EPISODE · May 29, 2026 · 1H 21M
Episode 36: Gong Gone Wild and THAT Newlywed Answered that Never Aired
from Gen X Men Pod · host bdrohland
Those of us of a certain age remember how wild and wacky 1970's TV could get. Chuck Barris hosting "The Gong Show", Bob Eubanks and "The Newlywed Game." Both created by Barris and both left their marks in the TV history books.This week on the show, Bill and Gary take a look at those two shows with some infamous clips. Paul Reubens (Pee Wee Herman) appearing on The Gong Show (one of his many appearances actually) and giving us a first glimpse at what would become the legendary "Pee Wee Dance". Jaye P Morgan's flashing the studio audience during a "Gene, Gene the Dancing Machine" segment (IYKYK). And it wouldn't be a discussion about The Gong Show without the "Popsicle Twins". An appearance that only aired in the Eastern Time Zone because the NBC censors...well....see for yourself. The Newlywed game was just as unpredictable and we drop a couple of clips. A poor young blond woman who has no idea what rural or urban mean, but she's pretty sure her husband went to the doctor for it. And we toss in THE Newlywed game clip. It's even more raw that the urban legend. And school was let out 50 years ago (when we taped this) for Lee High School in Austin, Texas. Our first sighting of Matthew McConaughey in "Dazed and Confused". It's a great example of how Gen X (even though these would have been late Boomers...oldest Gen X would have been 11 in 1976 and NOT going to Moon Tower parties) would have to find out about parties, meet us and the like. Bill had his own little mini Mason reunion at a recent emmet swimming show. And the more things change, the more they stay the same, just with a little less moshing in the pit these days. (the band sounded great by the way).As Chuckie Baby would say on the Gong Show "The boys were back with more STUFF". Sometimes they feel like the podcast is really just The Gong Show, you just never know where anything is going! Do us a favor, like...subscribe...spread the word. And drop a comment below. More Gong Show fan or Newlywed game? #gongshow #newlywed #70snostalgia #80snostalgia #dazedandconfused #genx #genxpodcast
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Those of us of a certain age remember how wild and wacky 1970's TV could get. Chuck Barris hosting "The Gong Show", Bob Eubanks and "The Newlywed Game." Both created by Barris and both left their marks in the TV history books.This week on the show, Bill and Gary take a look at those two shows with some infamous clips. Paul Reubens (Pee Wee Herman) appearing on The Gong Show (one of his many appearances actually) and giving us a first glimpse at what would become the legendary "Pee Wee Dance". Jaye P Morgan's flashing the studio audience during a "Gene, Gene the Dancing Machine" segment (IYKYK). And it wouldn't be a discussion about The Gong Show without the "Popsicle Twins". An appearance that only aired in the Eastern Time Zone because the NBC censors...well....see for yourself. The Newlywed game was just as unpredictable and we drop a couple of clips. A poor young blond woman who has no idea what rural or urban mean, but she's pretty sure her husband went to the doctor for it. And we toss in THE Newlywed game clip. It's even more raw that the urban legend. And school was let out 50 years ago (when we taped this) for Lee High School in Austin, Texas. Our first sighting of Matthew McConaughey in "Dazed and Confused". It's a great example of how Gen X (even though these would have been late Boomers...oldest Gen X would have been 11 in 1976 and NOT going to Moon Tower parties) would have to find out about parties, meet us and the like. Bill had his own little mini Mason reunion at a recent emmet swimming show. And the more things change, the more they stay the same, just with a little less moshing in the pit these days. (the band sounded great by the way).As Chuckie Baby would say on the Gong Show "The boys were back with more STUFF". Sometimes they feel like the podcast is really just The Gong Show, you just never know where anything is going! Do us a favor, like...subscribe...spread the word. And drop a comment below. More Gong Show fan or Newlywed game? #gongshow #newlywed #70snostalgia #80snostalgia #dazedandconfused #genx #genxpodcast
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