“The Price is Right: A Tribute to Bob Barker” to air Thurs Aug 31 at 8 p.m. ET

[Mr. Weatherman]

CBS is remembering Bob Barker with a one-hour primetime special this Thursday night at 8/7 Central hosted by Drew Carey — to be re-aired during Price’s daytime slot on Labor Day.

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[shell_game]

I'm happy to see this, but who the heck is the person who wrote the article?

"Barker is also remembered as a strong advocate of animal rights, famously signing off episodes with the quote, 'And remember folks, always spay or neuter your pets!'"

Wow.

[SeaBreeze341]

I'm happy to see this, but who the heck is the person who wrote the article?

"Barker is also remembered as a strong advocate of animal rights, famously signing off episodes with the quote, 'And remember folks, always spay or neuter your pets!'"

Wow.

Yikes.

The writer may have been better off just mentioning Bob's closing as opposed to an (incorrect) attempt at it.


Anyway, looking forward to the special on Thursday!

[FPGWillyT]

Me personally, I’ll pass.  Be kind please.

[SeaBreeze341]

No worries.  Not a big deal.

I have prior plans so it'll be a no-go for me when it airs.  However, and for me personally, it'll be interesting to see the special.  Something I'll catch after it airs

[FPGWillyT]

No worries.  Not a big deal.

Thanks

[whowouldeverhurtawhammy]

Everyone in my household will be watching this when it airs.

[mrbrown2195]

I just got around to watching it, and I thought it was really well done. Obviously, lots of clips we’ve seen before, but they did a great job of showing Bob at his best. It made me laugh and tear up. And Drew was certainly brought to tears a few times. M

One question, though: is Mike Richards still on payroll? I was kind of taken aback when I saw his EP credit. I’m sure this has been packaged for a while, and Drew just needed to film the wraparound segments, so maybe it was mostly produced when Mike was around?

[crinos43]

It was such a well done special. It truly showed why Bob was the WGMC.

One question, though: is Mike Richards still on payroll? I was kind of taken aback when I saw his EP credit. I’m sure this has been packaged for a while, and Drew just needed to film the wraparound segments, so maybe it was mostly produced when Mike was around?

Mike states on Instagram that he did help work on the tribute show.

[Renny]

It was a great special, a lot better than what I expected. Lots of fun and priceless clips.

Wasn't surprised or disappointed though that they didn't feature much of Janice, Dian or Holly... after all, it was a tribute to Bob Barker. Wish they could have done this special longer, but there was so much they could just fit into it.

Nevertheless, it was an amazing tribute to a TV icon. I got a little teary at the end. Rest well, Bob - good and faithful servant.

[Blissey]

Loved the special. Just sucked that the Drew Carey wraparounds were the first Price media shot at the new studio.

[b_masters8]

Loved the special. Just sucked that the Drew Carey wraparounds were the first Price media shot at the new studio.

The credits at the bottom indicated as much.

[JayC]

It was a beautiful, well-done tribute to a true legend. Yes, a good number of the clips were the usual ones, but there were at least a few that haven't been shown as often. The clip of the man playing Temptation sitting in the recliner was great and I don't recall ever seeing that one before. I was surprised they included the Futurama and Family Guy clips since they're not Paramount/Viacom properties.

I imagine they'll censor certain parts of the Happy Gilmore and Adam Sandler appearance clips on the daytime rerun Monday.

[alansh42]

Yeah, I hadn't seen the contestant in the recliner before either.

The primetime airing got tagged "coarse language"; I do suspect they'll bleep it for daytime.

It's on CBS.com and Paramount+ now.

[publisher]

A lovely tribute. I'm grateful to CBS and Drew for it.