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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Barker, Bob
| Barker was born in Washington State on December 12, 1923, but moved to an Indian reservation in South Dakota when he was still a child. What was the name of the Indian reservation that he lived on? | Bob Barker
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Rosebud Indian Reservation. Barker lived on the reservation until he was eight years old. He then moved to Springfield, Missouri with his family.
| Barker announced that he was going to retire from "The Price is Right" in 2006. On which holiday did he announce this? | Bob Barker
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Halloween. On October 31, 2006, Barker announced that he was retiring. He was then still spry at 83 years old!
| Which branch of the US military did Barker serve in during World War II? | Bob Barker
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Navy. Barker was attending Drury College, but interrupted his education to serve in the Navy as a fighter pilot. He returned to the same college after the war.
| Barker hosted a variety of different television shows; however, which short-lived game show did he host in 1967? | Bob Barker
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The Family Game. "The Family Game" ran for only one season, and was similar to the "Newlyweds" game. Parents and children were asked questions seperately, and then each tried to guess what the other party's response was.
| For how many years did Barker host "The Price is Right"? | Bob Barker
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35. Barker began hosting "The Price is Right" on September 4, 1972, and taped his last episode of the show on June 6, 2007. Comedian Drew Carey took over hosting the show in autumn of 2007.
Dorothy Jo. Dorothy Jo Gideon was Barker's high school sweetheart, and he married her in 1945. They were married for 36 years, until her death from lung cancer in 1981.
| How many Emmy awards did Barker win for "Outstanding Game Show Host"? | Bob Barker
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fourteen. Barker won fourteen Emmys for Outstanding Game Show Host and four for Executive Producer of "The Price is Right." In 1999, he also won the Lifetime Achievement Award for Daytime Television.
| On "The Price is Right" Barker had a trademark farewell line about spaying or neutering your pets; however, can you complete the farewell line Barker used while hosting "Truth or Consequences?" "Bob Barker saying good-bye, hoping all your __________ are happy ones!" | Bob Barker
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consequences. Barker hosted "Truth or Consequences" from 1956 to 1975. He began his practice of saluting during his farewell line in that show, a trademark that he carried on in "The Price is Right."
Washington. Bob was born in Darrington, Washington on December 12, 1923. His parents were Matilda (Tillie) and John Barker. During his youth, Bob lived on an Indian reservation in South Dakota.
Missouri. Bob went to college at Drury College in Springfield, Missouri in 1941. Bob left college to serve in World War 2. After the war ended, Bob went back to college and graduated in 1947 with a degree in economics.
36 years. Bob and Dorothy Jo met in high school and got married in 1945. Their marriage ended in 1981 when Dorothy Jo died of lung cancer. Although Bob was involved with Dian Parkinson, a model on “The Price is Right”, he never remarried.
1956. The exact date was December 31, 1956. Bob was the host of “Truth or Consequences” and would remain host until 1975.
Matilda. Bob’s mother, Matilda, was a teacher. She was also 1/4 Native American. Her husband (and Bob’s father), John, died in 1929. Matilda, or Tillie as she was sometimes known, remarried and had another son, Kent. Tillie died in 1981, which was also the year Bob’s wife died.
5,000th episode of “The Price is Right” in 1998. Specifically, the 5,000th episode was aired on April 9, 1998, although it was taped on March 11. Lucy Johnson, who at that time was Vice President of Daytime Programming at CBS, presented Bob with a plaque that states that Studio 33 was officially renamed the Bob Barker studio.
3. The three games, in order of their debut, were Barker’s Bargain Bar, Trader Bob, and Barker’s Markers. Of the three, only Trader Bob was retired. This occurred in November of 1985 due to a low percentage of wins. After Bob retired, Barker’s Markers was renamed Make Your Mark.
Fur coats were being used during the pageants.. Bob hosted the pageants from 1967 to 1988. Fur coats were offered as prizes on both shows. Bob wished to discontinue this practice so he told the producers his request. They told him that the practice would be discontinued. The following year, fur coats were being used by the swimsuit contestants. The producers wouldn’t give up using furs, so Bob decided to quit hosting the pageants. This news was released to the press and became known as the “fur flap”.
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