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underpants

(182,829 posts)
Sun Dec 12, 2021, 07:17 PM Dec 2021

Bob Barker* is 98 today.

That’s Janice Pennington on the right there. Trust me, I’ve done my research on this.





* he’s probably the person most responsible for Americans knowing about “California emissions” and what that means.

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Bob Barker* is 98 today. (Original Post) underpants Dec 2021 OP
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11 AM underpants Dec 2021 #9
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He's horrible. underpants Dec 2021 #13
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Yes underpants Dec 2021 #15
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Janice Pennington was a Playboy centerfold as well. rsdsharp Dec 2021 #19
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Bob Barker is long lived like Betty White Submariner Dec 2021 #2
I think of "spay and neuter your pets". boston bean Dec 2021 #3
That too. Yes. underpants Dec 2021 #8
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Bob 🎂 ♥️ 🌹 Raine Dec 2021 #4
Happy birthday Bob MustLoveBeagles Dec 2021 #5
A Me Too star before Me too.... cinematicdiversions Dec 2021 #11
I'd like to see him punch Trump in the mouth. Nt BootinUp Dec 2021 #17
"The price is WRONG bitch!!!" n/t gay texan Dec 2021 #18
... sir pball Dec 2021 #24
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society HAB911 Dec 2021 #21
How many more years will he live...without going over? brooklynite Dec 2021 #22
That's clever underpants Dec 2021 #23

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underpants

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13. He's horrible.
Sun Dec 12, 2021, 07:38 PM
Dec 2021

Given the incorrect general depiction of civil servants, of which I’m one, I’ve never seen anyone I’ve ever worked with look like they give less of a shit as Drew does. But hey, he makes bank off it.

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Submariner

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2. Bob Barker is long lived like Betty White
Sun Dec 12, 2021, 07:23 PM
Dec 2021

because they have both dedicated much of their lives to making animals lives better and safer imho.

 

cinematicdiversions

(1,969 posts)
11. A Me Too star before Me too....
Sun Dec 12, 2021, 07:32 PM
Dec 2021




Per Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holly_Hallstrom

In September 1995, host Bob Barker dismissed Hallstrom from The Price Is Right. She later alleged that Barker ordered her off the show because of 14 pounds (6.4 kg) she had gained due to a prescription medication she was taking.[1] Hallstrom later alleged that the real reason for her dismissal was her refusal to support Barker when another model, Dian Parkinson, sued him for sexual harassment. Hallstrom said Barker ordered her to go on talk shows and do interviews saying that Parkinson was lying, as well as being instructed to recall certain events differently from how she remembered them.[citation needed] Hallstrom, who did not want to get involved in the situation or perjure herself, refused and was dismissed from the show. In response to angry letters sent by fans of the series after Hallstrom's dismissal, Barker sued Hallstrom for libel and slander (Barker v. Hallstrom), claiming that Hallstrom was lying, but dropped the suit 48 hours before the trial began. The court declared Hallstrom the prevailing party and ordered Barker to pay Hallstrom's legal fees.

Hallstrom countersued Barker for age, weight and medical discrimination, wrongful termination and malicious prosecution (Hallstrom v. Barker). In October 2005, Hallstrom received a multimillion-dollar settlement. The settlement would have possibly been more, but early settlement agreements all contained a "hush clause" that banned Hallstrom from saying anything disparaging about Barker to the media. However, Barker refused to agree to the mutuality clause of the settlement agreement, thereby retaining the right to speak freely against Hallstrom in the media. In order to retain her right to speak about the case, and to protect herself against what she called Barker's "shameful manipulation of the media", Hallstrom accepted a lesser financial amount but with a settlement that did not contain a hush clause. She has also started a foundation for individuals who have suffered wrongful or malicious conditions in the workplace and do not have the power or resources (financially or otherwise) to go up against powerful individuals or large corporations, despite having a valid, non-frivolous claim.

Following their testimonies in Barker's lawsuit against Hallstrom, models Janice Pennington, Kathleen Bradley, production assistants Linda Riegert and Sherrill Paris, and veteran director Paul Alter lost their jobs on The Price Is Right. Pennington, who had been with the show since its debut in 1972, and Bradley (1990–2000) received out-of-court financial settlements. Pennington's contained a hush clause prohibiting her from speaking publicly against Barker. Although Pennington has not spoken publicly regarding Barker or her departure from The Price Is Right since receiving her financial settlement, Bradley has referred to her termination as "abrupt" and "unexpected", and as an event she was not prepared for. Paris filed suit against Barker for wrongful termination, along with another female production assistant, Sharon Friem, who was also dismissed at the same time and sued Barker for wrongful termination, as well as sexual harassment and sex discrimination, claiming she was the target of many inappropriate sexual remarks and gestures. Both women received financial settlements to drop their lawsuits against Barker. Alter briefly regained his position and employment on the show in 2000 where he remained until he retired.

Hallstrom has never married and has no children, which is why she believes she was the one member of The Price Is Right who could stand up to what she called "miserable tyranny at the hands of a mad dictator" (referring to Barker). During the nearly ten years her lawsuit was in the courts, she spent all of her resources and savings, sold her house, and ended up living out of her car.[citation needed] As she said in interviews[which?] regarding that period of her life, "I refused to give up and let that evil old bastard win." Hallstrom is now semi-retired and living in one of several houses she owns, all of which are in and around San Antonio. She does give occasional interviews for shows such as The Today Show and The View.[citation needed]

HAB911

(8,904 posts)
21. Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
Sun Dec 12, 2021, 09:16 PM
Dec 2021
https://www.wikiwand.com/en/MY_Bob_Barker


The MY Bob Barker is a ship owned and operated by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, named after American television game show host and animal rights activist Bob Barker, whose donation of $5 million to the society facilitated the purchase of the ship.[7] She began operating for the group in late 2009 / early 2010 in its campaign against whaling by Japanese fisheries. In October 2010, Sea Shepherd stated that Bob Barker had completed a major refit in Hobart, Tasmania.[8] Hobart is now the ship's honorary home port.[9]
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