 | SPECIAL | Thursday, August 31 8p/7c |
Bob Barker, who passed away Saturday at 99, was the epitome of a game-show host: dapper, unflappable, with a special charm that put the most excitable contestants at ease. A daily presence in the lives of generations of fans, Barker hosted The Price Is Right for 35 years, earning 14 Daytime Emmy Awards and a Lifetime Achievement Award. His successor, Drew Carey, hosts a prime-time tribute honoring Barker, with clips of his most memorable moments of fan interaction among other highlights. The celebration also acknowledges his outspoken advocacy for animal rights and his ascension to the status of pop-culture icon, including his infamous appearance in Happy Gilmore. (That film’s star, Adam Sandler, is shown reading his poem “An Ode to Bob Barker.”) The special will also air next Tuesday in The Price Is Right’s regular daytime slot
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