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Chuck Barris as host of âThe Gong Show,â which he created. It became a phenomenon after its 1976 debut. Credit NBC, via Everett Collection.
At least two generations of devotees to the weird and bizarre are going to miss Chuck Barris, the loony, laid-back host of the original âGong Showâ which acted as the inspiration for ridiculous sketches that became the stuff of legend on playgrounds and summer camps around the world.