The Archie Comedy Hour
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| The Archie Comedy Hour | |
| |
| Premiere | September 13, 1969 |
| Finale | January 10, 1970 |
| Airs | |
| Creator | George Gladir & Dan DeCarlo (Sabrina) John Goldwater (Archie) |
| Network | CBS |
| Style | 60-minute animated comedy |
| Company | Filmation Associates, Archie Comics, CBS |
| Episodes | 17 |
| Seasons | 1 |
| Origin | USA |
The Archie Comedy Hour was an animated comedy series airing Saturday mornings on CBS. It was an expansion of The Archie Show which aired the previous season.
New to the show was Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. Sabrina was a sweet girl who had to keep her witchcraft a secret from her Riverdale pals. Also new to the show was "Side Show", a segment patterned after Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, blackouts and, of course, songs. It spawned two hit singles during the series, "Sugar Sugar" and "Jingle Jangle."
Episodes from The Archie Show were shown at the tail end of each program. On the night following the show's premiere, CBS screened a primetime special titled Archie's New TV Pals. In the special, Sabrina is introduced as the newcomer and with all the hustle and bustle regarding a school election she has difficulty making friends. School hulk Big Moose eventually befriends Sabrina (after Moose himself making a shambles from election activities) and she helps Moose win the election over egomaniac Reggie Mantle.
The following season, Sabrina was spun off into her own show, Sabrina and the Groovie Goolies while the Archie series became Archie's Funhouse Starring the Giant Jukebox.
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Character | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Main Cast | ||
| Jane Webb | Sabrina | 1 |
| Hilda | 1 | |
| Zelda | 1 | |
| Betty Cooper | 1 | |
| Veronica Lodge | 1 | |
| Miss Grundy | 1 | |
| Big Ethel | 1 | |
| Dal McKennon | Archie Andrews | 1 |
| Hot Dog | 1 | |
| Chili Dog | 1 | |
| Hot Dog Jr. | 1 | |
| Mr. Weatherbee | 1 | |
| Coach Cleats | 1 | |
| "Pops" Tate | 1 | |
| Howard Morris | Forsythe P. "Jughead" Jones | 1 |
| Dilton Doiley | 1 | |
| Big Moose | 1 | |
| John Irwin | Reggie Mantle | 1 |
| Ron Dante | Archie (singing voice) | 1 |
| Toni Wine | Veronica (singing voice) | 1 |
[edit] Seasons
| Season | Premiere | Finale | # |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBS | |||
| Season One | September 13, 1969 | January 10, 1970 | 17 |
[edit] DVD Releases
Categories: Program | CBS | Animated | Comedy | Spinoff Series | Based on Comic Book | 1960s | 1969 | 1969 Premieres | 1970 Finales | The Archie Comedy Hour



