| Dance Contest | |
| [radio: "Rock 'N' Roll Party Queen" – Louis St. Louis] | |
| Sonny: | Hey, Marty, you're looking good. |
| Marty: | Uh, would you just excuse me one second? |
| Sonny: | You're feeling good, too, huh? |
| Marty: | Sonny, there he is! Look, that's Vince Fontaine! |
| Sonny: | Yeah? I've seen better heads on a mug of beer. |
| Marty: | Would you grow up? He's the living end. |
| Sonny: | Yeah, if you like older guys. |
| Sandy: | Danny, this is so exciting. |
| Danny: | Yeah, well you see, what you gotta do is, you make friends with the cameraman. |
| Sandy: | You know the cameraman? |
| Danny: | Yeah, his name is Ted. |
| Frenchy: | Doody, how do I look? |
| Doody: | Like a beautiful blonde pineapple. |
| Johnny Casino & The Gamblers: | That's good. That's good. |
| Mr. Rudie: | You're late, fellas. Where you been, huh? |
| Putzie: | Boy, the gym never looked so good. |
| Jan: | Yeah! Did you bring the provisions? |
| Mr. Rudie: | Alright, kids, I want a big circle here. A big circle. |
| C'mon, boys and girls, we are going on the air very shortly [cheering], but first let's have some warm-up numbers with Johnny Casino and the Gamblers. | |
| [Johnny Casino & the Gamblers: "Rock 'N' Roll is Here to Stay"] | |
| Mr. Rudie: | What are their names? |
| Doody: | Fred and Ginger. |
| Mr. Rudie: | Fred and Ginger. |
| Frenchy: | Doody! Go tell him the truth. |
| [Johnny Casino & the Gamblers: "Those Magic Changes"] | |
| Sandy: | I hope I don't get camera fright. |
| Danny: | Oh, don't worry about it. |
| We're gonna be cool, alright? | |
| Sandy: | Yeah. |
| Danny: | Don't worry? |
| Sandy: | Mm. |
| Danny: | Good. Come on, let's go. |
| Putzie: | Why don’t you let me lead for a change? |
| Jan: | I can't help it, I'm used to leadin'. |
| Putzie: | O.K. |
| Frenchy: | Doody, can't you turn me around or something? |
| Doody: | Don't talk, French. I'm trying to count. |
| Danny: | *... a melody, that's never the same... a melody, that's calling your name* |
| Sandy: | Did you ever think about singing professionally? |
| Danny: | *please come back to me, please...* |
| Kenickie: | Hey, Zuko, Zuk, Zuk, I want you to meet Cha Cha Di Gregorio. |
| Cha Cha: | How ya doin', Zuko, baby? |
| Danny: | Alright. |
| Doody: | Who is she? |
| Cha Cha: | They call me Cha Cha, 'cos I'm the best dancer at St. Bernadette's. |
| Frenchy: | With the worst reputation. |
| Danny: | Let's go, Sandy. |
| Sandy: | Who's that girl? |
| Danny: | Uh, she's just a girl, a girl I know, that's all. |
| Vince Fontaine: | Hi. I'm Vince Fontaine. |
| Hey, do your folks know I come into your room every night? Over KZAZ, that is. | |
| I'm judging the dance contest. | |
| Marty: | I don't think I'm entered. |
| Vince Fontaine: | A knockout like you? |
| What's your name? | |
| Marty: | Marty. |
| Vince Fontaine: | Marty what? |
| Marty: | Maraschino, you know, like in cherry. |
| Mr. Lynch: | What are you doing? |
| Sonny: | Washing my hands. |
| [Johnny Casino & the Gamblers: "Tears on my Pillow"] | |
| Sandy: | How do you know her? |
| Danny: | Uh, she's just an old friend of the family's. That's all. |
| Doody: | Aren't you glad to be back? |
| Frenchy: | Oh, yeah. Besides, blondes do have more fun! |
| Doody: | Ah! |
| Frenchy: | Ha ha! |
| Blanche: | When I hear music, I just can't make my feet behave. |
| Sonny: | Thinks she's Tinkerbell. |
| Blanche: | Hush, Sonny. |
| Blanche: | Shh shh shh! [cheering] Shh! |
| The Rydell fight song! [music] [cheering] | |
| Principal McGee: | When you are finished,... |
| Voice In Crowd: | We're finished! |
| Principal McGee: | you will be happy to know that I am not judging the dance contest. [cheering] |
| I think we all owe a round of applause to Patty Simcox and Eugene Felsnick and committee for their beautiful decorations. | |
| Sonny: | Let's hear it for the toilet paper! [cheering] |
| Principal McGee: | In a few moments, the entire nation will be watching Rydell High. God help us. |
| And I want you all to be on your best behavior. | |
| Sonny: | No heinie biting! [laughter] |
| Principal McGee: | And now, here he is, the Prince of the Platters, Mr. Vince Fontaine. [music] |
| Mr. Vince Fontaine. [music] | |
| Vince Fontaine: | Hi, kids! Hey, it's great being here at Rydell High. What's your name, sweetheart? [laughter] |
| Ooh! Hiya, honey. | |
| Principal McGee: | And now for the rules. |
| Voice In Crowd: | Up the rules! |
| Coach Calhoun: | Game rule one, all couples must be boy-girl. |
| Putzie: | Aw, too bad, Eugene! [laughter] |
| Coach Calhoun: | All right, all right, all right, come on. |
| Game rule two, during the dance contest, if you're tapped on the shoulder, you must leave the floor immediately, or else. | |
| I mean it. | |
| Principal McGee: | And rule three, anyone doing tasteless or vulgar movements will be disqualified. [boos] |
| Rizzo: | That leaves us out! [laughter & cheering] |
| Coach Calhoun: | Can we keep it clean, please? Let's keep it clean. |
| Mr. Rudie: | 20 seconds. |
| Coach Calhoun: | Oh! 20 seconds. |
| Vince Fontaine: | Thank you, fans and friends and odds and ends. |
| And now, for you gals and guys, a few words to the wise. | |
| You Jims and Sals are my best pals. | |
| And to look your best for the big contest, just be yourselves and have a ball. | |
| That's what it's all about, after all. | |
| So, forget about the camera and think about the beat. | |
| We'll give the folks at home a real big treat. | |
| Don’t worry about where the camera is, just keep on dancin', that's your biz. | |
| Hey, if I tap your shoulder, move to the side. Let the others finish the ride! | |
| Mr. Rudie: | 10 seconds, |
| ALL: | 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1! |
| Mr. Rudie: | On the air! |
| Vince Fontaine: | Hello. Welcome to National Bandstand, coming to you live from Rydell High School. |
| This is the event you've all been waiting for, the National Dance-Off. | |
| And away we go with Johnny Casino and the Gamblers. | |
| [Johnny Casino & the Gamblers: "Hound Dog"] | |
| Doody: | Look, there's the cameras! |
| Vi: | [in Frosty Palace] Oh! That's Putzie and Jan. |
| Waitress: | Yeah! |
| Mrs. Murdock: | Get back! Get back! |
| Mr. Rudie: | Don't wave at the cameras! |
| Waitress: | Oh, there's, there's Danny and Sandy. Oh, yeah! |
| Vince Fontaine: | Now to the event you've all been waiting for, the National Dance-Off. [cheering] |
| Some lucky guy and gal is gonna go bopping home with some fantabulous prizes. | |
| But, don’t feel bad if I bump yous out, 'cos it doesn't matter if you win or lose. | |
| It's what you do with your dancing shoes. | |
| Hey, does everybody here know Marty? | |
| Voice In Crowd: | Marty! I know her! |
| Voice In Crowd: | Yeah, Marty! |
| Vince Fontaine: | O.K., cats, throw your mittens around your kittens, and away we go! |
| Patty Simcox: | That wasn't supposed to happen! |
| Johnny Casino & The Gamblers: | Let's go! Let's hand jive! |
| [Johnny Casino & the Gamblers: "Born to Hand Jive"] | |
| Kenickie: | [to Vince Fontaine] |
| See the guy over there with the chick in the red? | |
| Throw 'em out. | |
| Danny: | [to Vince Fontaine] |
| Hey, watch it, man! Get outta here! | |
| Johnny Casino & The Gamblers: | Yes, move on, everybody! |
| Go, go, go, go, go, go, go! | |
| Shake it, shake it, shake it! | |
| Shimmy, shimmy, shimmy! | |
| That a girl! | |
| *oh, yeah, yeah, yeah* | |
| Everybody... | |
| *born to hand jive, baby... born to hand jive, baby* | |
| Yeah, here we go. | |
| Hey, break it up. Break it up. | |
| What is that? Break it up. | |
| Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! | |
| Come on, now. Shake it. | |
| Yeah! Twist it! | |
| Alright, get it. | |
| *how low can you go? how low can you go? how low can you go? how low can you go?* | |
| Blanche: | Stop that, no, not here! |
| Aaargh! | |
| Johnny Casino & The Gamblers: | There you go! Come on now, hand jive! Hand jive! |
| Doody: | (Go, Zuko! Go, go!) |
| Johnny Casino & The Gamblers: | Whoo! That's the stuff! |
| Do it, baby! Do it! Whoo! | |
| That's the hand jive grand jive! | |
| Yeah, now let's bring it up now! | |
| Bring it on up! Higher! Higher! Higher! And higher! | |
| *now can you hand jive, baby? oh, can you Hand jive, baby?* | |
| *oh, yeah... oh, yeah... oh, yeah, yeah... born to hand jive, oh, yeah* | |
| Vince Fontaine: | Oh, yeah! |
| ALL: | Yeah! |
| Vince Fontaine: | Now, let's meet them. Here they are, the new champs! |
| Come on. Come on up here. | |
| What are your names, sweetie? | |
| Cha Cha: | Cha Cha Di Gregorio and Danny Zuko! |
| Vince Fontaine: | Cha Cha and Danny, congratulations! |
| Doody: | Come on, we're gonna do it now. |
| Sonny: | Where's Marty? |
| Doody: | Don't worry, she's in good hands. |
| Putzie: | Whose? [Doody gives Putzie a dirty look] |
| Well, I didn't know! | |
| Vince Fontaine: | Now let's see our champs in a spotlight dance. |
| [Johnny Casino & the Gamblers: "Blue Moon"] | |
| [cheering] | |
| Doody: | Ready? 1, 2, 3, go! |
| Johnny Casino & The Gamblers: | *Blue Moon* |
| Principal McGee: | Did you see-- [laughter] |
| Vi: | Ooh! Wonder who that is on the right! |