Episodes (41)
1. 1st Happening '68 special
Aired 5 October 1968 • 30 min
--Paul Revere and the Raiders The first of four ""Happening '68"" specials which ABC aired during the Fall of '68.
2. 2nd special: Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart
Aired 29 November 1968 • 30 min
--Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart
3. Wilson Pickett Special
Aired 7 December 1968 • 30 min
--Wilson Pickett performs ""Funky Broadway,"" ""I Found A True Love,"" ""I'm A Midnight Mover,"" ""Mustang Sally,"" ""Land of 1000 Dances"" and ""She's Lookin' Good"" --Paul Revere & Raiders - ""Cinderella Sunshine""
4. Christmas special with the Raiders & King Cousins
Aired 21 December 1968 • 30 min
Christmas Special --The King Cousins --Paul Revere and the Raiders
5. Gary Lewis and the Playboys
Aired 4 January 1969 • 30 min
--Gary Lewis and the Playboys --Judges in band contest: Stefan Arngrim; Bobby Hatfield; Michael James
6. The Cowsills
Aired 11 January 1969 • 30 min
--The Cowsills --Judges in band contest: Stefan Arngrim; Bobby Hatfield; Michael James
7. Bobby Hatfield / Paul Hampton
Aired 18 January 1969 • 30 min
--Paul Hampton --Bobby Hatfield (also a judge in the band contest) --Other judges: Stefan Arngrim; Michael James
8. Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart
Aired 25 January 1969 • 30 min
--Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart--""I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite"" & ""That's Life"" --The Judges of The HAPPENING 1969 Amateur Band Contest are Bobby Hatfield (of The Righteous Brothers), Stefan Arngrim (""Land of the Giants"") and Michael-James Wixted.
9. Tommy James and the Shondells
Aired 1 February 1969 • 30 min
--Tommy James and the Shondells --Judges in band contest: Enzo Cerusico; Gary Lewis, Stephen Young
10. Canned Heat
Aired 8 February 1969 • 30 min
--Canned Heat --Judges in band contest: Enzo Cerusico; Gary Lewis, Stephen Young
11. Bob Seger System / The First Edition
Aired 15 February 1969 • 30 min
--First Edition --Bob Seger System --Judges in band contest: Enzo Cerusico; Gary Lewis, Stephen Young
12. O.C. Smith / Lucie Arnaz & Desi Arnaz, Jr.
Aired 22 February 1969 • 30 min
--Lucie Arnaz & Desi Arnaz, Jr. --O.C. Smith --Judges of band contest: Enzo Cerusico; Gary Lewis, Stephen Young
13. Creedence Clearwater Revival
Aired 1 March 1969 • 30 min
--Creedence Clearwater Revival - ""Proud Mary"" --The Judges for ""The HAPPENING 1969 Amateur Band Contest"" are Dennis Cole (formerly of ""THE FELONY SQUAD""), Pop Singers Tommy Roe & Merilee Rush (of Merilee Rush and The Turnabouts).
14. Joe South / Boyce and Hart
Aired 8 March 1969 • 30 min
--Joe South --Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart --Judges in band contest: Merilee Rush; Tommy Roe; Dennis Cole
15. Tommy Roe / Boyce and Hart
Aired 15 March 1969 • 30 min
--Paul Revere and Mark Lindsay talk about the need for lowering the voting age and introduce Boyce and Hart. --Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart - ""L.U.V. (Let Us Vote)"" --Happening News segment with Sue Cameron. --Tommy Roe - ""Dizzy"" Amateur Band Contest --Judges: Dennis Cole, Merilee Rush, and Tommy Roe --Bands in contest: 1. The Guys Who Came Up from Downstairs - ""I Got a Line on You"" 2. The New Miracles - ""Who's Making Love"" --Mark Lindsay interviews Ross Martin from ""Wild Wild West""
16. Monkee Day with Mike, Mickey and Davy
Aired 22 March 1969 • 30 min
--The Monkees (without Peter Tork)
17. Band Contest Finals
Aired 29 March 1969 • 30 min
The finals of the amateur band contest
18. Peggy Scott / Jo Jo Benson
Aired 5 April 1969 • 30 min
--Peggy Scott and Jo Jo Benson (singing duo) --Judges in amateur band contest: Stefan Arngrim; Bridget Hanley; David Soul
19. The Nazz / Eddie Fisher
Aired 12 April 1969 • 30 min
--The Nazz --Eddie Fisher --The Judges are for ""The HAPPENING 1969 Amateur Band Contest""... Stefan Arngrim (Bobby Lockridge on ""THE LAND OF THE GIANTS"") and Bridget Hanley & David Soul (Candy Pruitt & Joshua ""Josh"" Bolt on ""Here Comes the Brides"").
20. Bobby Vee / Freddy Weller
Aired 19 April 1969 • 30 min
--Bobby Vee - ""Santa Cruz"" --Freddy Weller (of the Raiders) performing solo The Judges of ""THE HAPPENING 1969 Amateur Band Contest"" are Stefen Arngrim, Bridget Hanley & David Soul.
21. Friends of Distinction / Beach Boys (on film)
Aired 26 April 1969 • 30 min
--Friends of Distinction - ""Grazing In the Grass"" --Beach Boys (on film) - ""I Can Hear Music"" The Judges of ""THE HAPPENING 1969 Amateur Band Contest"" are Stefan Arngrim, Bridget Hanley & David Soul.
22. Peter Lawford
Aired 3 May 1969 • 30 min
--Peter Lawford --Judges in the amateur band contest: Vicki Lawrence; Kevin Shultz; Mark Slade
23. The Grass Roots / The Spiral Staircase
Aired 10 May 1969 • 30 min
--The Grass Roots performed ""The River is Wide"". --The Spiral Staircase performed ""(I Love You) More Today than Yesterday"". --The Judges for ""THE HAPPENING 1969 Amateur Band Contest"" are Vicki Lawrence (of ""THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW""), Kevin Schultz (Tom Sawyer on ""The New Adventures of Huck Finn"") & Mark Slade (Billy Blue Cannon on ""THE HIGH CHAPARRAL"").
24. Three Dog Night / The Peppermint Rainbow
Aired 17 May 1969 • 30 min
--Three Dog Night - ""One"" --The Peppermint Rainbow - ""Will You be Staying After Sunday?"" --The Judges are Vicki Lawrence, Kevin Schultz & Mark Slade for ""THE HAPPENING 1969 Amateur Band Contest.""
25. Keith Allison / Freddy Weller
Aired 24 May 1969 • 30 min
--Paul Revere and the Raiders - ""Let Me"" --Keith Allison - ""Birds of a Feather"" --Freddy Weller - ""Games People Play""
26. Edwin Hawkins Singers
Aired 31 May 1969 • 30 min
--Edwin Hawkins Singers --Judges in the amateur band contest: Sajid Khan, Vicki Lawrence & Mark Slade.
27. Bobby Sherman
Aired 7 June 1969 • 30 min
--Bobby Sherman --Judges in band contest: Warren Entner (from The Grass Roots) ; Sajid Khan; Merilee Rush
28. Paul Revere and the Raiders
Aired 14 June 1969 • 30 min
--Paul Revere and the Raiders --The Judges for ""THE HAPPENING 1969 Amateur Band Contest"" are Warren Entner, Sajid Khan & Merilee Rush.
29. Oliver / The People
Aired 21 June 1969 • 30 min
--Oliver--""Good Morning Starshine"" from ""HAIR"" --The People--""I Love You"" & ""Walk Right In"" --The Judges of The HAPPENING 1969 Amateur Band Contest are Warren Entner (of ""The Grass Roots""), Sajid Khan & Merilee Rush (of ""Merilee Rush & The Turnabouts"").
30. Jackie DeShannon
Aired 28 June 1969 • 30 min
--Jackie DeShannon - ""L.A."" and ""Put a Little Love in Your Heart"" --Band Contest finals with judges: Michael Burns; Casey Kasem; Samantha Dolenz
31. Three Dog Night
Aired 5 July 1969 • 30 min
--Three Dog Night - ""Celebrate"" --Judges in band contest: Stephen Young; Peter Tork; Kathy Garver
32. Linda Ronstadt / Chuck Barris
Aired 12 July 1969 • 30 min
--Linda Ronstadt --Chuck Barris - ""Too Rich"" --Paul Revere and the Raiders --Judges in band contest: Peter Tork; Kathy Garver; Stephen Young
33. Boyce and Hart / Nino Candido
Aired 19 July 1969 • 30 min
--Boyce and Hart - ""I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight"" --Nino Candido --Marc Copage (from ""Julia"") - interviewed by Mark Lindsay The Judges for ""THE HAPPENING 1969 Amateur Band Contest"" are Kathy Garver (Catherine ""Cissy"" Patterson-Davis on ""Family Affair""), Stephen Young (Ben Caldwell on ""JUDD, FOR THE DEFENSE"") & Peter Tork (former member of ""THE MONKEES"").
34. The Ventures
Aired 2 August 1969 • 30 min
--The VENTURES performs ""Hawaii Five-O"" (Instrumental). --PAUL REVERE and THE RAIDERS performs ""Let Me"" and ""Action, Action, Action"". --The Judges in ""THE HAPPENING 1969 Amateur Band Contest"": Stefan Arngrim (of ""THE LAND OF THE GIANTS""), Angela Cartwright (formerly of ""LOST IN SPACE"") and Jan-Michael Vincent (of ""DANGER ISLAND"" part of ""The Banana Splits Adventure Hour"").
35. Kenny Rogers and the First Edition
Aired 9 August 1969 • 30 min
Kenny Rogers & The First Edition--""Ruby Don't Take your Love to Town"" The Judges of ""THE HAPPENING 1969 Amateur Band Contest"" are Stefan Arngrim of ABC-TV's ""THE LAND OF THE GIANTS"", Angela Cartwright of the now-cancelled CBS-TV's ""LOST IN SPACE"" and Jan Michael Vincent of NBC-TV's ""DANGER ISLAND"" in part of ""THE BANANA SPLITS ADVENTURE HOUR"".
36. The Grass Roots
Aired 16 August 1969 • 30 min
--The Grass Roots performs ""I'd Wait A Million Years"" The Judges of ""THE HAPPENING 1969 Amateur Band Contest"" are Stefan Arngrim, Angela Cartwright & Jan-Michael Vincent.
37. Oliver
Aired 23 August 1969 • 30 min
--Oliver performs ""Jean"" (theme from ""The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie""). --Paul Revere and the Raiders perform a medley of hits. --The Judges for ""THE HAPPENING 1969 Amateur Band Contest"" are Stefan Arngrim, Angela Cartwright & Jan-Michael Vincent.
38. Barbara Feldon
Aired 30 August 1969 • 30 min
--Barbara Feldon performs ""99"" and ""Max"" (Feldon played ""99"" on ""GET SMART""). --PAUL REVERE and THE RAIDERS perform a medley of hits again (probably 2 hits). --The Judges of ""THE HAPPENING 1969 Amateur Band Contest"" are Stefan Arngrim, Angela Cartwright & Jan-Michael Vincent.
39. Friends Of Distinction
Aired 6 September 1969 • 30 min
--The Friends of Distinction performs ""Grazing in the Grass"" and ""(You Let Me) Going in Circles"".
40. Paul Revere and the Raiders
Aired 13 September 1969 • 30 min
--Another ""Paul Revere and the Raiders' Day"" with solo performances by Mark Lindsey, Freddy Weller, and Keith Allison.
41. Final show: The Beach Boys
Aired 20 September 1969 • 30 min
--The Beach Boys - the band performs some of their hits and are interviewed by Mark Lindsay & Paul Revere.