Mike Richards Price is Right Audition

[@WilliamPorygon]

"Now audience, please don't yell out." 3 seconds later: "Wish her luck, everybody!" 🤨

[@illustriousrocket4476]

I caught that too. Little errors like that mean something when it's an audition tape.

[@illustriousrocket4476]

Boy, I see why Roger felt he came off like a college student who knows what he has to do but not really *how* to do it. He isn't bad, nor is he good, he's... there. The win on It's In The Bag is especially weak and lacking in the appropriate energy.

[@skipps93]

You Nailed it. He knows what to do by Just didn’t execute all that well

[@illustriousrocket4476]

@@skipps93 Yeah, there might have been something there that could have been molded into a better host, but... it's just so empty here that it isn't very watchable. There's no "Mike Richards hosting Price is Right" in this, it's "Mike Richards reads the Price is Right hosting guide," if that makes sense. It's nothing but a by-the-numbers progression of each thing that has to be said, Mike doesn't do anything to put his own spin on it.

[@skipps93]

Makes perfect sense. It was empty and awkward, like when someone try’s to be something they aren’t. He has a couple of good deliveries in there but overall the performance was a misfit.

[@toddwacha5108]

He's no host! Fact: When he also exec-produced Let's Make Deal on CBS, he hardly showed up to that show's set, from what I've read.

[@kianworld_]

not bad, this guy should host Jeopardy for at most 15 episodes

[@mhoran21]

I’ll be nicer, he should host Pyramid for 65 episodes

[@act4666]

@@mhoran21 GSN might find something else for him to host. He’s a good host and producer. Not many people in that business can do both!!!

[@tjneyland]

@@mhoran21 I'll be extra nice, he should host 105 episodes of a US version of Divided

[@Swag5927]

n o

[@Swag5927]

He stepped down

[@arizonashane]

He did fine. Drew is OK. No one will replace Bob. Ever.

[@ClapHurts]

He did a pretty good job. At least he seem interested. Drew is okay rough around the edges

[@brb588]

Drew replaced Bob, lol.

[@bondfool]

Aw, he could have carried on Bob's legacy of lawsuits from the models.

[@MrGSfan]

This is literally only Bob's single area of problem, well for Mike.... there's a lot beyond the models.

[@ajk]

@@MrGSfan Well there was his treatment of Rod as well from the summer of 02 onward......

[@donaldtNS]

Richards wasn't sexually harassing the models like Bob, but there was at least one pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed against him (Brandi).

[@PriceRight89]

He did, just not in the way people expected.

[@act4666]

@@ajk Beg your pardon??

[@jubjub449]

watching this feels like a peek into a parallel universe

[@act4666]

No shit. I liked Mike and I saw him give us Purple Rain in game shows and he really shot himself in the foot on his podcast.

[@supersaver87]

"You're going to the Showcase Showdown!" You just FINISHED the Showcase Showdown, ya ninny!

[@hdayejr]

Not much better than Carey

[@stevekay1925]

Ehh same thing. Its a showdown against two people playing for showcases

[@SchuminWeb]

I'm glad that I'm not the only one who noticed that. I consider that a major sin not to know the difference between the Showcase and the Showcase Showdown. After all, it's a showdown at the wheel to determine who advances to the Showcase.

[@adamsteinhart1504]

How did Drew do on his audition

[@josephbundy1817]

@@adamsteinhart1504 Drew Carey had no audition. CBS hired him based solely on the fact that he was already hosting a game show called "Power of 10" in prime time. They were trying to negotiate a "package deal"...two shows for one contract. His hiring took Roger Dobkowitz, Bob Barker, and the rest of the staff by surprise!

[@stevekay1925]

5:46 “we will have the second pricing dame of the gay!”

[@MTCesquire]

😂😂😂😂

[@rubenmejia942]

It's hilarious the number of times Mike Richards said "all right".

[@cjbojangles8867]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaishWOIfcx3ocU

[@junkboy555]

Who does he think he is? Matthew McConaughey?

[@wturner777]

@@junkboy555 IKR?!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@junkboy555]

After watching this audition video, I’m pretty convinced he pulled a “Lori Laughlin/Aunt Becky” to get the Jeopardy gig. I think somebody forgot to tell him that Lori’s scheme backfired. Well, it’s too late now!

[@sit2go]

Didn’t need too. He was the executive producer. That means he could have appointed himself any time he wanted because he was in charge. The whole “search” for a new host was nothing but publicity until he can take over. So happy it backfired

[@LogoMan7777]

@@sit2go Uh... not when this was happening. This was before he became Exec Producer

[@assassssasa]

CBS made the right choice with Drew Carey because Mike Richards would have been gone in 6 months

[@adamsteinhart1504]

How did Drew Carey do with his audition

[@TPIR_Fan_1972]

@@adamsteinhart1504 He didn't. CBS hired him because they had him hosting another show - The Power of 10 and liked him there.

[@shannonfreeman2024]

Or a day

[@AmityOhCramity98]

@@Paulygon Jeopardy tapes 5 shows in one day, so in reality he only lasted 1 day as host of Jeopardy. Twitter shut that man down FAST 😂

[@tinahobbs5217]

LMFAO!!!!!!!

[@mez1515]

If everything really does go full circle, shouldn't Roger Dobkowitz get a week of hosting Jeopardy!?

[@DXKramer]

Roger, Rich, Brandi, Lanisha...

[@Nin10doh98]

If there is one, I would love to see a Todd Newton audition tape for Price. But I might be asking for a bit much there.

[@AnimatedIdiotGuide]

I didn’t know he auditioned for TPIR 😲

[@Nin10doh98]

@@AnimatedIdiotGuide IF there is one.

[@mikebode7560]

From what I've gathered, he did two auditions. Whether either of them will ever be posted is another question.

[@illustriousrocket4476]

I saw him do the stage show in 2004 and came away feeling like I had seen Bob's heir. Roger has said Todd was fantastic in his auditions aside from needing to diversify the way he explains each game (attributing this to his doing the stage show to a different audience every night.)

[@MorganNye]

@@AnimatedIdiotGuide did he actually do it?

[@TDudley1995]

The show changed when Drew began his run, newer theme new set. It really does feel odd to see someone else on Bob's turf, with his theme and his set. Hopefully more of the auditions surface someday

[@illustriousrocket4476]

I would really like to see Todd Newton, Dave Price, and even George Hamilton's audition tapes myself. If Mark L. Walberg was recorded doing his, then him too.

[@DXKramer]

I think the plan was to have a new set anyway. I recall rather vividly not too long after Bob's last show aired, parts of the set (specifically the Big Doors and the signs at the back of the audience) were auctioned off for charity.

[@illustriousrocket4476]

@@DXKramer You're right about that. I believe the Drew-era set was already in the planning phase when this tape was filmed.

[@traemcpherson7266]

Do you know who changed the show? Do you know who created the new intro? - Mike Richards.

[@thefirespecialist9007]

"You'll win these... these NUTS!! Ha!! Gottem!!" -Mike Richards, Probably

[@djintheatl]

All I will say is just because you may positively influence changes behind the camera doesn’t mean you should be in front of the camera. I think Drew was a smart choice because he was a proven talent who could carry a show but it still took Drew a few years to find his rhythm. Todays TPIR is a positive evolution from its origin and is totally Drew’s show.

[@cacaca9116]

Game show dreams gone bust.

[@act4666]

he’s still producing

[@cacaca9116]

@@act4666 yes, we know.

[@jimmyboyzable]

@ACT Not anymore, he's been FIRED !!!

[@act4666]

@@jimmyboyzable I know!!!!

[@EpicToySeries]

Imagine if this guy became the EP instead of host. That'll never happe-oh wait...

[@mattkramer4132]

He comes across like a horrible salesman at a Fiat dealership in Cleveland.

[@act4666]

See I remember him from Beauty And The Geek and I would have bought a FIAT from him in college. I’m a game show geek and the news of Mike Richards putting garbage out in the world is just horrible.

[@bushwickbaby]

Fiat? LOL!

[@jessragan6714]

He's smarmy, and he points out everything we just saw happen, like someone left on the descriptive audio by accident.

[@Pyrotech56]

There probably are at least a few visually impaired people who enjoy watching The Price Is Right.

[@toddwacha5108]

Mike Richards is a no-talent host! Luckily, I didn't see him hosting Jeopardy! He must have been terrible there too! Mike Richards is a slimy jackalope. I've never met him, and I don't want to ever meet him. And to think, Drew Carey is friends with him. Drew should get better friends. Mike Richards is a racist, a bigot, and a sexual harasser.

[@MetrioGaming_]

for those saying he did bad at jeopardy; he himself resigned the same stuff most likely would’ve happened even if he made it onto TPiR

[@hdayejr]

He did. He was executive producer and totally effed that show up

[@act4666]

@@hdayejr Jeopardy never got cancelled and I doubt it will ever

[@SchuminWeb]

There's a lot of "what-if" there. The podcast came well after this, so if he had gotten Price, who knows whether or not he would have been involved in the podcast where he put his foot in his mouth.

[@act4666]

@@SchuminWeb oh absolutely

[@supergamer7473]

Probably, the fact is he's a much better EP (the baggage we know of notwithstanding) than a host. Jeopardy will be just fine, as long whomever the new permanent host turns out to be is more than capable.

[@scotthockenberry3085]

I’m with Kathleen. I still can’t believe that silly clock costs $956

[@milesmorris9333]

Keep in mind here that this was only an audition tape. The prices were probably exaggerated on purpose. But I could be wrong.

[@OddOneOut665]

The only thing this Audition made me miss was how damn good Rich Fields was as announcer. George Grey is fine and works really well off of Drew, but Rich had that 'Straight Guy of the Punchline' energy to him. Whatever did happen to Rich? I heard he went back to being a Meteorologist, but IDK.

[@ljthefro]

Rich Fields was good, but had a tendency to overdo it and needed to reign it in at times. I think George Gray is a bit more even keel and more consistent in delivery. Neither is on the same level as the great Johnny Olsen though.

[@billbyers2344]

@@ljthefro or the legendary Rod Roddy, RIP

[@KalOrtPor]

​@@ljthefro They struck gold with Rod Roddy so soon after Johnny Olson, but Johnny was the best for this kind of show. No one today has that boisterous but natural energy anymore. George has a nice smooth voice though and does well for his style of announcing.

[@skipps93]

@@ljthefro Only time I thought Rich overdid it was on the intro to the show. Other than that I thought he was fantastic and much prefer him to George. I don’t think George is bad but he Sounds more of a fit for a nickelodeon show to me

[@milesmorris9333]

Rich did return to his job as a meteorologist, working for CBS Los Angeles. Then he eventually moved down to Tampa to host the afternoon drive on Q105, WRBQ-FM before he and almost the rest of the on-air staff were let go due to COVID. He's now the spokesman for the Moving Families Foundation and its Moving Families Initiative. UPDATE: As of the date I originally wrote this comment, Rich is also now a meteorologist on WTSP-TV, CBS 10 Tampa Bay. ANOTHER UPDATE (08/31/23): Rich left WTSP some months ago and is now a motivational speaker.

[@william1988-dec]

People may hate Mike Richards as an EP on TPIR. Just remember, Bob Barker was NO prince charming of an EP on TPIR.

[@axisofpeter]

He shows little connection to the game or the contestants. He;s going through the motions but seems to be watching himself instead of being in the moment.

[@MarkSinacori]

He wasn’t memorable when I did practice rehearsals with him. Mario Lopez was best and so was George Hamilton, and Todd was also very presentable. I knew nothing of Mike anyways when I met him unlike the other 3…Mario from SBTB, George Hamilton from Dynasty and Todd Newton from Whammy…

[@ce7.0]

$956 for that clock??

[@marlertv8977]

I feel like Marc Summers would have been the best replacement for Bob

[@MarkSinacori]

I'd love to see the practice run throughs...if they taped them (the monitors were on as were the cameras the day I was rehearsing with them). I was there for them with Mario/Mike/George/Todd one weekend before they did their test show. What about their test shows? I was there for all that.

[@aldredmique]

Not bad, but he's so overenergetic and I can feel some lack of interaction with contestants and audience. His "are you ready"-s makes me cringe even when he guest-hosted in Jeopardy. The high-fives aren't enough and it's very typical thing to do. Bob did it very balanced and he makes everyone comfortable with it. He talks with everyone, even with the staff in rare occasions. Kinda weird to see him in Bob's classic set.

[@robertfrance695]

I like Mike Richards and he would have made a great host. Nothing against Drew Carey.

[@kelvinblack4867]

I feel like Drew Carey is on something when he’s hosting tpir

[@mayan_empire]

Zack Morris energy. 😏

[@tpirman1982]

Wow. I'm surprised that Mike uses Drew's microphone instead of Bob's, considering it was the set of Bob's final year as host.

[@jamesbraun9842]

They had wireless microphone available but Bob Barker insisted on keeping the old style.

[@MorganNye]

@@jamesbraun9842 I can’t believe it took me 14 years just to found out this happened

[@stevekay1925]

Except it wasn’t Drew’s yet

[@MorganNye]

@@stevekay1925 of course not.

[@jakefsf4205]

It's because Bob chose to keep using a wired microphone since that was what he had used his entire career and was comfortable with. He could've switched to a wireless one if he wanted to.

[@bengibson3298]

I bet this guy won't even last a taping day on Jeopardy! in the future 😉😉😉

[@pronounced.c1oud]

i felt like this comment section would be full of only one type of comment and i am not disappointed you lot are ruthless and i love it

[@illustriousrocket4476]

I suspect that is why whoever leaked this tape let it out, lol.

[@MatthewHendrixrockinman1]

looks like he's holding Drew's mic

[@scotthockenberry3085]

This was hard to watch

[@justinm.1]

I like Jennifer 😜

[@kevintheskullanderson2879]

Not gonna lie, Mike Richards would have made a decent Price host. I know he said "Alright" a lot in this audition tape, but the guy was nervous and did his best in spite of his nerves. He played it down the middle like any decent show host would, but Drew Carey was just a bit better than him and managed to host a short-lived quiz show called Power of 10 just before getting the gig fifteen years ago. Poor Mike just couldn't get over it good and well enough in all these years and those texts resurfacing of him being not so public in the public eye cost him.

[@milesmorris9333]

Well, I'm sure other candidates who auditioned were nervous themselves. The difference between them and Mike was that Mike lacked major on-camera hosting experience outside of his college talk show. He couldn't get the beats down all that well and he lacked-besides charisma, a natural quality in game show hosts-enthusiasm in areas where it was badly needed (watch the It's in the Bag win again).

[@jwgreek8606]

He hosted a reality show on the CW called Beauty and the Geek

[@rudyiraheta80]

where's the 2nd half

[@thefirespecialist9007]

At least he's getting his big break by hosting Jeopardy... oh wait.

[@wturner777]

IKR?!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mainecoon6514]

Richards was fired from Jeopardy. I don't think he'll ever work again.

[@jeffreylong3963]

1:26 - And now, here is the host of "The Price Is Right," Mike Richards!

[@phreddd70]

When Central Casting goes wrong

[@RetroWinnipeg]

Remind me: did the contestants actually keep the prizes on these unaired audition episodes?

[@MorganNye]

Maybe?

[@stixnatedogg]

No, they were given cash awards if they won their pricing games.

[@RetroWinnipeg]

@@stixnatedogg $16,000 worth of cash awards, in that one game?

[@nickpapageorgio926]

@@RetroWinnipeg No, in an interview with the old executive producer, contestants got like $100 if they made it on stage, $500 if they won their game, etc. He didn't remember exact amounts, but basically nothing life changing, but still enough to take the game seriously.

[@benzientara6236]

A man whose only defining characteristic is ambition. Glad he lost the Jeopardy! hosting job.

[@LeoVargas94Oficial]

Of course, they didn't want the studio to be referred to as "the Bob Barker studio"...

[@MrMatteNWk]

They should have read the copy out loud before going to tape, too many "televisions" close to each other.

[@DXKramer]

Roger actually explains that in a Facebook post. "We wanted the show to not be influenced by Bob's reputation."

[@LeoVargas94Oficial]

@@DXKramer I actually just saw that post the other day.

[@sm4791]

the way he talks down to the guests lol

[@DickyCox]

if theres ever a teen version of the price is right, mike would be perfect to host

[@trevorbuehler3273]

Did Bob have off from this whole episode (Mike Richards full episode if so)?

[@terryprideaux]

He so much wanted a hosting gig so badly. I bet he would of dropped to his knees to be the perm host of TPIR.

[@GCBlues45]

Why did this not air? Did the people keep the prizes won?

[@meowkitty5588]

This should have aired on CBS back in March 19th or 20th 2007.

[@swissmediastuff]

Mike Richards got Rich Fields fired

[@MorganNye]

Yeah I wish Rich was still on the show.

[@jimmyboyzable]

And now, Karma has come back to bite Mikey in the ass because now HE'S been fired from his EP position at "Jeopardy" & "Wheel of Fortune"

[@MorganNye]

@@jimmyboyzable YAAAYYYYY!!!!! Now will Harry Friedman return to the shows?

[@wturner777]

@@MorganNye Good question.

[@MorganNye]

@@wturner777 will he?

[@teenyverse7707]

Yikes... he's like an actor mocking a TV game show? Corny would be the appropriate word.

[@DickyCox]

that applies to everything in broadcasting

[@Musicradio77Network]

This should’ve been an April Fool’s episode from 2007 where Mike Richards taken over Bob Barker. Where’s the second half of it?

[@seanadams3551]

He's no Bob Barker or Drew Carey.

[@jokerjokic4302]

Honestly he looks better than Drew. *ducks tomatoes*

[@Daleylife]

When was this? Before Drew was named host? It appears he has aspirations to be a host of a major show. I have yet to see levar burton's episodes, but I've seen the hosts before him. And it's not that Richards was 'the perfect fit', but I felt him being the host would have been fine. BUT, I did have some pause since he was the EP and now all these uncovered comments. They aren't god awful, but they're not great. And the thing is he'll struggle to get any hosting job after this.

[@jaylarochelle6752]

March 2007

[@fullervisiondotnet]

Yes, these were the auditions for the show when Bob Barker announced he retired. Among others who got them: Todd Newton and George Hamilton. Apparently Hamilton got very close to getting the gig before they saw Carey on Power of 10 and gave Carey the job instead.

[@kennethscalir3092]

@@fullervisiondotnet Mario Lopez also auditioned

[@TPIR_Fan_1972]

@@fullervisiondotnet I believe two others who were given auditions were John O'Hurley and David Price (who I believe was doing weather for the CBS Morning show at the time).

[@illustriousrocket4476]

@@TPIR_Fan_1972 In addition to Dave Price and John O'Hurley, other auditions included Mario Lopez and Mark Steines. After this group, they started moving to less formal auditions and Mark L. Walberg apparently did so well in his that Roger wanted to name him host, but CBS rejected him... due to his looks, of all things.

[@gsmith601]

I thought he was really good on Pyramid on GSN

[@jwgreek8606]

Me too. A lot of people shun him but he did a good job. If you remember correctky, he was a protege of Dick Clark.

[@markjones1184]

On watching this again, Mike did good only rewatched first iufb item up for bids. Name recognition would have been key here for any new host. Drew has had st this point, lots of name recognition from The Drew Carey Show. Doug Davidson would have been a good new host choice too. Drew is good, but many capable choices

[@ejmacp978]

I think he did a very good job. Great demeanor, he kept the audience attention and he connected well with the audience. He absolutely should have gotten the job. This guy hands down should have been chosen over Drew Carey. Carey sucks and he and his crew have run the show into the ground.

[@armenfrundzhyan4572]

But he's not the host of The Price is Right,it's Drew Carrey 👍😊

[@milesmorris9333]

We know that. This was an audition tape made before Drew was hired.

[@michaelambrozic4551]

What day did this air?

[@milesmorris9333]

This never aired on TV. It was only one of many audition tapes made to select the best candidate to be Price's new host.

[@stevekay1925]

Neversday

[@meowkitty5588]

@@milesmorris9333 Air Date please

[@milesmorris9333]

@@meowkitty5588 Like I said the first time, man, it never aired on TV. This was only an audition tape.

[@milesmorris9333]

@Dave Perez I'd say before. They would've and had to have been working on overhauling the set after Bob retired.

[@bfl1996]

When Was This

[@MorganNye]

March 2007

[@meowkitty5588]

0:22 Big Applause

[@boweandrew3]

great audition

[@act4666]

That’s what I keep telling people

[@jakefsf4205]

I don't think it's really fair to compare him to Bob Barker or Drew Carey but you need a kind of genuine charisma to do this kind of thing and he just doesn't have it. You can tell he knows what he needs to do but just executes it so poorly. At times it's almost like an actor parodying a game show host on TV like it feels fake and staged with him just reading off a script rather than adapting to each contestant's personality and energy.

[@lindastruikman9901]

Happy 4th Of July rod Roddy

[@andresbustamante4777]

Don't ever do bob barker bow he the man who allwsy did that

[@LucasKombo]

God, he's so bad. Drew was awkward because he was stepping into an institution, but he was always sooth in front of a camera -- a seasoned television pro. He just needed time for it to become his. Mike comes off like a Christian kid trying to cosplay a game show host in front of his class. Fake charisma, like a deer in front of a shotgun. Nothing behind the eyes. You can't fake charisma. Bob was a carnival barker from a world long gone. Mike couldn't sell a nut to a squirrel.

[@DonLorenzo723]

This feels so wrong...

[@chickena-mirror1620]

Interesting..... first bob barker, now alex trebek? Who's next??? Pat Sajak?

[@MorganNye]

I don’t think Alex Trebek or Pat hosted the price is right for auditions.

[@chickena-mirror1620]

@@MorganNye I meant who Mike is going to try to replace

[@MorganNye]

@@chickena-mirror1620 on the price is right or jeopardy?

[@MorganNye]

@Will N I’ve seen that show since 2010 on KZbin.

[@mainecoon6514]

Bob Barker and Pat Sajak are still alive.

[@matthewfirth9911]

Bike Richards!

[@bobschultz82]

This guys sucks on so many levels. How could Jeopardy! Screw this up so badly?

[@b286guy]

Yeah. He’s handsome but not much else.

[@jamesbonnen]

3:32 You shouldn't put the Pot holder mitt on the burner. Lol

[@elmarakovideo]

Mike Richards better than Drew Carey's awful first season as host. I watched Bob from 80s to 2007. I saw two episodes of Drew and stopped watching TPIR.

[@thewvnetwork]

Drew has improved a great deal...Bob left HUGE shoes to fill and it did take him the entire season to forget about trying to be like Bob and making the show his own. There were also tons of games to memorize rules for, and there were times I felt like Drew was sort of like a college student who blew off the homework but then showed up to class and discovered he had to read his homework aloud and just made something up. LOL Watching the newer post-COVID episodes, its actually hard to imagine Bob Barker hosting it anymore. The sets are different, and really, people are different. They just aren't as classy as they were for most of Bob's run. As far as Mike, I agree he did do better than Drew in his earliest days, but still, Mike was never cut out to be the host of anything. He was meant to be a behind the scenes kind of guy, until he screwed that up now he's meant to be a McDonald's Drive Thru kind of guy. ;)

[@christopherlucas4620]

Was this an actual aired episode? Or is this just a demo episode?

[@meowkitty5588]

Taped March 12, 2007.

[@mackenzie2184]

His audition is awful.

[@miked31784]

Mike Richards would have been a great host.

[@ThandrieDavis]

5:48 of the.... hrm.

[@kevinkern4661]

Who is he?

[@reedberry]

I'm glad Richards didn't get the TPIR hosting gig and, like they say, what goes around comes around. Seems like he was a bit of an a-hole and threw people under the bus to get ahead. It caught up to him and now his TV days are in the rear view mirror.

[@teddyjam8134]

Oh God I'm glad he wasn't chosen to host my favorite game show. I definitely would've stopped watching.

[@miner81]

He's smooth.

[@milesmorris9333]

About as smooth as a lizard's skin.

[@bbq4dinner997]

Did he say “Come on over here” oh my gosh he’s definitely not Down with the lingo

[@brucegrubb5730]

Do Price Is Right Mike Richards Audition Part 2

[@milesmorris9333]

There was no part two. Everyone who auditioned only did the first half of an episode. If they did a full episode, that would've delayed their schedule to tape actual episodes for air.

[@meowkitty5588]

Bob Barker Left But Mike Richards When Before Drew Carey in October 2007

[@retroguyretail1976]

interesting to see this

[@tannerrichards8287]

How come I’ve never seen this on tv?

[@milesmorris9333]

Because this was only an audition tape. This was solely for the purposes of choosing a new host for Price. These were never intended for public release.

[@Naminski1a]

@@milesmorris9333 And that's why Drew Carey took over.

[@MatthewHendrixrockinman1]

@@Naminski1a Drew might not be Bob but he's just as good and he's a really funny guy

[@retroguyretail1976]

i guess they had the ball on bobs replacement asap

[@wturner777]

@@MatthewHendrixrockinman1 Exactly the point. I really like Drew Carey as host because he's not trying to be like anyone else, especially Bob Barker. He's just being himself and made it his own show.

[@genegjr]

was the announcer George Gray or Rod Roddy in this March 2007 edition?

[@josephbundy1817]

Rich Fields

[@gameshowguy2000]

Rod Roddy died in 2003, Rich Fields auditioned (and was ultimately hired) in 2004, and George Gray auditioned in 2010 before getting the gig midway through season 39.

[@JasonDelarosa2000]

Richie Fields for sure

[@SuperEkemp]

I'm glad this 🤡 didn't get to be the host of the price is right. He got fired lol

[@jvandiesel]

He didn't sound excited on the it's in the bag win thankfully he didn't host this or jeopardy

[@redletterday3846]

Hot take, but for all known and unknown character deficiencies he has, Mike did far better here than Drew Carey ever did. You need that type of sleazy game show host energy for a show like this. It would've never worked for Jeopardy.

[@charlesbeagle8823]

You can't be serious. Drew Carey embodied TPIR and made it his own, and now I can't imagine anyone else hosting the show. He's done an extraordinarily good job at keeping up the energy of the show, modernizing it, while keeping it true to its core. Meanwhile, this audition is a hot pile of garbage. Any white guy off the street could've given the exact same audition.

[@redletterday3846]

@@charlesbeagle8823 Drew is fine, I don't hate him, and I give him credit for keeping the show with the times. I'd love to grab a beer with him one day. But from this audition snippet, I already see a more articulate host who understands the mechanics of the show while fitting the mold of a game show host. It has nothing to do with his skin color. He embodies the role well and looks like he belongs.

[@mayan_empire]

@@redletterday3846 Skin color? Huh???

[@redletterday3846]

@@mayan_empire Charles Beagle brought up the "white guy off the street" thing in his comment to me, so I was simply replying to his words.

[@ClapHurts]

Drew sucked during his first few seasons i think Drew found his grove when Roger left.. I remember watching his early shows and he looked bored. Mike was okay but he had a better grip than Drew Carey. I would love to see the other auditions

[@davidduncan1362]

No offense to Mike, but he did not know how to be the star of the Price Is Right. He rushed through that It's In The Bag win all the way to the point, where there was no drama. If it was still Trina winning and Bob Barker hosting, Bob would have slowed down to build the drama with that win. Mike had told the audience to quiet down for the Clock Game, then three seconds later, he was telling them to wish the lady good luck. Also: "You are going to the showcase showdown." Mike, she already won the showcase showdown and she was going to the showcase, later on at the end of the show. Bob Barker always seemed to have natural talent at being the star of the show even without any Price Is Right experience, let alone thirty-five years. Mike Richards should just stick with producing game shows because being the star of a game show just isn't his strength.

[@genegjr]

or was the announcer Rich Jefferies

[@TPIR_Fan_1972]

Rich Fields

[@MatthewHendrixrockinman1]

it was Rich Fields before George Gray took over now the late Rich Jefferies did some announcing in the 80's after Johnny Olson passed away

[@wturner777]

@@MatthewHendrixrockinman1 Gene Wood also helped for a bit.

[@MatthewHendrixrockinman1]

@@wturner777 that's very true

[@pernelldh]

After Johnny Olson, then Rod Roddy, then Rich Fields and now, George Gray. I had no respect for George Gray.

[@anthonyguarino4242]

That audition had the It’s in the bag full win but it doesn’t count.

[@paulnguyen8910]

What are you? Kid me? No car pricing game this half? Usually there are two; but there has to be at least one. The car's the most popular prize, bar none.

[@TomCurtis-t2r]

Even Tom Kennedy and Dennis James are better sub hosts than this guy.

[@DickyCox]

i love drew brees but why does mike remind me of him, hire drew brees to host jeopardy-have a laugh.

[@AnAccount]

And the girl on this show had a Purdue shirt on-- Brees' alum!!

[@blakebentley2736]

I could be better Game show host better than him😁