The Groove Tube

The Groove Tube

75 mins | Comedy | June 23, 1974

Chevy Chase makes his film debut in this riotous collection of live skits. Directed by Ken Shapiro and featuring Chase, Richard Belzer and others, The Groove Tube mocks TV Land and its trappings by spoofing kids' shows -- from a marijuana-smoking Koko the Clown who resides in Make Believe Land, to Safety Sam, the penis with a plan who gleefully informs the audience of the perils of casual sex.

The Groove Tube

75 mins | Comedy | June 23, 1974

The Groove Tube
Chevy Chase makes his film debut in this riotous collection of live skits. Directed by Ken Shapiro and featuring Chase, Richard Belzer and others, The Groove Tube mocks TV Land and its trappings by spoofing kids' shows -- from a marijuana-smoking Koko the Clown who resides in Make Believe Land, to Safety Sam, the penis with a plan who gleefully informs the audience of the perils of casual sex.
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers Syn-Frank Enterprises
Original title The Groove Tube
Directors Ken Shapiro
Writers Lane Sarasohn, Ken Shapiro

Cast

Ken Shapiro

as Ko-ko / Boss / 'Near You' Singer / Robert Elgin / Mahetma Yenta / Lionel Elgin / Dancing Man

Chevy Chase

as The Fingers / Geritan / Four Leaf Clover

Richard Belzer

as Rodriguez / Leo Batfish / The President / The Hooker

Buzzy Linhart

as The Hitchhiker

Richmond Baier

as The Girl

Berkeley Harris

as The Rich Guy

Jennifer Welles

as The Geritan Girl

Dennis Helfend

as Food for Thought

Mary Mendum

as Sex Olympics

Martin Kove

as Butz Beer

Victoria Medlin

as Mouth Appeal