is Right wasn’t just a game show to me, it was a daily event!!
Not many people have had the opportunity to look down at the Plinko board from the top of the steps, thank you! I love the internet. Going on 15 years this year since you filmed this. The set has changed massively since then and been upgraded a lot. I never watch Drew's Price Is Right, but I've seen recent clips of it. Fifteen years later, Bob's still with us and Drew's still going strong. Would many of us have thought? So funny, on TV it's all glamorous, behind the scenes it's a standard dingy workplace. lol Old labeled cabinets and boxes... a well-oiled machine.
Amazing to see how the studio actually looked compared to seeing it on television. The magic of cameras and the experts behind the production really made the show shine. Bob wasn’t too bad either
Ed, I am so thankful that you recorded this television history. As a frequent visitor to studio 33 since I started in this industry, I've always respected the quality and professional work the team did on that stage - including watching you running Camera 4 from behind the audience. I have been in the studio 33 control room (or booth) many times during the years. I was so surprised to see Ray Angona (former technical director) on the stage with you on that day. Ray was my mentor! I don't know if you knew that. I also know Dave Halmark as well. Thank you again Ed.
I’m so sorry for taking so long to reply. I really don’t follow social media that much. Ray was not well in the video and passed away shortly after. I’m still on cam 4 after almost 30 years. Season 51 starting!
@@56cozmo wow. Good for you Edward. Too bad the show is complete garbage now with the horrendous Drew Carey hosting. He & Freemantle completely ruined this one incredible event
Thank you for posting this video. This show has been on as long as I've been alive. I often wondered what it looked like backstage. You have given us all the opportunity to see just that. Thank you! I feel this video is of great historical significance.
Any Number was the first game played on the New Price is Right hosted by Bob Barker in 1972. It's fitting (and I'm sure intentional) that it was also the last game hosted by Bob on the show.
This is truly a phenomenal time capsule of a huge day in broadcasting history. As a lifetime TPiR fan it was delightful to see the props, personal work area decor, etc. (Also happy to see the CBS Eye curtains were still hanging around even though they had stopped using them on-camera.) The Bob Barker press conference footage was fascinating, and he's 100% on point about people disliking change to The Price Is Right. Change has happened, of course, but it's been gradual and for the most part handled well.
At 24:50 in You can see me dancing with two audience members to “Burning Love” just before Rich goes onstage to greet the audience! I looked everywhere for footage from inside the studio that day. I remember lots of photographs and I didn’t find them anywhere online. The studio pages, we were dancing with audience members, holding the airdate sign, chanting for Bob...I’ve never found any of that. But then I found this one video around May of 2019. It’s the only footage I have of myself behind the scenes at the show.
Bob Barker brought style and class to TPIR. The show is not the same without him. On the rare occasion that I watch the show now I've seen the replacement host with a scruffy beard and wearing sneakers as if he doesn't take the job seriously. The Barker years were the best!
As far as I’m concerned, the show is now nearly unwatchable. I just rewatch watch the old ones. The show has turned into a big circus. Almost a parody of what it once was. The first few seasons with Drew were good. But I feel like every season is a step down from the previous. Drew doesn’t seem to have the same sense of humor he used to. A lot of the new games are cheesy. Also, I wish they would quit changing the games and the set. The set is way too Technology based now. It was so much better when it was simple. The show used to be bright, full of colors, and fun, the set used to have a very happy feel to it. Now they have ruined it, there is too much blue. The video walls are way overused. I like the season 38 set the best, it was a perfect mix of fancy technology and the classic feel. Now it’s more and more fancy technology and less and less classic set.
I enjoyed the Price is Right during the Bob Barker Era, he was a classic, he will never be forgotten. When I was a little girl, I wanted so badly to meet him in person, he had charisma. Bob made the show such a delightful view, He will always be loved by millions of us. I hope he is doing well today.
Love the chill hifi vibe of this. Almost ASMR-ish at the beginning! And cool to see where tv magic happens. Sad they're moving out of television city. I'm not sure the show will last into the next decade.
Wow!!! I have always wondered what the studio looks like and how this final day went!!!!! My goodness a treasured video of priceless mem’ries!! Thank you Ed! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️
This is pretty amazing. So much in Hollywood is throwaway. It's nice that someone had the presence of mind to capture this. So many old stages, shows and stars are gone and there's very little saved from the production side.
When Bob, the greatest game show star in the history of TV, retired, the Price is Right died right then and there. Since retiring, the show has been complete garbage with a hideous ‘’host’’. Shoulda cancelled it after Bob retired.
Well it's still getting good ratings (even though it's not as high due to the decline of broadcast TV, it remains the highest-rated daytime TV show on CBS), so...
@@trevortuominen8233 Well I miss it when streaming didn’t exist, I think cable tv is the real deal and streaming is not, do some people think cable is boring?
What I like about Drew Carry is he's down to earth and wouldn't hurt anybody and he can be funny since he's a comedian. Can't say that about most in Hollywood.
This video is priceless!!! Love seeing the set, props, and backstage setup. You paid attention to every detail. Truly captivating!!! Thanks for sharing!!!
This is a real honer and a gift straight from God to me I know this with out a shadow of doubt...I'm just a bout a month shy of my 50 th birthday....I grew up watching BoB with my grandmother and I would fantasize about been on the show as a kid no matter what was going wrong when the... Price is Right ....Came on every bad thing just went away....It's is a real life treasure......,Thank you.....BoB ..for this one.....Rest in peace for ever.......
Thank you so much for sharing this video. You showed us a different view and perspective that so many people would never get see otherwise. You did an excellent job!
This was amazing behind-the-scenes footage! I love seeing what is behind the camera! I was actually able to finally attend a taping of TPIR, I think it was the 3rd or 4th before Bob's last show...he was so kind, he came out and talked to us before the show and talked to us during the commercial breaks while they reset the stage. I was so surprised at how small it was but looks enormous on TV. Even though being an audience member took HOURS to do (arrived at 6am, entered the studio I think it was around 1pm) - I always wanted to be on the show, then when we entered and the show started I got stage fright and sat there the whole time thinking "please don't call me, please don't make me come on down!"😂 I like Drew somewhat, but he does not have what Bob had and I don't watch the show hardly at all. Miss you Bob, keep enjoying your retirement! 💲
OMG Ed you’re AMAZING!! Thank you for sharing this important piece of television game show HISTORY. You’re something special I tell you that. Are you still on the show? Can i get tickets? I’d like to shake your hand or share a beer with you. Are you married? Do you like chocolate?
13:00 Ed, I made a replica of that light border: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Z2xO8pO_eb0.html Made of plywood, yellow paint, black construction paper, 4 patio light strings, red and orange G40 bulbs, some clear S6 bulbs, and a 4-outlet chase speed controller.
I AM 62 YR.S OLD NOW AND WE WATCHED YOU TOO ON SUMMER TIME OFF FROM SCHOOL THEN WENT OUT TO PLAY,, LATER WENT IN THE ARMY AFTER HIGH SCHOOL GRAD. AT TIMES US TROOPS SAW YA!!! BUT NOT MUCH,,HA!!!!!
I thought there was a wall where the sound effects keyboard was that closed it off from the stage/audience? During the Carol Burnett show the orchestra was in that area. Thanks for the video!
Just happened to see the video of the first episode, which led me to this one. Cannot thank you enough for filming and sharing. The behind the scenes, Bob holding court (did he do this often/all the time?)… this is a 1-of-1, especially a few weeks after he passed away… a true time capsule. Wish it would have gone longer So thankful we have a platform like RU-vid to be able to watch gems like this from years/decades ago. A guy I know has a phrase, “it’s only a memory, unless you film it”.
I agree. I taped this as a home video before the iPhone came out on a Hi-8 cam. It was a historical record of a moment in my career and for myself as a remembrance of a special day. I had no intention of showing this to anyone other than friends, but it became something bigger over the years. I do wish I’d shot more, but I never intended to shoot as much as I did. I just “winged it” and what you see is what I shot. Most people don’t realize I was actually working that day and a lot of the video was when I wasn’t on camera. The Barker press conference onstage went on forever! I just shot until I got tired. It was a long day. If you haven’t seen the post party video, there is a video of Bob thanking the crew and everyone I also posted.
I grew up in the late 70s and early 80s watching TPIR (Janice, Holly and Dian were the Barker Beauties I remember) and reliving it now through Pluto TV's dedicated Bob Barker era of TPIR is a heck of a time capsule. I am one who loved the 70s/80s look of the set. Heck even the classic games (some of which were retired) with only 4 digit prices for cars (like 3 Strikes, The Dice Game, Lucky 7 etc.) astonish me. I wished Bob had continued hosting at least until 40 years, but obviously he wanted to pass the torch. It broke my heart that he just passed away at the young age of 99, but what a legend. There will never be another Bob Barker or MC like he was. The guy just knew how to host. As an aside, my uncle back in the 70s used to travel across the US on his 10 speed bike. On his first trip he actually rode all the way from Wisconsin to California so he could be a contestant on TPIR. He did get in as a contestant, but never made it to contestants row. He told me he felt that the producer didn't believe his story and it's why he wasn't ever called. Of course now his story would not be unique, but back then it was.
Ed, I'm glad you showed some of the pre-show stuff, i.e. Rich getting the crowd warmed up. I've never been to an actual taping but have attended The Price is Right Live no less than 30 times and I'm always astounded how the announcer gets the crowd warmed up before the show.
I really enjoyed watching this video. I am a huge Bob Barker fan; so glad they have the "Barker Era" on Roku TV. I was in TV news (weather) for years and I know talent and Bob had it. He truly had exactly what it takes to ad lib with the crew and contestants... it's an art that's a special gift. This art of ad lib made it so entertaining which in turn made it the most popular TV game show of all times, and while it had fun games to watch, it's popularity would have never made it to the top without Bob Barker's extraordinary personality!!
What a great video. Really cool getting the contestant's eye view of Plinko. Enjoyed the backstage all the other great views. Those were the days. Thanks for your work on the show and thanks for posting this. RIP Bob Barker.
Thank you so much for this video. I love backstage stuff. Holly was always my favorite girl. And thanks for showing the Bob Barker interview. I just wish you had been able to tape all of it. His stories were so interesting.
This was outstanding, thank you for this archive. And Bob was right, they shouldn't have changed so much. Some of the charm fell away with the green Showcase podiums, for example. Drew's actually acclamated to his role over time, so I'm happy for that. But there's just seriously something lost, Bob knew his show inside and out, on and offstage. Thank you again, and I hope you continue to enjoy your work
Just saw this now, Ed, through a copy posted by a different account. Thankfully I found your original one. Thanks for the visual record of this historic day. Found it quite interesting. I paid my one and only visit to a taping January 29, 2007. Your comment at 14:15 about the old sliding logo had me wondering how the "match dissolve" worked. How did one camera taking the pushed shot of the chaser board (usually) align up so well with the second camera on the door logo through the dissolve?
studio cameras have a switch to display an alternate source in their viewfinder screen. they can use this to get the reference to match the logo placement.
It is amazing how much history of the show is kept on the set. Hopefully, it has been kept to this day as this gives a great reminder of all who have come before. There is also some history of Stage 33 and the other shows that have been shot there.
What an amazing video to watch. I was a contestant in 1996 and did this bring back memories of being on that stage meeting Mr. Barker. I have watch the Price Is Right for as long as I can remember and I am so lucky I lived out one of my dreams. Thank You for Sharing...
I've been in CBS TV city one time during my summer break, when I was in the taping of August 19, 2019, and after the first flight of stairs, they still had that logo, dang, time flies go quickly.
This is incredible, thank you so much for this. I was in 7th grade when Bob retired and there's nothing I wouldn't give to have been able to be in that studio that day.
21:07 is that Rich Fields?? He was also our weatherman for CBS2/KCAL9 here in Los Angeles. We all miss having him here dearly. RICH! COME BACK TO LOS ANGELES! WE NEED YOU HERE!!
He released his first book a few months ago called "Trust Your Inner GPS", which talks about the work he put into making his dream of working with Bob come true. As a longtime fan of Rich, I highly recommend getting it (the audio version is great too)
One: Thanks for sharing this for the World, that little tour has me scratching my bum, as to exactly hoy many Civis' ever got to peek that far back behind the Curtains. Two: Agan thank you for posting this magical moment of our Pop Cultural Television history. I can not imagine what all that ment to you at the time, I'm sure it was one of those Stories for your Grandchildren moments. But, Sir, if you not, already haven't sent a copy, or better still the Original master to the Library of Congress for proper historical preservation of this IMHO SIGNIFICANT WORK. I hope you will take a moment to consider it. I think we can all agree that Mr Barker was the WGMC, But, to the chargin of some out their that feel different about it, a warm can of Tuna could host that Show, and it would still be the second best program behind the CBS Nightly News. Case in point, Drew Carey. No what you managed to convey was so much more, deeper than the man himself, but rather those who nobody at home ever got to see, or think about, such as yourself, who were carrying Mr. Barker the whole time, and without you folks being there, well neither could he really, and for that insight, I honestly don't think anyone of a certain age. To have been blessed to have lived in a time where Mr. Barker was on Television, can overestimate just how significant this Clip is. If anything at all is worthy to be preserved in the Library of Congress, its this Clip!
Thanks so much for this. Bob Barker and this show is such an important and treasured part of my childhood. Being dropped off at grandma's and looking forward to The Price is Right coming on. I seem to remember it being on at 11am. I might be wrong. Great, great show! I went on to work in television and am now a video editor editing from my home. I always admired the great camera work on The Price is Right. Some of the best camera operators anywhere. So smooth and clearly knowing their shots as well as great ability to anticipate and keep their shots perfect, even with the distracting and gorgeous Holly in front of their lens. Can't imagine a life without this show. Love you Bob Barker!
Family Feud was done on the Price stage 33. I worked the show with Ray Combs until Dawson replaced him. Louie Anderson Family Feud was on Stage 36. Match Game was on Price Stage 33 (not original version) . $100,000 pyramid was on Stage 31 when I did it with John Davidson. I recently did the 100,000 Pyramid this season with Strahan
Great to see what it was like inside the old 33 before Bob's final 2007 TPIR broadcast, and then handing the helm over to Drew Carey, who has been there ever since (16 seasons at 33, and now starting his 17th at the new Haven Studios).
6:34 I would just love going through that drawer marked "Bonus Game Amounts" and find a box just of numbers on cards from a show I grew up with. I'd be in Heaven.
Dude even your home vid is professional 😂, I loved you slow panning. People don't understand that you need to slowly pan most of the time so eyes can scan like they are there. It takes a pro to know, and other tricks of being behind the cam
