Bob Barker Come on Down

On October 31st, Bob Barker announced he will actually be retiring in June 2007 after 35 years of being host of The Price is Right. He said he's "decided to retire while I'm still young" and at 82, he's just a spring chicken. He felt it was an appropriate time to retire because he will have reached two important anniversaries, 35 years on The Price is Right, but also 50 years in television overall. He says he will miss it a great deal, and hasn't retired any sooner because it has been so much fun. The Price is Right is the longest running daytime game show in history. Barker started his game show career with a show called Truth or Consequences, followed by the short lived The Family Game only to be replaced by the infamous The Price is Right. Barker has won 17 Emmy Awards as well as being inducted into the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame in 2004. They have already been looking for Bob Barker's replacement for two or three years, knowing this day would inevitably come. There is no way he will ever truly be replaced; he is one of the most well known and loved personalities on television.

So what will Bob be doing with all this extra time on his hands? He wants to sit down for a couple of weeks to find out what being bored feels like, then who knows. He knows he wants to continue working for animal rights, especially his own DJ&T Foundation. He will also consider movies, but he wants it well known that he "refuses to do nude scenes. These Hollywood producers want to capitalize on my obvious sexuality, but I don't want to be just another beautiful body," he says jokingly. Well at least he still has his morals.

We will miss our silver haired sweet talker come June, but just remember "help control the pet population. Have your pets spayed or neutered."