1972:
Boys, I think we’ve got a hit on our hands with this Price is Right. But if I could be a bother, is there any way we might get this microphone a little skinnier? If it’s not too much trouble.
1978:
It’s been a good ride so far. But I’ll tell you what, wouldn’t mind having a skinnier microphone out there. Would really help me out.
1982:
We’re really cruising now! Say, I know we made an adjustment just a little bit back, but I was thinking, what are the chances of getting me a skinnier microphone? This thing, pssh, it’s fine, but I feel like it could be skinnier.
1994:
You know what I’m about to ask. That microphone. It’s been over a decade. There must be advancements in skinny-ing technology. And if there haven’t been, by god, let’s push that envelope ourselves!
2000:
It’s the future. Shave a couple millimeters off the diameter of this thing, willya?
2007:
This will be my final year hosting The Price is Right. And I want that motherfucking microphone to look like a cheezeball balances on top of a single gossamer thread. And that’s final.