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Pat Sajak Leaving Wheel of Fortune? Host Says the 'End Is Near'

kevtronics said:
Not exactly. The show was dead and gone for several years (1985-1988) before they revived it with Combs as host. Then after they fired Combs and Dawson briefly returned from 1994-1995 there was another hiatus before Family Feud was revived again in 1999 with Louie Anderson as host.
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Family Feud certainly fared better than Ray Combs: Suicide is not painless. Too soon?
 
bmasters1981 said:
Here's what Bob Barker said on that first broadcast: "Thank you so much! Welcome to The New Price Is Right. And let me assure you, fans of the old Price Is Right, that this is your favorite game still based on the pricing of merchandise, with wonderful awards for smart shoppers. We call it The New Price Is Right because we have some exciting new games that you will enjoy right there at home with our studio audience, and we're gonna get that first game going right now. Here's the first item up for bids on The New Price Is Right..."

(That first IUFB was a fur coat, which, after that, IINM, has not been seen since as a prize, due to Bob's strong objection to furs and animal rights advocacy.)
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By the summer of 1973 it was just called The Price is Right
 
CassChopper96 said:
By the summer of 1973 it was just called The Price is Right
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Here's video of the first episode of the "new" price is right with Barker as host. According to the details on the clapperboard, it was filmed on 8/18/1972. A few differences vs. later shows for sure..The music used during contestant intros following commercial breaks is different than in later episodes; Johnny Olsen's signature "Come on Down" isn't there at the beginning of the program when announcing the first group of contestants. Instead, he was announcing names and asking them to "stand up" and then once all contestants were standing, he said come on down in a somewhat low-key way. It was also funny to hear the audience let out ghasps, oohs and aahs and whistles when they revealed the first prize, which was a fur coat. Audience reactions during later shows definitely changed when prizes were shown. As an aside, I laughed at the Tupperware commercial during one of the breaks..Between my parents and grandparents, I think they owned most all those items.
 
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Not only was Bob Barker an ardent animal lover and gave the "spay and neuter" line every show, but he was also somewhat groundbreaking in that he was one of the first game show hosts to stop dying his hair and allow it to go naturally grey and later white as he aged. Others from that era like Wink Martindale and Bob Eubanks are still coloring their hair this late in life. Here's the beginning of the show in 1987 when Barker showed up without hair dye. From what I recall, the shows on Monday and Tuesday of that week had long been pre-recorded as he'd been on vacation. This program in the link below aired on a Wednesday and the grey coif was blindingly apparent.
 
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Fur coats were offered on Price many times in the '70s, but Barker put a stop to it early on. And Game Show Network never reran those episodes per Barker's (or Goodson-Todman's) request.

Anyways, we have gone way off topic. This topic is about Pat Sajak.
 
kevtronics said:
On the pilot of Match Game '73, Gene Rayburn also introduced it by referencing the original '60s version of Match Game, saying something like, "This is your old favorite, now with more stars, more prizes, and more fun."
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But without Bert Kaempfert's theme song. Kaempfert is one of the greats.
 
Chuck Woolery left wheel of fortune to pursue an acting career. But a few years later he was hosting Love Connection and some other game show that aired during the day i forget what it was
 
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AbrahamJSimpson said:
Joking about suicide is always despicable. Always. Try knowing someone who fell into the deep pit of despair seeing no way out. Try knowing multiple friends who had loved ones experience the same. Then get back to us on how funny you think it is.
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I only intended it as a play on words and perhaps a touch of sardonicism. You are probably right to be offended. I apologize and will try to avoid such displays in the future.
 
Regarding Pat Sajak's possible replacement if he decides to retire, I think Bob Goen would be a good pick. He has hosted a daytime version of WOF from 89-91 and I remembered that version being on NBC. He had hosted other game shows during the late 80's and 90's, the most recent was GSN's "That's The Question" and also served as 11 years hosting Entertainment Tonight. He would be the right person to fill in Pat's shoes because of his experience.
 
I'll repeat essentially the same thing I said about Tom Bergeron up thread: Bob Goen is retired.

According to IMDB, he last appeared on TV in 2015, on a holiday episode of Entertainment Tonight. He and his wife Marianne left a radio show in Cincinnati in 2018 and they moved to California.

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Bob Goen - IMDb

Bob Goen, Actor: Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. Born and raised in Long Beach, California, Bob Goen graduated with a degree in telecommunications and film at San Diego State University in 1976. The following year, he later used his college radio experience to land a part-time job at KFOX radio in...
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