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Kookie Talk
We loved Kookie on 77 Sunset Strip not just for the way he dressed and his famous hairstyle. We loved the hipster slang he would use in every episode. We didn’t know if the terms…
Gidget (1959)
This is the film that started it all! Teen exploitation movies! A nationwide craze for surfing! The slang phrase “Big Kahuna!” Sandra Dee’s brief career as a movie star! Before Gidget, there had been movies…
Now Showing at the Boomtown Drive-In: Ride the Wild Surf
The huge wave of cash that American International Pictures was surfing with their Beach Party pictures (see what we did there?) did not go unnoticed in Hollywood, where imitation is the sincerest way they do…
Summer and Soap
A Summer Place (1959) Want to see how much times have changed? Drag this one-time blockbuster from 1959 out of mothballs and give a spin! There’s a reason A Summer Place is best-remembered for its…
Summer at the Triple-R
One of the biggest, most popular TV shows from the Baby Boomers' childhood was The Mickey Mouse Club. Airing after school Monday through Friday on ABC, it was “must-see TV” for our generation. While the…
"Back to the Beach" (1987)
Remember the Beach Party movies of the 1960’s? They were made quickly and cheaply with the barest excuse for a plot (and the barest excuse for swimsuits they could get away with in those days.…