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May 7, 2013 · Bob Barkley’s most recognized legacy is based on his creation and development of what is commonly known today as “Preventive Dentistry” – a concept that rarely existed outside of academia at the time.
Bob worked diligently in all four areas, but he is best known for his pioneering work in Co-discovery which he used to better understand patient needs, desires, and values. From there, Bob was able to more effectively communicate with patients, which then led them toward making better, health-centered choices over time.
Before he is brought into the clandestine world, Barkley was a very experienced, very well-known foreign correspondent for a media company known as Amalgamated. He was also said to be a successful author having at least one and likely several books to his name.
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Robert William "Bob" Barker (b. - December 12, 1923 - d. August 26, 2023) was an American former veteran and legendary television game show host. He was best known for hosting CBS' The Price is Right for decades from 1972-2007, making it the longest-running game show in North American television history long before he retired. He also hosted decade...
Robert William Barker was born on December 12, 1923, in Darrington, Worthington. Barker spent most of his youth on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota, where his mother worked as a schoolteacher. His family eventually moved to Springfield, Missouri, where he attended high school and Drury College on a basketball scholarship.
While living in Drury, Colorado, Barker enlisted in the United States Navy on the outbreak of World War II. Following his discharge, Barker returned to Drury and took a job at a local radio station to help finance his studies. It was there he discovered that what he did best was to host audience-participation shows. After graduating summa cum laude with a degree in economics, he went to work for a radio station in Palm Beach, Florida. A year later he moved to Los Angeles, California and within a week he was the host of his radio program, The Bob Barker Show.
Barker's game-show career began on December 22, 1956, at "five minutes past noon," when he began hosting Truth or Consequences. Ralph Edwards, the show's originator, had sold the show to NBC as a daytime "strip," but he had not picked someone to host the program. He auditioned countless other hosts in Hollywood and New York for weeks. But not till he tuned into The Bob Barker Show on his car radio did he realize that he had found the man he wanted for the job. Proving that Edwards had chosen him wisely, Barker hosted Truth or Consequences for its entire eighteen-year-long transmission history, which did not end till 1979. Every December 22nd, until 2002 before Edwards' passing. (Edwards died on November 18, 2008), Edwards and Barker would meet for lunches and, at 12:02 am, drank a toast to their long and happy friendship. Barker explained in his memoir that he continued to do this after Edwards died, as his way of remembering him.
Barker has also hosted a handful of other game shows, including End of the Rainbow (1955-1959), The Family Game (1966) and Simon Says (1971). But these were all short-lived except Simon Says which was an unsold pilot. In 1967, Barker sub hosted for Dream Girl of '67.
Barker's longest-tenured and most successful game show hosting job began on September 4, 1972 (#0001D), when he selected to host the newly revamped daytime version The Price is Right. (Dennis James hosted a syndicated nighttime version from 1972 to 1977 when he was dismissed and Barker taking over the hosting duties until its cancellation in 1980). He became much more closely associated with the series than the late original host, Bill Cullen, whose tenure had lasted from 1956-1965 for 9 years (as the show went from NBC to ABC before being cancelled).
As Price's host, Barker used the reference of "Loyal Friends And True" to refer to long-standing fans of the show who appeared in the audiences on regular bases and/or became contestants who appeared on stage. The origin of this term is not known.
On October 15, 1987 (#6604D, aired out of order on October 22), Barker did what other game-show hosts rarely did--he renounced the use of hair dye, allowing his hair to turn gray and eventually white. In addition to his hosting duties, Barker also became executive producer of The Price is Right following the death of Frank Wayne, the original executive producer of the show. In this capacity, Barker created several pricing games, instituted a prohibition of foreign cars and animal-based products, and launched the prime-time series of specials known as The Price is Right $1,000,000 Spectacular, the first of which aired in 2003, after the success of The Price is Right Salutes, a series of 2002 prime-time specials saluting the five armed-forces branches and the firefighters and police officers who helped the victims of the 9/11 attacks. On the ceremonial 5,000th episode of The Price is Right, which was taped on March 11, 1998, and aired on April 9, 1998 (#0724K, in reality, it's the 5,132 episode), Barker received a special honor by Studio 33 being renamed "The Bob Barker Studio."
During Barker's hosting tenure, three games used his name in their titles: Barker's Bargain Bar, Trader Bob and Barker's Markers. Barker's Bargain Bar and Trader Bob debuted within one week of each other in 1980, while Barker's Markers debuted in 1994. When Drew Carey took over as host, Barker's Bargain Bar continued to be played (with its running gag being frequent references to a supposed relative of Bob's, "Ezekiel Barker"), but Barker's Markers was renamed to Make Your Mark (which was also its name on the single playing on The New Price is Right that was hosted by Doug Davidson). Trader Bob was retired in 1985, Make Your Mark saw its last playing in 2008, and Barker's Bargain Bar was renamed to Bargain Game in 2012 after a four-year hiatus.
In addition to his hosting duties on The Price is Right, Barker also served as a long-time host of the Miss USA/Universe pageants, so serving for 20 years from 1967 to 1987. He stepped down from his hosting duties after he requested the removal of fur coats as prizes and the Miss USA committee had refused to do so facing removal from there.
After parting ways with the Miss USA and Miss Universe Pageants, Barker dedicated his free time to his long-time passion for animal rights. As an animal activist, he frequently and publicly petitioned for furs to be banned and marched through the streets leading anti-fur marches. He also established the DJ&T Foundation in Beverly Hills, California, whose purpose was to help control the dog and cat population, funding the foundation through his resources to support low-cost or free spay/neuter clinics. This foundation was named in memory of his wife, Dorothy Jo, and his mother, Matilda, both of whom had had a passionate love for animals, and his work on behalf of animals won him a long list of awards from prestigious humane organizations across the country. Around the middle of the 1970s, he ended each show of The Price is Right with the phrase, "Help control the pet population--have your pet spayed or neutered." At first, he often said it, but in the early '80s, he made it official until his retirement in June 2007 with actor and comedian Drew Carey taking over the hosting duties come October. Carey continues to use the closing message about spaying and neutering to this day.
The arguably most famous of all Barker's cameo appearances was in the 1996 movie Happy Gilmore alongside Adam Sandler, who had made guest appearances on The Price is Right in 1996 and again in 2007 on Barker's 50 Years Primetime Special. in the most famous scene in the film (in which Sandler's title character acted out an ice-hockey player turned golfer), where the two got into an altercation on the golf course during a pro-am golf tournament, in which Gilmore played poorly due to a heckler named Donald (a.k.a. Jeering Fan, who called Gilmore a "jackass") played by Joe Flaherty; at one point, Gilmore knocked Barker out and told him "The price is wrong, b***h" (although most censored versions change the expletive to "Bobby"), but the scene ended with Barker getting the last line: "Now you've had enough. B***h." he said, in the scene, as he left the golf course. The infamous fight scene won the pair an MTV award for "Best Fight Scene." in 1997. 18 years later, Barker and Sandler reunited to recreate their infamous fight scene for a charity cause on Comedy Central’s Night of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together for Autism Programs telethon, to help raise money for autism awareness in 2015.
The fight scene increased Price's ratings for the younger demographics audience (possibly college students), the show had previously attempted to do this with a syndicated version hosted by Doug Davidson in 1994. Quite often, when Barker used to host the show, he recalls certain contestants that ask about the movie itself, what was it like to fight with Sandler, and to give his famous last line. During an interview where Barker was receiving a Legend Award, he recalls a moment where a contestant asked him, "Could you whip Adam Sandler?" and he replies, "Adam Sandler couldn't whip Regis Philbin!" There are also times when contestants wear T-shirts with photos featuring the infamous fight scene, and he remarks, "They were thinking about Happy Gilmore 2, but Adam Sandler's doctors told him he couldn't take another beating like the one I gave him!"
Barker won 18 Daytime Emmys (fourteen for Outstanding Game Show Host, four for Executive Producer) and was a proud recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award (in 1999). He was also inducted into the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame in 2003.
After 35 years of hosting The Price is Right and 50 years in TV and Broadcasting, Barker stepped down from his hosting duties as his final episode aired on June 15, 2007 (#4035K). And at The 2007 34th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (which aired the same day, following a repeat of his final episode), he would win his very last Emmy for Outstanding Game Show Host, which was presented to him by Comedienne and Talk Show Hostess Ellen DeGeneres and later in the broadcast, he was paid a special tribute by TV Host and psychologist Dr. Phil McGraw--who revealed that he and his wife Robin had been in the audience at a Price is Right taping back in 1976, and showed their contestant nametags to prove it--and former Late Show host Craig Ferguson (via satellite), who met with various audience members before the taping of Bob's final show.
Even in retirement from television and broadcasting, Barker continued to work closely as a full-time animal activist, dedicating his long-standing career to his late wife, Dorothy Jo Gideon, who died in October of 1981. Barker announced this on The Price is Right publicly in 1982. He has had sympathy cards and letters sent from everywhere that year.
In February 2017, he participated in a photo dedicated to CBS's 1 for 30 stars--who had worked on The Price is Right, Let's Make a Deal (Brady), The Young & The Restless, The Bold & The Beautiful, and The Talk--making him the only talent to appear, from a similar photo in 1978, from when CBS had celebrated his 50 years on television.
Barker has made return visits to The Price is Right on three separate occasions. The first such time was on April 6, 2009 (#4701K) (Aired out-of-order on April 16, 2009), when he made a special showcase appearance to promote his memoir, Priceless Memories, and gave out copies to the studio audience. Both showcases involved where you could buy and read the book. After the winner was announced, Drew announced how much she had won in terms of prizes, and then asked Barker to "take it away." So Barker ended the show the same way he always did, by reminding the viewers to have their pets spayed or neutered.
His second visit came in December 2013, when the show honored him by celebrating his 90th birthday as that entire week of shows were dubbed "Pet Adoption Week." He also got to call down a contestant to Contestants Row and presented a showcase of his very own and both he and Drew did his closing plug verbatim.
Barker's third visit came on April 1, 2015 (#7073K) as an April Fool's Day surprise, he came out in place of Drew Carey (as announcer, George Gray, even said "Drew Carey" in Barker's place, to keep up with the April Fools Day tradition) to start the show as the audience went berserk. He explained what he was doing there and then conducted the first game of the day, Lucky Seven in which the contestant won an SUV. Afterward, Barker mentioned that when the audience gave him a "wonderful welcome" when he came out, he advised everyone to give "another wonderful welcome, for the guy you came to see, the star of The Price is Right, Drew Carey." Carey then remarked that it was the "best April Fools Day ever." Later in the show, Barker took part in the showcase. When he was asked about how he got to the studio in the past, he then says that got there, in his "new Cadillac." When it was time to say goodbye, Drew gave Bob the privilege to say his spay-neuter plug.
Since Barker had a couple of health issues that caused him to go to Cedars-Sinai hospital as his first was an increased level of pain while his second was for an emergency back injury at his home. On December 12, 2018, a picture of Bob appeared on a video screen during the second showcase segment (Trip/Car) where model Rachel Reynolds presented a three-tier birthday cake with the number 95 on top in celebration of his 95th birthday. In addition, he was also on Skype as well.
On the December 12, 2019 episode, host Drew Carey briefly acknowledge Barker's 96th birthday at the beginning of the episode.
After Barker died at 99 years of age, Carey hosted a one-hour special celebrating his life. The special, titled The Price is Right: A Tribute to Bob Barker, aired on the night of August 31, 2023, and was rerun in the show's customary daytime slot on September 4, 2023. It is the first aired episode to be recorded at Haven Studios in Glendale, where the show relocated during its annual summer hiatus. The special was also re-aired on Buzzr on December 4, 2023 and The Price is Right with Drew Carey channel on December 12, 2023.
On December 7, 1999; the A&E series Biography did a documentary episode about Barker where it recalls his decision to quit as host of both the Miss Universe and Miss U.S.A. pageants respectively including a sexual harassment against him that was being filed by former TPIR model/Barker's Beauty Dian Parkinson in 1994.
Sep 6, 2023 · Bob Barker, who passed away in late August at age 99, died from Alzheimer’s disease. The cause of death was revealed on his death certificate. The celebrated former TV host hadn’t discussed...
Barker began hosting The Price Is Right in 1972. He became an advocate for animal rights and of animal rights activism, supporting groups such as the United Activists for Animal Rights, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.
