Mes plus belles années

Original title: American Dreams

TV Series
2002–2005
TV-PG
1h

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7.7/10

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In the 1960s, a family experiences life and the struggles of the era, accompanied by the well-known pop songs of the period.In the 1960s, a family experiences life and the struggles of the era, accompanied by the well-known pop songs of the period.In the 1960s, a family experiences life and the struggles of the era, accompanied by the well-known pop songs of the period.

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IMDb RATING

7.7/10

3.3K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,660

315

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 2 Primetime Emmys
- 10 wins & 27 nominations total

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Trivia
Current music artists appear in almost every episode as popular singers from the 1960s.

Goofs
In the pilot episode, which takes place in the fall of '63 (because subsequent episodes deal with the assassination of President Kennedy), the Beach Boys sing "Don't Worry Baby" on Bandstand. The song wasn't recorded until February 1964.

Quotes
JJ Pryor: Kennedy says it's time for new dreams, and new frontiers, not just the ones of our fathers.
Jack Pryor: President Kennedy who both went to college...
JJ Pryor: I know!
Jack Pryor: ...and loves football.
JJ Pryor: I know!
Jack Pryor: And you are going to...
JJ Pryor: No I'm not!
Jack Pryor: Will you let me finish a damn sentence? JJ, you have a chance to be something great. A tailback, an astronaut, or whatever the hell, but great! Now I know going to Notre Dame won't guarantee you anything, but it'll give you the best chance anyone could ask for. And I'm not going to stand by and let you piss away that chance. I just won't.
JJ Pryor: Maybe it's not up to you.

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Written by Emerson Hart
Performed by Emerson Hart
Courtesy of Universal Records

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Featured review

Brings back some fond memories

The show takes me back to my own senior year, 1963. It is very accurate even to the clothing styles and amazingly, the name of a long since closed amusement park called "Willow Grove Park" was mentioned once. I won't dwell on this, but I was one of the kids back in 1962 on American Bandstand myself. I have a highly treasured snapshot I took one day on the set of Dick Clark interviewing Sandra Dee. The show isn't all carefree of course, but then life has never been without problems. Despite this, it depicts an era of a certain innocence we no longer enjoy.