The Gong Show
NBC (1976-78)
- (1976) An episode from the never-aired first taped week hosted by John Barbour!! Jack Cassidy, Jo Anne Worley, and Jamie Farr. First act: The Alphabet Kids [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (6-14-76) Anson Williams, Phyllis Diller, and Pat Harrington. First act: Dan-O (Premiere) [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- 2 episodes with Anson Williams, Phyllis Diller, and Jamie Farr: [both SM]
- (6-21-76) Monday episode: First act: Tami and the Starlets [CC-1/A-]
- (6-22-76) Tuesday episode: First act: Peter Katilavas (One act is a Phyllis Diller impersonator, whom Phyllis adores) [CC-1/A-]
- (1976) Sarah Vaughan, Soupy Sales, and Jaye P. Morgan. First act: Greg Barnes (The first act is so lame that Chuck makes the show take a commercial break and has Johnny Jacobs re-do his intro as if the first few minutes had never happened!! Ripped from YouTube) [OC/CC-1/B+]
- (1976) Paul Williams, Jaye P. Morgan, and Steve Garvey. First act: Los Nones [USA/CC-1/B]
- (1976) Alan Sues, June Lockhart, Gavin MacLeod. First act: The Perking Hill Brothers (Buzzy audio) [GSN/CC-1/B]
- (12-24-76) From Christmas Week: Arte Johnson, Virginia Graham, Jamie Farr. First act: Larry and His Magic Axe (The set is decorated for the holiday season!!) [GSN/CC-1/B+]
- (1977) Arte Johnson, Jaye P. Morgan, and Anson Williams. First act: Wonzer [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (1977) Arte Johnson, Jaye P. Morgan, and Steve Martin. First act: King Kong's Mother (Chuck wants you to know that it's NOT Lin Bolen day!!) [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (4-1-77) Rip Taylor, Susan George, and Peter Lawford. First act: Melanie Otey (Chuck's daughter introduces Chuck) [RPTw/OC/CC-1/B]
- (1977) Jaye P. Morgan, Peter Lawford, and Iris Turner. First act: Alex Vanderjakoodis (Missing a bit of the opening. Video is a slightly jerky at some brief points) [OC/CC-1/B+]
- (1977) Jaye P. Morgan, Charlie Brill, and Mitzi McCall. First act: Uncle Bill [USA/CC-1/B+]
- (8-5-77) Jaye P. Morgan, Charlie Brill, and Mitzi McCall. First act: Jessica doing some creepy Olive Oyl act. (297th episode of the daytime series, "but it's close to 300, so it's good enough!") [GSN/CC-1/B+]
- Two episodes from the same week with Louis Nye, Jaye P. Morgan, and Jamie Farr. [both OC]
- (1977) First act: The Buffoons of Rhythm [CC-1/A-]
- (1977) First act: Kenneth Hornby (Missing the last few minutes. Jaye P. has a card up for the first half of the show that is censored by NBC... however, if you pay close attention you can see it for a brief moment, "I GIVE GOOD HAT") [CC-1/A-]
- (1977) Louis Nye, Jaye P. Morgan, Pat McCormick. First act: Angie Tarantino (Ripped from YouTube) [RPT/CC-1/B]
- (12/77) From Christmas Week: Jamie Farr, Jaye P. Morgan, and Allen Luddden. First act: Robert Chardoay (The set is decorated for the holiday season!!) [GSN/CC-1/B+]
- (1978) Arte Johnson, Jaye P. Morgan and Steve Garvey. First act: Tom Phillips (Pee-Wee Herman is a contestant) [GSN/CC-1/B+]
- (2-23-78) Gene Gene the Dancing Machine, Jaye P. Morgan, and Jamie Farr. First act: Arm O'Neal (Gene's on the panel but they have him dance anyway) [OC/CC-1/A-]
- (1978) Gary Mule Deer, Michele Lee, and Pat McCormick. First act: Arthur Lacher (Taped 6-3-78. The slate features pre-show chatter from staffers and Chuck, and Milton Delugg and the band warming up and playing random music!! Also you get to see random camera tests during commercial breaks sometimes!! Awesome!! Also awesome: Michael Winslow appears as a contestant and making his television debut!! Ripped from YouTube) [SMw/slate/CC-1/B+]
- The entire final daytime week. [all OC!!]
- (7-17-78) Monday episode. Mort Sahl, Mabel King, and Jamie Farr. First act: Satisfication [CC-1/A]
- (7-18-78) Tuesday episode. Carl Ballantine, Patty Andrews, Jamie Farr. First act: The Bates Brothers [CC-1/A]
- (7-19-78) Wednesday episode. Carl Ballantine, Patty Andrews, Jamie Farr. First act: The Waiters (Chuck gets doused with water after an act!! No winner on this episode) [CC-1/A]
- (7-20-78) Thursday episode. Carl Ballantine, Patty Andrews, Jamie Farr. First act: Count Banjola (Chuck announces that it's the show's 500th episode) [CC-1/A]
- (7-21-78) Friday episode. Carl Ballantine, Patty Andrews, Jamie Farr. First act: Chuckie's Fable (The last NBC Daytime show. Bizarre send-up to the entire show) [CC-1/A-]
Syndication (1976-1980)
Gary Owens (1976-77)
- (1976) Elke Sommer, Rex Reed, Phyllis Diller. First act: Mary-Bell Scott. (Premiere of the syndicated version, and includes a promo that aired before the show. Gary Owens is the host, and in my opinion, absolutely nails this hosting job. Unfortunate that this is all that's available from his run as host. Taped 8-1-76) [SMw/slate/CC-1/A-]
Chuck Barris (1977-80)
- (1977) Candy Clark, Red Reed, Jaye P. Morgan. First act: Tony Fabrey [3-15-79 RPTw/OC/CC-1/A-]
- (1978) Jack Ford, Jaye P. Morgan, Jamie Farr. First act: Tex Owens (Missing first minute) [OC/CC-1/A-]
- (1978) Rex Reed, Jaye P. Morgan, Anson Williams. First act: The Twelve Years of School (Missing first minute and credits) [OC/CC-1/A-]
- (8-11-78) Carl Ballantine, Jaye P. Morgan, Wayland and Madame. First act: Suave and Debonair (Paul Reubens is a contestant in the first act!! Ripped from YouTube) [OB/CC-1/B]
- (1979) Jamie Farr, Jaye P. Morgan, David Sheiner. First act: Two men doing an "Hawaiian luau". [USA/CC-1/B+]
- (1979) Ja’net Dubois, David Sheiner, Mabel King. First act: The Gospellaires (Ripped from YouTube) [OB/CC-1/B]
- (1979) Davey Lopes, Mabel King, Carl Ballantine. First act: The Young Marquee and His Swinging Whips (Missing a few minutes of an act due to a glitch) [OC/CC-1/A-]
- (1979) Carl Ballantine, Patty Andrews, Pat McCormick. First act: Chain Rhythm (Ripped from YouTube) [OC/CC-1/B+]
"True" Don Bleu (1988-89)
- (1988) Gary Owens, Anne Bloom, The Famous Chicken. First act: The Rockin' Hebrew (Ripped from YouTube) [OB/CC-1/B]
- (1989) Captain Lou Albano, Marla Gibbs, Hollywood Hamilton. First act: Russell Bee (100th episode of the series. Captain Lou tries to play the piano after a contestant, but he gets gonged!!) [OC/CC-1/B+]
Extreme Gong
- (1998) Features a young Gabriel Iglesias (Ripped from YouTube. Audio has some major dropout issues. Features chatter in-between commercial breaks. I'm assuming this is a satellite feed copy?) [SM/CC-1/A-]
- (1976) An episode from the never-aired first taped week hosted by John Barbour!! Jack Cassidy, Jo Anne Worley, and Jamie Farr. First act: The Alphabet Kids [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- (6-14-76) Anson Williams, Phyllis Diller, and Pat Harrington. First act: Dan-O (Premiere) [GSN/CC-1/A+]
- 2 episodes with Anson Williams, Phyllis Diller, and Jamie Farr: [both SM]
- (6-21-76) Monday episode: First act: Tami and the Starlets [CC-1/A-]
- (6-22-76) Tuesday episode: First act: Peter Katilavas (One act is a Phyllis Diller impersonator, whom Phyllis adores) [CC-1/A-]
- (1976) Sarah Vaughan, Soupy Sales, and Jaye P. Morgan. First act: Greg Barnes (The first act is so lame that Chuck makes the show take a commercial break and has Johnny Jacobs re-do his intro as if the first few minutes had never happened!! Ripped from YouTube) [OC/CC-1/B+]
- (1976) Paul Williams, Jaye P. Morgan, and Steve Garvey. First act: Los Nones [USA/CC-1/B]
- (1976) Alan Sues, June Lockhart, Gavin MacLeod. First act: The Perking Hill Brothers (Buzzy audio) [GSN/CC-1/B]
- (12-24-76) From Christmas Week: Arte Johnson, Virginia Graham, Jamie Farr. First act: Larry and His Magic Axe (The set is decorated for the holiday season!!) [GSN/CC-1/B+]
- (1977) Arte Johnson, Jaye P. Morgan, and Anson Williams. First act: Wonzer [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (1977) Arte Johnson, Jaye P. Morgan, and Steve Martin. First act: King Kong's Mother (Chuck wants you to know that it's NOT Lin Bolen day!!) [GSN/CC-1/A]
- (4-1-77) Rip Taylor, Susan George, and Peter Lawford. First act: Melanie Otey (Chuck's daughter introduces Chuck) [RPTw/OC/CC-1/B]
- (1977) Jaye P. Morgan, Peter Lawford, and Iris Turner. First act: Alex Vanderjakoodis (Missing a bit of the opening. Video is a slightly jerky at some brief points) [OC/CC-1/B+]
- (1977) Jaye P. Morgan, Charlie Brill, and Mitzi McCall. First act: Uncle Bill [USA/CC-1/B+]
- (8-5-77) Jaye P. Morgan, Charlie Brill, and Mitzi McCall. First act: Jessica doing some creepy Olive Oyl act. (297th episode of the daytime series, "but it's close to 300, so it's good enough!") [GSN/CC-1/B+]
- Two episodes from the same week with Louis Nye, Jaye P. Morgan, and Jamie Farr. [both OC]
- (1977) First act: The Buffoons of Rhythm [CC-1/A-]
- (1977) First act: Kenneth Hornby (Missing the last few minutes. Jaye P. has a card up for the first half of the show that is censored by NBC... however, if you pay close attention you can see it for a brief moment, "I GIVE GOOD HAT") [CC-1/A-]
- (1977) Louis Nye, Jaye P. Morgan, Pat McCormick. First act: Angie Tarantino (Ripped from YouTube) [RPT/CC-1/B]
- (12/77) From Christmas Week: Jamie Farr, Jaye P. Morgan, and Allen Luddden. First act: Robert Chardoay (The set is decorated for the holiday season!!) [GSN/CC-1/B+]
- (1978) Arte Johnson, Jaye P. Morgan and Steve Garvey. First act: Tom Phillips (Pee-Wee Herman is a contestant) [GSN/CC-1/B+]
- (2-23-78) Gene Gene the Dancing Machine, Jaye P. Morgan, and Jamie Farr. First act: Arm O'Neal (Gene's on the panel but they have him dance anyway) [OC/CC-1/A-]
- (1978) Gary Mule Deer, Michele Lee, and Pat McCormick. First act: Arthur Lacher (Taped 6-3-78. The slate features pre-show chatter from staffers and Chuck, and Milton Delugg and the band warming up and playing random music!! Also you get to see random camera tests during commercial breaks sometimes!! Awesome!! Also awesome: Michael Winslow appears as a contestant and making his television debut!! Ripped from YouTube) [SMw/slate/CC-1/B+]
- The entire final daytime week. [all OC!!]
- (7-17-78) Monday episode. Mort Sahl, Mabel King, and Jamie Farr. First act: Satisfication [CC-1/A]
- (7-18-78) Tuesday episode. Carl Ballantine, Patty Andrews, Jamie Farr. First act: The Bates Brothers [CC-1/A]
- (7-19-78) Wednesday episode. Carl Ballantine, Patty Andrews, Jamie Farr. First act: The Waiters (Chuck gets doused with water after an act!! No winner on this episode) [CC-1/A]
- (7-20-78) Thursday episode. Carl Ballantine, Patty Andrews, Jamie Farr. First act: Count Banjola (Chuck announces that it's the show's 500th episode) [CC-1/A]
- (7-21-78) Friday episode. Carl Ballantine, Patty Andrews, Jamie Farr. First act: Chuckie's Fable (The last NBC Daytime show. Bizarre send-up to the entire show) [CC-1/A-]
Syndication (1976-1980)
Gary Owens (1976-77)
- (1976) Elke Sommer, Rex Reed, Phyllis Diller. First act: Mary-Bell Scott. (Premiere of the syndicated version, and includes a promo that aired before the show. Gary Owens is the host, and in my opinion, absolutely nails this hosting job. Unfortunate that this is all that's available from his run as host. Taped 8-1-76) [SMw/slate/CC-1/A-]
Chuck Barris (1977-80)
- (1977) Candy Clark, Red Reed, Jaye P. Morgan. First act: Tony Fabrey [3-15-79 RPTw/OC/CC-1/A-]
- (1978) Jack Ford, Jaye P. Morgan, Jamie Farr. First act: Tex Owens (Missing first minute) [OC/CC-1/A-]
- (1978) Rex Reed, Jaye P. Morgan, Anson Williams. First act: The Twelve Years of School (Missing first minute and credits) [OC/CC-1/A-]
- (8-11-78) Carl Ballantine, Jaye P. Morgan, Wayland and Madame. First act: Suave and Debonair (Paul Reubens is a contestant in the first act!! Ripped from YouTube) [OB/CC-1/B]
- (1979) Jamie Farr, Jaye P. Morgan, David Sheiner. First act: Two men doing an "Hawaiian luau". [USA/CC-1/B+]
- (1979) Ja’net Dubois, David Sheiner, Mabel King. First act: The Gospellaires (Ripped from YouTube) [OB/CC-1/B]
- (1979) Davey Lopes, Mabel King, Carl Ballantine. First act: The Young Marquee and His Swinging Whips (Missing a few minutes of an act due to a glitch) [OC/CC-1/A-]
- (1979) Carl Ballantine, Patty Andrews, Pat McCormick. First act: Chain Rhythm (Ripped from YouTube) [OC/CC-1/B+]
"True" Don Bleu (1988-89)
- (1988) Gary Owens, Anne Bloom, The Famous Chicken. First act: The Rockin' Hebrew (Ripped from YouTube) [OB/CC-1/B]
- (1989) Captain Lou Albano, Marla Gibbs, Hollywood Hamilton. First act: Russell Bee (100th episode of the series. Captain Lou tries to play the piano after a contestant, but he gets gonged!!) [OC/CC-1/B+]
Extreme Gong
- (1998) Features a young Gabriel Iglesias (Ripped from YouTube. Audio has some major dropout issues. Features chatter in-between commercial breaks. I'm assuming this is a satellite feed copy?) [SM/CC-1/A-]