Kids today will never understand just how much of a national treasure Gene Gene the Dancing Machine was back in the day
@kirnpu
Жыл бұрын
I lived for the moments he'd come out!
@Adoptpets833
Жыл бұрын
You are so right!
@frankandstern8803
Жыл бұрын
Its true, they don't, but so what? They don't have to. Its ours and we are the custodians of these memories. That in part is the beauty of it. Exclusivity. Its O.K. Hell even after you went out to ride your bike or walk with a friend to the corner store for GLASS bottles of pop, you would have this music stuck in your head as some would hum and blurt it out loud. Good good kid fun.
@williamwelch7
Жыл бұрын
You are correct sir!, to quote ole Ed... I was born in '64 and grew up with this. I have so much more appreciation for Chuck Barris and TGS these days. What a gem the whole show was, and Gene was just icing on the cake!!! It's very sad that Gene lost both his legs to diabetes. Gene passed in 2015 at 82... may you rest in peace, and know you brought joy to millions, Thanks Mr. Patton
@mattdelay7361
Жыл бұрын
It' was so funny
@felix41ff
3 жыл бұрын
To this day, there is still no show that even comes close to this. I used to always watch this when I was young
@ericdebord
3 жыл бұрын
We watched this show as kids with our dad eatting tomatoe soup and grill cheese sandwiches. Every time Gene Gene the dancing machine came on we would all jump up and do the dance, we still dance like this today. Only is old timers know the dance.
@Icecat21
11 ай бұрын
I did the same with my dad, I was about 4 or 5. It is one of my happiest memories of him.
@cdstoc
3 ай бұрын
My sister and I would have lunch ready for our dad, we'd all sit and watch the Gong Show. Dad would say, "this is a stupid show", but he couldn't stop watching it. We kids loved it, especially Gene Gene.
@malcolml309
6 жыл бұрын
This show, was total anarchy. And yet, I couldn't stop watching the Gong Show.
@mctavish23
Жыл бұрын
Same here
@julialaw6471
Жыл бұрын
😅😅👌
@rhondaeverett8284
Жыл бұрын
🤣
@scottreed991
Жыл бұрын
Cocaine
@bea78tles
Жыл бұрын
Ha! Great description. It was so odd for the time (and that's saying something when you're talking about the 70s) that you just couldn't figure out what the hell was going on. Chuck was like the anti-host of game shows. If I was anyone involved in that show I would have been really nervous thinking that we could go out there and pull that show off in front of an audience or studio executives.
@Actiomedey
5 жыл бұрын
Joey Diaz brought me here!
@l0ufromdaBX
5 жыл бұрын
Actiomedey yo uncle Joey always delivers 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@lou9148
5 жыл бұрын
Actiomedey UNCLE JOEY
@remylebeau3089
5 жыл бұрын
Same lol
@chadjones8499
5 жыл бұрын
Me too 😂
@zxcmvbn
5 жыл бұрын
Actiomedey LIKE A DOCTA!
@robbierobinson6839
Жыл бұрын
Raw, unfiltered, and uproariously funny. There has never been a show like the Gong Show. I miss the ‘70’s and ‘80’s!
@tomreedyjr3631
Жыл бұрын
Robbie: I miss them, too. Better shows...
@MrKruger88
Жыл бұрын
An era so devoid of entertainment that any combination of moderate talent and unexpected whacky-ness somehow became "raw, unfiltered and uproariously funny" You can easily find stuff like this on YT by the boatload, nothing about it is special; you're just nostalgic for your youth. And that's ok.
@danieljones8876
Жыл бұрын
I agree!
@yousee66
Жыл бұрын
Amen to that Robbie!
@scottreed991
Жыл бұрын
Cocaine
@MattLeger
5 жыл бұрын
I had forgotten that Chuck Barris was absolutely THE craziest game show host in the history of the genre! Thanks for the memories.
@TonyEnglandUK
4 жыл бұрын
Man, from a bloke in the wilds of the North of England, thank you America for the greatest television show ever produced.
@ulphil08
4 жыл бұрын
And he created so many game shows
@deathproofpony
4 жыл бұрын
Cocaine is a helluva drug.
@YouAreMySunshine2
4 жыл бұрын
cocaine
@joeys7492
3 жыл бұрын
Read Confessions of a Dangerous Mind if you wanna know just how crazy he really was... or better yet they made a movie out of it. And yes, cocaine is a hell of a drug.
@oldsden7157
7 жыл бұрын
RIP Chuck & Gene! Your brilliance brought smiles and laughter to millions and millions of fans!
@ef42rmf
9 жыл бұрын
This is what Gene Gene the dancing machine did in our world. As we were 12 & 10, my brother would dance like Gene and I would dance like Chuck Barris. My aunt would laugh so hard she cried sometimes, she sometimes called my mom at work or would ask us to dance like that when we all got together. Too bad we didn't have DVR back then. I miss the times I had with my aunt. He filled us with joy and laughter every time he came on. RIP Gene and God bless your family.
@what9443
7 жыл бұрын
Same here! My dad and mom would imitate Chuck Barris, while my sisters and I imitated Gene. It was good times, and great memories.
@what9443
7 жыл бұрын
Yeah he was.
@nemo227
6 жыл бұрын
Entertainment, real entertainment, and preserved on youtube for millions more to enjoy. I always hated it if I missed a broadcast of that show. I even bought Chuck Barris's book which was a little like the show; you couldn't tell which parts of the book were true or if any of it was true...
@jerryblair61
6 жыл бұрын
what a great show we could hardly wait to get home from school to watch the show. Just great simple comedy.
@johng.8600
5 жыл бұрын
Solid gold
@olheghtt
Жыл бұрын
The gong show was, and still is, the greatest thing that ever happened to TV.
@TRINZINI
2 жыл бұрын
When life throws stuff at you, keep dancing like Gene Gene !
@hehjr47
Жыл бұрын
My favorite part of the show. Chuck was an absolute MANIAC!!!!!!
@KnifePhD73
7 жыл бұрын
Man, I remember this was one of those shows the whole family would sit around and watch when I was a kid. This show was buck wild. RIP Chuck.
@jeffwhelan9934
5 ай бұрын
Was putting the dishes away in my kitchen when Gene’s dance music just popped into my head. Had to scratch that itch immediately. Some of the crazier parts of childhood you just never forget. Long live Chuck Barris, The Gong Show and Gene Gene!
@maryglenncrutchley8425
2 жыл бұрын
Who didn't watch this show? OMG, loved it as a kid and Gene Gene the Dancin' Machine was the BOMB!!
@corq
5 ай бұрын
Everyone looked like they were having so much fun, and yup, us kids would squeal and get up to do the dance!
@clavididk1236
5 жыл бұрын
Joey Diaz recommended this and I'm not dissapointed 😂🤙
@clavididk1236
5 жыл бұрын
@Ralph sad sad world you live in
@zxcmvbn
5 жыл бұрын
clacid idk UNCLE JOEY!!
@clavididk1236
5 жыл бұрын
@@zxcmvbn everyone's special uncle we wish we all had 😂🤙
@Imakebeatsss
5 жыл бұрын
Defiantly not
@pla6ue
4 жыл бұрын
@@clavididk1236 You only like it because you were told to by someone you like. If a random asshole told you to check this amazing thing out, you know for a fact you'd wonder how anyone could like this. Deny it all you want, but its true.
@mrmoofle
5 жыл бұрын
Happy memories of my childhood. My favorite two recurring acts on the Gong Show were Gene and the Unknown Comic.
@gep2771
6 ай бұрын
Mine too, this show was one of the best, Chuck was a riot and the judges were always hilarious.
@valarianne2284
Жыл бұрын
Best show ever! Watched it every day in the summer when school was out. The Gong Show was the 70s personified - just one crazy party. And Gene was awesome. America loved Gene, Gene the dancing machine. Thanks guys. You were awesome
@Themaddprof
12 жыл бұрын
Its amazing the broad smile that came to my face upon seeing this for the first time in over 30 years. I had a pretty rough pre-adolesence in middle school and this show was one of the few things that made me smile and laugh in those days. Among my few fond memories of this period was my father and I laughing at this. If Chuck Barris is reading this, thank you fro bringing much needed joy to a lonely and confused 12-14 year old in the late 1970s
@carlmorell567
Жыл бұрын
Too bad American storyteller- he died a few years ago
@kayumochi
Жыл бұрын
@@carlmorell567 Chuck was alive when the post was written ...
@tonystewart4113
Жыл бұрын
I could not have said it better!!!
@scottreed991
Жыл бұрын
Cocaine
@kennethestes4741
7 ай бұрын
I hear ya I was that kid too
@sammyaugusto1742
Жыл бұрын
Man those were the days I'm 62 right now they should have shows like this today happy happy time
@laurah6845
4 жыл бұрын
I was 16 when this aired. There will never be another time like the golden age of network television, which ended in the 90's. Goes to show how much the internet changed everything. Even TV programming. RIP Chuck Barris and RIP Gene Patton. Also, for those of you who were/are not aware, that dancing song is Count Basie's jazz classic "Jumpin' At The Woodside".
@georgekirby7150
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, the internet allows you to break their "programming" Got it?
@charlesbutler7868
Жыл бұрын
Just flipping through KZitem and stumbled upon this clip. Great memories watching this through my high school years. 👍🏾
@mutleymutley7474
Жыл бұрын
I was 17 back then and my HS buddies and I would get up to dance along with Gene Gene the Dancing Machine. It was a blast.
@Kiddman32
Жыл бұрын
yup, that's exactly why I scrolled the comments, to see if anyone knew the tune. :)
@charmstep
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Laura. That song will be a good pick-up when I'm feelin' down.
@packers600
2 жыл бұрын
When Gene's theme comes on I get goosebumps and my eyes water............every dammed time ! ✌️
@tonystewart4113
Жыл бұрын
That’s beautiful
@michaelklein5242
Жыл бұрын
Gene's theme song was actually Count Basie's "Jumpin' at the Woodside". I worked Sundays at a radio station in my teens and my friend there had received a promotional 45RPM (on red vinyl!) of " Theme Theme for Gene Gene". He gave it to me mainly because I love big band music. So, there actually was a record made back then!
@rdsklw
9 жыл бұрын
As a kid The Gong Show was my reality TV. I remember watching every week hoping Gene would be on. To the Patton family, know he brought many of us so much joy. RIP and God bless you, Gene Patton
@trakula618
6 жыл бұрын
There was no 'love' button for this comment :-(
@andrewrunners111
6 ай бұрын
This wasn’t a TV show, it was chaos in motion and I loved every minute of it.
@NunyaDammeBiznis
9 жыл бұрын
They don't make tv shows like this anymore. Probably why I don't watch much tv. RIP Gene.
@zjomow
5 жыл бұрын
it reminds me of vic and bob from the uk if you like this them youll love them
@Chris-hw4mq
5 жыл бұрын
Thank god they dont make shit like this
@Cliffdog155
5 жыл бұрын
Yea not too many shows where the host is coked up anymore. But was funny
@gobotjones
4 жыл бұрын
The Eric Andre Show is alot like this exact bit. 12 minutes of nonsense. It had to have influenced him.
@jax9769
7 ай бұрын
@@Chris-hw4mq Clown 🤡
@michaelwilson2340
4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely insane! I watched this show as a kid. Back when you could act like a complete idiot and it was not only accepted, but cool. An overload of good times.
@ollieox9181
Жыл бұрын
And cocaine.
@carlmorell567
Жыл бұрын
Yeah guess what kids? F****** Chuck Barris was a major Coke head! No wonder he was touching his nose all the time. He had to check to see if it was still there because it was so damn numb. But more power to him he made a lot of money and he could afford the best s***
@julialaw6471
Жыл бұрын
And nobody got insulted or their "feelings " hurt 👍!
@joealberti7762
Жыл бұрын
The fright-wing hadn't yet started to bleat their nonsense. No Fox News = no fright-wing.
@cusionmon6652
Жыл бұрын
@@julialaw6471look around right now and realise that there is more that exists in this world than your pathetic life, other people have feelings and you SHOULD work to be a more empathetic person. PC culture isn't real you just made up a boogeyman to justify not learning to care about others. Also I fucked your mother
@ks29earl
6 жыл бұрын
Loved these growing up. Sad kids today dont understand the Gene Gene and Unknown Comic references.
@jchan9761
3 жыл бұрын
This brings back so many memories of childhood. We were immigrants and my parents thought my brother, sister and I were nuts each each Gene came on.
@leonwhitted5662
2 жыл бұрын
I grew up watching this show and I laughed so hard I passed out!! This was nonsense entertainment and it was freaking hilarious 😂😂😂😂
@garyberuck5636
Жыл бұрын
Yup me 2 bro
@robertdunkes3499
7 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest moments in television history...or history period.
@poppopw5305
9 жыл бұрын
There can only be one Gong Show, one Chuck Barris, and definitely only one GENE GENE. Rest In Peace Mr. Patton.
@ctrlzyx2
11 ай бұрын
Iconic for sure
@sizzlechest6070
Жыл бұрын
Best show ever. Could never be duplicated. Too many feeling would be hurt these days.
@BloodyBamPot
Жыл бұрын
I take offence to that 😂😂
@wilrobles5392
5 жыл бұрын
NBC at noon, Monday through Friday. Didn’t miss it. Gene had his stick, it made hearts glad, and went down in television history as one of the corniest yet entertaining acts ever. RIP Gene and Chuck.
@kirnpu
Жыл бұрын
Best show! You had NO idea what you'd wind up seeing. So much fun!!!
@RayNDeere
13 жыл бұрын
Gene (Gene Patton) actually worked as a stagehand on the Gong Show and was later a stagehand for the Tonight Show. He lost both legs to Diabetes about 10 years ago but is still alive
@waynemuldrow4066
7 ай бұрын
He passed away in 2015
@jaymorgenthal9479
3 жыл бұрын
I watched this with my Dad every morning . He worked nights and I had afternoon classes. What a riot this show was!!
@varrick1226
9 жыл бұрын
RIP Gene Gene, when I was in College and you'd come out at the end and dance, it was like catching a HUGE buzz!
@se9f282
7 жыл бұрын
LOVED this silly show. My parents are in their 80's, and will yell Gene, Gene, the Dancing Machine! and start dancing around the house. DAA da da-da-da!
@wilrobles9824
4 жыл бұрын
That must be hilarious. Make sure grandma don't fall and break a hip.
@nancylawrence5463
3 жыл бұрын
Love it 😆
@raymondweaver8526
2 жыл бұрын
Epic
@GregDrayGregDray
11 жыл бұрын
How could you not love this show? and Gene Gene the dancing machine!!?? One of the best shows EVER! Chuck Barris was perfect!!
@robertsherman871
5 жыл бұрын
I remember one time they dropped a HUGE boulder on Gene’s head. He just kept right on dancing. Very few things on television make me laugh as hard as I did that day.
@garyaugustus690
Жыл бұрын
I really can't remember the episode when they first started throwing stuff at him, but it took the comedy of the act up another level...you started looking for the type of stuff to become more outrageous until the stuff being thrown became just as much of a star as Gene.
@AlmostReady504
5 жыл бұрын
Gene Gene, the Unknown Comic, Larry and His Magic Xylophone, Scarlett and Rhett...... the greatest recurring characters. The celebrity panel! Thanks Chuck Barris for a simpler time
@raymondweaver8526
2 жыл бұрын
The Popsicle Twins
@bea78tles
Жыл бұрын
The Popsicle Twins.
@Nytru7
4 жыл бұрын
This was when television was entertaining. Funny as hell!
@NeverforgetElvis
5 жыл бұрын
Whether they were loaded or not, this show was sooo flippin funny. The chaos is what made it great. Everyone moved around the stage, they laughed, howled, and were as edgy as they could possibly be. The acts were outragious..... guys, remember the two young girls licking popcisles as their "talent?" The censors must have been off that day. Just looked like they were having a crazy dance party.
@edwardpalumbo5237
2 жыл бұрын
Great memories of simple but fun tv. Loved this show as a kid!!! Gene rocked!!
@trhansen3244
Жыл бұрын
No be see try about once.
@qebler17
7 жыл бұрын
This is what they mean when they say "the good old days"
@jonmacdonald5345
5 жыл бұрын
James Proctor ah back when weed was grass!!!!!
@cicta
4 жыл бұрын
I love the energy this segment has. Just joy fun and laughs. So wholesome
@AngelRodriguez-ex6sf
7 жыл бұрын
Chuck and Gene Gene are having a ball in heaven right now. #RIPCHUCKBARRIS
@randymiller3949
5 жыл бұрын
Man I loved The Gong Show & Match Game in the 70s!!! I used to watch them in the 70s when I was growing up in Dothan Alabama. The Gong Show...Chuck Barris, Gene Gene, Jamie Farr, Jaye P Morgan, Artie Johnson, Pat McCormick, & Rip Taylor. Match Game...Gene Rayburn, Brett Sommers, Charles Nelson Reilly, Nipsey Russell, Richard Dawson, & Alabama's own Fanny Flagg!!! This was REAL GAME SHOW ENTERTAINMENT AT ITS BEST!!! Much love from Mobile Alabama!!!
@KatherineKramer
10 жыл бұрын
Loved this show when I was a little kid, and yes, the entendres & the fact that Chuck Barris was higher than a kite went right over my head. That just makes it even better.
@beckigreen
10 жыл бұрын
Chuck was never "higher than a kite". He never used drugs.
@lolaflores5388
10 жыл бұрын
Becki Green Yeah, sure...He was also a CIA operative...
@kennethestes4741
7 ай бұрын
@@beckigreenI know good cocaine when I see it 😂
@gsal03
4 жыл бұрын
Gene was as much a part of the show as Chuck. Loved how he would catch a ball and hit it back to the stagehand
@barcrrt850
5 жыл бұрын
This brings back some memories of great times. I would love to relive this part of my life.
@firefightergoggie
7 жыл бұрын
I remember this show when it came out. Nobody has ever seen anything like it. Total phenomenon.
@mrhoffame
7 жыл бұрын
I can't even IMAGINE a better way of making a living than being host of the Gong Show!!!!
@weltonvillegal6258
5 жыл бұрын
We, the children of the 70’s, miss you both sooooo much!
@JJHcars
5 жыл бұрын
Now I know why Joey Diaz told me to look this up! Because EVERYONE on the stage in OBVIOUSLY high on COKE!
@MrMatt713
5 жыл бұрын
2:12..... whatcha doing over there guy?
@JJHcars
5 жыл бұрын
@@MrMatt713 bro! I was gonna add this to my comment! Lol I thought I might be reaching lol
@MrMatt713
5 жыл бұрын
its the only thing that makes sense to me. must have been a fun time
@MrMatt713
5 жыл бұрын
only person reaching is that dude for his line, lol
@JJHcars
5 жыл бұрын
@@MrMatt713 lol!!!
@Lano-cu2hp
4 жыл бұрын
I grew up watching this, to me this was great tv...always looked forward to Gene Gene the dancing machine..
@robertdunkes3499
6 жыл бұрын
I haven't been this happy in 35 or so years. Thank you. I am dancing by the way
@RSTI191
7 жыл бұрын
Impossible not to love Gene Gene the Dancing Machine, Chuck Barris or this show..
@jong0000
3 жыл бұрын
very easy not to like Barris.... CIA plant
@las9149
2 жыл бұрын
My mother and I would “always” stop what we were doing and dance with the cast and …. Gene Gene The Dancing Machine!!! OMG. Thanx for the memories.
@lordnagatron
5 жыл бұрын
that music took me back to being a tiny kid watching an enormous box tv with a curved screen and loving life! the gong show ruled!
@johnesposito671
9 жыл бұрын
The only "Act" to steal the show from Chuck !! RIP GENE !!! I borrowed some dance moves at many weddings ;)
@elwoodblues9613
4 жыл бұрын
Which is probably why 1/3 of this footage is of Gene Gene The Dancing Machine (and from a distance) and 1/2 is from Chuck Barris. BOOOOO!
@slickmic6113
6 жыл бұрын
we will all go nuts and throw pillows at each other it was a great time to be a kid in the 70s this show was huge and I missed it was fun times as a kid and teenager thanks for all the great memories Gene Gene and Chuck Barris rest in peace my friends
@raymondweaver8526
2 жыл бұрын
Did they purposely have stuff lying to throw at Gene?
@mctavish23
Жыл бұрын
Well said
@mrsunshineshines
9 жыл бұрын
One of The Greatest Off The Charts Shows ever made. The Gong Show, Barris and of course "Gene Gene The Dancing Machine". Where has the time gone. R.I.P. Big Guy.
@MrArtLabo
4 жыл бұрын
I grew up with this show, never forgot the name,never forgot all the energy, regardless on how they got it.happy memories are important in our day and age,as we experience this deadly pandemic, rest in peace to all who have left us, you are now with Chuck & Gene.
@claypots47
7 жыл бұрын
RIP Chuck Barris. My HS actually made it's own Gong Show once, it was a hugely popular show during my HS years.
@minut0987
7 жыл бұрын
You made life Fun Gene, Thanks! RIP...
@garrettpuls8725
5 жыл бұрын
The longer it goes on the funnier it gets
@ericthompson9672
Жыл бұрын
I Loved This Show!! This was so awesome great memories of happier times . I would always watch this before going to work we when I used to to work 3rd shift. Gene Gene and The Unknown Comic were my favorites!! RIP Chuck and Gene!! Love you guys!!
@ronaldwaynes2946
5 жыл бұрын
I remember being in the hospital for 4 months and every day at lunch we would watch the Gong Show. Always loved when Genre came out. Made me laugh when I needed it.
@robertyglesias9673
6 жыл бұрын
When I hear this tune I think about Gene, Gene, the dancing machine, always makes feel good
@ftlshome1
8 жыл бұрын
omg i haven't seen this in 30yrs I'm rolling on the floor, fucking great
@alikaleslie7460
4 жыл бұрын
Damn this brings back memories ... The best times for sure Dancing in front of the tv going crazy this would light up the hole family Dancing and laughing . Thank you Chuck Barris and Gene Gene the dancing machine👍
@tedcantu1
9 жыл бұрын
RIP Gene -- !!!! This was my favorite part of the machine because it always took the show over the top. I liked it when he wouldn't get off stage.
@melissacomer8404
Жыл бұрын
This in the day was the absolute best show on TV. Loved watching The Gong Show.
@scottrandall5588
9 жыл бұрын
RIP Gene.........just watched your video again....still laughing....Godspeed.
@jimkreider9997
Жыл бұрын
We need shows like this back again if only to make us laugh once in awhile
@0221serendipity
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the laughter Chuck. You will be missed!
@steveblaugh2180
5 жыл бұрын
I swear I could watch reruns of this fantastic show until the day I die. "Chucky Baby" was PERFECT for this show. The way he wore his cap over the bridge of his nose reminded me of Beetle Bailey. This gem of a closing theme was quite the snappy toe-tapper and YES Gene Gene was awesome too. Smiles all around. Anyone in Tv programing with half a brain needs really needs to bring this classic back, even in reruns-don't forget there was also the night version hosted by Gary Owens-and why not a new incarnation??? Do it now!!!!!
@georgepatton2604
4 жыл бұрын
I really miss funny shows like this. Even now I laugh like it's the first time I saw it.
@betsydaggett1545
2 жыл бұрын
I remember this so well, and it just goes to show, that you don't have to have a big name to make a huge positive impact on the world.
@alexc8123
7 жыл бұрын
in case you needed a reminder how wacky the 70s were.
@jimlamanna9712
4 жыл бұрын
Alex C Cocaine was right next to the coffee machine back stage
@lorij6796
3 жыл бұрын
Those were the best times
@jong0000
3 жыл бұрын
sure enough.... CIA plants on your television, even back then...
@tedunguent156
Жыл бұрын
This show was pure entertainment. Off the wall hilarious. Somebody should bring this back.
@dennismurillodennis3079
Жыл бұрын
I Watched this show every week and I enjoyed every minute of it. Good times.
@drumsticknow
7 жыл бұрын
R.I.P Chuck! I loved you and Gene. I still bust out laughing every time I watch the Gong Show. Also love Count Basie and Jumpin at the Woodside. Never grows old!
@kencarney6667
Жыл бұрын
I remember this dude named Dr. La Noza who dressed up in a surgical outfit and played a really mean guitar! Next to the late Roy Clark, he was one of the greatest guitar players I ever saw. His act, Gene Patton, and all the other acts they had were absolutely tremendous. Compared to all the bullshit they pass off as TV today, this is priceless.
@violalyle2595
6 жыл бұрын
What would the old classic tv show like the GONG SHOW be without Gene Patton aka Gene Gene the Dancing Machine RIP CHUCK BARRIS AND GENE PATTON Thanks for those memories of the 70's decade.
@tkeitez66
14 жыл бұрын
Gene, Gene shuffled his way into a lot of us American's hearts. May his legend live on. He almost became the "Gong Show" personified. I remember when he first was on and I believe got Gonged. He was like the Phoenix rose from the ashes and helped make Chuck Barris a rich man. When Gene is on .. "gag the Gong."
@Tanker1106
4 жыл бұрын
Back in the 70’s when people did drugs they got on stage and danced and acted silly. Today when people do drugs you find them in their car somewhere in a parking lot dead.
@hlcepeda
4 жыл бұрын
LOL! For those who don't know, Gene Gene was called out whenever the program was short on time and needed to fill in before the next program or commercial break.
@internettroll7604
4 жыл бұрын
Hector Cepeda.... Glad you explained that. I was thinking it was a shame they were taking attention away from the act on stage. Your explanation made the video more enjoyable.
@elainebennes2106
4 жыл бұрын
@@hlcepeda OMG I loved Gene. He was my favorite part of The Gong Show. My sister and I were teenagers and used to get up and dance too. 🤣💃💃
@thomasfletcher1971
4 жыл бұрын
Tanker , I see you're a Buttegege fan . lol
@hlcepeda
4 жыл бұрын
@@internettroll7604😊
@remylebeau3089
5 жыл бұрын
I’m to young to have watched this back in the day. Uncle Joey brought me here and I’m glad he did . Gene Gene had the moves this made my day lol
@faeriegoth
3 жыл бұрын
I was a kid that grew up in the late 70s and early 80s and always loved the absolute silliness of The Gong Show. And I was a big fan a long with a big Monkees fan and I would watch them back-to-back...
@shango12b
10 жыл бұрын
This makes me smile, brings back great memories.
@kijmbrooks4015
7 жыл бұрын
This show is the reason we have everything from American Idol to X factor to the Voice Kids! THIS is where it started... way back with all us "old" people!
@imageniusmate
12 жыл бұрын
This is gold..I loved Gene Gene the dancin machine and the music he danced to was AWESOME! Chuck is a legend Great upload,Made an old man happy
@cmandc301
6 жыл бұрын
When Gene Gene the dancing machine came on everybody got up and danced !
@gevinnbanks9244
7 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite game show host, Chuck Barris has died. Today, I miss his hilarious and comical "Gong Show" more than ever. Gong, but not forgotten.
@daveygivens735
5 жыл бұрын
I'm giving you a 9 for that comment.
@abyios
4 жыл бұрын
@@daveygivens735 You get a 10 from me!
@emt5330
4 жыл бұрын
10
@hlcepeda
4 жыл бұрын
10 here too.
@djashildah8698
3 жыл бұрын
I was born in 81, but I still grew up watching stuff from the 70s, including this masterpiece.
@marycaputo2238
9 жыл бұрын
Pure JOY! Thank you Gene and Chuck!!!!
@johnmccall5576
6 жыл бұрын
This show was so ahead of it's time.
@dagnabbit6187
5 ай бұрын
For the dumb ass critics . The public got it !
@zuttajedi898
7 жыл бұрын
RIP Chuck and Gene. You guys have always made me laugh, as well as countless others.
@LIE11Bldg7
5 жыл бұрын
I would literally run home after school just to catch as much as I possibly could of The Gong Show that was on the late afternoon and the highlight of all times will always be Gene Gene the dancing machine
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