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Title: The Gong Show
Post by: Hello Goodbye on December 29, 2011, 01:04:59 AM
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It was outrageous.  It was brilliant.  It was borderline lunacy.  It was The Gong Show, a 1970s phenomenon hosted by TV game show creator and producer, songwriter and secret agent Chuck Barris...




Gong Show Movie, Best Bits Pt.1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhlLqvlM7KA#)





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Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: BeatlesForever on December 29, 2011, 02:28:03 AM
I knew it, I knew that you would post a GONG SHOW Thread Hello Goodbye! Here's one for everyone!

Gong Show, Miss Peggy Guy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_76E8N4PHO0#)

Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: Hello Goodbye on December 29, 2011, 03:19:21 AM
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The Unknown Comic



The Gong Show: The Unknown Comic (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoFfLvy3quA#)

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Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: BeatlesForever on December 29, 2011, 03:20:07 AM
Here's another!

The Gong Show (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xERBJPiYjjA#)
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: Hello Goodbye on December 29, 2011, 03:24:58 AM
Wait a minute!  Wait a minute!   It's Gene Gene The Dancing Machine!!


Gene Gene The Dancing Machine (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACpNVD5GMUw#)
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: BeatlesForever on December 29, 2011, 03:31:55 AM
Here's another!

"The Worms" on Gong Show 1978 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVZ-AwQQckA#)
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: BeatlesForever on December 29, 2011, 03:39:31 AM
Here's another!

The Band From Far Away (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh9YBw8nnXg#)

Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: Hello Goodbye on December 29, 2011, 03:47:05 AM
That was delightfully sporadic...

Burping on The Gong Show (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfqb1EQHI1k#)
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: BeatlesForever on December 29, 2011, 03:50:24 AM
That was delightfully sporadic...

Burping on The Gong Show ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfqb1EQHI1k#[/url])


 ha2ha That was a good one, that dude can burp! Here's another!

My winning Gong Show act (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjUbRLBp_qM#)
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: Hello Goodbye on December 29, 2011, 03:52:23 AM
The Magicians Three and Steve Martin

Steve Martin on the Gong Show (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezfWXkEJj_Q#)


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Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: Hello Goodbye on December 29, 2011, 03:55:23 AM
Ohhhhhh!  That must be Gene Gene The Dancing Machine!!


Gene Gene The Dancing Machine (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuAD19X63Xk#)
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: BeatlesForever on December 29, 2011, 03:57:59 AM
Get a load of this, this is supposed to be a young Barack Obama on THE GONG SHOW! He is the one on the left.

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Young Barack Obama on "The Gong Show" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GCg7AxI9T0#)

 
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: Hello Goodbye on December 29, 2011, 04:00:07 AM
Awwwwwww!  He dropped his glass of milk.


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Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: BeatlesForever on December 29, 2011, 04:01:40 AM
Awwwwwww!  He dropped his glass of milk.

Darn! And milk is supposed to be good for you too!
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: KelMar on December 29, 2011, 04:03:09 AM
The Magicians Three and Steve Martin


I love Steve! Er, I mean Biff. I knew it was going to be a good weekend when he was hosting Saturday Night Live.
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: BeatlesForever on December 29, 2011, 04:06:24 AM
I love Steve! Er, I mean Biff. I knew it was going to be a good weekend when he was hosting Saturday Night Live.


STEVE MARTIN has a long and glorious history with SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE! Here's one from STEVE MARTIN!

Steve Martain- King Tut (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bl5dZxA-rZY#noexternalembed)
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: Hello Goodbye on December 29, 2011, 04:11:20 AM
Darn! And milk is supposed to be good for you too!

Under his health initiative.



 ha2ha
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: BeatlesForever on December 29, 2011, 04:12:41 AM
Under his health initiative.



 ha2ha

I'm surprised that he hasn't passed a law on spilling milk!
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: Hello Goodbye on December 29, 2011, 04:17:37 AM
I'm surprised that he hasn't passed a law on spilling milk!

I think he did...it's somewhere in that 2,800 page bill.
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: BeatlesForever on December 29, 2011, 04:18:27 AM
I think he did...it's somewhere in that 2,800 page bill.

He probably spilled milk on it too!
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: Hello Goodbye on December 29, 2011, 04:26:13 AM
Miss Dolly!!!!!


Gong Show - really bizarre act, trust me (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ozU4KcvIZ0#)


Awwww Dolly, they gonged your act.  I liked your act, but then again I like faulty plumbing.
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: BeatlesForever on December 29, 2011, 04:26:19 AM
Miss Dolly!!!!!


Gong Show - really bizarre act, trust me ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ozU4KcvIZ0#[/url])


Ah yes, how can I forget her! I remember seeing Miss Dolly on THE GONG SHOW way back when!  ha2ha
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: Hello Goodbye on December 29, 2011, 04:31:48 AM
Ladies and gentlemen, here comes The Chief And The Man....


The Gong Show: The Chief & The Man / Gene Gene The Dancing Machine (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAsnN-J2Pxs#)



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Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: BeatlesForever on December 29, 2011, 04:33:12 AM
Here's another!

Oingo Boingo on the Gong Show (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTRd1a5MVMw#)
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: Hello Goodbye on December 29, 2011, 04:42:54 AM
(http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/06/03/books/genz600span.jpg)


JOHNNY RIVERS - Secret Agent Man 1966 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iaR3WO71j4#)
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: BeatlesForever on December 29, 2011, 12:34:12 PM
([url]http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/06/03/books/genz600span.jpg[/url])


JOHNNY RIVERS - Secret Agent Man 1966 ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iaR3WO71j4#[/url])


Yes, Chuck Barris was the undercover Secret Agent Man! 
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: Hello Goodbye on December 29, 2011, 09:17:07 PM
Here's another!

"The Worms" on Gong Show 1978 ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVZ-AwQQckA#[/url])


The Worms act was a riot!  Even Gene Gene The Dancing Machine was doing this dance sensation of 1978.
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: Hello Goodbye on December 29, 2011, 09:20:09 PM
Here was an act that just would not end...

Gong Show, the act that would not end!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=os1IrnlBK4w#)



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Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: Hello Goodbye on December 29, 2011, 09:23:10 PM
Here comes Gene Gene The Dancing Machine!

Gong Show: Gene Gene the Dancing Machine (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuJHKVQ2kLA#)
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: BeatlesForever on December 30, 2011, 03:09:08 AM
The Worms act was a riot!  Even Gene Gene The Dancing Machine was doing this dance sensation of 1978.

I really laughed my a*s off watching the worms act!  ha2ha
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: BeatlesForever on December 30, 2011, 03:11:35 AM
Here's another!

The Gong Show - No Idea How This Guy Didn't Win (1976) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfkNL3h_A6c#)
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: Hello Goodbye on December 30, 2011, 04:07:51 AM
The Gong Show Movie (1980) was also a riot.  It showed several acts which were unsuitable for commercial television...

Gong Show Movie, Best Bits Pt.2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9ALIxSAHGQ#)


I like the act where the guy blew out the candle at 20 paces.

Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: BeatlesForever on December 30, 2011, 04:13:33 AM
The Gong Show Movie (1980) was also a riot.  It showed several acts which were unsuitable for commercial television...

Gong Show Movie, Best Bits Pt.2 ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9ALIxSAHGQ#[/url])


I like the act where the guy blew out the candle at 20 paces.


Did the guy blow the air out of his a*s in order to blow out the candle?  ha2ha
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: Hello Goodbye on December 30, 2011, 04:19:37 AM
Yeah!  Some act, huh?
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: BeatlesForever on December 30, 2011, 04:21:23 AM
Yeah!  Some act, huh?

Thats a funny one too!  ha2ha
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: Hello Goodbye on December 30, 2011, 04:36:41 AM
As I said before, in the 1970s I only watched TV shows having important social significance.
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: BeatlesForever on December 30, 2011, 04:39:13 AM
As I said before, in the 1970s I only watched TV shows having important social significance.

THE DATING GAME, THE NEWLYWED GAME and THE GONG SHOW definitely had important social significance in the 1970's and beyond!
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: Hello Goodbye on December 30, 2011, 04:42:22 AM
And Three's Company, Charlie's Angels, Sanford And Son and Welcome Back Kotter.
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: BeatlesForever on December 30, 2011, 04:44:37 AM
And Three's Company, Charlie's Angels, Sanford And Son and Welcome Back Kotter.

Don't forget THE LOVE BOAT and FANTASY ISLAND!
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: Normandie on December 30, 2011, 04:10:49 PM
Don't forget THE LOVE BOAT and FANTASY ISLAND!

I used to LOVE "Love Boat" and "Fantasy Island" (and The Gong Show)!  :D  I spent just about every Saturday night of my geeky middle-school years plunked in front of the TV watching those programs.
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: KelMar on December 30, 2011, 05:05:56 PM
And Three's Company,


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Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: KelMar on December 30, 2011, 05:10:32 PM
I used to LOVE "Love Boat" and "Fantasy Island" (and The Gong Show)!  :D  I spent just about every Saturday night of my geeky middle-school years plunked in front of the TV watching those programs.

Me too! How about "Eight is Enough" and "The Facts of Life"? I know I will sound like an old lady when I say this but there just isn't anything that appeals to me on TV now, except "The Office". All this reality stuff is too real; I want escapism!  ;)
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: BeatlesForever on December 30, 2011, 07:09:21 PM
I used to LOVE "Love Boat" and "Fantasy Island" (and The Gong Show)!  :D  I spent just about every Saturday night of my geeky middle-school years plunked in front of the TV watching those programs.

Those shows from the 1970's and into the 1980's were very special, I used to look forward to seeing all of those shows. 
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: BeatlesForever on December 30, 2011, 07:11:19 PM
Me too! How about "Eight is Enough" and "The Facts of Life"? I know I will sound like an old lady when I say this but there just isn't anything that appeals to me on TV now, except "The Office". All this reality stuff is too real; I want escapism!  ;)

Those were great shows too In my Life, I used to have a crush on all of the girls on EIGHT IS ENOUGH!  ha2ha
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: Normandie on December 30, 2011, 10:01:02 PM
Me too! How about "Eight is Enough" and "The Facts of Life"? I know I will sound like an old lady when I say this but there just isn't anything that appeals to me on TV now, except "The Office". All this reality stuff is too real; I want escapism!  ;)

Oh, yes -- I'd forgotten about those shows. Good memories!

I agree about escapism; I prefer it, too! I dislike pretty much all reality TV. My daughters love that show "Dance Moms," and I can take that for about 10 minutes, but then I get stressed out by all the angry shrieking. Life is stressful enough without getting more from TV.  ;)  That's my own personal opinion, anyway.
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: KelMar on December 31, 2011, 02:53:35 AM
Those were great shows too In my Life, I used to have a crush on all of the girls on EIGHT IS ENOUGH!  ha2ha

Now I find that a little hard to believe!  ;) Did you know that Lani O'Grady who played Mary (the med student) is the sister of Don Grady who played Robbie on "My Three Sons". My sister had a crush on him and had to tell me this bit of info back then! (I thought he was pretty cute too.)

Geez, after i posted this I read that Lani O'Grady died in 2001 of a drug overdose. Too many, too young.  :'(
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: KelMar on December 31, 2011, 02:57:37 AM
Oh, yes -- I'd forgotten about those shows. Good memories!

I dislike pretty much all reality TV.

The only reality show I used to watch when we had cable was "Clean House". It was my guilty pleasure I guess. My son is moving back home due to a job transfer and HAS to have cable (he's buying it) so I guess I'll find out what I've been missing.  ;D
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: Hello Goodbye on December 31, 2011, 03:42:35 AM
Don't forget THE LOVE BOAT and FANTASY ISLAND!

I considered those as one show..."Boss boss, de plane, de plane!"  "Boss boss, de boat, de boat!"  It was great work for unemployed actors.

Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: Hello Goodbye on December 31, 2011, 03:47:52 AM
I used to have a crush on all of the girls on EIGHT IS ENOUGH!  ha2ha


Now I find that a little hard to believe!  ;)


No, I can believe it.  The Eight Is Enough girls were all cute...


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Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: Hello Goodbye on December 31, 2011, 04:52:14 AM
But in the 70s I watched shows of profound social importance, like The Bugaloos


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Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: Hello Goodbye on December 31, 2011, 04:54:28 AM
Ohhhh!  I can't believe you got gonged.  Why did you do that to this magnificent dancing ensemble?

Gonged! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPZYxXAbTO8#)



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Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: KelMar on December 31, 2011, 05:11:18 AM
But in the 70s I watched shows of profound social importance, like The Bugaloos

The Bugaloos were cool! That was my favorite Saturday morning show. Closely behind them were The Pink Panther and The Ant and the Aardvark. Oh and H.R. Pufnstuf.
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: Hello Goodbye on December 31, 2011, 06:01:01 AM
Yes, The Bugaloos were cool...


The Bugaloos Intro (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYho6Ejd-MM#)

The Bugaloos - Senses Of Our World (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hrc-B-su2gU#)
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: Hello Goodbye on December 31, 2011, 06:15:33 AM
Of course BF had a crush on Joy...


 ha2ha
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: Hello Goodbye on December 31, 2011, 06:19:52 AM
But I did see her first.
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: BeatlesForever on December 31, 2011, 06:26:20 AM
Now I find that a little hard to believe!  ;) Did you know that Lani O'Grady who played Mary (the med student) is the sister of Don Grady who played Robbie on "My Three Sons". My sister had a crush on him and had to tell me this bit of info back then! (I thought he was pretty cute too.)

Geez, after i posted this I read that Lani O'Grady died in 2001 of a drug overdose. Too many, too young.  :'(

I heard that a lot of the kids either got into trouble or out of work. Willie Aames had trouble throughout his acting career. He starred with Scott Baio in the TV series CHARLES IN CHARGE! (I think that's the name of the show!) I heard about Lani O'Grady dying of a drug overdose. I LOVED MY THREE SONS, that was a cool show!
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: BeatlesForever on December 31, 2011, 06:27:52 AM
But in the 70s I watched shows of profound social importance, like The Bugaloos


([url]http://www.defectiveyeti.com/images/ellis.jpg[/url])


([url]http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lisfld7KKX1qc8yyuo1_500.jpg[/url])


I WAS IN LOVE WITH THAT GIRL!
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: BeatlesForever on December 31, 2011, 06:28:23 AM
Of course BF had a crush on Joy...


 ha2ha

Who didn't?  ha2ha
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: BeatlesForever on December 31, 2011, 06:29:06 AM
But I did see her first.

It don't matter, I saw her in my dreams!  ha2ha
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: BeatlesForever on December 31, 2011, 06:32:24 AM
But I did see her first.


Do you know who I really had a crush on Saturday mornings? It was...

isis season 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn29b0cgnaE#)
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: Hello Goodbye on December 31, 2011, 06:38:00 AM
Do you know who I really had a crush on Saturday mornings? It was...

isis season 3 ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn29b0cgnaE#[/url])



I couldn't stick around to watch Isis.  I had lab in college Saturday mornings.  I was late enough as it was watching The Bugaloos...


...for its profound social significance       ;D   
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: BeatlesForever on December 31, 2011, 06:40:27 AM

I couldn't stick around to watch Isis.  I had lab in college Saturday mornings.  I was late enough as it was watching The Bugaloos...


...for its profound social significance       ;D   

Thats okay, I watched ISIS for you! I was in love with JOANNA CAMERON!
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: Hello Goodbye on December 31, 2011, 07:10:33 AM
Thats okay, I watched ISIS for you! I was in love with JOANNA CAMERON!

It's good that you did!  Despite chronic latenesses to lab, I still got an A
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: Hello Goodbye on December 31, 2011, 07:14:30 AM
Dr. Jerry The Singing Chef, Gene Gene The Dancing Machine...and Harry James!


1977 Gong Show All Star Special Part 8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tp9K-mmTyg#)
1977 Gong Show All Star Special



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Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: BeatlesForever on December 31, 2011, 02:10:45 PM
It's good that you did!  Despite chronic latenesses to lab, I still got an A

Now that's what I call a natural student!
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: Normandie on December 31, 2011, 03:25:56 PM

<laugh> You guys are stirring up so many memories for me! I don't remember The Bugaloos, though, although those stills look a bit familiar.

I used to love Land of the Lost as well -- I have a DVD of the first season. My kids laugh at the corny "special effects" that look so fake in these modern days.

Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: BeatlesForever on January 02, 2012, 05:44:31 AM
<laugh> You guys are stirring up so many memories for me! I don't remember The Bugaloos, though, although those stills look a bit familiar.

I used to love Land of the Lost as well -- I have a DVD of the first season. My kids laugh at the corny "special effects" that look so fake in these modern days.

Hi Normandie! How are you? Happy New Year! I hope that you enjoyed THE TWILIGHT ZONE, that's one of my favorite shows!
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: KelMar on January 02, 2012, 05:57:46 AM

The Bugaloos Intro

Wow...that was like going back in time. I even was watching it on Saturday morning while eating my cereal. But then I had to go to work. Grr!
And I had a crush on Courage.  ;D
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: BeatlesForever on January 02, 2012, 06:00:04 AM
Wow...that was like going back in time. I even was watching it on Saturday morning while eating my cereal. But then I had to go to work. Grr!
And I had a crush on Courage.  ;D

 ha2ha I want to hear about all of your crushes my dear!  ha2ha
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: KelMar on January 02, 2012, 06:02:45 AM
ha2ha I want to hear about all of your crushes my dear!  ha2ha

No you don't! I started very young so there were many.
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: BeatlesForever on January 02, 2012, 06:04:12 AM
No you don't! I started very young so there were many.

Thats why I'm dying to hear about all of them!  ha2ha
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: KelMar on January 02, 2012, 06:08:41 AM
Thats why I'm dying to hear about all of them!  ha2ha

Well, it all started on February 9, 1964...  ;)
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: BeatlesForever on January 02, 2012, 06:09:47 AM
Well, it all started on February 9, 1964...  ;)

And...you were walking down the yellow brick road and... ha2ha
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: KelMar on January 02, 2012, 06:14:31 AM
And...you were walking down the yellow brick road and... ha2ha

No, I was sitting in front of the TV in my baby seat, where someone had wisely placed me. The Wizard of oz came later. That was another obsession.
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: BeatlesForever on January 02, 2012, 06:18:11 AM
No, I was sitting in front of the TV in my baby seat, where someone had wisely placed me. The Wizard of oz came later. That was another obsession.

Ohhhhhh, you were making a mess with your food while sitting in your baby seat in front of the TV!  ha2ha THE WIZARD OF OZ came later for everyone! Which one did you have a crush on, the scarecrow, the tinman or the cowardly lion? Or all three?  ha2ha
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: KelMar on January 02, 2012, 06:21:53 AM
Ohhhhhh, you were making a mess with your food while sitting in your baby seat in front of the TV!  ha2ha THE WIZARD OF OZ came later for everyone! Which one did you have a crush on, the scarecrow, the tinman or the cowardly lion? Or all three?  ha2ha

No crushes there. I just loved it.
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: BeatlesForever on January 02, 2012, 06:23:59 AM
No crushes there. I just loved it.

Sh*t! Darn! Who was your biggest crush of them all?
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: KelMar on January 02, 2012, 06:27:19 AM
Sh*t! Darn! Who was your biggest crush of them all?

Paul.
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: BeatlesForever on January 02, 2012, 06:29:34 AM
Paul.

I should have known!  ha2ha
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: Hello Goodbye on July 18, 2012, 02:55:24 AM
I used to love Land of the Lost as well -- I have a DVD of the first season. My kids laugh at the corny "special effects" that look so fake in these modern days.




(http://cdn.static.telepixtv.com/telepix-listtool/sites/extra/articles/8271/sections/93641/images/full/land-of-the-lost-1974.jpg)

Yeah!  Like Swiss Family Robinson but back in time...


Huey Lewis and the News - Back in time (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VKCU49j3x8#)



 ;D
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: Hello Goodbye on April 15, 2017, 09:55:18 PM
It was outrageous.  It was brilliant.  It was borderline lunacy.  It was The Gong Show, a 1970s phenomenon hosted by TV game show creator and producer, songwriter and secret agent Chuck Barris...



(http://cineplex.media.baselineresearch.com/images/127205/127205_full.jpg)


Charles Hirsch Barris    3 June 1929 - 21 March 2017


He'll be missed.


Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: KelMar on April 16, 2017, 02:04:04 AM
He was a songwriter too.

https://youtu.be/JBgaf5gXJcc (https://youtu.be/JBgaf5gXJcc)

Every time I hear this I get an image in my mind of him dancing around at the end of the Gong Show.
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: Hello Goodbye on April 16, 2017, 02:11:42 AM
Every time I hear this I get an image in my mind of him dancing around at the end of the Gong Show.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuJHKVQ2kLA# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuJHKVQ2kLA#)
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: KelMar on April 16, 2017, 02:29:23 AM
Oh, yeah...Gene, Gene the Dancing Machine brought it on. Was that Pat Paulsen there in the middle?
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: Hello Goodbye on April 16, 2017, 02:36:26 AM
Pat Paulsen was sitting on the left.
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: Hello Goodbye on April 16, 2017, 02:43:58 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OndJp6Dcwjk# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OndJp6Dcwjk#)



Finally, after almost 40 years, we can see what that OOPS! was all about...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyQA5vNjihs# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyQA5vNjihs#)
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: KelMar on April 16, 2017, 03:08:58 AM
Finally, after almost 40 years, we can see what that OOPS! was all about...

That wasn't too hard to guess, Barry!
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: Hello Goodbye on April 16, 2017, 03:22:53 AM
Yeah, I reckon.

I liked when those things happened naturally and less blatantly.  This "wardrobe failure" wasn't oopsed out...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRXUHLDma-o&t=8s# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRXUHLDma-o&t=8s#)

Debralee Scott was such a cutie!
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: KelMar on April 16, 2017, 03:25:42 AM
I remember her. I'll bet that's the last time she wore that shirt.
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: Hello Goodbye on April 16, 2017, 03:41:46 AM
She played that game so seriously that she didn't notice what happened.  Contestants were lucky to get her as a partner.
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: Hello Goodbye on April 16, 2017, 03:52:00 AM
Chuck Barris was a good author too.  One of his books was about his daughter, Della: A Memoir of My Daughter.  Sometimes she would introduce her dad on The Gong Show...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP62rOq05I4# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP62rOq05I4#)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR4sB_kV4MQ&t=8s# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR4sB_kV4MQ&t=8s#)
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: KelMar on April 16, 2017, 03:57:28 AM
That's a sad story but it's good that he told it.
Title: Re: The Gong Show
Post by: Hello Goodbye on December 15, 2019, 04:48:20 AM
(https://i.postimg.cc/zJWjMPTy/chuck-1.jpg)


(https://i.postimg.cc/2k0BX49q/chuck-2.jpg)


"I was a paid assassin for the CIA."



https://youtu.be/qOR8YJJR0d8 (https://youtu.be/qOR8YJJR0d8)