You do know you have to pay for the car right😂 ain't no place in the world actually gives you the vehicle unless you have a certain criteria aka the cash😂 if you don't they usually give you a cash instead of worth that of the value of what you should have paid for the vehicle
@@petermiller9878 Standards & Practice would have been all over the producers if there was cheating. (The producers have a list of which key does what, and the games are tripled checked before taping)
The lock prop is activated by magnets in the keys. Each key has separate set of magnets that release one or all three of the "WIN" flags, and one key of course has none. Because they're fairly small mechanisms, it doesn't take much for the unit to fail.
I learned something new today. I always figured the keys has a number on the end and if that number match the number on the lock (from behind) the person behind the lock prop would match the numbers and ring the buzzer to win or lose.
@@mrnapolean1 don't forget most of those "pricing games" were essentially custom analog electromechanical devices. It needed to be simple and reliable - no "computer" behind things, just simple logic implemented with magnets, reed switches, relays, basic logic gates, etc etc. On many games, a high degree of manual control is also present... i.e. Cliff Hangers.
@@gmanhero For the sounds, yes, but the locks are also designed to open when a correct key is used, it probably also sends a signal to the sound guy to use a given sound. The one saying he one was likely some type of director/producer/manager that had the notes on which keys do what, while the sound guy was getting a "incorrect key" signal.
That makes sense, you can make the keys all look the same and have three spots for three magnets that you cant tell apart at a glance. Though the fact the crew knew when one didnt work properly makes me think they either kept track of which key was supposed to open which lock or there was just mix up with the sound guys since the locks didnt lift, so they got the signal it was right but the locks didnt react
The mindblowing thing to me is that the only thing pointing towards this not being like 1999 when I watched this show is Bob's age and the products, the clothes. That set design really locked in the vibes for the whole run.
Honestly, considering the poor quality of Mazda cars back then, they might have been better off not winning it. Coming from a Mazda owner of an Ultra reliable 2009 Mazda 6 V6.
@@dauntlessasmr7910Plus, better economy, cheaper cars even accounting for inflation back then. A hutch and a dishwasher are useful accruments for a home. They could get a decent car themselves with budgeting.
Winning a car on the show is daunting regardless. You are responsible for the taxes from the winnings, so winning a car can be pretty expensive for the player.
I miss Bob. The show isn't the same without him. I used to get exicted to watch it over summer break in between school years. Waking up at 10:30 or 11 and flipping the TV on and calling my niece. And making our own guesses to the items in the show and having a lot of fun. Now I don't even watch the show.
@kdogg6781 lol no that was probably 15 year or so ago when I was still in school. That was over summer break and my parent were at work so I could sleep in if I wanted to.
Hahaha. I remember being a kid and thinking that's what you did to sell a car, sit on the hood to show how sturdy it was! So guess what I did when my dad put our family car up for sale! ...that was first and last time I ever climbed up and sat my husky ass on top of ANY part of a car. Thanks a lot, Janice.
I own a Mazda glc, like the one in the video. The hood is built like a soda can, incredibly thin. Modern cars have thicker hoods so they crumple safely. (edit for clarity: the original comment said something like 'cant do that on new cars because it would fold in half' before the OP removed it.)
Growing up I remember watching Price is Right. When my parents let me spent the night at grandma's place we both watched Price is Right together. Also played Pac-Man & Bowling on the Atari 2600 together. Those are the times I will all ways remember.
@@EddiXP I highly believe Bob Parker made Price Is Right what it was and there was something about him that drew you in to watch. On top of all that you shared it with your Grandma which added to it all if you ask me. Watching Price Is Right with the host that replaced Bob Parker makes the show not the same one bit.
Interseting, I've been in the audience for one of these shows. It's prerecorded and sometime they ask to do multiple takes. They have the contestent redo the same losing or winning choice in the retake, so it's not like you can change your answer during the retake. The audience is supposed to cheer like they did before and the contestant is asked to look surprised as they did before. They also have us sign a bunch of documents. One of which is that if the show doesn't air, then the prizes aren't given out. I'm assuming retakes in 1985 can cost more money (Film) than modern digital, and they didn't think they can fix the issue within the time of filming so they probably went with the non-working take rather than lose the whole episode day of filming.
I believe it went like this: 1. the guy should have buzzered correctly for price 1 or 2 but he might have forgotten or buzzered incorrectly 2. as they were on their way to prize 3 someone in the studio backstage told them to do the others again because they thought "no. we aint giving this mfer a new car" 3. they now decided to let him choose between the hutch and dishwasher as a "compensation" for screwing it up, which is why it buzzered correctly for the first two. ofcourse they still had to try the car again but he aint getting that
This was a malfunction of the game not functioning as intended, but it did not reveal anything that would be a cause to give the contestant all 3 prizes since the malfunction that occured was not showing where the "Win" was at nothing more, thus this was ok what they did. As stated on here, Standards and Practices are there making sure the game is played fairly at all times and has been stated, was triple checked alongside the adjudicator to assure this. If they had felt it was a disadvantage to the contestant or if the game malfunctioned to where the answer was revealed they would have given the ok to give the contestants the automatic win. This was fairly done in this regard
All the keys have certain magnets in them to match each prize, but in case this happens, the person(s) in the back watch which keys they grab to make sure they get it.
According to the TPIR Wiki... The "unlocking" mechanism for the prizes is controlled by the position of magnets in the keys. The three single-prize keys have one magnet each, all in different spots; the master key has magnets in all three spots, and the "dud" key has no magnets.
Correct since the "teeth" of the key is where the magnets would be located at, each "tooth" where a magnet indicating which prize it is is what shows the "Win" symbol appears. I'm going to assume tooth 1 is the smallest prize and probably the left lock, with tooth 2 being the middle prize and middle lock, and tooth 3 being the car and right lock. Since all 5 keys were identical, the obvious is magnets (or no magnets if it was the dud key) were placed in the teeth to verify the win.
@@tedfort1698 lol, that was kind of weird that they would applaud like that. Applaud policemen, teachers, nurses... but no, they applaud some guy who reads a book and tries to get others to read a book too.
@@petermiller9878 But the Bible is a fun book to read, such as John 21:7 KING JAMES VERSION Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher’s coat unto him, for he was naked, and did cast himself into the sea. ^^^^^Simon Peter gets naked and jumps into the sea when his colleague says “it is Jesus”. LOL.
Ive always assumed since each key is exactly the same, they just pre-determine which key on the board opens something or nothing. But here the key for the hutch got a buzzer, so is the sound effects person not told unless they see the WIN plague pop up?
It's a magnet of some sort where the teeth of the key is. As you can see there's three teeth on each key. The master key will have three magnets on all the teeth, the dud key will have none, and remaining three keys will have only magnet for the single prize
Not gonna lie; I'd love to have that hutch. It's a simple but effective design. I'd rather have one like that than one that's mostly made of glass. ... I don't think the 'malfunctioning game props == contestant wins all' thing was implemented until Drew Carey became host. I might be incorrect, but that's definitely a thing with Carey as the host, and it did happen once with Master Key, but because of the price card holder falling off just before it would reveal that the contestant wouldn't of won any keys. ... That Maybelline makeup would most certainly cost upwards of $50 now, lolz
They didn't really update the Maybeline logo here. The logo on the blue turntable shaped card was used prior to 1979 while the one on the bag was used from 1979 on.
They last key may have been defective. They should have tried it on the hutch as well as it may have worked there and thus be the master key. Ergo the master key may be faulty. However the buzzer/bell sound seems to be manually triggered off-stage. He should have been awarded all prizes since the whole process was screwed up.
@@clarky23 Yes. A lot of big prizes on these games shows went unclaimed as people could not pay the income tax on them. The value many times pushed the winners into a higher tax bracket. The prizes were an asset but an income at the same time. Best to be on a game show that had cash prizes.
They also have someone on the show who knows which key goes to which prize, which is how they knew the first key was supposed to unlock the hutch. They would have also known if the second key was the master, although I suppose one could question if they would be honest about it but I can't imagine on a show like this they would chance cheating someone out of a prize.
@@giddyup523 Actually when the staff or the props screw up they ward the big prize. I saw a few of these events on you tube. They are very honest about awarding prizes. This goes back to the game show scandal that occurred in the 50s. The scandal almost ruined TV game shows.
According to the TPIR Wiki... The "unlocking" mechanism for the prizes is controlled by the position of magnets in the keys. The three single-prize keys have one magnet each, all in different spots; the master key has magnets in all three spots, and the "dud" key has no magnets.
Bob Barker is a true game show legend! He will be truly missed! 🥲 Thank you for all the great laughs and the many years of entertainment you provided us. I always watched you as a kid growing up in the 90s 🤗🙌
Talk about a Glitch moment. Who'd've think that the Win sign wouldn't pop up on the corresponding keys. But at least he won the hutch and the dishwasher. Just not the car as neither of those keys were the car or the master key. But hey, at least he didn't pick the dud key.
I own a mazda glc like in the show, its original engine is loooong gone and has a late 90s race engine. Most of these cars specifically are gone now because their metal was paper thin and rusted away very easily, and the build quality was pretty questionable.