The Gong Show - Gene Gene The Dancing Machine (1)

The Gong Show with Chuck Barris featuring "Gene Gene The Dancing Machine"!

[@tedcantu1]

I miss the excitement of regular TV. It was so much better when i was a kid. Every show was unique and fun to watch.

[@puppetlady1]

This is what I call a good kind of crazy. Love it.

[@luckylady6369]

Lol! I loved this part. Used to dance around with them when I was a little kid

[@tomy.1846]

I still do!

[@weltonvillegal6258]

This was a lot people having a damn good time. I loved the Gong Show as a child.

[@user-br4xl2vu2t]

I was a volunteer Firefighter and EMT in the town I grew up in, We used to have a Street Fair every year, the 3rd weekend of August where the main street was blocked off. We had to park the the Firetrucks in a small field just off the main street so we could get out if a call came in. Some of us slept on the trucks throughout the weekend. .We went on 3 calls that Saterday evening. Pretty exausted but when we got back around 1:30 a.m., half way through a cooler of beer (there were 4 of us) I boughta micro casette recorder that was new and had recorded "Gene, Gene the dance machine" earlier in the week to test it. I bought it out played it. There we were at 3:a.m., 4 Firefighters half drunk doing the Gene dancing machine out in a field.🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@EducatedBlackMan]

One of the funniest shows when I was a kid. Loved Gene Gene and the Unknown Comic

[@tomedward8652]

Chuck Barris dancing like he don't care !!! Love it.

[@SoUtHMeMpHis]

Rest in Peace Mr.Barris you made me laugh and feel like Dancing!!

[@robertomoreno6200]

Gong Show would make my day. RIP BOTH OF YOU

[@justinherbert9146]

Gene was the first African American in the stage hands union in Los Angeles - so he is a historic ground breaking figure - RIP Gene and Chuck

[@carlosrosa5063]

Couldn't sleep, looking through the classic 70s shows and caught this favorite Gong Show piece -The Dancing Machine. Brings back memories.

[@chrisfaust64]

So friggin funny and random. Man, this show was the best. My aunt actually made an appearance on here too

[@hobbygamer6220]

who'd she appear as ?

[@paulamiles9559]

I probably wouldn't even remember the Gong Show, except that every week day, my little sister and me watched, waiting and hoping for Gene Gene the dancing machine. 💃🕺💃🕺💃

[@kevinbickellbickell1648]

The show is hilarious. Chuck Barris IS a genius. Anybody who didn't get it..well, too frick'n bad!😣

[@MyGotech]

rip chuck barris you made me laugh all the time.

[@YogaArmy]

OMG LOVE this... God Bless Chuck Barris and Gene!!!

[@wendyluckie4537]

Chuck Barris…… genius he was!! Love Gene Gene.

[@theresachiorazzi4571]

You see how many people loved this show ? We can’t all be wrong. They need more shows like this ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@user-br4xl2vu2t]

I was a volunteer Firefighter and EMT in the town I grew up in, We used to have a Street Fair every year, the 3rd weekend of August where the main street was blocked off. We had to park the the Firetrucks in a small field just off the main street so we could get out if a call came in. Some of us slept on the trucks throughout the weekend. .We went on 3 calls that Saterday evening. Pretty exausted but when we got back around 1:30 a.m., half way through a cooler of beer (there were 4 of us) I boughta micro casette recorder that was new and had recorded "Gene, Gene the dance machine" earlier in the week to test it. I bought it out played it. There we were at 3:a.m., 4 Firefighters half drunk doing the Gene dancing machine out in a field.🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MatthewMcClellan]

I loved the show. Thank you, Chuck ❤️

[@c.sexton4819]

Lol!! This show was hilarious and still is. I shared with my 18 year old and he even thought it was funny. Chuck and people like Gene Gene were awesome!

[@Waldstiem]

it would take way way to long to explain just how great this show was.... all i can say is thank god i was able to see it when i was a kid live.....

[@michaelshort7472]

I didn't appreciate this when it was first run. But now that I've been a professional musician for the last 50+ years, I realize that this was a great opportunity for the live band there to go just absolutely nuts. And they sounded great!

[@alphabeets]

All top studio cats. No slouches.

[@EricaAmyKees]

hmm, never noticed the "STUFF" sign as a toddler (that's rich!) but man, Barris put on such a distinctive voice - even a baby couldn't forget him.

[@ayushgaurincredible]

Who has seen his movie confession of a dangerous mind.

[@hobbygamer6220]

or READ THE BOOK even better yet

[@Wilders53]

i loved this show when i was a kid! Rip Chuck

[@TheMoni700]

Love it so crazy

[@BClarke]

Look, there's no doubt that Chuckie Baby and Gene Gene are legends in my house and heart, but I also find myself yearning for more of those brief clips of coked-out Jaye P. Morgan doing her thing by the judges table.

[@ot5634]

RIP CHUCK BARRIS

[@corygreen3713]

Just exactly HOW cocaine-fueled was the Gong Show? Still love it though!

[@nightraider4862]

I like the way Chuck Barris dance when Gene Gene the dancing machine comes out rest in peace Chuck Barris

[@alphabeets]

He’s just happy to see Gene Gene. Like a dog when the family comes back home.

[@Ohboycommentsection]

To the world at large people would be dismissive of this show but in the privacy of one's home you would giggle away at this insanity. soooo stupid but soooo fun

[@The1baddman]

Rest In Peace Chuck Barris.

[@weltonvillegal6258]

The1baddman - Gene Patton.........

[@alphabeets]

Gene Gene The DM outlasts everyone again.

[@theresachiorazzi4571]

Yes gene gene was good but Chuck was even funnier watching him imitate gene. Oh boy I miss that show. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@joshwalker7817]

Damn, Barris be doing some kung fu shit

[@TheMoni700]

Wow. Great tv

[@rebeccanetterville1694]

The new Gong Show doesn't even come close to this.

[@patb3356]

1:39 Dude with hat, first dab ever

[@TheBlueThird]

Ha.....😂

[@W.Stryker]

He must have been higher then a kite But we all miss you Gene and Chuck

[@alphabeets]

Thing is, he wasn’t. Barris said many times that he never did drugs. At least during the show. In fact his daughter died of an overdose.

[@racheldrum1982]

Oh, Happy Days. :-)

[@bridgecross]

STUFF

[@TheMoni700]

Take it off baby!!

[@markfrost7986]

he's a good dancer so is Chuck why would they want to throw things at the dancing machine I like you show Chuck everyone's Gona miss you R.I.P with the LORD Mr. Barris

[@ma55aracin9]

@ 2:15 - looks like good ol' Chuckie's stomach went off PRIMETIME Was he goin' ill or something? I can only ask myself.......... HOW IN THE WHOLE FRIGGIN' WORLD DID I MISS THIS?

[@legend3061]

Behold the power of cocaine

[@scatterbrainart]

Is... Is he doing the crip walk?

[@ruma6781]

Wonder where Gene Gene is these days.

[@DRTB4G]

cocaine is a hell of drug

[@hobbygamer6220]

WHAT WAS THE DRAMA WITH GENE ? 😳🙁

[@ma55aracin9]

i was just sayin'.......didn't mean to hurt anybody

[@MultiSkippy101]

The new show trying to copy this one is an embarrassing and painful disgrace

[@sadisticcheese1700]

Definitely CIA

[@keystonedaytrip238]

It needs to be left here 👍 That garbage remake on US tv is a travesty, a feeble attempt to relive original greatness

[@billyray577]

Chuck Barrass would've made a great Vice President for Trump.

[@leonablackwell4807]

Not really

[@leonablackwell4807]

He would make a great president

[@zboys4586]

COCAIN IS A HELL OF A DRUG

[@AaliyahAtkins-nj4nt]

Fah

[@PolesAreEverywhere]

This makes me sad... A real downfall of television started with this man.

[@CessnaDriver2]

It's ok to just have fun too sometimes. Television is a medium like any other, it's up to the user what they consume. I'll sit and watch Brian Greene explain string theory and I can still enjoy Gilligan giving Skipper troubles. It's OK.

[@killr12002]

No the downfall of TV was the executives figured crap like Phil Donahue on daytime tv was less expensive to make than spontaneous shows like The Gong Show...and thus sprang glut of talk shows and judge shows.