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Drew Carey himself posted this video of a day at The Price is Right. I used to watch that show often and not because I liked Bob Barker or even the games. I liked the pace…and I was fascinated by the skill of the production. Before that series went on, if you'd walked into a network and described that show in a pitch, the response would have been, "That's impossible. It would take hours and hours to tape one of those." Getting the pricing games on and off stage, getting the prizes in position, making sure the models were in the right place and the cameras were in the proper positions and that the music and announcer v.o. synced up…a logistical nightmare, even for the original, half-hour version. That they figured out how to do it at all was impressive and that they they made it an hour — well, it's now commonplace but I'm still impressed…