99 years old. Dunno what it is about reaching 100 that makes it special, yet I’d like to see more of the good people make it.
He was a great animal rights activist. He had a terrific against-character scene in Happy Gilmore yet to me his Price is Right show was the only good thing on TV in late mornings when I was truly home and ill from school. Him and the silly games and of course the models showing off “A new Car” and sailboats.
Truth or Consequences was the show I remember.
I just looked it up. Wow. !956 to 1975 is a long run.
Let’s be honest, he was closest to 100 without going over…
Off to the Big Wheel in the sky…
Let’s just hope the announcer doesn’t say " Bob Barker! Come on Down"
He’s the reason I ever got a first male cat neutered.
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One of my favorite movie scenes is when he beat up Happy Gilmore.
I honestly thought he’d died years ago. But I suppose after retiring from The Price is Right he wasn’t exactly regularly making headlines.
Used to watch TPiR every day with my grandmother during summer vacations when I was a kid. Have a lot of fond memories with Bob Barker in the background.
RIP
“Help control the animal population, have your pet spayed or neutered.”
I long ago came up with “Bob Barker” as a great dog name.
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Same. We had a puggle that barked a lot. We called him Bob.
Me too! The Lawrence Welk show came on afterward.
Remember when ladies got to take money out of Bob’s pocket? 
I watched Truth or Consequences. I think it was in syndication in the 1970’s.
TPiR got me through sick days and when school was out.
Bob’s personality was a big part of each shows success. I tuned in primarily for Bob and the games were secondary.
Bob, Thanks for decades of entertainment.
My 12 year old daughter has fallen in love with the old Barker episodes of TPiR on Pluto. It’s been a nice blast from the past for me too. My wife is surprised how patronizingly sexist he could be. A different era, that’s for sure.
That’s awesome. I thought I had invented it 
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I woulda guessed he’d live to 100.01…
More seriously, a charismatic host who seemed like a decent person. I never fail to be surprised by some of the betting strategies. I first learned the word “yodel” thanks to Barker.
David Letterman and Merrill Markoe had a dog named Bob, who was featured on the early years of Late Night with David Letterman. I have no idea if his name had any connection.
I loved watching ToC every weeknight at 18:00 when I was in junior high. In one episode I remember, they dressed a teenager up like Tiny Tim to play a prank on his girlfriend. The setup went something like this:
BOB: Do you know who Tiny Tim is?
GIRL: (Warily) Yes.
BOB: Do you like his music?
GIRL: (Emphatically) No!
BOB: Well, why not? It’s all the rage now.
GIRL: He sounds like a ***!
The line was bleeped, but it was clear what she’d said. The audience laughed uproariously, but Bob just shook his head.
BOB: Oh, no. Not on my show!
On another occasion, he asked a woman if she thought there was anyone in the audience who had ever done this or that. Finally, he asked “Is there anyone here who’s been to the Moon?” The woman laughed and said “No, I don’t think so.”
The whole time she was sitting next to Buzz Aldrin, who was doing his best to be inconspicuous. (I spotted him right away.)
On yet another show, Bob was setting two women up for some kind of competition by pairing them with guys “taken from the audience.”
WOMAN: What do I get if I win?
BOB: (Thinking fast) Why, you get a point!
WOMAN: (Pointing at her partner) Is he going to be working with me or against me?
BOB: (Aghast) Wha … what do you mean?
WOMAN: I’ve been watching your show too long. I know him!
Bob Barker was in the Naval Reserve training as a pilot during WW2. Though he didn’t see action, he was probably familiar with salty language.
He hosted the Miss Universe pageant for 22 years and was ousted after trying to persuade them not to include fur coats as prizes or in the pageant.
He hosted Price Is Right for 35 years. His wife died of cancer. He was once accused of harassment but claimed it was consensual.
He said wherever he goes, someone tells him to “Come on down!”. He was smiling when he said that, but it’s gotta wear thin.
I worked at the public relations department of CBS when I was about nineteen, as an admin. Bob came in to see one of the PR folks and greeted us office drones kindly. I thought he was so ancient! This was in about 1975 or so.
They say imitation is the highest form of flattery: