
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, November 23, 1993                   TAG: 9311230168
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: 5   EDITION: METRO 
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PEOPLE

Horror author Stephen King, definitely no stranger to strangeness, has become a fan of MTV's crude "Beavis and Butt-Head" cartoon show.

King watches the dumb-dumb duo's underachieving exploits with his 16-year-old son, he says in this week's TV Guide.

At first, the 46-year-old King admitted he didn't understand the show's tribute to teen stupidity. "When I started to get what was going on, I couldn't understand why anybody would let it on," King said. "Then, the next thing I knew, I was laughing hysterically."

Bob Barker would lose if he had to play "The Price is Right." "I have no idea what things cost," Barker says in this week's TV Guide.

Contestants on the show can win thousands of dollars in cash and prizes if they come close to accurately guessing the prices of everyday items. Barker, who has been the emcee for 22 years, said he was a wash-out when a reporter tested him a few years ago.

by CNB