Author Topic: Bob Barker vs. Betty White Feud (Read 12770 times)

chad1m · « **Reply #15 on:** May 12, 2009, 07:33:20 PM »

[quote name=\'Mr. Matté\' post=\'215557\' date=\'May 12 2009, 07:31 PM\']And for those rooting on the opposite side: Betty White: Serious Business.[/quote]lolll. Nicely done.
Carrie Grosvenor's Game Shows Blog (a great site, almost working alongside Alex Davis) reports that Betty White will be pre-taping her tribute to Mark Goodson for the awards ceremony, so Barker may have gotten his way... again.

JasonA1 · « **Reply #16 on:** May 12, 2009, 07:51:19 PM »

[quote name=\'J.R.\' post=\'215525\' date=\'May 12 2009, 05:02 PM\']I haven't brought this out in a while: Bob Barker. Serious Business.[/quote]

Egads. I remember Steve Beverly using that picture on his site a time or two. I hope that wasn't a CBS approved photo...

-Jason

Kevin Prather · « **Reply #17 on:** May 12, 2009, 08:06:44 PM »

[quote name=\'Mr. Matté\' post=\'215557\' date=\'May 12 2009, 04:31 PM\'][quote name=\'J.R.\' post=\'215525\' date=\'May 12 2009, 05:02 PM\']I haven't brought this out in a while: Bob Barker. Serious Business.[/quote]
And for those rooting on the opposite side: Betty White: Serious Business.
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Approves.

MikeK · « **Reply #18 on:** May 12, 2009, 08:16:16 PM »

[quote name=\'Kevin Prather\' post=\'215565\' date=\'May 12 2009, 08:06 PM\'][quote name=\'Mr. Matté\' post=\'215557\' date=\'May 12 2009, 04:31 PM\'][quote name=\'J.R.\' post=\'215525\' date=\'May 12 2009, 05:02 PM\']I haven't brought this out in a while: Bob Barker. Serious Business.[/quote]
And for those rooting on the opposite side: Betty White: Serious Business.[/quote]
Approves.[/quote]
Kevin's pic has a message for Bob.

J.R. · « **Reply #19 on:** May 12, 2009, 10:25:59 PM »

[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'215567\' date=\'May 12 2009, 07:16 PM\'][quote name=\'Kevin Prather\' post=\'215565\' date=\'May 12 2009, 08:06 PM\'][quote name=\'Mr. Matté\' post=\'215557\' date=\'May 12 2009, 04:31 PM\']And for those rooting on the opposite side: Betty White: Serious Business.[/quote]
Approves.[/quote]
Kevin's pic has a message for Bob.[/quote]
Winners. All of you. :-)

itiparanoid13 · « **Reply #20 on:** May 12, 2009, 10:29:28 PM »

I'll be at the awards in all the action, so if anyone has anything they'd like me to say or do to Mr. Barker, just let me know beforehand, haha.

You'll be able to see me on the telecast. I'll have a shirt on that says, "I'm Alex Davis!" since no one will have a god damn clue who I am.

Jimmy Owen · « **Reply #21 on:** May 12, 2009, 11:53:06 PM »

I'd ask Bob: What does a man do standing up, a woman do sitting down and a dog do with one leg raised? If you don't tell the truth you'll have to pay the consequences.

Answer: Shake hands.

chris319 · « **Reply #22 on:** May 13, 2009, 03:05:58 PM »

I think they should invite Tom Kennedy who might say something that will make Barker storm out in a huff.

cmjb13 · « **Reply #23 on:** May 13, 2009, 03:18:48 PM »

[quote name=\'chris319\' post=\'215637\' date=\'May 13 2009, 03:05 PM\']I think they should invite Tom Kennedy who might say something that will make Barker storm out in a huff.[/quote]
Refresh my memory, what did he say at the GSC?

aaron sica · « **Reply #24 on:** May 13, 2009, 04:33:11 PM »

[quote name=\'cmjb13\' post=\'215638\' date=\'May 13 2009, 03:18 PM\'][quote name=\'chris319\' post=\'215637\' date=\'May 13 2009, 03:05 PM\']I think they should invite Tom Kennedy who might say something that will make Barker storm out in a huff.[/quote]
Refresh my memory, what did he say at the GSC?
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Probably something along the lines of "When I hosted the Price is Right", to which Barker's ego shattered as he couldn't handle someone else hosting HIS show.

/OK, probably not, but I could see it happening

BrandonFG · « **Reply #25 on:** May 13, 2009, 04:39:36 PM »

[quote name=\'aaron sica\' post=\'215649\' date=\'May 13 2009, 04:33 PM\']Probably something along the lines of "When I hosted the Price is Right", to which Barker's ego shattered as he couldn't handle someone else hosting HIS show.[/quote]
...that he didn't even want to host to begin with. Didn't he get annoyed because he didn't get a standing ovation from the crowd? I'm starting to wonder if he himself requested the standing Os in the 80s.

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #26 on:** May 13, 2009, 05:10:19 PM »

[quote name=\'aaron sica\' post=\'215649\' date=\'May 13 2009, 04:33 PM\']Probably something along the lines of "When I hosted the Price is Right", to which Barker's ego shattered as he couldn't handle someone else hosting HIS show.

/OK, probably not, but I could see it happening[/quote]
Sorry to disappoint, but it was a lot tamer than that, though I can't remember the specifics. As I recall it, something innocuous Kennedy said gave Barker an opening to make a little quip and get out. I remember it wasn't anything that could remotely be considered offensive, even to Barker's ego. I remember at the time getting the impression that Barker had probably been looking for the chance to get out of there much earlier, and finally found his opportunity.

chris319 · « **Reply #27 on:** May 13, 2009, 06:09:03 PM »

ISTR T.K. said something as innocuous as "You've only missed two tapings" whereupon Barker blurted out something about having a taping to attend and storming out of there with "I've got bigger fish to fry" written all over him. I, too, got the sense that he was looking for an opportunity to make a clean break for the egress.

NickS · « **Reply #28 on:** May 13, 2009, 07:44:45 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'215511\' date=\'May 12 2009, 02:16 PM\']I am utterly freakin' baffled that you folks are making such a big deal out of a "story" whose LONE cited source is the National Enquirer. Some of you, at least, know better.[/quote]

Last time I checked, isn't this the same Enquirer that's gotten "stories" right on the nose before? Yes, you're right -- this could be false... but at the same time, if Barker wanted to, he could cash in on a defamation lawsuit against them. I haven't seen news of that yet.

Yogi007 · « **Reply #29 on:** May 14, 2009, 08:59:58 AM »

[quote name=\'TeppanYaki\' post=\'215670\' date=\'May 13 2009, 06:44 PM\'][quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'215511\' date=\'May 12 2009, 02:16 PM\']I am utterly freakin' baffled that you folks are making such a big deal out of a "story" whose LONE cited source is the National Enquirer. Some of you, at least, know better.[/quote]

Last time I checked, isn't this the same Enquirer that's gotten "stories" right on the nose before? Yes, you're right -- this could be false... but at the same time, if Barker wanted to, he could cash in on a defamation lawsuit against them. I haven't seen news of that yet.
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The Enquirer is proud of their reporters and getting the stories straight. Granted, some of their stories do sound ridiculous, but for the most part, their stories are accurate and then the mainstream media picks it up from there. (Swayze and Fawcett are two recent stories)

/full disclosure: I work for the parent company of The National Enquirer
/ObGS: Nobody here is admitting to coming up with the idea of Starface