The infamous Popsicle Twins that nearly brought the country to a standstill.
Posted on 03/22/2017 12:41:49 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
His autobiography, “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,” was made into a film directed by George Clooney and starred Sam Rockwell as Barris. In the book (subtitled “An Unauthorized Autobiography”), he claimed to have worked for the CIA as an assassin during the 1960s and ’70s, a claim which the CIA denied.
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The infamous Popsicle Twins that nearly brought the country to a standstill.
Unfortunately, last name doesn’t begin with a B.
If not mistaken, Chuck Barris had over 5 shows running on network TV at one time and was one of the most successful game show producers in Hollywood.
Still going strong at 85.
Chuck.
He also wrote the excellent song "Palisades Park".
$1.98 beauty contest
He wrote
“Palisades Park”, Freddie “Boom Boom” Cannon (1962-with commercial intro)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkNVwV5zquM
Hey does anyone remember the act with the guy who sang to a falsetto sound track played at high speed with a viking hat and black bushy mustache? His finale was to hold up a snake and scream? Saw this as a child so vague memories. I have a fascination with finding and watching any old video of that act. I remember as a child laughing until tears were streaming down my face. He got gonged of course. :)
One of my college roommates made it to the show. He didn’t get gonged but he didn’t win either. He did a patriotic song dressed in an Uncle Sam suit, singing the entire song with perfect clarity through his nose while his lips were taped shut.
Drinking, drugs and general hard living.... And he dies at the ripe age of 87.
The secret to life... A good pair of jeans, a quart of Jameson and a pack of Marlboro’s every day. Or... Maybe just a good pair of genes?
No, RIP Taylor (of The $1.98 Beauty Show) is alive and well.
One of the best shows was when JP Morgan ripped her shirt off during one of Gene Gene the Dancing Machine’s numbers. Must have been a lot of coke done backstage at that show.
Yes, I wasn’t calling those pictures $1.98, just naming another of Barris creations.
And I just learned only men were allowed on Treasure Hunt out of fear men would punch Geoff in anger if Klunked. I forgot security guard Emile Autuori
OK.
And I know you meant to type, only *women* contestants were allowed on the show out of concern a man might deck the often cruel host.
Gene, the Dancing Machine, died recently also. I think last year.
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