User blog:Cbcarter34/The Gong Show remembers Chuck Barris

News around Lady Luck Productions was sad yesterday as Chuck Barris, the creator and one-time host of The Gong Show died late Monday night. He was 87 years old. Known for being a game show genius, Barris was the mastermind behind The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game but the game show he'd be most remembered for was The Gong Show.

"I rremember when we was trying to bring The Gong Show back on the air for syndication. We knew Sony owned the rights to the series, but we felt that we needed Chuck Barris' blessing. When he could, he visited on set and chatted with the producers and the directors. We will remember his guidance and his sense of humor. To be perfectly honest, there would have been no Gong Show without Chuck Barris, and we will miss him," Lady Luck Productions CEO Kevin Gleason said.

"When we first started, Chuck came to my dressing room, and he told me that this is my show now. Don't worry about living up to what he did during the late 70s run. Go out and be myself. That's what I will remember most about Chuck Barris," current host David Faustino said.

The Gong Show isn't the only one of Chuck Barris' series that is out on syndication right now. Also out is his parody of a beauty pagent: The $1.98 Beauty Show.