American Bandstand 1967 - I’m A Believer, The Monkees

The kids dance to the top hits of 1967 as they celebrate (early) the new year.
Dancers: 0:19 Famous Hooks dancing with Jenny Nichols, 0:29 Jim Miranda dancing with Debbie Cain, 0:41 Don Sanuskar, 0:52 Eddie Sanchez, 1:13 Frank Vanderpuil, 1:53 Pat Ing (white coat), 2:23 Sondra Gomez.
Airdate: December 30, 1967

[@michaelserby7697]

It was a GREAT time to grow up in America 💙 🇺🇸

[@almodovar251]

The Best music and best times ever. Much better than the garbage they call music today! Love the Monkees and yes they were a real band!

[@almodovar251]

The Monkees are the best! And I am a believer is a masterpiece!

[@margotgorske6986]

and Not your steppin stone

[@briteness]

The Monkees had the #1 album on the Billboard charts for 29 weeks of 1967!

[@petediamond2721]

This song was penned by none other than Neil Diamond, it really put him on the map as a composer...

[@beagle7622]

My god I remember that now that you point it out. I listened to the radio doing homework in Melbourne Australia. They mentioned that a number of times. Neil Diamond had a few minor hits her until the “ Hot August Night” Twin Album turned him into a Superstar.

[@yossarian6799]

@@beagle7622 yeah but you Aussies also thought Skyhooks and Cold Chisel were good bands... (just takin' the piss, mate! )

[@beagle7622]

Skyhooks me no way ( smiling , no wasn’t a fan ) Red Symons was a funny guy & Shirley was fun too.

[@rickb4806]

12 years old, just got my first guitar after seeing Beatles. I still play.

[@joelee662]

The Monkees one of my favorite bands 👍🇺🇸.

[@Thomas-fu8vp]

Breaking news :we were happy once upon a time.

[@michaelserby7697]

1967 great year and time , I was 17. Nice days to grow up in ... ❤ 😎 💙 🎶🎶🎵🎶

[@bettyschneider5268]

Michael Serby ..... Ya I was 11 yrs old in 1967. My oldest sister & husband was on American bandstand! 💃🚶🏃👯👫

[@virgildoc]

Was stationed at Camp Pendleton and flew off for Vietnam four days after this aired

[@marge3470]

@@bettyschneider5268 What was the names of your sister and her husband that danced on AB

[@bettyschneider5268]

@@marge3470 i can't give last names out! But the first names! vikki & Clifford. Hope that helps. Far as i know it wad American Bandstand unless it was a different one?

[@marge3470]

@@bettyschneider5268 Oh that's ok, I understand. I was just curious which dancers they were. Since I've been watching these videos the last few yrs. I've gotten to recognize most of the regulars who danced on here. But Thank you!

[@johncitizen4856]

Those little dollies are old grand mothers now.... man how time gets away from us!

[@patricking6512]

That's me @ 1:54 on the timer, with the hat in my hand! :) Great Memories, when your 18!

[@yossarian6799]

That's awesome. Did you happen to know Ken Nordiv and/or Karen Sokol? They're two of my favorites of this generation but none of the few regular AB dancers knew them well. I would have enjoyed watching them dance together.

[@patricking6512]

@@yossarian6799 No, unfortunately I didn't know them, I only knew about 10-12 people on the show which included regular, Famous Hooks. I'm sure that I would know them by seeing their faces only, but not by name. Do you know when they danced on the show?

[@yossarian6799]

@@patricking6512 Ken appeared sporadically throughout 1967 and early 1968. He appeared to be a bit older than the other boys. He's in the New Years Eve dance contest with Christy Snider (couple #7), and his somewhat serious visage is seen up-close around the 12-second mark in the beginning of that episode, "In And Out Of Love" (Dec 30, 1967 air date). The lovely miss Sokol (sp?) only appeared in a few 1968 episodes, but was featured in the both the "Summer School" and "Presidential Candidates" Q&As with Dick. She's blonde, beautiful and has striking eyes.

[@RAYFORDHENDERSON-dc2op]

@@yossarian6799 Karen sockle and Debbie Roth did that vitamin test thing on May 18, 1968...sockle and roth were favorites and they were missed in 1969. My favorite ever camera work was in my fave episode, October 12, 1968 with Connie Watson and in "Naturally Stoned" the camera creeps up- on Sockle and Dayton dancing the same steps in different directions next to each other...makes for cinema magic.

[@yossarian6799]

@@RAYFORDHENDERSON-dc2op anything involving Karen Sokol will get my attention. I love that "Naturally Stoned" clip because she shows her goofy side. Like in the "taste test" episode where she shamelessly admits scarfing down hamburgers, instead of eating healthy food. I hate that I'm so damn good looking but never could find a girl like her. I had plenty of "hot" women after me but they were all stupid, psycho or both. Girls like Karen ended up with guys who looked like Ernest Borgnine.

[@M.O.G.]

One of my favorite songs of all time... from the years of the best times in our lives. Written by Neil Diamond.

[@patriciaquinn6377]

Song still makes me happy!!!

[@brucevacca6781]

1967. Going into my senior year in high school. Life was great for a 17 year old. Great music, great friends a great to be growing up.

[@TakaiAkita]

The dance of 1967 - simply brilliant. thanks Aaron.

[@sunlandleaonard]

happiest year of my life 17 years old playing rock with my band, good times to be alive

[@kentclark6420]

Wow! That couple at 2:35 on the lower right!

[@johnsain]

Now,...we have rap contests on TV, and the point is to crudely insult each other....

[@puppycat58]

The best of times

[@gregmoore7709]

I AGREE,but that picture of you must be back in the day.

[@gregmoore7709]

Sorry i meant to say a much recent picture or you just are younger and love oldies.

[@jamesm.3967]

One of the first 45 records I ever owned. I was only four years old😎

[@gabydersch1482]

Fantastic. Love it. Remember watching The Monkees on tv. I was 15 years old. Thank you. God bless you. 💟💕💞💟💙🎸💙

[@earlhaupenthal2444]

Was that Austin powers 2:13? 1967!? God the stress level compared to today was nothing.

[@geor67]

Another AB clip-love it! Even though I was born in 1971, I love 1960s music!😃

[@bunniesandroses499]

They all look so nice and dance so good. Fun video!

[@CHaas-bn3xi]

No political judgment going on here just good American people doing good old American things dancing and having a wonderful time

[@mayukittyrescue8728]

No offense but you either sound like an uninformed millennial with an obsession for the 60s or a delusional old fart in denial. The 1960s were extremely political especially the following year after this video and you know that

[@johndoddridge4274]

@@mayukittyrescue8728 what year was not political?

[@CHaas-bn3xi]

@@mayukittyrescue8728 your a fucking idiot

[@sdj6353]

Ling Ling Everyone has the “right” to their opinion, just because you disagree with it doesn’t make it wrong and you know that.

[@bettyschneider5268]

John Doddridge .... I know right!... Lol 😆 🇺🇸

[@mitch6969123]

Great song reminds me of the show back in the day. Every girl looks cute dancing, one guy is not a bad dancer, every other guy it’s painful to watch em dance…

[@grantalbrecht7206]

now i'm a believer!

[@xectorloin6727]

Es un programa q descubri con la pandemia, de los años en q aun tenia 5 años....Frank se ve muy divertido con ese gorrito de navidad....es divertido ver la ropa, los peinados y la forma de bailar de la epoca.

[@dancerdon9175]

Aaron R I just found your channel and it's great to see there IS footage from the 60's. There's a good shot of me at 0:41. ABdancers channel also has some "found" footage. We regulars from the 1960's appreciate viewing what's available and posted. To help clarify, Peggy WAGGONER was Frank's usual dance partner, but he and Judy Michaud entered and won the 1967 Swing Dance Contest. Keep the memories coming. Don

[@YCDTI]

Hi Don! I’ve been scouring various places on the internet for AB footage, especially from 1964-1970, which I think is the best era for music of all time. It’s so cool to see when these songs were new and the styles and fashions of the day. I can’t imagine how cool it must’ve been to live in Southern California and dance to this music, on TV, in the 60’s, on American Bandstand! Thank you for the clarification on Frank and his dance partner. I’ve always wondered who won the dance contest that year. Thanks for watching!

[@richardcobey9415]

I was 14 and in 8th grade had the 45

[@StephenDBurge-in5qi]

The Hippies are coming 💓 whilst in the UK mods n rockers are beginning to grow 🤗

[@barryoderfer]

Not sure what year it was, but, the Monkee's outsold the Beatles and Stones combined in that particular year. Great music.

[@jessicafashionlover2148]

black white asian all together just love it

[@KH-pr5qb]

Democrats use race as a political weapon with a lot of money behind it, all for power, that’s why we take one step forward and two back. Always using the actions of very few people to paint a whole group “racist”, while many physical attacks and murders are actually occurring the other way, based on race. Political Power and Greed divides us.

[@shadowlandstudios86]

@@KH-pr5qb Absolutely correct!

[@kevmichael2064]

Great Song... Grew up in California!!!

[@ricardo8891]

MOM taught me how to Dance.

[@ricardo8891]

So Glad, Daddy loved her.

[@stevenhayes480]

awesome times

[@matthewhayman6527]

A great little pop tune. Wish I had written it.

[@salchst]

Well, I like the record because it has a good beat and it's easy to dance to!

[@gdawg1585]

I have this record and dance to it all the time

[@memelc5655]

I can imagine what teens would wear today on the tv show 😳

[@richardlawson4317]

I was safely in college (after a brutal high school). I'd give anything to go back!

[@wandamccloud8771]

🥰💯Im a Believer 💯🎈💃🥰

[@HopmusicOrg]

for such a funky groove the kids could've gotten into more

[@catherineerwin8269]

I think this is my favorite time for Bandstand. The mid to late 60s, the dancers were dressed nicely but not in a repressive way like the 50s -65. I just itch looking at the heavy wool catholic school type clothes & the woolen skirts & sweaters. And the music was better more free flowing in the mid 60s & on.. i like it better than the 70s & 80s when i grew up..

[@su-rv2uq]

I know. The look is so unattractive as well. Repressive..good description. I like the freer styles of this time as well.

[@higgsbosongirl]

60s clothes were fabulous. So glad I was a teenager in this era. I loved wearing the short skirts but the dresses were really very modest otherwise, and not too tight so you could move (dance!) easily. And then there were the knee sox, textured hose or tights, so you didn't have to go bare legged in the cold; the shoes were cute but not ridiculously, grotesquely high. The kids who embraced the hippy ethos may have been scruffy, but most kids were fairly neat and clean. Very few slobs in my state.

[@sergioomarfernandez9570]

èpocas maravillosas

[@reynaldoballarini1886]

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[@robertharrison2.055]

thank you .

[@danielmchale558]

Back then Americans were well manner people.

[@matthewhayman6527]

Nobody is a bitch. Nobody is a Nigga! Just a great pop song!

[@suzanpeters1093]

Great song, but hard to dance to. Thank you! xo

[@mafred2069]

follow the clap

[@suzanpeters4709]

@@mafred2069 Yes! 😁

[@karmicobsession1636]

not if you can dance and have rhythm

[@reynaldoballarini1886]

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[@danielmchale3053]

1967 what a year Vietnam war was escalating and the music selection was getting stronger...well anyway teenagers back then were very cool..in my opinion

[@gardensofthegods]

At 2:03 .. priceless

[@ontarioguy2738]

At 0:44 a guy walks up to a guy dancing mocks him then walks away

[@gardensofthegods]

Ontario guy it's funny that I had seen that but it didn't register because I wasn't paying attention

[@catherineerwin8269]

Who's the guy that looks into the camera & smiles? At the 2:03 mark. He looks older than the rest of the kids.. But, having lots of fun.

[@gregoryagogo]

The AB (American Bandstand) logo looks like the ABC logo minus the C!

[@MusicandDancing4Ever]

Jenny Nichols was beautiful, great dancer, great personality to match Famous Hooks. She was his best partner. What became of her?

[@rubenaguilar2336]

Who is the girl who dances with Frank

[@mariamolina1021]

@@rubenaguilar2336 we want to know who it is what's her name

[@wendyprice9282]

Amazing..real boys dancing with real girls..what's going on here?

[@AbbyNormal777]

The guys danced better than the girls.

[@M.O.G.]

Never! Unless of course, I'm on the Dance Floor.

[@bettyschneider5268]

AbbyNormal777 .... I know right! 💃🚶🏃🏃👯👫💃

[@wildrosecece]

I think it was the style

[@JukeboxBalowski]

Was the picture on TV really that bad in those days, or is it just that the quality of the tape has deteriorated over time?

[@ABdancers]

Aaron R Thank you for posting this great video of the dancers from American Bandstand. Do happen to have any more footage from this AB episode?

[@YCDTI]

Yeah, you bet. I've watched your channel for years and really enjoy it. It's too bad there are so few clips of this era, (1964-1970). Do you know anything about the "regulars" from this time, like Famous Hooks or Frank Vanderpool (?) and where they are now? Thanks for watching!

[@ABdancers]

Aaron R That’s great to hear you’re a longtime fan of my ABdancers channel. It’s my understanding that American Bandstand dancer Famous Hooks is doing well but unfortunately Frank Lobis (also heard him say the name Vanderpool) passed away in the 1980s. However his regular partner Peggy Thompson is still alive. Also I’ve been in contact with Don Sanuskar (1965-74) who was kind enough to send me his AB video collection for use on the channel. - Jeff

[@YCDTI]

That’s so awesome he would do that and thank you for sharing them. I know there is a lot of AB footage, including color episodes from the 60’s, based on posts from Dick Clark Production’s AwardsShowNetwork channel which is just interviews. Until they are released we’ll have to just post what we have. Thanks for the reply. I really appreciate the updates!

[@clemdane]

Only five weeks?

[@saritaw4739]

that's how many superclassic timeless songs were coming every week, that we are still enjoying!

[@38ddkelly]

Ousted on February 18, 1967 by The Buckinghams' "Kind of a Drag"

[@michaelterry6143]

When did they stop wearing coats and ties?

[@jameswillett7186]

My guess is that ties were a requirement for the boys to appear on the show. I just watched an AB episode from 1969 and the boys were no longer wearing ties.

[@mothernature251]

Michael Terry 1967

[@jameswillett7186]

I seen AB episodes from 1968 and the boys were still wearing ties.

[@kathy2trips]

Men dress like slobs nowadays. So unattractive!

[@willdrucker4291]

You calling them, “MEN” is an OVERSTATEMENT

[@johnhelle6926]

Who is the guy at 1:14? He's great!

[@YCDTI]

John Helle the answer to your question here and on the “Sugar, Sugar” clip is longtime Bandstand regular Frank Vanderpuil. (Same guy)

[@johnhelle6926]

I read that Frank Vanderpuil died in 1988 at the young age of 38! Poor guy. What happened to him?

[@lynntempleton9640]

I see one black couple (beginning at 18 seconds). Was American Bandstand integrated? There were so many great black acts during this time. It seems there would be more black kids in the audience.

[@lynntempleton9640]

You mean David Dennison.

[@FRANKSNAKE71]

Big Bill O'Reilly I apologies to Bill! I didn't realize he is afflicted with a form of Turrets Syndrome causing him to spew nonsense on the internet..

[@baronrassilon]

there were a few, they were on Soul Train mostly,

[@johnsain]

There were more Blacks on AB than Whites on Soul Train.

[@RAYFORDHENDERSON-dc2op]

@@johnsain there were no whites on SOul train.

[@mafred2069]

how many of those guys used heel spurs to avoid Nam and how many got shipped out subsequently, we'll never know.

[@cliffkyle945]

Is that olivia flavea sister dancing?

[@FashionistaDude]

Nice song, although "believer" makes me think of "Belieber" now.

[@memelc5655]

The guy in tan khakis 🙈

[@amsedelm]

Is that Brian Wilson at 0:44 ?

[@amsedelm]

Sorry! Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys. lol

[@michaelserby7697]

NO it's not a Beach Boy ....!

[@amsedelm]

@@michaelserby7697 Yes It's Carl!!!

[@michaelserby7697]

@@amsedelm ha ha ha if you say so , but you're deluded 🌛😄😎

[@franciscojaviercelis7042]

Ni cerca nada q ver ni parecido en lo mas minimo

[@rickypatterson1321]

Noone could Dick Clark!! Died 2012,83 Yrs, Also A. B. 1985? Replaced Him. Ryan SeaCreast.

[@davewarwicker2512]

"and this is what happens when people dance without alcohol."

[@isaacdixon7915]

1967 was when you got asked about your race if you wanted to audition for the show,they limited the number of blacks on the show.

[@hamptoncomics]

Glad times have changed

[@johnbaker4]

Bandstand went downhill when it left Phily. Fact.

[@gregoryrandall4819]

Philly became a bad place to be