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Hey Everyone, Angela Bowen here, the host of Dancing On Bandstand: An American Dreams Podcast. I know it’s been a long time coming, since last July, when I first recorded the pilot episode but here it is, in all it's shining glory: S1E2: The End Of Innocence which aired on October 6, 2002. In this episode The Pryors try to deal with the Kennedy assassination. Meg deals with making the cut for American Bandstand (1952) and Roxanne being jealous about it. It's Thanksgiving week in 1963, and in the wake of the JFK assassination, no one feels thankful. Even Meg's selection as a Bandstand regular seems hollow to her, and it becomes even worse when that triggers a fight between her and best friend Roxanne, when Roxanne finds out she can't be on the show. Meanwhile, East Catholic's football team has a hole they simply can't fill at running back without J.J. Jack is surprised when he presses the family to rise early to complete the work on what would have been the baby's new room,to find the family already up and working. Meg listens to everyone's opinion on her trouble with Roxanne and finally decides to leave American Bandstand during the live show,telling Michael she wouldn't even be there if it where not for Roxanne. Jack gets angry with the Head Coach of the football when he thinks he knows J.J. better than his father. Michael call Roxanne to tell her what Meg did,and the two finally reunite.While Helen gets together with the worldly Rebecca Sandstrom at Temple University and decides to take some courses. Join me in APRIL for S1E3: New Frontier which aired on October 13 , 2002. In this episode Sam deals with the negative reaction by East Catholic's track team. Helen has to make time for school and home. Meg handles Teresa McManus' jealousy and rumors about she and Jimmy Riley being more than dance partners on _"Bandstand" (1952). To Meg's utter amazement she is asked to dance by Bandstand regular Jimmy Riley,before he is whisked away by another regular Teresa. J.J. quietly rejoins the football team. While Henry's son Sam earns a track scholarship to almost-all-white East Catholic. Jack invites Sam to dinner to meet J.J., being that their both now on the track team. Meg is informed by Teresa to be wary of Jimmy Riley. J.J. gets upset when he finds out Beth applied to Stanford. Helen tries to find a class that will fit her busy schedule at Temple. A Rumor starts circulating about Meg and Jimmy Riley "doing it",which Roxanne thinks is great,because it means Meg's important now. J.J. hears Beth's father call him a "Catholic kid from West Philly" to his country-club friends. Meg is asked out on her first date by Jimmy Riley and she readily accepts. While J.J. dominates the competition in his return to the gridiron.