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Larry Spencer (writer)
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14 June 1976 (USA)
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Amateur talent contest judged by three celebrities. full summary
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2 nominations
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(9 articles)
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(From Comicmix. 13 July 2009, 12:20 PM, PDT)
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(From The AV Club. 24 June 2009, 10:00 PM, PDT)
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This Show Was The Best!
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Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 4 of 36) | Gary Owens | ... | Himself - Host / ... (3 episodes, 1976-1977) |
 | Chuck Barris | ... | Himself - Host (3 episodes, 1976) |
 | Mat Plendl | ... | Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1976) |
 | Louanne | ... | Herself (2 episodes, 1978) |
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30 min
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(May 2009) In a poll conducted by "The O'Reilly Factor" (1996), host Bill O'Reilly revealed that this series was voted the 4th worst TV show in broadcast history. Other dubious nominees included: (1) "My Mother the Car" (1965) / (2) "The Jerry Springer Show" (1991) / (3) "Friends" (1994) and (5) "Cop Rock" (1990).
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Spoofed in "The Girls Next Door: Here's Looking at You, Hef (#2.1)" (2006)
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One O'Clock Jump
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The Gong Show was one of the best game shows to ever hit television. Chuck Barris was a genius in himself with several other hit game shows, such as The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game just to mention a few. People that appeared on The Gong Show had to be a little off to come on and perform some of the wild acts they did. The Panel, with the usuals such as Jaye P. Morgan, Arte Johnson and Jamie Farr were so unique in that anything went on the show, well anything that could get by the censors that is. This show still has a great following till this day, and is still one of the best there is.