Price is Right contestants beg show to ‘bring back’ canceled arcade segment ahead of season as fans demand show shakeup

PRICE is Right fans have given their opinions on which segments from the 80s they want to see brought back to the game show.

With the show launching in 1972, many of its games have changed and evolved as The Price is Right heads into its 53rd season this fall.

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A contestant on The Price is Right playing the show’s Super Ball segment from the game show’s earlier yearsCredit: CBS

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Current host Drew Carey welcomes an audience of children and their parents to The Price is Right’s first ever Kids Episode in AprilCredit: Getty

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The Price is Right host Drew Carey poses on the set of the long-running game show in a floral top and striped suitCredit: Getty

Most recently, older episodes from the game show’s earlier years have aired on Buzzr, featuring original host Bob Barker.

Bob, who died in August 2023, hosted the show for 35 years before retiring in 2007.

Drew Carey, 66, took over the reins from the legend and has been steadily hosting since.

In a recent online thread, nostalgic viewers discussed some of the segments that had been retired since the show’s earlier years.

The discussion comes as the long-running program heads into its 53rd season this year.

The post maker noted some retired game segments from the mid-80s, including Old Balance Game, Give or Keep, Hit Me, On the Nose, Penny Ante, Poker Game, Super Ball, Trader Bob, and Walk of Fame.

SUPER BALL SUPER FANS

One segment in particular — Super Ball — garnered some attention from fans.

Super Ball featured the arcade game Skee-ball, in which players rolled a ball down the lane for a chance to earn money.

The amount of balls they received was based on how many accurate price guesses they had made prior.

Price is Right viewers demand show cancel popular game because it’s ‘too tough’ and ‘unlucky’ before new season
While the game was retired in 1998, it made a lasting impression.

“I wish they would bring Super Ball back. I always enjoyed watching the contestants play an arcade game that I played as a kid. It was also entertaining when they would screw it up,” one person wrote.

Another noted that the segment always “looked fun.”

“Super Ball!! was my favorite. I’m lucky to own a prop from the original game,” someone else wrote.

The Price is Right Hosts

The Price is Right first came on TV in 1972. Fans fell in love with the game show so much that it has been on for over 50 years. Throughout that time, the show has had a few different hosts. Find out who they are below.

Bob Barker – 1972 to June 2007 (also became executive producer in 1988)

Drew Carey – October 2007 to present

Dennis James – filled in for Bob in 1974 when he missed four episodes, also hosted the nighttime version

Craig Ferguson – 2014 April Fools Day Special

GET RID OF IT

Along with games they hope will return, some viewers have also been vocal about which segments they hope to see axed in the show’s future.

Recently, fans begged producers to remove Lucky Seven from the show before Season 53, as the difficult game often ends in a loss.

“Hope Lucky Seven or what I really like to called it UNLUCKY SEVEN needs to stop playing more often come Season 53 or it’s going to be the producers’ fault,” someone wrote in a thread.

And, while the show has had steady ratings throughout the years, some viewers are reportedly tired of its tried-and-true format.

TIME FOR A CHANGE

Fans of the program have recently been begging the show to step it up a notch.

An insider exclusively questioned to The U.S. Sun, “Where’s the innovation?” as Drew was faulted for his “shockingly traditional” approach to hosting.

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One contestant stands in front of The Price is Right’s retired Super Ball game, which features a Skee-ball arcade gameCredit: CBS

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Drew Carey gestures to contestants while standing on the set of The Price is RightCredit: Getty
While the show’s format has evolved over the years, The Price is Right continues to rely “on mini-games and format quirks that have hardly changed in a half-century,” a source told The U.S. Sun.

“I do think Drew is living in the past a bit by holding onto this gig for so many years, but he loves the format and has since he was a kid,” the source explained.

“Drew says he wants to keep this job for the rest of his career, and when you just look at the ratings, he’s still one of the biggest draws on daytime TV in the entire country,” they added.

The insider also said that if there’s “an overriding problem with the show, it’s around innovation.”

“Ever since [former executive producer] Mike Richards left the series, something has been missing and the whole thing feels like it’s on autopilot,” they explained.

The source said that Drew experiments with new comedy bits onstage, and the show now revolves around his “shockingly traditional, smooth approach.”

They also said how not much has changed over the past 50 years, including the show’s logo.

“The philosophy at CBS is, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, and The Price is Right might be the best example of that in all of television,” the source said.

“Drew and The Price is Right team rely on what works and that’s [what has] kept them on the air all these years.”

Most recently, the game show moved into a new studio in Glendale, California, ahead of its 52nd season last September.

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The logo of The Price is Right’s game-winning segment, Super Ball, which was retired in 1998Credit: CBS

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Host Drew Carey stands with a hopeful contestant while playing the show’s Squeeze Play segmentCredit: Getty

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The Price is Right Drew Carey, pictured in 2016, stands in front of the wheel on the set of the game showCredit: Getty