American Dreams- Episode Guide: Season One: Episode 13

Title: The Pursuit Of Happiness

Episode: 13

Production Code: 113

First Air Date: Feb 2, 2003

Writer:

Director:

DVD: Season One (Released Sept 7, 2004)

CD: Soundtrack 1963-64 (Released May 6, 2003)

Music: Song/Artist
"Glad All Over" Dave Clark Five
"When You Walk in the Room" The Searchers
"Shimmy Shimmy Ko Ko Bop" Little Anthony & The Imperials
"Sweets For My Sweet" Drifters
"Not Fade Away" Beatles
"In The Midnight Hour" Warren Pickett
"A Fool in Love" Ike & Tina Turner
"Rhythm & Groove" Richard Holmes
"Ricky Tick" Mango Santamaria
"Hippy Hippy Shake" Swinging Blue Jeans
"Tobacco Road" Blues Magoos
"Romeo and Juliet" The Reflections
"Wonderful" The Beach Boys

On Bandstand:

Tina Turner
"Shimmy Shimmy Ko Ko Bop" by Little Anthony & The Imperials

Guest Stars:

Rachel Boston as Beth Mason
Jamie Elman as Luke Foley
Keith Robinson as Nathan
Robby Benson as Witt
Paul Wasilewski as Tommy DeFelice
Rodney Scott as Danny O'Connor
Kevin Sheridan as ?
Danielle DiCicero as ?
Michelle Morgan as Teresa McManus
Paul Roberts as Dick Clark
Peter Spellos as Bandstand Director
Johnny Sneed as Stretch
Jason Adelman as Bobby Maher
Hans Hernke as Young boy (uncredited)
Adina Porter as Gwen Walker
Steve Ryan as ?

Fan Rating: 10/10 (Average of all fan submitted ratings)


Synopsis:

(From TV Guide)
Beth (Rachel Boston) won't forgive J.J. for his dalliance with Colleen, which bugs him a lot when he's sober, and more so when he's not. Meanwhile, Roxanne angles to write the “Backstage on Bandstand” column for “Teenzine”; Meg and Sam (Arlen Escarpata) become record-swapping friends; Henry worries about Nathan's on-the-job attitude; and Helen baby-sits Prof. Witt's 6-year-old son while he's in New York for a Freedom Summer organizational meeting. Witt: Robby Benson. Nathan: Keith Robinson. Luke: Jamie Elman. Tommy DeFelice: Paul Wasilewski. Danny O'Connor: Rodney Scott.

(From NBC)
JJ’S MOMENTARY FLING COULD COST HIM A TWO-YEAR RELATIONSHIP - In the aftermath of his confession to Beth (Rachel Boston), JJ (Will Estes) struggles to put their relationship back together again, but quickly realizes that it might be too little too late. Elsewhere, Meg (Brittany Snow) strikes up a musical friendship with Sam (Arlen Escarpeta) as they decide to save money by sharing records - causing problems with JJ who quickly reminds his sister about the trouble she faced after her previous interactions with Sam. Meanwhile, Jack (Tom Verica) entrusts his new employee -- Nathan (guest star Keith Robinson), the nephew of Henry (Jonathan Adams) -- with delivery duty, but later questions his decision when Nathan fails to return. Helen (Gail O’Grady) volunteers to baby-sit for her professor and gets to know him better while Roxanne (Vanessa Lengies) fights for a coveted position writing the "Backstage on Bandstand" column for Teenzine magazine. Ethan Dampf and Sarah Ramos also star.

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