Gene Gene, the Dancing Machine

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  • Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
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  • @taylorclark4617
    @taylorclark4617 9 років тому +624

    Unfortunately my uncle died last night. He saw all the awesome words you guys wrote. R.I.P.

    • @GeneGrayGameshowMan
      @GeneGrayGameshowMan 9 років тому +45

      Sorry for you lost, Taylor. Your uncle was awesome to watch on "The Gong Show!"

    • @CaliforniaAfrican
      @CaliforniaAfrican 9 років тому +31

      Taylor Clark My sincerest condolences to you and your family. Your uncle was a part of my childhood! May he rest in love and wonderful dance. Blessings.

    • @charliedontsurf70
      @charliedontsurf70 9 років тому +23

      aww man-we loved gene,he was the best!

    • @belle16117
      @belle16117 9 років тому +18

      I loved Gene! He is forever part of my childhood. I'm sorry for your loss, Taylor.

    • @youreadyfreddie
      @youreadyfreddie 9 років тому +14

      I'm so sorry for your loss, Taylor. Watching your uncle on TGS never failed to put a smile on my face. He was the life of the party and had some serious dance moves. Sending warm thoughts and good vibes to you and yours.

  • @Fatmanonhedge
    @Fatmanonhedge 5 років тому +358

    Uncle Joey sent me, and I'm not dissapointed.

  • @hifiresell
    @hifiresell 9 років тому +100

    Gene Gene was a big time hit in our family. The gong-show was on every week and we enjoyed it. But when Gene Gene came on we all went nutz and started dancing, singing and having a good time. Thanks Gene for great memories you'll be missed by all of us.

  • @erictoniaschwab1009
    @erictoniaschwab1009 10 років тому +97

    I watched this show specifically for Gene and the unknown comic. The best of times.

    • @SELAHPAUSE
      @SELAHPAUSE 5 років тому +1

      @erictoniaschwaw1009 indeed it was....did you see the chuck berris movie

    • @stupoc6715
      @stupoc6715 Рік тому

      Exactly.

  • @iQafa
    @iQafa 5 років тому +523

    Joey Diaz brought me here.

  • @MakingYouTubeAgain
    @MakingYouTubeAgain 18 років тому +70

    This is my favorite segment of any show in the history of television. It's completely out of the blue, it makes no sense, but it's marvelous. Who thought of that? "How about in the middle of the whole show, we have some guy come out and dance for like two minutes to fill up time." So great. I want to hug this man.

    • @1good2go
      @1good2go 2 роки тому +3

      Great Music Too!

    • @nancywilliams4648
      @nancywilliams4648 Рік тому +2

      You legit wrote every word I was thinking while I watched this clip!!! The 70's were a wild decade, I am so glad I got to be a part of it and now looking back, everything is even cooler than I remembered it to be!! Gene Gene the Dancing Machine made the room erupt in joy every time he came on, what a legend ❣

    • @stupoc6715
      @stupoc6715 Рік тому +1

      No. Gene Gene The Dancing Machine was a recurring contestant on the show. Just like ,the Unknown Commic. Not random at all.

  • @supersuperkw
    @supersuperkw 5 років тому +156

    MY UNCLE JOEY SENT ME

    • @trillflaco
      @trillflaco 5 років тому +1

      supersuperkw hey hes your uncle too ??

    • @jamemanga314
      @jamemanga314 5 років тому

      Hahahahahahaha me toooooooooo

  • @mrsunshineshines
    @mrsunshineshines 9 років тому +5

    Another part of my youth has passed. Loved The Gong Show. Barris and of course "Icon Gene Gene The Dancing Machine". Everyone who was old enough always waited for "the music" which meant we'd see the best part of the show. Gene Gene may you R.I.P. Big Guy.

  • @alwellus
    @alwellus 9 років тому +34

    Brings back a flood of happy memories when life was a lot simpler. RIP in Gene- Gene - you're really dancing with the stars now!

  • @chrisjensen4933
    @chrisjensen4933 9 років тому +42

    I was maybe 7 years old or so when Gene Gene was on. Nothing made me spontaneously flail about the living room more than him...and that song. RIP Gene.

  • @michaeljayklein500
    @michaeljayklein500 9 років тому +32

    I always used to get up and dance with Gene Gene back as a kid; I still have the moves he taught me! Rest in peace Gene; you brought much enjoyment and smiles to many people.

  • @JJHcars
    @JJHcars 5 років тому +229

    Now I know why Joey Diaz told me to look this up! Because EVERYONE on the stage in OBVIOUSLY high on COKE!

  • @hibob418
    @hibob418 13 років тому +8

    How can you watch this and not smile? RIP, Gene Gene. Just great shit.

  • @jamesdavidson676
    @jamesdavidson676 4 місяці тому +3

    Gene Gene the dancing machine was very entertaining and i always watched the Gong show every chance i get. R.I.P. Gene Gene and Chuck Barris.

  • @WytZox1
    @WytZox1 9 років тому +67

    R.I.P. Gene Gene the Dancing Machine (Eugene Patton) 4/25/1932 - 3/9/2015 ☺ ♣

    • @crysjumar1
      @crysjumar1 7 років тому +4

      wow. did not know he was gone until I'm looking up Chuck B.

    • @blueskye6372
      @blueskye6372 5 років тому +3

      Rest in Paradise. 🌞🌅🌄

  • @OverTheTopChristmasLights
    @OverTheTopChristmasLights 9 років тому +5

    So sorry to hear. I really enjoyed the Gong Show and never could get enough of Gene Gene The Dancing Machine.

  • @my4girls66
    @my4girls66 9 років тому +25

    RIP sir. He was by far my favorite part of the Gong Show..Condolences to his family.

    • @april41809
      @april41809 9 років тому +3

      MY CONDOLENCES AS WELL. HE SEEMED TO BE A HAPPY MAN. A FINE GENTLEMAN

  • @BronxNYE206St
    @BronxNYE206St 9 років тому +48

    One of the greatest shows of all time.

    • @winterlandboy
      @winterlandboy 9 років тому +10

      It was a great laugh..easy on the brain ,good natured ,and funny..so it has no relation to anything on television today

  • @Charlene-xz8he
    @Charlene-xz8he 8 років тому +17

    rip, dancing away in heaven, this is one of the best shows of the era

  • @TRINZINI
    @TRINZINI 7 років тому +14

    Never missed that show during my troubled teenage years. Only thing that kept me from losing it ... ;)

  • @ArcticArsenal
    @ArcticArsenal 4 роки тому +7

    This brings back a flood of happy memories of watching The Gong Show with my family. Gene was one of our favorites. Rest in peace, and thanks for the entertainment.

  • @evanjones7314
    @evanjones7314 7 років тому +1

    This vid always brightens my day. Loved Gene, Gene and Chuck too. Sorry he is gone but he will live forever in this video. Loved the Gong Show too. It was stupid.....but I loved it.

  • @dennisbaker4313
    @dennisbaker4313 10 років тому +10

    the gong show was my favorite when i was 5!! the music used to send me into a frenzy... running around the house, throwing the cushions off the couch. i would spaz out. my parents got sick of it so they lied to me and told me the gong show was taken off the air! when i was 15 i found out they lied. bastards!!

  • @MrJesusonly1
    @MrJesusonly1 7 років тому +1

    I show my kids the highlight of Gene Gene the dancing machine and they love it, now if only the 2017 Gong Show would have another Gene Gene the dancing machine in his honor would be great.

  • @winstonsmiths2449
    @winstonsmiths2449 3 роки тому +4

    I have thought of this sketch my whole life. Every few years I would after the internet and then YT came on line, I would watch these every now and then. This was a great sketch and will never be forgotten as long as I live. When we have family get togethers and we start clowning around with dance moves, I would yell out "Gene, Gene, the Dancing Machine!"
    I just saw that he passed in 2006 and here it is 2021. I hope he knew what an impact he had on TV history. Classic.

  • @TedCantu
    @TedCantu 7 місяців тому +2

    The best part of the show....pure unadulterated JOY....manic bliss....I loved Gene Gene the dancing Machine. When I was a kid I totally grooved on Gene. This was great television back then.

  • @eazy8544
    @eazy8544 5 років тому +96

    Joey Diaz sent me

  • @chericoffman6321
    @chericoffman6321 8 місяців тому +1

    Gene Gene was my biggest reason to watch The Gong Show as a kid. I lived for seeing Gene come out!

  • @FamilyPonder
    @FamilyPonder 9 років тому +27

    They don't make shows like this anymore...such a shame.

    • @That_AMC_Guy
      @That_AMC_Guy 2 роки тому +2

      People don't have a sense of humor anymore.

    • @angelareele858
      @angelareele858 2 роки тому

      This is insane.........what is going on here....it's bad......not so bad it's good ......just bad, confusing.....

  • @MegaHockeypuck1
    @MegaHockeypuck1 7 років тому +1

    Gene Gene was tha' dude !!! (RIP) big part of my youth, this show !

  • @knytrydr73
    @knytrydr73 16 років тому +4

    Gene was a stage hand that would dance around whenever the show was running short. He was the reason I watched the show! Just he case he came out to dance

  • @jackgrattan1447
    @jackgrattan1447 9 років тому +1

    This show was the reason that I started smoking weed in the morning. Old habits are hard to break. RIP - Gene Gene the Dancing Machine.

  • @redskinsspade
    @redskinsspade 9 років тому +7

    My mom just told me he passed. I was fortunate to meet him. RIP. Nice guy :-(

  • @altadutch
    @altadutch 17 років тому +1

    Gene, we're happy to hear that your stolen wheelchair was replaced. Thanks for the great memories of the Gong show and your contribution.
    We wish you the best of health in the future!
    From an Altadena neighbor.

  • @MachineHeadDissent
    @MachineHeadDissent 8 років тому +19

    Everyone LOVES Gene Gene the Dancing MACHINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @hobbygamer6220
      @hobbygamer6220 4 роки тому +1

      I often/always wondered
      what would've happened if someone hit the GONG whilst he was on ? 🤔

  • @akimvszan
    @akimvszan 8 місяців тому +1

    I’ve been visiting NY in spring 1978 from Greece. My cousin was watching this show and he knew Gene Gene ! I was so much impressed that I remember him all these years! So I decided to search him on You Tube and there it is!! In fact I typed Jin Jin the dancing machine 😂

  • @chrisbacos
    @chrisbacos 9 років тому +15

    He was so cool. Made a name for himself having fun.

  •  9 років тому +1

    Gene Gene The Dancing machine, rest in peace, truly blessed to work in those days, TV was so much fun, thanks for the memories as a kid watching and wanting to be there with you, rest my friend...

  • @stephenconnor3300
    @stephenconnor3300 11 років тому +3

    I loved this show. People having fun and not taking themselves too seriously. This would still be a winning formula today. God bless Gene.

  • @y2kVault
    @y2kVault 9 років тому +2

    So sorry to hear that he died. I always loved when he came out and danced on The Gong Show. He will be missed!

  • @VirgoCatleesi
    @VirgoCatleesi 10 років тому +6

    I LOVED this show when I was a kid!

  • @ericjohnson9477
    @ericjohnson9477 5 місяців тому +1

    God Bless You Gene! One of the true highlights of T.V. I would always be surprised and elated when he was on the show.

  • @TonyEnglandUK
    @TonyEnglandUK 10 років тому +21

    The greatest television show in the history of life.

  • @florastewart7920
    @florastewart7920 2 роки тому +1

    I remember my retired WW II vet father getting a kick out of Gene the dancing machine, and the bordering on X rated (now PG 13 by today’s standards) Jaye P Morgan. That was family entertainment back in the day. A crazy hyper talent show that brought us singer Cheryl Lynn, later famous for “Got to Be Real”, and the Unknown Comic. But we all watched for Gene. Great times; good times. Thank you Gene and family!

  • @DJDDT
    @DJDDT 10 років тому +11

    OH MY GOODNESS, IT'S GENE GENE THE DANCING MACHINE!!! The four year old me just cheered!

    • @mrhoffame
      @mrhoffame 10 років тому +5

      LOL Heck yeah. I remember watching this as a kid too. When that freakn' baseline kicked in out of nowhwere...we lost our freakn' minds lol.

  • @idk-jy7fu
    @idk-jy7fu 3 роки тому +1

    I'm here because I named my cat Gene after my late uncle but my grandma always calls my cat gene gene the dancing machine and I've always wondered why and one day show told me to look it up. I got to say I'm not disappointed I even started humming the beat to call him and he will actually come. Just thought I'd share

  • @Mitch303
    @Mitch303 5 років тому +11

    I’m here because of Joey Diaz and i love it 😂

  • @whiteheat22
    @whiteheat22 15 років тому +2

    Gene was the best part of the show and I always looked forward to him dancing to that great music.

  • @evelynjackson3813
    @evelynjackson3813 9 років тому +13

    WHO ON EARTH WOULD DISLIKE THIS VIDEO?!?!?!?

  • @lorij6796
    @lorij6796 3 роки тому +1

    The Gong Show and some green stuff. Best show!!
    Rest in Peace Chuck Barris 🙏

  • @Rockhound6165
    @Rockhound6165 4 роки тому +7

    I will never understand that when the best part of the dance would come out they would always cut away from Gene to Chuck and the Judges.

  • @thefourhorsemen91
    @thefourhorsemen91 2 місяці тому

    This show always made me smile and I can never hear the name Gene without thinking of him. Every time I hear the name, it just makes me smile so much. What a wonderful legacy!

  • @remylebeau3089
    @remylebeau3089 5 років тому +46

    Joey Diaz brought me here lol .. and he didn’t disappoint

  • @eem76ca
    @eem76ca 13 років тому +1

    I remember watching the Gong Show as a kid. It was one of the few times my whole family and I would sit down and laugh together!! Go Gene Gene! LOL

  • @deecee3499
    @deecee3499 5 років тому +51

    Joey sent me

    • @camcommerford2420
      @camcommerford2420 5 років тому

      DIRTY DOZEN not as fat as though when he said he was a fat black dude. Husky guy

  • @berlinsaintclair9100
    @berlinsaintclair9100 4 роки тому +1

    RIP Chuck Barris and Gene...
    I always had the biggest crush on Chuck Barris but my heart belonged to Gene Gene, the
    Dancing Machine.

  • @Tommy-76
    @Tommy-76 8 років тому +4

    Gene...Gene..may God bless his heart and rest his soul...he passed away last year

    • @Thorum13
      @Thorum13 8 років тому

      Which god?

    • @TonyEnglandUK
      @TonyEnglandUK 8 років тому

      Aw man, that's sad news. I hope he's still doing his stuff, RIP big man.

    • @dougtaylor2803
      @dougtaylor2803 7 років тому

      "People"like you are boring as hell. GOD knows you are...

  • @davidcummings7408
    @davidcummings7408 2 місяці тому

    Enjoying this from my childhood here in 2024. I know he is somewhere dancing. Need more fun times like this that put a smile on your face.

  • @Tommy-76
    @Tommy-76 10 років тому +4

    The song is called One O'Clock Jump

    • @trujillo1971
      @trujillo1971 9 років тому

      Jumping at the woodside

    • @jackgrattan1447
      @jackgrattan1447 9 років тому

      Tom Strauss It's Count Basie's 'Jumpin' at the Woodside'.

  • @MrRayMac1963
    @MrRayMac1963 22 дні тому

    Now THIS is the highest and best use of the internet. Gene Gene will forever live I my heart. ❤

  • @thegriffin88
    @thegriffin88 8 років тому +5

    This is worth more of my time than the debates. Not even joking a little.

  • @DaphneHarridge
    @DaphneHarridge 16 років тому

    Gene Gene rocks, man! My brother, sister and I used to turn up the volume and dance along. So much fun!!

  • @MrFennmeista
    @MrFennmeista 10 років тому +5

    Yo, someone needs to do 10hrs of this !

  • @DougB76
    @DougB76 14 років тому

    If it wasn't for this show right here none of these shows today wouldn't have existed. So thank you Gong Show for putting these shows today on the air.

  • @doobie4416
    @doobie4416 9 років тому +6

    This show blew the lid off that crapola known as American Idol.

  • @larryandheather
    @larryandheather Рік тому +1

    Oh man I love Gene & his sick dance moves. I do have to note that Jaye P Morgan was easy on the eyes. Wow! That lecherous old man won’t leave her alone lol

  • @sarahg1583
    @sarahg1583 9 років тому +15

    Gene's now teaching the angels his dance moves. Curious if he was introduced to them with _"It's Gene, Gene the Dancing Machine"_! ツ

    • @stevenscottoddballz
      @stevenscottoddballz 4 роки тому

      ONLY if he was a Christian before he passed away. Otherwise, he will never dance again.

    • @hobbygamer6220
      @hobbygamer6220 4 роки тому

      Steven Scott 😄😄😄

  • @lutangclan2501
    @lutangclan2501 3 роки тому +1

    The segue way from “Jumpin’ at the Woodside” to “One O’Clock Jump” was a word of genius. These were both Count Basie numbers but the Count never mashed them together.

  • @JohnWilson-qo3tx
    @JohnWilson-qo3tx 9 років тому +7

    Teach the Angels to dance your dance.. R.I.P

  • @bombasticbushkin4985
    @bombasticbushkin4985 9 років тому +2

    He was a joy to watch. The fun he brought made us get happy feet. Wonderful memories for us all, so came by to see him again. My dad loved this guy. Great footwork! He's still dancing in our hearts and mind.

  • @tntamusements
    @tntamusements 9 років тому +12

    He's actually really good!

    • @hobbygamer6220
      @hobbygamer6220 4 роки тому

      he is
      but WHO THE BLEEP IS BEING FEATURED IN THESE "GGTDM" VIDEOS ?? 😳

  • @nettiemac
    @nettiemac 17 років тому

    AH!!!! The fond memories of Gene, Gene the Dancing Machine. I swear, SOMEONE needs to show all the Gong Show episodes again, in their entirety. I remain amazed at the stuff that got on the air in the 70s that would NEVER get on now..... (sigh).

  • @uliloolilu780
    @uliloolilu780 5 років тому +17

    Thank you Joey diaz

  • @lasaviabrown7920
    @lasaviabrown7920 11 місяців тому

    Growing up in roseland Illinois from 1972 to 1979 I remember sitting in the den with both my parents watching the gong show, the 3 stooges, and Sanford and son those were truly great times and memories I remember it like it were yesterday we lived on Princeton Street

  • @johne9539
    @johne9539 5 років тому +3

    Uncle Joey brought me here

  • @thesavagechef
    @thesavagechef 9 років тому

    Gene! Gene! The Dancing Machine! Sometimes, when I am in pain and feel depressed, I just key his nickname into YoutTube, just so I can feel better.RIP, dear man.

  • @vccstudents
    @vccstudents 9 років тому +30

    It may be cliche, but they definitely don't make shows like this any more!

    • @WytZox1
      @WytZox1 8 років тому +9

      +vccstudents ~> Gong Show is from a long gone era of fun to watch daytime TV before the era of Springeresque sleaze and Oprahesque male-bashing. ☺

    • @josephmancuso9695
      @josephmancuso9695 7 років тому +1

      Yes they do,its back on!

  • @eoj019
    @eoj019 14 років тому

    I watched this as a kid with my parents all the time... We need a new Gong Show!

  • @janettemcclelland2959
    @janettemcclelland2959 9 років тому +4

    RIP Gene Gene :(

  • @kirkoa
    @kirkoa 18 років тому

    God I loved that show! I would come home from school and it would be on at 4 o clock every day. It was GREAT!

  • @marcusmajors6196
    @marcusmajors6196 Рік тому +3

    Corey Holcomb just mentioned this on his live tonight

  • @TheSerpentEagle
    @TheSerpentEagle 4 роки тому +1

    In all my life. With all my knowledge. I still can not think of anything cooler than this.... To me it was the best moment on TV.

  • @mrobertson188
    @mrobertson188 8 років тому +3

    RIP dancing machine

  • @coreyshier7526
    @coreyshier7526 7 років тому

    I'm so sorry to hear that he is gone. I didn't know until I saw that Chuck Barris passed away yesterday, Mar. 21, 2017, and searched them up.
    Rest In Peace. Gene Gene is dancing in Heaven and Chuck is hosting a new show Gong Show.

  • @stevenseagal6554
    @stevenseagal6554 5 років тому +3

    Shout out to the church of what’s happening now.

  • @kurtfromMichigan
    @kurtfromMichigan 3 роки тому +2

    I had an art teacher in high-school everyone called Jean Jean the art machine and I never knew why. God bless her hippie soul

  • @TJKUSHTRAIN
    @TJKUSHTRAIN 5 років тому +5

    Joey Diaz brought me here

  • @slatsp1
    @slatsp1 14 років тому

    I was visiting the NBC studios about 6 years after the Gong Show went off the air. As we were touring, I walked by this guy in the hallway and said "I know that guy from somewhere." After we left, I figured out it was Gene Gene the dancing machine!

  • @Tobuscus
    @Tobuscus 16 років тому +7

    lol! I've never seen this show but it looks amazing. Their talented regular?? hahaha

    • @Ttikki1
      @Ttikki1 3 роки тому +1

      what were you doing here?

    • @winstonsmiths2449
      @winstonsmiths2449 3 роки тому +1

      Check out the unknown comedic.

    • @bobbyclemente21
      @bobbyclemente21 2 роки тому

      It was hilarious and a remake would do the world a lot of good, LOL. You know how the funniest and best part of those "you've got talent" kinda show are the tryouts? It's like that 90% of the time on the Gong Show.

  • @9728000637
    @9728000637 9 років тому

    Growing up watching Gene Gene the dancing machine holds wonderful memories. He reminded me so much of my dad and it was wonderful! RIP, your work is done.

  • @JayJay-tu9fu
    @JayJay-tu9fu Рік тому +3

    Corey Holcomb brought me here

  • @BigDaddyKing632
    @BigDaddyKing632 17 років тому

    You my good sir read my mind, I fondly remember Gene Gene the Dancing Machine as i child and would always try to dance like him lol

  • @trashboat9448
    @trashboat9448 4 роки тому +3

    Who’s here because of Joey diaz

  • @DougB76
    @DougB76 17 років тому +1

    Gene was the highlight of the show for as a kid . This show was and will be a classic show.

  • @kbolin1592
    @kbolin1592 10 років тому +7

    Thumbs up if you came here because of The Cleveland Show.

  • @knytrydr73
    @knytrydr73 16 років тому

    Gene Gene was the only reason I would watch the Gong Show. I was too young to understand what everybody else did.

  • @winogirlll
    @winogirlll 8 років тому +14

    Yes the cocaine dance!!!

    • @glammer
      @glammer  7 років тому +2

      The Gong Show was on at 4pm over here and this would've come on around 4.20. :)

    • @sierria64
      @sierria64 7 років тому

      glammer I use watch this on Saturday Eve as a kid abt12 yrs old. I loved it. along with the 1:98 beauty contests

  • @zrocks2001
    @zrocks2001 15 років тому

    gosh darn i loved this i remember being in the hallway at grade school and all the kids would be singing the song doing the dance if gene wasnt on the night before it wasnt the same
    chuck was nuts!!! thanx chux

  • @Johnshaft1970
    @Johnshaft1970 10 років тому +5

    I Don't Care What Anyone Says ...... Chuck Harris Was High :)

    • @FG78209
      @FG78209 10 років тому +1

      Berris, not Harris.

    • @lorettamcclure2021
      @lorettamcclure2021 10 років тому +5

      Bill Chapman Barris, not Berris.

    • @bossradio930
      @bossradio930 7 років тому

      It's 'Barris'.

    • @glammer
      @glammer  5 років тому +1

      You guys are all high. Good work.

  • @bps3013
    @bps3013 16 років тому

    This is the happiest clip in the world! Need proof? I'm typing it while I dance along! God bless Gene Gene The Dancing Machine!