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American Bandstand

Season 20

50 listed hours · 1952–1989 · WFIL-TV/ABC

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Filed by Max Sterling · Streaming Confidential

American Bandstand is Dick Clark's after-school dance floor: kids rating records, stars paying court, payola-era survival skills. Watch it now as the machine that nationalized teen music culture — a Philadelphia floor that taught labels TV could sell singles overnight, and made the host a perpetual industry power broker.

TV Flash files Season 20 of American Bandstand (1952–1989) on WFIL-TV/ABC as a mid listed season (20; 20 of 33) — 50 listed hours, 1976-09-04–1977-09-03 from “Labelle” (S20E01) to “David Friedman” (S20E50). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

  1. S20E01 Labelle
  2. S20E02 John Travolta / Spinners
  3. S20E03 Elton John & Kiki Dee (video)
  4. S20E04 Walter Murphy Band
  5. S20E05 Four Tops / Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots
  6. S20E06 Ritchie Family
  7. S20E07 Lady Flash
  8. S20E08 Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. / Flash Cadillac
  9. S20E09 Sylvers / Rick Springfield
  10. S20E10 Judy Collins
  11. S20E11 Jermaine Jackson
  12. S20E12 Walter Murphy Band / Johnny Bristol
  13. S20E13 Dec. 25, 1976 - no information available
  14. S20E14 Jan. 1, 1977 - no information available
  15. S20E15 The Little River Band / Yvonne Elliman
  16. S20E16 Mary MacGregor / L.T.D.
  17. S20E17 The Commodores / Kenny Nolan
  18. S20E18 American Bandstand's 25th Anniversary Special
  19. S20E19 Gene Cotton / Deniece Williams
  20. S20E20 Stephen Bishop
  21. S20E21 Melanie / Dr. Hook
  22. S20E22 Brick / Queen (on film)
  23. S20E23 Jennifer Warnes
  24. S20E24 Rufus / Parker McGee
  25. S20E25 Emotions
  26. S20E26 Latimore / The Babys
  27. S20E27 Sons of Champlin
  28. S20E28 Thelma Houston / The Rubinoos
  29. S20E29 Shaun Cassidy / Enchantment
  30. S20E30 England Dan & John Ford Cooley / James Darren
  31. S20E31 Sylvers / Cerrone
  32. S20E32 Andrew Gold / The Miracles
  33. S20E33 Hot / Ohio Players
  34. S20E34 Rose Royce
  35. S20E35 Yvonne Elliman / Crown Heights Affair
  36. S20E36 Alan O'Day / Shalamar
  37. S20E37 T-Connection / Addrisi Bros.
  38. S20E38 Carrie Lucas / Hues Corporation
  39. S20E39 Peter McCann
  40. S20E40 Dave Mason / Starbuck
  41. S20E41 Pablo Cruise
  42. S20E42 Bay City Rollers
  43. S20E43 Joe Tex / Cat Stevens (on film)
  44. S20E44 Kenny Nolan
  45. S20E45 Stephen Bishop
  46. S20E46 Andy Gibb
  47. S20E47 Sanford-Townshend Band
  48. S20E48 Johnny Rivers / LeBlanc & Carr
  49. S20E49 The Floaters
  50. S20E50 David Friedman

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