Hullabaloo is an American musical variety series that ran on NBC from January 12th, 1965 through August 29th, 1966.  Similar to Shindig! it ran in prime time in contrast to ABC’s American Bandstand.

Directed by Steve Binder, who went on to direct Elvis Presley’s ’68 Comeback Special, Hullabaloo served as a big-budget, quality showcase for the leading pop acts of the day, and was also competition for another like-minded television showcase, ABC’s Shindig!  A different host presided each week—among these were Sammy Davis, Jr., Petula Clark, Paul Anka, Liza Minnelli, Jack Jones, and Frankie Avalon—singing a couple of his or her own hits and introducing the different acts.  Chart-topping acts who performed on the show included Dionne Warwick, The Lovin’ Spoonful, The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, Sonny & Cher, the Supremes, Herman’s Hermits, The Animals, Roy Orbison and Marianne Faithfull.  Many early episodes included segments taped in the UK and hosted by Brian Epstein.  Sid Bernstein was the booking agent for Hullabaloo.

Some of the programs in the series were videotaped at NBC Studios in Burbank, California.  Most were taped in New York City either at NBC’s Studio 8H (built for Arturo Toscanini and the NBC Symphony Orchestra and which would later house Saturday Night Live), or in NBC’s color studio in the Midwood section of Brooklyn.  Much of the series’ color videotaped footage was later transferred over to kinescope on film – as such copied in black and white.  Only three half-hour episodes are known to exist in their original color videotaped form.