The Gong Show  1976 - 1980

 



The The Gong Show is an American amateur talent contest franchised by Sony Pictures Television
to many countries. It was broadcast on NBC's daytime schedule from June 14, 1976, through July 21, 1978,
and in first-run syndication from 1976 to 1980 and 1988 to 1989.

The show was created and originally produced by Chuck Barris, who also served as host for the NBC
run and from 1977 to 1980 in syndication. The Gong Show is known for its absurdist humor and style,
with the actual competition secondary to the often outlandish acts presented; a small cash prize has
typically been awarded to each show's winner. The Gong Show became a pop culture phenomenon
by flipping the talent show on its head and featuring the decidedly untalented. The Gong Show granted
amateur performers at least 45 seconds of fame to showcase their acts before a panel of three
celebrity judges.

This is a 9 dvd set of the original gong show, it contains approx. 70 episodes, it also includes the 1980 movie
(yes Chuck Barris made a gong show movie in 1980) this has some serious rare stuff on here like oingo boingo
as contestants and people like David Letterman as a judge.

There isn't episode info for this collection. If you are the 1st to list the contestants for us, we will give you a $25
store credit.