▁North ▁America , ▁the ▁term ▁ge ek ▁referred ▁to ▁a ▁perform er ▁in ▁a ▁ge ek ▁show ▁in ▁a ▁circ us , ▁travel ing ▁car n ival ▁or ▁trav elling ▁fun f air ▁sides h ows ▁( see ▁also ▁fre ak ▁show ). ▁The ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Heritage ▁Dictionary ▁included ▁only ▁the ▁definition ▁regarding ▁ge ek ▁shows . ▁This ▁variation ▁of ▁the ▁term ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁com ic ▁effect ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁TV ▁shows ▁such ▁as ▁San ford ▁& ▁Son , ▁and ▁Star sky ▁and ▁H utch . ▁In ▁the ▁B ount y ▁Hunter ▁episode ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁of ▁Star sky ▁and ▁H utch , ▁stating ▁that ▁" a ▁ge ek ▁is ▁a ▁fre ak ▁in ▁a ▁circ us ▁side ▁show , ▁who ▁is ▁kept ▁in ▁a ▁pit ▁and ▁they ▁throw ▁sn akes ▁and ▁ch icken ▁heads ▁at , ▁and ▁he ▁runs ▁around ▁cra zy ▁and ▁g ob bles ▁them ▁up ", ▁and ▁" in ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁the ▁ge eks ▁formed ▁their ▁own ▁union ". ▁Professional ▁wrest ling ▁manager ▁" Class y " ▁Fred die ▁B lass ie ▁recorded ▁a ▁song ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁called ▁" P enc il - Ne ck ed ▁Ge ek ". ▁ ▁De fin itions ▁The ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Heritage ▁Dictionary , ▁published ▁a ▁de cade ▁before ▁the ▁Digital ▁revolution , ▁gave ▁only ▁one ▁definition : ▁" Ge ek ▁[ n