The Gong Show: Wichita State Day

[Kel Varnsen]

So apparently the Royals weren't the first ones to have a "Wichita State Day". I randomly stumbled upon this gem today:

It's the Gong Show with a Wichita State Day episode. For those of you who are more "seasoned" than I am, can anyone explain the significance of this? I know the Gong Show was fairly popular back in the day. Regardless, it's pretty cool when they play our fight song as the show begins.

Also wouldn't be surprised if someone here was on the show, haha.

[RoyalShock]

Sit on it, Potsie!

[WuDrWu]

That's incredible. The Gong Show was borderline porn in 1977, so of course as a child I never missed an episode, except apparently the WSU one.

[WstateU]

Dean Hargrove (WSU grad and television producer) was ‘hooked’ into Hollywood; he might have had some influence with the Gong Show producers and possibly a friend of Chuck Barris (just a wild guess on my part). I’ve seen the WSU show posted here before; I recall even posting it myself. :) I can’t get enough of Gene Gene the Dancing Machine and the Unknown Comic; good stuff!

[Good News]

Too young to have watched it live, but caught many a rerun on TiVo in the early 2000s. An almost inexplicable show, and I mean that as a high compliment.

Seeing that episode end without Gene Gene the Dancin' Machine shimmying around and having Wu's body parts lobbed at him from offstage was a disappointment.

[1979Shocker]

So apparently the Royals weren't the first ones to have a "Wichita State Day". I randomly stumbled upon this gem today:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqjiUM6wu6c

It's the Gong Show with a Wichita State Day episode. For those of you who are more "seasoned" than I am, can anyone explain the significance of this? I know the Gong Show was fairly popular back in the day. Regardless, it's pretty cool when they play our fight song as the show begins.

Also wouldn't be surprised if someone here was on the show, haha.

You didn't happen to stumble upon it here, did you?

http://shockernet.net/forum/showthread.php?20294-Baker-and-VanVleet-Invited-to-Team-USA-Tryouts.&p=583634&viewfull=1#post583634

[Kel Varnsen]

You didn't happen to stumble upon it here, did you?

http://shockernet.net/forum/showthre...l=1#post583634

Haha, no. Sorry if this was posted before. It was one of my "suggestions" on YouTube that they give you. Clearly I watch too many videos with Wichita State in the title (is there really such thing as too many though?).

[jocoshock]

Dean Hargrove (WSU grad and television producer) was ‘hooked’ into Hollywood; he might have had some influence with the Gong Show producers and possibly a friend of Chuck Barris (just a wild guess on my part). I’ve seen the WSU show posted here before; I recall even posting it myself. :) I can’t get enough of Gene Gene the Dancing Machine and the Unknown Comic; good stuff!

Your guess is not that wild. I did not see the shiw when it aired, but was told at the time it did, that there was a WSU alum working on the show...

[SPEShockAlum]

Your guess is not that wild. I did not see the shiw when it aired, but was told at the time it did, that there was a WSU alum working on the show...

Channeling Ed Sullivan there?

[ShockerPrez]

That is awesome! Thanks for posting.

[pogo]

JP Morgan was more than just a little suggestive in speech and apparel.

[Power Outlet]

I remember Wichita State Day on The Gong Show ! I have mined youtube a few times over the years with no success finding it, so thanks so much for posting this.