Beach Blanket Bingo started in 1964 as a radio show in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The show became nationally popular in the early 1970s and moved to Los Angeles.
In 1978, the show was revived on television and moved to Las Vegas. .
In 1984, the show was brought back to Cape Cod and continued to air on WGBH-TV until 1999. That year, it was syndicated and aired on various networks around the world.
The show returned to WGBH-TV in 2002 and aired until 2009.
In 2009, a new version of Beach Blanket Bingo was created by Mattel and aired on Nickelodeon. The new show was based on the original show but with updated graphics and music.
The show’s title card featured a different actress playing the Mermaid each week.
The current actress playing the Mermaid is Linda Lavin.