Truth or Consequences- December 31, 1956 (Bob Barker's television debut)

And here it is, Ralph Edwards introduces Bob Barker to national television in the daytime premiere of the show where no matter how much truth you may have, you'll eventually have to pay the consequences! Also includes some promos for NBC, including Home starring Arlene Francis, The Price Is Right with Bill Cullen, The Adventures of Sir Lancelot, a commercial for US Savings Bonds, and a promo for the Tournament of Roses Parade.

[@zoltore23]

Bob Barker came close to 100 years old without going over.

[@ransomvo3702]

Brilliant!

[@cindyknudson2715]

😁

[@undefined7141]

Bz well said

[@Rushyesgenesis]

He's so young, but that voice is timeless.

[@jamesstevens2865]

Yes it was

[@elgeneralxx]

So young????? Ha ha haaaaaaaaaaaaaa he is in the ground now and very creepy looking

[@gwenfluker3436]

When Ralph Edwards hired him for Truth or Consequences he said that Bob Barker sounded like a young Jack Benny!

[@orbison]

3:05 "Remember this name. You're going to be hearing a lot about him." Just a little trivia. Ralph Edwards lived until 2005, by which time Barker was 33 years into hosting Price is Right. In other words, he lived long enough to see how unbelievably RIGHT he was! Rest in Peace to both Ralph and Bob.

[@mauricesnell5886]

And the rest was history.

[@travis7310]

Rest in peace, Mr. Barker. You were truly the best game show host ever!

[@Zacheryalderton-ln8gs]

He passed away in his sleep on Saturday night

[@Sj27m]

He WAS DEFINITELY WITHOUT A DOUBT THE BEST EVER. PURE CARISMA.

[@barbaramaxwell7641]

I was in LA last May and saw his house. He lived close to the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

[@user-or7uy6in7z]

Pat Sajak of "Wheel of Fortune" would be second. He and Vanna are retiring at the end of 2023.

[@danieldaniels7571]

Yes. Absolute legend…

[@wecantfightgravity]

This is the start of Bob Barker's legendary 50-year television career. We will miss you forever. Both are the legendary faces of television. Bob Barker (1923-2023) and Ralph Edwards (1913-2005)

[@robertsprouse9282]

Bob's career in radio began long before that..

[@nonconnahordeath]

He's a little nervous, understandably, but he recovers quickly. A legend from day one. :)

[@trevortuominen8233]

Ralph Edwards was right when he said we'd hear a lot about Bob. RIP, Mr. Barker.

[@davekingman1271]

I was 4 years old when this show aired. I saw many episodes of Truth or Consequences with Bob Barker. He stood out even back then

[@4thegloryofthelord]

I was -7 years old.

[@gwenfluker3436]

I remembered my mother watching Truth or Consequences when i was a little girl. Thank you Bob for all the good memories you came into our home. You and Dorothy Jo together again R.IP🌹🙏

[@FoxRivers778]

"The man we selected has one of the brightest futures in television... remember this name you're going to be hearing alot about him..." I thought it was interesting that The Price Is Right aired daily on NBC before this show and yet Bob went on to host it on CBS for so many years.

[@January.]

*a lot

[@January.]

*a lot

[@Fireball409]

and I remember originally "The Price is Right" was hosted by Bill Cullen!

[@mphlohi]

What a spot on prediction that turned out to be.

[@rockvilleraven]

Don Pardo was invited to move to move to ABC when the original Price is Right went to that network, but Pardo was loyal to NBC.

[@johnurban7333]

Funny, Bob’s voice sounds exactly the same, like it never aged

[@hawailandia]

This man was born to do what he did

[@joemendoza2292]

Ralph Edwards is a relative of mine on my biological fathers side. It's amazing to have this connection to him and Bob Barker. Unfortunately I never got to meet him (long story), but this is great that I can watch these things and see him. RIP Ralph and Bob.

[@kbobdonahue1966]

Whether it was T or C or TPIR, Bob Barker was the greatest MC ever. RIP Bob 😢

[@johnnygucci9]

Bob Barker got the Steve Harvey suit on

[@mchris65]

Thank you nice to see his first appearance, may he rest in peace.

[@danrhone9756]

I wish I was around when this game show was popular. Always good to see Bob Barker back in earlier days of television

[@tj921able]

He was stunning, even as a young man. May he RIP. Lifting prayers & condolences for his loved ones.

[@jksaw]

Bob Barker, from the moment he stepped on that stage in 1956, was a natural for television.

[@FoxyVoxy247]

What a legend...RIP Mr. Barker. I pray you went to heaven and are enjoying using your talents on the streets of gold.

[@ScratchGlass9]

We grew up watching Truth or Consequences !! Bob was the best ! We were lucky growing up when we did 🇺🇲 Long live Bob and Barker's BEAUTIES !

[@MazichMusic]

When I lived on campus in 1977 for a semester, I always made it back to my dorm to catch some of TPIR before lunch.

[@eleanorlorde8944]

Bob Barker from the original Truth or Consequences passed away at 99 since Saturday August 26th 2023 R.I.P. Bob Barker (1923-2023)

[@ivanmay7890]

I will miss Bob Barker very dearly, but at least we have this debut episode of Truth Or Consequences to remember him by. RIP Bob Barker!

[@genebigs1749]

The voice never changed! Rest in peace, Bob, you will always be remembered and missed as the true legend you were!

[@Kidgamingfuntv]

Rest in peace to the legend Bob Barker 🙏

[@gsnfan]

RIP Bob Barker and Ralph Edwards. And Ralph made one heck of a great choice for a host.

[@douglasgriffiths3534]

I was 20 days old when this show aired (born Dec. 11, 1956). My mom wasn't due to have me till 1/2/1957, so I was a bit of a preemie and was still in the hospital. I only weighed about 5 pounds. (Jan Griffiths).

[@slc2466]

Bob had it from the start- so relaxed, personable and confident on camera. R.I.P. to a true t.v. legend.

[@markmartin8211]

Hard to believe that's Bob Barker! I only remember him as an older man hosting the Price is Right!

[@JasonMasque13]

Please make a movie about this guy!

[@apoc8265]

RIP Bob barker ty for all the wonderful years of television hosting

[@prettyroxie4683]

My goodness what a handsome man! Bob Barker but most important extremely charismatic.

[@brendalane9221]

Ralph was correct as this man would be a welcome presence in our living rooms for years. Rest eternally Mr. Barker.

[@jeffmooney5884]

Ironically, The Price Is Right is one of NBC's promos for Bob Barker's Truth or Consequences debut

[@jjgillmen]

The man we selected has one of the brightest futures in television... remember this name you're going to be hearing alot about him..." Ralph Edwards was right. Who would've ever thought Bob Barker would be such a legend after 65 years?!

[@brodie2005thegamer]

All of them seem to be dead, except for Bob Barker.

[@joegti10]

@@brodie2005thegamer was thinking who has to take over after betty white. bob might be that person at 98.

[@blind_t2]

boy he hit the nail on the head.

[@January.]

*a lot

[@altfactor]

Bob Barker was already a legend by the time the daytime version of "Truth Or Consequences" moved from NBC to first run syndication in 1965.

[@joedobr9977]

God bless you Bob Barker. Thank you for being an important part of GENERATIONS. Thank you

[@MrJoeybabe25]

Bob Barker was an amazing natural. He looked like he had been doing this for years right out of the gate!

[@baxoutthebox5682]

Bob stepped up to the plate and hit a moon shot on the first pitch. What a talented man, hope he sees 100 this year. A lifetime of working your dream job is good for the heart I suppose.

[@willmack5909]

sadly he didn't get to 100

[@scubadiva666]

@@willmack5909 He's up in heaven with Betty White. My grandmother did make it to 100-blind, deaf, osteoporosis, dementia, but she was proud she had made it to 100. Getting old-it's not for sissies.

[@Nash55ppp]

Bob Barker was 33. RIP legend and icon host.

[@willmack5909]

Rest in peace Mr. Barker.

[@kathyhames2200]

This was my mamaws favorite show we watched it sitting on the corner of my bed Rest in peace Bob 🙏💔😢 Now she can watch your show in person

[@JoseTwitterFan]

"I feel like I had Parry O'Brien's shot put right here!" Parry O'Brien being the two-time shot put Olympic champion having been fresh off his 2nd gold medal win in Melbourne that prior month.

[@rafaela.4988]

Ralph Edwards looked the future accurately.Bob Barker appeared as a tv host 51 years from this program

[@joshuareynolds9566]

RIP Bob Barker. You were the greatest and will always be the greatest.

[@danielbriggs991]

What a wonderful show! Halfway through, I had no idea what it was about. It's hilarious!

[@michaelfirman4700]

Rest easy, Bob

[@rajanchopra1576]

The way they spoke yesterday the cadence the sound is enjoyable to watch

[@sarysa]

At first when I saw him, especially when he was staring down a man who could well have been a mentor to him, I was ready to go into the comments and say "I guess even Bob Barker was stiff when he was green." 10 minutes later, I see the 80's Bob Barker shine through, proven wrong.

[@matthewfarmer2520]

I hope they do a marathon of Bob Barker games on the Game Show Network, to honor him and to say goodbye.😢

[@ABCEasyas--]

We will get eight hours of his appearances on Match Game.

[@LandondeeL]

12:00 KGFJ Los Angeles is now KYPA, while the KGFJ calls are now used in Bell, Montana.

[@joeschwab3228]

R.I.P. Bob - When I was a young boy in the 50s, I took a bus into Hollywood & sat in the audience & raised my hand to be a contestant when Bob asked, "Who wants to be on Truth or Consequences?" He didn't pick me, so I came back the next day & when he asked, I stood up & went into the aisle next to him & said, "Bob, I keep coming here & you never choose me!" He said, "With that attitude, Come on down!" I remember it like yesterday. I a game show fanatic as a viewer & as a contestant. This was my first!! Joe

[@cactusblue60]

How ironic that he should say to you on T or C, Come on down. Love it. Rest in peace, Bob. The cats and dogs of America never had a better friend.

[@Chase4everChase]

Thank you for posting this video. Even though this episode occurred almost 67 years ago, it seems hard to believe it's been that long ago (for me). 🙂 (Chase)

[@TheAnimeist]

Bob breaking to a non-existent commercial is priceless.

[@dekelanson5280]

33 year old Bob Barker.

[@leonardbrinkman4410]

Now I remember how Bob Barker got his start. It was on that day Monday December 31st 1956 when he actually started! That's why I'm glad to see this first show that aired on that day.😊 And Bob Barker look so young at that time! And by the way during that time. Did they ever give away that Studebaker Seahawk to some lucky contestant? Because back then that was one beautiful car!

[@mediachristiantv7472]

33 years and 19 days old at the time…

[@leonardbrinkman4410]

@@mediachristiantv7472 and now he's pushing 100.

[@mediachristiantv7472]

@@leonardbrinkman4410 indeed…there are always two dates by which I remember Bob - December 12, his birthday (a Tuesday this year), and September 4, 1972, the airdate of the first “New Price is Right”, with him as host. This year 9/4 is Labor Day, as it was in 1972.:

[@leonardbrinkman4410]

@@mediachristiantv7472 I remember that too it is just one of those days that I would remember anyway. As a matter of fact I remember what I watched that on September 4th 1972 when Bob Barker's first episode was just done. It was really something that really made sense! Add your right September 4th of this year is on a Monday the same day that Bob Barker had his first episode of The Price is Right back in 1972! And by the way when they do to Bob Barker's 100th anniversary that would be great I mean his 100th birthday that is.

[@leonardbrinkman4410]

I will remember watching that myself when they do start the 100th anniversary, but there was only one thing that I do remember, he got close to 100 without going over!

[@hungfao]

This was broadcast slightly before I was born. I remember watching this when I was in Florida at the age of 3. When we moved to the Midwest, there was something comforting to see one show at our new location that we saw in Florida. Bob has always been around one way or another. RIP

[@SallySallySallySally]

Thanks for posting this! The banter and commercials, while a little cringe-worthy today, were certainly typical for the era. Interesting that this had no paid commercial spots. They were all house ads for NBC. (affiliates could use the "station identification" 35-second pause to insert a paid ad if they wanted to.) So this was truly a pilot for a new show (i.e., a new daily time slot.) Barker and Edwards pulled off the scripted banter at the beginning very well. After Edwards left the stage and the contestants started coming in, Barker had to wing it and ... he was excellent! Of course, he came to this job after doing essentially the same kind of show (audience participation) at KGFJ radio for six years, so he knew how to handle the format. (KGFJ is now Korean-language KYPA.)

[@scubadiva666]

I'm amazed that I never learned until after Bob Barker had died that he was a Sioux, from the Rosebud Sioux tribe.

[@bratton79]

I only knew it because I watched a documentary about him once. When he lived on the Sioux reservation he was apparently a nudist. He liked to swim in the nude quite a bit. He was also a practitioner of the martial arts. Bob Barker was an interesting man who lived an incredible life. May he Rest In Peace.

[@johnrobinsoniii4028]

I was three years old when this was broadcasted.

[@DrLA-db8kk]

Thank you Mr. Bob Barker! Rest in God, sir.

[@NipkowDisk]

Yessirree, Bob- you were one outstanding host. Rest In Peace, Mr. Barker.

[@the_gilded_age_phoenix8717]

Well, say what you may about Bob Barker, but he didn't go over 100. Came as close as possible, but didn't go over...so he's a winner.

[@HipsterDoofus100]

3:10 the moment that changed American history

[@stevenpeluso7670]

Bob Barker.was the best host in all of television, in my opinion.

[@captaintruth3219]

NowI can see why he put all the hot models on the price is right!💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃

[@ValleyoftheRogue]

He never changed much in appearance, not even in his nineties, kind of like Cary Grant never changed much.

[@ericlarsen4050]

He was 33 here. My goodness. RIP.

[@66KIMBLE]

He seemed like a natural in his debut. R.I.P.

[@DP-hy4vh]

12:54 - First time seeing Bob with a corded microphone; a style and mannerism we'd see until he retired from The Price Is Right in 2007.

[@SusanLlewellyn-pp2xn]

Awww...I was 8 days old lol❤..such a.differnt,.gentler time

[@douglasgriffiths3534]

RIP Bob. Now you're with Dorothy Jo. (Jan Griffiths).

[@KenWesaw-up5wf]

Bob barker was born to be a game show host

[@newstarcadefan]

My Bob Barker RIP.

[@rehobothwell]

How right was Ralph Edwards prophecy. God rest your soul, Mr. Barker

[@MrJoeybabe25]

RIP Bob! Amazing that this was his television debut! And how about that spot for The Price Is Right (with Bill Cullen)? Staying home "sick" in bed watching my heroes (Bob, Art Linkletter, Art Fleming, Art James, Douglas Edwards) was a special treat for me. I specialized in the Arts when I was "away" from school. :)

[@silentbob3208]

33 years old when this happened. Watching today on what would've been his 100th birthday.

[@gregneffle8483]

I'm surprised that I don't remember this. I was a worldly 17 days old. 😂

[@robertsprouse9282]

I would soon follow..

[@TimothyWilson-uh7os]

Bob Barker, "OOOOHHHH, WHAT A LUCKY MAN, HE WAS!"

[@bonanzatime]

$1000 back in 1957 was about $15,000 to $20,000 in today's money. I'm estimating.

[@StefaniClowdis]

The absolute BEST

[@mysecondemailatl]

Gotta love how refined the contestants and audience were compared to today. Very calm soft spoken, mostly clapping, no obnoxious yelling and cheering.

[@ritakraus903]

Wish they would bring back this game show like they have other 60s,70s and 80s game shows

[@toddbergmann-rogers9134]

Bob Barker will turn 100 on December 12th, 2023! Amazing!!!

[@sammycrum9332]

No he won’t

[@LoyalmoonieProductions]

I'm afraid it's not going to happen...

[@scottythegreat1]

@3:06 Youre going to be hearing a lot about him......... Indeed RIP Bob Barker

[@joedobr9977]

Understatement. The greatest ever

[@charlesmurray4013]

Thank You So Much For Sharing This With Us ,It Was Truely History In The Works.

[@docadams7099]

Bob Barker said this was like batting after Bab Ruth and Lou Gehrig. Ralph Edwards compared Bob to Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio. Ralph Edwards may have been putting pressure on Bob, but BOY WAS HE RIGHT!

[@wnychevy09]

RIP Bob Barker 1923-2023

[@TheKurtsPlaceChannel]

Very nice video. Thanks for posting and have a nice day too.

[@kbobdonahue1966]

Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, Hello!!! Old US 85, now I-25, it's a beautiful drive from Albuquerque.

[@Mito383]

Holy crap this game show sounds awesome.

[@kevinmadden1645]

December 31,1956. The day after the New York Giants won the NFL Championship 47-7 over the Chicago Bears.

[@robertsprouse9282]

Yep, LOMBARDI was the offensive mastermind and LANDRY coached the defense as he did while he played.. That worked pretty well for figureheadcoach JIM LEE HOWELL.. The NY GIANTS did not win another NFL CROWN until 1987's('86-87 season) SUPER BOWL..

[@kevinmadden1645]

@@robertsprouse9282 Jim Lee Howell, not Jim Ray Howell.Incidentally, Lombardi was anything but an offensive guru. The Giants were no better than middle of the pack. The strength of the team was it's defense. At the time,Landry was considered the better head- coaching candidate.

[@robertsprouse9282]

@@kevinmadden1645 , thanks for the correction. I appreciate it. I was flipping HOWELL with JIM RAY HART of the SF GIANTS MLB'ERS. I am getting old, sigh. Meanwhile.. LOMBARDI coached the line, and backs, and coordinated the receivers for the GIANTS, a positions coach who was eventually given the title, although that is what he did anyway and it did not change it, of OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR. The Giants during the seasons that LOMBARDI coached them were one of the first teams to use what we would call a primitive zone-blocking scheme. They called it RULE BLOCKING..blocking an area where players were at without pinpointing the blocking of a specific defender. That rule blocking had rarely if ever been utilized in the NFL or AAFC before. VINCE L. brought it into widespread, popular use. I would say that would make him a mastermind. Just as the inventor of the then modern flex 4-3 defense, D-COORD. TOM LANDRY was a genius, a mastermind. HOWELL himself joked that all he did was just blow up the footballs, LANDRY AND LOMBARDI did the coaching. Allie Sherman only coached the backs until 1952. He later returned as offensive coordinator, but that was in 1959, the year LOMBARDI left. After LANDRY left to head coach the brand new DALLAS COWBOYS, and LOMBARDI went to run GREEN BAY, HOWELL resigned a year later and Sherman took over an aging and fading team, that true, did make three titlegames, losing by a combined total of 67-17 for that trio. When LANDRY and VINCE L. were in NY, they won that title, 47-7, and only lost the other in overtime..In Landry's last season with NYG, they lost the 1959 titlegame by only a tad over two TDs, but LOMBARDI was not there, SHERMAN was. Are you doubting that LOMBARDI AND LANDRY who did most of the coaching, were not masterminds? Are you saying that in a ball control scheme, that yards are more important than time of possession? The NY GIANTS were NEVER IN A RUN-HEAVY scheme going to lead the league in points and Did they have a BART STARR at qback? No. Did they have TAYLOR AND HORNUNG? No. But, the GIANTS did have an offense that controlled the clock and scored routinely when the defense set them up, rarely failing to get six in the redzone. YOUR MOVE..

[@kevinmadden1645]

@@robertsprouse9282 Me too!

[@robertsprouse9282]

@@kevinmadden1645 , me too, what? I made several points, not just one.

[@youbetcha6880]

It's interesting that in 1956 they hadn't yet made a distinction between a presentation on tv and a presentation on radio.

[@jamesstevens2865]

What a Thrill this was to watch and see how things were 5 years 7mo. before I was born.

[@kevinfitzmaurice4072]

"Help control the pet population. Have your pet spayed or neutered." --Bob Barker, 1923-2023

[@AyeCarumba221]

What about the human population?

[@patcola7335]

​@@AyeCarumba221there's plenty of room in the world for everybody

[@ChrisBakerauthor]

Bob just seemed right at home.

[@paulbarber9599]

A true legend

[@billymanners5752]

Ralph Edwards could have been a fortune teller I hope he played the stock market like that

[@tammylewis2408]

Ralph Edwards was truly right about Bob Barker, he graced our TV screens and entertained kids and adults sick and home from school/work for 50 years, first on TOC and then TPIR. I still can hear the TPIR theme song ringing in my head, and Bob being a good sport while having a good heart. I hope that the animals he helped/saved are waiting for him at the Rainbow Bridge🌈. RIP Bob, you lived a good life.🎤🕊🦮🐕‍🦺🐕🐈🐈‍⬛

[@DougEStile-gj7wy]

I was an embryo when this first aired.

[@dalynuze]

Funny. I was a little further along, a fetus!

[@twinklinglicin]

the credits are everything