Ep 15 - The Groove Tube

70 Movies We Saw in the 70: Ep #15—“The Groove Tube” (1974) For a yuk-by-yuk (and yuck-by-yuck) breakdown of Ken Shapiro’s pioneering, pants-dampeningly hilarious sketch-comedy classic THE GROOVE TUBE, Mike and Ben are joined by archetypal Brooklynite funnyman, ace of bassists, and former Robin Quivers massage therapist, Chad Pilieri. Beyond Chevy Chase, Koko the Klown, and the Uranus Corporation (“You can put your trust in Uranus”), talk also incorporates Buzzy Linhart’s beautifully bobbling penis; a wayward subway lady at Downtown Beirut; the line “Babs and Ray have no genitalia” as proto-rap; “hippie sloppy” vs. “punk sloppy;” Wakefield Poole’s BIJOU; and Chad’s mom taking the whole 8th grade gang to see CALIGULA