When producers hired Barker to host “The Price Is Right” in 1972, they hit the jackpot. The game show had faded significantly from its glory days in the late ‘50s and had been punted by two networks before it landed at CBS.
When producers hired Barker to host “The Price Is Right” in 1972, they hit the jackpot. The game show had faded significantly from its glory days in the late ‘50s and had been punted by two networks before it landed at CBS.
One of the models from the show (you know, “Barker’s Beauties”) sued for harassment in the 90s, arguing that he forced her into sex to keep her job. He acknowledged the relationship, but said it was consensual, and I don’t think anything came of the suit.