Synopsis
Archie's Funhouse is an animated variety show produced by Filmation, which originally aired on CBS. It served as a follow-up to the massive success of The Archie Show and The Archie Comedy Hour, leaning heavily into the "variety" format popular in the late '60s and early '70s.
Episodes
1E1Ice Block/Circus ActThe Archies perform "Love Vibrations," "Falling in Love Is Fun" and "I'm Just a Puppet on a String." Big Ethel chases Jughead on the ice. Reggie and Moose perform a trapeze act.21m2E2Animal Antics/Roller RinkThe Archies perform "The Ways I Love You," "Love Vibrations" and "The Laughing Song." Big Ethel uses a giant slingshot to catch Jughead. Dilton invents a back scratcher.21m3E3Magic Reggie/Surf's UpThe Archies perform "Monkey See, Monkey Do," "Lucky Me" and "Love Vibrations." Reggie's magic act goes bad. His attempt to show off his surfing skills goes worse.21m4E4Snowball Skating/Bumsteer's Annual RodeoThe Archies perform "Comes the Sun," "Love Vibrations" and "Sweet Saturday Night." The cast bumbles through ice-skating routines. Coach Cleats goes to the rodeo and the Swiss Alps.21m5E5Ethel's Rocket/Mr. Weatherbee's Camping CornerThe Archies perform "Hey, Little One," the anti-pollution-preaching "Mr. Factory," and "Love Land." Mr. Weatherbee tries to build a tree shelter. Ethel's human cannonball trick fails.21m6E6Chef's Kitchen/Professor's Magical TricksThe Archies perform "Anyone Can Be Anything," "The Lonely Cricket" and "Comes the Sun." Reggie's egg soufflé ends up on his face. Jughead's magic tricks all go awry.21m7E7Fayre/Nature PhotographyThe Archies perform "Sunshine," "Comes the Sun" and "Honey." The Fun House County Fair goes badly. Mr. Weatherbee's and Miss Grundy's nature photography goes worse.21m8E8Trashman/BaseballThe Archies perform "Dance," "Sunshine" and "We're One Big Family." Big Ethel hides herself in a fake trashcan. Betty and Veronica want Archie to play baseball with them.21m9E9Harp/Painting ArchieThe Archies perform "Young Love," "Rowboat Ride" and "Sunshine." Big Ethel's harp-playing is awful, while Mr. Weatherbee's awful paint job is psychedelic.21m10E10Flying Fools/Birthday DinnerThe Archies perform "Love Went Round," "Sunshine" and "Somebody Likes You." The gang enacts "Flying Fools" and other movie spoofs. Betty and Veronica make Archie a birthday dinner.21m11E11Mind Reading/Fast BucksThe Archies perform "Candy Kisses," "Mr. Factory" and "Comes the Sun." Moose performs a bad mind-reading act. Reggie's scheme to get the deposit money from empty bottles fails.21m12E12Space Spectacular/Fresh AirThe Archies perform "Oh, Sweet Suzie," "Don't Run from Love" and "Mr. Factory." Outer space is the theme of the opening segment, anti-pollution the theme of the closing song.21m13E13Fishing Trip/Mr. FactoryThe Archies perform "Jungle George," the anti-pollution-preaching "Mr. Factory" and "Looks That Say I Love You." Betty and Veronica compete with the boys to catch more fish.21m14E14Jungle Doctor/LakeThe Archies perform "La La La La Love," "We're One Big Family" and "The Ballad of 51st Street." Jughead and Dilton perform "Scraggly and Livingston." Reggie and Moose fix up a sailboat.21m15E15All Tied Up/Tennis CourtThe Archies perform "The Big Boat," "Don't Let It Get You Down" and "We're One Big Family." Reggie is an inept escape artist. Betty and Veronica play the boys on the tennis court.21m16E16Really Big Caesar/AcrobatsThe Archies perform "Little by Little," "We're One Big Family" and "My Singing Guitar." The Archie gang spoofs Little Caesar (1931). Reggie and Moose are crummy acrobats.21m
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