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

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Programs hosted by Dick Clark:

• American Bandstand
• The Challengers
• New Year's Rockin' Eve
• Pyramid (several versions)
• Scattergories
• Tvs Bloopers And Practical Jokes

Programs created and/or produced by Dick Clark:

• Greed
• The Weird Al Show

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Tropes invoked by Dick Clark

• Cool Old Guy
• Good With Numbers: Averted, especially on Pyramid, where Dick's troubles with numbers were frequently on display.
  • On two occasions, while describing two cars as Mystery 7 prizes on Pyramid, he bungled the descriptions by mixing each car's year models
• Long Runner: He spent six decades in entertainment.
• Older Than He Looks
• The Cameo: Dick appeared as himself several shows, including:
  • The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
  • Futurama
  • Police Squad!
  • The Simpsons
• Self-Parody: Dick would occasionally play along with humor that was related to how young he looked, despite his age.

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