Oingo Boingo Live California Girls Early Video

[astroboy1960]

This is from a 1979 HBO special which was hosted by Carl Reiner highlighting undiscovered talent, though I forget the name (something like 'Carl Reiner's Best Bets', 'Carl Reiner's Best Picks' or'Carl Reiner's Sneak Peeks') As I recall another guest on this show was a then unknown comic named Pee Wee Herman. Thanks for posting this, been wanting to see it again for a while.

[Despina838]

@astroboy1960 I've heard that it was called George Segal's Best Bets

[AngieEnz84]

*Dies laughing* Oh. My. GOD. Thank you SO much for sharing that. That was perhaps one of the cutest, funniest, weirdest things I've ever seen.

Their take on this song is genius. Love it.

[lizismestupid]

It's so amazing to see him that young. Thank you SOOOOOOOO much!!!

[newtokyoterror]

my hero!

[das9582]

Cool! Thanks for the upload.

[kitteny38]

Awww... He looked so nervous, I love Danny! <3

[dorkydorkone]

ah this was actually from December 1979....i know it!

[NekoChanSenpai]

Coneheads are from Andromeda. :)

[undiminishing]

This is from a Star Search-type show they appeared on in 1979 in which they also played "Louise." They won the competition.

[ursaminorjim]

@undiminishing

Actually...no. You're thinking of when they were on The Gong Show in 197...6? Maybe? Anyway, this is from an HBO special, whose name I can't remember AT ALL, but it had some comedy troupe doing sketches, some stand-up, and the Oingo Boingo performances scattered through it. Kind-of like a taped live SNL for HBO (but only had one episode).

[luvBHIC]

CALA! (fornia) CALA! (fornia) CALA (fornia) CALA (HEY!) xD best part!

[910dohead]

This is Oingo Boingo footage and not of The Mystic Knights. Compare this to the Urgh! A Music War footage, which was shot in 1980. Notice how David Eagle plays drums on the Urgh footage and how Johnny Vatos is in this footage. That would put this performance of having taken place in 1981. The same year Eagle left and Vatos joined. It's also during the same time of the Madam Wong shows, which is when both of these songs were heavily played. Probably shortly before Only A Lad was recorded.

[marehtseira]

This is prolly from 1979. Is this their first show as Oingo Boingo after previously being the Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo?

I know it's a Beach Boys cover, but I like the chanting/simultaneous voice thing they do towards the end of the song. I know the Beach Boys didn't do that. :-)

[Spuntmire]

Um. He looks like a rawked up Peter Pan.

[FleshEater31]

he is beautiful.

[lordzhuge]

i thought it had been a while since i was last delighted with a new oingo boingo video. Thanks for uploading :)

[phantomchik]

-bows down- thanks so much for this!!! Finally old and rare Boingo footage including Kerry Hatch! Yesss!!!! :D

[Unheard08]

This is amazing. It captures that rare transitional period from the Mystic Knights to Oingo Boingo. Got to be '79 with Hatch there and Miriam Cutler already gone.

[MagnumStellarz]

me and my friend laughed for five minutes when he made that face at 0:53 and again when he did it again lol

THIS VIDEO IS SOOOO CUTE!

danny looks so nervous xD

5* +fave because its amazing

[boristubby]

Thanks for the comments on the video. Glad you all like it. I was editing video tapes to DVD and came across this. Something I had recorded in the late 70's I believe. Check out my other video of OB doing Louise.

[xXOingoBoingoXx]

Awesome! 5*

[TheThievingBeggars]

Woah, now this is a find!!! Fantastic! And might I say Steve Bartek is on form!!! Bloody hell!

[venicequeen34]

HOLY HELL!! I could go on forever about all the things I love about this video--they mostly boil down to Danny being adorable though. I've always adored their cover of California Girls. Thank you so much for posting!!!!

[allaboutdmagic]

This is interesting seeing a somewhat unsure young Danny try to find his stage presence.

[Despina838]

OH WOW! AMAZING!!  Talk about extremely rare footage!!! Thank you so much for sharing!

[Mabledable]

Thank you so much!!! I love it! XD

Which year is it??

[Despina838]

I'm guessing this is on George Segal, which would have been 1978. Louise was also performed.

[OingoBoingoFan]

I don't know about that. Kerry didn't join until 1979.

[Despina838]

Ah, then it must have been '79. One site I saw listed this video as being from 1978, and then I saw another one that said 1979.

[iggybiggy03]

where on the world did you come across this!!

[OingoBoingoFan]

Thanks so much for posting this! This is great!