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6 unusual facts about The Groove Tube


Boob tube

The Boob Tube, a 1975 soap opera/TV commercial parody marketed to capitalize on the success of The Groove Tube and similar comedy films of the era

Buzzy Linhart

He also achieved some notoriety from his appearance in the opening sequence of the cult movie The Groove Tube, as a hippie hitchhiker.

Ken Shapiro

Shapiro has also directed several titles, including The Groove Tube (1974) and Modern Problems (1981).

Move On Up

An edited version of the song was used on the soundtrack of the 1974 film The Groove Tube.

The Great American Dream Machine

Some of the skits would later be revamped for the movie The Groove Tube.

The Groove Tube

The Groove Tube (1974), written and produced by Ken Shapiro, is a low-budget comedy film that satirizes television and the counterculture of the early 1970s.



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