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Sale of the Century, Episode 1: Gift shop
Title:
Sale of the Century, Episode 1: Gift shop
NFSA ID
4118
Year
1980
In this clip from the first episode of Sale of the Century, host Tony Barber and hostess Victoria Nicolls attempt to wheedle guest Grant into spending 9 of his hard earned dollars - "it's only a snack!" Tony says to the crowd - on some large stuffed toys of his choosing. You can see Yosemite Sam in the background, and Syvester is hiding in the corner, while Nicolls sparkles in a purple dress in front of a looming giraffe.
Barber is in fine form, chatting to the contestant and Nicolls, before engaging the crowd with a "buy or build?" question that causes them to chant "buy!" back at him.
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