September 4, 1972 – Present
The Price Is Right is an American television game show created by Bob Stewart, Mark Goodson and Bill Todman. The show revolves around contestants competing by identifying accurate pricing of merchandise to win cash and prizes. Contestants are selected from the studio audience when the announcer states the show's famous catchphrase, "Come on down!"
The program premiered on September 4, 1972, on CBS. Bob Barker was the series' longest-running host from its 1972 debut until his retirement in June 2007, when Drew Carey took over. Barker was accompanied by a series of announcers, beginning with Johnny Olson, followed by Rod Roddy and then Rich Fields. In April 2011, George Gray became the announcer. The show has used several models, most notably Anitra Ford, Janice Pennington, Dian Parkinson, Holly Hallstrom, and Kathleen Bradley. While retaining some elements of the original 1956 version of the show, the 1972 version has added many new distinctive gameplay elements.
The Price Is Right has aired over 9,000 episodes since its debut and is one of the longest-running network series in United States television history. In a 2007 article, TV Guide named The Price Is Right the "greatest game show of all time."
The 50th season premiered September 13, 2021.
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- Audio Fidelity, Tray Of Dishes Crashing/Hollywoodedge, Stack Plates Fall Br PE1050501 (Heard during at least one Showcase in the 1980s.)
- Bainbridge Records, Switching Channels On TV (Not used on the show, but a short excerpt from an episode of this show is included in this effect.)
- Cipha Sounds Air Horn (Heard only in the EDM 2019 episode during "One Away".)
- Elektra Records, Car Skid And Crash
- Elektra Records, Factory Whistle/Sound Ideas, WHISTLE, STEAM - FACTORY WHISTLE, LARGE FACTORY
- Hollywoodedge, Cat Domestic Meow Ang AT010501
- Hollywoodedge, Evil Man Laughs Wrev CRT024102 (Heard once in the 2018 Halloween episode.)
- Hollywoodedge, Girl Screams Long Hi CRT028201
- Hollywoodedge, Laugh Evil Very Lowpi PE131301 (Heard once in the 2018 Halloween episode.)
- Hollywoodedge, Screams 1 Woman Singl PE133501
- Hollywoodedge, Screams 2 Woman Singl PE133601
- Hollywoodedge, Small Group Kids Chee PE142801 (Heard during Kids Week.)
- Hollywoodedge, Whiste Spin Crash CRT058801
- The Price is Right Correct Ding Bell
- The Price is Right Incorrect Buzzer Sound
- The Price is Right Losing Horns
- The Price is Right Wolf Whistle Sound (Used for the prize train in early Barker-era episodes.)
- Sound Ideas, APPLAUSE, CHEERING - INDOOR: MEDIUM CROWD IN SCHOOL AUDITORIUM, AUDIENCE 03 (Heard in one episode.)
- Sound Ideas, AUTO, CRASH - SKIDS AND CRASHES 03
- Sound Ideas, BIRDS, JUNGLE - AFTERNOON JUNGLE BIRDS CALLING, ANIMAL (Heard in a jungle-themed showcase in at least one 1980s episode.)
- Sound Ideas, CAMERA - 35 MM SLR WITH AUTO WINDER: SINGLE SHOT (Default sound effect on the "Freeze Frame" pricing game.)
- Sound Ideas, CRASH, AUTO - AUTO APPROACH, SKID AND CRASH, CARTOON
- Sound Ideas, CRASH, CARTOON - BIG CAR CRASH (Heard after Hans falls off the mountain during a game of Cliffhangers.)
- Sound Ideas, DOG, POMERANIAN - SMALL DOG, BARKING, ANIMAL (Heard in the beginning of the 2010 Halloween episode.)
- Sound Ideas, HORN, PARTY - THREE BLOWS, NOISEMAKER (3rd blow; heard once toward the end of the Bonkers cue music.)
- Sound Ideas, HUMAN, SCREAM - SCREAM: FEMALE, HORROR 03