Welcome to the Bargain Hunters guide at TV Tome. During the mid-1980s, home-shopping networks began hocking their wares to viewers, offering everything from diamonds to food dehydrators. These channels began to pop up as part of cable and satellite TV services, and sometimes aired on local broadcast stations during overnight hours (instead of signing off as in the old days). As home-shopping networks grew in popularity, some game show producers had the bright idea of marrying elements of game shows to those of the then-new medium. One such show was Bargain Hunters. The object of Bargain Hunters (dubbed by some as a Price is Right ripoff) was - as the name might imply - to spot merchandise bargains to win prizes. Three games were played, with two assigned to each game. The games were as thus: * Bargain Quiz - A prize was described, and the contestants had to decide whether the price shown was a bargain or not. Three points determined the winner.
* Bargain Trap - Fi
