This Week's Barkerisms: Record-setting edition
Here comes this week's long, record-setting Barkerisms!
"You're a tight end, are you? Well, there are days where I work with tight cameramen!" - Bob, teasing Joseph about his position on the football team
"Why are you all groaning? You told him to do that!"
(Audience groans "No!")
"My friend Rosny told me to stop there!"
"Where's Rosny?... You're the only person who's happy about this!"
- Bob, after Rosny gave Joseph horrible advice on Freeze Frame
"Now, Sheila, I want to be completely frank with you. You frighten the daylights out of me! I'm old, and I'm brittle! And I don't know if you're a dancer, or a karate fighter, with the way you came down here... But whatever it is, don't you hurt me while you're here!" - Bob, after the World's Most Dangerous Nurse got called down!
"Who's that group you're with?"
"Tastefully Simple. Those are my Taste Buds. Taste Buds love you!"
"Well, that is rather kind of you."
"Can I kiss you?"
"Since you love me, of course you may!"
- Bob, pleased to know Anita loves him (I think Anita loves everyone!)
"No, don't go that way, go this way. Unless you have something else in mind..." - Bob, after Anita starting walking the wrong direction
"I just noticed Roger's shirt. Roger's says 'Hey, Bob, I had my dog neutered in Marshfield, Wisconsin.' You didn't have to go to Marshfield, Wisconsin! They do that here, too!" - Bob, letting America know you can spay and neuter your pets everywhere!
"Now, listen! Naval officers are supposed to be able to make decisions, Nicole.. You know that?!" - Bob, after Nicole took forever to bid (GIVE YOUR BID! GIVE YOUR BID!)
"I have found out that Lt. junior grade Nicole is a hospital administrator in the Navy. Now, Sheila, would you like to join the Navy? I am sure she would be a very active nurse!" - Bob, trying to get Sheila as far away from him as possible!
"You are a nurse, aren't you? Let me see your credentials... No, no, that's alright!" - Bob, after Sheila reached into her pocket
"Sheila, I think I was the only one who saw that, but I want everyone to know. When she first came down to Contestant's Row, I said she looked dangerous. Well, Dominic beat her on that last bid, and as he turned to come up on stage, she slugged him! She slugged him in the back! She assaulted him!" - Bob, probably very thankful Sheila didn't make it up on stage!
"I personally would've preferred that you bid $27" - Bob, after Courtney bid $26, not wanting to go over
"What makes you think those people out there know more about this than you do?" - 1/2 Off
"I tell you, this is a vicious audience, you know that? They usually don't boo in this game!" - Bob, after James was booed for a second time in Dice Game for not rolling it over the line
"Now you booed him because he didn't get it over the line. So he tries to get you off his back, and accidentally does that... Leave him alone!" - Bob, after James rolled the die off the table
"Just based upon your reaction from winning your way up on stage, I fear your health could be in danger if you see the prize you can win!" - Bob, before showing Katelyn the first of three cars in Triple Play
"Did you see that? She thought I wanted to high-five her. I was trying to keep her from hitting me in the jaw!" - Bob, after Katelyn saw the first car
"Now, just one moment.. Get that oxygen ready back there!" - Bob, just before revealing the third car
"They better be right.. They've seen you in action!" - Bob, after the audience changed Katelyn's mind (and she lost as a result)
"And they will be perfect for Margaret! She lives in San Diego, and you know how much snow they down there!" - Bob, when Margaret had the chance to win two snowmobiles
"And will she be riding those through the streets of San Diego?!" Sadly, no - she picked the wrong price!
"Nicole looked up and me and said 'I need money!'. I've never had a contestant who didn't need money or need a car!" - Bob, as Nicole played Grand Game for $20,000
"Now don't push that button until you want to stop the range finder, because we can't start it again for 48 hours! I know on the daytime show it's 37 hours, but this is nighttime... Things take longer, you understand!" - Bob, giving the prime time twist to the old line about how long it takes to restart Range Game
"You know how to say it, too!" - Bob, after struggling to pronounce Evelia's name (A-vail-e-ah)
"Noooo.. Gazebos are much more precious than you realize!" - Bob, after Robert stopped the range finder too soon
"I'll meet you in the parking lot!" - Bob, after Betty whispered something in his ear
"Betty, I can see you on that offroad bike right now!". Betty is an older woman, looks to be about 70 or 75...
"Don't break our wheel after all these years!" - Bob, after Betty tried to spin the wheel by the number in front and not the handle on the side
"He's starting to come on down. No, he has to say goodbye to everyone. He's getting closer. No, he's still not done... You know, folks, I ought to give this guy my microphone. He has his own show going on down there!" - Bob, on Francis' trip to Contestant's Row
"You keep that up, and she's going to slug you, you know that?" - Bob, warning Jennifer to quit freezing out Susan
"Jennifer has escaped from danger down there in Contestant's Row!" - Bob, after Jennifer won her way up on stage
"You're Samoan? There's a Samoan on stage with me! Make sure you have security standing by. You know the stories about me with Samoan contestants, don't you? They pick me up and throw me in the air. One woman stood down in Contestant's Row and promised not to lay a hand on me. She comes right up on stage and picks me up over her head!" - Bob, upon finding out Koroseta is Samoan
"Here, you can take this check as a souvinier, which I'm sure you'll throw away first thing you leave!" - Bob, after Koroseta lost Check Game
"Spin the wheel, Koroseta... My friend from Samoa who has done me no bodily harm!" - Bob, grateful to know he'll live another day
"You couldn't ask for help from a better place!" - Bob, after Omolola begged god for her choice on Grand Game to be correct
"Rich, I have Jason. I have Jennifer. I have another Jennifer. I dare you to call a Jennifer!" - Bob, having fun over the fact there were two Jennifers in Contestant's Row
"Now, during that last commercial break, Shirley jumped to her feet and said I was the best dressed man on television. Now, immediately, her name gets called for her to be a contestant, which is just a little suspicious!" - Bob, on Shirley getting called on down
"Look at that, a natural Barker's Beauty! She did that even better than the first time!" - Bob, on his "new" Beauty... Tyra Banks
"Rather exciting time here, and rather romantic. Chason and Jennifer have been down together in Contestant's Row for so long that they're now engaged!" - Bob, on the two leftovers from the first four called down
"Jennifer just broke the engagement!" - Bob, after Chason outbid Jennifer by $1
"It would've been terrible if Chason had won his way up on stage after all that time, then broke his leg coming up the steps!" - Bob, after Chason tripped on his way up
"Spinning this wheel does not require as much stretching, Chason, as you seem to think!" - Bob, after Chason's elaborate stretching before spinning
More? How about these classic Barkerisms, featured in clips during Tuesday's Million Dollar Spectacular?
"Hello, Lilie. Now, I want you over here. Now, you want to stay up here and play a pricing game? How are you going to explain to these three people down here?!" - Bob, after Lilie was called on down - and went right to the stage. Her response? "Well, they're young, they'll understand!"
"It didn't go all the way around?! After 19 years, that is the most humiliating monent of my life on The Price Is Right!" - Bob, after he tried to help a little old lady get the wheel all the around and failed
"Would you like me to try it again?"
"I take back what I said a moment ago.. THAT is the most humiliating... Okay, you try it again, smart aleck!" - Bob, even more humiliated!
"I think.. I think.... I think I've been mugged!" - Bob, after a tiny woman won her way up on stage and nearly strangled him while hugging him
Still not enough? How about some in-studio Barkerisms?
"Nurses are supposed to help people. Have you ever hurt anyone? Please don't hurt me!" - Bob, during the commercial break after Sheila was called
"The network is complaining that we are over budget. They're always saying we're over budget. Of course, we don't pay for the budget anyway. And if we go over budget, we still don't pay - so we don't care! Besides, we want to see you guys win!". I hope the network smells what the Bob is cookin'!
"Bob, I have two questions for you, if that is okay?"
"No, you only get one question, see?" (Bob is holding up two fingers and laughing)
"How many kids do you have?"
"I have no kids... I got rid of them all!"
"Tomorrow I will be born. Will you be my father?"
"Sure!"
- Bob, about to become a father at 82
"You better have a large sum of money!" - Bob, after a woman celebrating her 21st birthday asked him to go bar-hopping with her
"Bob, take a look at my shirt!" (the woman was wearing a black shirt with a picture of Bob's face on it)
"Wow, that is great!"
"I wanted you to get a look at yourself. Will you sign it for me?"
"Absolutely not!"
- Bob, not wanting to sign his own face
"How do I become a Barker's Beauty?"
"Send your pictures to Fingers Greco... Then maybe you will be up here, modeling a new refrigerator!"
- Bob, to a woman who wanted to know how to become a Barker's Beautyi
And this week, we even got a Barkerism in print!
Forbes magaizine: You've been the host of The Price Is Right for 33 years. What have you learned about money from the show?
Bob: If you give a woman a car, you're gonna get kissed.
For the first time ever, a Richism!
"We have some crazy people here today. I can see the margaritas we gave out earlier in the day helped. Did anyone not get a margarita? Okay, see that page over there? Go talk to her!" - Rich, on the insane crowd present for the 1/26/06 taping
And, now, for this week's Barkerisms of the Week - yes, there are two!
This week's on-air Barkerism: "Awww, that picture.. I was so cute back then!" - Bob, on a picture of him (from the late 80's/early 90's on the back of Micky's shirt)
I did a great deal of debating about this second Barkerism. Why? Personal bias. I've heard Bob say many funny things over the years. There was, of course, "The price is right, bitch!", which gave birth to this feature. But this one has a very special place in my heart for one reason...
No matter how much longer Bob hosts TPIR, no matter if I ever become a contestant or not, I can die knowing I was part of a Barkerism!
Man in audience: "Bob, those are awesome pants!"
Bob: "You like my pants? How much do you bid on them?"
(Mike and I are sitting there, holding up one finger, as in one dollar. Bob accidentally calls on Mike, thinking he wants to ask a question)
Mike: "No, I was giving you my bid for your pants... One dollar!"
Bob: "Ohhh... Higher!"
"You're a tight end, are you? Well, there are days where I work with tight cameramen!" - Bob, teasing Joseph about his position on the football team
"Why are you all groaning? You told him to do that!"
(Audience groans "No!")
"My friend Rosny told me to stop there!"
"Where's Rosny?... You're the only person who's happy about this!"
- Bob, after Rosny gave Joseph horrible advice on Freeze Frame
"Now, Sheila, I want to be completely frank with you. You frighten the daylights out of me! I'm old, and I'm brittle! And I don't know if you're a dancer, or a karate fighter, with the way you came down here... But whatever it is, don't you hurt me while you're here!" - Bob, after the World's Most Dangerous Nurse got called down!
"Who's that group you're with?"
"Tastefully Simple. Those are my Taste Buds. Taste Buds love you!"
"Well, that is rather kind of you."
"Can I kiss you?"
"Since you love me, of course you may!"
- Bob, pleased to know Anita loves him (I think Anita loves everyone!)
"No, don't go that way, go this way. Unless you have something else in mind..." - Bob, after Anita starting walking the wrong direction
"I just noticed Roger's shirt. Roger's says 'Hey, Bob, I had my dog neutered in Marshfield, Wisconsin.' You didn't have to go to Marshfield, Wisconsin! They do that here, too!" - Bob, letting America know you can spay and neuter your pets everywhere!
"Now, listen! Naval officers are supposed to be able to make decisions, Nicole.. You know that?!" - Bob, after Nicole took forever to bid (GIVE YOUR BID! GIVE YOUR BID!)
"I have found out that Lt. junior grade Nicole is a hospital administrator in the Navy. Now, Sheila, would you like to join the Navy? I am sure she would be a very active nurse!" - Bob, trying to get Sheila as far away from him as possible!
"You are a nurse, aren't you? Let me see your credentials... No, no, that's alright!" - Bob, after Sheila reached into her pocket
"Sheila, I think I was the only one who saw that, but I want everyone to know. When she first came down to Contestant's Row, I said she looked dangerous. Well, Dominic beat her on that last bid, and as he turned to come up on stage, she slugged him! She slugged him in the back! She assaulted him!" - Bob, probably very thankful Sheila didn't make it up on stage!
"I personally would've preferred that you bid $27" - Bob, after Courtney bid $26, not wanting to go over
"What makes you think those people out there know more about this than you do?" - 1/2 Off
"I tell you, this is a vicious audience, you know that? They usually don't boo in this game!" - Bob, after James was booed for a second time in Dice Game for not rolling it over the line
"Now you booed him because he didn't get it over the line. So he tries to get you off his back, and accidentally does that... Leave him alone!" - Bob, after James rolled the die off the table
"Just based upon your reaction from winning your way up on stage, I fear your health could be in danger if you see the prize you can win!" - Bob, before showing Katelyn the first of three cars in Triple Play
"Did you see that? She thought I wanted to high-five her. I was trying to keep her from hitting me in the jaw!" - Bob, after Katelyn saw the first car
"Now, just one moment.. Get that oxygen ready back there!" - Bob, just before revealing the third car
"They better be right.. They've seen you in action!" - Bob, after the audience changed Katelyn's mind (and she lost as a result)
"And they will be perfect for Margaret! She lives in San Diego, and you know how much snow they down there!" - Bob, when Margaret had the chance to win two snowmobiles
"And will she be riding those through the streets of San Diego?!" Sadly, no - she picked the wrong price!
"Nicole looked up and me and said 'I need money!'. I've never had a contestant who didn't need money or need a car!" - Bob, as Nicole played Grand Game for $20,000
"Now don't push that button until you want to stop the range finder, because we can't start it again for 48 hours! I know on the daytime show it's 37 hours, but this is nighttime... Things take longer, you understand!" - Bob, giving the prime time twist to the old line about how long it takes to restart Range Game
"You know how to say it, too!" - Bob, after struggling to pronounce Evelia's name (A-vail-e-ah)
"Noooo.. Gazebos are much more precious than you realize!" - Bob, after Robert stopped the range finder too soon
"I'll meet you in the parking lot!" - Bob, after Betty whispered something in his ear
"Betty, I can see you on that offroad bike right now!". Betty is an older woman, looks to be about 70 or 75...
"Don't break our wheel after all these years!" - Bob, after Betty tried to spin the wheel by the number in front and not the handle on the side
"He's starting to come on down. No, he has to say goodbye to everyone. He's getting closer. No, he's still not done... You know, folks, I ought to give this guy my microphone. He has his own show going on down there!" - Bob, on Francis' trip to Contestant's Row
"You keep that up, and she's going to slug you, you know that?" - Bob, warning Jennifer to quit freezing out Susan
"Jennifer has escaped from danger down there in Contestant's Row!" - Bob, after Jennifer won her way up on stage
"You're Samoan? There's a Samoan on stage with me! Make sure you have security standing by. You know the stories about me with Samoan contestants, don't you? They pick me up and throw me in the air. One woman stood down in Contestant's Row and promised not to lay a hand on me. She comes right up on stage and picks me up over her head!" - Bob, upon finding out Koroseta is Samoan
"Here, you can take this check as a souvinier, which I'm sure you'll throw away first thing you leave!" - Bob, after Koroseta lost Check Game
"Spin the wheel, Koroseta... My friend from Samoa who has done me no bodily harm!" - Bob, grateful to know he'll live another day
"You couldn't ask for help from a better place!" - Bob, after Omolola begged god for her choice on Grand Game to be correct
"Rich, I have Jason. I have Jennifer. I have another Jennifer. I dare you to call a Jennifer!" - Bob, having fun over the fact there were two Jennifers in Contestant's Row
"Now, during that last commercial break, Shirley jumped to her feet and said I was the best dressed man on television. Now, immediately, her name gets called for her to be a contestant, which is just a little suspicious!" - Bob, on Shirley getting called on down
"Look at that, a natural Barker's Beauty! She did that even better than the first time!" - Bob, on his "new" Beauty... Tyra Banks
"Rather exciting time here, and rather romantic. Chason and Jennifer have been down together in Contestant's Row for so long that they're now engaged!" - Bob, on the two leftovers from the first four called down
"Jennifer just broke the engagement!" - Bob, after Chason outbid Jennifer by $1
"It would've been terrible if Chason had won his way up on stage after all that time, then broke his leg coming up the steps!" - Bob, after Chason tripped on his way up
"Spinning this wheel does not require as much stretching, Chason, as you seem to think!" - Bob, after Chason's elaborate stretching before spinning
More? How about these classic Barkerisms, featured in clips during Tuesday's Million Dollar Spectacular?
"Hello, Lilie. Now, I want you over here. Now, you want to stay up here and play a pricing game? How are you going to explain to these three people down here?!" - Bob, after Lilie was called on down - and went right to the stage. Her response? "Well, they're young, they'll understand!"
"It didn't go all the way around?! After 19 years, that is the most humiliating monent of my life on The Price Is Right!" - Bob, after he tried to help a little old lady get the wheel all the around and failed
"Would you like me to try it again?"
"I take back what I said a moment ago.. THAT is the most humiliating... Okay, you try it again, smart aleck!" - Bob, even more humiliated!
"I think.. I think.... I think I've been mugged!" - Bob, after a tiny woman won her way up on stage and nearly strangled him while hugging him
Still not enough? How about some in-studio Barkerisms?
"Nurses are supposed to help people. Have you ever hurt anyone? Please don't hurt me!" - Bob, during the commercial break after Sheila was called
"The network is complaining that we are over budget. They're always saying we're over budget. Of course, we don't pay for the budget anyway. And if we go over budget, we still don't pay - so we don't care! Besides, we want to see you guys win!". I hope the network smells what the Bob is cookin'!
"Bob, I have two questions for you, if that is okay?"
"No, you only get one question, see?" (Bob is holding up two fingers and laughing)
"How many kids do you have?"
"I have no kids... I got rid of them all!"
"Tomorrow I will be born. Will you be my father?"
"Sure!"
- Bob, about to become a father at 82
"You better have a large sum of money!" - Bob, after a woman celebrating her 21st birthday asked him to go bar-hopping with her
"Bob, take a look at my shirt!" (the woman was wearing a black shirt with a picture of Bob's face on it)
"Wow, that is great!"
"I wanted you to get a look at yourself. Will you sign it for me?"
"Absolutely not!"
- Bob, not wanting to sign his own face
"How do I become a Barker's Beauty?"
"Send your pictures to Fingers Greco... Then maybe you will be up here, modeling a new refrigerator!"
- Bob, to a woman who wanted to know how to become a Barker's Beautyi
And this week, we even got a Barkerism in print!
Forbes magaizine: You've been the host of The Price Is Right for 33 years. What have you learned about money from the show?
Bob: If you give a woman a car, you're gonna get kissed.
For the first time ever, a Richism!
"We have some crazy people here today. I can see the margaritas we gave out earlier in the day helped. Did anyone not get a margarita? Okay, see that page over there? Go talk to her!" - Rich, on the insane crowd present for the 1/26/06 taping
And, now, for this week's Barkerisms of the Week - yes, there are two!
This week's on-air Barkerism: "Awww, that picture.. I was so cute back then!" - Bob, on a picture of him (from the late 80's/early 90's on the back of Micky's shirt)
I did a great deal of debating about this second Barkerism. Why? Personal bias. I've heard Bob say many funny things over the years. There was, of course, "The price is right, bitch!", which gave birth to this feature. But this one has a very special place in my heart for one reason...
No matter how much longer Bob hosts TPIR, no matter if I ever become a contestant or not, I can die knowing I was part of a Barkerism!
Man in audience: "Bob, those are awesome pants!"
Bob: "You like my pants? How much do you bid on them?"
(Mike and I are sitting there, holding up one finger, as in one dollar. Bob accidentally calls on Mike, thinking he wants to ask a question)
Mike: "No, I was giving you my bid for your pants... One dollar!"
Bob: "Ohhh... Higher!"
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