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10-31-2006, 07:56 PM
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Bob Barker Retiring After 50 Years on TV
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061031/...rker_retires_8
LOS ANGELES - Bob Barker is heading toward his last showcase, his final "Come on down." The silver-haired daytime-TV icon is retiring in June, he told The Associated Press Tuesday.
"I will be 83 years old on December 12," he said, "and I've decided to retire while I'm still young."
He'll hang up his microphone after 35 years as the host of "The Price Is Right" and 50 years overall in television.
Though he has been considering retirement for "at least 10 years," Barker said he has so much fun doing the show that he hasn't been able to leave.
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10-31-2006, 07:58 PM
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I saw this earlier and wondered whether TPIR would find another host (but really, who could adequately replace the TPIR icon?!?) or end the show. I see positives and negatives both ways. I'm on the fence for now.
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10-31-2006, 08:05 PM
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PLEASE HONOR BOB BARKER BY HAVING YOUR PETS SPAYED OR NEUTERED.
I love him for saying that at the end of each show. For real.
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10-31-2006, 08:07 PM
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I vote for Godfrey from MTV and various reality shows. (To be the next host.)
He needs some respectable work. lol
And anyway, the show hasn't been the same since Rod Roddy passed away.
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10-31-2006, 10:18 PM
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girlfriend, i so agree with ya on that one!
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Originally Posted by valkyrie
PLEASE HONOR BOB BARKER BY HAVING YOUR PETS SPAYED OR NEUTERED.
I love him for saying that at the end of each show. For real.
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10-31-2006, 10:21 PM
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TPIR just won't be the same without him!
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10-31-2006, 10:23 PM
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When I was little, I learned to clap by watching TPIR 
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10-31-2006, 10:35 PM
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Damn good thing I saw TPIR this summer!
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10-31-2006, 10:50 PM
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*curling up in the fetal position*
NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! Don't go Bob!!!!
Really, after he retires they need to cancel TPIR because NOBODY can replace Bob.
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10-31-2006, 10:55 PM
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He's a Sigma Nu from Drury College in Springfield, MO btw.
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11-01-2006, 12:03 AM
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The Price is Wrong Bitch! Also he is exactly 60 years and 1 day older than me. Nice work Bob!
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11-01-2006, 12:16 AM
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Even if they find a replacement....where in the world are they going to find another skinny microphone? Bob owns the last one made in history.
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11-01-2006, 03:22 PM
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Quote:
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PLEASE HONOR BOB BARKER BY HAVING YOUR PETS SPAYED OR NEUTERED.
I love him for saying that at the end of each show. For real.
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I also love him for donating to animal shelters every year. I think, but am not sure, that he has adopted animal shelter mutts in the past.
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11-01-2006, 03:24 PM
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The Price is Right is still on TV?
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11-01-2006, 04:30 PM
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The Price is Right is still on TV?
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Somebody needs to take a sick day.
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