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American TV series or program
The New Archie and Sabrina Hour
(advertised as
The Archie-Sabrina Show
) is the seventh and final animated series featuring
Archie Comics
characters under the
Filmation
banner.
[1]
The series premiered on
NBC
in September 1977, rebroadcasting segments from
The Archie Show
, as well as brand-new segments featuring
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
. The show's format featured three segments per episode: a 15-minute one, a 30-minute one, and another 15-minute one?with the segments separated by songs (two songs per episode) and the first segment invariably featuring and emphasizing Sabrina.
[2]
Filmation added two new characters into the show: a Latino teenager named Carlos and a robot that Dilton Doiley got from a space center and rebuilt named Q. Carlos only made a few appearances in the comics, beginning in
Life with Archie
#179 (March 1977). Q was Filmation's nod to
Star Wars
. At the time, robots were starting to appear everywhere, even on primetime shows.
Low ratings caused the hour-long format to be shelved by October.
[3]
The show was retooled, then divided into separate 30-minute shows:
The Bang-Shang Lollapalooza Show
featured
Archie's Gang
solving mysteries around Riverdale (each 30-minute segment), while
Super Witch
featured Sabrina solving mysteries using her powers (each pair of 15-minute segments); each show featured one song per episode. The low ratings continued, however, and all three shows were gone by the spring of 1978?thus ending the Archie Comics/Filmation partnership.
The new segments from this show are listed by
Entertainment Rights
as
The Archie and Sabrina Surprise Package
.
Cast
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- Dallas McKennon
as
Archie Andrews
, Hot Dog,
Mr. Weatherbee
,
Chuck Clayton
, Pop Tate,
Mr. Lodge
, Salem, Ronnie, Clyde, Batso, Goo, additional voices
- Jose Flores as Carlos
- Howard Morris
as
Jughead Jones
,
Moose Mason
,
Dilton Doiley
, Cousin Ambrose, Hexter, Frankie, Wolfie, Dr. Jekyll and Hyde, Mummy, Hauntleroy, Orville, additional voices
- John Erwin
as
Reggie Mantle
, Ratso, Q, additional voices
- Jane Webb
as
Betty Cooper
,
Veronica Lodge
,
Miss Grundy
,
Big Ethel
,
Sabrina Spellman
,
Aunt Hilda Spellman
,
Aunt Zelda Spellman
, Miss Della, Bella La Ghostly, additional voices
- Larry D. Mann
as Boneapart, additional voices
- Larry Storch
as Drac, Hagatha, Ghoulihand, Icky, additional voices
Episodes
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Each hour-long episode was composed of three segments: An Archie short, a Sabrina short, plus a 30-minute Archie episode. Sabrina sometimes appeared in all three cartoons.
Home media
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In the 1980s, New Age Video Inc. released two VHS releases of the syndication version of the format,
Archie's Millions
and
Archie and Sabrina the Teenage Witch
.
[
citation needed
]
In 2009, the complete series was released on Region 4 DVD in Australia and New Zealand as
The Archie and Sabrina Surprise Package
.
[
citation needed
]
References
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Additional source
[
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]
- Lenburg, Jeff,
Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons
, First Edition.
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