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Tuesday July 27, 2010 Posted 1 year, 9 months ago by Belky

Bob Barker Takes a Dig at Drew Carey

'Price Is Right' icon Bob Barker passed the baton skinny mic over to Drew Carey about three years ago, and at the time the transition of power went smoothly. So, what does he think of his replacement these days? "[Drew] does his show differently than I did," Barker confided to a total stranger (ie. a friendly TMZ cameraman ) on Monday. "I tried to make the show really exciting and he doesn't do that -- he just plays the games."


The 86-year-old host and long-time animal rights activist taped his last regular episode -- his 6,586th -- of the popular CBS game show in June 2007, retiring after five decades on national television.

Carey's first episode aired that October; the 'Drew Carey Show' vet has kept some of Barker's traditions, including the tagline to "have your pet spayed or neutered."

But it would appear Carey's chill persona and vocal delivery aren't sitting well with Barker, who had a knack for attracting (and harnessing the energy of) wildly enthusiastic contestants during his 35-year run.