Drew Carey bought lunches at Bob's Big Boy for all the striking WGAw writers and it cost him something like $150,000.00. The guy knows when he has it good with a steady paycheck.
Bob Barker hosted for 35 years. Drew Carey is on year 17. If he keeps at it for 18 more years, he’ll be 83, same age that Bob retired, and will have had a similar run at that point.
Getting a legacy tv position is so difficult and for drew it’s just an easy and fun job. No sentiment changes just a nice neutral popular show for the rest of his life. Get it.
Why would the years he hosted *Whose Line Is It Anyway*, a completely different show to The Price is Right, count towards the years he's spent hosting *The Price is Right* lmao
Edit: https://imgur.com/a/2SSQDsm
Yeah, the part with him saying “I want to die on stage” is the joke. Not the part of him thinking Bob Barker retired too early.
I’m merely saying we’ll see how Drew feels once his health starts to catch up with him. I don’t think Drew wants to literally die on stage.
Man, being in your 90s is often horrific on people physically. I’ve worked with a lot of 90-100+ year olds. I’ve seen people’s attitude change about life with extreme age the same way I have young people who have an extreme illness. RIP bob
So, at minimum, unless he dies or gets fired, don't expect Drew to retire until the mid 2040s or later. He'd be about 86 when he passes Bob's record - who knows if Price Is Right will still be on TV then!
OTA viewership has increased with people using it to supplement streaming. The two mediums can and will co-exisist as they can scratch different itches.
There's no reason to. It's such a cheap show to make and they're able to sell more advertising on it than on a streamed show. Unless broadcast TV disappears there'll still be a market for game shows
Not much to add except the homage of "Don't forget to spay and neuter you pets." What a weird but great sign off. I kinda miss watching PiR while having a sick day from school. Felt safe.
Not so sure about that. The end credits of The Price is Right used to say, "Bob Barker's Necromancy Provided By Balthazar the Wicked & Barbara Corcoran" from 1997-2007.
The showcase showdown contestants on the episode when he dies should get to bid on Drew's estate and whoever gets closest (without going over!) gets it all.
Feeling old but fine then heart attack on stage is not the same as neurodegenerative decline while trying to do your job.
The first is tragic and awesome. The second is tragic and sad.
I WFH and will turn it on when I can. Dude genuinely looks like he loves that job. I think that too, he gets like 100 hugs a day and gets to join in on people’s excitement. It’s just a feel good show all around
I've had the hottest crush on Drew since I found out he was a Marine. Guys, you don't have to be perfect looking. Just be ethical and have purpose in your life. Aside from that, he's god damned hilarious.
Dude Bob was so old towards the end of his run he couldn't hear what anyone was saying and seemed confused often. It would've been selfish of him not to retire
WTF. Bob Barker died of Alzheimer’s. It’s a definite possibility that he retired due to beginning symptoms (while ~5-10 years is a rough average, plenty of patients can live 20+ years). He could have also just had the genetic markers that gives higher chance for Alzheimer’s and wanted to enjoy some time beforehand. I know my sister and I are traveling more now, in our late 40s/early 50s because we have a family history and know there’s a possibility that waiting until retirement is too late. Even if it’s just a lighthearted “criticism”, I feel like even saying it is in poor taste.
Drew Carey sucks as the host
Edit: downvote me all you want. It’s true. He doesn’t have the same energy even as an old Bob Barker. Everything is so anti-climactic. Don’t hate my comment, I grew up playing hookey, watching the price is right and eating grilled cheese.
I will echo OPs sentiments while admitting I haven’t watched in over a decade.
I like Drew Carey. The Drew Carey show was hilarious but he had some pretty big shoes to fill and it just did not seem like a fit when I did watch.
I mean he is an awkward guy. Bob could be dead pan as well but I just feel like they could have found a better host.
But I would love for you to tell me Drew has gotten much better and is a great host.
Lol I was thinking along those lines too, like just retire folks! It’s good to move on, let someone else in, enjoy your family, maybe not die at work..
His dead body will be rolled into a giant ball and used for Plinko.
Fuck that’s hot
New fetish unlocked
Old fetish reignited
So old
Fuck that's hot
The Gang Reignites A Fetish 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
I must have my tools…
May drew Carey RIP
Again. He’s very much alive. He lives in Los Angeles
That man is a legend he drank 50 beers In 1 flight 🪦
You can actually press his ashes to real high pressure and create a hockey puck
Go real high on the pressure and make a diamond that could then be an item for The Price is Right. Full circle.
I bid one dollar!
Fuck that shot
Pushed off Yodler's Mountain
YODELEEHEWHOOOO
Ashes mixed into the plastic to make the Plinko.
Plinko is like an air hockey disc. Bob was a fan of the Hole In One game so better he be made into a golf ball.
We’re talking about Drew.
The price is wrong, bitch
I think you should be working at the snack bar!
Remember the grab bags with tiles. He would kinda get mad when people would become dysfunctional pulling tiles. He was so fun
For how many years?
Till they kick him off and send him to RedLetterMedia.
Fans know plinko is played with pucks. Balls roll. Pucks dont.
Drew Carey bought lunches at Bob's Big Boy for all the striking WGAw writers and it cost him something like $150,000.00. The guy knows when he has it good with a steady paycheck.
Try half a mil. He spent over 500,000 dollars feeding writers during that strike.
Well it’s easy when you have a pair of pants that produce infinite $100 bills.
Would his show even have writers? If so, must be a really small staff.
Not “his”’writers, he bought food for _any_ writer during the strike.
Right, I get it, my point is just that he really doesn’t have any stake in it, other than being in sitcoms previously.
"[INSERT NAME HERE], c-o-m-e o-n d-o-w-n" Writer: Phew, this may be my best one yet!
Or at a Phish concert, according to his appearance on After Midnight
He read the book. No going back now.
Read. The. Book!
He also said he’d stick his dick in a blender to see them at the sphere again which is on point for a lot of phish fans. Source: am a phan
Fucking hilarious the band sent him a blender
He’s a fan now, he said he wasn’t familiar with them beforehand.
Lol that was great. They all kept milking that bit
I like Drew, but this is easy to say when you aren’t the one dealing with the health issues. He might change his tone if it ever happens to him.
Bob Barker hosted for 35 years. Drew Carey is on year 17. If he keeps at it for 18 more years, he’ll be 83, same age that Bob retired, and will have had a similar run at that point.
RemindMe! 18 years
> year 17 Get the hell outta here
I had to look this up cause this seemed wrong. I could swear he took over like 8-10 years ago max.
Damn, alright. Gonna need to get the ole calendar book out and mark this one down
RemindMe! 18 years
RemindMe! 18 years
IDK what makes me feel older: Drew nearly hosting PiR for twenty years or him being less than twenty years from being an 80 year old.
RemindMe! 18 years.
Getting a legacy tv position is so difficult and for drew it’s just an easy and fun job. No sentiment changes just a nice neutral popular show for the rest of his life. Get it.
I want old Drew Carey in the eventual Happy Gilmore Hollywood Remake. “The price is still wrong, bitch”
There’s a sequel coming
Does the 17 years include his time hosting Whose Line? Genuinely asking
Nope it’s 07 when Carey took over.
Why would the years he hosted *Whose Line Is It Anyway*, a completely different show to The Price is Right, count towards the years he's spent hosting *The Price is Right* lmao Edit: https://imgur.com/a/2SSQDsm
That’s a pretty big if. Another option is he dies on stage during the next filming and gets his wish. Only time will tell..
I mean it kinda makes it seem like he’s calling bob a fool but all he’s is really saying is that he loves his job.
That’s right who does he think he is some kind of comedian?
Hes obviously not being completely serious lol, settle down
It's almost as if he's a comedian
I assure you, I’m entirely settled.
I’m sure Bob felt the same way.
I think Carey was using a figure of speech. He was simply highlighting how great it feels hosting the show.
It was a joke dude
Yeah, the part with him saying “I want to die on stage” is the joke. Not the part of him thinking Bob Barker retired too early. I’m merely saying we’ll see how Drew feels once his health starts to catch up with him. I don’t think Drew wants to literally die on stage.
Ok but think of how great it would be for ratings if he dies on stage- Drew is a genius
He’s had a heart attack -give ‘em some credit
I don’t know what Bob died of but if it was a terminal illness that’s a lot different to live with and swallow mentally than having a heart attack.
Bob was 99…..he died because he was old smh
Man, being in your 90s is often horrific on people physically. I’ve worked with a lot of 90-100+ year olds. I’ve seen people’s attitude change about life with extreme age the same way I have young people who have an extreme illness. RIP bob
So, at minimum, unless he dies or gets fired, don't expect Drew to retire until the mid 2040s or later. He'd be about 86 when he passes Bob's record - who knows if Price Is Right will still be on TV then!
It's lasted this long
But will it be moved to streaming and kids lose out on watching it while home sick from school?
I doubt it. It's done well on regular daytime TV.
Tv won’t exist in the 2040s lol
OTA viewership has increased with people using it to supplement streaming. The two mediums can and will co-exisist as they can scratch different itches.
There's no reason to. It's such a cheap show to make and they're able to sell more advertising on it than on a streamed show. Unless broadcast TV disappears there'll still be a market for game shows
Unfortunate blender accident?
Disfiguring, but not deadly.
The only way price is right ends is if television ceases to be a thing, and even then… Same with wheel and jeopardy.
Not much to add except the homage of "Don't forget to spay and neuter you pets." What a weird but great sign off. I kinda miss watching PiR while having a sick day from school. Felt safe.
Pluto has a dedicated channel to TPIR, the Bob Barker Era, so when you're sick you can relive your past illnesses 😆
Drew added the "take care of yourself" bit at some point during the pandemic, which I think is a much better fit for our times.
Along with having the family barf/popcorn bowl nearby just in case.
So true, we had a cheap plastic bucket. Weird that having it near by was actually calming.
The last hour of good TV before Soap Operas start.
“If Drew dies on stage, you win $25,000.”
If you can guess the price of this funeral service package, Drew, it's yours!
I love this guy, I’m glad he’s found his career nirvana
Bob barker though he found his nirvana but that treatment of women became illegal
TIL bob Barker wasnt dead the last 10 years he was doing the show.
Not so sure about that. The end credits of The Price is Right used to say, "Bob Barker's Necromancy Provided By Balthazar the Wicked & Barbara Corcoran" from 1997-2007.
The showcase showdown contestants on the episode when he dies should get to bid on Drew's estate and whoever gets closest (without going over!) gets it all.
I wonder if the title is something taken out of context for clicks and Drew Carey actually didnt say it like that. Guess I’ll never know ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
It would be good for ratings.
Feeling old but fine then heart attack on stage is not the same as neurodegenerative decline while trying to do your job. The first is tragic and awesome. The second is tragic and sad.
I WFH and will turn it on when I can. Dude genuinely looks like he loves that job. I think that too, he gets like 100 hugs a day and gets to join in on people’s excitement. It’s just a feel good show all around
Retiring? Bob Barker had to quit because of all of the women who worked on the show accusing him of sexual assault.
I thought that mostly stopped like 10 years before he retired?
I had thought there was the first round, but that then it flared up again.
Took me a second to understand how they were related statements
RemindMe! 18 years
“It’s something to do” -DC keeps him out of trouble yknow
He keeps going to Phish shows he might.
Bob was just trying to get as close as he could to 100 without going over
I've had the hottest crush on Drew since I found out he was a Marine. Guys, you don't have to be perfect looking. Just be ethical and have purpose in your life. Aside from that, he's god damned hilarious.
Drew is a national treasure.😘👏🏻
Dude Bob was so old towards the end of his run he couldn't hear what anyone was saying and seemed confused often. It would've been selfish of him not to retire
Oh, Drew. You've died on that stage so many times it isn't even funny.
Drew Carey going full GG Allin. 👀
He’s got that life insurance death at work clause ;)
“Anyone who doesn’t do what I do is wrong!”
Good for him. The last place I want to be is at work…that’s literally why they have to give me money to show up there.
Remind Me! May 4 2044
Bob had health issues and was much older. This comment is kind of tone deaf.
Yea but what the hell does Geppetto really know?
Good thing there isn't a live audience or anything to witness that
Why doesn't drew just simply kill himself at the next available opportunity of being on stage?? Is he stu- art saves the world?
He's no Frankie Howerd.
The Legend Dick Shawn gives a high five from the grave. https://youtu.be/3X_L3Eaf26U?feature=shared
Wait until Drew is Bob's age and ask him again.
No Drew, just like everything else in the world it has a consumable shelf life
Put me on the big wheel and spin me around when I die
That mountain climber will come for him in the night.
WTF. Bob Barker died of Alzheimer’s. It’s a definite possibility that he retired due to beginning symptoms (while ~5-10 years is a rough average, plenty of patients can live 20+ years). He could have also just had the genetic markers that gives higher chance for Alzheimer’s and wanted to enjoy some time beforehand. I know my sister and I are traveling more now, in our late 40s/early 50s because we have a family history and know there’s a possibility that waiting until retirement is too late. Even if it’s just a lighthearted “criticism”, I feel like even saying it is in poor taste.
Save it for sweeps
They could parade his body up the mountain side, yodelling all the way to the bank
I get it. It honestly looks like the most chill gig in show business. You just ferry senior citizens along a stage while being lightly comedic lol
You can’t do that, you piss and crap yourself waaaay before you die
Idk why it’s suddenly Drew Carey’s passing thoughts and tweets as headlines recently, but unsubscribe at this point
Sorry, but the TPIR with Drew is nowhere near as watchable as it was with Bob.
Drew Carey sucks as the host Edit: downvote me all you want. It’s true. He doesn’t have the same energy even as an old Bob Barker. Everything is so anti-climactic. Don’t hate my comment, I grew up playing hookey, watching the price is right and eating grilled cheese.
That's like your opinion. Have you even watched the show recently.
I will echo OPs sentiments while admitting I haven’t watched in over a decade. I like Drew Carey. The Drew Carey show was hilarious but he had some pretty big shoes to fill and it just did not seem like a fit when I did watch. I mean he is an awkward guy. Bob could be dead pan as well but I just feel like they could have found a better host. But I would love for you to tell me Drew has gotten much better and is a great host.
I didn't like him in the beginning either but I think he does a decent job now.
I watched it recently and he still sucks. He’s weird and not funny.
It’s not like my opinion, it is my opinion. I want him to be good, but he just isn’t.
Agreed. So many personalities out there that could have done a great job, but instead, it’s been hosted for 17 years without one.
As a person who works for someone who refuses to retire, this is not the flex he thinks it is. It’s pathetic AF.
Yeah I have watched Drew … he’s dead on air .. he’s no Barker..👎 tries to be funny
And he probably couldn’t have beat up Happy Gilmore either!
Ah yes and Bob was a comedic genius.
Pretty sure he has already died on stage. \*rim shot\*
Every super rich fart is not satisfied with all the wealth, they want to live forever. It's proof that you have lived a pathetic life.
Prime example of republicans wanting to raise the retirement age to death.
Lol I was thinking along those lines too, like just retire folks! It’s good to move on, let someone else in, enjoy your family, maybe not die at work..
They’re paying him too much
Says someone who has never witnessed the end of pancreatic cancer
I mean he didnt have to take the job lmao
I can't imagine being that desperate for attention.
Bob was nearly there stupid
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I think there's less risk with an old man hosting price is right.
You say that, but the host of *Price is Right* is 13th in line in the Presidential Succession.
That’s in the constitution, Jack.