Believe it or not, Drew Carey isn't the first bespectacled host for this daytime television show. "The Price is Right" got its start back in 1956 with TV personality Bill Cullen as its original host (via IMDb.) Game show hosts usually know how to work a crowd.

"The Price is Right" got its start with TV personality Bill Cullen as the original host. Cullen came into the limelight when his buttery-smooth voice got him noticed by many up-and-coming shows, including a radio game show called "Winner Takes All."

But did you know before Carey and Barker there was Bill Cullen? He was the original "The Price is Right" host, gracing the stage from 1956 to 1965. Back when a gallon of milk cost $1 and when television was in black and white. Despite Cullen being the first host, Barker steals the spotlight when it comes to recognition.

Per NPR, "The Price Is Right" first aired from 1956 to 1965 before being canceled and then revived in 1972. Currently hosted by Drew Carey, "The Price is Right" seems like your average light-hearted gameshow. If you want to get serious about winning, though, you're going to have to get a strategy.

For more than thirty years, Barker served as the charmingly pragmatic show host for "The Price is Right." The series is also the longest-running game show in history, via Screen Rant. Everyone knows him as the grinning, friendly host who never failed to make his audience feel at home.