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34 Episodes 1987 - 1988
Episode 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.
Episode 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.
Episode 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.
Episode 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.
Episode 5
Sat, Oct 17, 198760 mins
Lisa Hartman sings "Tempt Me (If You Want To)." LeVert perform "Casanova." A visit by comedian Bruce Baum.
Episode 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.
Episode 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.
Episode 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.
Episode 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.
Episode 10
Sat, Nov 21, 198760 mins
Deniece Williams sings "Water Under the Bridge." Wa Wa Nee perform "Sugar Free." Steve Shaffer provides the comedy.
Episode 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."
Episode 12
Sat, Dec 5, 198760 mins
The Jets perform "I Do You." Anita Pointer sings "Overnight Success."
Episode 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.
Episode 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.
Episode 15
Sat, Dec 26, 198760 mins
Shalamar performs "Games." Glenn Jones sings "We've Only Just Begun." A visit by comedian Lois Bromfield.
Episode 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."
Episode 17
Sat, Jan 9, 198860 mins
Eric Carmen sings "Hungry Eyes." American Bandstand's annual dance contest begins.
Episode 18
Sat, Jan 16, 198860 mins
Laura Branigan sings "Power of Love."
Episode 19
Sat, Jan 23, 198860 mins
Natalie Cole sings "I Live For Your Love."
Episode 20
Sat, Jan 30, 198860 mins
Timothy B. Schmit, formerly with The Eagles, performs "Don't Give Up."
Episode 21
Sat, Feb 6, 198860 mins
Carrie McDowell sings "When A Woman Loves A Man."
Episode 22
Sat, Feb 13, 198860 mins
Stryper performs "Honestly" and "Calling on You."
Episode 23
Sat, Feb 20, 198860 mins
Bourgeois Tagg performs "I Don't Mind At All." Tony Terry sings "Lovey Dovey."
Episode 24
Sat, Feb 27, 198860 mins
Miles Jaye sings "Let's Start Love Over." Robert Vaughn and the Shadows perform "Justice."
Episode 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."
Episode 26
Sat, Apr 9, 198860 mins
Stacey Q sings "Don't Make a Fool of Yourself." Jermaine Stewart sings "Say It Again."
Episode 27
Sat, Apr 16, 198860 mins
Morris Day and the Time perform "Fishnet." Pepsi and Shirlie, former Wham backing vocalists, sing "Heartache."
Episode 28
Sat, Apr 23, 198860 mins
Howard Hewett sings "Strange Relationship." The Bus Boys perform "Never Giving Up."
Episode 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."
Episode 30
Sat, May 7, 198860 mins
The Cover Girls sing "Because of You." Gavin Christopher performs "You Are Who You Love."
Episode 31
Sat, May 14, 198860 mins
Marilyn Martin sings "Possessive Love." Billy Vera and the Beaters perform "Between Like and Love."
Episode 32
Sat, May 21, 198860 mins
Keith Sweat sings "I Want Her." Michael Cooper sings "Dinner for Two."
Episode 33
Sat, May 28, 198860 mins
Pebbles sings "Mercedes Boy" and "Girlfriend." The Desert Rose Band performs "He's Back and I'm Blue."
Episode 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.)