The Gong Show

…of the comic talent show The Gong Show, which originally aired from 1976 to 1978.

…idea of a talent show, The Gong Show featured notably untalented performers competing for prize money. Contestants performed before a panel of three celebrity judges who would clang the gong when they couldn’t stand the performance any longer. The bizarre, and sometimes risqué, acts were introduced by show creator and…

…bars and on television on The Gong Show and MTV.