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Robert William "Bob" Barker (b. - December 12, 1923 - d. August 26, 2023) was an American former veteran and legendary television game show host. He was best known for hosting CBS' The Price is Right for decades from 1972-2007, making it the longest-running game show in North American television history long before he retired. He also hosted decades long running Truth or Consequences, before its cancellation produced by Ralph Edwards' company, from 1956 and from 1957 to 1978.

Early life and United States Navy tour of duty[]

Robert William Barker was born on December 12, 1923, in Darrington, Worthington. Bob spent most of his youth on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota, where his mother worked as a schoolteacher. His family eventually moved to Springfield, Missouri, where he attended high school and Drury College on a basketball scholarship.

While living in Drury, Colorado, Bob enlisted in the United States Navy on the outbreak of World War II. Following his discharge, Bob returned to Drury and took a job at a local radio station to help finance his studies. It was there he discovered that what he did best was to host audience-participation shows. After graduating summa cum laude with a degree in economics, he went to work for a radio station in Palm Beach, Florida. A year later he moved to Los Angeles, California and within a week he was the host of his radio program, The Bob Barker Show.

Truth or Consequences and other game shows[]

Bob's game-show career began on December 22, 1956, at "five minutes past noon," when he began hosting Truth or Consequences. Ralph Edwards, the show's originator, had sold the show to NBC as a daytime "strip," but he had not picked someone to host the program. He auditioned countless other hosts in Hollywood and New York for weeks. But not till he tuned into The Bob Barker Show on his car radio did he realize that he had found the man he wanted for the job. Proving that Edwards had chosen him wisely, Bob hosted Truth or Consequences for its entire eighteen-year-long transmission history, which did not end till 1979. Every December 22nd, until 2002 before Edwards' passing. (Ralph Edwards died on November 18, 2008), Ralph and Bob would meet for lunches and, at 12:02 am, drank a toast to their long and happy friendship. Bob explained in his memoir that he continued to do this after Ralph died, as his way of remembering him.

Bob has also hosted a handful of other game shows, including End of the Rainbow (1955-1959), The Family Game (1966) and Simon Says (1971). But these were all short-lived except Simon Says which was an unsold pilot. In 1967, Bob sub hosted for Dream Girl of '67.

In 1966, Bob hosted a pilot for NBC titled The Bob Barker Show although it was never picked up at the time.

The Price is Right[]

Bob's longest-tenured and most successful game show hosting job began on September 4, 1972 (#0001D), when he selected to host the newly revamped daytime version The Price is Right. (Dennis James hosted a syndicated nighttime version from 1972 to 1977 when he was dismissed and Bob taking over the hosting duties until its cancellation in 1980). He became much more closely associated with the series than the late original host, Bill Cullen, whose tenure had lasted from 1956-1965 for 9 years (as the show went from NBC to ABC before being cancelled).

As Price's host, Bob used the reference of "Loyal Friends And True" to refer to long-standing fans of the show who appeared in the audiences on regular bases and/or became contestants who appeared on stage. The origin of this term is not known.

On October 15, 1987 (#6604D, aired out of order on October 22), Bob did what other game-show hosts rarely did--he renounced the use of hair dye, allowing his hair to turn gray and eventually white. In addition to his hosting duties, Bob also became executive producer of The Price is Right following the death of Frank Wayne, the original executive producer of the show. In this capacity, Bob created several pricing games, instituted a prohibition of foreign cars and animal-based products, and launched the prime-time series of specials known as The Price is Right $1,000,000 Spectacular, the first of which aired in 2003, after the success of The Price is Right Salutes, a series of 2002 prime-time specials saluting the five armed-forces branches and the firefighters and police officers who helped the victims of the 9/11 attacks. On the ceremonial 5,000th episode of The Price is Right, which was taped on March 11, 1998, and aired on April 9, 1998 (#0724K, in reality, it's the 5,132 episode), Bob received a special honor by Studio 33 being renamed "The Bob Barker Studio."

During Bob's hosting tenure, three games used his name in their titles: Barker's Bargain Bar, Trader Bob and Barker's Markers. Barker's Bargain Bar and Trader Bob debuted within one week of each other in 1980, while Barker's Markers debuted in 1994. When Drew Carey took over as host, Barker's Bargain Bar continued to be played (with its running gag being frequent references to a supposed relative of Bob's, "Ezekiel Barker"), but Barker's Markers was renamed to Make Your Mark (which was also its name on the single playing on The New Price is Right that was hosted by Doug Davidson). Trader Bob was retired in 1985, Make Your Mark saw its last playing in 2008, and Barker's Bargain Bar was renamed to Bargain Game in 2012 after a four-year hiatus.

Miss USA/Universe Pageants and animal activism[]

In addition to his hosting duties on The Price is Right, Bob also served as a long-time host of the Miss USA/Universe pageants, so serving for 20 years from 1967 to 1987. He stepped down from his hosting duties after he requested the removal of fur coats as prizes and the Miss USA committee had refused to do so facing removal from there.

After parting ways with the Miss USA and Miss Universe Pageants, Bob dedicated his free time to his long-time passion for animal rights. As an animal activist, he frequently and publicly petitioned for furs to be banned and marched through the streets leading anti-fur marches. He also established the DJ&T Foundation in Beverly Hills, California, whose purpose was to help control the dog and cat population, funding the foundation through his resources to support low-cost or free spay/neuter clinics. This foundation was named in memory of his wife, Dorothy Jo, and his mother, Matilda, both of whom had had a passionate love for animals, and his work on behalf of animals won him a long list of awards from prestigious humane organizations across the country. Around the middle of the 1970s, he ended each show of The Price is Right with the phrase, "Help control the pet population--have your pet spayed or neutered." At first, he often said it, but in the early '80s, he made it official until his retirement in June 2007 with actor and comedian Drew Carey taking over the hosting duties come October. Drew continues to use the closing message about spaying and neutering to this day.

Happy Gilmore[]

The arguably most famous of all Bob's cameo appearances was in the 1996 movie Happy Gilmore alongside Adam Sandler, who had made guest appearances on The Price is Right in 1996 and again in 2007 on Bob Barker's 50 Years Primetime Special. in the most famous scene in the film (in which Sandler's title character acted out an ice-hockey player turned golfer), where the two got into an altercation on the golf course during a pro-am golf tournament, in which Gilmore played poorly due to a heckler named Donald (a.k.a. Jeering Fan, who called Gilmore a "jackass") played by Joe Flaherty, at one point, Gilmore knocked Barker out and told him "The price is wrong, b***h" (although most censored versions change the expletive to "Bobby"), but the scene ended with Bob getting the last line: "Now you've had enough. B***h." he said, in the scene, as he left the golf course. The infamous fight scene won the pair an MTV award for "Best Fight Scene." in 1997. 18 years later, Bob and Adam reunited to recreate their infamous fight scene for a charity cause on Comedy Central’s Night of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together for Autism Programs telethon, to help raise money for autism awareness in 2015.

The fight scene increased Price's ratings for the younger demographics audience (possibly college students), the show had previously attempted to do this with a syndicated version hosted by Doug Davidson in 1994. Quite often, when Bob used to host the show, he recalls certain contestants that ask about the movie itself, what was it like to fight with Sandler, and to give his famous last line. During an interview where Bob was receiving a Legend Award, he recalls a moment where a contestant asked him, "Could you whip Adam Sandler?" and he replies, "Adam Sandler couldn't whip Regis Philbin!" There are also times when contestants wear T-shirts with photos featuring the infamous fight scene, and he remarks, "They were thinking about Happy Gilmore 2, but Adam Sandler's doctors told him he couldn't take another beating like the one I gave him!"

Awards and retirement[]

Bob won 18 Daytime Emmys (fourteen for Outstanding Game Show Host, four for Executive Producer) and was a proud recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award (in 1999). He was also inducted into the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame in 2003.

After 35 years of hosting The Price is Right and 50 years in TV and Broadcasting, Bob stepped down from his hosting duties as his final episode aired on June 15, 2007 (#4035K). And at The 2007 34th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (which aired the same day, following a repeat of his final episode), he would win his very last Emmy for Outstanding Game Show Host, which was presented to him by Comedienne and Talk Show Hostess Ellen DeGeneres and later in the broadcast, he was paid a special tribute by TV Host and psychologist Dr. Phil McGraw--who revealed that he and his wife Robin had been in the audience at a Price is Right taping back in 1976, and showed their contestant nametags to prove it--and former Late Show host Craig Ferguson (via satellite), who met with various audience members before the taping of Bob's final show.

Even in retirement from television and broadcasting, Barker continued to work closely as a full-time animal activist, dedicating his long-standing career to his late wife, Dorothy Jo Gideon, who died in October of 1981. Bob announced this on The Price is Right publicly in 1982. He has had sympathy cards and letters sent from everywhere that year.

In February 2017, he participated in a photo dedicated to CBS's 1 for 30 stars--who had worked on The Price is Right, Let's Make a Deal (Brady), The Young & The Restless, The Bold & The Beautiful, and The Talk--making him the only talent to appear, from a similar photo in 1978, from when CBS had celebrated his 50 years on television.

Price is Right comeback[]

Bob has made return visits to The Price is Right on three separate occasions. The first such time was on April 6, 2009 (#4701K) (Aired out-of-order on April 16, 2009), when he made a special showcase appearance to promote his memoir, Priceless Memories, and gave out copies to the studio audience. Both showcases involved where you could buy and read the book. After the winner was announced, Drew announced how much she had won in terms of prizes, and then asked Bob to "take it away." So Bob ended the show the same way he always did, by reminding the viewers to have their pets spayed or neutered.

His second visit came in December 2013, when the show honored him by celebrating his 90th birthday as that entire week of shows were dubbed "Pet Adoption Week." He also got to call down a contestant to Contestants Row and presented a showcase of his very own and both he and Drew did his closing plug verbatim.

Bob's third visit came on April 1, 2015 (#7073K) as an April Fool's Day surprise, he came out in place of Drew Carey (as announcer, George Gray, even said "Drew Carey" in Bob's place, to keep up with the April Fools Day tradition) to start the show as the audience went berserk. He explained what he was doing there and then conducted the first game of the day, Lucky Seven in which the contestant won an SUV. Afterward, Bob mentioned that when the audience gave him a "wonderful welcome" when he came out, he advised everyone to give "another wonderful welcome, for the guy you came to see, the star of The Price is Right, Drew Carey." Carey then remarked that it was the "best April Fools Day ever." Later in the show, Bob took part in the showcase. When he was asked about how he got to the studio in the past, he then says that got there, in his "new Cadillac." When it was time to say goodbye, Drew gave Bob the privilege to say his spay-neuter plug.

Since Bob had a couple of health issues that caused him to go to Cedars-Sinai hospital as his first was an increased level of pain while his second was for an emergency back injury at his home. On December 12, 2018, a picture of Bob appeared on a video screen during the second showcase segment (Trip/Car) where model Rachel Reynolds presented a three-tier birthday cake with the number 95 on top in celebration of his 95th birthday. In addition, he was also on Skype as well.

On the December 12, 2019 episode, host Drew Carey briefly acknowledge Bob's 96th birthday at the beginning of the episode.

After Bob Barker died at 99 years of age, Drew Carey hosted a one-hour special celebrating his life. The special, titled The Price is Right: A Tribute to Bob Barker, aired on the night of August 31, 2023, and was rerun in the show's customary daytime slot on September 4, 2023. It is the first aired episode to be recorded at Haven Studios in Glendale, where the show relocated during its annual summer hiatus. The special was also re-aired on Buzzr on December 4, 2023 and The Price is Right with Drew Carey channel on December 12, 2023.

Bob Barker: Master of Ceremonies[]

On December 7, 1999, the A&E series Biography did a documentary episode about Bob where it recalls his decision to quit as host of both the Miss Universe and Miss U.S.A. pageants respectively including a sexual harassment against him that was being filed by former TPIR model/Barker's Beauty Dian Parkinson in 1994.

Perfect Bid: The Contestant Who Knew Too Much[]

In 2017, Bob appeared in the documentary Perfect Bid: The Contestant Who Knew Too Much about how Ted Slauson became attached at recording and memorizing the prices of products that were featured on the show as it culminates in Slauson helping out a fellow contestants named Terry Kniess bid perfectly on a showcase in 2008.

The Price is Right: The Barker Era[]

On November 30, 2020, it was announced by Pluto TV and Fremantle's Buzzr that both services would team up by launching a channel called The Price is Right: The Barker Era where its main goal was to air episodes from its heyday of the early 80s hosted by Bob Barker. The channel itself (as of which can be found on 1025, formerly 163) was launched on December 1, 2020.

Other TV appearances[]

In the 1960s, Bob landed a small role in an episode ("Denver McKee") of the NBC Western series Bonanza, playing a character named Mort.

In 1961, Bob did a commercial for Belair Cigarettes by promoting the brand.

In 1972, he appeared as a guest on the Goodson-Todman produced syndicated revival of I've Got a Secret hosted by Steve Allen.

In 1977, Bob appeared as a panelist on the Barry-Enright produced syndicated game show Break the Bank hosted by Jack Barry.

He also appeared as a frequent semi-regular panelist on the CBS Game Shows Tattletales (with his late deceased wife Dorothy Jo Barker) and Match Game. In 1979, he sat in the middle-lower seat, previously occupied by former regular panelist Richard Dawson, his close personal friend who parted ways with the series in a very publicized controversial exit as he heavily devoted his time to hosting Family Feud (and won an Emmy for Outstanding Game Show Host in 1979). In the same year, Bob appeared in the made-for-TV Movie Outlanders, playing a character named "The Piper."

From 1969-1989, Bob hosted The Pillsbury Bake-Off on CBS (with episodes from 1972 on being paired with a half-hour episode of The Price is Right, including when the show had expanded to a full hour), and from 1968-1990, he also served as the host of the Tournament Of Roses Parade every New Year's Day on CBS.

From 1980-1981, Bob hosted a short-lived, Goodson-Todman produced reality show That's My Line (a spinoff of the hit classic panel game show What's My Line?). Similar to That's Incredible and Real People, it originally focused on unusual occupations of the average Joes and Josephines. In 1981, it changed formats to an emphasis on funny, bizarre or ridiculous.

In 1982, Bob appeared in a commercial for Pepsi called "The Pepsi Challenge TV Cash Game."

In 1984 and 1985, Bob appeared in the Goodson-Todman produced ABC specials TV's Funniest Game Show Moments and TV's Funniest Game Show Moments #2 hosted by William Shatner where it mainly featured clips that focused on the hilarious moments from classic Goodson-Todman produced game shows. Bob mainly appeared talking to Shatner when Price clips were involved.

In 1987, Bob wearing a cowboy hat appeared on an episode of Hollywood Squares hosted by John Davidson in order to deliver a question. In 2003, he appeared in pre-taped vignettes during "Game Show Week" with Tom Bergeron but has never appeared as a panelist himself during that week.

In 1990, Bob appeared as a guest on the formerly popular late-night syndicated talk show The Arsenio Hall Show hosted by Arsenio Hall.

In 1991 and again in 1993, he served as team captain as he and his TPIR castmates vied against cast members of The Young and The Restless, whose team captain was the future TNPiR host Doug Davidson, in a TPiR vs Y&R face-off on Family Feud hosted by Ray Combs. Davidson's version of Price debuted the following year on September 12, 1994 and only 80 shows were produced, officially ending it's run in December with repeats airing until the end of January 1995, at this point, Feud was hosted by Richard Dawson for the first time since the original series ended in 1985, and it also failed to run a full season, ending in March 1995. Richard Dawson died of esophageal cancer on June 2, 2012, at age 79.

On November 11, 1996, Bob appeared on an episode of the short-lived syndicated talk show called Gordon (The Gordon Elliott Show) as a paid tribute to him, this featured an appearance of former model Janice Pennington along with clips of his co-star of the classic comedy sports film Happy Gilmore Adam Sandler (comedic actor) and the former late creator/host of the classic game show Let's Make a Deal, Monty Hall. In the same year, Barker appeared in an episode of the short-lived NBC/ABC sitcom Something So Right titled "Something About Thanksgiving" playing a character named Ben Davis, the episode originally aired November 26, 1996.

Bob also made countless cameo appearances on various TV shows. He made a brief cameo appearance in a 1998 episode of Martial Law titled Shanghai Express (announcer Rod Roddy and models Kathleen Bradley, Chantel Dubay, and Janice Pennington also appeared). He also made two cameo appearances on the CBS soap The Bold and The Beautiful, first in March 2002 alongside then-current Price models Nikki Ziering and Claudia Jordan and again in 2013 in a now-infamous storyline involving actors Scott Clifton and Darin Brooks, who got beat up by old man Barker himself.

Bob's other TV appearances included cameos on The Nanny (When You Pish Upon a Star, 1994), Yes, Dear (The Ticket, 2001), How I Met Your Mother (Showdown, 2007) and a memorable appearance on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (in 2006) in which Barker was accompanied by announcer Rich Fields and models Brandi Sherwood-Cochran, Shane Stirling, Gwendolyn Osborne, and Gabrielle Tuite. There, he karate-chopped ("knife-handed") Craig Ferguson's desk with his hand and then ordered the girls to finish destroying the desk with hammers.

Bob has also made numerous appearances on talk show circuit as well. In April 1994, he appeared as a guest on Vicki Lawrence's talk show Vicki!. Later in the broadcast, he is joined by model Holly Hallstrom (after previously appearing with Dian Parkinson and Kathleen Bradley the year before) and they played modified versions of the Clock Game and the Race Game with random members of the studio audience (w/ Holly modeling the prizes the audience members played for and Vicki Lawrence impersonating announcer Rod Roddy, wearing one of his sequined jackets which Bob brought with him to the show). Also during this broadcast, Bob and Holly were joined by a group of tryout models, Tandra Cromer, Melissa Cortez, Michelle Hunter, and Lisa Lopez, all of whom won contests in their respective cities (Cromer: Dallas TX, Cortez: Los Angeles CA, Hunter: Detroit MI, and Lopez: Miami FL) to appear as a Barker's Beauty on The Price is Right for one week as model tryouts to permanently replace former model Dian Parkinson continued (Cromer, Hunter, and Cortez had already taped their one week appearances while Lopez's week of shows were scheduled to tape the week after this talk show appearance).

Bob also made four appearances on Rosie O'Donnell's self-titled talk show (in 1998, 1999, and 2001). On two of his three appearances, Barker hosted a segment in which hostess O'Donnell, a die-hard Price is Right fan, played a famous pricing game for an audience member, the first time (in April 1998) was the Clock Game which appeared again in (December 1998) along with Hole in One (or Two) in the same episode. Hole in One was O'Donnell's least favorite game, but she agreed to have it on her show due to the huge audience demand to see the "Bob Barker Inspirational Putt" on her show, which he did. An episode in 1999 featured an appearance of Bonus Game while his final one was in 2001 with Grocery Game.

In 2000, Bob appeared as a guest on the syndicated talk show Donny & Marie (hosted by Donny and Marie Osmond) where in addition to discussing his personal and professional life, he hosted a modified version of the Clock Game in which the Osmond siblings played and also during this segment, Bob was joined by former Barker's Beauty Cindy Margolis, who modeled the prizes up for grabs (and was also scheduled to appear as a guest later in the same show). In the same year, Bob voiced himself as a head in a jar in an episode of FOX's Futurama called "The Lesser of Two Evils."

Bob voiced himself on FOX's animated primetime comedy series Family Guy three times in the episodes "Screwed the Pooch" (2001), "Fat Guy Strangler" (2005), and "Tales of a Third Grade Nothing" (2008).

In 2002, Bob appeared in an episode of NBC's long-running weekday morning series Today as part of "Game Show Legends" week where he has a chat with Al Roker and plays one of the classic pricing games from the show Cliff Hangers outside of the studio.

In 2007, Bob appeared in a commercial as one of his auditions as a brand new anchor for ESPN's long-running sports-themed news series SportsCenter.

In 2008, Bob appeared in a commercial for DTV Action where he promotes the transition from analog to digital television.

In 2009, Bob hosted an episode of the USA Network wrestling series WWE Monday Night Raw where a parody of The Price is Right is retitled as "The Price is Raw." In the same year, he appeared on an award show special on GSN/Game Show Network called The 2009 Game Show Awards hosted by Howie Mandel, as a cold opening and has been given a "Legends Award" presented by Tom Bergeron.

In 2011, Bob briefly appeared as a cameo in a commercial for the mutual insurance company State Farm with his trademark long-skinny microphone where he exclaims: "And...a new car!" as an orange vehicle with a waving black female model drops from the sky.

In 2014, Bob appeared in a local PSA for the Harrisburg area sponsored by SHARK (Showing Animals Respect and Kindness) where it exposes the horrific cruelty of pigeon shoots in Pennsylvania.

In 2015, Bob recently voiced the character Bob Barnacle, a famous snail photographer and the owner of a Snail Rescue Center on the Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Sanctuary!"

Personal Life, Health Problems, and Death[]

As previously mentioned above in the "Awards and Retirement" section, Bob was previously married to his long-time wife Dorothy Jo Gideon, they married on January 11, 1949 and stayed together till her death on October 19, 1981. At the end of an episode of Price that aired on February 15, 1982 before signing off, Bob briefly acknowledges her death:

"I wanna take just a moment here if I may, uh, it would seem that many of you have only recently learned of Dorothy Jo's death and I've been receiving sympathy cards and letters from all over the United States and Canada. And I wanted to say that I am most grateful to you for them and I'm sure that Dorothy Jo would be very pleased that you have chosen to remember her in this way, thank you very much. Bob Barker saying, goodbye everybody!" - Bob Barker

Throughout the 1980s, he often engaged in playful, flirtatious behavior with Barker's Beauty Dian Parkinson and their constant flirting led to the two of them, in 1989, having an affair/relationship outside of the workplace, lasting three years before Bob Barker, with his reputation (as well as Price is Right), on the line, broke off their relationship which left Parkinson furious as things quickly escalated to an ugly level behind the scenes (as Parkinson once got into a screaming shouting match with Bob in a dressing room as well as the constant feuds with fellow model Janice Pennington), ultimately leading to her walking off the set of The Price is Right for good in June 1993. The following year, Parkinson was out for revenge as she filed a sexual-harassment lawsuit against Bob, alleging that for three years, she had been extorted by threats of dismissal unless she engaged in lewd sexual acts with him. But Bob responded by getting his own revenge, filing a lawsuit of his own and with his attorney, Jeffrey Berman beside him, he held a live news conference and it was here that he stated that he and Parkinson were indeed involved in a personal relationship outside of the workplace but denied ever having forced her to do anything she had not wanted to do, sexually or any other way. He ended the news conference by announcing that he was going to prove that Parkinson's allegations were false, as well as suing her for malicious prosecution.

But Parkinson's sexual-harassment case never went to trial. In April 1995, she dropped the lawsuit, citing dwindling financial resources as well as that her doctor ordered her to do so, as the stress from the ordeal was proving detrimental to her health (Parkinson was frequently absent from The Price is Right between April and May 1993, due to the severe stresses of fighting with Bob and Pennington behind the scenes which ultimately led to her developing a bleeding ulcer). Afterwards, Bob revealed that he felt totally vindicated.

On the morning of October 22, 2018, when police and rescue personnel were summoned to Bob's Los Angeles-area home, they discovered that Barker had tripped and fallen on his head on the sidewalk. The ambulance immediately rushed him to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, for lacerations on his head that proved not to be serious injuries. Bob was later released and went home to recuperate.

On August 26, 2023, Bob Barker passed away peacefully at his home at the age of 99, just less than four months shy of what would've been his 100th Birthday. Bob's cause of death was determined to be natural causes. He was interred alongside his wife (i.e. Dorothy Jo Gideon) at Forrest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills. On-air tributes have been made on Buzzr, the Pluto Barker Era channel, and CBS, and are expected to extend into Season 52.

"This past Saturday, we lost a television legend and our friend, Bob Barker. Bob was an amazing man who set the gold standard not only for his performance on camera, but for his off camera love and support of all animals big and small. Most people remember Bob for the 35 years he spent hosting The Price is Right. So it's easy to forget that for 18 years, he was a fixture in America's living rooms for Truth or Consequences. A radio host before that and a naval aviator in World War II. We'll also remember Bob for his tireless work on behalf of all animals from whales and elephants to the cats and dogs who reminded everybody at the end of the show to get their pets spayed or neutered. You know, I mentioned the word, "legend" earlier and while that word gets thrown around all too much these days, it couldn't be more appropriate when you think about Bob's time on The Price is Right. Bob's skills was second-nature to him. He was a master of the game, but he always knew who the real stars of the show were: the contestants. Today, we celebrate Bob's legacy with a look back at some of the incredible moments of his time here on The Price is Right. This is for you, Bob" - Drew Carey (at the beginning of the special The Price is Right: A Tribute to Bob Barker on August 31, 2023)

"CAREY: Bob won an astonishing 14 Emmy awards for outstanding game show host, but it didn't take an award for everyone to see that he truly was the world's greatest master of ceremonies. And, often be remembered for his incredible talent, he'll also be remembered for six now very famous words:

BARKER (clip): Now folks, I want to thank you very, very much for inviting me into your homes for the last 50 years. I am deeply grateful. And please remember, help control the pet population. Have your pets spayed or neutered. Goodbye, everybody!

CAREY: On behalf of all people and animals everywhere, thank you Bob Barker." - Drew Carey (at the end of the special The Price is Right: A Tribute to Bob Barker on August 31, 2023)

Gallery[]

T-Shirts to Barker[]

Tributes to Bob Barker[]

Links[]

Bob Barker: Caring Consumer
Bob Barker Wants You to Be a Caring Consumer
Goodbye to a National Treasure, Bob Barker
Bob Barker, Longtime Host of 'The Price is Right', Dead at 99

YouTube Videos[]

Bob Barker Commercial Belair Cigarettes
The Bob Barker Show "Pilot" (1966)
Glaucoma PSA (Bob Barker)
Pepsi Cap Game Commercial 1982. Bob Barker
National Association for The Visually Impaired PSA from 1985
Bob Barker for Security Life
Bob Barker on Arsenio Hall
Bob Barker - AIDS PSA
Bob Barker appearing on the talk show Vicki! (1994)
Gordon Elliott - Tribute to Bob Barker - Airdate 9/11/96
Rosie O' Donnell presents Bob Barker with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 1999 Daytime Emmy Awards
Bob wins the Emmy for Outstanding Game Show Host at the 2002 Daytime Emmy Awards
Bob Barker on Today: Game Show Legends week (01 April 2002)
Bob Barker Auditions as an anchor for SportsCenter 2007
State Farm Commercial - Magic Jingle Bob Barker
Meeting Bob Barker at his house
Night of Too Many Stars Adam Sandler and Bob Barker Uncensored
Bob Barker's Pigeon Shoot TV Ad
Bob Barker and SEACC 30 Second PSA, Summer 2010
Bob's HILARIOUS, yet memorable appearance on "The Bold and The Beautiful" where he beats up Wyatt (Darin Brooks) from 2015
Bob returns for an April Fools Day prank
Bob Barker's 96th Birthday (mentioned by Drew Carey)

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