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Frankie Avalon: How He Almost Said No to His Greatest Role

On this Arroyo Grande, the legendary Frankie Avalon joins Raymond Arroyo to share the iconic film role he almost turned down, the stars who helped shape his career, and the lessons he's learned from a lifetime in entertainment. From chart-topping hits like Venus to Grease, the beach party movies, a…

Back to the Beach

Surf's up and the nostalgia tide is rolling in! This week we're diving headfirst into the sun-soaked, beach-party madness of Back to the Beach (1987), the hilarious throwback that reunited Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello for one last ride on the waves. From outrageous musical numbers and celeb…

"CATCH A WAVE: HOLLYWOOD'S BEACH MOVIE CRAZE" (148)

EPISODE 148 -  “CATCH A WAVE: HOLLYWOOD’S BEACH MOVIE CRAZE” - 7/13/2026  This week on  From Beneath The Hollywood Sign, we dive into the sun-soaked beach movie craze that swept America in the late 1950s and 1960s. From the wholesome charm of Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello to the cultural …

The Perks of Going Back to the Beach with A Turbo Narwhal

On this episode we try a Stunned Mullet. We then chat about summer reading, being out of high school for 5 years, English reading in college, Mr. Darcy am I right, Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello, Back to the Beach, double nostalgia, macadamia nut liquor, tiki drink colors, 15 tbs of sugar, …

Episode 241 - Beach Blanket Bingo (1965)

Beach Month continues with one of the weirdest of the Frankie & Annette beach party movies: skydiving, scheming managers, bikers, murderous pool sharks, a silent film star, and a mermaid take over the beach and make things hard for the perennial lovebirds. Starring Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicell…

SRS '26 | Summer: Time. Blues.

This is my sixtieth summer. I don’t quite have the hang of it yet. I’ve done all the important research: Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon were fantastic professors, taught me all about beach culture and how to “hang ten” on a surfboard and sing my summer feelings in groovy song. Admittedly, th…

The Quest for Silver with Chris Tuffer Episode 57

Send us Fan Mail This is The Quest for Silver with Chris Tuffer and we got under way today with Cradle of Love by Johnny Preston and Dion and The Belmonts with a secondary song called Where or When.  Sink the Bismarck by another Johnny but this is Johnny Horton.  Anita Bryant and Paper Roses is jus…

"A Bargain Made in the Monster's Shadow" by Sam W. Pisciotta + "Annette Funicello is My Dream Mouse" by S. L. Coney

This episode features "A Bargain Made in the Monster's Shadow" by Sam W. Pisciotta (©2026 by Sam W. Pisciotta ) and "Annette Funicello is My Dream Mouse" by S. L. Coney (©2026 by S. L. Coney), both read by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 243 - Back to the Beach (1987)

Beach Month ends with the loving parody of the genre, where Frankie and Annette rekindle their marriage, their son falls in with punks, and their daughter falls in love with a genial surf bum. It's packed with cameos from 1960s sitcom stars, musicians, and a whole lot of green-screened surfing. St…

NH Unscripted | The Wayback Machine

There sure was a whole lotta dreaming taking place in the 60’s. Whether they were dreaming of California, daydreaming, dreaming a little dream of me or having impossible dreams, whatever it was, it definitely seemed to require a entering some state of dreaming (manmade or not). And so we present hi…