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The Archie Show
Image:The Archie Show.jpg
Format Animated
Comedy
Created by John Goldwater (comic)
Bob Montana (character designs)
Directed by Hal Sutherland
Starring Dallas McKennon
Howard Morris
Jane Webb
John Erwin
Composer(s) Ray Ellis
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
Language(s) English
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(two 11 min. segments per half hour)
Production
Producer(s) Norm Prescott
Lou Scheimer
Running time 30 minutes
(with commercials)
Production
company(s)		 Filmation
Broadcast
Original channel CBS
Original run 1968 – 1969
Chronology
Followed by Archie's Funhouse
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

The Archie Show was the first in a long line of Saturday morning cartoon animated series produced by Filmation and based upon Bob Montana's Archie characters. Norman "Norm" Prescott ( January 31, 1927 - July 2 2005) was co-founder and executive producer at Filmation Studios Louis Scheimer (born October 19, 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American producer one of the original founders of For the unrelated isometric graphics engine used by Ultimate Play the Game in their 8-bit computer games see Filmation engine. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A Saturday morning cartoon is the colloquial term for the animated television programming which was typically scheduled on Saturday mornings on the major American An animated cartoon is a short hand-drawn (or made with computers to look similar to something hand-drawn Film for the cinema, Television or computer For the unrelated isometric graphics engine used by Ultimate Play the Game in their 8-bit computer games see Filmation engine. Robert William "Bob" Montana ( October 23, 1920 - January 4, 1975) was an American Comic strip artist who created Archie Comics is an American Comic book publisher known for its many series featuring the fictional teenage Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper The Archie Show first debuted on CBS in September 1968, and Archie Andrews and his pals appeared in various spin-off shows on Saturday mornings until 1978. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. This article is about the US Comic book character For other uses please see the disambiguation page. A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new Organization or Entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a Television series based on a pre-existing The Archie Show contained a laugh track, the first Saturday morning cartoon to do so (using the success of The Archie Show as a template, future cartoons would utilize the canned chuckles until the early 1980s). [1] The show lasted for one season and a total of 17 half-hour shows (each containing two 11 minute segments).

A typical episode would start out with the first Archie story, which would be introduced by Archie, and occasionally a different character. Next there would be a "dance of the week" segment which would start with a teaser, then after the commercial break, Archie would introduce the dance, followed by the song of the week performed by The Archies. For the self-titled syndicated version of the 1968-1978 animated television franchise of which The Archies were a part please see The Archie Show. After that would be a short joke followed by the 2nd Archie story. All 17 half-hours were presented in this manner.

The franchise's most famous effort was the music element—The Archies musical group, with vocals provided by Ron Dante and Toni Wine, produced the hit single "Sugar, Sugar" in 1969. For the self-titled syndicated version of the 1968-1978 animated television franchise of which The Archies were a part please see The Archie Show. A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. Not to be confused with hypnotist Ronald Pellar, aka Ronald Dante or Dr Toni Wine (born 4 June 1947, Washington Heights, New York[http //www For the Baby Bash song see Suga Suga " Sugar Sugar " was a four week 1969 number-one hit single by fictional Additionally, the show's main composer Ray Ellis would later work on other Filmation projects (using the name of his wife, Yvette Blais). Ray Ellis (born July 28, 1923 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is an American Record producer, Arranger and conductor

According to the hbshows.com website,The Archies (as the franchise as a whole is generally called) was supposedly to air in some form on Boomerang beginning July 15, 2007. Boomerang is a 24-hour American Cable television channel owned by Turner Broadcasting System (a division of Time Warner) Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. However, the forums at Toon Zone have confirmed that the announcement was premature and will not air on Boomerang.

Contents

Formats

(The New Archie and Sabrina Hour was subsequently divided into The Bang-Shang Lalapalooza Show and Sabrina: Super Witch during its original network run. Archie's TV Funnies was a Saturday morning cartoon animated series produced by Filmation which appeared on CBS from September The US of Archie was a Saturday morning cartoon show on CBS from September 7 1974 to September 1976 The New Archie and Sabrina Hour was the seventh and final animated series featuring Archie Comics characters under the Filmation banner It was later repeated in syndication, and on The Family Channel in a half-hour format as The Archie And Sabrina Surprise Package; this is the version that is offered by Entertainment Rights. Family, sometimes referred to as Family Channel, is a Canadian Premium television service marketed to children )

Collectively, most episodes of these series were later put into television syndication in 1976 as The Archies (the New Archie and Sabrina hour wouldn't come until a year later).

Spin-offs

It should be noted that the "individual" versions of Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Groovie Goolies (both first seen in 1971) are the versions that are offered by Entertainment Rights. Groovie Goolies, created in 1970 was a take off of Filmation 's wildly popular The Archie Show with a monster bent Groovie Goolies, created in 1970 was a take off of Filmation 's wildly popular The Archie Show with a monster bent For the unrelated isometric graphics engine used by Ultimate Play the Game in their 8-bit computer games see Filmation engine.

DVD release

Single-disc DVD compilations featuring four episodes each were relased in 2004. There were four volumes in all:

Archie and Jughead get a mouthful from Betty and Veronica in The Archie Show.
Archie and Jughead get a mouthful from Betty and Veronica in The Archie Show.

On July 31, 2007, Genius Products released The Archie Show on DVD in Region 1 for the first time. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Genius Products (also known as Genius Entertainment) is a Home video company based in Santa Monica California. According to the packaged booklet, the negatives for the dance (the "Drag")/song ("Hide and Seek") segment on the "Kids' Day/Jughead 'Sampson' Jones" episode were lost and had to be sourced from a mediocre video transfer; not even the PAL negatives were available (many of Entertainment Rights' Region 1 Filmation releases are sourced from PAL-based negatives, including this series). PAL, short for Phase Alternating Line, is a colour -encoding system used in Broadcast television systems in large parts of the world Entertainment Rights Plc is a global media company listed on the London Stock Exchange. The video transfer is NTSC-based. NTSC ( National Television System Committee) is the Analog television system used in the United States, Canada, Japan, Mexico In addition, the introduction to the dance segment which occurs before going to commercial is also lost, along with the "joke" segment featured between the weekly song and second Archie story.

On March 4, 2008, Genius Products released Archie's Funhouse on DVD in Region 1 for the first time. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Genius Products (also known as Genius Entertainment) is a Home video company based in Santa Monica California. [2] Unlike the previous release however, there is no packaged booklet, and thus there is no additional information other than the bonus features contained on the discs. Additionally, while the original NTSC negatives for the Sugar Sugar video were found, the "Jingle Jangle" video was sourced from an NTSC-based video transfer (though it should be noted that the NTSC negatives were recovered for two episodes of the show: episodes 15 and 16; all other episodes [including the "Funhouse" segments from The Archie Comedy Hour] were sourced from the PAL negatives). NTSC ( National Television System Committee) is the Analog television system used in the United States, Canada, Japan, Mexico For the Baby Bash song see Suga Suga " Sugar Sugar " was a four week 1969 number-one hit single by fictional NTSC ( National Television System Committee) is the Analog television system used in the United States, Canada, Japan, Mexico The 16 episodes themselves are presented in re-edited half-hour formats. Missing are brief bumpers and repeated segments from The Archie Show, already released in their own collection. The set also includes the TV special Archie And His New Pals and seven compilation episodes culled from The Archie Comedy Hour (but featuring Archie's Funhouse opening and closing titles). The seven compilation episodes account for the "Funhouse" and "Side Show" segments from 14 episodes of The Archie Comedy Hour. No other music segments from that season (apart from "Sugar, Sugar," "Jingle Jangle," and a performance of "Get On The Line" from Archie And His New Pals) are included. This leaves two original episodes of The Archie Comedy Hour unrepresented altogether; that season's original opening, closing and bumpers also are absent. Genius Entertainment released the Sabrina The Teenage Witch segments from that season on DVD as part of their own set on April 29, 2008. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

DVD Name Ep # Release Date
The Archie Show: The Complete Series 17 July 31, 2007
Archie's Funhouse: The Complete Series 16 March 4, 2008

External links

References

  1. ^ 2007 Interview with Lou Scheimer from The Archie Show: The Complete Series (1968) DVD, Disc 2
  2. ^ tvshowsondvd.com
Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
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