A Bob Barker Tribute Particular is airing on CBS later this week to honor the late and legendary host of The Worth Is Proper.
Again within the ’90s, staying residence from college for the day meant a couple of issues: loads of fluids, a steaming bowl of Campbell’s Rooster Noodle Soup, and reruns of The Worth Is Proper with Bob Barker. Nothing cured us faster than watching Barker pluck individuals from a reside studio viewers for an opportunity to win elaborate prizes by guessing the value of on a regular basis gadgets. Barker’s enthusiasm, blended with an air of “I’m too outdated for this sh*t,” is the stuff of legend. Sadly, Barker died at 99 this previous weekend, and CBS is already releasing a Bob Barker Tribute Particular to honor the late TV character.
The Worth Is Proper: A Tribute to Bob Barker airs Thursday, August 31, (8-9 p.m. ET/PT) and streaming on Paramount+. An encore broadcast will air on Labor Day throughout the common weekday timeslot for The Worth Is Proper, 11 a.m. to Midday ET/10 a.m.-11 a.m. PT.
Present The Worth is Proper host Drew Carey will host the particular, set to have fun the profession, life, and instances of Bob Barker.
“This tribute to the legendary Bob Barker will deliver again nice recollections for generations of The Worth Is Proper followers who cherished Bob, his humor, his skill to attach with contestants and his innate expertise for making probably the most out of each second,” mentioned Margot Wain, SVP of daytime packages in a press release. “Bob was one-of-a-kind; he’ll be remembered as a rare host, a loyal animal activist, and, as he would put it, ‘a loyal buddy and true.’ We’re so happy to have the ability to salute his many accomplishments and honor his reminiscence on this means.”
CBS’s Bob Barker Tribute Particular contains highlights from the Worth Is Proper host’s 50-year profession, with a take a look at his first look because the host of The New Worth Is Proper (circa 1972) and his last episode of the sport present in 2007. Different highlights embrace Adam Sandler studying his poem “Ode to Bob Barker,” outtakes from The Worth Is Proper tapings, and hilarious moments with memorable contestants.
It’s not possible to recall my adolescence with out contemplating Barker’s sass and snark. He knew find out how to work a crowd whereas concurrently working in a couple of playful jabs at individuals who rapidly drove him up a wall. He was one in every of a sort, and we stay up for watching CBS’s Bob Barker Tribute Particular when it honors the icon on the finish of the month.