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Posted on 03/22/2017 1:43:17 PM PDT by Jim W N
Chuck Barris, “The Gong Show” creator and host who claimed — though never too seriously — that he doubled as a CIA assassin during the height of his game show popularity, has died at his home in Palisades, N.Y. He was 87.
The popular game show creator, producer and host died Monday of natural causes, a representative for his wife said.
The “Gong Show” was among a handful of Barris’ creations that dominated the TV game show landscape in the 1960s. He launched “The Dating Game” in 1965, which was an instant hit with numerous imitations. Barris followed with "The Newlywed Game," "The Game Game," “The $1.98 Beauty Show” and a Mama Cass special, among others.
"Those were the happiest days of my life," Barris said in a 2002 interview with the Los Angeles Times. "It was Camelot."
But his golden touch deserted him when he produced “The Gong Show Movie,” which had the sizable misfortune of being released the same weekend as “The Empire Strikes Back” and “The Shining.” The film tanked.
So he walked away, selling off his holdings and moving to the south of France with his future second wife, Robin Altman.
“I figured I didn’t have my finger on the pulse of what’s going on anymore, so I took off,” he told The Times in 2002. He told friends he planned to write the great American novel while in France.
“So I know what my legacy will be. It's 'The Gong Show' and that's a shame. It's not the legacy I want to have,” he said. “It gave the impression of me being a clown, a court jester. None of that's true."
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Here is a cut away - you can find the full frontal by searching Jaye P Morgan. You can also find pics of what she can do to a popsicle.
Popsicle twins?
That’s the one.
Probably the most outrageous skit they showed in the Gong Show Movie, was a guy depicting Jesus on the cross and singing, “Please Release Me.”
Yeah, I don’t think that one would get past the censors.
My 2 favorite responses after contestants were gonged: 1) I kinda’ liked that but then I like lost luggage. 2) I like that but then I like stench.
Cheryl Lynn was the only real talent the gong show ever discovered.
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