1987 Back To the Beach TV ad Wolfman Jack, Pee Wee Herman

Wolfman Jack narrates this 1987 television commercial for Back To the Beach starring Pee Wee Herman, Frankie Avalon, and Annette Funicello. The BetaGems channel also has "5-19-87 Pee Wee Herman intvws Frankie Avalon, Suzanne Somers," "Paul Reubens: Did Homophobia Kill Pee Wee Herman? November 1991 The Edge TV report," "Pee Wee Herman meets Carol Channing 5-20-87," "Who Is Pee Wee Herman? 11-12-88 TV news report" and "Little Richard meets Pee Wee Herman 1988 Christmas short."

BetaGems are culled from an archive of over 1000 beta video tapes recorded from 1983 into the 1990s. Most feature live music performances broadcast on television in San Diego CA, though there are also rarely seen commercials, comedy clips, and other material that doesn't seem to be anywhere else on Youtube or online. Most of the tapes were recorded on a Sony SL-HFT7 Super Beta Theater Hi-Fi Stereo - the same model was refurbished and is being used for these digital transfers and uploads.

In rare occasions where a BetaGems clip does appear elsewhere, we're only uploading if our own beta master is better quality or contains material not seen previously. Much footage comes from public television and public access broadcasts that the taper monitored nightly for several years. Some of the programming is strictly regional, mostly from the San Diego area. This upload features materials protected by the Fair Use guidelines of Section 107 of the Copyright Act. All rights reserved to the copyright owners. To be used for research and archive purposes only, no commercial reproduction allowed. If the copyright owner wants this upload deleted, simply ask and we'll do so immediately - please don't file a copyright strike! This channel is not monetized, we're just old senior citizen tapeheads trying to archive lost pop culture artifacts for all to enjoy.