# Bob Barker's successor chosen ...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-barkers-successor-chosen/412912>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 24, 2007, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-barkers-successor-chosen/412912 "2007-07-24T00:41:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2007, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-barkers-successor-chosen/412912/1 "2007-07-24T00:41:14Z")

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And it is … [Drew Carey](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070723/ap_en_tv/tv_price_carey). I’m a little disappointed – nice gig for him, I guess, but I think of him as being a little hipper than that. (sic.)

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**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2007, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-barkers-successor-chosen/412912/2 "2007-07-24T00:43:59Z")

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[QUOTE=twickster]  
And it is … [Drew Carey](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070723/ap_en_tv/tv_price_carey). I’m a little disappointed – nice gig for him, I guess, but I think of him as being a little hipper than that. (sic.)  
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Cool. I like DC and maybe he can bring some pizazz to the show.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2007, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-barkers-successor-chosen/412912/3 "2007-07-24T00:44:10Z")

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Oops – my bad, there’s already a thread. Mods, go ahead and zonk this puppy.

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**Author:** ![supervenusfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@supervenusfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supervenusfreak)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2007, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-barkers-successor-chosen/412912/4 "2007-07-24T00:44:25Z")

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[QUOTE=twickster]  
And it is … [Drew Carey](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070723/ap_en_tv/tv_price_carey). I’m a little disappointed – nice gig for him, I guess, but I think of him as being a little hipper than that. (sic.)  
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[Someone beat you to the punch](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=429968), Twickster…🙂