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The Price Is Right is an American television game show where contestants compete by guessing the prices of merchandise to win cash and prizes. A 1972 revival by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman of their 1956–1965 show of the same name, the new version added many distinctive gameplay elements.
The original version of The Price Is Right was first broadcast on NBC, and later ABC, from 1956 to 1965.Hosted by Bill Cullen, it involved four contestants bidding on a wide array of merchandise prizes with retail prices ranging from a few dollars (in many cases, "bonus" prizes were given to the winner afterward) to thousands.
James was the only person to substitute on the daytime version of the show while Barker was hosting. In 1977, James' contract was not renewed, and Barker took over as host of the nighttime edition of The Price Is Right until its cancellation in 1980. On September 4, 1972, Barker began hosting the CBS revival of The Price Is Right. [12]
Bob Barker, the longtime game show host of “The Price Is Right,” celebrated his 99th birthday on Dec. 12.
Host Bob Barker appears on the set of his game show 'The Price is Right' in Los Angeles on July 25, 1985. Drew Carey replaced Barker on “The Price is Right” in 2007.
When producers hired Barker to host “The Price Is Right” in 1972, they hit the jackpot. The game show had faded significantly from its glory days in the late ‘50s and had been punted by two ...
On the nighttime Price Is Right, James was reunited with another DuMont Television Network host, Johnny Olson, who served as announcer. James hosted the weekly show from 1972 to 1977; he also filled in for Barker during four daytime episodes in December 1974, becoming the first substitute host of the CBS version.
Bob Barker hosted The Price Is Right for 35 years and won 19 Emmys. His episodes of the game show are now airing on Buzzr. (CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images) (CBS Photo Archive via Getty Images)