Not in the job description, but important nonetheless. | Venetian Moon Ristorante & Martini Bar

Gene Patton was a mere stagehand until Chuck Barris glanced offstage one day and noticed him dancing to the music that Milton DeLugg's band was playing. And that's when Chuck decided to make him a star. Here, from 1977 and 1979, are his first and last appearances on "The Gong Show." Read all about him and the rest of the story behind television's wildest talent show in my new release, "Gong This Book." https://a.co/d/3l7JpgQ | Game Show Author Adam Nedeff