When Johnny Rotten met Dick Clark - Public Image Ltd. on American Bandstand

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

Some culture jamming for the kids - one of the strangest TV broadcasts ever.

[Systematic Chaos]

1. I didn't expect that combination to work as well as it did at all.

It looks like all parties had a great time during the filming.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

2. I saw Clark interviewed once

and he listed this episode in his top 3 favorites.

[valerief]

3. Did you ever see a more well-behaved bunch of kids? nt

[Systematic Chaos]

4. I was too young at the time (12 maybe) and didn't know about PIL back then.

But, knowing what I do now and being a fan of the band, I wish I could have been there. Lydon and his band were a class act and the audience seemed to love it, different though it was for AB fare.

[MrMickeysMom]

5. That WAS different for AB...

It surprised me. I quit watch American Bandstand in the 70's and totally missed paying attention to Johnny Rotten/PIL.

This actually made me feel FAR batter about Dick Clark before he went off the deep conservative end of things. Good memory for some, but NEW to this baby boomer!

[AsahinaKimi]

6. The music was definately dubbed....

At one point he gives away the microphone... he seemed quite a character... even using nose drops on camera. How bizarre.

[Systematic Chaos]

7. Combination of dubbed and live.

The drummer going at it in the middle of the dance floor was really cool, I thought. And some of Lydon's live voice was superimposed over the studio track as well, I think. I got a chuckle out of the nasal spray at the end.

[mucifer]

8. Looked to me like lots of drugs stronger than nasal spray were involved.