We all know Hit Me Baby One More Time and Dancing With the Stars are knock-offs of American Idol, but did you know what they're really harking back to? The New York Times' Alessandra Stanley points out that our reality TV shows really have a lot more in common with series from the good old days, such as American Bandstand, The Lawrence Welk Show, and This is Your Life, reminding us that old stars can do new tricks: Rachel Hunter waltzing across a ballroom floor, or Tommy Tutone reliving his glory days of "867-5309," even though now he's got a 9-5 job in software. Rachel Hunter and Lawrence Welk, finally together
We all know Hit Me Baby One More Time and Dancing With the Stars are knock-offs of American Idol, but did you know what they're really harking back to? The New York Times' Alessandra Stanley points out that our reality TV shows really have a lot more in common with series from the good old days, such as American Bandstand, The Lawrence Welk Show, and This is Your Life, reminding us that old stars can do new tricks: Rachel Hunter waltzing across a ballroom floor, or Tommy Tutone reliving his glory days of "867-5309," even though now he's got a 9-5 job in software. 
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