Just ordered all the Herby movies that are out on DVD. 
Got all 5 from Amazon with free shipping for $27.00.
They do not have the new "The Love Bug" from 1980's on DVD, just VHS so I skipped it.  It was also $14.00 - ouch.
Does any one have that on VHS I could watch?
I just wanted the girls to see and laugh at the same movies that I watched back when I was less than 4' tall...
KC

I have the DVD of the original love bug. You can borrow it or copy it or whatever

I think "Love Bug" remake (a Disney 'made for TV' movie) was done in the mid 90's.  The reason I think that is that I remember an article about the movie before it was released being in either Hot VWs or VW Trends.  I had never heard of Hot VWs or VW Trends until after we bought an old Beetle for Justin when he was about to turn 15 and get his learner's permit.  If my math is right, he turned 15 in 95.

The movie featured Herbie and an evil "Horice the Hate Bug."  At one point, Herbie was destroyed and they about to bury him when an "old friend" of his showed up . . . that charactor was played by the same guy who played the Hippie at the drive-in in the original version (remember "We all prisioners chicky baby. We all locked in.") . . . I think the guy played another part in the original Love Bug as well.  And he had a role in "Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo" too.    

Who would have thunk.  I was paying my dues working at Southland VW when the original Herby movie hit the big screen. It wasn't long before Mr. Dan had about 20 pedal car Herby's made with VWoA backing  and support to give away to the kids if their parents bought a new VW. It wasn't long before a lot of VW dealerships were offering this deal. Herby helped sell a lot of Bugs due to this effort. I wish I could have gotten my hands on one before they were all gone. We all thought this was a short lived fad. Boy!! were we all wrong. Long live Herby and the faithful old Bug.

Yeah, I'm getting the original love bug, but they made a remake in like 1980 or 84 that has that older guy from "burn notice" in it as the driver.
It has not been moved to DVD though because (internet conspiracy theorists here) the Fully loaded had about 80% the same story line...
I had heard of the TV show, but I too have never seen it.
Thanks,
KC

That was in 1997 and it starred Bruce Campbell.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Love_Bug_(1997_film)

Since the 1997 remake is out of print and not available on DVD, I managed to find a torrent copy and downloaded it. I can put it on DVD for anyone who wants to see it.

Ha!

I  never knew that was him.... Heaven only knows how many times I have seen that movie, too.... 

Ha!

I  never knew that was him.... Heaven only knows how many times I have seen that movie, too.... 

You need to watch the DVD that has the commentary by the stars as one of the "extras" . . . while the movie plays you hear Dean Jones and Buddy Hackett talking about a lot of behind the scenes stuff.  It's great.  I think that's where I learned about the hippie being Jones.  I'm like you Rick.  I'd watched it countless times, and had even quoted that line many times . . . and never had a clue who it was.