August,

 DS>   Some referred to him as Chuck Bare-@$$. :P

 AA> I never heard of that nickname.  But I enjoyed the weird stuff
 AA> on the Gong Show. I'd watch it after coming home from school.

  I thought it was rather "hokey".

 AA> Chuck seemed to have better days than others - mode of the
 AA> time he seemed to be drunk.  But he demonstrated a lot of
 AA> energy, enthusiasm, and humour.

  Reminds me of the late George Jones (aka "the possum"), the
country-western singer. Many times, he'd get so drunk, that he
would never show up for his concerts...so he got the moniker
"No Show Jones". :P

 >> Hollywood Squares - Peter Marshall

 JM>>   Another favourite.

 AA> The wit wrt to some of the answers was pretty good.

  According to what Peter Marshall said when the "secret square"
was revealed to the home audience, "the stars are briefed, before
the show to help them with their bluffs". Basically, the object
of the game was to get a tic-tac-toe, with 3 "stars" either 
horizontal, vertical, or diagonal. But sometimes, it was who got
the most squares...the game never ended in a "cat" (I have a
Tic-Tac-Toe related door on the BBS). However, it was up to the
contestant to figure out if the star was giving a correct answer
to the question, or making one up. If they were right, they got
the square. It usually a male in the X, and a female in the O.

  There are numerous clips from the show on YouTube...and I have
to admit my favorite ones are those with the late Paul Lynde. He
admitted years later that "he never knew how they got away with
the comments they made, with the censors". Those comments would
be greeted with a "MEH!" today.

Daryl

... Musquirt: Yellow water that leaves the mustard bottle first.
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