Awful Adaptations: Archie Comics

Publish date: 2024-05-07

While the first attempt to get Archie onto the small screen was a non-starter, the same can't be said for the second, which turned Archie and the gang into household names across the globe. Hitting the air in September of 1968, The Archie Show was an animated series that swiped from an all-new source: the hit musical comedy series The Monkees.

And just like The Monkees, Archie's new fake band, The Archies, went on to become international pop stars when their 1969 song "Sugar, Sugar" became a number one hit in nine countries, including the United Kingdom and the United States. Hoping lightning might strike twice, CBS asked Archie Comics if it could come up with other fake cartoon bands. The result was the creation of Josie and the Pussycats in 1970, proving that sometimes good things can come from bad music.

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