This Date in History; Dick Clark Announces He Will Step Away From American Bandstand - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 03-21-2010, 01:31 PM

March 21,1989 - Dick Clark announced that he would no longer be hosting the show "American Bandstand." He had been the host for 33 years.

MickeyMac · 03-21-2010, 02:08 PM

An American Icon

Dick Clark

70s show watcher · 03-21-2010, 08:36 PM

i watched half of one ep after he left and then i changed the channel no dick clark no bandstand

TV Knowledge Fan · 03-22-2010, 01:06 AM

...of Dick's professional career and personal life. By deciding that someone else (I've forgotten his name, but who really cares WHO he was?) could "take over" for him in an off-network version of "AMERICAN BANDSTAND", he virtually guaranteed it would disappear from TV for good. As you've said, '70s', "no dick clark no bandstand". Even he eventually regretted his own decision....now the question is, if Dick were to disappear from his annual "New Year's Rockin' Eve" specials, would Ryan Seacrest really be capable enough to emcee them on his own?
I say no.

KurtfromPitts · 03-22-2010, 02:47 PM

Dick WAS, and will always be, Mr. American Bandstand.

03-21-2010, 01:31 PM	#1
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03-22-2010, 01:06 AM	#4
TV Knowledge Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2006 Location: Long Branch, N.J. Posts: 2,577	This was the biggest mistake... ...of Dick's professional career and personal life. By deciding that someone else (I've forgotten his name, but who really cares WHO he was?) could "take over" for him in an off-network version of "AMERICAN BANDSTAND", he virtually guaranteed it would disappear from TV for good. As you've said, '70s', "no dick clark no bandstand". Even he eventually regretted his own decision....now the question is, if Dick were to disappear from his annual "New Year's Rockin' Eve" specials, would Ryan Seacrest really be capable enough to emcee them on his own? I say no.

03-21-2010, 02:08 PM	#2
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,004	An American Icon Dick Clark

03-21-2010, 08:36 PM	#3
70s show watcher Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 20, 2008 Location: between point place and studio 8 h Posts: 4,549	i watched half of one ep after he left and then i changed the channel no dick clark no bandstand

03-22-2010, 02:47 PM	#5
KurtfromPitts Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 10, 2006 Location: Carnegie PA Posts: 1,533	Dick WAS, and will always be, Mr. American Bandstand.