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The Gong Show is an American amateur talent contest franchised by Sony Pictures Television to many countries. It was broadcast on NBC's daytime schedule from June 14, 1976, through July 21, 1978, and in first-run syndication from 1976 to 1980 and 1988 to 1989, and was revived in 2017 for broadcast on ABC.
Charles Hirsch Barris (June 3, 1929 – March 21, 2017) [1] was an American game show creator, producer, and host. Barris was known for hosting The Gong Show and creating The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game.
From 1976 to 1978, Morgan was a regular panelist on The Gong Show, [15] in which she achieved notoriety for flashing her breasts while on live camera during a Gene, Gene, the Dancing Machine performance. NBC banned her from the program for the flashing incident. [16] The 1980 "behind-the-scenes" The Gong Show Movie features the breast-flashing ...
Game Shows 101. Chuck Barris was a trailblazer. A television producer who made memorable game shows in the 1960s and 1970s, he produced beloved programs.
As time passed, “The Gong Show” began building a stable of regulars who would appear on the program, most notably Gene Gene the Dancing Machine and Murray Langston, better known as the Unknown ...
Murray Langston (born June 27, 1944), who frequently performed using the stage name "The Unknown Comic", is a Canadian actor and stand-up comedian best known for his performances on The Gong Show, during which he usually appeared with a paper bag over his head.
Soupy Sales Sales on Lunch With Soupy Sales in 1960 Birth name Milton Supman Born (1926-01-08) January 8, 1926 Franklinton, North Carolina, U.S. Died October 22, 2009 (2009-10-22) (aged 83) The Bronx, New York, U.S. Medium Television radio film Years active 1949–2009 Genres Slapstick, word play, improvisation Spouse Barbara Fox (m. 1950; div. 1979) Trudy Carson (m. 1980) Children Hunt Sales ...
From 1969 until 1971, Maren appeared on The Andy Williams Show on a regular basis as the Little General. In the late 1970s, Maren was the dapper little man in top hat and tuxedo on The Gong Show , heralding each show's big finish with an onslaught of confetti as Milton DeLugg 's band played "Hoop Dee Doo".