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hitting a big gong. If he .... week. Out of this, they had to pay for their food, ... (
Chuck Barris' TV program, The Gong Show was ... contestants before their acts 
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the "gong" famous(long before Chuck Barris)as well as "the ... Unlike "The Gong 
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Question: Long before Chuck Barris, radio's Major Bowes gonged out performers on this "hour"
Answer: Original Amateur Hour