▁episode ▁actually ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁W att s ▁ri ots ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁During ▁the ▁show ' s ▁first ▁season , ▁the ▁music ▁of ▁several ▁artists , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁K inks , ▁D ust y ▁Spring field ▁and ▁Man fred ▁Mann , ▁are ▁heard ▁and ▁referenced ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁months ▁before ▁the ▁Beat les ' ▁appearance ▁on ▁The ▁Ed ▁S ull ivan ▁Show ▁( F ebru ary ▁ 1 9 6 4 ) ▁that ▁triggered ▁the ▁musical ▁British ▁In vas ion . ▁When ▁the ▁Beat les ▁appear ▁on ▁The ▁Ed ▁S ull ivan ▁Show , ▁the ▁scene ▁is ▁set ▁up ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁first ▁song ▁the ▁Beat les ▁play ▁is ▁" I ▁W ant ▁to ▁Hold ▁Your ▁Hand ", ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁Beat les ' ▁first ▁American ▁hit , ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁first ▁song ▁played ▁on ▁Ed ▁S ull ivan ▁( that ▁honor ▁goes ▁to ▁" All ▁My ▁L oving "). ▁In ▁one ▁episode ▁in ▁the ▁show ' s ▁third ▁season , ▁set ▁in ▁late ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁the ▁East ▁Coast ▁Black out ▁and ▁the ▁Leon id ▁meteor ▁show er ▁were ▁both ▁" res ch eduled " ▁so ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁fall ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁that ▁Beth ▁Mason ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁J J ▁P ry or ' s ▁son . ▁In ▁a ▁first - season ▁episode , ▁Meg ▁and ▁Ro x anne ▁g ush ▁over ▁meeting ▁the ▁group ▁Jay ▁and ▁the ▁Americans , ▁and ▁Ro x