TEEN TIME - Dance Contest

[desert3347]

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE...........

I WANT THE STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK ALBUM!!

I vote for the guy with the two tone Saddle Loafers!!

[sexymama1966]

the couple in the back was gettin' it..

[CarmenDW23]

OH MY GOSH

[fatbowe]

...HEY DEBBIE HAFT where are you NOW...

[kpitt1204]

Sally Johnson was jammin'! She had pure confidence as she was dancing. He partner was good too, but for me it was all about her. She was smooth with her moves.

[60Macushla]

The couple in the back have it nailed!!!We have a winner!!!

[richtoga]

I'm from the 60's this is not the boogaloo, not to many white people could dance to soul music back then. This is hilarious'

[SoJerz609]

@richtoga Sally Johnson was the best dancer on there....she wasn't quite doing the boogaloo like we did in Philly but around 3:58 she gets somewhat close.

[HemiVic]

The Music, the bands, and the fashion back then is so much better than anything today!

[KIZERVONZINGER]

I think I see somebody doing the Boston Monkey (thats a dance from NY) :)

[2agray]

Oh lord! A suit and tie with saddle oxfords. WHEW! Who's the little guy host? He looks younger than the kids. Check out his french cuffs. He's way cool for then. LOL

[wkdbtchvthwst]

Now I know where the batchelor shuffle came from. Put out those cigarette buts kids.

[eevissa]

the dorks taks to the floor ... and the winner gets The Strawberry Alarm Clock album and the runners up gets the Jonathan King album .. hmmm. now which would I choose???

[Khultan]

If I were a 60s juvenile or teen, I KNOW where I would be running to from school.

[luapath]

The STYLES....omg....the guy in saddle oxfords..2 tones at that!! His partner in a sack dress that Twiggy made so popular....both dark hair girls hair style in a "flip". Remember in college fraternity dances ALL the girls looked like that. But the guys and their "skinny" ties...course the judges eyes are glued to the cute blonde in the cashmere sweater....

[BigRed1930]

My grandfather Michael Pappas was on Teen Time on three different occasions during the 50s. Would be nice if I found a video of him on here. haha

[rosmia2]

I remember this show!!

[musicteachjw]

Forgot all about this song. Where was this show. Cleveland? I went to school at Case and vaguely remember a show like this.

[BigRed1930]

@musicteachjw It was filmed at WTOV 9 news studios in Steubenville, OH.

[musicteachjw]

@BigRed1930 So, I probably did see it when I was in college. Steubenville isn't that far away. Thanks for the reply.

[Khultan]

It's interesting to contrast dance styles of 50s teens to 60s teens.

[rickelmonoggin]

The winner will be the little blonde in the plaid skirt. Just cause she's cutest.

[monsieurdino1]

dance contest ! and the lovers records party !! dj selecters :: mike tuner (jerk ville);; moolinex et ;monsieur dino !!! vend 23 avril 20h30 bar le diferent (grenoble)

[noahf67]

Better question: what was that theme song that opened the show..??

[NJHater]

"the four guys" seem drunk

[laj0321]

They didn't pick the best. The youngster looked better than any of them.

[laj0321]

The young guy in the black suit was cool but the rest...no comment.

[poppalarge68]

They knew what they were doing.. They picked the white people who could actually dance to get up in front of the camera.. Everyone else dances like Richard Nixon..

[88cutty]

How do you know how Richard Nixon danced ?

[mickindanny]

This is priceless

[rcclawson]

Nixon did do some positive things. He was able to establish relations with China which was monumental. He is revered in China to this day. Also he did not start the Viet Man War, but inherited it from the Democrats. Our combat began under Kennedy and peaked under Johnson. NIxon and the media were enemies, His paranoia led to Watergate and his downfall.I marched, and was against the war but Nixon was no more flawed than many other presidents, he just got caught

[loveoldmovies]

We used to love ridiculing Nixon then as a "fascist". When you are young, you don't realize that political labels like "left" and "right" change over time and shift like the dunes in the desert.

Nixon's response to racial unrest was the passage of a civil rights act. He also proposed universal health coverage for all. These positions, (especially the latter) would put him at the radical far left today. The Republican party would disown him, as it has shifted so much further to the right!

[tumsabai1]

@loveoldmovies

President Lydon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964,

not Richiard Nixon. However, I agree he was a good prisident

and he did not statrt the Vietnam war.

[loveoldmovies]

Dear Khultan,

You ask a good question "Why did people vote for Nixon"?

My memory of that era and what was going on leads me to conclude that older, "mainstream" Americans, were scared and fed up with race rioting, which affected many cities, of the hippie movement with it's drug culture, of anti war protest and sharply escalating street crime; something our police, courts and prison system at the time was not equipped to fully deal with. Voting for Nixon was a hope for a return to "normalcy"

[Khultan]

Why did people ever vote for Nixon?!?!?!?

[lpowell23]

OK Dad....you aren't 60 just yet.....but you are the retarded tall sophomore in the middle. You've learned to dance a helluva lot better than that in 1968. By the way.....did Tom Johnson ever grow? He's so tiny!

[rcclawson]

Zito Where are you? Not with my fine Sally? Please no!!!

[poppalarge68]

Shorty in the black and white dress is kinda fine... And the bitch can dance..

[poppalarge68]

These are the only wihte people in the entire fucking building who can dance...and probably the same ones who will be on the next week....lol

[rcclawson]

Silly boy.  Del isn't in a rest home. He's with the circus

as THE WORLDS BIGGEST HEAD!!!!

[6motion6]

This was around '67 or '68. What was that one guy doing wearing saddle shoes? It's embarassing to watch these high schoolers dance. Rhythm impaired-all of them!

[Stan4reds]

LOL LOL LOL So funny

[6motion6]

Glad you enjoyed my comments. As unfortunate as the dancers are, it was highly amusing to watch them. In fact, I'm going to find more of these local dance shows from You Tube's fine collection

[4120Wade]

These kids, the ones still alive, are about 60 now......ready to cash in on Social Security. Some of the boys on the floor were undoubtedly drafted, perhaps to be blown up in Nam. Most were tragically afflicted by White Man's Palsy, de no ritmo disease. Why didn't pompadored Del let any of the black couples compete for the album? And where is Del now? Selling used cars? Or in a rest home?

[rcclawson]

Now don't be calling my sweet Sally a bitch She one boss chick and that's down, fool.

[poppalarge68]

Hey White people can dance after all.. That bitch's got soul...

[rcclawson]

I didn't get the Marcia comment until someone told me . I guess unlike Zito I didn't watch the Brady Bunch. But the mambo?!? the tango?!? This guy is the reincarnation of Fred Astaire! Hey Zito Sally is interested in the 60's. not the 40's. you can dance with your walker, while Sally and I Tighten Up! Your move.

[zitobob]

Yeah, OK you're groovy Marcia. Sally, this guy couldn't spell Boogaloo if you spotted him the BOOG, but he sure seems to know his Disco! I am the real deal, Little Miss Go-Go and I can dance just as good as I walk! We'll do it all, Sally - You name it! We can even tango, rhumba, mambo and cha cha cha! With me, WATUSI is WAT-U-GET !!!

[rcclawson]

Sally, Zito is still lurking out there! Be afraid be very afraid! He's not what he seems he doesn't want to Bugaloo. He's most likely a (my God)

DISCO KING!! You'll be doing the Hustle in bell bottoms. Sally, I can twist, I can locomotion, I can jerk (watch me woik, ya'll) I've seen Jay and the Techniques live! I am Groovy, I am the Man!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[zitobob]

Sally - this guy is beginning to scare me, he sounds like a CANNIBAL!! He's right about one thing, all I want is to dance with you. It's Ladies Choice, Sally - with me you can have the dance of a lifetime or a lifetime of dancing !

[rcclawson]

sally, don't listen to zito. He only wants one thing- a dance. but will he respect you afterward? i know you are more than that little Buster Brown dress, the "do and that little "take me " flip you do with your leg. Zito is only after a dance. I want a lifetime together. (By the way do you still have your own teeth?)

[Obrecht156456]

_FREENUDETEENGIRL_._COM.

nice your a 14 yr old =P

[rcclawson]

But Zito I still have a tie like those guys, horned ribbed glasses and most of my hair . Plus I can do the Freddie! you can't compete with that.

[zitobob]

FREDDIE SCHMEDDIE! You still wear saddle shoes and snap your fingers when you dance! Sally doesn't care about hair - She wants MOVES AND I GOT 'EM !!!

[zitobob]

Hey Clawson! Get in BACK o'the line, JUNIOR!! She's goin' DANCING with ME!!!!!

[Purrturbed]

Who's the band, the guys judging the contest?

[rcclawson]

Sally I don't know how old you are now, but I love you. Contact me I will make you happy! Ignore these other guys

[Purrturbed]

Payback for what? What is it that we are guilty of?

[dybbuk4640]

putting a racial spin on this vestige of americana (rock started in the US - not england) suggests racism in the eye of the beholder. it is also very marxist.

[Umskiddy]

dybbuk, chill out.I'm not angry or mad.Just annoyed at this video.

[dybbuk4640]

amazing how someone from a supremely colonial country, one steeped in monarchy and beheadings, can actually attempt to be derisive in their approach to the US. what runs thru my mind watching this is...how many of them died in vietnam?

[Umskiddy]

dybbuk4640, I have already admitted Britain's shady past.I have already made it very clear that it was during a draconian era when civility, respect and decorum was not internationally recognised.The above video was shot during the relatively modern era...which makes it shocking.

[Umskiddy]

dybbuk4640, how many of those kids died in Vietnam? Good question.Vietnam was an unfortunate event.Isn't it interesting that the 'dance competition' which took place in Vietnam welcomed the participation of black kids with open arms? I conclude, America, at the time, was a nation run by dumb, white animals who are now, thankfully, dead and forgetten.And by the way, Rock may be American, but we British reinvented and sold it back to you.

[Purrturbed]

Um....ever been to the states? Do you base your assumptions of the 60s by one TV show from that time? I've seen a lot of clips from Ready, Steady, Go and I can't recall ever seeing any black kids. I'm sorry you have such disdain for the USA. Don't worry. We'll bail you out again if we have to just like we did in WW1 and WW2. ha ha

[Umskiddy]

Purrturbed, I suggest you look thoroughly through the Ready Steady Go videos.Furthermore, my assumptions are based on many film and tv evidence from the States in the 60s.Finally, as far as bailing us out in the future...I think the USA ought to be more concerned for themselves ; Russia, India and China are coming to get you and although you are 60 yeras old, you will experience this in your lifetime.I have no hatred for the USA, but it appears payback time is around the corner...

[Purrturbed]

Anything like the payback GB has received? If China, Russia and India are coming to get us then they are going to get you too. If you wake up some morning and there's no USA then look to the east at that big shadow bearing down on you. It's the Russian bear. ha ha

Ummy....you crack me up.

[dybbuk4640]

who in your family was the alcoholic? your mother? father? both? and which one hit you with a belt otr their fists> you are an angry individual with a lot of residual hatred and it shows. i'd advise you to first get see a psuchiatrist or psychologist and then get a FULL education. you're bereft in critical thinking.

[Purrturbed]

Umskiddy...I was in HS during the mid 1960s. I tend to remember the improvement in attitudes of the young compared to our parents' ideas. I recently showed "To Sir With Love" to my HS movie class. English racial attitudes in 1966 seemed to parallel ours in the USA at that time. In 1968 my predominately white HS on the other side of Ohio elected a lovely black girl as homecoming queen. That would have been unheard of just a couple of years before. Things do get better if we work at them.

[Umskiddy]

"racial attitudes in 1966 seemed to parallel ours"?Purrturbed,be serious.If it was as bad in Britain in 66 do you think I would be here expressing such dismay at what I see here?Just look at any episode of Britain's Ready Steady Go and you'll see black and white kids dancing and having fun together.This was generally representative of the harmony we enjoyed and still enjoy today.Yes there were isolated cases,but they were rare.I expect you to defend your corner but try not to deny truth.

[Purrturbed]

Remember Brixton in 81? They say the USA is usually a decade behind what happens in England which, BTW, I visited this past year. We're a lot bigger than you and our attitudes vary from place to place. I'm still not going to pillory teens from forty years ago for a dance contest on a TV station out in the sticks. The southern parts of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois might as well be in the South. If things improved racially in the USA it was because of this generation of kids...the Baby Boomers.

[Umskiddy]

Brixton 81 comprised of black AND WHITE rioters. Look purrturbed, I think we should look at ending this discussion as it is unlikely you are going to accept America's dumbness at the time.Nice talking to you and good luck.

[zitobob]

SALLY JOHNSON RULES !!!

[Umskiddy]

I'm sorry...the dancers here are crap -especially the blonde girl...what a joke!

To see better dancing, check out the other video 'TEEN TIME - The Horse'.There you will see a group of dnacers who are naturals and have clearly been told to apply restraint by the producers.Despite that, they wipe the floor clean with the mess up above.

[Umskiddy]

MISTAKE MISTAKE MISTAKE - I meant 'TEEN TIME - Horse Fever'. Consisting of the superior black dancers. (And yes, I AM WHITE MYSELF)

[Purrturbed]

Looks like integration was still in the nacent stage in Stuebenville in 1967. They actually made the black kids sit and watch this? This makes the tape interesting in the historical sense of what was or was not happening in the SE Ohio at that time.

[Umskiddy]

You're right.Some parts of the States were truly evil and sinsister.Considering they were dancing to,predominantly,black music, they still chose to push the black kids to the side and prevent them from taking part in the competition.Thankfully,the governers from those States are now dead and rotting in hell.

[Purrturbed]

I'm from that era. I was slightly older than these kids. If someone deserves blame it's the parents not the kids. Most of the prejudice one learns is learned at home. That's where I got mine. If this show deserves to be crucified than so do all the other shows of that era.

[thiznat]

I would also like to see some clips with Stan Scott!

[pgh45rpms]

This sure brings back lots of Ohio Valley memories; used to watch this every Saturday afternoon. Any clips survive of the Stan Scott shows (pre-Del Curtis)? I don't consider the Incense & Peppermints lp as a dance album, but Strawberry Alarm Clock was very big at the time.

[jayeevee]

Thelma off Scooby Doo is there - must have slipped away from the mystery machine...

[dh1173]

Sally and Danny won this hands down! Its amazing how many states had their own regional dance shows back then!!

[bozoit]

Sally Johnson ! I hope you still have the dress and that doo, cuz I'm coming to Steubenville and you n' me are going DANCIN'!!!

[dicarlo57]

Wow, dont you feel sorry for these poor bastards? at the time of this observation, they are probably all dead....

[LaRubia2002]

Nope all are alive and quite well!!

[lordritchie]

PRICELESS!! This show was the most.

[ChristopherClem]

I would have loved this teenager dance TV program to be broadcast once every week in most TV stations in the US.

And in 1972 and 1973 I would have loved to be on such a TV program broadcast in Anchorage, Alaska where I lived then and I would have loved to dance with Anne Thomas (now Anne Donaghy living in Merdien, NH 603-448-4133) as well with other girls and it was a real way to have fun and a real good time as a teenager and such TV programs such have never been taken off the air.

[pampsbhs]

This was a riot... lots of laughs from the class of '68 and '69

My kids thought it was great !!!

[mary13terrett]

This clip is from Channel 9 in Steubenville, OH. The show aired in 1967 and the kids are from Barnesville OH. - They invited a different school each week. A lot of these folks still live here in town!

[JamieNicolette]

OMG! The blonde is my mom! Good times Barnesville. Good times.

[hiller4]

you are kidding. Aren't you? If not, it's got to be weird. What's your mom say?

[JamieNicolette]

Nope, Not kidding. She almost died when she saw it. And to my knowledge, we do not know the person who posted the video. What is really wierd is that it looks like me when I was in high school only with super blond hair. I love this video and I am trying to get a copy.

[hiller4]

I read somewhere that Dick Clark owned the tapes and let them out "parsimoniously". Maybe you could try his production company. How long did the show last and were there 'regulars'?

[JamieNicolette]

Interesting. Thanks for the info! I really do not know much about the show other than they invited kids from local schools to come and dance. I do not think that they had regulars but I am sure several people were on it a few times. I think my mom said she went a few times. This video was probably from 1967 or1968 b/c I am pretty sure that my mom was a sophomore in HS.

[ResidentGrouch]

Does your Mom still have the strawberry alaram clock album?

[ResidentGrouch]

doh !

Make that Strawberry Alarm...Clock.

[B0FF01]

Your MOM!!!! That is just incredible!!! I know, I am eavesdropping , but I HAD to stop here and say WHAT a SMALL WORLD! Thanks to YouTube... that is awesome!

[bozoit]

Is the li'l guy your pop? Looks like he's trying to invent moonwalking!

[tonkali]

@bozoit don't know 'bout you but I see him imitating James Brown. You really have to look but it's there. ;)

[Umskiddy]

Yeah, your mum was dumb as well as blond.How could she dance with an ugly wide smile on her face knowing the black kids were shoved to the side and banned from taking part in the dance competition? Good times? Yeah, for some!!

[Purrturbed]

Um...how old are you? One's age gives a person a very different perspective on the past.

[Umskiddy]

I'm 43.Perspective has nothing to do with it.All humans have the natural insinct to recognise blatant bullying and unfairness when they see it.How can these kids dance away like that(particularly to black music) knowing that the black kids were shoved to the side and ignored?? It has nothing to do with perspective.America was a truly sinister and evil place at the time.I'm so glad I'm British.We had our problems but NOTHING as blatantly cruel as this.

[Purrturbed]

We have to be careful how we judge what they did in the past. My DNA goes back to your area. Before you submit to us that Britain did nothing as blatantly cruel as this you might take time to read what England did to Ireland. Ever hear the term 'holocaust'? England killed or starved to death about 2 million Micks. Your problem with black kids not being in some dance contest goes back to England introducing slavery to the American colonies in the 1600s. As we say here, "You started it."

[Umskiddy]

Purrturbed,if you choose to look as far back to the Irish atrocities, then yes, It's shameful what we Brits did.However, I am referring to a relatively modern age(1967),when acts like above were frowned upon and unacceptable within the civilised world.Just admit it,Purrturbed, at that time, America and white South Africa were years behind when it came to common sense and tolerance.

[primeralives]

You think they still have the albums they won?? And i bet the guy in the oxfords today lives with his "lover" in greenich village.

[fairalways]

Not for nothing, as a white boy with a black soul, I am always amazed at the lack of coordination by my genetic kin. The racism which split "Teen Time" into black show/white show highlights this. I would have easily won the clock. And to my fave soul tune no less!

[dybbuk4640]

the worst emcee of them all, i think.

[AkiraChan24]

xD lol very cool

[stonedrolling]

Was looking for the Boogaloo Down Broadway song for a playlist. Hope I can find one with better audio, but am creating a new list inspired by this video. Thanks for posting this Mosses. No wonder I can't dance.

[chgosatrap]

dang they looked like somebody spiked their anasthesia

[MrMemories]

That poor blonde girl got stuck having to dance with her little brother. What's up with the oxfords? Man, what a drag! That couple in the background could really get "boss" on the dance floor. Who said white kids can't dance.

[Utterlyflameproof]

Love the saddle shoes!

Man, does this bring back memories!

[coolitababy]

This is fascinating!