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The Archie Show

  • TV Series
  • 1968–19691968–1969
  • TV-Y7TV-Y7
  • 30m
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6.8/10
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Ron Dante, John Erwin, Dal McKennon, Howard Morris, Jane Webb, and Toni Wine in The Archie Show (1968)
  • Animation
  • Comedy
  • Family
The comedic misadventures and music of Archie Andrews and his friends.The comedic misadventures and music of Archie Andrews and his friends.The comedic misadventures and music of Archie Andrews and his friends.
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323
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  • Stars
    • Howard Morris
    • Dal McKennon
    • John Erwin
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  • Stars
    • Howard Morris
    • Dal McKennon
    • John Erwin
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    • 3User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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  • Episodes17

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    1968

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    Howard Morris
    Howard Morris
    • Big Mooseas Big Moose…
    7 episodes7 eps • 1968
    Dal McKennon
    Dal McKennon
    • Archie Andrewsas Archie Andrews…
    7 episodes7 eps • 1968
    John Erwin
    John Erwin
    • Reggie Mantleas Reggie Mantle
    7 episodes7 eps • 1968
    Jane Webb
    • Betty Cooperas Betty Cooper…
    7 episodes7 eps • 1968
    Ron Dante
    Ron Dante
    • Archieas Archie
    Toni Wine
    • Bettyas Betty…
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    • Trivia
      The success of this animated series with its musical numbers drew the attention of Hanna-Barbera Productions. Through the early 1970s, many of their series would have young characters with a rock band. As in this series, the musical sequences gave them the opportunity to use cycle animation. The cycle animation could be varied by simply re-shooting the cels over different backgrounds.
    • Alternate versions
      In syndication, some songs were replaced by new material.
    • Connections
      Featured in Bee Movie (2007)

    User reviews3

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    10/10
    Highest Rated Cartoon Show
    "The Archie Show" was the highest-rated Saturday morning cartoon show in TV history. As I recall, it had a 75 share which will never again be repeated what with today's quality (or lack thereof) and all sorts of other entertainment sources that weren't even imagined in 1968.

    I read Archie magazines a lot back then so it was a real rush to see that they were finally getting their own TV show. I also thought that the rock group The Archies were just going to be a group with the cartoon characters singing goofy little songs....

    The show featured two full-length stories which were well-written, funny and tasteful. In between cartoons, there would be some one-liners, then a dance segment followed by a song by The Archies, which turned out to be a real rock group fronted by Ron Dante who to this day remains a force in the music business as a producer, songwriter and is still recording and going on oldies tours.

    Jeff Barry wrote and produced a huge percentage of The Archies songs, including the mega-hit "Sugar Sugar" (co-written with Andy Kim) which not only knocked-off "Honky-Tonk Women" by the Rolling Stones, but stayed on top of the Billboard chart for another month afterward. Jeff Barry is currently in the Songwriters Hall of Fame. For anyone to hear The Archies today would think it's good 60's-70's rock.

    One drawback is that I think the animation could have been done a little better. They also could have changed the characters so that they didn't make the exact same motions all the time (Betty must be dizzy banging that tambourine around)....

    Also, they should never have changed the format of the show. The way this season was set-up, it was perfect. I'm sure it would have lasted a lot longer. Just look at Skooby Doo. They never messed with the format and it was on for years.

    Look for DVD's of various forms of Archie and his friends at Archie Comics' site and at other online locations.
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    • Jul 25, 2006

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    • Did the same actors who gave voice to Archie and his friends provide singing voices for "The Archies"?
    • Were "Sabrina the Teenaged Witch" and "Josie and the Pussycats" spin-offs of "The Archie Show"?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 14, 1968 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Archie y sus amigos
    • Production companies
      • Filmation Associates
      • The Archie Company
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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