When producers hired Barker to host “The Price Is Right” in 1972, they hit the jackpot. The game show had faded significantly from its glory days in the late ‘50s and had been punted by two networks before it landed at CBS.

  • @afraid_of_zombies
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    431 year ago

    I will always remember him as the guy I watched on TV when I was too sick to go to school.

    • @theangryseal
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      61 year ago

      We had a vcr and three tapes.

      I will always remember him as the guy who beat up Happy Gilmore.

    • Flying Squid
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      21 year ago

      Ha! Exactly right! I was not the healthiest kid and I remember being home sick and watching The Price is Right a bunch of times. Don’t forget to spay and neuter your pets.