Each show presented a contest between amateur performers of often dubious talent, with a panel of three celebrity judges. The program's regular judges included Jaye P. Morgan , Jamie Farr , Arte Johnson , Rip Taylor , Phyllis Diller , Anson Williams , Steve Garvey and Rex Reed . If any judge considered an act to be particularly bad, he or she could force it to stop by striking a large gong , a trope adapted from the durable radio show Major Bowes Amateur Hour . Most of the performers took the gong with sheepish good grace, but there were exceptions. Barris would then ask the judge(s) in question why they gonged the act.
Originally, panelists had to wait 20 seconds before they could gong an act; in short order this was extended to 30 seconds and then 45. Some performers deliberately ended their acts before the minimum time had elapsed, but Barris would immediately disqualify them. In other cases, a judge would gong an act before its minimum time was up; Barris would overrule the gong, and the act would be obliged to continue with its fate already sealed.
When Barris announced the final score, a midget in formal wear (former Munchkin Jerry Maren ) would run onstage, throwing confetti while balloons dropped from overhead. On rare occasions, two acts that tied for highest score would each receive the check and trophy. No prize was awarded if all of the acts on a particular episode were gonged.
Each show presented a contest between amateur performers of often dubious talent, with a panel of three celebrity judges. The program's regular judges included Jaye P. Morgan , Jamie Farr , Arte Johnson , Rip Taylor , Phyllis Diller , Anson Williams , Steve Garvey and Rex Reed . If any judge considered an act to be particularly bad, he or she could force it to stop by striking a large gong , a trope adapted from the durable radio show Major Bowes Amateur Hour . Most of the performers took the gong with sheepish good grace, but there were exceptions. Barris would then ask the judge(s) in question why they gonged the act.
Originally, panelists had to wait 20 seconds before they could gong an act; in short order this was extended to 30 seconds and then 45. Some performers deliberately ended their acts before the minimum time had elapsed, but Barris would immediately disqualify them. In other cases, a judge would gong an act before its minimum time was up; Barris would overrule the gong, and the act would be obliged to continue with its fate already sealed.
When Barris announced the final score, a midget in formal wear (former Munchkin Jerry Maren ) would run onstage, throwing confetti while balloons dropped from overhead. On rare occasions, two acts that tied for highest score would each receive the check and trophy. No prize was awarded if all of the acts on a particular episode were gonged.
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Each show presented a contest between amateur performers of often dubious talent, with a panel of three celebrity judges. The program's regular judges included Jaye P. Morgan , Jamie Farr , Arte Johnson , Rip Taylor , Phyllis Diller , Anson Williams , Steve Garvey and Rex Reed . If any judge considered an act to be particularly bad, he or she could force it to stop by striking a large gong , a trope adapted from the durable radio show Major Bowes Amateur Hour . Most of the performers took the gong with sheepish good grace, but there were exceptions. Barris would then ask the judge(s) in question why they gonged the act.
Originally, panelists had to wait 20 seconds before they could gong an act; in short order this was extended to 30 seconds and then 45. Some performers deliberately ended their acts before the minimum time had elapsed, but Barris would immediately disqualify them. In other cases, a judge would gong an act before its minimum time was up; Barris would overrule the gong, and the act would be obliged to continue with its fate already sealed.
When Barris announced the final score, a midget in formal wear (former Munchkin Jerry Maren ) would run onstage, throwing confetti while balloons dropped from overhead. On rare occasions, two acts that tied for highest score would each receive the check and trophy. No prize was awarded if all of the acts on a particular episode were gonged.
Try adding this search to your want list. Millions of books are added to our site everyday and when we find one that matches your search, we'll send you an e-mail. Best of all, it's free.
Did you know that since 2004, Biblio has used its profits to build 12 public libraries in rural villages of South America? Read more about Biblio's EPIC bottom line .
Biblio is a marketplace for book collectors comprised of thousands of independent, professional booksellers, located all over the world, who list their books for sale online so that customers like you can find them! When you place your order through Biblio, the seller will ship it directly to you.
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