Of all his shows, I liked Chuck Barris' The Gong Show the best. there was no pretense about it. most of the acts were atrocious, and I loved the comments of the judges when asked why they gonged a certain act. One semester in grad school some of us were sad that a seminar was on the night that the show ran. Back in the 1970s there was no TIVO or recording of any kind.
Philadelphia-born Chuck also wrote music. I have a link below for his bouncy, pre-Beatles classic "Palisades Park" and also some of the show.
For the record, I do not believe that he was an assassin for the CIA.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chuck-barris-dead-gong-show-929310
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYDSFKLu-TA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCnzRwHqs08
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