Based on Bruce’s Price is Right and hosted by Dutch TV presenter Carlo Boszhard. Carlo would later helm a revival of Wheel of Fortune, voice act in the Dutch dubs of Mulan, Ice Age, Frozen, and Shrek, and serve as a celebrity panelist on the Dutch versions of RuPaul’s Drag Race and The Masked Singer.
Cash En Carlo is on in The Netherlands on the Yorin network. They have a catch phrase where players are told “Yorin (you’re in) the Game!” This gallery wouldn’t be possible without the generosity of g-r.net user PatchyThe host is Carlo Boszhard. Here he asks for the first four contestantsCarlo does a series of dances as each person is called on down, hamming it up for the cameraThe first four are ready to bid on……a lovely coffee maker! All of the IUFBs are small prizes like thisThey’ve all over bid on the coffee maker. The bids are erased and they try againThe price is €18Ossman is the winner and he gets to playDanger Price (sponsored, apparently, by Spongebob Squarepants)He’s playing for a digital camera, a pair of small kitchen appliances, a lamp and an upright tanning bedThe danger price is €250. Pick the three that don’t cost €250 and he wins all 4He wins! The tanning thing was €250The next contestant could win a scooterSara Ann, from the UK and who has never heard of Bruce Forsyth, plays CliffhangerHow well does she guess at the price of this photo album?She missed it only €1! Malcolm is safe…for nowOver he goes! She guessed €25……on this €59 aluminum garden gnome. She missed it €34The last game is for a trip to Crete and €250 spending moneyThe name of the game is Hurry Up (Bonkers)Carlo demonstrates how the discs work. She only has 30 seconds to get them in the right spotsShe has to run across the stage to hit the plungerAnd she didn’t win. The evil price was €1,128Get 100 on the big wheel and you win €1,000!But if you get 100 in the bonus, you win €10,000!!She’s ready to spinAnd gives it a mighty twist!She eventually scores 35 which isn’t enough to stay in the gameAnother snazzy graphic with dancing people as we go to the showcaseSara Ann stands at the plunger looking at the tiniest video screen ever. I’ll be generous and say it’s a 42″ widescreenThe amounts flash around ranging from €500 to €2,500Sara Ann gets ready to hit the plunger and gets…A range of €1,250! That means she can miss the price by as much as €1,250 without going overIn her showcase is a sport jacket, wake board and lessons for 10 people, a man’s watch and a trip to Cuba!Sara Ann prepares to give her bid on the array of prizesThe range is €1,250Her bid is €3,500Actual price is €4,714 for a difference of €1,214 she wins!!The models celebrate with Sara Ann. Cash en Carlo is co-produced by Endemol. Yup, that’s the same company behind Fear Factor, Big Brother, Changing Rooms and other reality showsAt the start of the 200th episode of Cash en Carlo……Carlo leads us backstage past many of the pricing game props. In the first one, you can see 10 Chances and Hi Lo. In this one you can see Pushover, 10 Chances, Plinko and SwitchCarlo walks past Any NumberAnd points at the sign atop Hurry UpThere’s JokerAnd here is a close-up of the Money Game board and it’s holographic/shiny cardsDanger Price and Cliffhanger is in the background as Carlo now walks past the crew who make Cash en Carlo possibleMore crew in front of 3 StrikesThis lady gets a kiss by the Spelling Bee boardThese crew members are excited to play Let Em Roll (Switcheroo is in the background)Carlo walks past Make Your MoveCarlo goes to take his place……for his grand entrance for the 200th timeConfetti and sparklers aboundCarlo heads to centre stage for the mic and a dance with the model. However, before we start the game, Carlo…you have a special message from……The Price is Right, Bob Barker! Bob congratulates Carlo, the show, the staff, the station and the viewers!Carlo looks shocked!Bob wants to say it just right has enlisted Stan Blits (who doesn’t speak a word of English) to helpStan has been on the show 25 years and has never learned English.Carlo is doing his best impression of the cat that ate the birdStan delivers a message to Carlo, in DutchBob says he couldn’t have said it better himself.Finally, together, they say “Congratulations Carlo!”Carlo looks like he might start crying. But there’s a show to do!A cleaner shot of Spelling BeeA nice clear shot of 3 StrikesA new Daewoo is being rolled out to playLet ‘Em Roll! Carlo explains that you need 5 cars in 3 rolls to winIt’s Make Your Move with the same rules as every other versionHe has the digital camera at €231, shoes at €40 and a trip to Marmaris (a resort city on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey) at €1035The young lady is playing 3 Strikes. Again, like most other countries, baseball isn’t popular so they lost the themeAnd she won without drawing a strike! Well played!Cash en Carlo only has one commercial break and this is one of the bumpers. Carlo and his friends playing leap frog30 seconds are on the clock for Switcheroo where she can win a trip to the Greek island of Kos (plus teacups), tickets to a musical, MP3 player, voice recorder and a toiletry kitThe young lady furiously moves the blocks around15 seconds are left on the clock. How many does she have right?2 are right and she decides to make some changesShe ended up changing only 2 numbers and won the toiletry kitThis young man can win……well…we don’t know. The doors opened on a Marilyn Monroe and Elvis impersonator. Perhaps a trip to America?His game is Secret X which is played just like the US versionWinning only 1 X, the only way to win is for the X to be in the middleWow! Even Carlo can’t believe he pulled out a win!Spelling Bee is the game and it’s even played for a new car! A Daewoo.Carlo points out the distribution chart. You have to spell WIN and there are even 4 cards worth a bonus €1.000!Each card is worth €200. He gets 2 free and wins up to 3 moreHe won only 1 more card and found 2 ‘I’s. Not a winner.When Cash en Carlo first started, this was the original logoContestants Row looks pretty much the same with a slightly different color schemeThe first generation set used curtains instead of doors and were painted with cartoons of the cast. In this pic, the model’s shoe broke and she fellThe next prize is an 8-day trip to Croatia with spending money!She’ll get to rol the dice at Carlo’s Casino (Dice Game)Here’s a nice shot of the over-sized dice. The rules here are the same as on the mother-shipGotta get it over the line3. IS the first digit in the price a 3?No, it wasn’t. She chose lower for every digit she rolled.Carlo lit up the digits in reverse order. If the first digit in the price of the trip is less than 3, she’s a winner1! Winner!The model displays a price tag showing the price of the prize!It’s a luxurious spa!Freeze Frame is the name of the gameThe number pairs spin around and she has to stop the right price in the frame to winShe stopped €7,550 in the frame. Carlo polls the audience…is she a winner?No…the right price was €5,946Side by Side in the US is called Half or Half in the NetherlandsOf €1,810 or €1,018, he made the right choice and wins!Camping gear is the prize for……the winner of Joker. The rules are the same as in the US but Carlo gives the contestant 1 discard and the opportunity to win up to 3 more.The model may look bored but is the candy €10 or €15?€10 is correct!The contestant won 2 other discards. He has to have gotten rid of the joker to winAnother winner!!Money Game is also on the show but not played for a car. Here, the contestant is one pick away from losing.If they play for a trip, you have to find the front and rear of an airplane. Wrong picks say ‘N’ and a fake out (the dot looks like the landing gear)Is 66 the last two digits in the price?Sure are!Carlo looks frightened as this guy saves a win from the clutches of defeatIn 2003, they didn’t offer cars so we get to win a trip to Egyptplaying One Away. The price is set is 2,293 and he was 2 wrongHe made the right choices!Once again, Carlo is mugged and looks like he fears for his life!Punch A Bunch: The Classic Look gets the treatment by CarloThe top prize is €5,000 but there are 10 €1,000 prizes on the board!What do you think? Is the shower cap higher or lower than €3.30?It’s lowerHe won 2 punches. Don’t remove the slip inside!Carlo looks before showing everyoneHe found €1,000! The contestant stops and keeps his money. Howewver, Carlo checks the last hole to find……only €250! Good decision to stopEven Plinko gets playedCarlo holds one of the glittering plinko chips aloftNot only is this young lady a winner, but you see the groovy original background for the showdown graphicAs this woman hugs Carlo, looks like someone is preventing some sort of wardrobe malfunction!This young lady was the top spinner at the big wheel and she presses the button to find out her showcase rangeOoh! Only €500. She’ll have to make a pretty good bid if she wants to win her showcase which contains…The showcase begins with this cool laser tag equipmentThen we have an espresso makerFollowed by this nifty scooterAnd ends with a 9 day trip to Malaysia!She bids €6,500 and must come within €500 without going over to winWoah! She missed it only €86! Excellent bid!In the earlier days of Cash en Carlo, they would have special episodes. This one is for HalloweenShots from the show are put in the open, ala TNPiR94Here’s a model taking a money jacuzzi!Carlo tosses a huge wad of cash in the airHeeeere’s Carlo!What a motley crew called to come on downThis special featured 6 pricing gamesA crisp shot of (Spongebob Squarepants) Danger PriceA good shot of Hurry Up board (the button is much closer than in future series)Carlo pleads with this Lara Croft impersonatorHere’s a cool shot of the curtain before it revealsa trip to Thailand!Lara can win it if she removes the proper number in the Squeeze Play sequence. Notice that she only has to remove 1 digit instead of 2 (for a 3 digit priced prize)You could win up to €6,000!If he knows enough about the products to win Lucky Bag (It’s In The Bag)Here’s the game with 5 bagsHere are the 6 products we’re using todayBut first, Frankenstein’s Monster gets a kiss for good luckHmm…I wonder what product this is?Here are the bags, and the amount he can win by guessing correctlyHere’s the rest, up to €6,000The cooking sherry is in the first bag he thinksThe “mystery product” is in the 3rd bag according to himThe sherry was in the first bag and he’s won €500He risked it and won €1,000. For €2,000 is the “mystery product” in the 3rd bag?No! Oh!!4th bag was wrong but he did have the €6,000 bad correctHere’s a cool shot revealing a new car!!This cheerleader is playing Let Em RollThe rules are the same. Guess if the price is higher or lower than the last to win more rollsShe won 2 more rolls. Here Carlo shows off a car side of one of the cubes. There is also €1,000, €500 and €250 on three of the other sidesShe dumps the whole bucket of cubes down the ramp and gets…*4* cars and €1,000! Onward!Ooh. €500 and one roll left.She got a 5th car!She seems very excited to have won a new carA look at Frankenstein’s monster in their original big wheel arrowMore bumper shots. This time, Carlo is hanging out with 4 of his closest friendsFrom another costume special, here’s Any Number. She’s playing for either a fridge or a vacationBe careful! One more number and you’ll win the 2nd prize!Oh! She won it on her next pick!There you see the numbers all lit upMake Your MoveSeems odd that Money Game would be shaped like a dollar sign