Nicely done tribute. Rod would have loved this. I first met Rod Roddy in 1956. He parked his new 1956 "white on blue" Oldsmobile on the wrong side of the street, walked across the lawn to me and ask if my brother was home. Roddy was 19. I was 12. Later I asked my brother "who is he?". "Rod Roddy" he said. "He works at KXOL". That began a relationship that lasted. Rod and I both ended up in Hollywood, although Rod continued to live in our native Fort Worth. I would run into him as he was entering or leaving a Hollywood studio facility where he would do "voice overs". He was a great guy, Rod Roddy. Funny man too. And he also wrote funny. An episode he wrote and played voice parts in can be heard at youtube post titled "Charlie and Harrigan KLIF Dallas". There are 3 parts. Roddy and Brice Armstrong wrote that morning's show. 3 hours of material but the posts only total 1 hour. Rod Roddy. I can see his face now, the way I last saw him. What a Great smile. One of the best smiles I have ever seen. Thank you very much for the effort you put into this wonderful tribute. I truly believe Rod would have a tear in eye. I know I do. -from another Rod Roddy fan.
KeithJMcG1987 I found it great when Bob got to do a Come on Down on his 90th birthday. It wasn't quite like Rod's or Johnny's but it really brought something special to the show.
I'll remember Rod Roddy for the Price is Right, and ANOTHER show he did... "Today, these three contestants are after *BIIIIIIIIIIIIG BUCKS!* But they'll have to avoid The Whammy, as they play the most exciting game of their lives! From Television City in Hollywood, it's time to PRESS YOUR LUCK! And now, here's your host, the star of Press Your Luck... *PETEEEEEER TOMARKEN!*"
Not to worry, game show fans. He's up there now with his old buddy from Press Your Luck, Peter Tomarken. RIP Rod Roddy, no one can EVER compare to you. Rich Fields came close, but not close enough.
Simply wonderful! I was Rod's friend and dinner partner for decades and on-stage with him many times. He had me edit video for him of his call-downs, etc. I agree with the others: Rod would have LOVED this! Thanks for all your time and effort.
Rod Roddy was the announcer of The Price is Right from the time I was born. When I started watching The Price is Right ever since I was a little boy, and I've recognized his voice from the opening and closing spiels of the production of The Price is Right. My dream was be on The Price is Right to win a lot of money, and to meet Rod Roddy and tell him "You've got such a handsome voice". As of October 27, 2003, My dreams don't come true because Rod Roddy died of colon cancer or male breast cancer at the age of 66 years old. I was 4 years old at the time of Rod Roddy's passing. To support the tribute to Rod Roddy, I was trying to do an impersonation of Rod Roddy.
Today, marks the 10th Anniversary of Rod's passing. We still miss you, Rod and we will continue to celebrate and honour those three magic words every weekday morning on CBS.
RIP Rod. This Thursday, you left us 8 years ago. And though we have new voices, your voice can never be replaced. We love you and miss you, Rod. RIP Rod Roddy 1937-2003
A broadcaster friend of mine once thought Rod's last name was "Speaking"... because Rod always closed shows with "This is Rod Roddy speaking... for (show name)!" If you ever hear one of those lines, you can see where the idea came from!
Rod Roddy, one of the best voices and announcers in the decade: And now, here is the ★ of the $ Price is right, BOBBBBBBBB Barkerrr! Rest in peace, Mr. Roddy!!! May you Rest peacefully!
It gives us an important lesson in life, always treasure what you have today because it may not be here tomorrow BTW Rod Roddy did two of my favorite Game Shows, Press Your Luck and The Price is Right
This was an amzing tribute to Rod. Just imagine if he were still alive announcing today, he and Drew would make an amazing team, on and off television.
I remember there was a woman who made it on stage and won her pricing game. She brought with her a gift for Bob and a gift for Rod. They were custom made ball caps that she had made herself. The ball cap for Bob was green and had The Price is Right logo on it and the ball cap for Rod was glittering gold to go with those shiny jackets he always wore. Bob and Rod loved their caps and thanked her for them. Later on, in the show Rod was shown wearing his new ball cap. I was happy he did, I was hoping we'd get to see how his ball cap looked with one his jackets. Contestants every now and then brought gifts for Bob but once in a while brought a gift for Rod as well.
The contestant that is coming on down at about the 0:45 mark, the woman with the sunglasses on the top of her head, a light blue shirt that read GET SERIOUS, is none other then Vanna White which was recorded in May 1980. From what I have read is that she never made it out of contestant's row, and this was about two years before she replaced Susan Stafford on Wheel of Fortune. The link to the video below confirms it. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5e27GD9WjWc.html
***** She would've made a good model for The Price is Right. It's too bad she never made up on stage but it's up to the contestants to make that happen. At that time, my girlfriend was like 2 months old and I wasn't even born yet. Yeah, at that time she was still a fashion model and Pat Sajack was still a weatherman. Pat replaced Chuck Woolery in 1981 and just like you said, Vanna replaced Susan Stafford in 1982.
At 1:39 when they show the shiny light blue car, that's clearly a clip from the early 1970's, in which Johnny Olson was the announcer. Rod's voice sounded a lot like Johnny's. Johnny took Rod under his wing before he became an announcer on TPIR. Johnny's the one that started the phrase "COME ON DOWN" when in the very 1st episode of TPIR he would tell the contestants to "stand up" after announcing their name. "Stand up" didn't sit well for the viewers, so Johnny Olson began saying "come on down" (so legend has it). Just a bit of trivia
Rod Roddy died well before Price's 35th year and well before Bob's retirement or the production switch to HDTV. A good portion of these clips are not infact Rod announcing, but its a nice tribute to a great announcer anyway.
Johnny olson, Rod Roddy, and Rich fields was both my favorite announcers. This other announcer Georg gray really sucks. But if Rod was alive, I am quite sure he will get along with Drew over Bob. From what I have heard, Rod and Bob didn't get a long very well. From what I was told in a Nother video Bob and johnny had better chemistry then he and Rod did. I do not know if that is true. Now rod is up there with Richard Dawson, Charlie O'Donnell, his buddy Peter Tamarkin, johnny olson, and gene wood. May rod rest in heavenly peace.
if only they had clips where bob and rod would talk to each other as they're finding a name. you know, like: bob: rooooooood? rod: yes bob? bob: will you go on a contestant search please?
It's funny that of ALL the things you could have commented on, you chose that. Maybe the person who uploaded this, like me, wish Rod had been around for the clips that you so conveniently pointed out. To the uploader of this video, this is a very fitting tribute. :)
