American Dreams

In Episode 1.06, "Soldier Boy," Meg and Roxanne are excited to hear that Jay and the Americans will be on American Bandstand. The band is heard in rehearsals performing "Come A Little Bit Closer," which Meg tells lead singer Jay Black that she has heard on the radio and loves, but that she also loved his voice on "She Cried." Roxanne says that she's more into Carl, the group's drummer.

Except that "Come A Little Bit Closer" wasn't written until mid-1964, nine months after the timeline for that episode. Since Jay and the Americans were a vocal harmony group, with the exception of guitarist Marty Sanders, none of the group's members would be playing an instrument (at the time, their lineup included Jay Black, Sandy Yaguda, Kenny Vance, Howie Kane and Marty Sanders; there was no member of the group named "Carl"). Also, Jay Black would not appreciate Meg applauding his vocals on the song "She Cried," as that was sung by the original "Jay" of Jay and the Americans, Jay Traynor (Jay Black was born David Blatt, and changed his name for the group). If the group had performed their hits "Only In America" or "Come Dance With Me," it would have fit in the timeline.