Did you ever dance like Gene Gene the Dancing Machine?
One of the recent posts about friends and growing up made me think about shows we watched and talked about. The Gong Show was one of my all time favorites for some reason. I loved Chuck Barris, and when Gene Gene the Dancing Machine made an appearance, that was the icing on the cake...we'd do our best to imitate him and Barris.
February 28, 2019, 04:58 PM
Dzozer
Thanks! That was awesome... I had forgotten how much we loved that show too.
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February 28, 2019, 05:09 PM
darthfuster
I think Chuck was a better dancer...lol
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February 28, 2019, 05:11 PM
pawprintsdoc
The way Chuck slides up and back on the floor so fast...often imitated, never duplicated!
February 28, 2019, 05:22 PM
RichardC
Baggers can't be Choosers.
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February 28, 2019, 05:28 PM
smschulz
They sure had a lot of fun back then, I loved it!
February 28, 2019, 05:37 PM
corsair
How many lines did Chuck do between each show?
February 28, 2019, 05:39 PM
pawprintsdoc
I think he’s leaned over the counter doing a line at the end of that video!
February 28, 2019, 05:53 PM
sigmonkey
We'll be right back, with more... stuff!
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February 28, 2019, 05:58 PM
darthfuster
quote:
Originally posted by smschulz: They sure had a lot of fun back then, I loved it!
Hard to believe he was a CIA assassin....
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February 28, 2019, 06:11 PM
bigdeal
No question, ole Chuck had access to some really good recreational drugs.
What a fun time that was.
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February 28, 2019, 06:37 PM
vthoky
I spent a lot of time with my grandparents when I was very young. Mom used to get SOOOO po'd at grandpa and me for watching the Gong Show!
I was a band nerd (self proclaimed, played trombone). 5 or 6 of us formed a small voluntary pep band for our high school basketball games. At least once per game, during a time out, we would play the Gene Gene song, and dance our brains out. Lots of our classmates would join in. And lots of them would stare at us like the goobers that we were! Those were the days.
February 28, 2019, 07:16 PM
Draal
Lol, I loved the Gong Show as a kid. I remember copying these moves with my brothers. Simple, fun times worth reliving.
Thanks for posting this!
February 28, 2019, 09:02 PM
TMats
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February 28, 2019, 10:16 PM
rongop
Thanks for posting. Good memories.
March 01, 2019, 05:08 AM
pbslinger
Anybody remember the band member on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson who did a crazy dance to act out unrelated themes? I tried to search it and can't find anything.
March 01, 2019, 06:05 AM
Blume9mm
quote:
Originally posted by darthfuster:
quote:
Originally posted by smschulz: They sure had a lot of fun back then, I loved it!
Hard to believe he was a CIA assassin....
Yep, that was the most bizarre part of Chuck's story.
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March 01, 2019, 07:41 AM
pawprintsdoc
That was a crazy claim. After his book was released, he apparently fessed up that the claim was untrue, and was more of his “imagining” what his life would’ve been like, had he been a CIA assassin. Apparently, the CIA called him out after the book release.
pbslinger...I cant think of who that would be either, on Carson. You’re not, by chance, thinking of The Gaseous Weiner from Conan O’Brien, are you?
