Johnny Olson=irreplaceable. He and Bob Barker really were the pinnacle in game-show MCing. Combined with Barker's Beauties like Holly Hallstrom, Dian Parkinson and Janice Pennington, their collaboration from 1977-85 was the best that any game show could ever boast. Almost miraculous.
I have a theory with The Price is Right. If you watch an intro of the show from each year the show has been on: 1972-present, you get a perfect representation of the changing culture.
I know!! As a kid, I used to turn the TV up at 11:00 am to hear the "Come On Down," and the bassline was so rough you can't help to move to it. God bless Score Productions!
I'd love it if they started airing TPIR reruns again. Buzzr has reruns of the Bill Cullen version from the 50s and 60s, but they have yet to air any of the current series. If GSN doesn't do it (and even if they do), then it would be great to see some Johnny Olson-announced episodes from the 70s and 80s, and maybe even some of the episodes that Rod Roddy announced too.
I miss the old days Im not crazy about the drew carey era he's a ok host but thats some big shoes to fill like 35 years of shoes to fill. but we all have to accept the fact that bob barker will not come through those huge doors ever again I tried to watch it today but I think i'll watch jerry springer instead
"Come on down" music on the TPIR ------------------------------ Original from 1972-1975 watch?v=bu-fAX51bUs First generation of "Walking" (1975) watch?v=9hX0GJdTDOs "Walking" Remix (1975) watch?v=gpDFEn_6Fio 1983 version of "Walking" watch?v=lYX1l2BIfZU
Yeah, the 1976-1979 edit of Walking (the proper name of the Come on Down cue) has a more put-together orchestration, sounds a bit better than the 1979-2007 version
DENo1MatchGameFan true, but in all honesty, if i had to choose a modern-day announcer that did it after rod passed on, Rich would so be a better fit than George. Not bashing him, no disrespect, he's a good one, but rich must have watched price to keep suspense, especially during a car game. He had that part down to a T! He knew Bob's wording, and when to come in with that impact, that "wow" factor! With george, not feeling it much! Cash games, a little, but a car? Not really.
I was born after Johnny Olson died, so I grew up with Rod and Rich announcing. Watching clips of Rod's announcing, I'm sometimes disappointed with how low-key his "Come on down" could be at times compared to Johnny, Rich, or George. Of course, nobody could touch Johnny or Rod. And now that Mike Richards is on his way out the door, I hope CBS and Fremantle will reverse his decision to dismiss Rich, though I doubt it will actually happen.
I had about 2 dozen tapes of eps that I taped from '97 to around '99. Then they got destroyed when our septic system failed and flooded our basement which is where I had them. I tried to save them, but the oxide coating was destroyed and my VCR could only play a few secs before the heads would clog up. All I have left are two tapes, one of which thankfully was from GSN's 25th year day long special.
I love this compilation! You get the feeling from the very first video, as it was the first year of the permanent hour long episodes, and especially with the updated come on down music replacing the much less exciting music used from 1972-1975, that this was the beginning of something much more epic and fun that would last for countless years to come.
@TheJamesgordon43 Well, the rainbow curtains with the red, blue, orange and green came out in 1981-1988, replaced by a similar kind from 1988-2001, and the blue, yellow, red, green 2001-2007.
There's actually three different versions of the current come on down music. The first, in the first two intros, the other ones use the second generation music, which was recorded the same time as the first, but with different instrumentation, and the current version which is a 1983 re-recording of the 1975 version. I know of one ep from 1975 that aired on gsn that used the second gen come on down music when they still were using the original music
Exactly what was the difference in the 1983 version "Walking" compared to the 1975 Remix? I know the latter arrangement was used parallel with the original opening variation up until 1979.
The 1975 and 1983 versions have the same orchestration, but '83 version has a sharper timbre to it. The opening used from '76 to '79 was the same also, it just had more intruments in the mix
I love all your knowledge of the come on down theme! It is my favorite game show theme ever. It is so perfectly orchestrated for what it's used for, so exciting and matches the atmosphere of the contestants running down to contestants row with that light border. It just all matches so well. I had no idea that the version from 1983 to 2007 was different. How can you tell the difference in the timbre? I think I can tell that the 1979-1983 sounds a bit deeper which I like better.
The only real difference is the first two clips used the second generation "Come On Down" music which is just slightly different from the third generation music used in the rest.
DENo1MatchGameFan so true! though announcers succeeded, rod and rich being the top 2, nobody, and i mean nobody could do it better than Johnny O. Even rod said he thinks of Jonny when he did the come on down when he tributed Johnny. Respect right there! Rod tipped his hat to the one who started it all!
@@bmasters1981 Well, I always thought that was a good way to draw attention to the show, by watching the logo get bigger and bigger until boom! It was right in front of the screen.
@@uwtitanfan ah ok thanks! The ones I remember as a kid were the gray ones with the red logos. Do you know how long they kept them? I feel like they were there until the late 90s.
If you like someone who is a manic when he announces (A NEW CAAARRR!) Almost as annoying as Patrick Wayne saying "YOU WIIINNN!" on the 1990-91 version of "Tic Tac Dough!" At least Burton Richardson was more used to this type of show with "To Tell The Truth", "Family Feud", and "The Arsenio Hall Show" - can't say likewise for Rich Fields. Nice guy, but bad announcer!
RIP Bob Barker, you will be missed 🕊️🪦
Johnny Olson=irreplaceable. He and Bob Barker really were the pinnacle in game-show MCing. Combined with Barker's Beauties like Holly Hallstrom, Dian Parkinson and Janice Pennington, their collaboration from 1977-85 was the best that any game show could ever boast. Almost miraculous.
RIP Johnny Olson.
Johnny had a 50+ year career in radio and television.
I have a theory with The Price is Right. If you watch an intro of the show from each year the show has been on: 1972-present, you get a perfect representation of the changing culture.
Band the clothing too. Crazy haha
It's 2020 and I still gotta get that Johnny Olson TPIR intro fix! Such great memories and makes me smile! Johnny Olson is the best there ever was.
Me too, no one did it better or as consistently. And I was born 2 years after Johnny passed.
Johnny Olson was one of the best game show announcers to ever live, if not THE best!
LivelyStarKing Correction,one the great ( broadcasting) voices of the 20th Century.
He did a lotta game shows especially on cbs
How incredible is that bass player!
I know!! As a kid, I used to turn the TV up at 11:00 am to hear the "Come On Down," and the bassline was so rough you can't help to move to it. God bless Score Productions!
Yes and in my headphones too beating hard
Miss Bob Barker on Price is right he is now 94 years old.
Bob Barker was wearing the same jacket, tie and handkerchief on the last 2 videos.
Literally nobody could announce, and least of all say "Come on down," like Johnny Olson. NOBODY.
Nope. Not even Rod and I say that growing up on his era of the show.
I too hope that GSN gets TPIR back. It's needed BADLY on that network.
I'd love it if they started airing TPIR reruns again. Buzzr has reruns of the Bill Cullen version from the 50s and 60s, but they have yet to air any of the current series. If GSN doesn't do it (and even if they do), then it would be great to see some Johnny Olson-announced episodes from the 70s and 80s, and maybe even some of the episodes that Rod Roddy announced too.
pluto tv just started airing the barker era old tpir from the early 80's at least
I miss the old days Im not crazy about the drew carey era he's a ok host but thats some big shoes to fill like 35 years of shoes to fill. but we all have to accept the fact that bob barker will not come through those huge doors ever again I tried to watch it today but I think i'll watch jerry springer instead
"Come on down" music on the TPIR
------------------------------
Original from 1972-1975
watch?v=bu-fAX51bUs
First generation of "Walking" (1975)
watch?v=9hX0GJdTDOs
"Walking" Remix (1975)
watch?v=gpDFEn_6Fio
1983 version of "Walking"
watch?v=lYX1l2BIfZU
HOUR POWER!
Yeah, the 1976-1979 edit of Walking (the proper name of the Come on Down cue) has a more put-together orchestration, sounds a bit better than the 1979-2007 version
Johnny Olson owned "Come On Down", and Rod Roddy was a worthy successor, but Rich Fields doesn't even come close!
DENo1MatchGameFan true, but in all honesty, if i had to choose a modern-day announcer that did it after rod passed on, Rich would so be a better fit than George. Not bashing him, no disrespect, he's a good one, but rich must have watched price to keep suspense, especially during a car game. He had that part down to a T! He knew Bob's wording, and when to come in with that impact, that "wow" factor! With george, not feeling it much! Cash games, a little, but a car? Not really.
I was born after Johnny Olson died, so I grew up with Rod and Rich announcing. Watching clips of Rod's announcing, I'm sometimes disappointed with how low-key his "Come on down" could be at times compared to Johnny, Rich, or George. Of course, nobody could touch Johnny or Rod. And now that Mike Richards is on his way out the door, I hope CBS and Fremantle will reverse his decision to dismiss Rich, though I doubt it will actually happen.
because the plinko episode was taped in 1982, but didn't air until 1983
I so agree rod roddy was another good one both r.i.p =.(
And the '76-'79 Come On Down music is used in my era.
when dismantle media took over it just wasnt the same
"dismantle media". i like that
"Dismantle Media"? Funny!
I had about 2 dozen tapes of eps that I taped from '97 to around '99. Then they got destroyed when our septic system failed and flooded our basement which is where I had them. I tried to save them, but the oxide coating was destroyed and my VCR could only play a few secs before the heads would clog up. All I have left are two tapes, one of which thankfully was from GSN's 25th year day long special.
The one starting in 5:26 is the introduction of the day TPiR introduced Plinko!
I enjoyed listening to all of the clips!
HOUR POWER
I love this compilation! You get the feeling from the very first video, as it was the first year of the permanent hour long episodes, and especially with the updated come on down music replacing the much less exciting music used from 1972-1975, that this was the beginning of something much more epic and fun that would last for countless years to come.
Not only hosted TPIR for 35 years, but also called a contestant down to contestants' row.
Did anyone notice on the episode that had the $100,000 Pyramid logo, that the theme music started out sounding a little warped?
It was sometime in the late 80s, I believe, that Bob Barker began doing some entrances from the back of the audience.
was around 1989 from what I've heard when he became executive producer
God, I wish BCI would release TPIR to DVD soon. I don't even watch GSN anymore because TPIR got erased from the GSN schedule 7 years ago.
Pluto TV now airs Barker Era TPIR.
I still can't get over how long it takes for the logo to zoom in! Now, it's just zoom, and it's there before your eyes!
i loved that 1983 intro
I just found your video and I really enjoyed watching it alot 💥💥💥💥 this is one of my Favorite TV show to watch
Freaky afro about a minute into the clip.
yes it did it debuted January 3 1983
Which means it falls into the 1982-83 season. That's probably the best thing, IMHO, to ever come out of the show's 11th season.
@TheJamesgordon43 Well, the rainbow curtains with the red, blue, orange and green came out in 1981-1988, replaced by a similar kind from 1988-2001, and the blue, yellow, red, green 2001-2007.
... in televisionnnnn!"
I love it.
There's actually three different versions of the current come on down music. The first, in the first two intros, the other ones use the second generation music, which was recorded the same time as the first, but with different instrumentation, and the current version which is a 1983 re-recording of the 1975 version. I know of one ep from 1975 that aired on gsn that used the second gen come on down music when they still were using the original music
@vanillalugia1995 No, the rainbow curtains were introduced sometime in 1975 before The Price is Right went to an hour.
If that's true, then why is it in the 1976-1982 batch when Plinko didn't debut until 1983?
RIP Bob Barker
Miss you Johnny olsen
Exactly what was the difference in the 1983 version "Walking" compared to the 1975 Remix? I know the latter arrangement was used parallel with the original opening variation up until 1979.
Didn't Plinko debut in 1983
The 1975 and 1983 versions have the same orchestration, but '83 version has a sharper timbre to it. The opening used from '76 to '79 was the same also, it just had more intruments in the mix
I love all your knowledge of the come on down theme! It is my favorite game show theme ever. It is so perfectly orchestrated for what it's used for, so exciting and matches the atmosphere of the contestants running down to contestants row with that light border. It just all matches so well. I had no idea that the version from 1983 to 2007 was different. How can you tell the difference in the timbre? I think I can tell that the 1979-1983 sounds a bit deeper which I like better.
You are the first four contestants on The Price Is Right! I would give anything to hear that in person, on the contestant’s row.
I like how it said the $100,000 Pyramid on the one episode.
Miss you bob barker
Price’s golden years
It's interesting, the big difference in tone from the first 2 intros to the rest. Seemed much more subdued in the early ones.
rip to the legend
The only real difference is the first two clips used the second generation "Come On Down" music which is just slightly different from the third generation music used in the rest.
You got that one right, cause Johnny O was in a class by himself!
DENo1MatchGameFan so true! though announcers succeeded, rod and rich being the top 2, nobody, and i mean nobody could do it better than Johnny O. Even rod said he thinks of Jonny when he did the come on down when he tributed Johnny. Respect right there! Rod tipped his hat to the one who started it all!
gsn lost the contract air the show in 00 or 01
Did anyone check out "Afroman" in the first clip?
This is the best
you may have, but you're still totally right, haha.
Johnny Olsen impeccable voice
Actually two were recorded in 1976,two in 1980,and three in 1982.
Got any more openings, uwtitanfan?
I'd like to see some from 1986 - 1998.
Especially a collection of season premiere openings.
The way he threw his arms up, you would've thought he already won...
October 1982
I've probably mentioned this before, but back then, the logo zoomed in way too slow.
Personally, I liked the way the logo zoomed in slow. Too bad it doesn't do that do that today.
@@taronjeroneharris1313 Why was it better for the TPIR title to take its time coming in?
@@bmasters1981 Well, I always thought that was a good way to draw attention to the show, by watching the logo get bigger and bigger until boom! It was right in front of the screen.
@@taronjeroneharris1313 Good a reason as any.
many can try to imitate but can't duplicate Johnny O".
I heard Bob Barker doesn't want GSN to air TPIR not fremantle
When did they add the curtains in the back that has the CBS logo on then? Those are the ones I remember from my childhood.
The gold curtains with black logos were put in in 1978. The gray curtains with the red logos were put up in 1985
@@uwtitanfan ah ok thanks! The ones I remember as a kid were the gray ones with the red logos. Do you know how long they kept them? I feel like they were there until the late 90s.
@@tristanlaferriere5194I think around season 31 (late 2002) when they revamped the set
If you like someone who is a manic when he announces (A NEW CAAARRR!) Almost as annoying as Patrick Wayne saying "YOU WIIINNN!" on the 1990-91 version of "Tic Tac Dough!" At least Burton Richardson was more used to this type of show with "To Tell The Truth", "Family Feud", and "The Arsenio Hall Show" - can't say likewise for Rich Fields. Nice guy, but bad announcer!
NO! All versions were recorded and included in the 1976 music package added to the show!
Come on Down
Did you download these videos or you recorded them yourself?
@dcbandnerd That 70's fro!
What are you talking about? Rich is awesome!
That's a lie. The only episodes he refused to let air on GSN were the ones offering fur coats.
5:06
That's not true. All versions were recorded in 1976.
rich fields is a stiff in a business suit.
No, no, no. HDTV did NOT kill the light border, the former director, Bart Eskander, did.
thats stupid that they took that away =/
Make your way down