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Gene Patton, ‘Gene Gene the Dancing Machine’ of ‘Gong Show’ fame, dead at 82
NY Daily News ^ | 03/15/2015 | DEBORAH HASTINGS

Posted on 03/15/2015 5:50:45 AM PDT by Kid Shelleen

Gene Patton, the beloved dancing stagehand on the hugely popular 1970s series "The Gong Show," has died in Pasadena, Calif. He was 82.

"Gene Gene the Dancing Machine" was a favorite segment of the whacky talent show hosted by Chuck Barris.

He died Monday after suffering from diabetes, his family announced Saturday.

For seemingly no reason at all, Barris would bellow for "Gene Gene the Dancing Machine," and out would shuffle Patton, who was really a NBC stagehand

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1 posted on 03/15/2015 5:50:45 AM PDT by Kid Shelleen
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To: Kid Shelleen

I absolutely LOVED that coked out show.


2 posted on 03/15/2015 5:56:27 AM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but, they're true)
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To: Kid Shelleen

3 posted on 03/15/2015 6:06:34 AM PDT by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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To: Kid Shelleen

Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACpNVD5GMUw&feature=youtube_gdata_player


4 posted on 03/15/2015 6:07:24 AM PDT by MCF (If my home can't be my Castle, then it will be my Alamo.)
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To: Kid Shelleen

The Gong Show was the perfect embodiment of silly 70’s fun.


5 posted on 03/15/2015 6:16:28 AM PDT by Flick Lives ("I can't believe it's not Fascism!")
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To: Kid Shelleen

That was one of my favorite shows at the time. RIP Gene, Gene, the Dancing Machine.


6 posted on 03/15/2015 6:19:23 AM PDT by McGruff (Oh, what a tangled web we weave...when first we practice to deceive.)
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To: knarf

Loved how Chucky was constantly wiping his nose and not because he had a cold.


7 posted on 03/15/2015 6:46:38 AM PDT by Clemenza (Lurking)
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To: Kid Shelleen

Fond memories of J.P. Morgan, “Dust Up His Nose” (with touching kazoo solo, and “I’m Gonna Play My Xylophone”.


8 posted on 03/15/2015 6:55:21 AM PDT by 9thLife ("Life is a military endeavor..." -- Pope Francis)
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To: 9thLife

o),


9 posted on 03/15/2015 6:55:48 AM PDT by 9thLife ("Life is a military endeavor..." -- Pope Francis)
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To: MCF

Thanks for posting that link. What fun it was to watch that show! Gene was always the highlight.


10 posted on 03/15/2015 7:02:12 AM PDT by Clara Lou
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To: McGruff
We've got Dancing With the Stars, American Idol, America's Got Talent, etc...

But do any of those shows have a gong?

I think not!!!

11 posted on 03/15/2015 7:03:26 AM PDT by gogeo (If you are Tea Party, the eGOP does not want you.)
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To: Kid Shelleen
whacky talent show hosted by Chuck Barris.

Long time rumor that Barris was Black Ops for the Company. ????

12 posted on 03/15/2015 7:27:34 AM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: Kid Shelleen

Nobody could slut up a game show like Jaye P. Morgan


13 posted on 03/15/2015 7:35:44 AM PDT by Despot of the Delta
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To: Kid Shelleen

RIP Mr. Patton. Thanks for the laughs.


14 posted on 03/15/2015 7:38:08 AM PDT by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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To: Kid Shelleen

Doggone it! The man had some moves.
I heard he finished second to John Travolta for the lead in Saturday Night Fever.


15 posted on 03/15/2015 7:51:02 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: sten

That brings back memories, thanks.


16 posted on 03/15/2015 8:46:03 AM PDT by freedom6178
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To: knarf
then you should remember this guy


17 posted on 03/15/2015 9:19:38 AM PDT by Kid Shelleen (Beat your plowshares into swords. Let the weak say I am strong)
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To: Don Corleone

I always felt sorry for Barris because of what happened to his only child: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=98249657


18 posted on 03/15/2015 9:30:06 AM PDT by vladimir998
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To: vladimir998

Barris talking about his daughter and the book he wrote about her a decade after her death: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZVSKGp-13A


19 posted on 03/15/2015 9:33:18 AM PDT by vladimir998
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To: Kid Shelleen

Dude had some moves. RIP


20 posted on 03/15/2015 9:39:19 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Revolution is a'brewin!!!)
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