TeleTales #63…Groovy! KHJ At The Beach, 1967

On February 8, 2015 - TV History


TeleTales #63…Groovy! KHJ At The Beach, 1967

Thanks to Dave Miller, here’s a home movie shot at Santa Monica Beach in ’67 showing the taping of “Groovy” which was a local teen dance show. Notice the big silver connector on the side of the new Norlco PC60s…that is a converter box that takes the camera from it’s usual 2 cable configuration to a single TV 88 cable.

By the way, when you see The Standells perform, sing along with their hit “Dirty Water” and you’ll see they are in perfect sync. Enjoy and share! -Bobby Ellerbee

#t=35″ target=”_blank”>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsEP8HE-aZc #t=35

Rare 8mm footage taken in 1967 in California during the filming of KHJ-TV’s Groovy. In addition to host Michael Blodgett, guest bands for the day included Th…

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  1. Dave Miller February 8, 2015

    And a bigger shout to writer Mark Evanier, whose website I cribbed it from. http://www.newsfromme.com/2015/02/04/workin-groovy-thing/

  2. Jeff Rooney February 8, 2015

    Channel 9 in “The Summer of Love” was going through a Flower Power phase ( notice the remote truck ); a lot of established L.A. city leaders and other politicians wouldn’t go on KHJ-TV’s shows because of this — so either RKO General or Ch. 9’s management ended it.