Thanks to Idolator, a magnificent clip of Oingo Boingo winning “The Gong Show” in 1976. This, of course, proves the direct link between So-Cal po-mo godliness and Gene Gene the Dancing Machine. Want to be the greatest film composer of your generation? Run around in a papier-mache spaceship.

Of course, all it takes to get a “10″ from Bill Bixby is a hot accordionist.

Question: has anyone seen Rodney Bingenheimer and Chuck Barris in the same room at the same time?