More Price is Right DVD news...

[Dbacksfan12]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'182656\' date=\'Mar 27 2008, 12:04 PM\']People can fail at any age, you don't have to be old to do it.[/quote]Indeed.
(not the best Paint job [my own], but still)

[eday_2010]

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'182551\' date=\'Mar 26 2008, 03:02 PM\']
[quote name=\'William A. Padron\' post=\'182548\' date=\'Mar 26 2008, 03:40 PM\']
But there is a leather outfit from Zinman Furs in one of the mid-70's episodes, and there is even a prize plug for Kentucky Fried Chicken, which has been on the attack by Pamela Anderson and her PETA colleagues.  [/quote]
Not sure whether you're being facetious or not, but Pamela Anderson and her PETA colleages were not the Executive Producer of The Price Is Right.   Bob simply had a problem with the furs, he was not specifically representing PETA or their sometimes extremist views.
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Bob didn't have a problem with meat and leather (since leather is made from cows which are killed for meat); Bob, like many others, have a problem with furs since animals are raised and killed JUST for the fur.

[quote name=\'William A. Padron\' post=\'182548\' date=\'Mar 26 2008, 02:40 PM\']
[quote name=\'tpirfan28\' post=\'182451\' date=\'Mar 25 2008, 05:16 PM\']
Sadly for Barker-lovers, it really shows how far Barker "fell" in his hosting abilities from the 70s to today.
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Darn right...Barker was fantastic in the 1970's and 1980's, I will admit, after I watched all on this DVD box set.  Looking and hearing him speak at such a lackluster manner during his last week of hosting was pathetic at most.  Glad he's retired, because Barker was running on fumes at the end.
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I have to agree here as well. I was sad to see Bob retire initially, but after seeing the episodes from the 70's and how energetic and upbeat he was, it made me realize how decrepid and tired he seemed to become. He probably should have retired sooner, even at the 30th year hosting TPIR. But he probably wanted to reach his 50th year in TV before retiring, and if I was him, I would have done the same.

Watching the DVDs, it's fascinating to see the people and prices from the 70's, as well as the horrid designs on some of the products. Does anyone know why none of the shows from the 80's were included? I read (probably through here), that it had something to do with Dian Parkinson and all that nonsense that happened with her on the show, but Dian is in the last episode on disc 3, which was the first show of the hour-long format. So it's not for that reason.

On a side note, Janice Pennington used to be really pretty compared to how she looked in the 80's and 90's. She looked a lot different too before what I presume was a lot of facelifts

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'eday_2010\' post=\'182849\' date=\'Mar 30 2008, 10:30 AM\']
Bob didn't have a problem with meat and leather (since leather is made from cows which are killed for meat); Bob, like many others, have a problem with furs since animals are raised and killed JUST for the fur.[/quote]
Spoken like a man who has never enjoyed a steaming dish of ermine!

[Steve Gavazzi]

[quote name=\'eday_2010\' post=\'182849\' date=\'Mar 30 2008, 01:30 PM\'][quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'182551\' date=\'Mar 26 2008, 03:02 PM\'][quote name=\'William A. Padron\' post=\'182548\' date=\'Mar 26 2008, 03:40 PM\']But there is a leather outfit from Zinman Furs in one of the mid-70's episodes, and there is even a prize plug for Kentucky Fried Chicken, which has been on the attack by Pamela Anderson and her PETA colleagues.[/quote]Not sure whether you're being facetious or not, but Pamela Anderson and her PETA colleages were not the Executive Producer of The Price Is Right.   Bob simply had a problem with the furs, he was not specifically representing PETA or their sometimes extremist views.[/quote]Bob didn't have a problem with meat and leather (since leather is made from cows which are killed for meat); Bob, like many others, have a problem with furs since animals are raised and killed JUST for the fur.[/quote]
Yes, and I'm sure it's just a coincidence that the grills offered on the show prior to this season were always barbecuing vegetables.

[eday_2010]

Could also be because vegetables can last longer under hot studio lights than a yummy piece of steak before it starts to reek. Or it could be because Bobpushed his vegetarian ways on the show. Doesn't really matter anymore since Bobby is no longer there.

I amstill curious about the lack of 80's episodes in the DVD set though...

[Neumms]

[quote name=\'eday_2010\' post=\'182849\' date=\'Mar 30 2008, 12:30 PM\']
On a side note, Janice Pennington used to be really pretty compared to how she looked in the 80's and 90's. She looked a lot different too before what I presume was a lot of facelifts
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Yeah, thank heavens Barker had his faculties long enough to kick her to the curb before she'd drag down the whole show by being old.

I miss Anitra.

[Steve Gavazzi]

[quote name=\'eday_2010\' post=\'182884\' date=\'Mar 30 2008, 11:29 PM\']Could also be because vegetables can last longer under hot studio lights than a yummy piece of steak before it starts to reek.[/quote]
Could also be that the vegetables were plastic.

[That Don Guy]

[quote name=\'eday_2010\' post=\'182849\' date=\'Mar 30 2008, 10:30 AM\']Bob didn't have a problem with meat and leather (since leather is made from cows which are killed for meat); Bob, like many others, have a problem with furs since animals are raised and killed JUST for the fur.[/quote]
Here's part of an interview Bob had with Larry King on December 26, 2002:
(http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0212/26/lkl.00.html for the whole thing)

BARKER: I want them to live their life the way nature intended. I don't approve of hunting. I don't approve of mistreating or making an animal miserable.

KING: But you're not a vegetarian.

BARKER: Oh, yes, I am.

KING: You are.

BARKER: I became a vegetarian out of concern for animals. But I'll tell you, I hadn't been a vegetarian long before I realized I could understand why people have become vegetarians for health reasons.

KING: How about wearing leather?

BARKER: I don't wear leather either.

KING: Soles of your shoes.

BARKER: I try to wear shoes that are not leather.

KING: You can buy shoes that are not leather.

BARKER: You can.


Ever notice, even on the Drew Carey episodes, that none of the food items have meat in them?  (The "Hot Pockets" are "cheese pizza", for example.)

-- Don

[Hastin]

[quote name=\'That Don Guy\' post=\'182952\' date=\'Mar 31 2008, 09:13 PM\']Ever notice, even on the Drew Carey episodes, that none of the food items have meat in them?  (The "Hot Pockets" are "cheese pizza", for example.)
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NO! There's no way that the cheesy-goodness of my "Cheese Pizza" Hot Pockets are part of some Barker meat-spiracy.

[dale_grass]

[quote name=\'Hastin\' post=\'182959\' date=\'Apr 1 2008, 01:29 AM\']
[quote name=\'That Don Guy\' post=\'182952\' date=\'Mar 31 2008, 09:13 PM\']Ever notice, even on the Drew Carey episodes, that none of the food items have meat in them?  (The "Hot Pockets" are "cheese pizza", for example.)
[/quote]

NO! There's no way that the cheesy-goodness of my "Cheese Pizza" Hot Pockets are part of some Barker meat-spiracy.
[/quote]

To find out what IS part of the Barker meat-spiracy, you need to consult some former models' court transcripts.

[eday_2010]

[quote name=\'Neumms\' post=\'182885\' date=\'Mar 30 2008, 10:31 PM\']
Yeah, thank heavens Barker had his faculties long enough to kick her to the curb before she'd drag down the whole show by being old.

I miss Anitra.
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There is something about her face that I found weird. I think it was her eyes (one seemed quite off compared to the other), but it could be her huge hair, overly-tanned skin, or something else. But overall, I thought she was quite a good model. There was just something about her look that I found "different".

[quote name=\''dale_grass'\']To find out what IS part of the Barker meat-spiracy, you need to consult some former models' court transcripts.[/quote]

Are these transcripts available? Have they ever been released? They would sure be a fascinating read.

[Neumms]

[quote name=\'eday_2010\' post=\'183011\' date=\'Apr 1 2008, 08:41 PM\']
There is something about her face that I found weird. I think it was her eyes (one seemed quite off compared to the other), but it could be her huge hair, overly-tanned skin, or something else. But overall, I thought she was quite a good model. There was just something about her look that I found "different".
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One man's "different" is another man's "exotic."

Hubba hubba!

[joker316]

[quote name=\'Neumms\' post=\'183163\' date=\'Apr 3 2008, 10:49 AM\']
[quote name=\'eday_2010\' post=\'183011\' date=\'Apr 1 2008, 08:41 PM\']
There is something about her face that I found weird. I think it was her eyes (one seemed quite off compared to the other), but it could be her huge hair, overly-tanned skin, or something else. But overall, I thought she was quite a good model. There was just something about her look that I found "different".
[/quote]

One man's "different" is another man's "exotic."

Hubba hubba!
[/quote]

AMEN!

[William A. Padron]

[quote name=\'Neumms\' post=\'183163\' date=\'Apr 3 2008, 10:49 AM\']
One man's "different" is another man's "exotic."

Hubba hubba!
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And here is a 1999 photo of Anitra herself from the alumni web page of her high school class (of 1960)...
http://commfaculty.fullerton.edu/woverbeck/a7b.jpg

The accompanying caption found on the website (scroll down to the middle of the page below) states that, "Anitra is a published poet and her artwork has been exhibited in several Santa Barbara galleries."
http://commfaculty.fullerton.edu/woverbeck/mcnbrhd.htm

Yeah, Anitra is older, but still is attractive, no doubt.  She must had a thing for hats when that photo was taken...