I’m duplicating this series for the Institute of Official Cheer, and this one came up as a draft, not a published entry. Well, if it’s a duplicate, apologies, If not, enjoy.
First, we have to pause to note that Bob, while always dapper, was as much of a victim of fashions as the women who appeared on the show. Brown and Blue.
Carol was a sweetheart, but she had a bit of a ‘stache going on.
She won the audience’s sympathy by admitting that she really, really had to use the bathroom; she won the director’s ire by mouthing “Oh SH*T” when the doors opened and she saw a new car. Bless her heart.
The horrible Eyelash Shortage of ’73 forced women to make do with just five or six per lid:
Rocky, believe it or not, was a professional boxer. Check out the breast pocket.
Every so often, you get someone who eschews every trend, simplifies every aspect of her look and makes it look effortless. Sparkly smart cute rays just pinged out of this woman:
Check out the fellow behind her: nice to know they were still turning out that model in 1973, eh?
Finally: the audience: Serious Kid in the front, Charles Durning behind her, and Max Shreck on the right.
Pass it along, if you wish
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Wow, a Nosferatu reference. Well played, sir.
As for Mr. 1973, note the sideburns. He’ll go for the full disco look round about 1985.
And Mr. 1973 still has a haircut that features hair over his ears. He uses mousse every day before he goes over his ‘do with a hot comb.
Mr. 1973 only hates two things: people who are intolerant of other people’s cultures, and the Dutch.
Isn’t that Venus Flytrap over Rocky’s shoulder?
“How long, Oh, Lord, How Long?”
Diane proves that cuteness is eternal and fashionless.
Agree with JamesS. “Diane” looks like she was image-captured yesterday, born in 1980. Sigh … “The Price is Right”? Really?
I love Diane, I want to marry her and buy gifts for her grandkids.
Aside from the plaid, I like Bob’s brown and blue combo. It’s his hair that stands out. Looks like a mannequin head. Or they used an entire can of AquaNet. Either way, Janice and Anitra wouldn’t have been able to run their fingers through Bob’s hair. I heard once that he encouraged that sort of thing.
Well I was gonna comment on Diane too but you all read my mind and stole my thoughts and words.
Was Bob Barker’s microphone made and custom designed just for him? I don’t think I have seen that style of microphone anywhere else. Would be funny to see Newscasters in the field using them to report stuff.
It’s a good thing there’s an archive because this installment was Anitra-free. How ARE you guys dealing with the drought?
Good point about the microphone; I hadn’t noticed that. Now that you mention it, MikeH, I think you must be right–that was one custom job.
As to Diane: Yeah, she’s pretty cute, and maybe it’s just the screen-grab, but it looks like she’s got a bit of an orthodontic issue there. The teeth look a little too far apart for modern sensibilities. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
And I miss Anitra. And the Buzz….(sniff.)
And Rocky was really Kool…
I’m a Diane man, orthodontry be damned. But more Anitra would not be protested by me.
The Talented Martha Stewart probably killed Diane and stole everything from her.
With regard to the microphone, I believe Gene Rayburn strapped on a similar model. Screen cap, anyone?
It’s a “Superscope” microphone, used by both Bob Barker and Gene Rayburn:
http://www.retrothing.com/2006/09/sony_superscope.html
(I love the Internet.)
Great for doing impromptu rectal exams on lucky contestants while the grips were re-blocking the set. “Sure, it’s painless, Frank! Wouldn’t have it any other way. :::raises voice::: “Johnny, a small blob of that Atomic Balm stuff when you get a chance, chop-chop!”
The type of lapel on Bob’s jacket is, I recently learned, called a “fishmouth” lapel. As if his jacket wasn’t odd enough already.
@Baby M
Nice find on the microphone. It seems that Drew Carey is using a similarly long and thin wireless microphone on TPIR:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4vgA2LtH-8
I know that the styles are laughable now, but back in the day Bob Barker was a straight OG pimp.
Too bad he had Max Schrek spayed or neutered a few years later.
Diane definitely sparkly cute. And there were still guys with that look in the mid 70s when I was in college. He looks like most of the Chemistry, or Geology department professors and a significant minority of the undergrads in those fields. Was he there with Diane? Co-ordinated blue.
Is Carol Lisa Loobner’s big sister?
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On the eyelash lady — note the sideways scarf around the collar. Big fashion statement for the girls during my college daze. I go back and look at my college yearbook from 1976 and find a lot of the girls in my class have one of these tied around their necks. One important exception is the 1978 Miss America. She had more sense.
Buddy-Holly-As-Accountant may have been one of the guys I remember from the ’70s, a wanna-be greaser who had an eye prescription that wasn’t covered by the contacts of the time.