Where the Action Is (1965–1974)

A Rock & Roll Variety Show toured over the United States for the Spring & Fall Months except for Malibu Beach for the summer & Big Bear Ski Resort for the winter. It featured popular music ... See full summary »

Stars:

Dick Clark, Mark Lindsay, Steve Alaimo

Cast

Series cast summary:
Dick Clark	...	Himself - Host (114 episodes, 1965-1967)
Mark Lindsay	...	Himself (113 episodes, 1965-1967)
Steve Alaimo	...	Himself (112 episodes, 1965-1967)
Linda Scott	...	Herself (112 episodes, 1965-1967)
Paul Revere	...	Himself (105 episodes, 1965-1967)
Phil Volk	...	Himself (105 episodes, 1965-1967)
Michael Smith	...	Himself (104 episodes, 1965-1967)

Storyline

A Rock & Roll Variety Show toured over the United States for the Spring & Fall Months except for Malibu Beach for the summer & Big Bear Ski Resort for the winter. It featured popular music acts of the day, playing games & interviewing celebrities (Later served as co-host for a weekday).

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Plot Keywords:

youth | non fiction

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Genres:

Music

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 June 1965 (USA)

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Dick Clark Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 30 min (1965-1967) 60 min (1973-1974)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

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

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dick Clark was the host in this daily "after-school" format of music videos, a cross between Shindig! and New American Bandstand 1965, 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 & The Raiders, Linda Scott and Steve Alaimo who performed their own songs as well as hits of the day.

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Soundtracks

"Action"
Performed by Freddy Cannon from 1965 to 1966

User Reviews

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.