Shindig!
The Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot
TV Flash files “The Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot” as hour 70 of 85 in the TV Flash guide — Shindig! (1964–1966) on ABC, season 2, episode 19, aired 1965-11-18, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E19: listed hour 70 of 85 in the Shindig! guide, hour 19 of 34 in season 2. It aired 1965-11-18 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Rick Nelson; The Turtles; Barbara Lewis; Roy Head” (S02E18). Next is “Shindig in Hawaii, Part 1” (S02E20).
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot sit in the Shindig! guide?
S02E19 is listed hour 70 of 85 — hour 19 of 34 in season 2, season 2 episode 19.
When did Shindig! S02E19 air?
The Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot aired 1965-11-18 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Where should I start?
Any high-energy performance night with dancers and a chart act is the style guide. Short run, so graze: the staging is the point, not a host monologue.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Shindig! put British Invasion heat and American R&B on ABC with go-go dancers, a house band, and performances faster than Ed Sullivan's variety cathedral. The run was short; the staging became a youth-TV style guide. Mid-sixties rock as prime-time variety — sweat, choreography, and network television trying to look like a nightclub instead of dinner theater.
Short window, outsized style sheet. Shindig! put British Invasion heat and American R&B on ABC with go-go dancers, a house band, and performances faster than Ed Sullivan's variety cathedral. **1964–1966** — two seasons, 85 hours in this pack — in the orbit of British rock-TV innovator Jack Good, hosted by Jimmy O'Neill. Live-ish rock and pop acts, teenage pulse, network television trying to look like a nightclub instead of dinner theater. Rex will toast Sullivan as the cathedral. The metric is staging that became…
Filed against
- Jimmy O'Neill as Host
Jimmy O’Neill hosted Shindig! as British Invasion heat with go-go punctuation — American R&B on ABC, a house band, performances faster than Ed Sullivan’s variety cathedral. A short run that became a youth-TV style guide. TV Flash files…
Also in season 2
- S02E01 The Byrds / McCoys / Rolling Stones / Chad & Jill
- S02E02 Righteous Brothers / Dave Clark Five / Marianne Faithfull
- S02E03 Jerry Lee Lewis / Raquel Welch / Yardbirds
- S02E04 Mary Wells / Little Anthony / Georgie Fame
- S02E05 Mickey Rooney (guest host) / Major Lance / Turtles / Lesley Gore
- S02E06 Four Tops / The Who / Billy Joe Royal