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Nearly 20 years before Bob Barker took the mic and Johnny Olson asked contestants to “Come on down!,” The Price is Right premiered on NBC. Running almost continuously since its debut on November 26, 1956—it was off the air from the original iteration’s final episode in 1965 until its resurrection (with Bob Barker as host) in 1972—The Price Is Right holds the honor of being North America’s longest-running daytime game show.

The original version, with Bill Cullen as host, was a slightly different beast from the show we know and love today. Notably absent from this first run were the final Showcase Showdowns between the episode’s top two contestants. Instead, the showcase (a seven-item prize pack) was for the home audience to bid on via mailed responses. An early iteration of the audience showcase included a pipe organ, cigarette box, Polaroid camera, and 1959 Ford convertible—oh, how the times have changed!

When the Showcase Showdown first appeared in its current form in 1972, it instantly became a hit with audiences. It remains a staple in today’s show although, you’ll notice, the prizes—and their values—have changed just a bit. Here’s a look back at 11 Showcases—and approximately how much they’d be worth today.

1972 

In this 1972 episode—the second since The Price is Right’s return to television—the first showcase consists of a set of six Westclox clocks (one for each room!) and a trip to see “the biggest clock of all” on a 15-day trip for two to London, Paris, and Rome from Beltz Travel. In 1972, it was valued at $1420. Adjusted for inflation, that would be $8,066 in 2014. 

1975

This questionable 1975 Thanksgiving-themed Showcase includes a 10-pound Checkerboard Farms roasting turkey, a Litton microwave oven, a Maytag dishwasher, and a new Glasspar speed boat with a 55hp Johnson engine and Spartan trailer, worth $4911. It would cost you $21,673 today. 

1978

In 1978, you could have the good fortune of taking home a Riverside bar set, a new living room set from Fame Furniture, 30 square yards of Laurelcrest carpet, and an Aeolian player piano—if the price is right! The prizes were valued at $5198 in 1978, which would cost you $18,929 today.

1981 

You’ve really gotta love these themed Showcases. In 1981, a time capsule-themed Showcase (set to the Star Wars theme music) included a six-night trip for two to the Grand Canyon, a movie camera, projector, and screen from Hanimex, backpacking equipment for two from Peak1, and a brand new 1982 Jeep. The right price was $12,057, or $31,493 today.

1984

This Showcase from 1984 might just be my all-time favorite. It includes a living room set from Clayton Marcus, 40 square yards of carpeting from World Carpets, a Hoover vacuum cleaner, and—wait for it—a lightweight Eipper airplane. The value in 1984 was $8456; today, it's $19,324. And it begs the question: Why didn’t more people own their own airplanes in 1984?

1988

This 1988 “bookend” Showcase (which basically just meant glum-looking Mary got two of everything) included two Litton microwave ovens, two Honda Fat Cat off-road bikes, and two jet skis, for a value of $14,572. That's $29,247 in 2014. 

1991

In the 1990s, gazebos began to feature prominently in the Showcases. This Showcase from 1991 included a “delightful” new Black Forest musical cuckoo clock, a new bedroom set from Hooker Furniture, a Crown Crafts bedding set (complete with 200-thread count sheets), an Englander queen mattress set, and that promised Catalina spa and mahogany gazebo. In 1991, that would set you back $16,456; today, you'd pay $28,687.

1996

This Showcase of portable items will make you super grateful for your iPad. It includes a (gigantic) JRC cell phone and adapter, a portable 5-inch television, and a portable stereo located inside the Showcase’s biggest prize, an Oldsmobile Aurora. Value: $37,670 in 1996, and $57,005 today.

2003

The Price is Right really pulled out all the stops for Bob Barker’s 80th birthday on December 12, 2003. His birthday-themed Showcase included a Whirlpool kitchen set (for baking Bob a cake), a bar set, a 55-inch television (for watching Bob on TV), and a 2004 Cadillac DeVille. The prizes were valued at $56,640; today, you'd pay $73,088.

2007

If you thought Bob Barker’s 80th birthday episode was big, just wait until you see the Showcase featured on his final episode. Before Barker handed the microphone off to Drew Carey, he gave away a Showcase that included a Firestone electric grill, a seven-day Greek island and Turkey cruise for two from Monarch Cruises, and a Cadillac XLR convertible. Value: $90,761 in 2007, and $103,933 today.

2011

This 2011 Showcase included a 22-item snack pack, picnic gear, a Little Guy retro travel trailer, and a Chevy Colorado truck, which was valued at $28,451. Today, the prizes would have a value of $30,031.

Bonus: 2014

And finally, The Price Is Right went green with this 2014 Earth Day Showcase. It included an Energy Star-qualified Toshiba laptop with a solar power charger, an eco-friendly washer/dryer from LG, and a hybrid Honda Insight LX, for a value of $22,395.

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Comedian and Portlandia star Fred Armisen knows the key to making people laugh at themselves. He recently performed for charity in front of a group of New Yorkers at Irving Plaza, and had them in stitches with his spot-on Big Apple impressions. He took turns poking fun at each New York neighborhood with audience suggestions, and kept it going for over four minutes.

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Because that's what happens when you eat ten full plates of turkey and pie. However, Bonnie Berkowitz and Lazaro Gamio for the Washington Post go into some of the specifics of holiday eating. The last bit of the feelings section (part of it shown above) on permanently heavy:

After the first 750 calories or so, your body begins to store a larger percentage of food as fat. A 2000 study found that the average adult gains a pound during each holiday season and usually never loses it.

Wait — really?

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We're outnumbered, down to our last pair of lives. The clock is ticking, it's as much of a threat to my team's survival as the four armed men bearing down on our position. I don't like our chances, not one bit, but moments like this, they're the reason I play the game.

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A sequel to the 1996 Earth invasion hit blockbuster Independence Day has been confirmed by 20th Century Fox.

The movie, produced by Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich and Harald Kloser is scheduled to be released on June 24, 2016. Emmerich "is in negotiations to direct" the film, according to a report in The Hollywood Reporter. Jeff Goldblum is said to be in talks to make a return, but it's thought unlikely that Will Smith, who played a fighter pilot in the original, will appear in the sequel.

Independence Day is a kick-ass 1996 movie about aliens who invade Earth and make an unholy mess before the humans get their act together.

Independence Day 2 has officially been greenlit by @20thcenturyfox! #IndependenceDay

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Filmmaker Danny Cook went earlier this year to Pripyat—an abandoned city near Chernobyl, Ukraine—and captured this new amazing footage. It's the closest that, hopefully, you will ever see to a post-apocalyptic city, 28 years after the catastrophe that has killed about 200,000 people since then.

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