owlswing Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Bob Barker Fans Line Up for Farewell By SANDY COHEN, AP Entertainment Writer 3 hours ago LOS ANGELES - For the fans who traveled across the country and slept on the sidewalk outside CBS Television City, this was their day _ the day of Bob Barker's last "The Price Is Right" show. The silver-haired icon, who has hosted the game show for 35 years, plans to officially begin his retirement Thursday. Philip Barrett, 24, of Tampa, Fla., had camped outside the studios since Saturday to see Barker tape his last show Wednesday afternoon. "This is the chance of a lifetime," he said. Die-hard fans from across the country huddled in sleeping bags for days to say goodbye to Barker. CBS sends out more tickets than its 325-seat studio can accommodate, so fans who wanted a seat needed to get in line early. Melanie Zepeda Velez, 32, traveled from Alberta, Canada. "I'm here because I need to kiss Bob," she said. Fans hoped for a chance to bid on prizes, but mostly they came to bid farewell. Barker's long run on the show has inspired fan traditions. Most female contestants kiss him on the cheek. Members of the military wear their uniforms. There is also the 83-year-old Barker's trademark signoff _ "Have your pets spayed and neutered" _ a tribute to his favorite cause and now a fan mantra. Barrett had to hear Barker say it one last time. "I get teary-eyed just thinking about it," he said. Exuberant fans have always been part of "The Price Is Right," which selects about 12 audience members in each show to play for prizes ranging from a grandfather clock to lavish vacations and car packages. Fans passed their time in line talking game strategy and discussing rumors that Barker's last show would feature a rare million-dollar prize or that every audience member would be given a car. But they'd already won the real prize: the last chance to see their favorite host at work. "I'd rather win a couch from Bob Barker than a million dollars from Howie Mandel," host of NBC's "Deal or No Deal," said Mark Dub, a NASA engineer who flew from Houston for the final show. "He's part of American culture." Barker's final show is slated to air on June 15. His replacement has yet to be announced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Owl Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Beat me to it. Farewell Bob you made my childhood. America will miss you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slime Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Bob Barker cannot be replaced. It is impossible to carry that legacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-D-RocK- Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Hey I liked Bob as much as the next guy, but geesh! Don't you think some of these people are getting a little carried away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godeater2112 Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 I'll miss that dirty old man for all the things he taught me - like how important it is for us to neuter our pets. SOMEONE affiliated with that show had very exquisite eye for nice looking ladies. Bob if that was you - I sincerely salute you! I can just hope that his arsenal of lovely ladies get their own show on the Spice Network or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILSnwdog Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 QUOTE (Godeater2112 @ Jun 6 2007, 03:27 PM) I'll miss that dirty old man for all the things he taught me - like how important it is for us to neuter our pets. SOMEONE affiliated with that show had very exquisite eye for nice looking ladies. Bob if that was you - I sincerely salute you! I can just hope that his arsenal of lovely ladies get their own show on the Spice Network or something. You know...Bob slept with a few of those nice looking ladies on the show. Yeah...I know why he did that show for over 30 years. $10 bucks says he would have retired years ago if it wasn't for Viagra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxt1990 Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 QUOTE (-D-RocK- @ Jun 6 2007, 04:11 PM) Hey I liked Bob as much as the next guy, but geesh! Don't you think some of these people are getting a little carried away? How dare you. The man is a diety! http://mywebpages.comcast.net/matchgame/3x5pictures/BobBarker3.jpg Here's how I remember him.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/1001001/16.jpg "The price is WRONG, bitch!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tick Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 QUOTE (1-0-0-1-0-0-1 @ Jun 6 2007, 06:46 PM) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/1001001/16.jpg "The price is WRONG, bitch!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UserNoLongerAMember Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 (edited) We were in LA last week. We drove by CBS one night and you should have seen the long line of people camped out in front of CBS with their sleeping bags & pillows, in hopes to get in the next day to see one of Bob's last show! It would've been nice to see one of his last show's on the Price is Right, but we went to the Tonight Show instead and saw Leno. We got our pic taken with him too before he started his show. He was really nice (and funny too. ) http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y256/Laurie6873/LaurieJayLenoJeffTheTonightShowMond.jpg Edited June 7, 2007 by Lauriej Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anagramking Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Greatest game show host, ever. It's strange when something I've seen for almost my entire TV viewing life finally comes to an end. The show was basically a one hour commercial, but it was pretty entertaining nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlswing Posted June 7, 2007 Author Share Posted June 7, 2007 QUOTE (Lauriej @ Jun 6 2007, 07:52 PM)We were in LA last week. We drove by CBS one night and you should have seen the long line of people camped out in front of CBS with their sleeping bags & pillows, in hopes to get in the next day to see one of Bob's last show! It would've been nice to see one of his last show's on the Price is Right, but we went to the Tonight Show instead and saw Leno. We got our pic taken with him too before he started his show. He was really nice (and funny too. ) http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y256/Laurie6873/LaurieJayLenoJeffTheTonightShowMond.jpg Laurie that's awesome. Isn't he calling it quits soon too? Hope the rest of your trip to LA was as good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UserNoLongerAMember Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Owl, Leno is calling it quits in 2 years (sadly, I don't want to see him go.) But he's already been doing the Tonight Show for 15 years already. We met this woman there who goes to the Tonight Show every day....yes, she goes to the show every day! She has her own blog about the show, so she writes about her experiences of the show on her blog. We met a lot of other celebs when we were there too, because it was the week of the American Idol finale when we were there...so we went to the Red Carpet before the American Idol finale and met a lot of celebs that went to that. So that was exciting and fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
priest_of_syrinx Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 QUOTE (Lauriej @ Jun 6 2007, 06:52 PM) We were in LA last week. We drove by CBS one night and you should have seen the long line of people camped out in front of CBS with their sleeping bags & pillows, in hopes to get in the next day to see one of Bob's last show! It would've been nice to see one of his last show's on the Price is Right, but we went to the Tonight Show instead and saw Leno. We got our pic taken with him too before he started his show. He was really nice (and funny too. ) http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y256/Laurie6873/LaurieJayLenoJeffTheTonightShowMond.jpg Sweet! He seems like he'd be a pretty cool guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 QUOTE (owlswing @ Jun 6 2007, 11:39 AM) Barker's final show is slated to air on June 15. His replacement has yet to be announced. I only skimmed this article and at the bottom (quoted above), I thought it said he was leaving and then he was having a hip replacement to be announced! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxt1990 Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 QUOTE (Lauriej @ Jun 6 2007, 08:13 PM) But he's already been doing the Tonight Show for 15 years already. I cant believe its been that LONG! Eeesh, Im gettng old.... Great postings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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