The Gong Show: What Was That All About?
Story By @GIJoeRepairShop This past Sunday was the fiftieth anniversary of the premiere of The Gong Show on NBC. As a child, I never quite understood what was going on there. Why was there a giant gong? Why were some of the acts so terrible? Why was there a guy with a paper bag over his head? As an adult, I can see that adding a giant gong and paper bags over people’s heads would certainly be an improvement to shows like American Idol. The Gong Show’s premise is simple enough.…
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