Favorite fictional Saturday Morning T.V. Rock band.

[Longgrain]

Poll question: Favorite fictional Saturday Morning T.V. Rock band.

Since all these threads about TV nostalgia are bringing me back, which of the following bands was the greatest (and I expect some good explanations as too why)...

Here goes...

[CBGLuthier]

1. Chatanooga Cats

Don't go meow.

Wouldn't try if they knew how.

[Longgrain]

3. There doing their thing...Shabba-dah, Shabba-dah

The Chattanooga Cats are doing their thing!

(Not to mention one of the grooviest opening credit sequences ever...)

[robertarctor]

2. The Bugaloos

We're in the air and everywhere, flying high, flying free....

Yup. Stoner shows of the '70s rock. HR Puf'n'stuf anyone?

[Longgrain]

6. My vote as well, I don't know if you've ever seen my collection of

Bugaloos memorabilia or not, but here it is...

[bobthedrummer]

4. It's Josie and The Pussycats

no question about that one.

[Longgrain]

7. I'm not sure I agree, I mean they were sexy and all

But there music just didn't seem to have the same creative edge as some of the other groups mentioned. In fact I can't for the life of me remember a single one of their hit songs other than the opening theme.

[bobthedrummer]

12. Well it was their sexiness then that carried the day as well as the

name of their group-JOSIE and The PUSSYCATS. It's all in the mind anyway when it comes to musical hacks formulating Saturday morning tv cartoons to capture the youth market.

And as to the question of "Is there any redeeming artisitic value or merit even present in such dreck?" who really knows?

[RandomKoolzip]

5. Matchbox 20.

Oh, no wait...they only SEEM like one. My bad.

[name not needed]

8. Goo Goo Dolls

[Longgrain]

9. You mean they had a cartoon?

An asides the point, I was going to include the Jackson Five on the poll, but I only wished they were fictional.

[RandomKoolzip]

10. I LOVE the Jackson Five.

They put out some of the best pop singles of the 70's.

Matchbox 20 is shit. Pure Shit.

[Longgrain]

14. All right, the Osmond's then...

It's really only Micheal I'm peeved with, and you're right, they were pretty soulful back in the day.

[RandomKoolzip]

17. That's better.

The Jackson Five were a first-rate soul group, despite their novelty factor and Michael's later dalliances with insanity and whiteness.

[LosinIt]

11. I saw The Archies in concert, aren't you jealous?

They were also another band. Who did Tracey?? I had forgotten about this. I thought that my first concert was Grand Funk Railroad.

[Longgrain]

13. Ah Man! Dayum right I'm Jealous

"Sugah! Do-do-do-do-do-do...

Ah Honey Honey."

What was the guys name, Dante or something like that? I don't remember.

[mitchum]

16. Ron Dante...

I remember when he was dating Lana Turner in the early 70s

[mitchum]

15. The Groovy Ghoulies

[Longgrain]

18. Oh I forgot they had a band...

They must not have made much of an impression on me, or I would have listed them instead of the Hudson Brothers, who were a real singing group before having their own show, and even had a few good hit albums.

[mitchum]

20. More cartoon bands:

The Chan Clan
The Hardy Boys (Joe and Frank rawk!)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids

[booley]

19. Josie and the Pussycats on Earth or in Space?

becuase while I neve rliked the show while earthbound, it suddenly acquired deeper meaning when the Pussycats had to travel from world to world, solving global problems and singing rehashed pop songs....

Yes, i was a very disturbed child ;-)

[Longgrain]

21. I spent years myself looking for connections between the

sudden popularity of the Banana Splits and the break up of the Beatles.

Oh yeah, Dropper's the Walrus and Fleagle's dead.:silly:

[-..__...]

22. Lance Link and The Evolution Revolution...

With Ed Simian giving the introduction.

[Longgrain]

24. I don't remember who it was, but I think it was the guy from the

Grassroots (if anyone else remember them) who composed all their music.

I used to have a tape of their songs, they were actually pretty sophisticated for Saturday Morning kiddie TV shows.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

23. The Beatles. But their show stunk!

[Longgrain]

28. I said fictional, but I agree...

I've seen their cartoon, It was kind of lame.

[amandae]

25. What about the Chipmunks? Do they count?

What was the girl verson? The Chipettes? Chipmunkettes? ??? :think:

Whatever they were, I liked the two of them. Especially Alvin. He was always in trouble ...

[Crazy Guggenheim]

26. They should! ALVIN!

[AntiCoup2K4]

27. I still got a couple of Archies albums around here somewhere

How can you not love lyrics like this....

Jingle Jangle
By: The Archies
(Jeff Barry & Andy Kim)
1969

Sing me, sing me, sing me
Sing me, sing me baby
Oooooooh!

Uh!

La da da lada da
Sing me, sing me, sing me yeah
La da da lada da
Sing the Jingle Jangle song
La da da lada da
Sing me, sing me, baby yeah
La da da lada da

Ever since I metcha, I couldn't wantcha better
I couldn't love you stronger if I tried
It's my true heart I'm showin' or my nose would be growin'
You know that it gets longer when I lie
Singin'...

La da da lada da
Sing me, sing me, sing me yeah
La da da lada da
Sing the Jingle Jangle song
La da da lada da
Oo! sing me, baby yeah
La da da lada da

Bein' kinda pretty and down here in the city
You'll find it isn't easy to be smart
When tryin' to untangle the jingle from the jangle
It's easy if you listen with your heart
Singin'

La da da lada da
Sing me, sing me, sing me yeah
La da da lada da
Sing the Jingle Jangle song
La da da lada da
Sing me, sing me, baby yeah
La da da lada da

You'll make the winter springtime and jingle jangle sing time
Right on through the summer and the fall
So darlin' don't be weepin' and please don't you be sleepin'
When I come a creepin' down the hall
Singin'

La da da lada da
Sing me, sing me, sing me yeah
La da da lada da

male: Oh come on
baritone: Oh come on
female: Baby get it together
male: Oh ho come on
baritone: Oh come one
female: Ooh, yeah yeah yeah, yeah
male: Woah c'mon!
baritone: Oh come on
female: Baby get it together
male Woah, come on
baritone: Oh come on
all together: C'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon
Come on

La da da lada da
Sing the Jingle Jangle song
La da da lada da
Oo!, sing me, baby yeah
La da da lada da
Sing the Jingle Jangle song
La da da lada da
Oo!, sing me, baby yeah
La da da lada da

[Longgrain]

29. Their songs were actually kind of catchy...

Of course their most famous hit...

Sugar, ah honey honey
You are my candy girl
And you've got me wanting you.
Honey, ah sugar sugar
You are my candy girl
And you got me wanting you

I just can't believe the lovliness of loving you,
(I just can't believe it's true)
I just can't believe the wonder of this feeling to
(I just can't believe it's true)

Ah Sugar, ah honey honey
You are my candy girl,
and you got me wanting you
Oh Honey, ah sugar sugar
you are my candy girl
and you got me wanting you

When i kissed you girl I knew how sweet a kiss could be
(I know how sweet a kiss could be)
Like the summer sunshine pour you sweetness over me
(Pour your sweetness over me)

Pour a little sugar on it honey
Pour a little sugar on it Baby
I'm gonna make your life so sweet, yeah yeah yeah
pour a little sugar on it yeah
pour a little sugar on it honey
pour a little sugar on it baby
I'm gonna make your life so sweet, yeah yeah yeah
pour a little sugar on it honey

Ah sugar, ah honey honey
you are my candy girl
and you got me wanting you
Oh honey honey, sugar sugar..............
You are my candy girl

[Crazy Guggenheim]

30. Who was the studio singer for "Sugar Sugar"?

Don't look it up.

[Longgrain]

31. The answers actually already been posted above

so no one has to look it up.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

32. Where? The singer's name wasn't listed. The writers were.

[Longgrain]

33. Post 16...

Right here...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x3211381#3211513

[Crazy Guggenheim]

34. I didn't see it! But it is Ron Dante'.

[Longgrain]

35. One more post before this thread dies, how could I have forgotten...

Jem and the Holograms!!!



Truly outrageous!

[Kat45]

36. Lance Link & the Evolution Revolution--they were groovy, man,

:hippie:

[Longgrain]

37. Duly noted. How can one not admire a chimpanzee

who's a secret agent by day, and a rock star by night...B-)

[LiberallyInclined]

38. Banana Splits theme song sound file available here...

http://tv.cream.org/specialassignments/themes/banana.mp3

one banana, two banana, three banana, four...four banana's make a bunch, and so do many more...over hill and highway the banana buggies go, comin' home to bring you the banan split's show...

(you know you want to hear it...)

[Longgrain]

39. No! Not a Banana Splits ear worm!

I actually used to have a tape with all of their songs on it. If i remember correctly, there were even a couple written by Barry White, as strange as it seems.