Puttin' on the Hits 1985

[n8hawk68]

I was just thinking about this show yesterday. I loved it. I actually dreamed of being a contestant. Glad to see this show here. Brought back some good 80s memories.

[IceManLikeGervin]

Great upload!

[ninosimone]

Oh wow i remenber this when i was a kid lol

[Mato1970]

If they ever bring this show back on TV, Britney Spears would no longer have a career. Why pay $70 for a ticket to see someone lip-sync, when you can watch it on TV for free?

[HollywoodFarm2006]

I was on this show! I lip sank Madonna's Starlight!

[andrew2882ful]

My sister and her best friend tried out for this show in like 84/85. I don't remember what happened but they were so thrilled to do this, she loved this show! I was like 3/4 yrs old at the time so I really don't remember this show. This is cool to see just regular everyday kids could be on a show and have fun singing to their favorite songs!

[Christinada5]

Wow these kids are moving aren't they. lol

[soulalonegirl]

This is great! I used to love to watch this show!

[karlias05]

great !!!

[Billybopper1]

This is too funny! I wish they had this show on DVD, I would totally buy it. I remember the Jets, too. They played at my high school way back in their heyday.

[TheKirakira36]

Woooooow! I hella used to watch this show!! LMAO!!

[CalgarSkull]

@TheKirakira36 STFU

[antnee1980]

big willie I remember that line up lol....

[acidhouser1]

Any breakdance?

[missoctober77]

I remember seeing this show when I was very young, and there was one person on it who dressed up as half-man/half-woman, doing a duet song. But I don't remember the song or the singers he was supposed to be. Anyone remember that?

[Stevil2009]

Yeah, I think they were doing Diana Ross/Lionel Richie's "Endless Love"

[sbrooks0178]

@missoctober77, I remember that! I've been trying to find a clip of it.

I also remember the one with the guy that had the costume where he had a "mom" body and his head was the baby in the snugglie. I had never seen anything like that before!

[lurch321]

Yep......it was a guy who went by the name of "Houston".............he did Diana and Lionel's Endless Love...........and he won the grand prize.

[yaywhewclips242]

I think the performer was a black guy who did Cher/Sonny Bobo?

[tanquantwal]

I used to watch this on WPIX channel 11 in New York. Great times. I loved this show back then. I was 11years old. Bring this oldie but goodie back from the dead.

[nybigboy57]

It used to come on Saturdays at 4pm on PIX 11

[snootzie78]

They need to bring back this show.

[MyAudie]

My brother was on this show in 1987 doing the Boogie Boys

[bigwillietheb]

here in Florida it was Saturday night 5 pm Dance Fever 5:30 puttin on the Hits, 6pm Solid Gold 7 pm Gordon Solies championship wrestling from Florida & 8 pm Hee Haw

[JasonL77]

@bigwillietheb It looks like Saturday night was a good night for T.V. down in Florida. I live in Minnesota & I had to wait until 10:35 p.m. on Saturdays to watch this. Kind of hard to do at times when you're only 8 years old. (At least that's how old I was when this clip was first on T.V.)

[bigwillietheb]

@JasonL77 hmm 10:35 pm We had already gone to bed but it was 11:35 pm here since we are 1 hour ahead of you, but usually at 10 pm here we always watched Hunter the only thing about growing as a kid was we only 1 TV in the house until Christmas of 1985 & dad bought my sisters a 13 inch black&white tv & then when I turned 14 in 1988 I got one too that Christmas oh what memories, now my parents have 3 tv 's

[JasonL77]

@bigwillietheb Now that I think about it, Saturdays in my house at that time were the first hour NWA's World Championship Wrestling on WTBS at 5:05, WWF Championship Wrestling at 6:00, I can't remember what was on from 7 to 9, but Hunter was 9:00 p.m. (Looking back, that was a pretty bad-ass show.), the news at 10:00, then 10:35, Puttin' On The Hits. Unfortunatly, being in Minnesota, no Gordon Solie, but we had Verne Gagne' AWA on Saturday afternoons. Just as good.

[scottreinigerfan]

I remember this show. My father used to watch it.

[msdogooder]

Wow your comment really makes me feel old as dirt. I use to watch this show to :-)

[pattisgirls]

talk about your little strokes of good luck, I was thinking about this show and thought I'd take a chance and look it up here on youtube. good find!

[RealCowboyWayne2]

This is awesome on so many levels

[DaLynneV]

OMG, this brings back memories!

[SnakeEyes5000]

My mom waited on this host when she was a waitress.

[JellyBean2144]

That had to be cool.

[boilerplate]

I loved this show. I can't beleive there are videos of it here. Good memories.

[parlet]

OMG this is beautiful. I used to watch the hell out of this show!!

[alifeson85]

Sure beats American Idol, lol....i remember my mom watching this when I was like...4 years old

[KRS1DropsKnowledge]

This song always makes me think about my Crush on Shannon Cooksey in 8th grade.

[raggajones12]

Damn!! I forgot about this show. I was 8 in 85. God bless Allen Fawcett!!

[IceColdMilk91]

Damn, their moving like someone Photoshopped their head on someone else's moving body.

Where ever they are now, I hope their icing their bodies, because I'm sure their still in pain from all of that moving.

[plahbutoh]

1985 im 6 yrs old!

[blkguy620]

I'm 12

[09669390]

For those who people who have never experienced the 1980s, Puttin' on the Hits, is a show, where contestants lipsinc songs.

[skiptracr]

Stacy Debbie OR Stacy - I can't decide!!!

[Christinada5]

Holy cow I think I was 7 or 8 years old maybe younger. I remember when poths had auditions here in dallas back then, i cried because my mom wouldn't take me.

[alanhowitzer]

They all drank a six pack of Jolt

[kukenimunnen]

with amfetamin mixed into it.

[emomekare]

my favorite was the one where a guy used puppets...(at least one looked like animal from the muppet show.)his act was done to. "lean on me" by -club nouveau.- In fact...It's the only one i remember. :)

[BrightWave]

You just can't beat this. Television back then was so strong and proficient.

[jwh1999]

Where is the one when the guy dressed in the army gear lyp sunc the Vietnam 19 music track,I remember that like yesterday!!

[fortyknocks]

They Had they gig on !!!! Yeah this show was mainey back in the day good post!!!

[rkjeldgaard]

I remember this show..I used to laugh when Allen Fawcett used to introduce the judges as "Our Panel of celebrity experts" Experts? LOL

[donelvdrt]

I was on this show the 87-88 season. I ate dinner with Alen Fawcets Dad. Here is some trvia. Alen and Farah Fawcet are not related, but were born on the same day! I made it to the final that season and there was a 3way tie with perfect scores. The act that won was Houston the Guy who did "Endless Love", myself and the other act receive $5k consolation prizes. Houston also won the Grand Final the final season and got a gig at a Vegas Cassino. The other 2 acts,we got to keep our diapers!

[poutines200]

pas fort

[superhead123]

Eighties cheese.I love it!!!

[t0pm0delchic76]

I always wanted to go on this show!They should bring it back,so I could have my chance!LOL

[maree7]

oh my how funny good song though

[SarahSunshine88]

Damn I miss the 80s and this show.. Me and my friends never missed an episode.. They dont make good tv like they use to..

[proud2Bprude]

I agree SaraSunshine88 I did lip sync contests at my dance club in the 80s. I'm 47 now. I was so very happy to see this show was here.

[retroguy1976]

I remeber this show coming on in the afternoon on saturday's on WPIX in new york

[blaqice88]

YEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!Me too.

[sugarbear522]

OMG...I remember watchin this on Saturdays right after Soul Train on channel 9.

[laron214]

you are killing me, I used to watch this on sunday mornings. gotta love the gold lame.

[north5880]

This was really the American Idol of the mid '80s what with the judges and the cheesiness in some places. But Ashlee Simpson's SNL fiasco with her lip synching makes this show look good. It was only good during the 1985-1986 season, then things looked downhill from there.

[erte2004]

this is a good example of what happens when Star Search Spokesmodels get ahold of some Lame' and a dream of dancing on stage

[datsexy14U]

LMFAO...I loved that song back then...the show was really cool. DAMN i feel old as hell remembering this. TV shows aint NOTHIN like they used to be.

[JustinInAtlanta]

Thanks so much for posting this. This is a rare one! I remember this show. Do you have any more clips from this show? Do you have the opening sequence?

[soskalt]

Has anyone seen the guy who did "Endless Love" ANYwhere on-line?

[WadeSimMiser]

I do remember seeing that episode. His face painted black on one side and white on the other.

[onyxxx921]

loved this show!! thanks 4 posting1

[PuttinontheHits]

I hear there will be an "All New Puttin on the Hits" series coming out soon. Let us know if you hear more.

[montreux623]

damn that one in the middle dance, must run in the family!

[robert0577]

wow i used 2 watch this show when i was little

[RICARDOAGUAS]

me too it usto come out on saturdays

[MGHSHour2]

ok more clips of this game show then

[MGHSHour2]

post more clips of this game show; and ewven full episodes

[TeshawnEdmonds]

I hate to break this to you, but that can only be done if you had a Director license. So no, do NOT post full episodes.

[donnyo]

"Was it my eyes..." awesome

[mommymccoy]

i remember this show me and my dad use to watch this