Once lambasted by critics, who dubbed him the King of Schlock, the Baron of Bad Taste and the Ayatollah of Trasherola, television producer and game show personality Chuck Barris hammed it up as host of one of the 1970’s most ridiculed programs, “The Gong Show” (ABC, 1976-1980). Operating on the basic idea that anyone will do anything to get on television – even humiliate themselves before millions – Barris developed a series of infamous shows where people from all walks of life did just that. Prior to his stint as emcee on “The Gong Show,” Barris created “The Dating Game” (ABC, 1965-1986)
