{"title":"Television","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrowse our Television collection. Best Price.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"gong-this-book-the-uncensored-history-of-televisions-wildest-talent-show-paperback","title":"Gong This Book! The Uncensored History of Television’s Wildest Talent Show (paperback)","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGong This Book! The Uncensored History of Television’s Wildest Talent Show\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eby Adam Nedeff\u003csub data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6”x9” size\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e374­­ pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOnce you watched The Gong Show, you could never forget it! All at once, it was trippy 1970s time capsule, a variety show, a showcase for new talent, a party, and a playground for its creator and star, the one and only Chuck Barris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGong This Book is a celebration of this unique oddity in television history and the extraordinary staff of people — “Chuck's Lemmings”— who made it happen. Among those sharing their recollections for this book are celebrity judges Jamie Farr and Jo Anne Worley, Scarlett O'Hara, Rhetch Butler, Confusion the Philosopher, Larry and His Magic Trumpet, The Cowardly Lion, The Women of NBC, The Brothers Vert, Mike the Vike, Count Banjola, Dr. Flame-o, and even “The Prince of Puns! The Wizard of Whoopie! THE UNKNOWN COMIC!” Illustrating many of their tales is Vince Longo, the staff photographer for Chuck Barris Productions, whose camera lovingly captured every day on the set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Not Gonged! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBaby boomers will fondly remember the wacky late 1970s NBC daytime amateur talent show, “The Gong Show,” which was hosted and run by the legendary Chuck Barris. The fun was watching the terrible acts whose performances would immediately be halted when one of the trio panelist judges hit the gong behind them. “Gong This Book! The Uncensored History of Television’s Wildest Show” (Bear Manor Media) written by TV game show historian, and researcher for Rochester’s Strong National Museum of Play, Adam Nedeff, is a brilliant and detailed recollection.     \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNedeff interviews surviving “Gong Show” regulars Jamie Farr and Murray “The Unknown Comic” Langston, as well as acts who appeared on it. It is unfortunate Nedeff was unable to speak with the show’s most outrageous panelist, Jaye P. Morgan. And yes, Nedeff devotes plenty of pages to the pair of girls who called themselves “Got A Nickel?” They generated national attention when they sat on the stage floor licking a popsicle in a salacious manner. They were not gonged!\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--- Lloyd Carol Latino Sports Column (Gong This Book - towards the end):  https:\/\/www.latinosports.com\/carrolls-column-whats-better-than-a-saturday-matinee\/\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFORCES OF GEEK REVIEW:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ehttps:\/\/forcesofgeek.com\/2024\/01\/gong-this-book-the-uncensored-history-of-televisions-wildest-talent-show-review.html\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAdam Nedeff is a researcher and archivist for the National Archives of Game Show History, part of the Strong National Museum of Play, in Rochester, New York. He's also worked behind the scenes on many game shows, including College Bowl, Double Dare, Idiotest, Master Minds, The Price is Right, and Wheel of Fortune. He's the author of several books about game shows, including Game Shows FAQ, Okay? Okay! Dennis James' Lifetime of Firsts, and Monty Hall: TV's Big Dealer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTV INTERVIEW with the author of GONG THIS BOOK!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehttps:\/\/youtu.be\/uU40KOW6grw?si=y6HP_2EBFpWLsS8l\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE GENIUS OF 'THE GONG SHOW':\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehttps:\/\/nutmegchatter.com\/2024\/04\/07\/episode-328-the-genius-of-the-gong-show\/\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"color: #1f2124; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; 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Details on innovative anthologies like \u003ci\u003eHands of Murder\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDark of Night\u003c\/i\u003e are included along with several other forgotten shows such as \u003ci\u003eProgram Playhouse\u003c\/i\u003e – one of the first series of TV pilots for viewers to select which could be made into a series; \u003ci\u003eShadow of the Cloak\u003c\/i\u003e, the first spy series on television; and \u003ci\u003eThe Gallery of Madame Lio-Tsung\u003c\/i\u003e, the first series to feature a female lead character of Asian-American descent. 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