Kiddie A-Go-Go - New Colony Six

[TheDucklipped]

OMG Kiddie A Go Go from WCIU Chicago's First UHF Station with studios in the Board of Trade. I think I will dig out and wear my Madras shirt to work monday!!!!!

PS I AS a Weber's Commando!!

[SenhordoBonfim]

7 viewers were influenced by guest villain Clark Weber

[dukeuke1]

OMG, I did`nt know I could DANCE !

[TheMiserablegit]

@bettiethepageluvsit Dont take my comment too seriously, I was being sarcastic.

[dillysgirl4ever]

I like to think that growing up in the 1960's I also had one serious advantage - a much older (by 6 years) sister who did her homework, housework and just about everything else while listening to WLS and WCFL. That's how I got to hear a lot of these great songs (including this one) as a kid when they originally came out. Because she listened to those stations, I had to also - and THANK GOD for that!!!!!

[dillysgirl4ever]

This was a really cool show. I remember this show from my childhood growing up in Chicago. I wish I could have gotten on it but now I guess I'm thankful I didn't. I've got 2 left feet! LOL!!!

[swunurful]

THANK YOU.

[MDProdTV]

Kiddie a go go sponsored by The Mul(l) Queen...Im amazed to see there was a sixties garage show for kids..they didn't know how lucky they were..

[TheMiserablegit]

Not quite up to Beach Boys standard, are they?

[monkeeman1966]

I have this myself for years now. Great seeing kids dancing to innocent, clean music. Also a music group on a kiddies show? How times have changed. great post!

[twb3459]

I lived outside of Chicago until 1968, and I was just old enought to recognize how stupid this show was at the time. Wish they had kept it up for every dance craze.

[novicethe]

This comment has been flagged as Pimento Loaf.Maybe a bag of Jay's potato chips on the side.The only place to show my clips is here on youtube.Remember when us Chicago musicians had another place to go to?

[sachiofukuzawa1]

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[Philtration]

@AmericanPowerBase That tiny penis thing is really getting the best of you eh?

[Farinadog13]

@AmericanPowerBase You obviously know nothing about the history of Political Corruption. It all started and was mastered in New York City

[VillemarMxO]

It sounds like a funeral dirge.

[DaBeachBunnies]

Brilliant!

[r3ddiseno]

:) cositaaas <3

[LastTree]

fuzzymemories.tv/index.php?c=2­611&m=#videoclip-3249 remember put the w's in front! Old footage here too.

[Ilvcamusic]

UNBELIEVABLE!!

HORRIBLE BUT WONDERFUL!!

[pictureisup1]

these kids are in their 50's and 60's now.

[kub73158]

I saw the Kiddie-A-Go-Go show when Van Morrison was on it. He was crazy wasted.

[pfordsq]

@kub73158 HA ! HA ! That's what Elaine Mulqueen said.

[chels01e]

This great stuff!

[trancis36]

Wow... this is weird... 

[motorcityquig]

It would have been cool to have the Doors play this show. Open with "Roadhouse Blues" perhaps?

[motorcityquig]

Whose big idea was it for a clown to host a kid's show? Most kids are terrified of clowns.

[lmnopgr]

ok, i HAVE to ask my mom what i wore to Kiddie a Go Go!! all i know is that she had to convince them to let me on, because I was underage! lol. I'm not sure... but that may be me in the bottom right hand corner, white blouse, dark jumper...thanks, mom, for the black anklets.

[charlyW34]

I agree, jaw dropping is an apt description. I DIG the new colony six.Great to see a wild clip like this. Cheers

[NIghtmareonTaylor]

omg kiddies on acid!

[rnjo1]

Some interesting tidbits. In an interveiw with her and her husband, Jack Mulqueen, she states she took some dance lessons from some dancers at then Chicago's Go Go Discotheques. Veiw the "dancers" from these places on You Tube under "La Danse A Go Go.' Some of these mid class, mid american whitebread kids have some rythmn , eh? I remember her doing Milk commercials, I think?

[Aquaria]

Holy crap--Kiddie American Bandstand!

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

[steve7138]

1966: The last few days of buzz cut types--they disappeared for over 30 years, until today's macho, Jared Loughner-type boys had to revive them

[midmodgal]

So who dressed this way first in the 60's? Paul Revere & the Raiders or New Colony Six?

[DocWyoming]

I'd pound that clown.

[gayboylaca]

Early "American Bandstand" but better ! Thanks for posting this incredible clip of the 1960's.

[46razzledazzle]

Love the song but can't believe that there was actually a show called "kiddie-a-Go-Go. I still dance like that kid in the middle of the pack early in the video.

[FantasticBob7000]

Those tots were jammin'!

[marksmail2]

I find this video haunting me and I must watch it. What is this strange hold it has on me? lol

[TopandTang]

Go Tabitha go!!!!

[shmuli9]

Oh my... this is like a "real life" version of the Peanuts characters dancing in "A Charlie Brown Christmas"... I love the little girl doing her version of "the Freddie", or perhaps she's just hopping aorund...

[gotrawmilk]

Haha its so weird seeing kids not dancing to the wiggles or hi5

[TheChinnko]

WHY??



[mrchopperking1]

I think ELAINE is great I would've loved to have her be my neighbor or my school teacher 'she's so vibrant and youthful ;I would've liked to have known her, if only I would have been born around 1946 or so.

[SEVFEST]

OH MY GOD LOL I wonder what they thought of the management fixing them up with this gig!!!! What a Great clip

[poptopia1]

this clip is too cool !!!!!!

[madeforu2day]

I danced on this show when I was around 12 in 1966 0r '67. It was a lot of fun, standing on the riser doing the monkee and the swim. I'd love to get my hands on a clip of that show I was on. Anyone know how?

[LastTree]

I would have been in my glory to be on a show like this, let alone have a live rock band to dance to!!

[SUPERDOOPERTUBER]

I grew up in a suburb of Chicago, but I was born in 1967 so I never saw or new this existed till now. Man is that broad annoying! She's so LOUD! They should have had a younger more hip host cuz this Pandora woman looks like a 35 year old soccer mom.

[zapkvr]

@SUPERDOOPERTUBER Yeah well she's no oil painting that's for sure. television sure has changed. She wouldn't stand a chance today.

[143AC]

Great rock music..and those kids can really dance..You don't get really fun kids tv shows like this anymore!

[2HornDogs]

LOL Those poor children...

[valerielovesvideos11]

lmao it sure isn't like how it used to be

smh at how society has degraded

[jody8526937]

I saw this show and performance when I was a kid in Chicago. I could not believe it when I saw this....I actually remebered this clip from the first time. Love this sound then and now...I love the kids dancing ...could have been me....Another planet or something..I loved Kiddie a Go-Go. Can't believe this clip...I don't know wether to cry or laugh.

[pictureisup1]

wow the girls lived in dresses and knee socks back then.

[funkmasterjee]

I think the late night adult version was ' titty a go-go' ?

:oD

[funkmasterjee]

Hilarious .......BUT there is something very compulsive and appealing about the unpolished appearence of those shows and that 1965 - 1968 spaced out sound

Pretty terrible song

....I'd like to try some of whatever the drummer has been snorting or injecting. LoL

[paintedship]

@funkmasterjee I guess you prefer their cheesy later radio friendly ballads? Their first album is a garage classic.

[elreydecaracas]

HORROR

[inouraeroplane]

As an 18 year old it's good to know my dancing and coordination skills are on par with 4-6 year olds (from 1966 no less)

[dognos]

I remember this band quite well. This must be have been a desperate attempt to pay the bills to do a kiddie show for them. I had never seen this kiddie show.

[paintedship]

@dognos I doubt they were paid anything, It was just a tv show to be on to promote.

[magalyzy]

ahh loving kids dancing kiss kiss

[KapnKoolio]

Let's face it: this song has to be one of the worst ever. I guess they had to try to foist it off on a bunch of clueless pre-teens. But having grown up in Chi. this it's great to see this.

[jobber4life]

@KapnKoolio no way NC6 are awesome- there's not a dud on the album this is from

[passionateaboutmusic]

This is so cute!!!

[4onellove]

I remember Kiddy a go go. I wanted to go on the so show. This bring back fun memories for me. Nothing wierd about this show. It's nice, clean and fun for kids. Too bad they don't have shows like this anymore...

[motorcityquig]

Man, this is bizarre.

[zapkvr]

And what is up with her TEETH? Jesus, Mary and Jospeh they are HUGE.

[sarahelaineenglund]

@zapkvr she is a my aunt and a wonderful woman. Watch how you talk about people!

[zapkvr]

@sarahelaineenglund Hey lighten up. I'll wager you have never passed a comment on the apppearnce of anyone anywhere ever. Like hec.

[jimyar66]

@sarahelaineenglund Hey there, I was only about two or three when I started watching this show and I just loved host of this show and was sad to see it leave the air and yes this woman is a wonderful lady,and to hell what others think.

[scottsdaleglenn]

@sarahelaineenglund

Hi, That is awesome. I watched it all the time. Pandora (Elaine Mulqueen) did a great job on camera. I'm from Chicago and now live in Scottsdale, AZ. At 52 years old, it's hard to believe that once upon a time, I was an 8 year old watching the show. Seems like yesterday. Please say hi to Pandora from a fan. Glenn.

[manga12]

Is she still around? she must be getting up there by now, still wgn was a powerhouse of shows, well at least as far as kids shows went, and was one of the original cable channels from the short lived demote network. Then it became the independant channel that it was for years. Too bad bozo is not still on, though I dont know how much relivance it would have but it was a land mark show unmatched to this date for local kids shows.

[pillroller88]

New Colony six played at my high school in 1969 or 1970 (too high to remember?) I imagine we looked this bad to all the teachers

[143AC]

"Pandora"(Mrs.Mulqueen)looks a clown in that clown suit.

[torchkit]

@143AC

She's supposed to. It's called a Harlequin.

[USABandstand]

A baby in the high chair at the time. Wish I'd been old enough - would have made the added years penalty worth the memory. Great show. Beats the crap on TV today.

[osoprtynpnk]

i was on that show with my sister and two cousins. i am watching and LMAO!

[USABandstand]

Tell pale blue 498 how you got on the show. They think the kids were in nursey school. You were in junior high, right?

[popomatic1970]

Evidently I would stand in front of the television as a toddler, watching Kiddie-a-gogo, and dance.

It's no wonder that I'm such a complete musical NERD to this day. Man... psychedelic pop just warped my mind. I love it

[9675775]

Check out New Colony Six Then(1965)&Now(2005). There are even later videos.This group still performs great to this day!

[USABandstand]

So do you 967 lmao. Are you "Sweet Sweet Connie" by any chance :)

[pammybaby100]

i was on the show in the 60's, & was wondering where i could find the tape when Frankie Valiee & the four seasons were there, i remember being on that show & doing a Wanzer milk commercial.Can anyone help?

[jatejate1987]

Wanzer's on milk is like sterling on silver.

[LastTree]

@pammybaby100 Did they teach you how to dance to be on it? It looks like every kid knows how to dance, and no two are doing the same dance.

[kommievision]

holy f-

i am hooked on this show

[zapkvr]

Damn they sound like Pink floyd. Whatever happened to these guys?

[torchkit]

@zapkvr

They still play frequently in Chicagoland.

[zapkvr]

Is that anywhere near  Disneyand?

[bze2nlz1]

@zapkvr Pink Floyd & Disneyland? Haha, you're so funny.

[zapkvr]

@bze2nlz1 I really wasn't trying to be funny. I was asking a serious question. Is Chicagoland in Chicago?

[bze2nlz1]

@zapkvr 'Chicagoland' is just a term that applies to the roughly 50-mile radius around and including the city itself. Small parts of Indiana and Wisconsin are in there too. The exception, of course, would be Lake Michigan where you may get a bit soggy :)

[kommievision]

it reminds me of the peanuts christmas dance scene

what a weird freakin' show

[paleblue498]

Weirdest thing I've seen in a long time. How in the heck did the band get on this show and why? Some of those kids looked REALLY young, like 6 or 7. I remember going to pre-teen dances, but I was 10 or 11 and actually listening to music on the radio. Some of these kids look like they're in nursery school!

Are you sure this wasn't a Twilight Zone episode?

[USABandstand]

Pale Blue - the kids got on the show because they got on the show -who cares? They are about 10 and 11 and know how to dance. The band was popular everywhere.

[HopelessDoom]

How stupendously weird -- I love it! I wonder if this served as inspiration for The Effigies appearing on Chic-a-go-go and doing Scarecrow? That was such a blast to watch.

[Khultan]

This is great!!! : )

[gibbonsarms]

hahaha the song is actually pretty cool, I like how none of the little kids could really care less about the band

[Torqem]

I was a small boy in Chicago and I vagely remember this show from childhood. It was a time which had its fun moments! Great to see nostalgia! (My we are getting "old"!)

[pgh45rpms]

When this show hit the air in '66, NC6 was a popular Chicago band.  Here they're on local TV -- exposure.

Did you notice that the guitars & keyboard aren't wired? The drummer isn't actually hitting the cymbals either.

Paul Revere & the Raiders didn't make it big until they were part of Dick Clark's "Where the Action Is". Both groups capitalized on the British theme.

[darkwood777]

I was a member of Ron Riley's Batman Club.

[taskzulu]

poor white america please dont dance please !!!!!lol

[Torqem]

Taskzulu:I'm a black person and I found your comments to be racist and insulting! I don't like racism in ANY form! Its wrong to be racist toward our white brothers and sisters JUST AS MUCH AS ITS WRONG FOR ANY RACISM DIRECTED AT US! Respect is a 2 way street not 1 way.

[rnjo1]

Thank you for the memories! Awesome slice of an innocent time.

[flattilre]

P.S. Just want to say that YouTube is the greatest thing on the internet. And that's because YouTube is hardcore First Amendment. Freedom of speech is so much fun, as evidenced by YouTube. So, just want to say thanks to YouTube.

[flattilre]

This is jaw-dropping. Yep, this society has degenerated big time. Amazing posting! Thank you!

[MaceMn]

@flattilre I most certainly agree with your statement. Attitudes of the common man were so much more laid-back back in the day. Now everyone is wound up tighter than a f*ckin' drum. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that there were about half as many people then. I dunno, but these days are certainly shittier, and are bound to get worse.

[Rocketjay12]

I was 14 (57 now)when this show was on in Chicago. At the time my younger brother and cousin watched it but I thought it was lame and I was too cool to watch. Now it just seems sweet and a reflection of a simpler time.

[pkappel006]

I was born 6/6/1952, I'm 57 and from St. Paul, Minnesota.......we also had many Kiddie shows on from about 63 to 70 here in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul. I really liked this group from Chicago....one of my cherished tunes from the 60's.

[witchman67]

I love watching the kids dancing.

They must have had a blast taping this.

[italobambino43]

New Colony six was juat a Paul Revere and The Raiders rip off Kiddie band! However, they were kind of catchy. The host was cute, very energetic! You don't see any good local kids shows outside of Public Television these days!

[mickindanny]

The only thing they ripped off was the stupid Paul Revere gimmick costumes. I'm a Raiders fan, but this tune is pretty psychedelic, & their sound is completely different. Long live the Bubblegum Brigade!

[paintedship]

I've talked to a band member about the costumes and he claimed they didn't. I don't see how he has any reason to make it up so I believe him. I don't think the costumes were stupid either, love them.

[mickindanny]

Well, I shouldn't have said the costumes were stupid, they don't bother me; I don't think they were necessary. But hey, they were doing their thing, & they can dress however they want, because they are the bomb. I don't have this album, but I'm going to get it, & hope more of the tracks are along the same vibe. I'm hooked on this song, & I can't wait to hear a quality recording Cool that you can talk to a band member!

[paintedship]

it was the 60s, lots of bands had costumes/matching outfits just to stand out. Yeah get Breakthrough or at the river's edge compilation, every track is good. Their last 2 albums aren't so good but then again it wasn't the same group really and they were being controlled by the record company.

[paintedship]

and they were garage at this time, they became more pop later after this first album

[bze2nlz1]

micki--I was looking through the comments here, and the story is that the outfits were pretty much coincidental. The two bands met, wearing similar costumes, in '65. Both lived in the same duplex in LA, trying to get famous. The NC6 gave up and returned to Chicago after PR&R's got signed by Dick Clark! Actually, I think Ray has commented that the NC6 were first with the outfits. We may never know :)

[fiendwithoutaface66]

Paul Revere and the Raiders had the colonial outfits as far back as early 1963 (around the time they were signed with Columbia Records) when NC6 weren't even formed.

[bze2nlz1]

fiend--You are right. The NC6 took on their name and garb in 1964--in answer to the 'British Invasion.' I first saw them in '66, and they were wearing the 'Nehru' shirts, or 'mod' look, no costumes!  I still say neither group 'copied.' But then along came...Gary Puckett & The Union Gap...!!

[fiendwithoutaface66]

@bze2nlz1 yes they dropped those outfits on Breakthrough because of Paul Revere and the Raiders. They didn't want to be thought of as copycat, but they did honestly have no clue and it was an odd coincidence. I think there were lots of bands that used those Nehru shirts too.

[rlpniew]

Actually, Jack Mukqueen apped into an audience that nobody realized existed intil some 30 years ago -- the "tweeners;" the ones who made disney what it is today with its teen idols.

[ralphsrec]

I'll bet the NC6 fired their booking agent after this gig. I do enjoy watching it, though!

[kurskss]

Haha..there are kids doing the frug, crawl, backwards crawl, the freddy (heh)..and one kid who is doing the slow jerk!!!

[italobambino43]

It's amazing what American Bandstand had started, this was so cute, these kids are older than me today, this was truly reality television, 60's style! Love it, thank's

[pkappel006]

I'm 57 and from St. Paul, Minnesota, but never unfortunately was able to get it on TV from up here in St. Paul............

[brucencalifornia]

look at the mike hanging ov Pandora's chest

[brucencalifornia]

i am amazed

just when you've seen it all

soomthing like this wow

these children if they survived being on a gogo show at 5 or 6 are close to 5ifty now.

wonder where they are now?

[pkappel006]

most of these kids are about my age 57

[jimyar66]

Shows like this is what made t.v. what it is today

[Khultan]

What?!?

[Picardy]

How I wished I could have been on this show when I was 8. Sigh...

[passionateaboutmusic]

Too cute!!!