(CBS Saturday Mornings, 1968 - 1989, as "The Archie Show";
CBS Saturday Mornings, 1969 - 1970, as "The Archie Comedy Hour";
CBS Saturday Mornings, 1970 - 1971, as "Archie's Funhouse";
CBS Saturday Mornings, 1971 - 1973, as "Archie's TV Funnies";
CBS Saturday Mornings, 1973 - 1974, as "Everything's Archie";
CBS Saturday Mornings, 1974 - 1976, as "The U.S. of Archie";
NBC Saturday Mornings, 1977 - 1977, as "The New Archie-Sabrina Hour";
NBC Saturday Mornings, 1977 - 1978, as "The Bang-Shang Lalapalooza Show";
NBC Saturday Mornings, 1987 - 1989, as "The New Archies")
[An animated series based upon the syndicated comic strip
drawn by Bob Montana; It constantly changed names (as if that
would make a difference in ratings.) Despite the constant name
and format tweaking, the series was popular with kids in its
many incarnations for about a decade.
There were some format shifts that worked. In its efforts to be
contemporary (for the '60's) Archie had a band. Studio singers
created the music, which sold surprisingly well on pop charts,
especially the hit song "Sugar, Sugar"; By the centennial year
of 1976 CBS had had enough, and ended its run.
In 1977 the show returned after a year's absence when NBC
decided to take a crack at the concept -- broadening the
appeal by elevating Sabrina, a female character and others
as time went on. Two years later the franchise had run out
of steam, and it was gone into syndication by 1978.
In 1987 NBC attempted to revise the series yet again, and
kept it alive for another two years, changing its name to
the absurd "Bang-Shang Lalapalooza Show" before it finally
died.]
[BMI Alternate title...
aka: "Archie Show";
Title filed for copyright...
aka: "The Archie";]
Composers: Ray Ellis (ASCAP/BMI)
[professional name of Raymond S. Ellis], and
Robert Allen (ASCAP)
Orig. Publisher:
1978 Publisher:
2018 Publisher: Kirshner/April Music Publishing (ASCAP)
of New York, NY; and
Universal Music MGB NA LLC
dba Universal Music Careers (BMI)
of Santa Monica, CA
Copyright Date: June 4, 1968; EU 56 887.
Renewal Date: Dec. 27, 2002; R 916 688.
Recording:
[BMI Alternate title...
aka: "Archie Special";]
Composer: Ray Ellis (ASCAP/BMI)
[professional name of Raymond S. Ellis]
Orig. Publisher:
1978 Publisher:
2018 Publishers: He-Pro Tunes, Inc. (not affiliated), and
Universal Music MGB NA LLC
dba Universal Music Careers (BMI)
of Santa Monica, CA
Copyright Date:
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Recording:
Composer: Jeff Barry (BMI)
Orig. Publisher:
1978 Publisher:
2018 Publisher: Kirsher-CBS Music Publishing, Inc. (BMI)
of Nashville, TN
Copyright Date:
Renewal Date:
Recording:
[BMI Alternate title...
aka: "Funhouse";
Patillo book credits it as "Funhouse Theme".]
Composer: Ray Ellis (ASCAP/BMI)
[professional name of Raymond S. Ellis]
Orig. Publisher:
1978 Publisher:
2018 Publishers: He-Pro Tunes, Inc. (not affiliated), and
Universal Music MGB NA LLC
dba Universal Music Careers (BMI)
of Santa Monica, CA
Copyright Date:
Renewal Date:
Recording:
Composers: Yvette H. Blais (ASCAP), and
Jeff Michaels (ASCAP)
[pseudonym of Norman ("Norm") Prescott]
Orig. Publisher:
1978 Publisher:
2018 Publisher: RHI Television Music Co. (ASCAP)
c/o WB Music Corp.
of Los Angeles, CA
Copyright Date:
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Recording:
[above is what BMI calls the "legal title";
BMI Alternate title...
aka: "Everything's Archie";]
Composer: Jeff Barry (BMI)
Orig. Publisher:
1978 Publisher:
2018 Publisher: Kirsher-CBS Music Publishing, Inc. (BMI)
of Nashville, TN; and
Jeff Barry
dba Steeplechase Music - USA (BMI)
of Beverly Hills, CA
Copyright Date:
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Recording:
[Patillo book credits "George Blais" as a performer of
the THEME. ASCAP lists "J. Michael" as the arranger.]
Composers: music by Yvette H. Blais (ASCAP), and
arranged by Jeff Michaels (ASCAP)
[pseudonym of Norman ("Norm") Prescott]
Orig. Publisher:
1978 Publisher:
2018 Publisher: RHI Television Music Co. (ASCAP)
c/o WB Music Corp.
of Los Angeles, CA
Copyright Date:
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Recording:
Composers: Haim Saban (BMI), and
Shuki Y. Levy (BMI)
Orig. Publisher:
1978 Publisher:
2018 Publisher: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)
of Los Angeles, CA
Copyright Date:
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Recording: