, ▁which ▁still ▁t apes ▁a ▁daily ▁after - school ▁show ▁in ▁Philadelphia ; ▁where ▁in ▁real ▁life ▁the ▁show ▁moved ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁and ▁was ▁only ▁broadcast ▁once ▁a ▁week , ▁on ▁Saturday ▁af tern o ons ▁( in ▁real ▁life , ▁the ▁studio ▁used ▁for ▁Band stand ▁was ▁later ▁appropri ated ▁by ▁the ▁stations ▁of ▁public ▁broadcast ing ▁operation ▁WH YY ▁after ▁W FI L ' s ▁don ation ▁of ▁them ▁shortly ▁after ▁moving ▁to ▁their ▁new ▁City ▁Avenue ▁stud ios ). ▁In ▁the ▁pilot ▁episode , ▁Jack ▁makes ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁Ara ▁Par seg h ian ▁and ▁Notre ▁D ame . ▁The ▁pilot ▁was ▁set ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁while ▁Par seg h ian ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁in ▁December . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁year , ▁J J ▁P ry or ▁Jr ▁supposed ly ▁attended ▁Le high ▁University ▁on ▁a ▁football ▁scholar ship ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁but ▁joined ▁the ▁Mar ines ▁when ▁injured ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁college . ▁Le high ▁doesn ' t ▁have ▁athlet ic ▁scholar ships ▁but ▁gives ▁financial ▁gr ants ▁in ▁aid ▁instead . ▁Thus ▁he ▁would ▁have ▁still ▁had ▁financial ▁aid ▁even ▁if ▁injured . ▁The ▁Philadelphia ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁race ▁ri ot ▁dep icted ▁in ▁the ▁first - season ▁finale ▁started ▁at ▁night , ▁not ▁in ▁the ▁day time , ▁as ▁dep icted ▁in ▁the ▁show . ▁Television ▁foot age ▁of ▁the ▁ri ots ▁shown ▁on ▁the