Annette Funicello Surfing & Playing On The Beach

[marcellisrobinson]

Wish she was wearing a regular bikini instead of that fishnet top .... what's wrong with showing more of her boobs?

[TeenIdol1950s]

Great vid!

[hansenma1]

How old were Anette and Frankie in this movie, anybody knows?

[motownmaniax]

It's amazing how much flesh was shown even for 1964. I read somewhere even showing women in two piece suits in the movie was kinda risque at the time...lol. Annette in that fishnet top was soooo dang sexy.

[brownindian17]

such a cutie, we loved her as kids

[TheBabyboomkidof53]

if your an american male born between 1940 and about 1958 this was the only woman for you!!

[ndogg420211]

i've always had a crush on annette as a kid i'm 28 now she still hot

[Halo101st]

Unless Annette's "Beach" movies were pre 1960-61, and they were not, they did not precede the Beatles.

Annette did have a fabulous little body, didn't she? She personified the girls of my era (Annette is four months older than me) and is a wonderful representative for that era called "The Fabulous Fifties," and it was fabulous.

The girls today can learn a lot from her about being a complete woman. She is the quintessential opposite of today's young woman, and how sad that is, too.

[vchim3]

Dear @Halo101st Thanks For The Great Comments! Annette Actually Did 'Babes in Toyland' in 1959 & I Think 'Beach Party (The 1st Beach-Movie) Was Actually in 1960_?!?

[vchim3]

Per Halo101st & Subsequent Release Date Comment, I've Verified That 1st Annette Beach Movie (Beach-Party) As 1963, Which Certainly Was 'Post Beatles!

[dumont57]

Great clips! The first 2 beach movies were made before the Beatles songs hit the USA in January 1964. Bikini Beach, with the Beatles satire "Potato Bug," was made that spring. Ironic that Frankie was making fun of them, since they ended his superstardom. His string of hit records & appearances was over.

[waynedanberry]

This was all pre- Beatles.

[irvingklaw57]

No, it's not.

[vchim3]

Some of Annette's 1st movies were pre-Beatles (i.e 'Babes in Toyland & 'Beach Party) but most of the subsequent 'Beach' movies were after the huge success of the 'Fab 4' & in fact, the character 'Potato Bug' (played in a dual role by Frankie Avalon) from 'Bikini Beach' was based on this HoT British Group!

[bondoman2k]

Nice video, but I think it would have been better with '60's music, maybe Beach Boys, or The Ventures, or something along those lines. Still a nice 'blast from the past'.

[acdeucee]

She surfs better than Choo Choo Conolly, and He's spectacular. Care free life surfing and wondering when your next taco's arriving

[brownies4you]

Like Wow! Take me back to the summer of '64!

[starringJayMcK]

Do you remember the peanut butter commercial that started with Annette asking, Can you believe these are really mine?

Of course she was referring to her 2 children playing in the background. But from the way the shot was framed, there were a few awkward moments when it seemed like she was referring to her large, ever-prodigious breasts! Dead center screen and certainly upstaging her 2 children. The commercial created a lot of buzz. I dont know how long they let it air.

[firewalled1951]

@starringJayMcK

i remember her gorgeous breasts protruding out from those fishnet bathing suits that she wore.

It covered her a little bit but it just made me want more, more , more.

Was she selling peanut butter in those commercials? I never noticed. She had 2 kids in those commercials too?

She sure runs nice in those bathing suits. Bouncy bouncy. MMMMMmmmmm Good

[vanessacloud]

i've never had a beach experience like this, but i feel like i should.

[dlbrazelton]

She falls in the water but when she gets out her hair is dry...amazing

[Zippertheslipper]

Cool surf vid and I loved them big time while growing up. Annette and Frankie and good ol Bonehead. ;)

[Bullettube]

I love the fact that in the space of 20 seconds all the waves they were riding disappear by the time they reach the beach!