This is what true family entertainment looks like, they were all about making us feel good. No hidden agendas or ideologies. For someone who was there, I simply say Thank you for making the world a better place
AH, THE GOOD OLD DAYS, BACK IN THE DAY OLD SCHOOL KIDS, WE HAD IT GOOD, AND THERE WASN'T THE FOOLISHNESS WE HAVE TODAY. LIFE WAS SO SIMPLE AND STRAIGHT FORWARD.
The show was a Sunday night tradition. As a kid I loved this show as it didn't take itself too seriously. The Halloween episode had a great rendition of The Purple People Eater.
I remember very vaguely watching this show as a child. I loved it. I was born in the Fall of '73 so, I was really little, but I do remember this show and have fond memories of it. Thank you for taking me down memory lane. 😘
Saw these guys live at Anaheim Stadium Sat., June 19, 1977. They opened for (in order) Nazareth, The Tubes, The Kinks, and Alice Cooper. What a great show! I was 17. Great memory.
Some things in life tickle me on the inside. My hubby and I were watching a little girl from OKC doing ventriloquism, then talked about Barbershop Quartets and I thought of Bowzer. I loved him KKRRAAZZZYYY as a kid. This stuff cracks me up and I thank God for UA-cam!!! Thanks for making my weekend.
linsqo piring, last year, Sha Na Na stopped touring, and Donny York told me on another UA-cam video that he stays in touch with ALL of the surviving former members, and he sometimes misses touring, but he sings while walking around the house, and his wife loves it!
@@LisaKoffler OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had no idea they were still touring until a year ago. Now I'm kicking myself for not having seen them :(. Great comment though, and funny. Thanks for sharing.
I saw these guys live with my family. Man! Did they ever put on an awesome show. They could sing any 50s song and it sounded like the originals. The show was nearly thee hours and done smartly. To give the vocals a rest the band played some 50 instrumental song in the mean time.
Oh my, how this takes me back….i just came across this and I’m glad I did….thank you for making this old lady’s day brighter, I haven’t laughed so hard since the first time I’ve seen this, threw a smile across my face as big as the ocean…🤣, love these guys, and a time when things were more simple, just what I needed…thank you for sharing….love it….👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🇺🇸
Saw these guys at a city in a city in the Midwest... they were electric!! Bowser just carried the show... but Johnny , Scott and Santini .. just moved!! This is just a little taste of how funny and how dynamic they were .. I had no idea of who they were.. now I can't get enough of them 😂
Maybe IT IS time these artists and families and estates take a lesser % to get it on TV again and out on DVD. Overdue!! Time for all to give back for future generations.
It's not neccesarily greed on their part. I think they would be glad to do it for whatever they could get. It's probably all sorts of other factors that they have no control over. For example, a sketch like this could be considered offensive in today's PC/SJW culture (cannibal natives, airheaded women, gay stereotype, ect). Also, this is just not the type of humor that goes down today. Not enough F bombs and toilet jokes. And finally, 1950s nostalgia (which Sha Na Na was aimed at) is deader than disco at this point.
Johnny was fabulous with this song. The whole skit is funny. We could use some crazy comedy like this today. All we have are weird reality shows. This was lighthearted comedy at it's best. You could watch this with your kids and not worry about something blue being said. I really miss the show. Am grateful for these clips.
So am I! I had a MASSIVE crush on Johnny myself! I sent him an email and he answered: "Thanks, Doll. Stay safe." My face turned bright red, and I nearly fell over, because I wasn't expecting a response like that!
@@LisaKoffler I asked him what it felt like to be famous. He replied : We all put our pants on the same way..one leg at a time. Now that's humility and truth. He didn't let fame change him. He's very down to earth and remembers from whence he came.
@@LisaKoffler Very few famous people are down to earth. Ego is essential in such a rough business as show business but I agree a healthy ego is better.
Oh my word!!! I still remember this on one of the many shows.. It was hilarious to see this crazy crowd while they intertain us. Wonder what happened to them all... The were very popular and loved here in South Africa...........
Santini really upgraded here! With so much attention to Bowzer and Johnny's great voices, it's easy to overlook how silky smooth Santini's pipes are. What note is he singing in here, somewhere halfway between soprano and bass?
I remember this song in one skit. When I was at camp they did a skit with this song where they used toilet stalls and everyone was just cracking up!!! Such great memories!!!
This has the most views of all your SNN posts?? Must have been my hilarious Jerry Fox bit stitched in. (A great way for me to avoid the rigors of wearing those get-ups!) I keep hoping you'll get around to posting the skit from the Charo episode.
Growing up I loved watching you guys..Brilliantly funny. It's great to be able to relive my childhood by watching these hilarious clips. I did get to see you live back in the early 80s at the Club Casino Hampton Beach New Hampshire. I still have the booklet with all your pictures.
this is the only version of this song that i can listen to without breaking down in tears, was one of my dea mums faves ty for posting xxx ps. it helps that Johnnys so sexy too xxx
Never seen this before, i love to hear the Tokens sing this song its amazing but this is a totally different version and i think its brilliant as well, so funny. 😂😂😂😂😂.
Sha na na was by far one of the best show of the 70s
Remember watching this on tv..one of my favorite shows..
Shanana and The monkeys.
Don't you mean "The Monkees?" Davy Jones and Peter Tork passed away.
Sha Na Na was like a city version of Hee Haw.
Haven't seen these goofballs in decades &
they still make me lol.
Still making me lol in 2022 😁👍
GooglFascists They Still Make Me Laugh
I don't remember hee haw as being so musical.
Now this is what I call entertainment
This is what true family entertainment looks like, they were all about making us feel good. No hidden agendas or ideologies. For someone who was there, I simply say Thank you for making the world a better place
Well said
Tudo tem ideologia.
Omg i miss these guys. Love them... always watched them.
Always loved this show. Lenny on sax was perfect
Me, too! It's so sad that he died.
AH, THE GOOD OLD DAYS, BACK IN THE DAY OLD SCHOOL KIDS, WE HAD IT GOOD, AND THERE WASN'T THE FOOLISHNESS WE HAVE TODAY. LIFE WAS SO SIMPLE AND STRAIGHT FORWARD.
LOL! And the old guys complained the world had gone to hell!
This has to be one of their cornier skits. But always love Sha na na .
The black and white sneakers are the best touch.
US Keds...
The show was a Sunday night tradition. As a kid I loved this show as it didn't take itself too seriously. The Halloween episode had a great rendition of The Purple People Eater.
I'll have to look for that, it's such a fun song that all kids should be introduced to.
Perhaps they will show up later and be the cannibal's dinner guest.
Sha Na Na always were and always will be the greatest.
Ya got that right, they were the outrageous band
When me and my sister were younger we would be always watching this with my dad 😂 I loved it so much and I still do.
I remember very vaguely watching this show as a child. I loved it. I was born in the Fall of '73 so, I was really little, but I do remember this show and have fond memories of it. Thank you for taking me down memory lane. 😘
I was born in 1967, and Sha Na Na came on the air after my 10th birthday! I still love them now as much as I did back then!
Saw these guys live at Anaheim Stadium Sat., June 19, 1977. They opened for (in order) Nazareth, The Tubes, The Kinks, and Alice Cooper. What a great show! I was 17. Great memory.
Awesome sketch! Bowzer's facial expression at the beginning is priceless.
When are Bowzer's facial expressions ever not priceless lol. Such a character.
I grew up loving Sha Na Na!
Oh,Johnny,your falsetto is SO glorious!
Johnny, those were the highest notes I've ever heard you sing!
Some things in life tickle me on the inside. My hubby and I were watching a little girl from OKC doing ventriloquism, then talked about Barbershop Quartets and I thought of Bowzer. I loved him KKRRAAZZZYYY as a kid. This stuff cracks me up and I thank God for UA-cam!!! Thanks for making my weekend.
This is the funniest part of the show, especially the way Bowser had made an appearance.
I loved that show! Grew up watching it. ❤️
Did you ever get an itchy hiney during a show?
An itchy hiney? No, I don't think so! Most people just laughed their heads off, like I did!
This show was great 👍
Only Contardo could get away with singing that song. He did a real good job. :-)
Johnny is one of the best singers in the business!
They had such BEAUTIFUL voices. So sad that so many have passed away.
4 of them from the TV show passed away - Chico, Danny, Denny, and Lennie.
@@LisaKoffler
Oh noooo! Thanks for the update - I didn’t know 😔
@@LisaKoffler I'm happily surprised we fortunately have so many still with us.
linsqo piring, last year, Sha Na Na stopped touring, and Donny York told me on another UA-cam video that he stays in touch with ALL of the surviving former members, and he sometimes misses touring, but he sings while walking around the house, and his wife loves it!
@@LisaKoffler OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had no idea they were still touring until a year ago. Now I'm kicking myself for not having seen them :(. Great comment though, and funny. Thanks for sharing.
My parakeet was in love with Bowser. Repeated everything Bowser did. Awesomeness.
My dog used to watch TV with the family, but I don't know which one she fell in love with!
I saw these guys live with my family. Man! Did they ever put on an awesome show. They could sing any 50s song and it sounded like the originals. The show was nearly thee hours and done smartly. To give the vocals a rest the band played some 50 instrumental song in the mean time.
What a great experience - are so lucky! (Magic memories!)
Wish I had a time machine.
Oh, man... hadn't seen them in a loooong time. Brings back great memories. Thanks for uploading it.
I love watching this TV show sha NA NA NA.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
i used to shift my schedule around the weekly sha na na tv show. i;d be glued to the tv.
ABSOLUTELY AND ABOVE ALL ELSE, THE BEST SHOW EVER!!!!
This was a really fun and funny show when it was on and still is today 😄
Never saw this group growing up (don't know why). Catching up now. This was great and made me laugh out loud! Thanks
Wow! I like how they used the shields to make a backdrop for the sax player! Right on!
Johnny's voice!
He's dreamy!
Always remember the shows, thanks for giving me them again ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😮😮😮😮😊😊😊
awesome voice Johnny
Johnny always had the best singing voice in the group!
I loved that Chico guy with the high voice
I think you mean Johnny Contardo singing the falsetto/soprano?
Oh my, how this takes me back….i just came across this and I’m glad I did….thank you for making this old lady’s day brighter, I haven’t laughed so hard since the first time I’ve seen this, threw a smile across my face as big as the ocean…🤣, love these guys, and a time when things were more simple, just what I needed…thank you for sharing….love it….👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🇺🇸
They are the happiest people who make us the happiest. :))
Thanks for the good belly laugh! I forgot how great and funny that show was! Good fun simple humor back then...like laugh in and hee haw👏
Love the Converse hi-tops.
Classic good time music! Thank you for posting. LMAO!!!
This beats reality tv all day!!!!!!!!!
Omg, I remember being so thrilled to see Donny with his glasses off!! hahhaa. thanks for posting this 🥰
Saw these guys at a city in a city in the Midwest... they were electric!! Bowser just carried the show... but Johnny , Scott and Santini .. just moved!! This is just a little taste of how funny and how dynamic they were .. I had no idea of who they were.. now I can't get enough of them 😂
Danny and Jocko were chewing on Santini and Bowser clothes. I laughed too hard.
They thought they were "dinner!"
Maybe IT IS time these artists and families and estates take a lesser % to get it on TV again and out on DVD. Overdue!!
Time for all to give back for future generations.
It's not neccesarily greed on their part. I think they would be glad to do it for whatever they could get. It's probably all sorts of other factors that they have no control over. For example, a sketch like this could be considered offensive in today's PC/SJW culture (cannibal natives, airheaded women, gay stereotype, ect). Also, this is just not the type of humor that goes down today. Not enough F bombs and toilet jokes. And finally, 1950s nostalgia (which Sha Na Na was aimed at) is deader than disco at this point.
I whole heartedly agree. I'd love to see all these professionally done .
Sha na na was my first concert it was very cool I still remember at the Memorial Auditorium in Chattanooga Tennessee
My great uncle was a writer for Sha Na Na. He was a good man.
EXACTLY!!! They looked like they had such fun♥
They were amazing.
This must be 30 years ago or more? And still a bit insane. Loved it - and the way they work together - 'team players' we'd call them now.
I loved this version, so funny and good to sing to!
I have fond memories-my mom took me at age 10-my first concert ever--No other concert has been as much--Bowser was the best
Bowser, love THIS
Johnny was fabulous with this song. The whole skit is funny. We could use some crazy comedy like this today. All we have are weird reality shows. This was lighthearted comedy at it's best. You could watch this with your kids and not worry about something blue being said. I really miss the show. Am grateful for these clips.
So am I! I had a MASSIVE crush on Johnny myself! I sent him an email and he answered: "Thanks, Doll. Stay safe." My face turned bright red, and I nearly fell over, because I wasn't expecting a response like that!
@@LisaKoffler I asked him what it felt like to be famous. He replied : We all put our pants on the same way..one leg at a time. Now that's humility and truth. He didn't let fame change him. He's very down to earth and remembers from whence he came.
Tonithenightowl, it's the best way to be!
@@LisaKoffler Very few famous people are down to earth. Ego is essential in such a rough business as show business but I agree a healthy ego is better.
This skit would be deemed offensive today for sure.
Oh my word!!! I still remember this on one of the many shows.. It was hilarious to see this crazy crowd while they intertain us. Wonder what happened to them all... The were very popular and loved here in South Africa...........
Same in Kenya!!
I love these guys. What good sports they are.
I have always liked this song but now I LOVE it even more ♥ I shall always think of these boys when I hear it from now on LOL ♥
OMG...miss this show!
Santini really upgraded here! With so much attention to Bowzer and Johnny's great voices, it's easy to overlook how silky smooth Santini's pipes are. What note is he singing in here, somewhere halfway between soprano and bass?
@quirpco : that is Avery Schrieber . My spelling may be incorrect but he played Herbie the cab driver on the show ☺
He came a long way from when he was Captain Manzini on "My Mother the Car."
I've never ever heard of this group, I was only about 10, but at 58 I've just seen them now and they are brilliant, so funny. 🤣😂🤣😂🤣.
LOL! Love it. you got to be kidding. Loved IT!!!!!!
This was maybe the best skit of all.
Love their version of "unchained melody"
Still watching 2022 !!
I think I woke up the neighbors laughing. Thank You.
I never realized how talented these guy us are!
Jackpot for Santini!
Only these guys could get away with this ! --------------Awesome.-------------------------WolfSky9
I literally burst out laughing first time I saw this. They are the cutest little natives I have ever in my life seen ♥
They're the funniest natives I've ever seen in my life!
I remember this song in one skit. When I was at camp they did a skit with this song where they used toilet stalls and everyone was just cracking up!!! Such great memories!!!
Bathroom toilet stalls? Did they use toilet paper in the skit?
I feel old just knowing who these guys are but I still love em
They're in their 70s now! "Screamin'" Scott, Donny, and Jocko are the only original members left in the group! Just visit their website!
HAhaha Awesome, thanks for the fun memories.
Good old days that had no cellphones. Lots of meaningful family time❤❤❤.
Couldn’t show this on current television…..
Maybe, maybe not. Not everyone has a sense of humor!
Love this one !!
This has the most views of all your SNN posts?? Must have been my hilarious Jerry Fox bit stitched in. (A great way for me to avoid the rigors of wearing those get-ups!) I keep hoping you'll get around to posting the skit from the Charo episode.
Donny York I keep cracking up whenever you do your Jerry Fox routine! You play that to a T!
Growing up I loved watching you guys..Brilliantly funny. It's great to be able to relive my childhood by watching these hilarious clips.
I did get to see you live back in the early 80s at the Club Casino Hampton Beach New Hampshire. I still have the booklet with all your pictures.
Donny, I couldn't stop laughing my head off watching this skit!
Bloody great, should be more of it.
You're right about that!
Wow. So many years ago and never heard of them until 4 mins ago
I miss watching them they were such a great group
Favorite show
growing up
first time i heard RUNAWAY FELL IN LOVE WITH THE SONG,I WISH TO LISTEN EVERY TIME RIP DEL SHANNON MARITZA PAGAN
Still a better skit in comparison to anything modern SNL puts out today.
this is the only version of this song that i can listen to without breaking down in tears, was one of my dea mums faves ty for posting xxx
ps. it helps that Johnnys so sexy too xxx
I always make sure I saw that show they hypnotize me 😄
Never seen this before, i love to hear the Tokens sing this song its amazing but this is a totally different version and i think its brilliant as well, so funny. 😂😂😂😂😂.
It’s by today’s standards not PC but F it it’s DAMN FUNNY 🤣😂🤣😂❤️
I loved that show. Was so sad when it was cancelled.
I was sad, too, and Bowzer and Johnny left the group in 1983.
I really like this video
Nice to see the heart boxers back!😉
Good childhood memories...
As a Gen-Xer who grew up on this stuff, no wonder I have such a warped sense of humor!!!
Your sense of humor isn't "warped!" I'm from Generation X myself, and slapstick comedy was my favorite form of entertainment, and it still is today!
Ya I used to watch this show in the 70s, as a kid. Ya it was funny
I remember Sha na na!! and Bowser?? This version really sucks though in comparison to the original..
+Rebbekkah Holt Get a job grease for peace lol
OHH Whatever!! This is pathetic!!! LMBO!!!
Rebbekkah Holt, YOU suck for having NO sense of humor!
I nearly fell off my chair from laughing so hard!
I loved to watch this when I was a kid.oh Headbangers Ball!!
what's with all the freakin racist crap ? it's a fun piece of music and I for one think it's hilarious ....Go Sha Na Na !!!!
I'm with you on that! There's NO racism with Sha Na Na! Just good, clean fun!
I loved this show.. Bowzer was my favorite
3:14 THE DORITOS GUY!
Love the show
THIS IS A PRETTY FUNNY ONE FROM AN OLD GUY GROUP CALLED SHA-NA-NA. TIS GOOT, YAH? SURE.
Why r u talking "Deutsch" when u don't know it!!!!!