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Bob Barker, come on down! Classic host returns to 'Price Is Right' for a day

"Price Is Right" pulled a sweet switcheroo on viewers when current host Drew Carey was introduced but classic host Bob Barker stepped out.
/ Source: TODAY

While all April Fools' Day pranks are tricks, some turn out to be treats, too. For instance, "The Price Is Right" pulled a sweet switcheroo on viewers Wednesday.

At the top of the show, host Drew Carey was announced, as usual. But the man who stepped out onto the stage was none other than classic host Bob Barker.

The in-house audience when wild — and no doubt the home audience was pretty thrilled, too — when the 91-year-old took a bow and blew kisses to the unsuspecting crowd.

"What a welcome!" Barker exclaimed. "I have never had a welcome like that."

That's really saying something. After all, he hosted the show for 35 years before stepping down for a well-deserved retirement in 2007.

Bob Barker Returns To The Price Is Right for April Fools' Day
Show #7073K -- Bob Barker Returns To The Price Is Right! Happy April Fools\' Day! You won\'t believe what THE PRICE IS RIGHT pulled off this year. Tune in for the return of Bob Barker on Wednesday, April 1 (11:00 AM-12:00 Noon, ET; 10:00-11:00 AM, PT) on the CBS Television Network. Pictured: Bob Barker. Photo: Monty Brinton/CBS ©2015 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights ReservedMonty Brinton / CBS

"Now, I'm here because I was selected by 'The Price Is Right' to be their April Fool," he explained. "I know the world is full of fools, but I am a carefully-selected fool."

With the jokes out of the way, Barker then got back to the business of running the game show and doing something he did many times during his tenure — giving away a brand-new car!

But after the opening round, he then passed the baton — or, rather the show's signature skinny mic — back to regular host Carey.

Bob Barker Returns To The Price Is Right for April Fools' Day
Show #7073K -- Bob Barker Returns To The Price Is Right! Happy April Fools\' Day! You won\'t believe what THE PRICE IS RIGHT pulled off this year. Tune in for the return of Bob Barker on Wednesday, April 1 (11:00 AM-12:00 Noon, ET; 10:00-11:00 AM, PT) on the CBS Television Network. Pictured: Bob Barker with current host Drew Carey. Photo: Monty Brinton/CBS ©2015 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights ReservedMonty Brinton / CBS

"Best April Fools' Day ever!" Carey cheered.

The contestant who won that car sure seemed to think so.

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