Come on in to Archie's Funhouse! The gang's all here for every hilarious, entertaining episode of the complete series from this classic animated hit. Join Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead and Reggie as they put on a show just for you with knockout songs, madcap adventures, dazzling magic tricks, outrageous "Side Show" skits and so much more! It's a must-have addition to every DVD library that's sure to keep fans laughing every time they watch!
This past summer Genius Entertainment released
The Archie Show - The Complete Series, a 2-DVD set featuring every cartoon (and loads of extras) from the 1968 animated series. Now Genius is going back for more, with their plans for a
March 4th release of
Archie's Funhouse - The Complete Series!
Filmation's 1970 version of the series was essentially a continuation of
The Archie Show, but in a very changed format that bears a strong resemblance to a toon version of
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In...which is no surprise since both shows shared many of the same writers! Archie, Jughead, Reggie, Betty, Veronica, Hot Dog, Mr. Weatherbee, Miss Grundy, Chuck, Mr. Lodge, Big Moose, Pops and Dilton Doily do skits, music, gags, jokes, and the like, while live-action footage of kids is mixed in to give an "audience reaction" to the animated antics. The show ran for a season on CBS Saturday Mornings, took off for a year, then returned for another season.
At the same time in 1970, animated
Sabrina The Teenage Witch shorts that had previously been aired alongside the original
Archie Show were spun off into their own series called
Sabrina and the Groovie Goolies. Another company, BCI has already released the
Groovie Goolies segments on DVD, which they own the rights to. Genius is expect to release the
Sabrina segments later in 2008.
As we said,
Archie's Funhouse - The Complete Series is currently being slated for a
March 4th release. No further details have been made available so far, nor is cover art ready yet. But stay tuned and we'll bring you more info just as soon as it becomes available!
