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Gene Gene the Dancing Machine was the better known name of Gene Patton. Patton was a
stage hand
for
The Gong Show
. Between real acts,
Chuck Barris
would have fake acts (e.g.,
the Unknown Comic
)
schlep
for some laughs. Many times his behind-the-scenes crew were pressed into service (a gimmick
David Letterman
borrowed effectively years later).
Patton, as the hulky Gene Gene the Dancing Machine, would do a funny
funky fresh
dance to an endless loop of
Count Basie
's "Jumpin' at the Woodside". Sometimes he'd wear a
Greek fisherman's cap
. As the dance went on over long, the Gong panelists would then pelt Gene Gene with various objects.
And Barris tries to argue he wasn't the death of
American culture
. Pfffah!
Patton, at age 69, appeared briefly in the movie adaptation of
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
. Shockingly, he appeared on screen with his famous dancing legs done gone missing! Rest assured they were not chopped off by
Jamie Farr
hepped up
on
Faygo
Redpop
. Complications due to
diabetes
claimed both of Patton's legs. The former stage hand retains a humorous attitude towards his "deficiencies in the leg division" (as
Peter Cook
and
Dudley Moore
might say).
"Surgeons tell me I'll be dancing again soon," quipped
Patton
.
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