BLONDIE FIRST US TELEVISION APPEARANCE - The very first televised appearance by Blondie (featuring Debbie Harry) in the United States, documented and available online, is their live performance on "The Mike Douglas Show" on April 21, 1978.Mike Douglas explicitly (Short thread 👇)

Thanks, never saw this. I remember them as a trio behind Debbie, when only a few people thought they were any good. But they always had her, great songs and Clem Burke.

introduces them as "a group with a new sound, a new look and a lot of energy. This is their first appearance on television in the United States. Here is Blondie!" They perform "Denis" (as well as "Youth Nabbed as Sniper").👇

This is considered their national/syndicated debut in the United States; although they had already achieved success in Europe and Australia, they remained relatively underground in the U.S. at the time.👇

A higher-quality version featuring both songs performed.

Plastic Letters Blondie is best Blondie.

Strange that Blondie’s first appearance on UK tv was 6 months earlier

It’s not all that strange. As explained in my post, Blondie was successful in Europe before the US. So, it’s only natural that they appeared on TV in the UK first.

Yeah I guess, I just associate them with NY

33 years old there.

That first single. Glorious. Still have it.

I’m really glad that I had never heard this song before

As they say in France, (If you don't like something, don't put others off it, to each their own 😂).

Si tu m'aimes pas quelque chose, n'en dégoûte pas les autres ! Chacun ses goûts. Your first french lesson 😉