Talk:The Price Is Right

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[edit] Handicapped accessiblity?

I think the article needs to mention the show's accessibility (or lack thereof) for handicapped people. As I see it, they have no way to get up on stage, on the turntable/showcase platform, to the top of the Plinko board, or to the top of the Let 'em Roll game.

I do not know if that violates the ADA or not. Any lawyers here that could answer? Will (Talk - contribs) 23:43, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Actually, you're completely wrong. The show has had three wheelchair-bound contestants within the last few years, none of whom had the slightest difficulty in getting around the studio, playing their games, or participating in the Showcase Showdown. Kindly get your facts straight before making any further accusations like this. -TPIRFanSteve 01:37, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

I don't see any ramps. That is why I concluded there was a problem. The only wheelchair bound contestant I saw never left Contentants Row. She was also not very visible due to how low she was. Will (Talk - contribs) 05:52, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

If a wheelchair-bound contestant wins an Item up for Bids, he's taken out through the back of the audience and brought to the stage through the backstage area. The show has a long ramp that's kept backstage in case such a contestant needs to be taken to the Turntable. -TPIRFanSteve 06:04, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

The Americans with Disabilities Act requires equal access be provided to everyone. I remember that because when the law was first passed, a post office that had stairs out front and a ramp in back had to build a new ramp out front. Ironically, no one ever used it. Besides, the backstage route would take a long time compared to a handy ramp. Perhaps CBS will take advantage of Bob Barker's retirement to redesign the stage. If nothing else, I would like to see the contestants able to see each other bids and enter their own bids themselves (rather than waiting for someone offscreen to do it) using an input that would look like a calcutor. Will (Talk - contribs) 00:13, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

The backstage route takes no longer than going up the stairs due to this handy little thing called editing. I sincerely doubt CBS is going to pay to have the studio redesigned for something that's happened three times in 34 years.

All the contestants have to do to see each other's bids is look at the studio monitors. Contestants entering their bids by themselves would change the entire dynamic of Contestants' Row, which I can't possibly see as being a good thing. -TPIRFanSteve 01:05, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Editing does not qualify. The problem is what the contestent experiences. If they feel the audience sees them getting less than the same treatment other contestants get, they could sue. Very few contestants require editing their ascent to the stage. Will (Talk - contribs) 03:45, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Then apparently, I just have more faith in humanity not to stoop to lawsuits than you do. -TPIRFanSteve 04:29, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

As for the input of bids, I have see cases in which I do not believe the contestant got the amount he or she wanted -- and simply accepted what he or she was given. As for looking at the monitor while others bid, most contestants are looking at the audience for advice -- not the monitor. Will (Talk - contribs) 03:45, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Then that's their own fault for not paying attention. -TPIRFanSteve 04:29, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Does Plinko have an elevator? There is no room for a ramp behind the game. Also, how are wheelchair bound contestants supposed to drop their chips? I doubt they would be able to see over the game unless the platorm that normal contestants stand on can be raised. Will (Talk - contribs) 06:03, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

In all likelihood, a wheelchair-bound contestant simply would not be called during an episode with Plinko in the lineup until after Plinko had already been played. In the event that one was, a proxy from the audience would probably be brought up to drop the chips.

And yes, I know what you're gonna say -- "that's not entirely equal." Well ya know what, bud? The world doesn't work that way. Why don't you give the show some credit for putting forth sincere efforts to accomodate these people when they're called instead of bitching at them for not modifying the studio for something that, to my knowledge, has happened three times in over 6,000 episodes? You're giving off the impression that you're actively trying to find something to complain about, and it really comes off badly. -TPIRFanSteve 15:35, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

The contestants on this game show are not 'randomly' chosen or chosen based on skills they are chosen by the production staff as to who will give the show the highest ratings by giving 'the best show' Simply by including people who are confined to a wheelchair the producers are giving equal access. This is not a public service or a buisness open to the public it is a entertainment venture with a daily casting call for contestants. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.208.236.70 (talk) 19:03, 4 January 2007 (UTC).

Let it be known that discussions of the above type bear no relevance to encyclopedic article content and are best reserved for public forums elsewhere. See Wikipedia:Talk page for more information. Soonercary 23:34, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

The dead horse begs you to stop beating it. Lambertman 23:59, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Beating is done. Didn't mean to cause a commotion. Soonercary 03:45, 7 February 2007 (UTC)