Bob Barker... i'm not sure if he created the Price Is Right, but he damn well made it a great show. Bringing on those beautiful girls to model the products, and the ridiculously creative games, and who could forget, "A NEW CAR!!!". And who could forget how he closed off every show... "Help control the pet population. Have your pets spayed or netured." He was pretty hardcore about spay and neutering pets... not really sure why, must have been some kind of child hood tragedy (perhaps he was raped by a turtle). In reality, he has been very outspoken about animal rights ever since his wife passed in 1981. In fact, he prohibits the airing of prior shows where fur coats as prizes.
Other then the Price Is Right, Bob married his high school sweet heart which is pretty amazing. He was the host of the price is right from September 4, 1972 and will soon be retiring for good from the show in June 2007 (recently announced on October 31, 2006), which is a very long time.
Anyways, overall, I believe he was a great guy who cared a lot about others. A very positive man that should be more recognized for the great work he has done.
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