History Creator / DickClark

Dick Clark (November 30, 1929 -- April 18, 2012) was an American TV and radio personality who was affectionately known as [[CoolOldGuy "America's Oldest Teenager"]].

** This was taken to an unusual extreme in a quick sketch shown during Jay Leno's original ''[[TheTonightShow Tonight Show]]'' run, in which Dick, wearing Egyptian garb, hosted ''[[AffectionateParody The 25,000-Year-Old Pyramid]]''.

->"'''Dick Clark''' is the most important man on the planet. Without his intervention each New Year's Rockin' Eve, the calendar would be unable to turn from December 31 to January 1, and time would become stuck at midnight."
--> - ''The Dick Clark [[http://web.archive.org/web/20090105172941/http://teeveepedia.teevee.org/index.php/Dick_Clark page]] at [=TeeVeePedia=]''

* ''New Year's Rockin' Eve'' (which he created as a competitor to CBS's New Year's Eve special, feeling it did not attract younger viewers.

* ''Series/''NewYearsRockinEve''

* ''Series/''New Year's Rockin' Eve''

* ''Series/''NewYear'sRockin'Eve''

* ''Series/{{NewYear'sRockin'Eve}}''

* ''Series/NewYearsRockinEve''

* ''Series/NewYearsRockinEve New Year's Rockin' Eve''

* ''Series/NewYear'sRockin'Eve''

* ''New Year's Rockin' Eve''

* [[LongRunners Long Runner]]: He spent six decades in the field of entertainment.
** He hosted and produced ''New Year's Rocking Eve'' from 1974 through 2012, missing just ''one'' appearance. Which was due to having a stroke in 2004 and then having to spend the following year learning how to walk and talk again.

** He portrayed (as a character, not as himself) the owner of an auto racetrack in an episode of ''Series/{{Adam-12}}''.

** He portrayed (as a character, not as himself) the owner of an auto racetrack in an episode of ''Series/Adam-12''.

** He portrayed (as a character, not as himself) the owner of an auto racetrack in an episode of ''Series/Adam12''.

* ''{{Pyramid}}'' (every incarnation, save [[Creator/BillCullen one]], from 1973-1988)

* ''[[TvsBloopersAndPracticalJokes TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes]]''
* ''WinningLines''

** ''PoliceSquad''

* ''{{Pyramid}}'' (every incarnation, save [[BillCullen one]], from 1973-1988)

* ''TheChallengers''

* [[OlderThanTheyLook Older Than He Looked]]: Part of the reason he was known as America's oldest teenager.

* OlderThanTheyLook: Until his stroke in 2004, this was why he'd been known as "America's Oldest Teenager".

Dick Clark (1929-2012) was an American TV and radio personality who was affectionately known as [[CoolOldGuy "America's Oldest Teenager"]].

* AuthorExistenceFailure: ''New Year's Rockin' Eve'' just won't be the same without him.
* {{Blooper}}: Any time Dick messed up on one of his shows, hilarity often followed.
** From ''Pyramid'':
*** On two occasions, while describing two cars as Mystery 7 prizes on ''Pyramid'', [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzsOYtGNHtk he bungled the descriptions by mixing each car's year models]].
*** Although Dick often gave great clues to subjects missed by Winner's Circle contestants, he wasn't immune to slipping up. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGc6CKq6pA8 Here's one such occasion]].
* ChannelHop: An interesting case, in which Dick actually hosted three concurrently running series -- one on each of the three major networks -- during the 1980s:
** ''Series/AmericanBandstand'' aired Saturdays on Creator/{{ABC}}.
** ''[[{{Pyramid}} The $25,000 Pyramid]]'' aired on weekday mornings on Creator/{{CBS}}
** ''[[TvsBloopersAndPracticalJokes TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes]]'' aired weekly on Creator/{{NBC}} during primetime hours.
** In addition, he also hosted ''[[{{Pyramid}} The $100,000 Pyramid]]'', [[{{Syndication}} which ran in syndication]].