American Bandstand 101:85 DeBarge Interview

[@soniacampbell9449]

El is GORGEOUS!!!

[@ohsnapitspat6270]

Bunny is so pretty!

[@slamecatzwell5544]

Bunny is pretty but EL has that IT FACTOR. I could look at him and see he would be the break out star of the group. They all are beautiful but like in most groups there will be one that stands out more than the rest. That's El.

[@Iknowyoumadnow]

For real, I'd hit that 😏

[@rodneyplayer5785]

@@slamecatzwell5544 I concur.

[@TheBluesmanBlue]

The DeBarge is a multi-talented entertainment family🎼🎵🎶🎤🎸🎹🥁👏👏👏👏

[@claricelyles8398]

El is just full of charm! Love the entire fam❤

[@janicejohnson2966]

We need to kill the cruel comments on here! ANDROGYNY was a HUGE part of pop culture in the 1980s... so that explains the big hair and flashy styles of clothing. Remember Prince, Michael J, California New Wave, Punks from The UK, MTV artists, etc. This was all a part of the act back then. I especially love James D. He has the most loving heart -so plz be kind people and enjoy the music! Pray for the Debarge family!

[@satonaboston3858]

Janice Johnson right? We was cute in dem days! And pretty lucky. The memories

[@satonaboston3858]

Janice Johnson i meant for my era! I can't say we. But, this group, the sylvers, sister sledge, madonna had me in the lace. Oh and Vanity 6! So that era was the bomb!!

[@ChrisXIllustratesXGaming]

I think Michael's wasn't too loud.

[@alaza61]

True, but I never saw Michael Jackson as adrogynous. His style as a performer in the 80s was pretty masculine. His voice and persona is what was soft.

[@IceManLikeGervin]

Baphomet worship... 1/2 male, 1/2 female Plus, James was molested by his older brother Bobby DeBarge...

[@Kimmica20]

lol @ James. Love them all, but he's my favorite. I hardly heard him talk back in the day, so this is nice to watch.

[@keesh9886]

Mine too

[@stedebassett1523]

Dont let the voices fool you, dudes scrapped..especially Chico

[@marvalousmarva6190]

Wow, looking at this brings back memories, I miss the 80's!

[@93seronica]

James has the cutest speaking voice omg he sounds so shy

[@taurusgirlxoxo4541]

El is very handsome!

[@pcd377]

It's amazing how El is the younger than the others but the leader of the group. Love this family!!! And Bunny just looks adorable!!

[@MissCurlyCC]

James is younger than El

[@christinamitchell6796]

James is the youngest but El is 2nd youngest

[@karlavellucci2760]

Absolutely beautiful Love you all Debarge blessed

[@Aariyan096]

El's hair...I luv it. But I like that their hair is blown out in this interview. I liked El's response about the movie.

[@kiearatd]

80s clothes were colorful yet simple

[@TheSuey]

they looked absurd

[@mariahyohannes]

No simplicity at all what the hell🤣

[@loissprague167]

Is it just me, or does Randy seem like he is the biggest sweetheart in the world?

[@xoxozozoxoxo559]

💖 the DeBarges say he was always the most kindhearted and sensitive of all the sibs 🥺

[@softestrebel]

i love the whole DeBarge family but James is extra extra adorable here

[@theglamorousacademic]

lawd they're so sweet and simple. lol

[@missl6646]

They were so soft spoken like The Jacksons.

[@mariahyohannes]

That's because Motown taught them to be. They had a public image to uphold.

[@annettejenkins383]

All of them are just too cute!- Too me back in the day, James was the really"pretty boy" of the group but now El is just fine. Actually he looks better to me now.

[@MissCurlyCC]

Janet Jackson has a song called Pretty Boy. I heard she wrote it about James.

[@annettejenkins383]

MissCurlyCC Not suprised! He was prettier than her. Look at some of the old photos.-His hair and all was just gorgeous!- He's not bad looking now.

[@MissCurlyCC]

Lmao!

[@mercedes7811]

James was cute but looks rough now. Hard life. He was never prettier than Janet.

[@AnAdorableWombat]

He's aged phenomenally.

[@valenciarobinson7466]

James said he was high in this interview and I can't stop laughing at him in this. lol

[@Kimmica20]

I was cracking up when he said, "Action." lmao

[@debargejames2821]

Valencia Robinson

[@debargejames2821]

Valencia Robinson

[@vamp4403]

when he said "Action " LMAO I lost it. poor thing lol

[@jasoncolbert6114]

The Suey get a life you fucking loser

[@prettykaren7326]

All of them are just so fine.

[@LBJTV]

thank you so much, this should have more views..it was wonderful watching this, thank you again

[@babeblue1000]

myy gawshhh james is soooo cute

[@GQBlue3]

I remember when this aired. So long ago. Sheesh.

[@BenJabituya]

El, Marty and I all have one thing in common: We're all Geminis. Here are our birth dates: El: 6/4/1961 Marty: 6/19/1959 Me: 6/18/1979. A 20-year and 1-day difference between Marty and me, as well as an 18-year and 14-day difference between El and me.

[@calebdouglas7622]

6/17/1994 for me

[@ahoijlpo]

thank you so much for posting this !

[@thesamson1091]

Those was the good old days

[@ambertors6844]

I meant that James Debarge sounds like Michael Jackson in the video!

[@slimdudeDJC]

Yeah, but you forgot since James and Janet were linked it's possible they had the same wardrobe manufacturer doing their outfits.

[@rosamaryful2]

I'm totally an EL-MANIAC!! lol

[@vme6892]

James is so cute and shy here.

[@pariss3921]

The DEBARGE family ❤️

[@AshLemonade]

ACTION! lol

[@rhondac.willis8049]

ASHLEMONADE GURL..I dropped my flat iron when James slick said that! LOL! just high as a Georgia pine!

[@LaPotraBellaca]

They were so cute.

[@kats938]

If I were them, I'd fire my stylist for putting me in those ugly ass clothes. The only one that looks normal is Bunny.

[@TheSuey]

yes, they look retarded!

[@naturalkinkycurlymarie7496]

Back then it was Ok to look like that. TODAY they'd get Beat up on sight! LOL! I Love them, especially El.

[@82laina]

kats938 That was the 80's... when it came to fashion, just about anything goes in them days. Those were good times if you ask me. Music, style, t.v., my childhood, etc.... awesome memories!

[@lmlm-ph4pp]

The 80's! I was a kid back then. Fun times. :)

[@angelawebb5136]

I LOVE JAMES

[@keesh9886]

My favourite 💖

[@miadowdy8579]

James is so sweet.

[@tbeautifulmelodies9820]

james is his father's twin when his dad was james' age.

[@mM-pb9cq]

That's why the dad treated James better than the other kids, cause James reminded the dad of himself.....

[@MichaelJacksonzGlove]

@@mM-pb9cq but James also said that he used to get abused by his oldest brother Bobby,because Bobby resented him.

[@keesh9886]

Yeah

[@michaelmarlonbestbae6078]

Tania Jones Just Another ABC88 there’s also high possibility that the father sexually abused James to bc he was the favorite. It’s common sense to me. If a person has a favorite basketball, chapstick, or gloves, there gonna use it the most. The father was crazy

[@carolynwalker2914]

El looks just like his dad NOW.

[@julianaylor2600]

Awww James is so cute but they set him up with the outfit and hair they might as well add lip gloss and eye-liner to his face and did I hear Dick Clark tell Randy he has a shower curtain that looks like his shirt ctfu.

[@mercylago4744]

lol handsome man

[@vamp4403]

LMAO LMAO LMAO at Randy

[@Twan1985]

Alot of men back in the 80s used to dress androgynous it was the thing back then

[@helengrigsby4838]

Julia Naylor Haha

[@ertfgghhhh]

@@Twan1985 SOME not alot

[@xoxozozoxoxo559]

They are so adorable. 💖

[@dreamyx01]

OMG I love it. Bunny looks so pretty and Marty looks hot. Damn everybody is so hot. Love the hair. I love DeBarge especially El even now he is too sexy! Yummmm. I have El fever!

[@summerlyric506]

Not a hair out of place. Love watching nostalgic Debarge. Just noticing Chico looks alot like James! Or vice versa. Not sure who is older.

[@mstate_]

They do favor SO much! Chico is younger tho & still FIIINNNEEE asf!!! 😻😻

[@summerlyric506]

@@mstate_ thanks for letting me know! Yes he's aged well!

[@kennettabradford6566]

James is older

[@TheCloudslasher]

they remind me of the osmonds or jackson famaily

[@RTCFH]

LMAO! No wonder LaToya Jackson thought James was gay, SMH

[@gwagiz]

Thanks 4 sharing!!!

[@MJFCN93]

lawd why did they put James on that and comb his hair like a 10 year old girl lol

[@jesuslovesme8477]

😂😂🤣

[@kimberlyjohnson30]

Nobody....... James debarge : ACTION....... Me:💥💥💥💥💥💥😆🤣🤣🤣🤣😝😝😛👏👏👏🙌💯😘💌✌

[@mstate_]

😂😂😂☠☠☠☠💀💀💀😣😏

[@chelawooten1043]

😂😂😂

[@softestrebel]

😂😂😂 cute af

[@michaelbrantley.2077]

Good,talented,family,debarge,bless,their hearts each,and,every,1,a,them,good,people.

[@louie77]

the easy answer to that: the 80s

[@Lioness86]

Omg James

[@debargejames2821]

Lioness

[@keesh9886]

😍😍

[@DennisAllums]

dam, freeze frame at 2:03. Thats Janets Husband. Hmmmmmmmm

[@factnofiction1142]

Mark was the cutest one along with James.

[@eduardosrrepublicano4374]

they could place the presentations of the american bandstand artists

[@pinklight4443]

me and el old now

[@anthonychurch726]

That's crazy Janet Jackson married James the most feminine of them all.

[@kennettabradford6566]

Masculine dudes be gay. On the down low.

[@skincarver1797]

@@kennettabradford6566 I've been a chef for almost 20 years and 95% of the gay male servers are very feminine.

[@momcolorloveallcolors474]

LOVE ❤LOVE

[@DJaySplitSecond]

Lol James looking mad sweet!!

[@TheSuey]

mad gay

[@michaelangelotaylor8th]

The Suey lol seek mental and spiritual help...smh

[@kennettabradford6566]

@@TheSuey masculine dudes be mad gay and sweet on the down low. So what's your point. This was the style in the 80s

[@AnAdorableWombat]

This was one pretty family

[@MichaelJacksonzGlove]

@2:01. Someone said James sounds like the gay bald character from In Living Color who always wore the little hats.😂😩 I can't breathe

[@lisadillon8137]

My god they were hot

[@SusieSynth]

They all act high and a bit tweakish imo but maybebiys kust nerves lol idk but El and James are very pretty.

[@t.huntiesfaith9562]

Susie Moonwalker ....James still looks good (older) when he grows his hair out... it's nice and curly....he let's alittle gray show but it's still very pretty and sexy on him. Praying for him and the rest of the family.

[@michaelangelotaylor8th]

Susie Moonwalker it seems like you were tweaking when you typed this! Lol...you went from English to gibberish, then back to English lol

[@keesh9886]

James 😍😍😍

[@Harlemgirl118]

this is like the white soul train lol minus the SOUL

[@nickfreshalive]

This is where Don Cornelius got the idea for Soul Train, though. and by the 80s, while Soul Train dominated the national dance shows, Bandstand would actually sometimes show up and out with music selections and artists that never made ST, but should've.

[@aliciatrotter8089]

Except for El DeBarge, they were all very shy.

[@raymondramos7445]

JAMES WAS HIGH AS HELL HE COULDN'T HARDLY SPEAK

[@niahj.7249]

GOD BLESS && JESUS BLESS THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS && THEIR FRIENDS && YOU ALL SO SAD WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM

[@sluggzmcgee6272]

Am I the only one who noticed that Dick called James "Joe"??

[@tbeautifulmelodies9820]

#carlos Clayton james debarge isn't handsome anymore. he looks a lot older than his years because of hard drugs. very sad.

[@cmclayton1986]

So if it's ten of them. Which 2 didn't get into the spot light? Sn that James was definitely sweetened. But he was an still is a cutie

[@cmclayton1986]

LAWoman323213 Thank you :)

[@texascreoleshani3725]

Carlos Clayton It was the twins Carol (Peaches) and Darrell DeBarge. They are the youngest of Etterlene & Robert DeBarge’s children.

[@BenJabituya]

I bet a lot of girls think I'm cute like El.

[@pussyfunk-stopputtingthepu2652]

NOPE ! They don't ... nope !!!

[@peachyqueen7856]

Wow! James was a little sweet don't you think? Janet girl I don't know what you were doing with this one, but you were young so l'll give you a pass.

[@peachyqueen7856]

LAWoman323213 It does, but I think its due to age. I really hope he gets the help he needs.

[@peachyqueen7856]

LAWoman323213 You can blame their Mother and Father for that. I can see why they are the way they are because they truly when though hell. They just haven't found their way out.

[@justanotherabc8888]

I know i'm super late to this convo, but you're so right Peachy King. I read Tommy's book and I think James might've been molested as well by one of the siblings due to their father treating James the best out of all the kids. Their father was sick and their mother a weak foolish woman. Ain't no way in hell id let my husband (Christian or not) do what he did to my kids without poisoning his food. Not that much submission in this world. They were all so messed up and used drugs to cope with the hell they were subjected to from the 2 people who were supposed to protect them.

[@keesh9886]

Speak for yourself ‼️

[@laurieb.9555]

Probably just age because he doesn't act sweet anymore

[@edwincancelii2917]

Kung fu.

[@maatspear]

Soon after this interview they split up.

[@MRSELDEBARGE]

@danagradaya LMAO.....I SAID THE SAME THING

[@ertfgghhhh]

Im watching this video 3yrs later and can definitely see how we as women marry so many dL men. None of the debarges are masculine at all

[@ambertors6844]

El Debarge looks like michael jackson and sounds like michael jackson. But James Debarge sounds like michael jackson more!

[@natalee217]

Listening to James speak back then is a lot like MJ, Wonder if that was one of the things that attracted Janet😳😖🤭

[@dailray3204]

The big hair was so ridiculous

[@rodneyplayer5785]

It was the 80,s everybody wore big hair

[@Aaliyahd2626]

How many times do I have to say this it was the 80s people liked those things stuff that’s considered cool now will be looked at weird in 30 or 40 years from now