Holly Hallstrom

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Holly Hallstrom (born August 24, 1952 in San Antonio, Texas) was one of the models ("Barker's Beauties") on the daytime game show The Price Is Right, from 1977–1995. This red-headed model was well-loved by fans; she was best known for having mishaps with prizes and various set pieces.

Contents 1 Bloopers on Price 2 Departure from The Price Is Right 3 Trivia 4 External links

[edit] Bloopers on Price

Holly was thought by fans to be accident-prone on The Price Is Right. Below is a list of some memorable bloopers:

• During the end credits of an episode from season 10 (10/16/81), all of the models are dancing to Kool and The Gang's classic 1980 hit "Celebration". At the end of the credits, Holly had a wardrobe malfunction, and she ran behind announcer Johnny Olson. Bob steps in front covering her behind his jacket as everyone (including Holly herself) has a good laugh.
• In three different episodes, she was modeling a set of Gibson kitchen appliances, but the refrigerator she was modeling was causing problems for her — every time she shut the freezer door, the refrigerator door would pop open, and vice versa.
• One time she was modeling luggage, but the screen behind her fell on her.
• Accidentally knocked over motorcycles she was modeling.
• Tripped and fell on a bag of "stuff" (as it was labeled) that she and Janice Pennington were moving across the set.
• During the showcase in one episode, she was modeling children's furniture. The platform that Holly and the furniture were on moved to reveal the next prize behind it, but when the platform was moving, Holly nearly fell off.
• While handing skeeballs to a contestant in the Super Ball!! game, she tripped over a camera wire and fell to the floor. She appeared humiliated, but was not hurt.
• During a showcase, Holly and Kathleen Bradley were modeling Wave Runners, which were covered by tarps. When she and Kathleen were removing the tarps, Holly, standing on one of the wave runners, fell off, taking the tarp with her, and ended up completely underneath it.

[edit] Departure from The Price Is Right

In September 1995, Hallstrom was dismissed from the show. Hallstrom subsequently revealed that Bob Barker fired her after she gained 14 pounds on a prescription medication. Hallstrom also alleged that the real reason for her dismissal was her refusal to support Barker when another model, Dian Parkinson, sued him for sexual harassment. Barker responded by filing suit against Hallstrom for slander and libel, claiming Hallstrom was lying and attempting to damage his reputation [Barker v. Hallstrom], but the court declared Hallstrom the prevailing party and ordered Plaintiff Barker to pay Hallstrom's legal fees. Hallstrom filed a countersuit against Barker for Wrongful Termination and in October 2005 received a multimillion dollar out of court settlement.

[edit] Trivia

• During a 1981 episode of The Price Is Right, Bob Barker revealed on air that Ms. Hallstrom is a distant descendant of famed inventor Thomas Edison.

[edit] External links

• Holly Hallstrom at the Internet Movie Database
• Holly Hallstrom: A Fan's Tribute
• tpirmodels.com: The Price Is Right model galleries
• Holly Hallstrom Picture Site
• Court TV article on Hallstrom v TPIR lawsuit