Barkerisms - Still catching up edition

Here's the second of four weeks to catch up on... I'm getting there, and should be caught up by the weekend... Enjoy!

"Will you hold that for me? Hold it near me. I like to have it near me so if I miss the putt, I can make an excuse immediately!"... Of course, who needs excuses when you've now hit FOUR straight putts, Bob?

"Now, we don't want you to get the impression we don't spend millions on props for this show!" - Bob, after one of the slots on Switcheroo broke while it was played

"Incidentally, the mop works, but you see, the bottom had fallen out of that..." - Bob, after Blake won the mop (which was the slot that broke on Switcheroo)

Bob: "Ronald, I assume since it was your idea to come to the show, that if you win, you'll be in control of that $10,000?"
Ronald: "Not quite..."
Bob: "Well, I was trying to work it out for you!"
- Bob, trying his hand at being a financial advisor

"And afer 28 years with Phyllis, he knows she's going to help spend the $10,000!" - Bob, knowing how well wives can spend money

"Now John, he's worried. He says 'I already invited my brother to be best man, and I'm afraid he's going to be mad, blah blah blah...' Don't try to kiss it up with your brother. It's too late for that!" - Bob, on John's "I want Bob to be my best man!" T-Shirt

Bob: "That's fine. If he gets a green section in a bonus spin, we'll give him $5! Now, Jody, what do you get if you get a green section in a bonus spin?"
Jody: "$5,000."
Bob: "That's right. We'll give you $5,000! Now, William, get over there and try to win $5!"
- Bob, teasing William after he thought you only get $5 in your bonus spin for hitting a green section

"I can tell by the looks on their faces that they have no idea what group they are with?" - Bob, on Marcia's group

"I believe it's normal. She's alright!" - Bob, on Marcia's confusion

"Now, when you put your arm around me, you showed me you are surprisingly strong. Now, before I show you your prize, promise you will not do me bodily harm! You stand right here, and I step back. Maybe a bit further back.. Right about here.." - Bob, clearly scared of Linda

"I have been told on The Price Is Right that the $1 bid is mean... But the $2 bid is the meanest!". Actually, bidding $1 when you're not the last bidder is just plain dumb, and asking for someone to bid $2!

"He bid as if he was buying that, didn't he?" - Bob, on Nathan's slow, hesitant bid of $672

"You know, this woman is making this a very difficult game. It's so simple!" - Bob, after Jann couldn't make up her mind playing Barker's Markers

"How did we get you up on stage when you don't have it on your shirt?" - Bob, referring to Jann's shirt, which said Bakersfield, when the rest of her group had Barkersfield on their shirts

Thanks for more amusement, Bob... But this week, we have two Barkerisms Of The Week - as these are just too good to choose one over the over!

Bob: "Anthony, what do you bid? What do you bid?!"
Anthony: "What is the highest bid? Sorry, Bob."
Bob: "Can you understand why I drink at night?! Can you imagine going through this day after day?! One Anthony after another!"
- Bob, frustrated that Anthony wasn't paying any attention at all

"I've been offered an oppotunity to be Prime Minister of Canada. We have a group of Canadians here who have invited me to come with them. I try to be humble, but I've decided to accept their offer! I'll go! And whatever problems you have up there, I promise to make them worse!" - Bob, admitting he's no politician

Barkerisms: Once more unto the breach, dear friends! Edition

I am slowly getting caught up on these. Obviously, the last few weeks have been hectic, but here is the first of the four overdue weeks worth...

The rest will be posted later this week.

The Tuesday episode from this week was the taping I attended in early May, so I'll be throwing in a few in-studio Barkerisms as well.

Enjoy, and there's more coming very soon!

"Court, you are taking much too close a look at that prize!" - Bob, after Court examined the necklace that Gabrielle was modeling

"I am so glad that Andrew won his way out of Contestant's Row so quickly, because that leaves me with Jana, Joel and Jill. And, Rich? You undoubtedly have another contestant for me whose name also begins with J?!" - Bob, on the 3 J's (which did become 4 J's when Julie was called down)

"I still haven't looked yet. I'm excited, aren't you? I still haven't looked. I'm getting eager. Are you eager!?" - Bob teasing Jana before revealing the last card in Spelling Bee

Bob: "Bryan, you got up rather hesitantly. Why?"
Bryan: "My last name is Bee-tie, so I wasn't sure..."
Bob: "What did you say?"
Rich: "I said Bay-tee, but you're right. I'm sorry."
Bob: "What do you mean he's right? Of course, it's his name! Of course he knows his name!"
Rich: "Yes, sir, he does. You're right."
Bob: "There's no argument about that, you know!"
Rich: "You're both right."
- Bob, Bryan and Rich, after Rich mispronounced Bryan's last name

"They're not even married yet, and already she's the boss!" - Bob, Bryan said he was listening to his fiancee Jennifer's advice

Bob: "Who's going to control the money in your family after you and Jennifer are married?"
Bryan: "Well, you know it's not me!"

"Try one more, let's see if she can ever hit one! There it is! Let's hear it for Gabi! Now I'm going to turn my head, please stop!" - Bob, on Gabi's problems hitting the tennis balls during the demonstration

Bertha: "Is it a tennis racket or what? What are we bidding on?"
Bob: "I'm going to my dressing room! What are we bidding on?! Didn't you see those tennis balls flying across the stage? You're bidding on that machine!"
- Bob, after Bertha had no idea what she was bidding on

Bob: "Don't try to kiss it up now! I was talking with Bertha here..."
Bertha: "I think we're about the same age!"
Bob: "How old are you?"
Bertha: "84."
Bob: "84? You're older than I am, Bertha! By two years..."
Bertha: "Just another month until I'm 85..."
Bob: "I won't be 83 until next December, so I'm a lot younger than you, Bertha!"
- Bob, obviously not wanting an older woman!

"Now, I have had contestants give an unnerving look, or even a punch... She assault him right now! And we have it all on top! Charges are pending!" - Bob, after Melissa shoved Thomas around after he $1-upped her

"People may think he came up so quickly because he was excited. No, he was afraid of Melissa!" - Bob, after Thomas won his way up on stage

"I was practicing his name during the commercial break... Maxentius. And he thought I was calling him up. You stay down there where you belong... Max!" - Bob, on Maxentius' confusion

"This is the second physical fight we've had in Contestant's Row!" - Bob, after Maxentrius play-fought with Michael after he $1-upped him

"Catherine, if you hadn't have stopped him, I would've just let him go on and play a pricing game!" - Bob, after Catherine grabbed Darold to keep him from walking right up on stage after he was called

Bob: "I was talking to the audience during that commercial break. I don't believe I've ever had an audience where so many women were desperate to be kissed!"
Rich: "You've got that right, Bob!"
Bob: "I don't know.. I don't know.. Some of you must have husbands or boyfriends with you. Guys, you need to kiss more often!"
- Bob, on all the ladies wanting a kiss

"Lorilei is complaining 'I can't hear! I can't hear!' What makes you think you're any different? You're no different than anyone else. Nobody can hear at The Price Is Right!" - Bob, after Lorilei complained about the loud audience

"Lori is from Alaska, and can't you just picture her whipping around Alaska in that Mustang, with the top down, in December?!" - Bob, upon Lori having a chance to win a Mustang convertable

"On her shirt, it says 'Bob's Aging Beauty'. After meeting Lorilei, she feels even older!" - Bob, after Lorilei picked Barbara up and bearhugged her after she got picked

"Now, just a minute. I want to hear this. I'm going to repeat this. I want you to know what I go through up here day after day. I said to Barbara 'What do you bid?' Barbara bid $450. I turned to Lorilei and asked 'What do you bid?', and she asked 'What is the highest bid?' Is it any wonder that my hair is grey?! The highest bid is $450 - it's the only bid!" - Bob, frustrated with yet another contestant who didn't pay attention

And the fun from Studio 33 itself:

"Has everyone been drinking today? I hope so, because the entire staff is drunk!" - Rich, on the day's wild audience

"Cross his name off. Don't pick him!" - Rich, after someone said something Rich didn't find too funny

Rich: "I attended my first taping of The Price Is Right right after I turned 18, back in 1979, which was 27 years ago. You can all do the math..."
Madge: "22!"
Rich: "I appreciate that! What's your name? Find her name on the list, make sure she gets picked!"
- Rich, after someone we all know and love told him he's younger than he really is

Bob: "You're from a group of seniors that came from Wyoming? How old do you have to be to join?"
Woman from group: "55."
Bob: "55?! When I was 55, the last thing I was thinking about was retiring! You know, I'm too old to be a senior anymore. Now I'm a super, super senior. Back when I was a senior, I didn't want to join. Now that I'm ready to join, I can't because I'm not a senior anymore!"
- Bob, on the group of seniors from Wyoming

Bob: "Are there any other groups here?"
Woman in audience: "Us!"
Bob: "You're a girl, not a group!"
Woman: "No, I'm here with my friends..."
Bob: "How many are there in your 'group'?"
Woman: "Five."
Bob: "That's not a group! You need six to be a group!"
- Bob, on a woman and four of her friends

"So, how many are in your group? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6... 7. Seven. That's not a group, you need eight to be a group!" - Bob, on some guy and six of his friends

"Get up, make another bad bid, sit down already... Ohhhhh... She didn't find that amusing!" - Bob, after Jana didn't find his comment too amusing

Some people, though, don't know the difference between questions and commands...

Bob: "Anyone got any questions?"
Woman in audience: "Can I get a kiss?"
Bob: "Can't you see I'm busy up here?! If I let you get a smooch, I have to let everyone else come down and get a kiss! Any other questions?"
Another woman in audience: "Can I get a hug?"
Bob: "Didn't I just say I was busy? Weren't you paying attention? Any other questions?"
Man in audience: "Can I get your autograph?"
Bob: "These aren't questions, these are commands!"

Madge: "Bob, I was at a taping in January, and someone complimented your pants."
Bob: "My pants?"
Madge: "Yeah, your pants. After he complimented them, you asked us what we bid on them..."
Bob: "Bid on my pants?"
Madge: "Yep, bid on your pants. Now, the readers of my website want to know.... What is the actual retail price of your pants?!"
Bob: "You want to know the price of my pants?!"
Madge: "Yes. My readers want to know!"
Bob: "Uhhhhh...."
Rich: "They're priceless!"
Bob: "Yes, he's absolutely right. They're priceless!"
- Bob and Rich, after yours truly asked Bob the actual retail price of his pants - the pants YOU keep bidding on!

"I must have a bunch of losers here! We've had three pricing games, and we've lost all three. People don't want to hear me say 'Awwww, I'm sorry', they want to hear me say 'You've won a new car!' Now, let's get it together in the second half, and break even!" - Bob, after the first three pricing games were lost.

Male in audience: "What's your favorite game?"
Bob: "Favorite pricing game?"
Male: "Yeah, you have a favorite?"
Bob: "Well, I like many of them. Plinko is obviously very popular. But I like Hole In One... when I'm actually making putts!"
Idiot male in audience (Mike): "Alright, Bob! Nice... and easy!"

"You know, they wanted me to do Happy Gilmore 2, but Adam Sandler's doctor told him he couldn't take another beating like that!" - Bob, on his movie career

Side-splittingly funny, as usual. But once again, this week's Barkerism Of The Week comes from inside the studio and never hit the air, unfortunately:

Jill (in Contestant's Row): "Bob, have you ever considered giving away pets to the people who get called down who don't win anything?"
Bob: "You want a pet?"
Jill: "Yeah, you know, at least we'd get to win a pet..."
Bob (half-sarcastically and half-teasingly): "I'LL GIVE YOU A PET!"

Barkerisms: He's back/overdue/21 days to go

Yep, that's a mouthful, but it's only fitting considering there's nearly three weeks worth of Barkerisms coming.

Yes, I'm badly overdue, between occasionally stretches of being insanely busy, the occasional bout of laziness, and other assorted fun.

Yes, Bob is back! He seems to be moving around pretty good despite his recent foot injury, and the layoff has done nothing to his sense of humor.

We are, of course, down to 21 days and roughly 14 1/2 hours until the big concert. On one hand, I am as anxious as a kid counting the days until Christmas. On the other hand, it's only been 20 years of waiting already...

And, onto those pearls of wisdom and laughter from the World's Greatest MC himself:

"You're loose enough. You can handle this! Go!" - Bob, after Charise started stretching before spinning the big wheel

"Now, I want to assure you that the treadmill does not cause arthritis!" - Bob, after a treadmill was shown as an item up for bids - and came with a supply of arthritis cream

"Daniel, we're about to be signing off really soon. Daniel, I'm about to do my spay and neuter plug. Get with it!" - Bob, after Daniel took his own sweet time to bid on his Showcase

"My dog kept me up all night, so when I look over there, I only see three things!" - Bob, referring to the four small prizes offered on Punchboard

"Now, I'm just going to peek. Naw, I'm not going to show that. Oh, you want to see? Heh heh heh. She did the right thing!" - Bob, after Wilma quit with $1,000 - and had only $500 in the last hole she punched out

"And now you're going to get booed. Let's here it for her!" - Bob, after Suzanne's wimpy second spin

"How old do you need to be in Sun City? How old are you?"
"Well, I'm really 55."
"55. I could've been in Sun City 20 or 30 years ago!"
- Bob and George, on the senior's group that George is a member of

"Who takes cat litter on a picnic?!" - Bob, after picnic equipment was shown as an item up for bids, and came with a supply of cat litter

"I tell you, the way we're putting these products together today is rather amusing. First of all, we're taking kitty litter on a picnic! And now, we're giving away a motorcycle, and if you fall off, there's aspirin with it!" - Bob, on the motorcycle up for bids - which came with a supply of aspirin

"Feller who has been married for 30 years, he just gets up and steps right over his wife. But not Jose!" - Bob, after Jose (wearing a Honeymooning With Bob shirt) gave his wife a big kiss after he was picked

"Ohhh, I might faint!" - Bob, after Sean claimed to know how to play Check Game

"Just a moment, just a moment... I almost fainted too soon!" - Bob, after it became obvious that Sean wasn't too sure what he was doing

"There you are... A voided check is all you got on The Price Is Right!" - Bob, after Sean lost

"I'll tell you one thing, I'm going to keep my eye on Nina for the whole show!" - Bob, after Dina thought she won her way up on stage and tried go up on stage

"You don't get back here, I'm going to go on without you!" - Bob, after Evelyn had no idea where to go

"Must be the atmospheric conditions!" - Bob, on the recent trend of contestant's spinning the big wheel, then running under the scoreboard like they've already won - even though the wheel is still spinning

"I'm going to start cutting their Achilles' tendons so they can't do that!" - Bob, after Robert also ran over the scoreboard while the wheel was still spinning

"And it's gotten to the point where I'm convinced there are kids there majoring in The Price Is Right!" - Bob, on the number of groups from University of California Santa Barbara to have attended tapings of TPIR

"I was so excited about the hug that I accidentally checked the wrong box!" - Bob, after accidentally checking "Win big" (instead of "Hug Bob") on Tammy's shirt after she got her hug

"That's a well adjusted family! That's a fine family!" - Bob, after Frances said that she makes her grandchildren watch The Price Is Right with her

"People aren't listening to me today!" - Bob, after Williard had to think about going higher than a 1 in Dice Game (there are no zeroes in Dice Game)

"Rachel? Rachel, I can't tell from here. Tell me, is there a picture of me there or not? There's not? I'm going to have a talk with the set decorator about this, I tell you!" - Bob, on not having a picture in any of the picture frames offered as a prize package

Unfortunately, we had not one, not two, not three, but FOUR contestants who didn't seem to know what "Come on down!" means:

Bob: "Hello Tyler. Tyler?"
Tyler: "Yes?"
Bob: "Where you from?"
Tyler: "Utah!"
Bob: "And you've watched The Price Is Right?"
Tyler: "Yes I have!"
Bob: "And you've heard people out there in the audience, and there name has been called to be on the show?"
Tyler: "Yeah!"
Bob: "And they jump up, and they come on down.. To where?"
Tyler: "Right here!"
Bob: "Right here... Have you ever seen anyone stop down there?"
Tyler: "Oh, yeah! I'm gonna go back!"
Bob: "That's where Tyler belongs!"
- Bob and Tyler, after Tyler decided to run right up on stage

Bob: "Now, Alberto. It's a pleasure to have you here at The Price Is Right! And I'm just trying to push you forward. The light's better here. I don't care about you, but I want to look as good as I can! Now, Alberto, are you having fun at The Price Is Right?"
Alberto: "I'm having a lot of fun!"
Bob: "Great. And are you excited about being up on stage?"
Alberto: "I'm really overwhelmed!"
Bob: "You're really overwhelmed... These three are really overwhelmed that you're up here, too... Carol, is there anything you'd like to say to Alberto?"
Carol: "Just keep up the great spirit, Alberto! You're just awesome!"
Bob: "Katherine, is there anyone you'd like to say to him?"
Katherine: "You have great moves, Alberto!"
Bob: "Anything you'd like to say, Anastasia?"
Anastasia: "Alberto, watch out! I'm going to beat you!"
Bob: "It's not working, I'm just going to have to tell him..."
Rich: "Tell him, Bob!"
Bob: "Alberto, you're going to have to get down there and start down there!"
- Bob, after yet another contestant got picked and ran right up on stage

"Hello, Patsy. Hello, Patsy. Here you go, right down those steps, Patsy. Go around. There you go. Welcome to Contestant's Row!" - Bob, after Patsy came right up on stage

Bob: "Hello, Martha. It's a pleasure to see you!"
Martha: "I can't believe it!"
Bob: "Turn around, so everyone can see you. You watch the show a lot?"
Martha: "As much as I can!"
Bob: "But you have seen it?"
Martha: "Many times!"
Bob: "I say to Rich 'Who is our next player?', and Rich says 'Martha Calloway, come on down!', or 'Joan Smith, come on down!', and they come running down the aisle. And where do they go?"
Martha: "They come up on stage!"
Bob: "They come right up on stage?"
Martha: "Yeah, to be with Bob Barker!"
Bob: "I wonder why those three stopped down there?"
Martha: "They're gonna bid and probably won a lot of money!"
Bob: "Now wait a minute, she has an answer... Now why do you supposed they stopped?"
Martha: "They're contestantants!"
Bob: "They're contestantants.. And what are you?"
Martha: "I'm a contestant!"
Bob: "Yes. So why are they down here and you're up here?"
Martha: "I'm coming on down..."
Bob: "What? You tell her, Jeffrey!"
Jeffrey: "Come on down!"
Bob: "Yes, they want you down there. Get down there!"
- Bob and Martha, after yet another contestant didn't seem to understand what "Come On Down!" means

And considering this is more or less three weeks worth of Barkerisms, why not name three Barkerisms Of The Week(s)?

"And with this kayak comes a supply of drain opener!" - Rich, on that item up for bids
"If you have leaky boat, and you want to open it up..." - Bob, on the drain opener

"Now, Lucia, I have been doing this long enough to know a dangerous person when I meet one... You are the type who would do me bodily harm! I want security standing by, please! You lay one hand on me, and they're going to break your legs! Okay? Alright..." - Bob, after Lucia got called down

"Wait a minute, this is Price Is Right history. First contestant who ever bid Kingston, Arizona!" - Bob, after Lucy confused "What do you bid?" with "Where do you live?"
"No, I asked where do you live?!" - Bob, after Lucy bid

Let's hear it for the funniest man on television!

And the actual retail price... of Bob Barker's pants... is....

Yep, I'm back from yet more fun and insanity from the Bob Barker Studio. No luck yet again winning the "Come on down!" lottery, but it was still an absolute blast...

We showed up in line at 3:30 am on Wednesday morning, and this time got far better seats than the January taping (#15 and #16). Of course, I just had to snag Mike's order of arrival number when I saw he got #15 - as Dale Earnhardt drove the #15 car in 1982 and 1983. :P

While there was no TS group this time around, and not quite as much morning/early afternoon insanity before getting into the studio, it was still a blast. Quite a few fun people to chat with and hang out with, and the day went by much quicker than you'd imagine 11 hours going by.

Of course, we got the usual assortment of "pick me" shirts - some of which were cute, some were not quite so cute. But, it's to be expected - and some day, I may even show up with my own "pick me" (protest) shirt: "Pick me - I know how to play Check Game!"

Among some of the other fun in line/while waiting:

Seeing a group of people that had been out in line since the previous night, who had brought sleeping bags and were sound asleep at 3:30 am (and in fact slept until about 5:45).

Watching a squirrel sneak around in the plants, nibbling on (and occasionally burying) corn nuts. I, of course, just had to make the wisecrack about whether the squirrel was spayed or neutered!

Having someone bum a cigarette off me, then be quite amused by the length of it. I hope they are grateful that I only smoke 120's, and they don't make 164's anymore...

This also marked the first time I got breakfast while in line, as a couple of ladies in line had brought plenty of food, and didn't want to drag it back to their room, so they just started passing out breakfast. That was very nice of them, a shame one of them couldn't have been picked.

Rich seems to be getting more and more comfortable with his job as announcer - not only more willing to get laughs out of us, but when he called six people up on stage to be "The Price Is Right dancers" for the day, he picked TWO men from a group of seniors from Wyoming!

Not only did we get our usual share of Barkerisms (and I'll share the ones we heard during the commercial breaks), but even a couple of Richisms...

Rich: "Has everyone been drinking today? I hope so, because the entire staff is drunk!"

(After an audience member said something that Rich didn't find amusing)
Rich: "Cross his name off. Don't pick him!"

But, of course, everyone's favorite smart-alleck Material Girl had to strike yet again...

Rich: "I attended my first taping of The Price Is Right right after I turned 18, back in 1979, which was 27 years ago. You can all do the math..."
Madge: "22!"
Rich: "I appreciate that! What's your name? Find her name on the list, make sure she gets picked!"

But, there's no party like a Bob Barker party, and a Bob Barker party don't stop - so the fun really began when the man walked through door #2 (and was greeted by those same two idiots and their "We're not worthy!" routine)...

During the first commercial break, Bob was checking out the audience for the groups that showed up for the day:

Bob: "You're from a group of seniors that came from Wyoming? How old do you have to be to join?"
Woman from group: "55."
Bob: "55?! When I was 55, the last thing I was thinking about was retiring! You know, I'm too old to be a senior anymore. Now I'm a super, super senior. Back when I was a senior, I didn't want to join. Now that I'm ready to join, I can't because I'm not a senior anymore!"

Bob: "Are there any other groups here?"
Woman in audience: "Us!"
Bob: "You're a girl, not a group!"
Woman: "No, I'm here with my friends..."
Bob: "How many are there in your 'group'?"
Woman: "Five."
Bob: "That's not a group! You need six to be a group!"

But Bob wasn't done giving "groups" the business just yet, as another small pack of individuals decided to pass themselves off as a group...

Bob: "So, how many are in your group? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6... 7. Seven. That's not a group, you need eight to be a group!"

One of the contestants wasn't quite so amused with Bob's sense of humor:

Bob: "Get up, make another bad bid, sit down already... Ohhhhh... She didn't find that amusing!"

And during the second commercial break, Bob learned the hard way that some people don't quite know what questions are....

Bob: "Anyone got any questions?"
Woman in audience: "Can I get a kiss?"
Bob: "Can't you see I'm busy up here?! If I let you get a smooch, I have to let everyone else come down and get a kiss! Any other questions?"
Another woman in audience: "Can I get a hug?"
Bob: "Didn't I just say I was busy? Weren't you paying attention? Any other questions?"
Man in audience: "Can I get your autograph?"
Bob: "These aren't questions, these are commands!"

And during the third commercial break, Bob got a question so unusual I'm not sure he could come up with a witty response for it....

Crazy female fan: "Bob, I was at a taping in January, and someone complimented your pants."
Bob: "My pants?"
Crazy female fan: "Yeah, your pants. After he complimented them, you asked us what we bid on them..."
Bob: "Bid on my pants?"
Crazy female fan: "Yep, bid on your pants. Now, the readers of my website want to know.... What is the actual retail price of your pants?!"
Bob: "You want to know the price of my pants?!"
Crazy female fan: "Yes. My readers want to know!"
Bob: "Uhhhhh...."
Rich: "They're priceless!"
Bob: "Yes, he's absolutely right. They're priceless!"

You may hate me, you may love me, but never let it be said that the Material Girl doesn't go the extra mile for her fans! I tried, boys and girls. I tried to find out the actual retail price of Bob's pants.. But, I guess they are indeed priceless.

Then again, is anyone surprised? These are Bob Barker's fucking pants, after all. They turn people into timeless legends and makes them the World's Greatest Master of Ceremonies. No other pants could EVER do that!

So, if anyone ever asks you if you know the actual retail price of Bob's pants, they're priceless. And without Maddy, you would've never known that!

After the third pricing game....

Bob: "I must have a bunch of losers here! We've had three pricing games, and we've lost all three. People don't want to hear me say 'Awwww, I'm sorry', they want to hear me say 'You've won a new car!' Now, let's get it together in the second half, and break even!"

Shortly after that, Bob delivers with a serious candidate for Barkerism Of The Year.. Hell, maybe even the decade!

Female contestant in Contestant's Row: "Bob, have you ever considered giving away pets to the people who get called down who don't win anything?"
Bob: "You want a pet?"
Contestant: "Yeah, you know, at least we'd get to win a pet..."
Bob (half-sarcastically and half-teasingly): "I'LL GIVE YOU A PET!"

Bob was also asked what his favorite pricing game, and he answered like a true golfer...

Male in audience: "What's your favorite game?"
Bob: "Favorite pricing game?"
Male: "Yeah, you have a favorite?"
Bob: "Well, I like many of them. Plinko is obviously very popular. But I like Hole In One... when I'm actually making putts!"
Idiot male in audience: "Alright, Bob! Nice... and easy!"

While we didn't get to hear THE line, it would not be The Price Is Right without a Happy Gilmore reference, and Bob struck once again just before the second Showcase Showdown:

Bob: "You know, they wanted me to do Happy Gilmore 2, but Adam Sandler's doctor told him he couldn't take another beating like that!"

All in all, a fun show. Draining, but fun. It's like running a marathon, where the last two miles turns into an all-out sprint. But I enjoyed every second of it yet again, and I'm looking forward to August.

And, maybe this time, I'll really go out of my way to grab their attention with that Check Game shirt and a pair of boots!

Brief update

Yes, I'm late on last week's Barkerisms. I've been insanely busy the last few days, between getting the first of the month shit taken care of, spring cleaning, and various other fun activities *cough*.

I will get them posted in the next few days, along with more fun from The Happiest Place On Earth. No, Madge is not going to Disneyland - the MG is about to take another trip to LA and GSM to see BB and TPIRB yet again.

(Or, for those who aren't up on acronyms, Maddy is off to attend another taping of The Price Is Right on Wednesday.)

This should be a blast. I need a vacation. And an hour with Bob is always good, clean, campy fun - especially if he says that line from Happy Gilmore!

And, yes, I intend to ask him the actual retail price of his pants!

Fortunately, he didn't appear to be limping at all during last week's episodes (which were the first ones taped since his foot injury). He looks to be feeling quite well, thank goodness!

So, I'll be back in a few days to share more fun stories from Studio 33 (or as it's now known, the Bob Barker Studio)! Because, after all, the price is always right, bitch!