Retro Friday: Breakin' Hawaii

You know what's missing from TV these days? Super cheesy local dance shows. Here's one from the early 1980s in Hawaii: "Breakin' Hawaii." I post it partly because you gotta love what host Kamasami Kong is wearing -- hey, that Michael Jackson-inspired outfit I'm sure seemed like a good idea at the time.

The dancing's actually edited out of the clip above, so here you go:



Take that, "So You Think You Can Dance"!

And OK, one more goofy clip from Hawaii. Low-budget, cheesy local ads are also in short supply these days. I remember this one especially fondly -- white bread local DJ Michael W. Perry rapping about ice cream treats. They sure don't make 'em like this anymore: