The Price Is Right

[Navarre]

I have always liked this game show. Maybe it's because my grandparent's raised me and the show is one of those things old people watch (as evidenced by all the commercials with Wilford Brimley and for the Hoverround Power Chair).

But I like watching average people (not Jeopardy geniuses or anything) play the games (with anywhere from a 50/50 to a not-so-good chance of winning). The models are gorgeous. Everyone from the audience to the cast seems to have fun.

... I guess it's mostly that. Everyone looks like they are having fun. It's not a million-dollar pressure cooker or a season long reality show. Just the people who had tickets that day getting together and playing some games.

[Gaumer]

Was the puppet-master from Heroes a guest announcer one time?

I'm usually a The View sort of guy

[Navarre]

Yep. David H. Lawrence is a friend of Drew Carey's. He's been a guest announcer a few times since their regular announcer, Rich Fields, left.

I notice the models more than the announcer but it's an ensemble thing, I guess...kind of like The View.

[Gaumer]

I liked the old stuff better. Rod Roddy old.

But Drew is freaking awesome. The show still works and he's fun.

I like Cliffhanger. Mostly for the singing.

[Navarre]

The Cliffhanger game and Swiss Miss cocoa commercials. Your day is made. 

I liked the old shows too. Bob Barker and Rod Roddy and all that.

TPIR is a show I can sometimes watch in the middle of the day as a break without having to get too involved in it.

[@lantis]

I grew up watching it on sick days and during the summer.  It was something I could occasionally enjoy with my parents, so it was nice.  It also was very accessible for a child to play along with.  My problem started to come when the games were less "play along" games and more contestant gets to play games.

Things like Plinko and Punch-Out were fun, but not nearly as friendly for playing along with as the others.  As I've gotten older I've also wanted more tests of my mental abilities than I did when I was younger, so that is also a factor.  I am sure when I get older and don't want to think as much I will return to TPIR once more.

[Navarre]

There isn't much thought involved in TPIR, that's true. That might be part of the appeal. A contestant plays a three minute game, wins or loses, and we move on. Maybe, despite the stress I'm sure the contestant feels, I find it relaxing.

I like the audience participation too, even though a lot of them have no clue. There's a certain feeling of community on TPIR that most other game shows don't have.

[Blackthunder01]

I enjoy the show but that and Family Feud aren't the kinds of shows that someone from the east coast could be on and win in some cases.  In the case of Price is Right, when they have the guess the price (high or low) for supermarket products, there are many times where they have products I buy and the "actual retail price" has been about double or half of what I've ever paid for it.  I think location of the show has a lot to do with the price of the products or the mindset of the people being surveyed (Family Feud).

(Family Feud has a lot of things show up that I've never heard of or just don't exist over here.  I remember looking an answer up once and found out that it's apparently sold everywhere but the Northeast USA.  Go figure.)

[Navarre]

It can be hard to guess the prices, yes. Those who have the best luck are the ones who faithfully watch the show.

I've never looked at, for example, Space Saver Bags in my local Wal-Mart. But if I watched TPIR last month and they were $6.99 then that'd be my guess.