SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q


(X)        Quarterly  Report  Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities
           Exchange Act of 1934

           For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1996.

                                       OR

(_)        Transition  Report  Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
           Exchange Act of 1934

           For the transition period from ____________ to ____________


                           Commission File No. 0-15192


                          dick clark productions, inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          DELAWARE                                                23-2038815
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(State or other jurisdiction of                               (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                              Identification No.)

             3003 West Olive Avenue, Burbank, California 91505-4590
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          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

                                 (818) 841-3003
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days.           Yes [X]         No [_]

Below are indicated the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's
classes of common stock as of November 8, 1996.


                Class                            Outstanding at November 8, 1996
- ----------------------------------               -------------------------------

Common Stock, $0.01 par value                               7,571,500

Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value                         750,000






ITEM 1.                                             dick clark productions, inc.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS                                 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS



                                                                    (Unaudited)
                                                                    September 30,   June 30,
                                                                        1996          1996
Assets                                                              -----------   -----------
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   Cash and cash equivalents                                        $ 3,263,000   $   953,000
   Marketable securities                                             27,432,000    28,919,000
   Accounts receivables                                               3,692,000     4,713,000
   Program costs, net                                                 1,626,000     1,741,000
   Prepaid royalty                                                    3,128,000     3,128,000
   Leasehold improvements and equipment                              12,026,000    10,949,000
   Goodwill and other assets                                          2,277,000     2,308,000
                                                                    -----------   -----------

           Total Assets                                             $53,444,000   $52,711,000
                                                                    ===========   ===========

Liabilities & Stockholders' Equity
- ------------------------------------------------------------
   Accounts payable                                                 $ 5,092,000   $ 5,012,000
   Accrued residuals and participations                               2,383,000     2,260,000
   Production advances and deferred revenue                             664,000       726,000
   Current and deferred income taxes                                    784,000       602,000
                                                                    -----------   -----------

           Total Liabilities                                          8,923,000     8,600,000

   Commitments and contingencies

   Minority interest                                                    644,000       617,000

   Stocholder's equity:

      Class A common stock, $.01 par value,
        2,000,000 shares authorized
           750,000 shares outstanding                                     7,000         7,000
      Common stock, $.01 par vlue,
        20,000,000 shares authorized
           7,571,500 shares outstanding at September 30, 1996 and
           7,551,500 shares outstanding at June 30, 1996                 76,000        76,000
      Additional paid-in capital                                      7,974,000     7,894,000
      Retained earnings                                              35,820,000    35,517,000
                                                                    -----------   -----------

           Total stockholder's equity                                43,877,000    43,494,000
                                                                    -----------   -----------

Total liabilities & stockholders' equity                            $53,444,000   $52,711,000
                                                                    ===========   ===========


The  accompanying  notes  are an  integral  part of these  consolidated  balance
sheets.


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                          dick clark productions, inc.
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                   (UNAUDITED)



                                                    For the Three Months Ended
                                                          September 30,
                                                   ----------------------------
                                                       1996            1995
                                                   ------------    ------------

Gross revenues                                     $ 10,909,000       8,384,000


Costs related to revenue                              9,658,000       7,683,000
                                                   ------------    ------------

   Gross profit                                       1,251,000         701,000



General and administrative expenses                   1,088,000         996,000

Minority interest expense                                76,000          46,000

Interest and other income                              (404,000)       (433,000)
                                                   ------------    ------------

   Income before provision for income taxes             491,000          92,000

Provision for income taxes                              188,000          32,000

                                                   ------------    ------------

   Net income                                      $    303,000    $     60,000
                                                   ============    ============

Net income per share                               $       0.04    $       0.01
                                                   ============    ============


Weighted average number of shares outstanding         8,322,000       8,279,000
                                                   ============    ============


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.


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                          dick clark productions, inc.
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW
                                   (UNAUDITED)


                                                                 For the Three Months Ended
                                                                        September 30,
                                                                 --------------------------
                                                                     1996           1995
                                                                 -----------    -----------
                                                                                  
Cash flows from operating activities
   Net income                                                    $   303,000    $    60,000

   Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
      operations
      Amortization expense                                         6,128,000      4,734,000
      Depreciation expense                                           334,000        249,000
      Investment in program costs                                 (5,879,000)    (6,720,000)
      Minority interest,net                                           27,000         46,000
      Disposals of leasehold improvements and equipment                    0         15,000

      Changes in assets and liabilities
        Accounts receivable                                        1,021,000        435,000
        Goodwill and other assets                                   (103,000)       (36,000)
        Accounts payable, accrued residuals and participations       203,000     (1,260,000)
        Production advances and deferred revenue                     (62,000)     1,840,000
        Current and deferred income taxes payable                    182,000        (12,000)
                                                                 -----------    -----------

Net cash provided by (used for) operations                         2,154,000       (649,000)
                                                                 -----------    -----------

Cash flows from investing activities
   Purchases of marketable securities                             (3,962,000)    (1,435,000)
   Sales of marketable securities                                  5,449,000      1,952,000
   Capital expenditures                                           (1,411,000)      (402,000)
                                                                 -----------    -----------

Net cash provided by investing activities                             76,000        115,000
                                                                 -----------    -----------

Cash flows from financing activities
   Exercise of stock options                                          80,000              0
                                                                 -----------    -----------

Net cash provided by financing activities                             80,000              0
                                                                 -----------    -----------

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents               2,310,000       (534,000)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period                 953,000      3,297,000
                                                                 -----------    -----------

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period                   $ 3,263,000    $ 2,763,000
                                                                 ===========    ===========

Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:
   Cash paid during the year for income taxes                    $     6,000    $    44,000
                                                                 ===========    ===========


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.

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                          dick clark productions, inc.

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Unaudited)

1.         Basis of Financial Statement Presentation
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           The consolidated financial statements of dick clark productions, inc.
and subsidiaries  (collectively  the "Company") have been prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information.
Interim financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes
required by generally  accepted  accounting  principles  for  complete  year-end
financial  statements.  The accompanying  financial statements should be read in
conjunction with the more detailed  financial  statements and related  footnotes
for the fiscal  year ended June 30,  1996,  as included  in the  Company's  1996
Annual Report on Form 10-K (the "Annual  Report")  filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. A signed independent accountant's report regarding the June
30, 1996 consolidated balance sheet is included on page 29 of the Annual Report.
Significant  accounting policies used by the Company are summarized in Note 2 to
the financial statements included in the Annual Report.

           In the opinion of  management,  all  adjustments  (which include only
recurring normal adjustments)  required for a fair presentation of the financial
position  of the  Company  as of  September  30,  1996,  and the  results of its
operations  and cash flows for the  periods  ended  September  30, 1996 and 1995
respectively, have been made. Operating results for the three-month period ended
September 30, 1996, are not necessarily  indicative of the operating results for
the entire fiscal year.

ITEM 2.

                     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                  FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

GENERAL
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           The Company's  business  activities consist of two business segments:
entertainment  operations and restaurant  operations.  The entertainment segment
contributed  approximately  65% of the Company's  consolidated  revenues for the
three month period ending September 30, 1996.

           The revenues from the Company's  entertainment related businesses are
primarily  derived from the production and licensing of television  programming.
The  Company's  television  programming  is  generally  licensed  to  the  major
television  networks,  cable  networks,  domestic  and foreign  syndicators  and
advertisers.  The Company also receives  production fees from program buyers who
retain ownership of the programming.  In addition,  the Company derives revenues
from the rerun broadcast of its programs on network and cable  television and in
foreign  markets.  The Company's  entertainment  business also is engaged in the
licensing of its media and film  archives for use in feature  films,  television
movies,  etc. The Company, on a limited basis, also develops theatrical films in
association with established  studios that can provide  financing  necessary for
production.

           Certain  statements  in the  foregoing  Management's  Discussion  and
Analysis (the "MD&A") are not historical  facts or information and certain other
statements  in the MD&A are forward  looking  statements  that involve risks and
uncertainties,  including,  without limitation, the Company's ability to develop
and sell  television  programming,  timely  completion of  negotiations  for new
restaurant sites and the ability to construct,  finance and open new restaurants
and to attract new corporate productions clients, and such competitive and other
business risks as from time to time may be detailed in the Company's  Securities
and Exchange Commission reports.

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           License fees for the production of television programming are paid to
the Company pursuant to license  agreements  during production and upon delivery
of  the  programs  or  shortly  thereafter.  Revenues  from  network  and  cable
television  license  agreements are recognized for financial  statement purposes
upon delivery of each program or in the case of a series, each episode. Revenues
from the rerun broadcast of television  programming  (both domestic and foreign)
are recognized for each program when a particular program becomes  contractually
available for broadcast.

           Production  costs of television  programs are capitalized and charged
to operations on an individual  basis in the ratio that the current year's gross
revenues bear to  management's  estimate of the total  revenues for each program
from all sources. Substantially all television production costs are amortized in
the initial year of delivery  except for television  movies where there would be
anticipated future revenues earned from rerun and other exploitation. Successful
television movies can achieve substantial revenues from rerun broadcasts in both
foreign and domestic  markets after the initial  broadcast,  thereby  allowing a
portion  of the  production  costs  to be  amortized  against  future  revenues.
Distribution costs of television programs are expensed in the period incurred.

           Depending on the type of contract,  revenues for dick clark corporate
productions,  inc. are  recognized  when the services are  completed  for a live
event,  when a tape or film is  delivered  to a customer,  or when  services are
completed  pursuant  to a  particular  phase of a contract  which  provides  for
periodic  payments.  Costs for corporate  event  productions are capitalized and
expensed as revenues are recognized.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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           Revenues  for  the  three  months  ended   September  30,  1996  were
$10,909,000 compared with $8,384,000,  for the comparable period in the previous
fiscal year.  The revenues  increased  for the three months ended  September 30,
1996, as compared to the  corresponding  period in the previous  fiscal year, is
primarily due to increased  revenues from the  Company's  corporate  productions
business as well as an increase in the number of television  specials  delivered
during the  quarter.  The  increase  in  revenues  is further  explained  by the
inclusion of revenues  from an  additional  restaurant  which was not  operating
during the corresponding period in the previous fiscal year.

           Gross profit for any period is a function of the profitability of the
individual programs and projects delivered during that period. Gross profit as a
percentage of revenues  increased for the three-month period ended September 30,
1996,  as  compared  to the  corresponding  period in the  previous  fiscal year
primarily  as  a  result  of  increased   profitability   recognized   from  the
aforementioned  increased number of television  specials delivered as well as an
increase in profitability of the Company's television series production.


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
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           The  Company  has  funded  its  working  capital   requirements   for
television  production  primarily through installment payments from license fees
from the television networks and minimum guaranteed  distribution  payments from
independent distributors. The Company has generally been able to cover the costs
of its  television  programming  through  license  or  syndication  fees and has
incurred no significant capital expenditure commitments.


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           The  Company  intends  to  continue  to  accelerate  the  opening  of
additional  American Bandstand Grill  restaurants.  The Company expects that the
opening of additional  restaurants  will be financed from available  capital and
alternative  financing  methods  such as joint  ventures  and  limited  recourse
borrowings.

           The  Company  plans to open  restaurants  in St.  Louis,  Missouri in
November of 1996, Austin, Texas in March of 1997, Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania in
April of 1997,  and  another  potential  location in late fiscal 1997 at a total
estimated capital investment of $10,000,000 which will be funded by the Company.

           Working  capital  requirements  for the  Company's  corporate  events
business are anticipated to be met by production revenues.

           The  Company  expects  that  its  available  capital  base  and  cash
generated  from  operations  will be more  than  sufficient  to  meet  its  cash
requirements for the foreseeable future.

           The Company has no  outstanding  bank  borrowings  or other  borrowed
indebtedness and had cash and marketable securities  (principally  consisting of
government securities) of approximately $30,695,000 as of September 30, 1996.





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                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION





Item 1.    None

Item 2.    None

Item 3.    None

Item 4.    Not Applicable

Item 5.    None

Item 6.    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

           (a)        Exhibits

                      Financial Data Schedule

           (b)        Reports

                                 No event has  occurred  during the  quarter for
                                 which this  report is filed that would  require
                                 the  filing  of  a  report  on  Form  8-K  and,
                                 therefore, no such report has been filed.




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                                   SIGNATURES



           Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



                                    dick clark productions, inc.



                                    by: /s/ Kenneth H. Ferguson
                                        ----------------------------
                                        Kenneth H. Ferguson
                                        Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
                                        (Principal Financial Officer and 
                                         authorized to sign on behalf of
                                         Registrant)





Date:   November 13, 1996

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