[Bongo Boards]
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Palo Alto, California: Models in swimsuits gyrate on Bongo Boards. Newsreel story. ca. 1950s
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Palo Alto, CA
Òthe sawed-off seesawÓ
models in swimsuits gyrating on bongo boards
sexist
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- 2002-07-16 00:00:00
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- bongo
- Color
- B&W
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- urn:storj:bucket:jvrrslrv7u4ubxymktudgzt3hnpq:BongoBoa1950
- Identifier
- BongoBoa1950
- Numeric_id
- 190
- Proddate
- ca. 1950s
- Run time
- 0:32
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- Sd
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- 20230731.02
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Reviewer:
Gaius Petronius
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November 13, 2010
Subject: Universal Newsreel Volume 26, Number 511, 10/22/1953
Subject: Universal Newsreel Volume 26, Number 511, 10/22/1953
Just to clear up confusion on the date, this is an excerpt from:
Universal Newsreel Volume 26, Number 511, 10/22/1953
ARC Identifier 2662616 / Local Identifier 200-UN-26-511
ARC Description:
BONGO BOARD
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA - The bongo board is all the rage. All you have to do is to keep the board balanced on a cylinder without breaking an ankle.
Universal Newsreel Volume 26, Number 511, 10/22/1953
ARC Identifier 2662616 / Local Identifier 200-UN-26-511
ARC Description:
BONGO BOARD
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA - The bongo board is all the rage. All you have to do is to keep the board balanced on a cylinder without breaking an ankle.
Reviewer:
Classic_TV_and_Radio_Fan
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February 28, 2010
Subject: Charming (Re-Written)
Subject: Charming (Re-Written)
Not too bad idea, looks like fun. OK, maybe my first review took things a little to political, but I still say the 1950s had some great toys, some of which are worth reviving. I hope somebody still makes this novel toy as of February 2010.
Reviewer:
Spuzz
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December 30, 2005
Subject: Bongo Bingo!
Subject: Bongo Bingo!
You don¡¯t have to be a model to enjoy BONGO BOARDS! But it sure helps though. All the girls we see are female. Some of them do this.. uh.. trick quite well. And I love the crash ending! Probably the same fate awaited the investors
Reviewer:
bkengland
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July 31, 2005
Subject: Shot location information, etc.
Subject: Shot location information, etc.
This was filmed at the poolside of the Rickey's Hyatt House hotel complex in Palo Alto at El Camino and Arastradero Road. The complex is about to be razed (still standing as of July 2005). The Bongo Boards that appear in the film clip are the original type, which was patented in June 1955, so the clip is probably from shortly after that.
Reviewer:
dan b
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October 6, 2003
Subject: Bongo Boards
Subject: Bongo Boards
This is a neat, sweet, petite little treat.
Reviewer:
JimT
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February 16, 2003
Subject: The latest rage in Palo Alto
Subject: The latest rage in Palo Alto
This is a truly delightful piece of fluff, and "You don't have to be good at figures to figure that out."
Reviewer:
Christine Hennig
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February 9, 2003
Subject: Bongo Boards
Subject: Bongo Boards
A short newsreel featurette from the mid 60s showing girls on the beach exercising with "bongo boards"ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂshort boards balanced on cylinders on which the girls rock back and forth. Oh those kids and their fads! What will they think up nextÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂpet rocks?
Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: **. Weirdness: ***. Historical Interest: ****. Overall Rating: ***.
Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: **. Weirdness: ***. Historical Interest: ****. Overall Rating: ***.
Reviewer:
David Massey
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November 16, 2002
Subject: Bongo Boards still alive
Subject: Bongo Boards still alive
I remember the hoola-hoop and the Frisbee from my childhood but don't remember the Bongo Board. After viewing this film clip from the 1950's I searched Google to see if "Bongo Board" was still in existance and it is. See:
http://www.balance-boards.com/
http://www.balance-boards.com/
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