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submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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 networks before it landed at CBS.

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[-] [email protected] 262 points 10 months ago

So close to 100 without going over. :(

[-] [email protected] 39 points 10 months ago

1 dollar, Bob.

[-] [email protected] 34 points 10 months ago

Holy shit that's genius. He got us, he really got us.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

You win the internet today.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

Damn, I'm totally stealing that. Bravo.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

It’s the first comment just about everywhere this is posted on the internet, so you aren’t the only one.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

I laughed so hard at this that I teared up, thank you.

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