clip from the classic tv show called ADVENTURES IN PARADISE from 1960.. This was the first tv show to have a surfing related episode, the crew of the schooner "TIKI" sale into Hawaii and enter the Makaha Surfing Championships..
Classic clip from the 1976 Beach Boys special where The boys from Saturday Night Live drag Brian from his bed where he had held up for years..SURFING USA
Now here is a very rare clip from a tv show from 1963. they interview Bruce Brown, this was way before he made and got famous for the ENDLESS SUMMER.. it's a 30 mins show.. sorry i'm only posting the first few minutes..
Check out Beatnik Bob Denver, aka Maynard G. Krebs, aka Gilligan... as he sings the coolest of surf songs with Nancy Sinatra in her first film, FOR THOSE WHO THINK YOUNG...check out Miki Dora in the orange trunks with the white trim on top. you can see him dancing and he is the one riding most of the waves...
the Beginning of the Rare Surf film BLUE SURF-ARI from 1965. This film was made to follow in the footsteps of the Big Hit THE ENDLESS SUMMER but it was shown very little and then lost.Notice this the wave the Title is over, this is the same wave that was used for the opening credits for HAWAII-50. Hawii Five-0 got the idea from this film
Rare Kinescope of the opening of the Special 2 part SHINDIG IN HAWAII music show. They filmed in Hawaii for 2 shows.. Opening scene shows Don Ho singing I'LL REMEMBER YOU..filmed in Duke Kahanamoku's Restaurant, the Duke comes out to say Aloha.. check out my other clip from the episode.