Jeunesse Oblige (loosely translated: Youth Must Be Served) was a French-Canadian teenage music TV show from Montreal, Canada during the years 1963 to 1968. The show was broadcast by Radio-Canada six days a week and was a mix between American Bandstand, Hollywood A-Go-Go and Shindig! During its heyday it featured an exciting array of French language rock and roll and garage punk groups and a wildly dressed and gyrating teenage audience.

JEUNESSE OBLIGE DISCOTHEQUE 1966
CAN. TV show. Live performances. French language. Opens with wild hair-flailing teenage girls in groovy go-go clothes wearing outrageous eye makeup. Jenny Rock sings: "Walkin' The Dog," "Boom Boom Boom," "Loup De Loup," and a song that sounds like, "Hang On Sloopy." Les Aristocrates play an incredible extended set that includes a total rave-up of the Hollies, "Come On Back," the "Batman Theme," an organ punker that sounds like the Troggs, a fuzz guitar pounder similar to the Kinks, a blues rocker and others. Danny Aumont (wearing a Bobby Rydell pompadour) sings a swinging pop tune and Ray Charles-type number.

JEUNESSE OBLIGE DISCOTHEQUE 1966
CAN. TV show. Live performances. French language. Opens with wild-eyed teenagers doing the Frug to a groovy start-stop instrumental. The artists performing are: Les Sharades, Michèle Richard, Les Chats Hutteurs, Les Titans, and Les 5 Notes. Les Sharades (in the style of Herb Alpert): "A Taste of Honey." Girl Group Les Étincelles: sing a song that sounds like, "The Twist." Michèle Richard: sings a Lesley Gore type ballad and a pop tune. Les Chats Hutteurs: Crank out a garage rocker (with great guitar tone) that sounds like the Remains. Les Titans: sing a vocal harmony, pop song. Lots of dancing and audience chicks with hair hanging in their face.

JEUNESSE OBLIGE 1964
CAN. TV show. Live performances. French language. Hosted by Pierre Lalonde. Guest artists: Petula Clark and Michèle Richard. Michèle Richard sings an upbeat pop number and Dave Clark Five's, "Can't You See That She's Mine." Pierre Lalonde sings a pop crooner. Petula Clark sings: "Hello Dolly," "Anyone Who Had A Heart," "Ya Ya," "Oh Sherry." Petula Clark, Michèle Richard and Pierre Lalonde sing a song together.

Plus this bonus selection...

FRANCE GALL TV SPECIAL
FR. TV special. French YeYe mod girl, France Gall stars in a French TV special singing outdoors in what looks a toxic chemical processing plant. I don't know the songs but some are very "60s cool" in that groovy mod, secret agent, Burt Bacharach kind of way. One song mentions LSD. Some really cool and mod imagery.

JEUNESSE OBLIGE DISCOTHEQUE 1966 TV on DVD and VHS!