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2 unusual facts about Twiggy's Jukebox


Twiggy's Jukebox

The program was distributed by American International Television (AITV) to local stations throughout the U.S. After one year, Twiggy left the series, and AITV restructured the property into a notably different program, titled Jukebox and starring Britt Ekland introducing standard music videos.

Its original host was the model and pop singer Twiggy, and the musical performances were taken from the 1975-1976 LWT series Supersonic.


Carol Bove

Ink drawings of nude women taken from Playboy magazines from this time period, or inspired by a vintage Newsweek picture of Twiggy, or sculptures made up of bookshelves with books from the same time are examples of Bove's work.

Fat feminism

Their movement was met with mixed reactions during the 60s, the same decade when Twiggy-esque figures became fashionable.

Geoffrey Hughes

He went on to appear in two popular British television sitcoms during the 1990s, playing loveable slob Onslow in Roy Clarke's Keeping Up Appearances (1990–95) followed by Twiggy in Craig Cash and Caroline Aherne's The Royle Family (1998–2000), the latter of which he reprised his role for specials in 2006 and 2008.

Karen Tintori

The novel - a story of intrigue involving four brides-to-be with secrets - was excerpted by Cosmopolitan Magazine and released as a made-for-TV movie starring Connie Sellecca, Twiggy and Ken Howard.

Linda Yamamoto

A contemporary of Twiggy, she began to be called "the Japanese Twiggy", and the two made some appearances together.

OH 24

The skull was found crushed almost flat and was therefore named after the famously skinny model of the time Twiggy.

Pizzicato Five

The album would spawn two of their most loved songs: "Twiggy Twiggy" and "Baby Love Child" (the latter song finding its way onto the Futurama episode "Leela's Homeworld" as well as Adam Curtis' 2011 documentary series "All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace", in which it serves as title music.

Simon Farquhar

This was followed by another Cullen-based drama, Elevenses with Twiggy, set during the dying days of the Sixties and featuring a cameo performance by Twiggy herself.

Sophie's World

This version starred Jessica Marshall-Gardiner as Sophie, Jim Carter as Albert Knox, and Twiggy as Sophie's Mother.

Swishing

It has since been imbursed by fashion model Twiggy in Twiggy's frock exchange, and as a result has become one of the most popular ways of swapping clothes.

Ted Lapidus

Lapidus proved influential outside France, too, and was the first designer to persuade Twiggy to wear a suit and tie rather than a mini-skirt.

Thérèse McMurray

In addition to her television career she modeled with "Twiggy" and was a frequent radio contributor both in the UK and Ireland.

Val Diamond

Diamond speculates, "I didn't look like most of the people who were in the show. I was heavyset and I think that bothered them 'cause there was a lot of dancing for me. But I can dance. Women that aren't Twiggy-thin can still dance."


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