Sitting in the bleachers is one of the most common things a teen does - at football games, track meets, dances, shows and sometimes even at church. They do it at school, in choir and at graduations. Using bleachers on American Bandstand made the set feel familiar. But as regular Arlene Smith remembers, "They were hard and uncomfortable." (first row, fourth and fifth girls) Carmen and Ivette Jimenez watched as Dick interviewed one of his daily guest.