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I picked up the Groovie Goolies DVD box yesterday. For those of you who may or may not remember, this was a Saturday morning cartoon spun-off from the Filmation studios Archie and Sabrina series which ran in the last '60, the Goolies debuting in 1970. The series was a sort of Laugh-In with the lead characters being reinventions of Dracula, Frankenstein, and a hippy Wolfman, along with various other spookies. [frankie] [Wolfie] [vampy]
Aside from very corny jokes, it also had two songs each show in the tradition of the aforementioned Archies cartoon, one of which was later a top 40 hit when remade under the name Daddy Dewdrop, which was the novelty song "Chick-A-Boom (Don't cha just love it)." Like many Saturday morning shows, it had an afterlife in various forms in syndication.
Well, aside from the monster themes, what also may be of interest to the boards is that the set was produced and hosted by the Dark Shadows Halloween show's contest winner, Wally Wingert. Wally, incredibly knowledgeable about this show, hosts two commentary tracks and a "docu'comedymentay" on the show. I did lean some great stories about some of the Saturday am voice artists such as Howard Morris and Larry Storch (all staples of '50 and '60s sitcoms.) among others. (Larry also appeared in Arsenic and Old Lace with Jonathan Frid) Its nice to hear Dal McKennon can still do Archie's voice, and has done show at fan events.
Anyway, it goes without saying this is a great piece of nostalgia for us "late boomers" and, well, it goes great with a bowl of your favorite monster cereal.
Michael [hall2_grin]
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I remember the Groovy Ghoulies!!! I loved them!! Where'd you find it and how much?
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Groovy Ghoulies artwork...
http://forum.bcdb.com/forum/_C10/_F43/The_Groovie_Goolies:__Saturday_Mourning_Collection_P65379/
See image (edited by mod.)
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Groovy Ghoulies artwork...
http://forum.bcdb.com/forum/_C10/_F43/The_Groovie_Goolies:__Saturday_Mourning_Collection_P65379/
See image (edited by mod.)
Have no problem w/a link replacing an image, but the link doesn't work. [hall2_cry]
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Have no problem w/a link replacing an image,
To explain, attachments should be DS related and the poster should own the copyright. Even under those conditions, if it's online or the poster has his/her own webspace, linking is much appreciated. [hall2_cheesy]
but the link doesn't work. [hall2_cry]
How odd. It works for me, even in other browsers.
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How odd. It works for me, even in other browsers.
It works for me too. The page the image appears on on the Big Cartoon Forum Web site comes up almost immediately. [hall2_undecided]
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I remember the Groovy Ghoulies!!! I loved them!! Where'd you find it and how much?
Although the official release was last Tuesday, I didn't find one until yesterday. At Best Buy it cost me only $19.99. I think the list price is $29.99, but I'd say $19.99 to $24.99 should be average.
Michael [hall_grin]
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Well, not working for me, but that's okay as long as others can see it if they want to. ;) BTW, it's only $16.32 on Deep Discount.com w/free shipping. ;)
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What I remember about this show...
I wonder what day it is?
Oh! It must be FRIGHTday!
Why that stands out in my head is anybody's guess...