American Bandstand 1950s Dance Partners Bob Clayton & Justine Carrelli

[@gailjones9461]

I remember getting home from school to watch American Bandstand when the camera would show Justine I was like there's Justine!!!! Those were great days.

[@glittermama]

OMG . . . Bob OMG . . . Justine. I watched every day, and I've never forgotten them. Some simple things made us so happy then.

[@johndunkle740]

I wasn't a regular regular but I was there as often as I could make it from 1961 thru January 1964. It was a big part of my life even though I had to travel on the bus and el from New Jersey until I got my drivers license. I also had the honor of meeting and talking to Charlie O' Donnald while at the Wheel Of Fortune in California just a few months before he died. We had a great time talking about the show and Dick Clark and what actually gave them the idea to move the show to the West Coast. It started with something Jan and Dean mentioned to Dick, and the rest was history. But the show was never the same after the move. It was always the Phila Sound that made it great. Boy, if we could only go back in time.

[@dickbuelow8968]

I loved this old show,,never missed it

[@barbarasulzen8690]

Wow! We may be older guys but we have the memories to hold onto the & The music that will never die

[@funguy4utube]

I love this story ... you you both are well ... I am 68 years old now and you all are part of my happy memories !

[@kata4794]

fUNNY....you had to be 4 years old back then!!

[@LoveFlatfootin1]

I loved this! Used to watch them dance every day after school.

[@debbiegibson3604]

I lived in Wilmington, DE when I was in high school and shopped with my mother at the Pappagallo store when Bob Clayton worked there. One night he was at a restaurant where my mother was and kissed her on the cheek. She thought that was great! I'm 74 now and married to a man who is a Bandstand quality dancer. That was one of the qualities that attracted me to him!

[@SpeegBJ]

Wooo, I love Justine and Bob! I watched every day after school, beginning age 12, 1959...running to get to my girlfriend's house with her older teen sister and friends watching and drinking cokes. Massive memory.

[@ellenamundsen6164]

I looked at this every day after school and wished I lived in Philly so I could be on the show. This is how I learned to dance. When I look now they look so young. Guess I'm looking through much older eyes now. Wish I could go back --- much simpler time and the world was a better place. RIP American Bandstand.

[@glittermama]

@@ellenamundsen6164 Yes! Didn't we know so many dances? I still remember them all. Those were the days.

[@joanb8489]

My friends and I were just talking about Bob and Justine yesterday . I could never forget them.

[@MsRaingirl]

I watched it in the 50's and 60's!

[@bonniesavidge496]

Geeeez! This takes me right back to grade school: Kenny & Arlene, Bob & Justine, Pat Molitarri (sp?). Looking back it's just amazing "How Time Slips Away." Wink*

[@mgtysonsullivan6681]

Hello

[@trudymaenza9672]

Me too! If my cous Deb was at our house American Bandstand would come on air and I would say; "Come on Deb let's Rock n Roll!". I was 5yrs. old to 8yrs. and she was 3yrs older! She moved to Alaska, then Oregon I would see her in Oregon a couple years later when my folks moved to Oregon. grade-2nd

[@sharonstockli4301]

I totally agree with you..takes me right back too. Rushing home from school to watch!

[@bambigleason9804]

Came home from school and turned on bandstand..i was in Berwyn...loved the show.

[@TralfazConstruction]

I'd watch Bandstand with my mother waiting for my father to come home from work in the late-'50s and very early-'60s. There was also Maverick, Lawman, Cheyenne and James A. Michener's Adventures in Paradise with Gardner McKay to help while-away the day until dinnertime. This era lasted until June of '62 when we moved to our new home and the afternoon schedule changed a bit. Arguably the best years of my life being doted-on by my parents and so many loving relatives who loved spoiling my younger brothers and me. Ah, the grand, good old days.

[@ABdancers]

TralfazConstruction Wonderful story about growing up with American Bandstand. Thank you for sharing it and for watching the ABdancers channel.

[@irismcooper]

Bob and Justine were the Sandra Dee and Troy Donahue of American Bandstand in my opinion. They were such a stunning couple. RIP Bob Clayton. Iris of Manassas VA.

[@ABdancers]

Iris Cooper Great comparison of Bob and Justine to Sandra and Troy. They were definitely wonderful dance partners together. Thank you for the comment and for watching the ABdancers channel.

[@irismcooper]

Thank you ABdancers for your nice comment. RIP, dear Bob Clayton. Iris M. Cooper originally from Washington, D.C.

[@javanwinner6958]

ESIS GRANDIOSOS AÑOS JUVENILES, SANOS, ALEGRES, RESPETUOSOS QUE COMPARTIAMOS LUDICAMENTE NUESTRO BAILE CON NUESTROS PARES Y CONTAGIABAMOS A NUESTROS MAYORES. BONITA EPOCA, MEMORABLE E IMBORRABLE. BIEEEEEN 😄👍 !!!

[@kathryn2692]

I ran to my house from the bus stop; because of the time difference it was already on. I think from the 6th grade until I was in the 10th and had too much after school activities did I have the cut back on Am Bandstand! I still watched at least twice a week to keep up with Justine and Bob. My other favorite girl was Francine maybe with nickname Fannie. They were my faves!!! It’s two bad the next generation did get to experience such a clean teen show. Later things were on but they dressed down instead of up!!😢

[@kathryn2692]

Didn’t

[@reneetherese1963]

I liked so many things about American Bandstand and watched it faithfully. But my main reason for watching was to sigh over Kenny Rossi!

[@AlamarOne]

My favorite dance partners were Kenny & Arlene & Bob & Justine... those were magical years for me. I Actually, taught myself how to swing dance & do the Slow dance around the floor ... in my kitchen. One of my jr high school friends, Used to come to my house and we would practice... I would lead, she would follow In those days at our Jr High School, the boys wouldn't dance, so girls danced with girls... the swing dance... not the slow dance. But when I met my first partner, she had also been watching bandstand & learned how to follow... so when got together, swing dancing was our favorite past time... and when we got into a gay bar out in the country, we became the best dance partners out there... funny, How young love ends. Best years of my life, swing dancing! ❤🎶🤩

[@madelinetramantano8302]

WISH I CAN GO BACK TO THE DAYS OF INNOCENT'S. . .

[@sueadt8421]

I remember Justine & Bob well in AB!!! They were a lovely couple!! RIP Justine🙏❤️

[@Ina-Lori-tm2zh]

Watched AB after school when only 13

[@Eidann63]

Justine was my favorite; I wanted to look just like her, I thought she was beautiful. My sister was the right age to watch, and I was lucky cause I could watch with her. She was about 13 and I would have been about 7 yrs old. So much fun. We'd dance, and with our neighbors, in our living room. :-)

[@fob1xxl]

RIP to one of our TEENAGE ICONS FROM "AMERICAN BANDSTAND" WE LOVED YOU GUYS !💙🙏👍

[@markwhitman72]

Loved them as a kid but Pat Molieterri was the BEST DANCER and I always looked for her!!

[@irenewoodruff9562]

Oh yes!!!!! My favorite!!!

[@irenewoodruff9562]

I even wore a clip in the back of my head like she did!!

[@jeanettea12345]

Absolutely! I always thought the same.

[@annek1226]

She was my mother’s favorite! Pat was everything my mother wanted in a daughter.

[@Bream243]

I remember her. I wonder what happened to her?

[@ABdancers]

I’m sad to announce that dancer Justine Carrelli-Miller has passed away. According to Sue Cassidy Wilson she was undergoing surgery on May 24, 2023 and did not survive. The ABdancers channel sends it condolences to her family and friends.

[@ruthannkizakavich3325]

R.I.P. Justine.❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏

[@yolandaspencer7141]

Very saddened to read of Justin's passing at this late date. She was one of my American Babdstand favorites. Rest in Peace Justine. Yolanda Spencer, Southern California.

[@ceceliaheyes5077]

Rest in peace. I watched BS every day with my Grandmother after school.

[@markwhitman9029]

So sorry to hear this. I was seven when bandstand first came on and watched it every day after school. Justine and Bob were awesome but my favorite Pat Moliterri and Frani Giordano were who I mainly looked for!

[@Juliaflo]

Oh, how sad. She was so attractive, and a great dancer.

[@brendlewoodard8098]

I wish that they would do rerun of the show like they do the other oldie shows that they run it was the best of times best of music

[@janicesummers5547]

I think thr young people now would enjoy it as much as we did

[@lindadee2053]

My best friend's oldest brother was a cameraman at Bandstand in 1950's, and he always promised that he would get us on the show, but it never happened, though I never gave up hoping. Oh well, watched it every day after school anyway.

[@kathryn2692]

What about Joanie and Jimmy. It seems they won the dance contest one year. I still have my 1964 American Bandstand yearbook and I’m now an old lady. 77 years old. Lost my sweet husband a year and a half ago. He was a great dancer back in the day!

[@carlaharris9645]

When I was 12, I thought Justine was so beautiful....i took her name as my Confirmation name!

[@ABdancers]

Carla Harris Thank you for sharing that interesting and nice comment about American Bandstand’s Justine.

[@lorrivaughn9066]

I was totally obsessed with Justine and Bob!

[@joanb8489]

I also remember Kenny and Arlene but must admit I forgot their names. I still love Dick Clark.

[@carolyneverett762]

Nice story.

[@janiergonzalez5886]

Me encanta sta musica

[@margieloza7833]

Love Arleen and kenny

[@jaclynsanders8562]

Wow, great memories

[@shadrach6299]

I was fascinated with Bob and Justine

[@dalelandefeld5195]

rushed home, watched Bandstand as I did my Algebra homework...:)

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

Is that the same algebra that you never used in real life? Lol

[@squirefld]

I remember, over sixty years ago having a crush on a girl named Carmen.

[@ofs4654]

Justine is cute, bless. 😊

[@karensisk9633]

Wish these shows would showstopper least on his anniversary

[@karensisk9633]

B a tribute for Dick to b reme.bered

[@cuppajoe1]

I remember they were a cute couple.

[@ingeritchie595]

OMG Justine used to be my idol

[@roadrunner3867]

She is prettier now than ever!

[@jessebaldwin2661]

Bob Clayton served in my Delaware National Guard unit in the late 1960s.

[@rosemariekury9186]

Loved this show and this couple but know most if the mothers of me and my girlfriends wouldn't have encouraged us to use a fake birth certificate to get on this Show! She should've made her wait for a year at least. Most parents were much stricter than but they did make a cute couple. Watched this every day and learned to dance that way.

[@justersp4556]

My parents named me after Justine!

[@andreabeck7459]

Can anyone tell me how I can get a copy of the Season 5, Episode 219 (full episode with Little Eva)? I’ve chkd KZbin & all I can find is the list of shows but not the actual video for it. It was July 5, 1962. My Mom & Uncle were on the show 2 days in Philadelphia while visiting their Aunt who had purchased them tickets as a surprise. I would LOVE to see them at 14 dancing!!

[@ladyanne8139]

Sorry about Justines passing. She had a fun time on BS. PRAYERS. ❤

[@jackthomas4912]

I had a big crush on Justine.

[@billpower4885]

Cool dancers and looked good. Redford and Scarlett Johanson

[@terridalessandro3412]

I went on the show 3 times and loved it - until Dick Clark yelled at me for having gum in my mouth - yikes

[@ABdancers]

Terri d'alessandro That’s such a fantastic Dick Clark story! Thanks for sharing it with all us American Bandstand fans Terri.

[@libertyann439]

DICK Clark sounded well named

[@janicesummers5547]

Can anyone remember the yr AB was in Arlington Kansas to celebrate our centennial?

[@karensisk9633]

Call it Rock an Roll remembers Dick Clark

[@simonelima8585]

Por favor publiquem o vídeo de Ritchie Valens no programa American Bandstand december 27 de 1958 por favor 🙏🙏🙏⭐

[@justinthekitchen8299]

My mom.named me because of her

[@paulaajohnson2597]

Justine always looked depressed. She rarely smiled. Bob wasn't that crazy about her. He just enjoyed the publicity.

[@phillycatlady]

She had what is now called “resting bitch face”, but from what I’ve heard, she was very sweet. Some people’s faces just don’t smile without a reason, myself included. The only thing i ever heard about Bob was he had a roving eye ( in one of justine’s interviews).

[@victoriabelveduto3279]

@Paula Johnson...he sounded like he enjoyed all the notoriety he got from the show although I rather doubt he was recognized in all the places he mentioned 😉

[@simonelima8585]

Por favor publique o vídeo onde Ritchie Valens participou do programa

[@patriciadimola-sl5wz]

What ever happened to Frankie Lobis

[@dennismolfese5847]

My idol! Combed my hair just like him

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

So they ended up together in the end?

[@phillycatlady]

Not at all

[@nextbarker2702]

When I saw Bob Clayton, I thought it was future $20,000 Pyramid announcer, but it's not, right?.

[@kevinfitzmaurice4072]

Right. Before "Pyramid," Clayton was the announcer and later host of the NBC show "Concentration." And prior to that, he was a television personality in Miami. Clayton was still announcing "Pyramid" on ABC when he died in 1979.

[@julielabelle2907]

ABb lasted in the 70s and 80s

[@victoriabelveduto3279]

Why was she calling it a soap opera?

[@laminage]

In Reality The "Regulars" were the "Original" Reality Stars who deluded themselves that they could have a successful Showbusiness Career. They recorded a Song called Drive In Movie, it flopped and they broke up afterwards. Alot of the Kids from the 1950's, worked Blue Collar Jobs. Deptartment Store Clerks, Blackjack Dealers, Real Estate, and Building Contractors. The Kids from the 1970's until it's cancellation were more Artistic in their Careers. Makeup & Fashion Consultants, Advertising, Moonlighting as a DJ, teaching Acting. Damita Jo Freeman is the only Dancer from American Bandstand who would later Dance on Soul Train, she was in The Movie & TV Version of Private Benjamin as well as She's In The Army Now with Melanie Griffith and Jamie Lee Curtis. She also was in Flashdance as Alex's Friend whom she worked out with. One even owns his own TV Station in Connecticut, while another one became a Music Executive no less.

[@johnnynight2301]

Goofball Comments...

[@slimpickins1575]

Nice update

[@phillycatlady]

You forgot hairdressers. A number of the guys went Into that.

[@rar6546]

@@phillycatlady I had viewed another video where a few of the guys stated they were hairdressers instead of being barbers, I thought that was strange that they chose that profession back in the 50's.

[@phillycatlady]

@@rar6546 why? They did women’s hair. Weren’t barbers strictly for men? Besides, I think those videos were from the 60s reunion shows, and the guys chose their direction after they left the show. Just my impression.

[@patdeaver3084]

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