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Title: How did this Bob Barker rumor start?
Post by: JayC on January 30, 2004, 01:04:54 PM
OK, this rumor about Bob dying is really getting annoying.  It can't possibly be true, unless they haven't bothered to say anything about it yet.  Today while I was watching PiR in school, a teacher and a couple of kids asked me if he really died.  I said no, and they believed me.  The teacher even said it couldn't be a new episode on because he died.  I also read about the rumor being circulated somewhere in PA.  

So, how did this rumor start?
Title: How did this Bob Barker rumor start?
Post by: BrandonFG on January 30, 2004, 01:19:51 PM
[quote name=\'JayC\' date=\'Jan 30 2004, 01:04 PM\'] OK, this rumor about Bob dying is really getting annoying.  It can't possibly be true, unless they haven't bothered to say anything about it yet.  Today while I was watching PiR in school, a teacher and a couple of kids asked me if he really died.  I said no, and they believed me.  The teacher even said it couldn't be a new episode on because he died.  I also read about the rumor being circulated somewhere in PA.  

So, how did this rumor start? [/quote]
My guess is they're thinking of Rod Roddy's recent death. I'd also guess that being in school during the year, they might not watch/tape/TiVO TPiR as much as we do, so they're probably surprised to even know it's still on the air.

Again, this is just an (un)educated guess on my part.
Title: How did this Bob Barker rumor start?
Post by: Matt Ottinger on January 30, 2004, 01:22:27 PM
Actually, this is the first I've heard of any rumor about Barker being dead, so maybe it's just something happening around you.  Still, what fostergray says makes sense.  Every once in a while I'll hear somebody say that they thought Richard Dawson had committed suicide, and that's almost certainly because they heard "that guy from Family Feud" killed himself.
Title: How did this Bob Barker rumor start?
Post by: inturnaround on January 30, 2004, 01:31:50 PM
[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Jan 30 2004, 01:22 PM\'] Actually, this is the first I've heard of any rumor about Barker being dead, so maybe it's just something happening around you.  Still, what fostergray says makes sense.  Every once in a while I'll hear somebody say that they thought Richard Dawson had committed suicide, and that's almost certainly because they heard "that guy from Family Feud" killed himself. [/quote]
 Sure, oftentimes when you heard about Rod's death on the news a few months ago they teased it like "A death in the family for 'The Price is Right'" or "The voice of TPiR is silenced" and then they go to commercial. If you didn't tune into the show after the break and you didn't hear about it again, some people might conclude that it was, in fact the host and not the announcer who died.

Happens all the time to celebrities, though. I don't think you can call yourself a star until a rumor about your death or sexuality propagates. Bonus if you get both of them...or both of them at the same time.
Title: How did this Bob Barker rumor start?
Post by: PeterMarshallFan on January 31, 2004, 01:26:46 PM
I believe this originated from golden-road.net. Someone posted that they had kept hearing that Bob died early Thursday [which was eventually disproved]

I'd bet it shot off from there.
Title: How did this Bob Barker rumor start?
Post by: chris319 on January 31, 2004, 05:06:35 PM
Teachers are too preoccupied with their stupid soap operas to know about game shows. That's all they do in the teachers' lounge -- chain smoke and watch soaps. One probably said to the other, "Mabel, that guy on The Price Is Right died" and Mabel responded with "Oh, you mean Bob Barker?" and that's how the rumor got started. Mabel could have responded with "Pat Sajak" or "Gene Rayburn" and we'd be hearing rumors about them.

Tell your teacher it was Gene Rayburn who died.
Title: How did this Bob Barker rumor start?
Post by: zachhoran on January 31, 2004, 05:16:24 PM
[quote name=\'chris319\' date=\'Jan 31 2004, 05:06 PM\'] Teachers are too preoccupied with their stupid soap operas to know about game shows. That's all they do in the teachers' lounge -- chain smoke and watch soaps. One probably said to the other, "Mabel, that guy on The Price Is Right died" and Mabel responded with "Oh, you mean Bob Barker?" and that's how the rumor got started. Mabel could have responded with "Pat Sajak" or "Gene Rayburn" and we'd be hearing rumors about them.

Tell your teacher it was Gene Rayburn who died. [/quote]
 Then why did some teachers I can recall call game shows stupid, yet they were watching soaps, which are on a negligible intellectual level the way some game shows are/were.
Title: How did this Bob Barker rumor start?
Post by: Kevin Prather on January 31, 2004, 05:20:52 PM
[quote name=\'chris319\' date=\'Jan 31 2004, 03:06 PM\'] stupid soap operas [/quote]
 Here, here! *raises his glass to Chris*
Title: How did this Bob Barker rumor start?
Post by: Brandon Brooks on January 31, 2004, 06:33:33 PM
[quote name=\'chris319\' date=\'Jan 31 2004, 05:06 PM\'] Teachers are too preoccupied with their stupid soap operas to know about game shows. That's all they do in the teachers' lounge -- chain smoke and watch soaps. One probably said to the other, "Mabel, that guy on The Price Is Right died" and Mabel responded with "Oh, you mean Bob Barker?" and that's how the rumor got started. Mabel could have responded with "Pat Sajak" or "Gene Rayburn" and we'd be hearing rumors about them.

Tell your teacher it was Gene Rayburn who died. [/quote]
 Wow.

In your younger years, a teacher must've shafted you.

Brandon Brooks
Title: How did this Bob Barker rumor start?
Post by: PeterMarshallFan on January 31, 2004, 09:58:17 PM
Yep, here's where it started:

http://www.golden-road.net/modules.php?nam...1ba7bee6745c617 (http://\"http://www.golden-road.net/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=3215&sid=6b1ff1780560195381ba7bee6745c617\")
Title: How did this Bob Barker rumor start?
Post by: MikeK on January 31, 2004, 10:28:05 PM
[quote name=\'chris319\' date=\'Jan 31 2004, 05:06 PM\'] Teachers are too preoccupied with their stupid soap operas to know about game shows. That's all they do in the teachers' lounge -- chain smoke and watch soaps. [/quote]
 *writing in notebook*

Chain smoke.  Watch soaps.

I don't recall being taught that in any of my education courses but I might've been absent that day.

ObGS:  For my educational technology course, I created a TPiR Web activity aimed to high school students taking a statistics course.  The instructor thoroughly enjoyed it.
Title: How did this Bob Barker rumor start?
Post by: Jimmy Owen on January 31, 2004, 10:56:28 PM
Is it possible someone heard the story about Alex Trebek's accident and mixed him up with Bob.  To the average viewer, what's the difference?  Alex does occasionally appear on a commercial during TPIR.
Title: How did this Bob Barker rumor start?
Post by: Craig Karlberg on February 01, 2004, 05:29:17 AM
[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Jan 31 2004, 10:56 PM\'] Is it possible someone heard the story about Alex Trebek's accident and mixed him up with Bob.  To the average viewer, what's the difference?  Alex does occasionally appear on a commercial during TPIR. [/quote]
I don't think so.  The Bob Barker death rumor was stirred up at least 24 hours before Alex's accident.  Though he & Bob are nearly 20 years apart in age, it's rather hard to mix the 2 up unless you look closely at their facial features.
Title: How did this Bob Barker rumor start?
Post by: chris319 on February 01, 2004, 08:13:51 AM
Quote
*writing in notebook*

Chain smoke. Watch soaps.

I don't recall being taught that in any of my education courses but I might've been absent that day.

Maybe you have to spend 10 years with screeching, unruly third-graders for this affliction to take hold. In your case you'll be bringing a DVD player and watching episodes of Blackout.
Title: How did this Bob Barker rumor start?
Post by: MikeK on February 01, 2004, 10:32:29 AM
[quote name=\'chris319\' date=\'Feb 1 2004, 08:13 AM\']
Quote
*writing in notebook*

Chain smoke. Watch soaps.

I don't recall being taught that in any of my education courses but I might've been absent that day.

Maybe you have to spend 10 years with screeching, unruly third-graders for this affliction to take hold. In your case you'll be bringing a DVD player and watching episodes of Blackout. [/quote]
 In my case, it'll be three months of unruly high schoolers, and I'll have a flask of some potent potable hidden in my desk...plus that DVD player with Blackout.  If Blackout doesn't eradicate the stress of dealing with rowdy teenagers, the alcohol will blackout everything.
Title: How did this Bob Barker rumor start?
Post by: Jimmy Owen on February 01, 2004, 11:03:34 AM
My math teacher used to have a thermos of Irish coffee in his desk drawer.
Title: How did this Bob Barker rumor start?
Post by: Dbacksfan12 on February 01, 2004, 01:09:44 PM
[quote name=\'hmtriplecrown\' date=\'Feb 1 2004, 10:32 AM\'] [quote name=\'chris319\' date=\'Feb 1 2004, 08:13 AM\']
Quote
*writing in notebook*

Chain smoke. Watch soaps.

I don't recall being taught that in any of my education courses but I might've been absent that day.

Maybe you have to spend 10 years with screeching, unruly third-graders for this affliction to take hold. In your case you'll be bringing a DVD player and watching episodes of Blackout. [/quote]
In my case, it'll be three months of unruly high schoolers, and I'll have a flask of some potent potable hidden in my desk...plus that DVD player with Blackout.  If Blackout doesn't eradicate the stress of dealing with rowdy teenagers, the alcohol will blackout everything. [/quote]
 Tell the kids if they don't behave, they'll be forced to write a report over Malcolm.
Title: How did this Bob Barker rumor start?
Post by: 1978-Jeopardy on February 01, 2004, 01:19:31 PM
QUOTE (hmtriplecrown @ Feb 1 2004, 10:32 AM)
QUOTE (chris319 @ Feb 1 2004, 08:13 AM)
QUOTE  
*writing in notebook*

Chain smoke. Watch soaps.

I don't recall being taught that in any of my education courses but I might've been absent that day.

 


Maybe you have to spend 10 years with screeching, unruly third-graders for this affliction to take hold. In your case you'll be bringing a DVD player and watching episodes of Blackout.  


In my case, it'll be three months of unruly high schoolers, and I'll have a flask of some potent potable hidden in my desk...plus that DVD player with Blackout. If Blackout doesn't eradicate the stress of dealing with rowdy teenagers, the alcohol will blackout everything.  


Tell the kids if they don't behave, they'll be forced to write a report over Malcolm.

You're a cruel human being...
I think an episode of TJW90 would suffice, but if you insist...
Title: How did this Bob Barker rumor start?
Post by: alfonzos on February 01, 2004, 02:05:55 PM
Joke: When CBS executives heard Bob Barker's latest contract demands they declared, "That's too much!"
Title: How did this Bob Barker rumor start?
Post by: chris319 on February 01, 2004, 02:53:45 PM
[quote name=\'alfonzos\' date=\'Feb 1 2004, 11:05 AM\']When CBS executives heard Bob Barker's latest contract demands they declared, "That's too much!" [/quote]
The demand that they tear down part of the building to put up a 30-foot statue of him is a little excessive.
Title: How did this Bob Barker rumor start?
Post by: BrandonFG on February 01, 2004, 02:57:21 PM
[quote name=\'chris319\' date=\'Feb 1 2004, 02:53 PM\'] [quote name=\'alfonzos\' date=\'Feb 1 2004, 11:05 AM\']When CBS executives heard Bob Barker's latest contract demands they declared, "That's too much!" [/quote]
The demand that they tear down part of the building to put up a 30-foot statue of him is a little excessive. [/quote]
 My sarcasm detector might need new batteries, but isn't there a mural dedicated to Barker at CBS TV City?
Title: How did this Bob Barker rumor start?
Post by: cmjb13 on February 01, 2004, 04:01:27 PM
[quote name=\'fostergray82\' date=\'Feb 1 2004, 02:57 PM\'] [quote name=\'chris319\' date=\'Feb 1 2004, 02:53 PM\'] [quote name=\'alfonzos\' date=\'Feb 1 2004, 11:05 AM\']When CBS executives heard Bob Barker's latest contract demands they declared, "That's too much!" [/quote]
The demand that they tear down part of the building to put up a 30-foot statue of him is a little excessive. [/quote]
My sarcasm detector might need new batteries, but isn't there a mural dedicated to Barker at CBS TV City? [/quote]
 The mural is outside studios 36/46.

There is no Barker statue, yet...
Title: How did this Bob Barker rumor start?
Post by: Kevin Prather on February 01, 2004, 04:05:45 PM
They should tear down part of the NY ABC station, and put up a statue of Regis. He DID save them, right?
Title: How did this Bob Barker rumor start?
Post by: uncamark on February 03, 2004, 07:11:29 PM
[quote name=\'whoserman\' date=\'Feb 1 2004, 04:05 PM\']They should tear down part of the NY ABC station, and put up a statue of Regis. He DID save them, right?[/quote]
Then Susan Lucci would want to know why *she* doesn't have a statue, since she's been associated with the network for 15 more years than Regis.

Of course, she started when she was six.  :)
Title: How did this Bob Barker rumor start?
Post by: zachhoran on February 03, 2004, 07:35:14 PM
Sort of off topic, but last week I saw a pic of a guy with a beard when a voiceover for the Philly station local news broadcasts said "longtime Philly DJ is dead" or something to that effect. I for a bit thought it was Harvey, as he did DJ work in Philly before getting the Double Dare announcing gig(that show of course was taped in Philly for its first two years on Nick), but it turned out to be Ed Sciakee(sp?), longtime classic rock DJ in Philly who was responsible for getting airplay for East COast stars like Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen early in their careers.
Title: How did this Bob Barker rumor start?
Post by: Craig Karlberg on February 04, 2004, 05:19:51 AM
[quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Feb 3 2004, 07:35 PM\'] Sort of off topic, but last week I saw a pic of a guy with a beard when a voiceover for the Philly station local news broadcasts said "longtime Philly DJ is dead" or something to that effect. I for a bit thought it was Harvey, as he did DJ work in Philly before getting the Double Dare announcing gig(that show of course was taped in Philly for its first two years on Nick), but it turned out to be Ed Sciakee(sp?), longtime classic rock DJ in Philly who was responsible for getting airplay for East COast stars like Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen early in their careers. [/quote]
Actually it's Ed Schakey.  I remember him back in his hayday with WYSP in the late 70's & WMMR in the mid to late 80's.  He was very down-to-earth about the music & everything in general.
Title: How did this Bob Barker rumor start?
Post by: Ian Wallis on February 04, 2004, 11:17:17 AM
Another that comes to mind is on one of the Game Show specials hosted by William Shatner in the '80s.  Garry Moore was a guest, and mentioned that a TV magazine Q&A column had a question about where they get the guests for "To Tell the Truth".  The answer:  "we don't know and it doesn't matter, because that show's on tape and Garry Moore's been dead for years".