With him for it left them kicking the crab out of me. he will be missed by everyone i know bird barker wasn t dedicated animal rights activists heat and every price is right episode by urging pet owners to be responsible for take elizabeth his final sign off of this final show. i want to thank you very, very much for inviting me into your home for the last 50 years. i am deeply grateful. please remember help control the pet population. have your pets spayed and neutered. the u.s. naval institute also paid tribute to barker today. prior to becoming a legendary game show host, barker served as a navy pilot during world war ii. he flew eight different aircraft. the war ended before he was deployed so we did not see combat. barker also attended college in missouri, it works out radio station in florida it moved here to california to chase his dreams. we all know how that turned out barker ended up with this