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American Bandstand Season 31 Episodes

34 Episodes 1987 - 1988

Episode 1

Episode #31.1

Sat, Sep 19, 198760 mins

After 30 seasons with the ABC network, American Bandstand moves into first-run syndication. Jody Watley sings "Don't You Want Me?" Dan Hill performs "Can't We Try." David Spade does a comedy bit. Actor Bruce Willis makes a cameo appearance.

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Episode 2

Episode #31.2

Mon, Oct 26, 198760 mins

Exposé sing "Let Me Be the One." Scottish pop group Danny Wilson perform "Mary's Prayer." A visit from comedian Jimmy Aleck.

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Episode 3

Episode #31.3

Sat, Oct 3, 198760 mins

Swing Out Sister perform "Breakout." Five Star sing "Whenever You're Ready." Ana (singer Ana Maria Rodríguez) performs "Shy Boys." Howie Gold is this week's comedian.

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Episode 4

Episode #31.4

Sat, Oct 10, 198760 mins

Ray Parker Jr. sings "I Don't Think That Man Should Sleep Alone." DeBarge performs "Dance All Night." Ritch Shydner provides the comedy.

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Episode 5

Episode #31.5

Sat, Oct 17, 198760 mins

Lisa Hartman sings "Tempt Me (If You Want To)." LeVert perform "Casanova." A visit by comedian Bruce Baum.

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Episode 6

Episode #31.6

Sat, Oct 24, 198760 mins

Tiffany sings "I Think We're Alone Now." Jellybean featuring Elisa Fiorillo perform "Who Found Who?" Comedy from David Strassman.

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Episode 7

Episode #31.7

Sat, Oct 31, 198760 mins

Debbie Gibson sings "Only in My Dreams" and "Shake Your Love." Go West perform "Don't Look Down." This week's comedian is Bob Zany.

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Episode 8

Episode #31.8

Sat, Nov 7, 198760 mins

L.L. Cool J performs "Go Cut Creator Go." INXS performs "Need You Tonight." Mike Binder is this week's comedian.

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Episode 9

Episode #31.9

Sat, Nov 14, 198760 mins

Level 42 perform "Lessons in Love" and "It's Over." The female pop group Big Trouble perform "Crazy World." Steve Bluestein is this week's comedian.

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Episode 10

Episode #31.10

Sat, Nov 21, 198760 mins

Deniece Williams sings "Water Under the Bridge." Wa Wa Nee perform "Sugar Free." Steve Shaffer provides the comedy.

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Episode 11

Episode #31.11

Sat, Nov 28, 198760 mins

Belinda Carlisle sings "Heaven Is A Place on Earth." Michael Bolton performs "That's What Love Is All About."

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Episode 12

Episode #31.12

Sat, Dec 5, 198760 mins

The Jets perform "I Do You." Anita Pointer sings "Overnight Success."

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Episode 13

Episode #31.13

Sat, Dec 12, 198760 mins

Marlon Jackson sings "Don't Go." Pretty Poison performs "Catch Me (I'm Falling)." Tom McGillen provides the comedy.

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Episode 14

Episode #31.14

Sat, Dec 19, 198760 mins

Taylor Dayne sings "Tell It to My Heart." Chico DeBarge performs "I've Been Watching You." Also, an appearance by comedian Michael Burger.

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Episode 15

Episode #31.15

Sat, Dec 26, 198760 mins

Shalamar performs "Games." Glenn Jones sings "We've Only Just Begun." A visit by comedian Lois Bromfield.

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Episode 16

Episode #31.16

Sat, Jan 2, 198860 mins

Jellybean performs "The Real Thing." Australian-German band The Other Ones perform "Holiday" and "We Are What We Are."

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Episode 17

Episode #31.17

Sat, Jan 9, 198860 mins

Eric Carmen sings "Hungry Eyes." American Bandstand's annual dance contest begins.

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Episode 18

Episode #31.18

Sat, Jan 16, 198860 mins

Laura Branigan sings "Power of Love."

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Episode 19

Episode #31.19

Sat, Jan 23, 198860 mins

Natalie Cole sings "I Live For Your Love."

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Episode 20

Episode #31.20

Sat, Jan 30, 198860 mins

Timothy B. Schmit, formerly with The Eagles, performs "Don't Give Up."

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Episode 21

Episode #31.21

Sat, Feb 6, 198860 mins

Carrie McDowell sings "When A Woman Loves A Man."

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Episode 22

Episode #31.22

Sat, Feb 13, 198860 mins

Stryper performs "Honestly" and "Calling on You."

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Episode 23

Episode #31.23

Sat, Feb 20, 198860 mins

Bourgeois Tagg performs "I Don't Mind At All." Tony Terry sings "Lovey Dovey."

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Episode 24

Episode #31.24

Sat, Feb 27, 198860 mins

Miles Jaye sings "Let's Start Love Over." Robert Vaughn and the Shadows perform "Justice."

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Episode 25

Episode #31.25

Sat, Apr 2, 198860 mins

Actor-singer Rick Springfield performs "Rock of Life." Times Two, duo consisting of Shanti Jones and Johnny Dollar, perform "Strange But True."

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Episode 26

Episode #31.26

Sat, Apr 9, 198860 mins

Stacey Q sings "Don't Make a Fool of Yourself." Jermaine Stewart sings "Say It Again."

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Episode 27

Episode #31.27

Sat, Apr 16, 198860 mins

Morris Day and the Time perform "Fishnet." Pepsi and Shirlie, former Wham backing vocalists, sing "Heartache."

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Episode 28

Episode #31.28

Sat, Apr 23, 198860 mins

Howard Hewett sings "Strange Relationship." The Bus Boys perform "Never Giving Up."

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Episode 29

Episode #31.29

Sat, Apr 30, 198860 mins

Alexander O'Neal and Cherrelle sing "Never Knew Love Like This." Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (aka O.M.D) perform "Dreaming."

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Episode 30

Episode #31.30

Sat, May 7, 198860 mins

The Cover Girls sing "Because of You." Gavin Christopher performs "You Are Who You Love."

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Episode 31

Episode #31.31

Sat, May 14, 198860 mins

Marilyn Martin sings "Possessive Love." Billy Vera and the Beaters perform "Between Like and Love."

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Episode 32

Episode #31.32

Sat, May 21, 198860 mins

Keith Sweat sings "I Want Her." Michael Cooper sings "Dinner for Two."

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Episode 33

Episode #31.33

Sat, May 28, 198860 mins

Pebbles sings "Mercedes Boy" and "Girlfriend." The Desert Rose Band performs "He's Back and I'm Blue."

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Episode 34

Episode #31.34

Sat, Jun 4, 198860 mins

Club Nouveau performs "It's a Cold, Cold World!" Elisa Fiorillo sings "Forgive Me for Dreaming." (This was the final, new episode in first-run syndication. Repeats began June 11, 1988 and continued through Sept. 3, 1988.)

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