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''. Announcers on the series included

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and

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. Guests included musical artists and actors such as

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, Frankie Avalon, Bo Diddley, Connie Francis,

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, Melissa Gilbert,

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, Bobbie Gentry, Melissa Manchester and Andy Kaufman. Most episodes also included a live stunt, designed to emphasize the aspect of the telecast, which was seen

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in the eastern US. Comedians such as Billy Crystal,

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, David Steinberg, Jimmie Walker, David Brenner and Nipsey Russell also performed on the show.

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* NBC original programming 1978 American television series debuts 1978 American television series endings Television series by Dick Clark Productions 1970s American variety television series 1970s American music television series Dick Clark {{US-music-tv-prog-stub