History Funny / SaleOfTheCentury

'''Jim:''' UsefulNotes/{{Vienna}}, [[UsefulNotes/{{Hungary}} Budapest]], and [[UsefulNotes/{{Yugoslavia}} Belgrade]] [[SarcasmMode are all on the Hudson]]...no, they're on the '''''Danube'''''. You lose $5. John didn't mind that at all.

** Despite having a $45 lead, and never having been to Hawaii before, Alice refused as Jim laid down cash on her podium — $100, then $300. Following a "Going once...going twice...", he stopped himself and laid down ''another'' $200 for a total of $500. Her last refusal drove him to tears as he threw to a commercial break.

-->'''Jim''' (having regained his composure, counting off $100 bills): If I had offered her $19,''200''...$19,''300''...(Alice does the "buzz-in" gesture)...oh, NOW?! You know, Alice, everybody in the audience said they would have that trip except you?! Back with this (the game)! You're a cruel lady, Alice Conkwright!

-->'''Jim:''' In the 17th century, what European nation was ruled by a rebel leader...(''Alice buzzes in'')...Alice?\\
'''Alice:''' Uh...(''buzzer'')...UsefulNotes/QueenVictoria.\\
'''Jim:''' A rebel leader named Oliver Cromwell (who) [[TakeThat wore a big ring with $500]]...'''''England'''''.

-->'''Jim:''' A trip to Aruba, or as Karen would say..."ARURU".

* August 20, 1985 (daytime): During a college week episode, the first Instant Bargain had an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ztCMGYWEbc electric typewriter]] worth $500 selling for $5. Kirsten and Michael have a chance to buy it. Jim says "I'll help you a little bit further, I'll help you with the paper. $500 worth of typewriter..." As soon as Michael hears the $500, he buzzes in thinking Jim was throwing in $500 cash. Jim explained he was saying the value of the typewriter but decides to throw in the $500 anyway. On the second Instant Bargain, Jim grabs a cue card to explain to Michael that a $715 exercise bench can be bought for $10.

* January 15, 1986 (syndicated): The third Instant Bargain of the day is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i1weRZc7lQ a trip to Palm Springs by limousine]](valued at $1,600, on Sale for $15), which wouldn't be too bad...but three guesses where champion Curtis Warren happened to live? [[spoiler:Jim Perry would then substitute Palm Springs for a trip to San Francisco, which Curtis then bought. This would also be repeated exactly two weeks later, where champion David Hefner was offered [[ContinuityNod a trip to Palm Springs]] (which was also bought) instead of Reno (where he lived 15 minutes from). It also happened on the daytime Sale, but there was no substitute offered in that instance.]]

'''Tim Holleran:''' Uh...(''buzzer'')...[[Film/{{Sayonara}} Miyoshi]] [[Literature/FlowerDrumSong Umeki]]! (audience loses it)\\

'''Tony:''' There you will find us, for we are the Three...Amigos!

'''John:''' [[Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood Mister...Rogers.]] (''audience loses it, buzzer'')\\

* January 15, 1986 (syndicated): The third Instant Bargain of the day is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i1weRZc7lQ a trip to Palm Springs by limousine]](valued at $1,600, on Sale for $15), which wouldn't be too bad...[[CriticalResearchFailure but three guesses where champion Curtis Warren happened to live?]] [[spoiler:Jim Perry would then substitute Palm Springs for a trip to San Francisco, which Curtis then bought. This would also be repeated exactly two weeks later, where champion David Hefner was offered [[ContinuityNod a trip to Palm Springs]] (which was also bought) instead of Reno (where he lived 15 minutes from). It also happened on the daytime Sale, but there was no substitute offered in that instance.]]

* 1983/4: Announcer Jay Stewart (who also modeled on occasion) once wore fruit and what appeared to be whipped cream on an [[NiceHat immense hat]]. Jim, walking over, dipped his finger into the cream and took a lick... but discovered that it was actually ''shaving'' cream.

* December 23, 1988: On one Instant Bargain, Summer forgot the "Sale Surprise" envelope, so Jim had to ask the producer what the surprise was worth [[note]]($600, coming out of a certain lovely brunette's salary)[[/note]].

* November 14, 1985 (syndicated): From the penultimate Shopping episode, [[Film/{{Poltergeist}} It's BAAAAACK!!]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VoZW3y-MnE Yes, they slipped in the aforementioned fishy soup tureen with a fishing trip to Catalina.]] [[spoiler:And the champion bought it.]]

* In the pilot, host Andreas Similia lets loose a ClusterFBomb after the last Fame Game.