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Line 7: In truth, it was a ''parody'' of talent shows like ''Ted Mack's Amateur Hour'', with its anarchic rules, wildly-varying quality level, and random-number prize check (which was supposedly based on the minimum daily pay from the [[Screen Actors Guild]]). But none of the acts seemed to ''notice''. Barris was simultaneously the best and worst host possible. He was the worst because he was ~~comfortable~~uncomfortable in front of the camera. But, given the nature of the show, his hosting skills were often on par with the contestants' talent. Besides, he was little more than the framing device. You ''really'' watched to see the awful talent, the risqué content or both. (One recurring sketch had "Rhett Butler" replacing the word "damn" in his most famous line with even worse language. Censored, of course. Naturally, [[Xkcd]] [http://xkcd.com/110/ referenced this at one point.]) The risqué stuff was all intentional; in fact, Barris often [[Censor Decoy\|threw in acts he knew would be cut]] in order to [[Getting Crap Past the Radar\|get the borderline stuff past the censors]]. Of course it occasionally [[Springtime for Hitler\|backfired]] — [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDxDYIQL6Nc one memorable sketch] featured a pair of 17-year-old girls [[Erotic Eating\|sucking on Popsicles]] with no accompaniment. Phyllis Diller gave it a zero, Jamie Farr gave it a two, and Jaye P. Morgan not only gave it a ten, but physically prevented the other two from gonging it. Why? [[Casting Couch\|"That's how I got my start in show business!"]] Line 85: [[Category:Game Show]] [[Category:The Gong Show]] {{DEFAULTSORT:Gong Show, The}} [[Category:TV Series]]