History Series / SayWhen

* SpiritualSuccessor: The current iteration of ''Price'' has had two pricing games with a similar concept to ''Say When!!'', involving picking three prizes from a larger set to not exceed a specific amount (Credit Card) or to exceed a given amount (Shopping Spree).

* {{Corpsing}}: Art James did a plug for Peter Pan peanut butter when the bottom of the jar decided to fall out. He couldn't quite make it through without cracking up.

!!GameShowTropes in use:

* Personnel:
** TheAnnouncer: Wayne Howell, an NBC staff announcer.
** GameShowHost: Art James. He departed as announcer on ''Series/{{Concentration}}'' so he could host this.
** LovelyAssistant: Several models showed off the various prizes.
** StudioAudience
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!!This show provides examples of:
* {{Expy}}: As noted, ''Say When!!'' was more of a variant of ''Price'', which aired an hour later on NBC's daytime schedule. It would beget an expy in the form of ''Series/GiveNTake'' (1975), which used a spinning arrow, and ''Series/TakeItAll'' (2012), which used the PrisonersDilemma as its endgame.

** GameShowHost: Art James.

* SpiritualSuccessor: The revived version of ''Price'' used a few games with a similar concept to ''Say When!!'', such as Credit Card (buy three prizes but don't exceed a given amount) and Shopping Spree (buy three prizes and spend at least the given amount).

'''Say When!!''' was a Goodson-Todman game show that aired on NBC from 1961 to 1965. It was a variant on their own hit show ''Series/ThePriceIsRight''.

Two contestants are shown a target value, then four prizes. They each select a prize (replacing it with a new prize), and that item's value is displayed on their respective tote screen. They keep selecting prizes with the object of not exceeding the target value. Once a player comes within $250 of the target value, he/she "freezes" his/her total. The opponent must best that frozen total to win. Going over wins the game for the other player. Players keep prizes won in the games played; best two of three determines a returning champion.

!Tropes in use:

* {{Expy}}: As noted, ''Say When!!'' was more of a variant of ''The Price Is Right'', which aired an hour later on NBC daytime. It would beget an expy in the form of ''Series/GiveNTake'' (CBS, 1975), which used a spinning arrow, and ''Series/TakeItAll'', an NBC prime time show from 2013.
* SpiritualSuccessor: The revived version of ''Price'' would have several games with a similar concept to ''Say When'': both Credit Card and Shopping Spree involved picking prizes from a set while trying to reach a certain target total without going over.

* {{Expy}}: As noted, ''Say When!!'' was more of a variant of ''The Price Is Right'', which aired an hour later on NBC daytime. It would beget an expy in the form of ''Series/GiveNTake'' (CBS, 1975), which used a spinning arrow, and ''Series/TakeItAll'', an NBC prime time show from 2013.

'''Say When!!''' was a Goodson-Todman game show that aired on NBC from 1961 to 1965. It was a variant on their own hit show ''ThePriceIsRight''.

* {{Expy}}: As noted, ''Say When!!'' was more of a variant of ''The Price Is Right'', which aired an hour later on NBC daytime. It would beget an expy in the form of ''Series/GiveNTake'' (CBS, 1975), which used a spinning arrow, and ''TakeItAll'', an NBC prime time show from 2013.

* {{Expy}}: As noted, ''Say When!!'' was more of a variant of ''The Price Is Right'', which aired an hour later on NBC daytime. It would beget an expy in the form of ''Series/GiveNTake'' (CBS, 1975), which used a spinning arrow, and ''TakeItAll'', an NBC prime time show from 2013.
* HeyItsThatGuy: Host Art James was the announcer for ''{{Concentration}}'' before landing this gig, his first game show.
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: With the exception of a 1961 kinescope that's on [=YouTube=], no episodes exist.
* ThrowItIn: In an infamous peanut butter commercial blooper, Art James tosses a knife in an empty peanut butter jar, and the bottom of the jar shatters to the ground. Amidst audience laughter, James quipped, "Mom told me there'd be days like this." This was on live television on the East Coast.

* {{Expy}}: As noted, ''Say When!!'' was more of a variant of ''The Price Is Right'', which aired an hour later on NBC daytime. It would beget an expy in the form of ''Series/{{Give-N-Take}}'' (CBS, 1975), which used a spinning arrow, and ''TakeItAll'', an NBC prime time show from 2013.

* ThrowItIn: The infamous peanut butter commercial blooper.