It's been a few days since outgoing The Price Is Right Host Bob Barker tipped furious lesbian Rosie O'Donnell to take over his job, and yet the nod still makes about as much sense as letting an angry T-Rex present an episode of Runaround.
But that doesn't matter because not only does Bob Barker want Rosie O'Donnell to host The Price Is Right, but Rosie O'Donnell wants Rosie O'Donnell to host The Price Is Right too. It's difficult to really pinpoint how much Rosie O'Donnell wants to present The Price Is Right, but it must be a lot, because Rosie recently wrote 'I LOVE THE PRICE IS RIGHT' on her blog while admitting that she was meeting CBS executives about it this week. Taken in the context of the rest of her blog it's a big statement, because Rosie O'Donnell tends to use capital letters so rarely that we assumed she was boycotting all upper-case text for supporting the war in Iraq.
After her startling screechfest with an idiot meant that she had to leave The View, Rosie O'Donnell has been trying to keep herself as busy as possible by writing her memoirs and talking about nothing but Cyndi Lauper on her blog until people want to start doing dirty protests about it. But not even Rosie O'Donnell can say that this compares to the good old days of fighting with Donald Trump and forcing Danny DeVito to belch vomit in front of an appalled nation.
There was never any doubt that Rosie O'Donnell would appear on television again after The View but we, like the majority of people, assumed that her next show would be a late-night cable discussion show called Shut Up And Listen To Why I Am Right or I Was Betty Rubble, How Dare You Question Me. But we were wrong – it turns out that Rosie O'Donnell had her eyes set on something more mainstream, like lighthearted, grossly materialistic gameshow The Price Is Right.
Last week Bob Barker, the outgoing host of The Price Is Right, said that he'd like to see Rosie O'Donnell present The Price Is Right next. It was an announcement that immediately made all sort of people go "Hmph, a fat lesbian hosting a gameshow? I shan't be watching that – I'll turn my loyalty over to another brainless greed-based faux-aspirational gameshow instead." But, surprisingly, this outpouring of outrage hasn't stopped CBS executives from wanting to discuss the idea with Rosie O'Donnell, as the woman herself wrote on her blog.
On Sunday Rosie O'Donnell posted one of her 'Ask Ro' features, where she answers emails sent in by people who don't think twice about sending strangers disturbing questions like – genuinely – "How do I find “The Light”? I am so sad and so lost…" and "Do you still like Harry Potter?" And, following Bob Barker's revelation, many emails concerned the possibility of Rosie hosting The Price Is Right. And here's how she answered:
I KNOW
FANTASTIC
I LOVE THE PRICE IS RIGHTif they asked me
i sure would
That doesn't mean that the whole deal is cut and dried yet, though. The CBS bosses will need to weigh up whether a figure as polarising as Rosie O'Donnell will be a good long-term replacement for Barker, and also they'll need to pre-approve some of Rosie's proposed Pricing Games, which so far have titles like Aren't I Right About Everything? Aren't I?, Who Likes Cyndi Lauper As Much As I Do, Throw Bricks At A Woman Who Looks Just Like Elisabeth Hasselbeck and I Am Right About Stuff Though Aren't I?
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Cecelia says
If Rosie O’Donnell is picked to host the Price Is Right I will Never watch it again. She is a person of no class or character & will only bring the show down. They need to pick someone with Character & Class, I have been a watcher of The Price Is Right Since it started, but believe me when I say I will never watch it again if she is chosen. I hope that Channel 2 & the personalities over at The Price IsRight Have enough sense to know better. Thank you
Alyssa Rincon says
If Rosie O’Donnell takes over Bob Barker’s job, I will no longer watch The Price is Right! She is so ghetto!
john nigrelli says
if rosie is host , my 35 years of watching price is right is over. she is not what bob barker stands for . he’s a winner and she’s a loser!!!
Kent Phillips says
How Barker could leave the show recommending a politically big-mouth liberal as his successor is just beyond comprehension. Add me to the list of ex-viewers if that, in fact, happens.
TonmeisterJones says
Am I missing something here? Is this an American version of the deliberately crap, inexplicably popular gameshow that Leslie Crowther used to present over here? Who cares who presents it? Ah, of course. Americans. Christ, you might as well argue over who whistles the fucking McDonalds ident. [repeatedly smacks head]
Daniel Ryce says
ROSIE IS A BIG FAT PIECE OF WHALE SHIT. SHE IS MORE STUPID THEN HILLARY CLINTON……… EVERY TIME SHE TALKS, EVERY ONE AROUND HER GETS DUMBER. LUCKILY I HAVE NEVER BEEN EXPOSED DIRECTLY TO HER DUMBNESS…….THANK GOD!!!!!!!!! OH THATS RIGHT SHE DON’T BELIEVE IN GOD. EAT SHIT ROSIE….
Savagefan says
If TPIR wants controversy, then they should find a better way to get it than by hiring someone as controversial and divisive as Rosie O’Dumbbell. Either find someone else, of discontinue the show altogether!
Tracey B. says
I love Rosie, the only reason why people run their mouth about her is because she is open and honest and doesn’t care what people say about her. I love people that say what they mean and don’t hold back just because they want to save face. If you can’t be yourself your allowing others to control you and make you who you are. Personally, GOD put me on this earth to be Tracey not what society wants me to be. So Rosie, thank you for being YOU! Love ya girl….Oh yeah, Whats wrong with being fat. I mean, are people offended?Must not have much to do or lack confidence with themselves. To those who say Rosie is a dumb ass, well, how much cash do you flow on a daily basis, seem Rosie is pretty smart and if you call her dumb than let me be dumb also, I wouldn’t mind having her money, so who’s the dummy, dummy.
AUDREY MIEROP says
Hi cbs. well I herd that rosie might take over the price is right. I hope not that will be the end of the show in my book. bob is a winner and rosie is a looser. i have been watching the priice is right since it came on and love the show . but if rosie is host that will be the end of it for me . so please find someone else to take over the show . and make everbody happy . rosie has enough money give someone else a job who need it. thank you audrey