Sábado Gigante vs. The Price Is Right

versus

tue 2/24/2009

name	Sábado Gigante.	The Price Is Right.
based on	Chile's "Show Domingal" which premiered in 1962 and eventually became "Sabados Gigantes."	The original "Price Is Right" hosted by Bill Cullen from 1956 to 1965.
current version premiered in	1986.	1972.
hosted by	Don Francisco (aka Mario Luis Kreutzberger Blumenfeld).	Bob Barker, from 1972 until 2007. Currently hosted by Drew Carey.
premise	Game show, talk show and talent show all rolled into one.	Game show in which contestants guess the prices of products.
created by	Don Francisco.	Bob Stewart.
network	Univisión.	CBS.
when?	Four hours, once a week.	One hour, five days a week.
announcers	Pedro De Paul (1986-1991) and Javier Romero (1991- present).	Johnny Olson (1972–1985), Rod Roddy (1986–2003) and Rich Fields (2004–present).
famous former show model	Lily Estefan of "El Gordo y La Flaca."	Geena Lee Nolin of "Baywatch."
catchphrase	"Que venga la modelo!"	"Come on down!"
memorable game	La Gran Oportunidad: amateur singers perform for masked trumpet player El Chacal.	Plinko: players drop up to five discs down a board for a chance to win up to $50,000.
continuity	Has never had a re-run.	Bob Barker only missed three episodes in 35 years.
longevity	The world’s longest-running TV variety show, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.	The longest-running American game show of all time.
controversy	Don Francisco was sued by a former show model for sexual harassment. The suit was settled out of court.	Bob Barker was sued by former Barker's Beauty model Dian Parkinson for sexual harassment. Parkinson dropped the suit.
good works	Don Francisco has hosted Teletón Chile, a telethon that raises money for sick children.	Bob Barker is a supporter of spaying and neutering animals.
reset	Became "Super Gigante" in September of 2008.	In July of 2007, Drew Carey became the new host.
the critics	Entertainment Weekly: "Imagine 'Wonderama,' 'Sally Jessy Raphael,' 'The Carol Burnett Show,' and the Bumblebee Man from 'The Simpsons' all mashed together and dubbed into Spanish, and you have 'Sabado Gigante.'"	Variety: "To say the press overreacted to Bob Barker's departure would be something of an understatement, though his absence from 'The Price is Right' after 35 years does look a little weird."
around the world	The show runs in almost every Latin American country and on some European cable networks.	Almost every country in the world has a version, including China, Latvia and México (Atínale al Precio).

86 responses to “versus: Sábado Gigante vs. The Price Is Right”

c'mon its Sabado Gigante hands down sin duda, besides mis amigos Americanos r all in 2 this show 2 lol

Jя.

tue 2/24 3:13am

lol right! Sabado Gigante all the way!

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tue 2/24 6:03am

he had flex crying talking about his mama
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVKAcnyfINU
it was deeep

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tue 5/12 2:22am

Both are cool, I grew up watching a little of both.

Jorge C

tue 2/24 6:08am

sabado gigante o doubt! =]
he got people entertained and us watching how they all try and win the car and money XD i should go one day lol

jENNifER

tue 2/24 7:07am

Sabado Gigante !!

It's a game show/ novela / comedy / Maury show / american idol / infomercial.

It's the greatest : ]

Nelly

tue 2/24 7:18am

psshh Sabado Gigantge all the way
and i agree with nelly lol

ingrid babyy :)

tue 2/24 9:27am

I will have to say Sabado Gigante bucuz it more of the american show but mixed into one show and it involves into are daily life like that one family can stay aqui en el EE.UU por su malo hijo y asi es