When producers hired Barker to host “The Price Is Right” in 1972, they hit the jackpot. The game show had faded significantly from its glory days in the late ‘50s and had been punted by two networks before it landed at CBS.
Fun fact Bob Barker wasn’t only like “spay and neuter your pets”, he also gave $5MM to Sea Shepherds which is a little more “proactive” of an animal rights group.
He donated $3.1 million to his alma mater here in my city, and it was enough for the university to establish an animal studies program.
he also gave $5MM to Sea Shepherds
Enough to get an entire ship named after him!
He also spent $1 million getting 3 elephants transported to a sanctuary. Truly an ambassador for the animal kingdom.
Don’t forget to have your pet spayed or neutered folks!
I could’ve sworn he was already dead. I guess I’m from a different universe and have a good memory, it’s the only logical explanation.
I thought so too, I guess I combined him with Alex Trebek’s death.
He retired from hosting the show a while ago (Drew Carey has hosted since 2007). Maybe that’s what you remember, and somewhere along the line, your memory mistakenly replaced “retired” with “died”.
That’s my boring, single-universe guess, anyway.
I knew he didn’t die then, I guess I just thought he retired for health reasons as opposed to old age. idk.
Entertainers who stop entertaining do tend to lead to assumptions that they passed away.
So long you notorious sex pest. Can’t wait until the last of your breed is dead.
Elaborate?
A few of the models on the show have accused him of sexual harassment
Well, time to watch some price is right on pluto for the rest of the day I guess!
Other than the same memories you all have of being sick and watching during elementary school, when I was older my friend and I had off campus privilege in high school and we would go to her house quick where her grandma would make us sandwiches and we would watch him the price is right.
He did something much of America has always wanted to do- beat up Adam Sandler.
Uh. I think I’m out of the loop on that one. Do tell.
Not literally. Watch ’ Happy Gilmore’.
When I was touring the country with a marching band the daily joke was “Bob Barker Died” because most of us wouldn’t keep up with news.
Sad to hear that he’s gone, but it seems like he lived a good life.
Fkn sexual abuser, good that’s hes fkn dead what a POS human
Elaborate
He was accused of harassment repeatedly, but it was back when studios and such just covered it up.
Here’s an article from 2011. https://newsfeed.time.com/2011/09/12/price-is-right-model-lawsuit-latest-in-a-history-of-harassment-claims/
One of the models from the show (you know, “Barker’s Beauties”) sued for harassment in the 90s, arguing that he forced her into sex to keep her job. He acknowledged the relationship, but said it was consensual, and I don’t think anything came of the suit.
Despite the downvotes, you’re absolutely right.
I will always remember him as the guy I watched on TV when I was too sick to go to school.
We had a vcr and three tapes.
I will always remember him as the guy who beat up Happy Gilmore.
Ha! Exactly right! I was not the healthiest kid and I remember being home sick and watching The Price is Right a bunch of times. Don’t forget to spay and neuter your pets.
Damn. I mean, I knew it was going to happen soon, given he was 99. But still, damn.
For anyone interested, Pluto.TV has been running a 24/7 channel showing a bunch of Price is Right episodes from the 70s and 80s for a few years now. I often put this on my TV for background noise while I’m working, because that show just has such an amazingly fun energy, largely due to Bob’s presentation. I’m gonna be watching some TPIR tonight, I guess. Gonna miss ya, Bob.
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omg, Pee Wee Herman died‽ 🥺
Pee Wee Herman will live forever!
RIP, Paul Rubens
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Oh, man. How’d I miss that?
I’m keeping an eye on Jimmy Carter.
His family has made some public statements about him being in the final days of his life, so I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s gone in a week or two.
I’m happy he didn’t die during Trumps term. Biden can deliver a dignified ulogy
Henry Kissinger is alive.
He is 100 years old.
This isn’t really relevant to your comment. All these great people keep dying and Kissinger is still around, living a life of privilege and power.
Adrenochrome
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Before you pull that sweet-TV-memories trigger, look up how much of a creep, predator, and all-around abuser Bob Barker was in real life. Hell with that jerk.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holly_Hallstrom
https://web.archive.org/web/20090305082736/http://www.courttv.com/people/2004/0917/barker_ctv.html
The legend. ✌️
