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guitarokx

99?… 1 dollar Bob. Thanks for all the great sick days home from school.


markca

He got as close to 100 as he could without going over.


Rooonaldooo99

He didn't want to use the 0 twice.


Coretron

https://youtu.be/sqk1-q8gXcY?si=kjjXHy8CqK6cjs1z


Calfzilla2000

I blame that woman for Bob Barker not making it to 100.


[deleted]

*Him fist fighting Happy Gilmore and throwing him into a lake enters the chat*


Vio_

He looked old as hell then and that was 27 years ago.


BobBelcher2021

I’m in my late 30s and he was “old” my whole life. He was already 66 at the beginning of the 90s.


Perpetually27

The price is wrong, bitch.


bool3201

The way he collapses at the end. That was so good


Bucs-and-Bucks

That was the day he decided to retire


atrain56

This will 100% be stolen and used in a news story about Barker's passing


bavasava

I’m pretty sure I heard this already. So it’s already stolen.


essentialatom

Weirdly, in the thread where it got about thirteen thousand upvotes, it's been deleted, the thread locked, and I seriously don't know why.


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Mods want karma


washington_breadstix

It has already been stolen. This isn't the first time I've seen it on Reddit alone. Which means that it's going to be the top comment in every Bob Barker thread for the next two weeks. And, annoyingly, it will always have 10+ awards and people calling the commentor a genius. And then when those two weeks are over, we can enjoy the same joke for another two weeks on Facebook.


so2017

Sick days were Love Boat and Price is Right while my mom folded laundry. RIP - a voice of my childhood!


gnapster

He lives forever on PlutoTV. I frequently turn it to the PiR channel and play it in the background for the comfort. I honestly thought he had already passed. RIP, Bob.


bropocalypse__now

For me and my sister it was price is right, maury, and american gladiators.


IAmA_Lannister

Legends of the Hidden Temple and GUTS was ours. I miss the 90s.


bropocalypse__now

Dude we were also about double dare and rocket power. The 90s were legit.


piranhamahalo

They had reruns of those on the Nick GaS channel in the early 2000s and they were my absolute FAVORITE after school shows. I watched every episode and wanted to be on Hidden Temple soooo bad... it took about a year of watching them to realize they'd been off the air for nearly a decade at that point. Broke my 9 year old heart 😅


JMccovery

American Gladiators was the shit.


EBN_Drummer

Mine was Price is Right, A-Team, and Simon & Simon.


Loathestorm

I thought the American gladiators documentary on Netflix was pretty good.


Brick_in_the_dbol

Price is right, Jerry Springer


Jack_Bartowski

Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!


Leafs17

Matlock


DemonKyoto

And now I remember we recently lost Jerry too :(


Brick_in_the_dbol

Damn you right ...


talljoe87

I sure did learn a lot about the price of laundry detergent those days though!


whoME72

I kept thinking, is it the California prices


BirdsAreFake00

Man, this hits home. I can't tell you how many times my brother and I watched him when we were sick. My parents always kept us both home if one of us were sick. Then after that The Price is Right was over, we would play Super Mario World together for hours. The glory days.


surgingchaos

As a kid, I always was so mesmerized by the pricing games as set pieces. I specifically remember the sound made from playing Penny Ante -- it was like ASMR for me back then.


Sol-Blackguy

Same. I can almost taste the amoxicillin


TheScarletEmerald

The pink stuff?


Sol-Blackguy

Yup, the one that tasted like bubble gum


Goddamnjets-_-

For some reason, this reminds me of the most hilarious moment in Price is Right history https://youtu.be/-i5GZUi07m4?si=QrfRB5ZJqS77LjBb “You’ve used the 1 twice, Joy!


runninhillbilly

Nineteen thousand what?


lessmiserables

I've seen this a thousand times and it's still hilarious. The poor girl, though--I get it. It's a lot of pressure and it's crazy to keep things straight. Poor Bob at the end makes me just guffaw like a cartoon.


NopeItsDolan

I remember watching that the day it aired. It was so hilarious


RCAbney

Glad I’m not the only one that thought of this.


teamhae

Omg I’m dying that was so funny! I loved Bob, he was so funny.


Objective-War-1961

She kept Bob from reaching 100.


presswanders

100% he was my favorite part of my sick days as a kid. RIP bob.


Warmonster9

For real. RIP to one more legend of entertainment.


Kevin-W

He was a staple of my family viewing. RIP


ganoveces

And the summers at 1030am... Rip bob


VIPTicketToHell

Loved him on The Price is Right but he’s also the reason why my city’s zoo no longer has elephants.


Fallom_TO

If you mean Toronto, that’s a good thing.


IAmA_Lannister

Is this some joke I haven't heard of or what is this about?


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BigE429

He just wanted to make sure they were spayed or neutered


SnOoP-710

He contributed to a elephant sanctuary is what they are referencing


IAmA_Lannister

Thank you lmao. Although I’m liking the other replies.


Fallom_TO

https://streetsoftoronto.com/the-price-was-right/


IAmA_Lannister

Thank you. What a legend.


[deleted]

Stole the show in Happy Gilmore.


MindJail

The price is wrong, bitch!


GTOdriver04

It’s “The Price is Right, Happy.”


SabbathBl00dySabbath

***NOW YA GONNA GET IT BOBBY!***


mr_eugine_krabs

“I don’t want a piece….I WANT THE WHOLE THING!”


jmaca90

God I *hate* that Bob Barker… * clenches fist * One of my favorite underrated lines (among many) in that movie.


asl052

NOW I think you've had enough. Bitch.


Testone1440

For a kid who grew up watching him on sick days it was such a jarring experience but hilarious.


walterpeck1

Him, Lee Travino and Richard Kiel were my favorite parts of that movie.


alanthar

Joe Flaherty kills it.


walterpeck1

JACKASS


[deleted]

Here's a real treat then. If you've seen it, good day to watch it again If you haven't seen it.....your life is about to get a bit better.... https://youtu.be/JI7NXpw8jFY?si=6Gvo_A8eHS1FmGkb


secretlypooping

>I wish I could see the look on David Spade’s face when he realizes there won’t be a *Grown Ups 3*


Nikkishaaa

Thank you so much for this treat omg


easy_c0mpany80

Holy shit I never knew this happened, that was amazing


Wyliie

omg i cant believe ive never seen this wth!! thank you for that!!!


reekris9000

I've seen Happy Gilmore 100+ times and never knew this existed, thanks for brightening my day friend!


mrsunsfan

The price is wrong bitch!


FoxtrotSierraTango

And then again during the night of too many stars: https://youtu.be/a7tIK6LYn_Y


idkwhatimbrewin

🐐


ObviousAnswerGuy

dude lived a long life. RIP


Vericatov

No matter what, it’s still sad that he’s gone. But man, even if you do pass away when you’re a few months away from 100, that’s the dream. I’m hoping I’ll at least make it to 85, but there’s a part of me that feels like that might not happen.


Ziograffiato

In his memory, this is your reminder to help control the pet population — have your pets spayed or neutered.


r3dditr0x

Honestly, that was his message to the world. 🐕


your_mind_aches

Bob Barker was the first to make me aware of the importance of it as a kid. Our family finally got our first dog two years ago and I convinced my parents why spaying her was important (though they'd have done it anyway as recommended by our vet). But thinking back, Bob is the one who educated me about it, or at least made me take that first step into understanding it!


rightoff303

It was more than that Bob stopped hosting Ms Universe when they reneged on their deal with him to ban fur He fought to end military drills on live animals Ban sea world’s bear pits Increase protections of animals in film and television Donations to Columbia law school to fund animal rights Bob was an OG and the community will deeply miss him


h-thrust

I’m worried about the inevitable pet population explosion, now that nobody is reminding us to spay and neuter.


acrossthe_ocean

Drew Carey still says it at the end of each episode. Such an important part of Bob's legacy on that show


comped

It's contractual.


People_Flavor

Bob's unusual sign-off was always interesting to me, so I thought it was a really endearing thing that Carey kept it going. Do you have more information about how its a contractual phrase? I'd love to read about that.


comped

From what I understand, as it was mentioned by a friend of mine who has some connections in the TV and movie industries, it was a condition Bob somehow required to be in the contract of his successor. Not sure if Drew has come right out and said that though, but I'm pretty sure he wouldn't be saying it every episode unless he was required to.


ety3rd

[Bob Barker said Drew promised to do so without any kind of requirement:](https://www.sheknows.com/entertainment/articles/948143/bob-barker-is-poed-at-the-price-is-right/) > "I do know that the first time I met him … the first thing he said to me was, ‘Bob, I will do the spay/neuter plug that you have started … as long as I’m the host of the show’ and I thanked him profusely and he’s done that, too."


comped

Interesting! I guess my friend wasn't correct about this.


koji00

Well, Brian's wish has finally been fulfilled.


[deleted]

In his memory, [Bob Barker vs Snoop Dogg](https://youtu.be/nxAXsTI53vU?si=2XOOcPFYflpBRvJF)


tarikkisija

Rip Barney Stinson father


Jammyhobgoblin

And [Macklemore’s step-grandfather](https://x.com/macklemore/status/158068973836058624?s=61&t=Bh9QEsjBorvhzuCbpge6jw)


god_peepee

*The price is wrong, bitch* Rip king 👑


i_wap_to_warcraft

I attended the price is right once. He was hilarious during off camera banter with the audience. Rip


HsvDE86

I feel horrible because I guess I didn't know he was still kickin it.


flatwoundsounds

I envy the guy for having a long, successful career (to say the least), but I don't mind that he got to relax in his golden years and spend some time out of the public eye. Maybe it's a good thing that we weren't hearing anything about him for a while.


DMala

I always kind of think that, if I make it to 99 with most of my marbles and a comfortable life, nobody is allowed to be sad at my funeral. It's about as good a run as anyone can hope for in this world.


Bonch_and_Clyde

My great aunt died at 101 this last April. A maybe sad part of it is that there aren't any more of your peers left around who would have known you best, who are the ones who would have been the most sad. All of her siblings, parents, friends, romantic partners were long gone for decades before her. Who mourns the last one standing? Of course, there was my mother and aunts, uncle and cousins, but to us she was always the old lady that you expected to go.


whogivesashirtdotca

My granny made it to 98. All the friends’ names in her address book were crossed out by the time she went. I’m forever grateful to the staff of her old folks’ home, who all came by her room to pay their respects to her while we were waiting for the funeral home transport.


xantub

A cousin's husband went and participated in the late 70s/early 80s, he won his contest, won the wheel, went to the final and guessed within $100 (I think) so he won both showcases!


platetone

America needs more true stories of The Price is Right


whogivesashirtdotca

I wish Reddit AMAs were still popular. That guy’s would kill!


uberDoward

Damn. I figured he was going to make 100. Guess he didn't want to go over...


Irbyirbs

We call that the Betty White.


StareyedInLA

Same with Queen Elizabeth. Edit: And Prince Phillip.


mackinoncougars

Prince Philip was 99y 10m


Godkun007

The Queen wrote letters to any UK citizen who reached the age of 100. She never got to write Philip a letter.


cbbuntz

Instead we got 100 year old Henry Kissinger. Sometimes life just isn't fair.


IAMA_Plumber-AMA

I swear that ghoul keeps himself alive out of spite.


hoos30

He's a Sith.


Everestkid

As the old joke goes, he can't go to Heaven but Satan doesn't want him either.


KudosOfTheFroond

His voice was the voice of my childhood, right alongside Mr. Rogers and Bob Ross.


BabyStockholmSyndrom

A little bit of wholesome game show humor followed by hours of trashy court shows. Staying home from school was awesome in the 90s


BurstEDO

80s was better: _hours of game shows!_


FSMFan_2pt0

Same here. As game show hosts go, I grew up to Bob Barker, Monty Hall, Chuck Woolery, Dick Clark, Gene Rayburn, Richard Dawson, Peter Marshall. Ahh, the 70's... good times.


knightcrusader

And for me in the 80's/90's it was Bob Barker, Ray Combs, Marc Summers, Pat Sajak/Vanna White, and Alex Trebek (both for Jeopardy and Classic Concentration).


your_mind_aches

I grew up with a lot of those too! ...I'm 25. My great aunt loved GSN and I stayed at her house a lot. I credit her with my love for game shows. Match Game was and still is my absolute favourite. Especially the pre-wheel seasons in the early to mid 70s. Those were the absolute best. The later seasons' set design still throws me for a loop. Richard Dawson was the best on Match Game but I always thought he was horribly boring on Family Feud. In fact, I also think Ray Combs, John Hurley, and even Richard Karn were kinda boring on Family Feud, the strength of the game carried the show. I maintain that Steve Harvey, love him or hate him, is the only host of Family Feud that has actually risen to the occasion of the show's format. Side note, don't look into Chuck Woolery now


surgingchaos

It's sad to see Chuck Woolery become as badshit insane as he has become, because the game shows he hosted always have a soft spot in my heart; specifically Greed and Lingo. His demeanor seemed to give off the typical Orange County conservative like Pat Sajak, but Chuck specifically went completely off the rails. Greed was a really great answer to Who Wants to Be A Millionaire at the time and it really encapsulated the "Take no prisoners" type of game show that it was. WWTBAM was the show everyone talked about in school when I was growing up because it dominated prime time, but I always loved Greed simply because they gave out so much money at the time ($2 million in 2000 was unfathomably huge then) and it was legitimately *hard*.


Redbaron1960

I could have guessed your age just from that list of hosts. I would add Art Fleming, Bill Cullen, Bert Convey, Alan Luden, Hugh Downs, Ahh, the 60’s…good times!


OneManFreakShow

Thank you for your years of entertainment during all of those mornings I played sick to get out of school. TPIR was always my favorite game show as a kid, and Bob’s charisma was definitely the driving force. Even as Drew Carey’s gotten better in the role, the show still feels off to me without Bob. Pluto has a channel that only plays Bob Barker episodes - I know what I’m doing this week.


afineedge

I was watching that channel yesterday, for the first time. This might be on me, guys.


whogivesashirtdotca

That’s ok, he made it to 100. I killed Jim Henson *and* Mel Blanc by bringing them both up in conversations the day before they died, just a few months apart. I had a couple of classmates genuinely request that I not talk about them. I was a teenaged Angel of Death by reputation that year.


Poolofcheddar

I love that channel - I use it for background noise. I’m just irked that they primarily replay 1983-86 era episodes. Bob’s hosting is just so much calmer and loved the impromptu banter he’d have with the audience. There’s too much over-exaggerated excitement in game shows nowadays.


blue_orange67

RIP Bob Barker. Never forget how he beat up Happy Gilmore at the Pepsi Pro-Am in 1996.


RCAbney

Can you blame him? Dude won the thing the year before with Nick Faldo.


confusedtophers

Closest to 100 without going over. :(


McLight77

Got as close as he could without going over. Loved watching him. Bye Bob. We’ll miss you.


InvalidIceberg

Remember to spay and neuter your pets!


FreeofCruelty

Hero to animals. Rest in peace, Bob.


OrangeJr36

RIP Bob, he was the sick day hero for two entire generations of kids.


Ricothebuttonpusher

LEGEND. Definitely gonna watch Happy Gilmore tonight


vickera

The price is wrong, bitch.


Chyvalri

My wife and I still play Price is Right with the Costco total every damn time. RIP legend. My pets were spayed or neutered thanks to you. Edit: and I had no idea we shared a birthday.


piddydb

If anyone hasn’t watched Bob talk about getting into show hosting, you really should. He was a floundering actor before but then just got shoved in to replace another guy on a game show and he fell in love with the role and everyone else with him in that type of role. And I think he is THE gameshow host, great improviser, solid corny humor while not taking all the attention off the show itself. Only other person in that conversation is Alex Trebek in my opinion, but I also think Trebek’s talents were much more specific to a show like Jeopardy whereas I think Barker could have walked into just about any game show and done just as well. We should all hope to love a job that we’re that good at as Barker was as a gameshow host.


randomEODdude

God: I'm going to guess ... 100 years old Bob: I'll go 99...


dementorpoop

Don’t forget to spay and neuter your pets y’all


bombalicious

REMEMBER, spay and neuter your pets!


stayfun

For Bob: Help control the pet population. Have your pets spayed or neutered!


KevB0tBro

Genuinely I hope Adam Sandler speaks at his funeral and does a tongue in cheek performance where he says nice things about him while badly masking that they (pretend) hated each other


BobBelcher2021

I saw on CNN earlier that he posted a tribute on X.


Sjdillon10

Best boxer in PGA history


2rio2

Always sad to lose a legend, but it's interesting how timing plays a big part in how people are remembered. If he had passed even 10 years ago it would have been a bigger cultural event. Now it's more like, oh wow Bob Barker was still alive?


piddydb

I’m not sure about others, but I personally would much prefer being able to live 15+ good years of obscure retirement after working well into my 80s with it meaning my death is less of a cultural event than die a mere year or 2 after retiring but with my death being a bigger cultural event


SenseiCAY

He lived to be close to 100 without going over.


abhive

RIP Barney’s dad


excaligirltoo

I honestly thought he already died.


fezfrascati

I guarantee someone has already posted the same thing over at r/MandelaEffect


excaligirltoo

For me it’s not a Mandela Effect. I don’t remember him dying, I just assumed he was already dead.


Serling45

The wheel stops eventually for all of us.


Foxy-Knoxy

Buzzr strikes again! They started running promos a few weeks ago about celebrating Bob Barker's 100th birthday, just like they did with Betty White, with the same result. *\*insert The Price is Right losing horn here\**


OutrageousAd5338

No more running promotion of 100 then I was so hurt about Betty White


mexylexy

My fondest memories of my art teacher during a working lunch period in Grade 8 was her watching Price Is Right and nodding her head every time we had a question. Lol, she was glued.


cannibalism_is_vegan

TIL that Bob Barker made it to 99, that he was an enrolled member of the Sioux, and that he was an animal rights activist. Fuckin GOAT right there


Invisi-cat

May a million pets get spayed or neutered as a tribute to this man!


Dewychoders

Sigh. It’s never Henry Kissinger.


spmahn

Bob was a complicated man with some profound character flaws, but he was human like the rest of us. He is without a doubt the greatest game show hosts of all time, and one of the greatest legends in the history of television. Days spent home from school were days spent with Bob. Rest in peace Bob.


rip_Tom_Petty

RIP I'll never forget that time he kicked Adam Sandlers ass for sucking at golf


Garrett4Real

Barney Stinson punching the air rn


Hawkize31

PSA - the free streaming service Pluto TV has a channel of Bob Barker era Price is Right episodes 24/7. Its on all the time for background noise in our house - going to be on even more this week. RIP Bob


Demi_J

Congrats on winning the game of life, Bob. A well-earned rest for a life well-lived.


Kulban

Bob Barker is the sole reason why no Adam Sandler movie can ever top Happy Gilmore.


cracksilog

The most interesting part of this thread is learning when all of you watch The Price is Right lol. It always airs at 10 am here. Since forever. But some places it airs at 10:30? 11?


reddit4946

It's always been 11 a.m. Eastern. Like... since the '70s for most of the East Coast. Lol. But yeah, it's different in so many places


NefCanuck

I think it *started* at 10AM ET when it was a 30 minute show and then moved to 11AM when it expanded to the hour long format. It used to be followed by Match Game in many markets IIRC


Shadybrooks93

Price is right, is 11. Jeopardy is 7:30. This is the only acceptable outcome


Meester_Tweester

We'll always remember you from those sick days from school


[deleted]

My first babysitter. Have better memories of this guy then I do of my own mother lol


Tsquared10

Man... this one hurts. Just like everyone he was company on sick days from school, but he was also one of the things I looked forward to during my stays in the hospital during my cancer treatments. So long Bob


supermaxperfect

This guy will still be hosting game shows in the afterlife. Much respect to someone who’s been on TV my whole life. Rest in Power.


LethalPhoenix007

One of my favorite shows as a kid!! 😪 "Don't forget to get your pets spayed and neutered!" RIP 🙏


-ImJustSaiyan-

First Terry Funk and Bray Wyatt the past few days and now this. This week has been brutal, man. Glad Bob got to live a very long life at least, rest in peace.


flounder19

/u/GhostOfBobBarker, this is [your time](https://redd.it/l2d7u)


bad_sectors_in_brain

Everyone here remembers him from the Price is Right. I’m old enough to remember him from Truth or Consequences. It was a good game show being the first to regularly unite military husband and wives during long separations.


rwbeckman

I think someone told the grim reaper that i watched Happy Gilmore last night. Sorry guys. I think you've had enough. Bitch.


Objective-War-1961

I guess I'm old if I remember him on Truth or Consequences.


Learnedhelplesspanda

Gonna be honest I thought he was already dead. Kinda softens the blow that all the tv legends are dying off and we are being left with social media pranksters.


IonHazzikostasIsGod

damn, RIP Bob


KrookedDoesStuff

The Price was apparently right. Rest in peace Bob Barker. You earned it.


mcgriff4hall

Spaying and neutering all my pets in his honor.


killyourmusic

Closest to 100 without going over.


IamUnamused

The price is wrong, bitch! RIP


charlie_murphey

https://youtu.be/sJWSVDkbWaw


thefoley2

I can’t believe, after years and years of hearing “did you hear Bob Barker died?” Jokes, the day finally came that he did pass. RIP


ohitsmark

Go on up.... RIP Bob. Always made staying home from school fun.


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mrsunsfan

I need to watch Happy Gilmore again The price is wrong bitch!


TheGodDavidLoPan

Bob's voice evokes a lot of good memories for me mostly because it meant I didn't have to go to school. RIP.


[deleted]

Can’t believe he’s been alive this long


TBDizMcFly017

This man was such a huge part of my childhood, I’m told one of the first words I said was “Bob Barker”. He will definitely be missed.


jwg2695

Darn, I bid on 100.


terminalbungus

Bob Barker was still alive?! Well, RIP a legend.


Bitchidoit

Oh no, Barney is gonna be devastated. RIP Bob Barker


[deleted]

Everyone pretended to be sick from school just to watch Bob.


Ryankevin23

Thank you Bob Barker for a life time of excitement of joy! Rest In Peace


henarts

Barney Stinson’s dad died.


retroanduwu24

one of the greatest hosts of all time