Meet some of the people involved in the production of and participation in The Price is Right, and the creation of these photo galleries.
Marc and John also got to know the show’s staff well from their backstage visits:
Here is Pete Mamonis Jr. and his friend Laura. Pete’s father (Peter, not shown) was lucky enough to walk The Golden Road in June 2001, and come away with this brand new Dodge Viper — the biggest single prize ever given away on the show at that time. Here they are at the dealership taking delivery of the speed demon!The Two Doug’s! Doug Quick (stage manager at Price) and Doug Bradshaw.Jake Mangin, Brandi Sherwood, and Doug Bradshaw waving for the camera just before being spun around on the turntable.Shane Sterling (in curlers) and Lisa Gleave hanging out on the turntable during rehersals.TPiR announcer Rod Roddy made an on-camera appearance during TPiR’s Season 32 premiere. Nice seeing you again, Rod.Rod Roddy is doing his warmup for a TPiR Season 32 premiere week show.It’s announcer Rod Roddy’s job to “warm-up” the audience before every show. This interactive warm-up gets a somewhat tired studio audience exciting and ready for a fun-filled hour!Here is a nice shot of Rod with the audience in the background…he’s calling for one last round of applause as Bob exits the studio, and calling in one of Barker’s Beauties for the door prize drawing.Another great shot of Rod Roddy, as he asks the audience how many of them watched Soap. Did you watch Soap? Rod was the announcer of this outrageous comedy.Many would-be contestants come to the show with homemade shirts. This shirt was worn by Rob Rosa, and boy did it do him some good! Rob, who was the first contestant of the new millennium, won himself a Chevrolet Malibu playing the Spelling Bee game.A photo of Rich Fields during rehearsal just a week after he was officially hired as the 3rd announcer of The Price is Right. Notice the original podium is still in use!Here’s Rich at the podium, his first week on the job!Richard Domabyl (CBS Art Dept), Sue Mcyntire (Standards & Practices), and Bente Christensen (CBS Art Dept).A true gentleman of the entertainment industry, TPiR producer Roger Dobkowitz.Mr. Randy West is warming up the audience before the show starts. Remember, we want to see your horizontal smile, not your vertical one.Our beloved friend Randy Amasia trying to win big money on the Plinko board.This was John’s Christmas present – a picture with the lovely Rachel. THANK YOU RACHEL!Season 33’s sweethearts! Production Staffer Jeff Thisted and his new fiance Rebecca Mary.Here’s Price Production Assistant Scott Schalk getting in his camera time with the Christmas gang.CBS Staff Member Eddie Rinier takes a moment to get his photo with Santa and ‘her’ elves.Bob Barker was kind enough to autograph the guitar won by ClockGameJohn. It reads: To John — you promised to learn to play this.When we were out and about taking pictures around the studio, Hair Stylist Mira Wilder decided to take a photo of herself with the camera. It turned out great!We all have Mira to thank for helping to create that awesome “Deranged Clown” mask used in the Showcases.TPIR Production Assistant and Golden-Road.net member Scott Robinson with the deranged clown. We have absolutely no idea what he is doing. None.John, Marc, and a beheaded clown. Who’s who?The Christmas Week 2004 Gang – Brandi, John (blinking), Rachel, Marc, and Lanisha. We’d like to thank you lovely ladies for always being so much fun when we visit!Another great photo of your Golden-Road.net Admin Staff and the lovely Barker’s Beauties.Here is TPiR’s fantastic Hair Stylist, Mira Wilder working on Brandi’s hair just before a taping. John is of course seen lurking in the background amongst the girls as Lanisha works on makeup.Marc auditioned…but for some reason was not named new announcer.Oh my god! It’s Shower Game!Here’s Rich Fields and Marc Green sitting down for a chat after getting a tour of Rich’s newly remodeled dressing room.Rich Fields & John Sly (who appears half asleep) reviewing the upcoming taping’s script in Rich’s dressing room.Lashina, Shane, and Brandi are kind enough to chat and take a photo with John and Marc. Thanks ladies.Lanisha Cole and John Sly go for a ride on a go-cart.John was walking past Robin’s (TPiR’s wardrobe mistress) station, when she noticed that his pants were clinging to his legs. She immediately broke out her can of anti-cling and took care of the problem, just like she did for Bob on-camera several times in early 2004.Wow, that TPiR music must bore John. Here he can be seen SLEEPING in the TPiR music suite.Two of Price’s lovely models, Lanisha Cole and Mrs. Claus!“Hans” and “Big Dave”Kathy Greco breaks from the post-show celebration to take a picture with Marc. Thanks, Kathy!Denise Palm Stones takes a moment to take a photo with Marc. Denise is in charge of adding the bells, buzzers, horns, and other famous TPiR sounds to the audio track. Denise is THE BEST.Forum member & CBS Page Scott Robinson and Marc are the only two left in “TPiR — Survivor Edition”.John and Marc do their best to get in the camera’s way!John Sly sits on the turntable in preparation for a Q&A session with TPiR Producer Roger Dobkowitz. The questions we asked were submitted by YOU, golden-road.net users.TPiR Producer Roger Dobkowitz takes a moment out of his busy schedule to take a picture with Marc and John. As always, thank you Roger!Bob Barker takes a moment to pose with John Sly.Shane Stirling takes a moment to take a picture with John Sly. Boy oh boy, was somebody nervous.Marc gets ready to take his bonus spin!John remembers his day as a 2003 contestant. He started to cry when he recalled that he did not get $1.00 when he spun the wheel.Marc and John get ready to walk The Golden Road.MSTieScott takes off his CBS red coat and takes a moment to pose by the Plinko board.John Sly and Marc Green pose for a quick photo beside the Plinko board.John Sly tries his luck at Plinko. Too bad CBS was not standing by with their checkbook.This is Amy Rempel, who as of the 6,000th show is the biggest winner in Price is Right history. This picture was taken after the taping, and you can see the lumps of happiness under her eyes.Roger Dobkowitz was kind enough to let Marc and John stop by Fremantle’s Santa Monica offices to see what REALLY happens behind the scenes. Here’s Roger showing us the procedure used in putting together a future show.Adam Sandler compares the products in Grand Game to his “answer key” to make sure that the right prices are in place.John Ricci, Jr. and Phil Wayne Rossi.The beautiful Penelope striking a very classy pose for the camera!Former Price is Right production assistant Lawrence Segal.Marc Green is trying to win a truck in the Money Game. Note the Plexiglas truck icon on the top of the board.Here’s Marc beside a Season 29 door.Rob Rosa and Randy Amasia are in a true “bidding war” on the set of The Price is Right.Nick Raymond was a contestant on a Million Dollar special. He was later invited back to be an intern on The Price is Right. Here is Nick with Price models Claudia and Shane during a break in rehearsal.Another great shot of Claudia, Shane and Nick.The lovely Shane takes a moment to smile for the camera. Come on Nick, rehearsal is not that tough!Marc with “The world’s best announcer”, Rod RoddyHere’s Marc making his entrance the way it should be made — through Door Number 2.Jake and Doug in front of door number 3.Brandi, Jake, Claudia, and Nikki backstage.Heather Kozar, Doug Bradshaw, Claudia Jordan, and Nikki Ziering.Doug and Rod at the podium!Doug and Kathy “Fingers” Greco.Doug and Claudia in front of Pathfinder.Doug and Brandi Sherwood in front of door number 1.Adam Sandler, Doug Bradshaw, and a very old pricetag!Doug Bradshaw with the one and only Bob Barker.Quite possibly the best Clock Game player ever! John Sly, mastering the game on February 4th, 2003.Trust me, he cheated. He did not know the price was $913. He was actually bidding $3,432 until someone from the audience yelled out the answer.“Webmaster” Marc Green makes an appearance on the E! True Hollywood Story about The Price is RightHere’s Marc standing in the spot where Bob Barker makes his entrance. Doug, I am sorry that I broke your camera.Wow….Marc must have won 10 Showcases!Marc auditioned but did not make the cut.Marc Green with TPiR Producer Roger Dobkowitz.Marc Green about to place his bid to an empty stage and studio!Marc thinks that Pathfinder is so dull that he just falls asleep thinking about it. Shown here is a snoring Marc with the 0 tile used in the game.With a full cast and crew watching, Bob Barker and Marc Green take part in the first ever rehearsal of Coming Or Going.Shown here is TPiR host Bob Barker and producer Roger Dobkowitz discussing if the game should be renamed from “Coming & Going” to “Coming Or Going”. The OR option was ultimately selected.Here is Marc with TPiR host Bob Barker after a taping day.Marc and the $20,000 Grand Game sign used for the nighttime specials.Here’s John Fullerton, winner of Golden-Road.net’s “Walk of Fame” contest surrounded by some of his most prized TPiR collectibles. Very nice, John!Here’s another photo of John Fullerton with copies of magazines and photographs he’s collected over the years of watching TPiR.John with more of his collectables, this time showcasing the wonderful announcers from The Price is Right. The small card in front of him was handed out at Rod Roddy’s funeral.The Three Stooges with Roger!Rod Roddy and the “Lovely” Lisa!What Male TPIR Models would look like…Two of the greatest TV announcers around, Randy West and Rod Roddy!Randy West tries his hand at yodellingPosing with the Big Wheel!TPiR winner Jade Mills shows us an imaginary Plinko prize. Also visible is the back of Bonus Game, where the red “X” represents the bonus window.This is an actual check won by TPiR contestant Jon Newbold in October 2001. Jon won $6,000 playing Pass the Buck, but CBS automatically deducts California state taxes from cash payouts.2001 TPiR contestant Jesse Erhard shows off his one and only prize, a chandalier!TPiR Music Director Stan Blitz (center) with Eddie Walker and Nick Raymond.Eddie Walker and Adam Sandler are about to play a mock game of Time is Money, one of TPiR’s newest games. Of interesting note, the flip devices used on the left side of the prop are controlled offstage — something very unusual for Price.Eddie Walker is spotted having a blast on the set of The Price is Right.Doug, Rod, and Jake in front of door number 1.Doug Bradshaw and TPiR stage manager Doug Quick taking a break on the Danger Price set behind door number 2, just prior to the start of taping.And what do you bid Randy?Claudia Jordan and Burton Richardson.The lovely Claudia has your first item up for bids, an exciting train set!Nikki Ziering, Doug Bradshaw, Rod Roddy, Claudia Jordan, Jake Mangin, and Brandi Sherwood.Travis Schario made the trip to California and was lucky enough to be the first contestant called and the first on-stage contestant during TPiR’s Season 32 Premiere. Speaking of “lucky”, Travis won a Cadillac Deville playing Lucky Seven. Here’s a shot of Travis after taking delivery of his wonderful automobile.Here is Cliffhangers winner Brent Wolgamott with Bob in March 2002. Brent won over $8,000 in prizes.Bob always took a moment to thank Rod after a taping. Here is such an example.This is a shot of Bob thanking the audience at the end of a taping. Right after this, a door prize winner will be selected and the audience will exit.Bob and Roger are discussing the day’s show during rehearsal. Bob is usually not a part of rehearsal, but today was a special day.During commercials, Bob Barker is always happy to take questions from the studio audience. Here is such an example. Also, you can see that best efforts are always made to conceal games and prizes from the in-house audience.A rare shot of Bob Barker making his entrance through Door Number 2. This video still was captured during Season 26.Thanks to Claudia Jordan for providing this photo to golden-road.net. As you can see, it’s a photo of her and Brandi Sherwood posing backstage before a taping.Art Director Bente Christensen directs the stage crew as to where the cabin cruiser should go.
In addition to the backstage photos presented above, these 30 photos were taken from on-air CBS screengrabs of times that crew members appeared on air from seasons 30-35.
Another great shot of Price Announcer Rich Fields on camera.Here’s Roger leaning WAAAAY over to talk to Bob around the cameras.Producer Roger Dobkowitz always greets contestants after they have played a pricing game.“I think it happened in 1978…”A shot of the full cast on stage after a Showcase win. Note that the Announcer now joins Bob and the Beauties on stage, time permitting.Twice during mid-Season 32, Robin from CBS Wardrobe had to enter the stage to assist Bob with his “static problem.”Stage Manager Bob Chic was wished a “Happy Birthday” just after the Showcases ended in mid-Season 32.“Is that right, Roger?”What a trio!Roger gives the camera a quick smirk.In case you were wondering, the topic was COLLEGE KIDS – both producers say that the colleges make TONS of appearances today on TPiR…they can’t hold them back!Producer Roger Dobkowitz and Associate Producer Kathy “Fingers” Greco discuss some records with Bob.Roger Dobkowitz gets a big “High 5” from Bob who made an audience entrance for a Season 32 Golden Road playing.Always shining!Roger says “It happened 3 years ago Bob!”TPiR Producers Roger Dobkowitz and Phil Wayne Rossi discuss the life of Bob Barker for A&E’s Biography Channel in 1999.Roger and Fingers are always having a good time.The late, great Rod Roddy looked fantastic for the 32nd Season Premiere. We will miss you Rod.“Roger, has that ever happened before?”Bob asked Roger to comment on the new turntable changes in mid Season 31…Roger gives the OK!Roger is given a big hug from a happy winner who appreciates everything that the show does for lucky winners!CBS employee “Big Dave” was brought out to manually operate Cliff Hangers in the 3rd Million Dollar Spectacular in 2003 due to Hans’ mechanical failure.Another shot of our Producer, Roger Dobkowitz.Producer Roger Dobkowitz accepts the Emmy for Outstanding Game Show in 2003.“You got it!”The always smiling TPiR Producer Roger Dobkowitz catches a few moments on the air…You can’t say these Producers don’t enjoy their jobs.Roger is consulted for a show “record” during a Five Price Tags playing in early Season 34.Roger Dobkowitz looking stunning today.Our first on camera introduction to Price’s 3rd full time announcer, Rich Fields.
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