"Where the Action Is" (1965) TV series 1965-1974

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Directors:

Paul Alter
Gene Law

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | unknown

Release Date:

28 June 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Music

Plot:

A Rock & Roll Variety Show toured over the United States for the Spring & Fall Months except for Malibu...

Plot Keywords:

Youth | Non Fiction

Cast

Dick Clark	...	Himself - Host / ... (112 episodes, 1965-1974)
Steve Alaimo	...	Himself / ... (112 episodes, 1965-1967)
Mark Lindsay	...	Himself (112 episodes, 1965-1967)
Linda Scott	...	Herself / ... (112 episodes, 1965-1967)
Paul Revere	...	Himself (104 episodes, 1965-1967)
Michael Smith	...	Himself (104 episodes, 1965-1967)
Phil Volk	...	Himself (104 episodes, 1965-1967)

Runtime:

USA:30 min (1965-1967) | USA:60 min (1973-1974)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White (1965-1967) | Color (1973-1974)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-G

Filming Locations:

Bear Mountain, Big Bear Valley, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA

Company:

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Trivia:

Dick Clark was the host in this daily "after school" format of music videos. a cross between "Shindig "(1964) and "American Bandstand," a forerunner to MTV. Many top American and British acts appeared including , Otis Redding, The Four Seasons, The Association, The Zombies, Peter and Gordon, and The Everly Brothers. "Regulars on almost every show were Paul Revere and The Raiders, Linda Scott and Steve Alamo who performed their own songs as well as hits of the day.

Soundtrack:

Action

Freddy Cannon Did The Original Theme

For a lot of years because Mike Neismith of the Monkees started MTV, the thought was the original Monkees TV series created the first original rock video. This show actually did some rock video type format stuff before the Monkees premiered. This was Dick Clarks' first move beyond American Bandstand in 1965.

It had a catchy theme song which actually hit the charts & would have singers & groups set up in actual locations doing songs. I remember one sequence where Paul Revere & the Raiders were on a riverboat doing one of their hit songs. Because of this location stuff, lip sync-hing was used on this show extensively.

After Freddy Cannon's theme song was off the charts, this show ran in a week-day afternoon slot around 4 PM on ABC network. It never got really popular but it did give Dick Clark a new outlet for presenting music besides Bandstand. This show did not have teens on a stage dancing.