[quote name=\'tvwxman\' post=\'203573\' date=\'Dec 13 2008, 02:37 PM\']Yes, but to be fair, back then , there was a LOT of padding. Barker killed time at the start of the show, often before IUFBs, and how often did he bring the girls out to talk?
I know that in the last years he seemed a helluva more robotic in his repetitive delivery....having 6 minutes less of padding will do that to you!
[/quote]But some of the funniest moments of the show sprung from the padding. Hayloft Ethel and Angelo from tpir.tv, for example. We don't see that anymore because once you land in the Row, they can't show you the next IUFB fast enough. And once you're on stage, they can't show you the prizes fast enough. Before, I put some of the blame on Barker being in his twilight years and not interacting as well as he used to, but Drew's even worse this season. You really get the feeling that he doesn't care about who you are, where you're from or what you do. He just wants you to win a car.