Scopitone

I just found a long article on the history of the "Scopitone" For those who aren't obsessed with cheesoid '60s pop culture, the Scopitone was a video jukebox that started in Europe in the early '60s and came to North America in 1964.

Scopitones! Jaime J. Weinman 2006

I just found a long article on the history of the "Scopitone" For those who aren't obsessed with cheesoid '60s pop culture, the Scopitone was a video jukebox that started in Europe in the early '60s and came to North America in 1964.

Archive 2006-09-07 Jaime J. Weinman 2006

I just found a long article on the history of the "Scopitone" For those who aren't obsessed with cheesoid '60s pop culture, the Scopitone was a video jukebox that started in Europe in the early '60s and came to North America in 1964.

Archive 2006-09-01 Jaime J. Weinman 2006

Three cheers to Spike Priggen at Bedazzled for compiling this collection of Mareva Galanter's faux Scopitone videos.

Boing Boing 2009

It's too easy to describe anything that's kinda creepy as being "Lynchian," but I can't think of a more apt term for this old Scopitone video that Spike Priggen of Bedazzled sent me.

Boing Boing 2009

Some of the current Scopitone sites still link to Bedazzled archives that don't open.

I Was A Ye Ye Girl The Nag 2009

There are many Scopitone sites (no, I don't have an individual one that I can recommend), many are trying to sell stuff but you can usually view a few for free on any site.

I Was A Ye Ye Girl The Nag 2009

Galanter, as you well know, is the world famous French Polynesian ukulele player and yé-yé singer who hosts the program Do You Do You Scopitone.

Boing Boing 2009

Nino Tempo, April Stevens and a bevy of go-go dancers perform “Land of 1,000 Dances” in a Scopitone clip.

2010 January : Scrubbles.net 2010

Nino Tempo, April Stevens and a bevy of go-go dancers perform “Land of 1,000 Dances” in a Scopitone clip.

Whitest People You Know : Scrubbles.net 2010