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The Price is Right: A Celebration of Bob Barker's 50 Years in Television was a nighttime special starring Bob Barker.

Opening Sequence[]

The special, which aired on May 17, 2007 (#023SP), began with Bob wearing a tuxedo and standing in front of the plaque presented on the ceremonial 5,000th episode (in reality, it's the 5,132nd episode), saying, "From the Bob Barker Studio, CBS is celebrating my 50 years in television. Come on down; let's party!" The picture then cuts to a montage of photos, with the beginning of the show's theme, a portion of "Walking," "The Bean Stalker," "The Cats" and the end of the theme playing in the background; the light border is present on the screen while the opening cue from the $1,000,000 Spectacular plays. As the montage ends, the picture fades to a shot of the audience for the traditional opening.

Setup[]

This 50 Years special is an hour long but consists of only six segments. It features numerous clips and uses the half-hour gameplay format previously seen on The Price is Right 25th Anniversary Special; the third segment of the show contains no gameplay.

Pricing Games[]

Slot Pricing game Top prize Actual Retail Price Final result Extra note
1 Triple Play Dodge Avenger SXT

Ford Mustang Convertible

Cadillac PTS

$92,426 (combined total of $23,110 for Dodge Avenger SXT, $27,106 for Ford Mustang Convertible, and $42,210 for Cadillac PTS) Won
2 ½ Off $25,000 Won
  • This pricing game increased the increased stakes to $25,000.
3 Plinko $100,000 $3,000
  • This pricing game doubled to $100,000.


History[]

The bulk of the 50 Years special is comprised of clips not only from The Price Is Right, but also of Bob hosting Truth or Consequences (1950) and appearing in a bit part on Bonanza (1959). An interview with Bob is also shown during the third segment.

Trivia[]

  • Leslie Moonves (or Les Moonves), who happens to be the former president and chief executive officer (CEO) of CBS, came in honor of Bob's 50th year on TV and he and Bob would meet once a year. Moonves resigned on September 9, 2018 due to allegations of sexual misconduct with multiple women. His successor is now Kelly Kahl since 2017.
  • Bob's interview shown in the third segment of the show, consisted of six segments:
    • "The Beginning" - Bob's early life and how he got into his radio career.
    • "Dorothy Jo" - The relationship she and Bob had together and how they met.
    • "Truth or Consequences" - Bob's start to TV, how he got the job, and the future of the show.
    • "The Price is Right" - How he got promoted to the show and what he loved, as being the host for 35 years (1972-2007).
    • "All Creatures Great and Small" - The love for all animals and the outrage towards Pageants displaying fur coats (either as prizes or their contestants wearing them over their swimsuits).
    • "Retirement" - The reason for retiring from "The Price is Right", and what he admired, over the 50 years of his television career.
  • Adam Sandler (actor), who portrayed the role of Happy Gilmore where the character's name was also the movie's title in 1996, came to the special event after Plinko was played with a rather unique and slightly hilarious poem that he wrote for Bob (See "Ode to Bob Barker" under the Trivia section). Just as Bob was mentioning the movie, the famous "The Price is Wrong, B*tch!" fight clip is shown. Eight years later, both Sandler and Barker appeared together again to relive that famous scene in Comedy Central's Night of Too Many Stars special in 2015.
  • The most expensive showcase ever offered on The Price is Right was shown on this episode. worth $124,491. However, it was not won.

Ode to Bob Barker[]

"Bob Barker, Bob Barker, such a huge part of our lives.
Bob Barker, Bob Barker, the daytime lover of all men's wives.
Bob Barker, Bob Barker, 35 years of giving us new cars on The Price is Right.
Bob Barker, Bob Barker, the slivered haired devil who whooped my a** in a fight.
Bob Barker, Bob Barker, will always have the memories of the happiness that you made.
So in honor of your retirement, Sir Bob Barker,
I went out and got myself spayed!" - Adam Sandler (actor)

YouTube Video[]

Bob Barker's 50 Years in Television

External Link[]

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