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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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!
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
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
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
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.
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".
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.
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!
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!!!
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
@@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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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!!
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.
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.
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!
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👍
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.
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!
Gene Gene the Dancing Machine was always a show stopper and became Legendary in his own right. "The Gong Show" was hillariously silly and laugh out loud funny. Thanks for sharing.
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
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!!!!!
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."
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.
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.
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***
@@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
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.
Rest in peace you brought much joy to the world with nothing more than a simple dance. You are missed. Heaven just gained someone that will make them smile
Kids today will never understand just how much of a national treasure Gene Gene the Dancing Machine was back in the day
I lived for the moments he'd come out!
You are so right!
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.
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
It' was so funny
To this day, there is still no show that even comes close to this. I used to always watch this when I was young
This show, was total anarchy. And yet, I couldn't stop watching the Gong Show.
Same here
😅😅👌
🤣
Cocaine
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.
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.
I did the same with my dad, I was about 4 or 5.
It is one of my happiest memories of him.
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.
Raw, unfiltered, and uproariously funny. There has never been a show like the Gong Show. I miss the ‘70’s and ‘80’s!
Robbie: I miss them, too. Better shows...
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.
I agree!
Amen to that Robbie!
Cocaine
When life throws stuff at you, keep dancing like Gene Gene !
I had forgotten that Chuck Barris was absolutely THE craziest game show host in the history of the genre! Thanks for the memories.
Man, from a bloke in the wilds of the North of England, thank you America for the greatest television show ever produced.
And he created so many game shows
Cocaine is a helluva drug.
cocaine
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.
Happy memories of my childhood. My favorite two recurring acts on the Gong Show were Gene and the Unknown Comic.
Mine too, this show was one of the best, Chuck was a riot and the judges were always hilarious.
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.
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.
Same here! My dad and mom would imitate Chuck Barris, while my sisters and I imitated Gene. It was good times, and great memories.
Yeah he was.
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...
what a great show we could hardly wait to get home from school to watch the show. Just great simple comedy.
Solid gold
Who didn't watch this show? OMG, loved it as a kid and Gene Gene the Dancin' Machine was the BOMB!!
Everyone looked like they were having so much fun, and yup, us kids would squeal and get up to do the dance!
RIP Chuck & Gene! Your brilliance brought smiles and laughter to millions and millions of fans!
My favorite part of the show. Chuck was an absolute MANIAC!!!!!!
The gong show was, and still is, the greatest thing that ever happened to TV.
When Gene's theme comes on I get goosebumps and my eyes water............every dammed time ! ✌️
That’s beautiful
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!
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.
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
Too bad American storyteller- he died a few years ago
@@carlmorell567 Chuck was alive when the post was written ...
I could not have said it better!!!
Cocaine
I hear ya I was that kid too
Loved these growing up. Sad kids today dont understand the Gene Gene and Unknown Comic references.
One of the greatest moments in television history...or history period.
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
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
There was no 'love' button for this comment :-(
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.
I haven't been this happy in 35 or so years. Thank you. I am dancing by the way
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".
Yeah, the internet allows you to break their "programming"
Got it?
Just flipping through RUclips and stumbled upon this clip. Great memories watching this through my high school years. 👍🏾
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.
yup, that's exactly why I scrolled the comments, to see if anyone knew the tune. :)
Thanks Laura. That song will be a good pick-up when I'm feelin' down.
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!
I watched this with my Dad every morning . He worked nights and I had afternoon classes. What a riot this show was!!
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
I grew up watching this show and I laughed so hard I passed out!! This was nonsense entertainment and it was freaking hilarious 😂😂😂😂
Yup me 2 bro
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.
Chuck was never "higher than a kite". He never used drugs.
Becki Green Yeah, sure...He was also a CIA operative...
@@beckigreenI know good cocaine when I see it 😂
How could you not love this show? and Gene Gene the dancing machine!!?? One of the best shows EVER! Chuck Barris was perfect!!
Great memories of simple but fun tv. Loved this show as a kid!!! Gene rocked!!
No be see try about once.
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!
There can only be one Gong Show, one Chuck Barris, and definitely only one GENE GENE. Rest In Peace Mr. Patton.
Iconic for sure
This brings back some memories of great times. I would love to relive this part of my life.
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!!!
This was when television was entertaining. Funny as hell!
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
He passed away in 2015
The longer it goes on the funnier it gets
I grew up watching this, to me this was great tv...always looked forward to Gene Gene the dancing machine..
You made life Fun Gene, Thanks! RIP...
Joey Diaz brought me here!
Actiomedey yo uncle Joey always delivers 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Actiomedey UNCLE JOEY
Same lol
Me too 😂
Actiomedey LIKE A DOCTA!
I love the energy this segment has. Just joy fun and laughs. So wholesome
Joey Diaz recommended this and I'm not dissapointed 😂🤙
@Ralph sad sad world you live in
clacid idk UNCLE JOEY!!
@@zxcmvbn everyone's special uncle we wish we all had 😂🤙
Defiantly not
@@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.
Best show ever. Could never be duplicated. Too many feeling would be hurt these days.
I take offence to that 😂😂
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.
Man those were the days I'm 62 right now they should have shows like this today happy happy time
RIP Chuck Barris. My HS actually made it's own Gong Show once, it was a hugely popular show during my HS years.
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.
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
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.
I can't even IMAGINE a better way of making a living than being host of the Gong Show!!!!
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
Did they purposely have stuff lying to throw at Gene?
Well said
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!!
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.
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.
When I hear this tune I think about Gene, Gene, the dancing machine, always makes feel good
Best show! You had NO idea what you'd wind up seeing. So much fun!!!
omg i haven't seen this in 30yrs I'm rolling on the floor, fucking great
This is what they mean when they say "the good old days"
James Proctor ah back when weed was grass!!!!!
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!
That must be hilarious. Make sure grandma don't fall and break a hip.
Love it 😆
Epic
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👍
They don't make tv shows like this anymore. Probably why I don't watch much tv.
RIP Gene.
it reminds me of vic and bob from the uk if you like this them youll love them
Thank god they dont make shit like this
Yea not too many shows where the host is coked up anymore. But was funny
The Eric Andre Show is alot like this exact bit. 12 minutes of nonsense. It had to have influenced him.
@@Chris-hw4mq Clown 🤡
RIP Gene.........just watched your video again....still laughing....Godspeed.
I remember this show when it came out. Nobody has ever seen anything like it. Total phenomenon.
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!
We need shows like this back again if only to make us laugh once in awhile
This in the day was the absolute best show on TV. Loved watching The Gong Show.
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.
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!
Impossible not to love Gene Gene the Dancing Machine, Chuck Barris or this show..
very easy not to like Barris.... CIA plant
I really miss funny shows like this. Even now I laugh like it's the first time I saw it.
This wasn’t a TV show, it was chaos in motion and I loved every minute of it.
I Watched this show every week and I enjoyed every minute of it. Good times.
Chuck and Gene Gene are having a ball in heaven right now. #RIPCHUCKBARRIS
Gene Gene the Dancing Machine was always a show stopper and became Legendary in his own right. "The Gong Show" was hillariously silly and laugh out loud funny. Thanks for sharing.
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
The Popsicle Twins
The Popsicle Twins.
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.
Thank you for the laughter Chuck. You will be missed!
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.
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
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!!!!!
This makes me smile, brings back great memories.
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."
This show was pure entertainment. Off the wall hilarious. Somebody should bring this back.
The Gong Show was classic and Chuck Baris was amazing. Loved the Unknown Comic.
Thanks for the entertainment Chuck and Gene. RIP
RIP Chuck and Gene. You guys have always made me laugh, as well as countless others.
We, the children of the 70’s, miss you both sooooo much!
Gene and Chuck were so cool! Two legends!
Pure JOY! Thank you Gene and Chuck!!!!
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.
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.
And cocaine.
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***
And nobody got insulted or their "feelings " hurt 👍!
The fright-wing hadn't yet started to bleat their nonsense. No Fox News = no fright-wing.
@@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
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.
RIP Gene I love watching The Gong Show in the 70's.
This has always willl bring a smile to my face! GREAT TIMES!
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.
My Dad loved the show and Gene was his favorite part.
This show was so ahead of it's time.
For the dumb ass critics . The public got it !
Rest in peace you brought much joy to the world with nothing more than a simple dance. You are missed. Heaven just gained someone that will make them smile
RIP Gene and Chuck thanks for the laughs
As a little boy i couldn’t WAIT to see Gene the dancing machine! I loved it!