He’s not even sure why longtime host Bob Barker hung up his signature skinny microphone when he did.
“I’m not gonna make that same mistake.
I just love it.
Carey took over the gig in October of that year.
Barker died in August 2023 at the age of 99 following several years with Alzheimer’s disease.
I can’t say I’ve ever related less to a statement.
Bob Barker was 82 years old when he retired.
He had been hosting The Price is Right for 35 years.
For the last decade he was making $10M per year.
Why on earth would you not retire at that point?
I just can’t relate.
But I suppose Barstool is a little different.
Drew Carey can’t fuck around and do a little bit of Price Is Right from home.
I always Bob Barker hosting on snow days.
But I’m sure it’s still the same show.
How different could it actually be?
I know they have some new games, and more updated prizes.
The price of the showcases must have skyrocketed along with inflation.
They’d be crazy to get rid of any of the classics.
My favorite was when they had to guess over/under the cost of household items.
Or any of the games where they had to switch the numbers around to make the right price.
Anything game I could play along with at home was great.
I know it’s a classic, but it’s all luck.
The Price Is Right should be purely a game of skill.
Drew Carey could die any show.
I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t.
But he’s 100% going to end up in a role like this when he retires from football.
We know his name was floated around for Jeopardy.
I suppose he might want a platform where he can go fucking crazy with his conspiracy theories.
But I think he’d rather take an easy job like the The Price Is Right.
I’m sure he’ll have an open invite to the Joe Rogan Experience.
He’ll be able to get all the crazy off his chest there whenever he needs.
Vanna White
She just went through a whole thing with Wheel Of Fortune.
There was all this hubbub where about Vanna White being underpaid.
People were upset that she had been making a yearly of $3M dollars for the past 18 years.
Meanwhile, Pat Sajak was making $15M dollars.
The disrespect to Vanna White… smh.
She’s a legend of the game.
She’s as big a part of the show at Pat.
It was finally her time.
Although I must say, the outrage for Vanna White was a little overblow if you ask me.
As time went on and technology improved, her job got easier and easier.
Look at her going to work on the very first episode.
The letterboard light guy is slow on the trigger.
Vanna White knows the location of every letter in each word.
She’s physically turning every letter.
Not that it’s backbreaking work, but she’s at least doing something physical.
Also, might I say…. damn.
Vanna was turning letters & snapping necks from 1981-1997.
Unfortunately, ever since the board went digital, Vanna White’s services were rendered useless.
Her unique ability to turn the correct letter was replaced by computers.
From there on out, all she needed to do is simplytouchthe letters.
Quite frankly her job had become obsolete.
The people still loved her though, so they let her hang around.
But even having her touch the letters seemed a bit patronizing.
Regardless, in 2005, they still raised her annual salary to $3M.
That’s $3M to film4 days per month.
I’m sorry but I don’t feel too bad for her.
That’s a pretty sweet gig.
But still… fuck you Wheel.
Vanna White is an icon.
Your show made plenty of money.
The least you could have done is increase her salary with inflation.
Make the move Vanna.
When Drew Carey goes down The Price Is Right job is yours to take.
I think this could work with Alex Trebek and Jeopardy as well.
Hologram technology has been with us for a while.
Hologram Tupac was performing at Coachella all the way back in 2012.
Upload every Price Is Right episode Bob Barker ever did into the AI’s brain.
The Price Is Right is a simple enough show that Hologram AI Bob Barker could pull it off.
Any show for that matter.
Steve Harvey could genuinely host The Wheel Of Fortune without speaking.
He could have the audience in tears for the entire show using nothing but facial expressions.
I specifically chose Stavros because he’s a comedian who thrives on crowd work.
His crowd work still would play well with the contestants.
They might have to move the show off CBS.
How could I have missed what was assuredly the greatest half hour of television in the history of screen?
Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley, and Steve Harvey all on one stage?
I’d be in stitches.
Now that Inside The NBA could be without a home if the NBA moves to NBC.
Why not The Price Is Right?
I have no clue how the show would work with 4 people hosting.
It doesn’t matter.
I don’t even care if they play Wheel Of Fortune.
Shaq and Charles could just insult each other for an hour for all I care.
They could be the contestants if they wanted.
Don’t get me wrong though.
I’m fully cheering for Drew Carey to live to be 120 years old.
Cheers to a long life Drew.
I think you got another 50 years in you.
