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The Slug made no
bones about how we felt about
Drew Carey becoming host of "The Price is Right." We weren't pleased with that
decision. So we gave him some time to
settle into his new daytime gig before passing judgment. However, he's been at
it for over a week now, and we can remain silent no longer. Yesterday's episode
sent us over the edge. Although Carey is a little better than we originally
expected — granted, those expectations were
really, really low — The Slug can't tolerate these three things:
1. Carey has developed a nervous twitch where he'll fumble with his coat
pocket on camera. Maybe he's just checking to make sure $500 is in there, in
case a contestant's bid is exactly right. Whatever the reason, it drives us
nuts. Keep your hands out of your pocket!
2. Before playing Barker's Bargain Bar (thankfully they didn't change the
game's name) Carey has a running joke that the game is named after Ezekiel Barker, the
"founder" of "Price is Right." That's not funny — or respectful to the dude who
the game is actually named after.
3. Carey keeps flubbing Bob's "help control the pet population" spiel at the
end of the show. Even when he gets it right, his delivery sounds completely
forced. If he doesn't truly care if the audience spays and neuters
their pets, he shouldn't say it.