Quite literally,... *_MILLIONS OF KIDS_* ,....stayed home with a cold,...and/or.....had a snow-day/summer recess,....and grew-up watching [Johnny Olson/Rod Roddy] Bob Barker & his beauties! Some _timeless_ memories from my childhood, that I'll never, forget! 🙏

Kudos to how much work the camera operators are putting in. I would never have guessed there was that much movement going on.

I was a contestant on my vacation in 1981 and vividly remember the interview process! I was the second person called by Johnny Olsen to COME ON DOWN, I won prizes in my game, spun the wheel and made it to the Showcase Showdown Bob Barker was very sweet Great memories!!!!

I worked at the Young and the Restless and one day I had pink eye and they told me to go home. Instead of going home, I ran into Roger Dob in the hall and he said they had room in the CBS house seats behind the green contestants seats and I could go to the taping starting in 20 minutes. Anyone in these seats is ineligible to be called down or win anything but they are great seats with a good view. Bob or "Barker" as he was known came into the Young and Restless sound stage every now and then and I remember him as being slight and lots of fake tanner and make up. Very nice guy. The energy on the Price is Right was off the charts. It was so loud during their tapings it would disrupt the Young and the Restless every now and then. We needed peace and quiet for all those dimly lit restaurant scenes. It was incredible and shook the building. If you want to be in a good mood, stand near the Price is Right stage during taping. They only taped three days a week two episodes a day, and summers off. What a schedule!

Not the same without Bob He’s deeply missed These were the good days the 70’s and 80’s of this show

It's amazing how the in-person ambiance of the show is almost completely different from the ambiance the TV viewers experience. There's so many people and so much equipment on the stage, lots of things moving around and happening off-camera, and the bare studio walls and ceiling lighting the TV viewer never sees.

I LOVED this video.. I have wondered many times what all goes on behind the scenes of The Price is Right... Thank you so much for this video.. Brings back so many memories... 🥰

This a tremendous posting! Thanks for the behind-the-scenes look! So valuable to any fan of The Price Is Right! I met Rod Roddy once backstage at a Van Halen concert in Honolulu! Who'd have guessed that?

The guy in the beginning interviewing each guest has a certain flare about him that just isn't found much today. He can literally talk to anyone about anything and manage to pick a story out of each person with sheer charisma.

I was at a taping of the Price is Right in 2019 and this video gives you a very accurate idea of what it's like to be in the audience. It's loud, you can barely tell what's happening on stage unless it's one of those rare moments when the audience is expected to be quiet (that is, when the host does their monologue or the announcer describes the products), you see various parts of the stage being set up for the next game, you see cameras moving around. But it's mainly that you really can barely hear. Someone won both showcases on the show I was at and the only way I could tell was that I heard that "whoop whoop" horn after the second bid. I loved every second of being there.

This the most encompassing behind the scenes video of TPIR. Thank you!!! You made my life today. God Bless.

I have the theme song in my head and the various jingles between each games just like watching on TV for 50+ years

This is the best behind the scenes of Price ever! Thank you!

It’s amazing how many people are onstage during the pricing games. When we watch it at home, it’s just Bob Barker and the contestant. We forget about all the camera people and other technicians that are standing just out of range of the cameras.

I wish I had the total number of episodes I watched. Great job by the cast, crew, and audience. I got to work for a CBS affiliate in my hometown. The last thing I did every morning was put The Price Is Right ON AIR before heading home. It was always an honor!

I worked in radio and television for 40 years, but nowhere on a scale like this! I always wanted Johnny Olson's job when I was a kid, but never made it... It's funny to me how watching a TV show like this in the audience is nothing like seeing it on TV. Cameras and people and "stuff" between you and the real action. But it was always fascinating to watch and see what looked like a team of ants moving stuff all around the stage. Great video. Thanks for uploading!

I was captivated. Usually I browse on my phone or work on some household task while watching KZfaq. However, this video had my full attention. As a lifelong fan and daily watcher of The Barker Era on Roku, this footage was like a salve for my curiosity and longing for days gone by. Thank you for posting!

After watching this the level appreciation is very high. The amount of work that went into this show was incredible. The cameramen alone looked very difficult

I wish they would make a movie about this show. Soooooo much show .i could watch this all day. Love behind the scenes , how it’s done stuff

This is so freaking fascinating to see!! Thanks for sharing!!

As one who has been involved with television production, I cannot express the importance of the camera assistants keeping the camera control cables out of the way. This was such a treat watching a professional game show production. Thank you for showing this.

Please tell me I'm not the only one old enough to have instinctively looked for the tracking controls on the VCR at 7:15 when the screen goes all wonky!

Thoroughly enjoyed this - thank you for sharing! I was lucky enough to be a contestent on the show in 2001 and was extremely fortunate to meet Bob Barker. The 10 second interview was just like this-I don’t even remember what I said! I won my game, made it to the showcase but lost. When you’re on stage, everything around you disappears besides Bob! Great seeing the inner workings of the show. It was an amazing experience that I’ll cherish forever. The show now is so cringe - haven’t watched it in years since Bob left.

Can you imagine back in 1986 waiting for hours and hours outside to get in without cell phones? People could not do that nowadays.

Holly mugging for the camera before going on the air is priceless 13:43

Incredible operation -- the show is being edited live to tape -- things you don't even realize watching the broadcast.

This is really neat! It's always fun to go behind the scenes of 'The Price is Right." Rod Roddy is probably the best announcer in the history of "TPIR."

Wow.This is the best behind the scenes footage I've ever seen of TPIR.. Thank you for sharing.... RIP Bob and Rod all who we lost making this show then.

love the behinds the scenes stuff. especially the video and sound control rooms. it is something that the general public rarely get to see . have always wished I could have gotten into that line of work. back when I was in H.S in the 80's' during the summer, a friend his mother and I used to go out to the Hollywood area to watch them tape game shows and sitcoms. it always fascinated me ! 😃

Wow, so cool to look back on these days of Bob Barker. I remember waiting in that long line to be interviewed before the show and then finally getting to watch the show filmed live. It was an all day event. 1989-1990

Those camera guys are really good & quick!!!!

Hello from Finland. I was working in Finnish commercial TV company 1975-2001 and this was quite much like here. Your cameramen did extremely fine job. Bob Barker was really professional host and Johnny Olson did fine warm-up which is very important job.

It is a lot of work putting a show like this on the air.

I’m trying to figure out the “secret word” Phil uses to let his secretary know he liked a contestant! Priceless footage.

Just like I remembered it. I went to the 2nd taping for the start of the 32nd year. We had an EXCELLENT TIME but that taping is only like 30 mins. Goes pretty fast..We stood in that line for hours but it was well worth the wait.

Great old Rod Roddy!!!! Great guy full of enthusiasm!!!

those camera people are so skilled and strong to be able to move and whip around with those heavy cameras 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

I love behind the scenes 🎉

Reminds me of having scrambled eggs with ketchup while watching this on my grandparents small tv in the dining area of the kitchen. The tv had rabbit ears too. Miss those days…

There really was a time when this show was the one thing you looked forward to staying home sick from school mid morning.

This is so cool. Thanks for sharing.

I always wondered how it looked behind the scenes. Great video!

Literally my childhood. Thank you for this incredible video.

Even today, I could not imagine being a camera operator on TPIR... Especially if it's your first day working there.... So many camera moves that need to be choreographed and in sync. Talk about stressful having to do all those moves as well as trying to get the shot lined up right on time. It's probably one of the harder shows to work on compared to Jeopardy or Wheel.

I gained a whole new respect for the camera operators, the way the move those huge behemoths is astounding. Clearly very experienced professionals. I'd never thought of all the cable wrangling either, even Bob's microphone had a cable wrangler. I'm sure these days that's probably wireless.

This is amazing! I'm not sure where this came from, but thank you so much! I watched Bob since Truth or Consequences.

Episode originally aired on May 1, 1986.

My most favorite part of the whole show, seeing on TV and hearing Rod's voice, It's the fabulous 60 minute Price is Right! Then he calls the first 4 contestants down, You are the first 4 contestants on the Price is Right! And here's the star of the show, Bob Barker!! The doors open and he comes out and walks down and gets the mic, that is my most absolute favorite part of the entire show. As a kid, I always used to think that everything was already set up, like all the games, they had two wheels, and that the stage was just really really long. So where they do the showdown, imagine that is near the end of the stage, so there's 6 curtains in front of where they do the showdown at, 3 of them are for one showdown prize and the other 3 curtains hide the other 3 showdown prizes. As a kid, that's how I always used to think of that show. But it is my all time most favorite show. I miss Bob.

Whoever wrote theme come on down theme is an absolute genius. Humans enjoy watching other humans be goofy and sometime smart and win big!!!

The 80's were a great time period for game shows. I remember this particular episode when I was a boy. Seeing this with lots of different camera angles and behind the scenes, gives it a new perspective of how I see it now. The unique designs of all the games are creative and sparked my imagination, especially 3 Strikes. Lastly, Bob Barker was a true gentleman, master of ceremonies and a caring animal advocate. There is no one that can match his work ethic, dedication and level of professionalism. He will be truly missed and remembered.

Brings back fond memories of when I was there in 1978. I sat right next to the seat labeled, "The". It looks the same as when I was there. The interviewer when I was there walked along the ranks and spoke to each person. I was fifth in line that day. Johnny Olsen was there telling dirty jokes during the commercials to get us laughing.

Early Rod Roddy.

Amazing to watch the behind the scenes stuff and how they moved those cameras.

I was only 20 years old when this came out ! 😊

Fascinating find! And Thank you for sharing!! Wow!!

Not one cell phone and everyone looks happy. 😢

It's interesting to view this in slow motion. If you look at the camera stage left around 8:04, it's pointing upward and then slowly moving down. That's when the camera pans towards the lights as Bob walks out.

this is great, thank you for posting

Wow! What a video treasure that's been hidden so many years! I grew up watching TPIR as well as many other classic game and variety shows taped in Studio 33 -and am fascinated with any behind the scenes like this. Thank you so much for sharing!!

Wow, a totally different look at how things went during the taping of a mid 80s episode of TPiR. I like this perspective of behind the scenes look. Thanks!

Love seeing these behind the scenes videos.

This is great, thanks!

Rod Roddy was wasted as an announcer really, he'd have made a great host in his own right judging by his warm-up act! That guy doing the interviews at the start looks very much like the late British actor Richard Griffiths when he was younger.

This is amazing!!! Rod had only been at the helm of announcing on TPiR for just a couple of months! What a great find. I loved that the entire warmup was kept. Thank you so much!

Been to this show three times (all Drew Carey times). It's interesting to see the different areas and how the contestant interviews were done back then.

Great pictures, thank you very much!

Excellent video! Thank you for such fascinating information.

This video is absolutely mesmerizing. Quite a feeling to be broken out of the fourth wall with this show, a show I often watched with a fever.

For anyone wondering what the first part is. It's an audition to be a contestant. Everyone is pre selected.

I want that 1986 Toyota 4x4 truck!

I wouldn't mind going to sea in a submarine from a gameshow, but I wouldn't fly an ultralight built by a gameshow. Great piece of TV history.

Seeing all the technical gear from the mid-eighties again when I once worked on a sitcom brought back many good memories. It was not nearly as complicated a production as this. After so many years they definitely had taping this show down to a science.

This is a HUGE treat for someone who never had a chance to see all this in person. Thank you for uploading this!!!

Bob was what Drew (or any that attempt to follow Bob) will never be. Bob was the ultimate showman and MC. I grew up in the early 80s watching Bob (10 am C) on my days off school, after that was Family Feud with Richard Dawson (another fantastic MC and a great actor). I'm so glad that Pluto TV has a dedicated TPIR channel (The Barker Years), and they added several of the New TPIR episodes from the 70s. It would be fun to watch Bob on Truth or Consequences (his first major game show), because that was long before my time.

wow super cool video, i worked in television and film for a few years it reminded me of the chaos involved in shooting tv or film.

The beta, and VHS tape recorder brings back memories, I had the mini cassette tapes and huge battery rechargeable pack to lug around, this was before the mini discs and if I remember it was several hundred dollars to get one, and the extra batteries to swap would end up being closer to a grand than 500$. But at least with VHS you could just put it in a VCR instead of running auxiliary or rerecording on VHS and losing quality

Fascinating! Thanks for sharing this.

I was in the audience in 2023....NOTHING has changed in nearly 40 years! It's EXACTLY the same format!

I loved the incredibly timed inception zoom-out at 12:09!

Those cameramen and staff were AMAZING! The were so good and coordinated!!

Amazing video. I feel like I better understand what has gone wrong with the show since this era. The way this production took time to cast for the singular goal of creating the best Show possible. Bob staying in character as master of ceremonies even during the polite and sincere looking conversations. The audience having fun. A masterclass in live to tape game show production. These elements are psychologically important to the show being truly fun.

This is great footage! It's so weird to hear it being taped but without all the background music that viewers at home hear.

Looks so different behind the scenes.

Went to 6 shows in the 90s til I finally got called, but was last & left in bidders row and had to settle for consolation gifts. A bummer, but those tapings were so fun. Met amazing folks from all over the USA

At better time. A better world. What have we done ?

"Get those hands ready for that applause; get those lips a-smiling. Oh, they're ready, Brother Rod." Make them feel like they are in church to get a spirited group! 29:48

This was really cool to watch

You can see how easily it would be for one of those swinging cameras to knock someone off the stage and that's exactly what happened to model Janice Pennington!

A friend of mines mother got on stage with Bob Barker in the 90s, and she said up close, Bob looked like a skeleton with pancake makeup. But I get it. He was old and it was show business. And how can you not like Bob Barker? He did a lot of good in the world. RIP Bob.

The reality of "winning" a big prize usually sinks in just a few hours after the cameras and lights are turn off. For instance, if one wins new carpet for the living room, a few weeks later a van pulls up to the house and drops off a roll of carpet. No padding. No installation. You won a new car? The "winner" must pay all local, state, and federal taxes along with any delivery costs. This is why many "winners" choose to sell their prizes to grey market buyers who are only too happy to offer pennies on the dollar. The reality: Game show producers profit from their unpaid performers while the "winners" are stuck with a bill.

This is an awesome channel

CLEARLY I did not impress production to be a contestant when I went.🤨😂 I went I think 6th or 7th show before Bob's last show...I remember walking into the studio and not realizing how small it was...on TV it looks MASSIVE!! Bob talked to us during every commercial, answered questions about his life and career...you could tell he loved talking about his time on "Truth or Consequences." I wish I had gone to a taping sooner, it was really fun and interacting with everyone outside before the show was really cool, especially when someone you connected with gets up on stage. A lot of people don't know, even with tickets, you have to wait HOURS before the show. We got there around 6am, checked in...I don't remember getting a number, but we had to remember where we were in line and return to the same place. After the audience was "registered" they told us we could leave for about an hour or 90-minutes, so we walked over to the Grove and looked around, got some fruit & coffee then returned. We sat around on the queued benches and talked for about another hour...saw an actor walking in that was on Baywatch and was also a soap star, young guy, David Charvet (edit: it was Billy Warlock), then they started the speed interview process to select the contestants that would be called then we queued again further down. We were waiting in a long, long, long line and they walked us around the back of the building to the soundstage entrance and they eventually let us in and directed us to our seats. If you go to a game show, your ticket is not a guarantee, they give out more tickets then they have seats so they fill the audience...I went to a taping of Scrabble with Chuck Woolery, a big light that lit the scrabble board from behind burned out or broke and they did not have a replacement (WHAT?!) we waited for 2-hours when we got inside, Chuck came out and talked for a while then they pulled him away then apologized and told us we had to leave so they could let the next audience in (WHAT?!). I guess that's show business. 💲❇💲❇💲

It is amazing that these camera operators seemingly effortlessly move these massive cameras across the floor; panning, raising and tilting with ease. I’m rather sure today’s cameras are about a fourth of the size of the ones depicted. I know that stationary cameras can be computer controlled these days, but do moving cameras used in settings like TPIR still need an operator? And those giant cables!

18:10 HERE IT IS, THE PRICE IS RIGHT BACKLOT filled with a FORTUNE in fabulous prizes that may be won on THE PRICE IS RIGHT!!!!

I went to a taping in 1990…..I enjoyed it however it was incredibly chaotic to keep up with it all. I actually had more fun watching the camera’s constantly moving around more than watching what was being bid on. And YES have your pets spayed or neutered💪

Absolutely loved TPIR back in the day, not now. Bob was the GOAT!!!!

something I never thought about until now was the stage hands needed to wrangle the triax from the Ikegami 381 cameras. And those camera operators make it look easy, but those jokers and the pedestals are heavy. it' take a lot to get them going and stopping them like that.

Fantastic

Today you have to act like a frat-house lunatic to get chosen.

Not only did I watch this regularly as a child but briefly dated a woman who appeared as a contestant. She went there to visit an actress friend, and her friend knew people who could get them on the show. Unfortunately she was the last one called up, and overbid, so she didnt get on stage. Now I can see where she went.