Runners-up received various prizes Maureen Orth, on her February 24, 1977, appearance, reported receiving an iron valued at $33.95 for her second-place finish. No prize was awarded if all of the acts on a particular episode were gonged, which occurred at least twice. On rare occasions, both winning acts would each receive a check and a trophy. Originally the studio audience determined the winner by applause, but this was later changed to a decision by the producers, and later by the celebrity judges. In the event of a tie, three different tiebreakers were used at various times during the show's run. The syndicated series' top prize was originally $712.05 (the first episode was $996.83) and later increased to $716.32. In the show's opening monologue, Barris would describe the amount as "five hundred and sixteen big ones, and thirty-two little ones". On the NBC series, the contestant who achieved the highest combined score won the grand prize: a check for $516.32 (a "highly unusual amount", in Barris's words reportedly the Screen Actors Guild's minimum pay for a day's work at the time) and a "Golden Gong" trophy. Barris would then ask the judge(s) in question why they had gonged the act, usually receiving a facetious response.Īny act that survived without being gonged was given a score by each of the three judges on a scale of 0 to 10, for a maximum possible score of 30. If any judge considered an act to be particularly bad, they could force it to stop by striking a large gong, a trope adapted from the durable radio show Major Bowes Amateur Hour. Throughout the program's run, several other celebrities occasionally appeared as judges including David Letterman, Steve Martin, Mort Sahl, Pat Paulsen, Chuck Woolery, Allen Ludden and Sandy Duncan. Morgan, Arte Johnson, Patty Andrews, Phyllis Diller, Pat McCormick, Wayland Flowers, Anson Williams, Steve Garvey, Rex Reed and Rip Taylor. The original program's regular judges included Jamie Farr, Jaye P.
The Gong Show is known for its absurdist humor and style, with the actual competition secondary to the often outlandish acts presented a small cash prize has typically been awarded to each show's winner.Įach show presented a competition of amateur performers of often dubious talent, with a panel of three celebrity judges.
Its most recent version was executive-produced by Will Arnett and hosted by Tommy Maitland, a fictional character performed by Mike Myers (uncredited in Season 1). The show was created and originally produced by Chuck Barris, who also served as host for the NBC run and from 1977 to 1980 in syndication. It was broadcast on NBC's daytime schedule from June 14, 1976, through July 21, 1978, and in first-run syndication from 1976 to 19 to 1989, and was revived in 2017 for broadcast on ABC. The Gong Show is an American amateur talent contest franchised by Sony Pictures Television to many countries.
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American TV series or program The Gong ShowĬhris Bearde Productions (1976–78, 1988–89)
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