Fans Resurface Bob Barker's 'Happy Gilmore' Cameo Following His Death
While most know Bob Barker as the longtime host of The Price is Right, many are looking back at the late TV personality's hysterical cameo in the classic Adam Sandler film Happy Gilmore.
Upon hearing the news of Barker's passing on Aug. 26, fans took to Twitter to share how much they enjoyed his time onscreen with Sandler, spreading gifs and video clips across the social media platform as they remembered the shocking scene where Sandler and Barker get into an extreme physical altercation.
"Bob Barker fighting Happy Gilmore is in the top 3 scenes in any Adam Sandler movie ????," tweeted the account for Public Enemies Podcast.
Bob Barker fighting Happy Gilmore is in the top 3 scenes in any Adam Sandler movie ???? pic.twitter.com/Tu2vpHjqqo
— Public Enemies Podcast (@TheEnemiesPE3) August 26, 2023
"Seeing the Bob Barker sequence in HAPPY GILMORE as a kid was one of those 'Is this real. Is this allowed' things," wrote What A Time To Be Alive podcast co-host Patrick Monahan.
Seeing the Bob Barker sequence in HAPPY GILMORE as a kid was one of those “Is this real. Is this allowed” things
— Patrick Monahan (@pattymo) August 26, 2023
Sports and pop culture account Korked Bats referenced the fictionalized version of Barker, writing, "RIP in peace Bob Barker, who should’ve won the Pepsi Pro Am in back-to-back years had he not been paired with that noob Happy Gilmore."
RIP in peace Bob Barker, who should’ve won the Pepsi Pro Am in back-to-back years had he not been paired with that noob Happy Gilmore pic.twitter.com/6sujzT162a
— Korked Bats (@korkedbats) August 26, 2023
A fan tweeted, "Bob Barker was an icon of my childhood as we all watched The Price Is Right when we were home from school. Then he became an absolute legend when he destroyed Happy Gilmore. RIP to the legend."
Bob Barker was an icon of my childhood as we all watched The Price Is Right when we were home from school.
Then he became an absolute legend when he destroyed Happy Gilmore. RIP to the legend. pic.twitter.com/f7XjCTgh7E— X (Formerly Known As Numbersmuncher) (@NumbersMuncher) August 26, 2023
Sports agent Kent Muffy, who was friends with Barker, shared, "Here’s a trip down memory lane to remember our dear friend Bob Barker. My wife and I met Bob back in 93’ on the Price is Right set backstage. We invited Bob to our wedding in 95’ but he was in the middle of filming this scene for Happy Gilmore. Love you Bob. #ThePriceIsWrong."
Here’s a trip down memory lane to remember our dear friend Bob Barker. My wife and I met Bob back in 93’ on the Price is Right set backstage. We invited Bob to our wedding in 95’ but he was in the middle of filming this scene for Happy Gilmore. Love you Bob. #ThePriceIsWrong pic.twitter.com/Q7A0UdDrOM
— Kent Muffy (@muffclam) August 26, 2023
In Happy Gilmore, Barker is the titular character's golfing teammate in a Pepsi Pro-Am. When the pair come in last, the Price is Right host calls out the character's lack of skills, which Happy responds to by throwing a punch. The result is a hilarious fight, in which Barker knocks out Sandler's character.
19 years later, Sandler and Barker reunited for Comedy Central's charity special Night Of Too Many Stars for a "rematch."
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