The Archie Comedy Hour (1969–1970)

The Riverdale students second show, in an hour-long format, featuring Sabrina, the Teenage Witch shorts, and "Archie's Fun House", a feature comprised of music and skits.

Stars:

Dal McKennon, Howard Morris, Jane Webb

Cast

Credited cast:
Dal McKennon	...	Archie Andrews (voice)
Howard Morris	...	Jughead Jones (voice)
Jane Webb	...	Betty Cooper (voice)
John Erwin	...	Reggie Mantle (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ellie Greenwich	...	Voice (voice)
Andy Kim	...	(voice)
Don Messick	...	Harvey Kinkle (voice)
Tony Passalacqua	...	Voice (Singer) (voice)

Storyline

The Riverdale students second show, in an hour-long format, featuring Sabrina, the Teenage Witch shorts, and "Archie's Fun House", a feature comprised of music and skits.

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Plot Keywords:

surrealism | based on comic book | archie comics | high school | teenage girl | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Official Sites:

Entertainment Rights

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 September 1969 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), Filmation Associates, The Archie Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Inspired by his son's love of Archie comic books, Don Kirshner met with that organization, Filmation (the television animation company) and CBS-TV and pitched his idea. The Archie Show debuted on CBS in September, 1968. While Kirshner and others contend that The Archies' million-selling 1969 single "Sugar, Sugar" was originally written for the Monkees, record producer/songwriter Jeff Barry is quite firm in his statement that he and singer Andy Kim wrote the song specifically for the Archies, shortly after The Archie Show debuted.

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Connections

Followed by Sabrina's Secret Life (2003)

User Reviews

Pure Bubblegum

This show came out at the peak of the "Bubblegum Rock" craze. This was when a producer would form a band of studio musicians to record un-offensive songs for the pre-teen set. The Archies were just that sort of group. I loved watching the show not just for the goofiness of it, but because of those cute little songs which most kids my age ate up. I actually believed The Archies were an actual group and would sing along with the songs on T.V.. Too bad they don't make shows like this anymore.