Fun Bob Barker Interview

[Skynet74]

http://tinyurl.com/326y9


John

[cmjb13]

While he doesn't technically use cue cards to play a game, there are cue cards before each game to alert/remind Barker which game he will play next.

[drmusic_99]

So what lesson can we learn?

If you ever make a game show, don't use black floors.

[Jimmy Owen]

What's weird is that Bob was about the only person there that day who didn't see them "come on out."

[uncamark]

[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'May 6 2004, 06:36 PM\']What's weird is that Bob was about the only person there that day who didn't see them "come on out."[/quote]
Think it over.  He was standing behind Door #2 waiting for his entrance, with no studio monitors near him.  It's very possible that he didn't know what was going on, except that something *was,* from the audience's reaction.

Those of you who've seen how things are set up backstage (and knowing that things like that are pretty much the same then as now)--is that a correct assumption that Barker can't see any monitors where he makes his entrance?

[Jimmy Owen]

Sure, he didn't know what went on, and he didn't actually see the incident. That's why it's interesting that he vividly remembers "she came on down and they came on out."

[Steve McClellan]

[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'May 7 2004, 01:58 PM\'] Sure, he didn't know what went on, and he didn't actually see the incident. That's why it's interesting that he vividly remembers "she came on down and they came on out." [/quote]
 Think about it --- if there's *one* person who'd be able to get his hands on a copy of that tape before the censors do, who would it be?

[cmjb13]

[quote name=\'uncamark\' date=\'May 7 2004, 04:28 PM\'] [quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'May 6 2004, 06:36 PM\']What's weird is that Bob was about the only person there that day who didn't see them "come on out."[/quote]
Think it over.  He was standing behind Door #2 waiting for his entrance, with no studio monitors near him.  It's very possible that he didn't know what was going on, except that something *was,* from the audience's reaction.

Those of you who've seen how things are set up backstage (and knowing that things like that are pretty much the same then as now)--is that a correct assumption that Barker can't see any monitors where he makes his entrance? [/quote]
 There is 1 monitor on each side of Door 2.

You can see the monitor in this photo:

http://home.comcast.net/~cmjb13/Monitor.jpg

It's centered, so Barker couldn't really see it unless the monitor was tilted towards him or he stepped back to see it.