I first saw Bob Barker hosting Truth or Consequences, a game show of sorts. They had a woman assemble a car under the supervision of a mechanic and, if it started, she would win a car, presumably not the one she built herself. In another episode, they were going to make children think they had shattered glass with their voices, but the kids spotted the mouse trap-like mechanisms that would break the glass objects they arranged on stage. They had some men compete to see who could find the best Raquel Welch look-alike. One went to Hollywood and found the woman who acted as her stand-in in the movies. He didn't win. Barker hosted that show until 1975.
It took me years to get used to him hosting The Price is Right. Now I find it strange that I ever watched either of those shows.
He was an animal rights activist, urged viewers to spay or neuter their pets. He took karate lessons from Chuck Norris and was glad he got to show off what he learned beating up Adam Sandler in Happy Gilmore.
Bob Barker died today at age 99.
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