"A World of Wonder for Children"
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- 17 half-hour episodes (live action)* - The Bugaloos is a fantasy adventure about four teenagers who love rock music and play in their own band. Like most teens, their lives are filled with fun and friendship, and they seldom get into serious trouble. Unlike most teens, "The Bugaloos" have antennae and wings, and each one bears a strong resemblance to a butterfly or bee! Living on the exotic Island of Tranquility, with names such as Joy, I.Q., Harmony, and Courage, "The Bugaloos" lead a fantasy-filled and adventuresome existence. Complicating their tuneful lives is the strange rock witch, Benita Bizarre, who covets the teens' musical talent and lives in a penthouse at the top of a jukebox. The far-out Benita is played by Martha Raye, one of the world's most beloved entertainers. With its lively mixture of music, fantasy and adventure, THE BUGALOOS provides wholesome entertainment for children of all ages, while conveying a timeless theme of brotherly love. Also included is a 5-page letter about the Krofft's show business history. This is the same letter found in the press kit. - Included with the letter is a page titled Synopsis.* - THE BUGALOOS "The Bugaloos" is a fantasy frolic about four teenagers who like rock music and even have their own band. Their lives are filled with fun and friendship, and they seldom get into serious trouble. Normal teenagers? Wrong! This foursome happens to have antennae and wings and each one bears a strong resemblance to a bee or butterfly! And they have names like Joy, I.Q., Harmony and Courage. Complicating their tuneful lives in their home on the Island of Tranquility is the garish rock witch, Benita Bizarre, who covets the Bugaloos' musical talent and lives in a penthouse at the top of a jukebox. Playing
the far-out Benita Bizarre is Martha Raye, one of America's most
beloved
entertainers. "The Bugaloos" also feature four talented English
teenagers
in the title roles. "Joy" is played by Caroline Ellis, "Courage"
by John Philpott, "I.Q." by John McIndoe and "Harmony" by Wayne
Laryea.
This foursome was selected by the Kroffts after an extensive
international
talent hunt in which over 5,000 applicants were screened for the roles.
Next is a page titled The Bugaloos listing the cast and episode titles. The next page is a copy of the article that ran in the Los Angles Times on Monday, September 14, 1970. - New Bugaloos Series a Boon for Teen-Agers* by Margaret Harford - Sid and Marty Krofft's new Saturday morning series, The Bugaloos, which premiered over the weekend, is an entertainment boon for the kids and probably another winner for the creators of H.R. Pufnstuf. With Martha Raye as a troublesome mod witch and four engaging youngsters from England as the Bugaloos, a rock group, the NBC series promises to be whirlwind mixture of comedy and music very much keyed to a teen-age audience. Harmony reigns in Tranquility Forest where the Bugaloos "fly high, fly loose" until Miss Raye arrives in her freaky car, chauffeured by Funky Rat, and begins disrupting the peaceful vibrations. As Benita Bizarre, a fading pop singer, the wide-mouthed comedienne is scheduled to be the No. 1 bad guy on the show this season. She'll have some help from her pals, Woofer and Tweeter, whom Benita refers to as "twin twerps," the omnipresent Funky Rat, and various other no-goods. The good guys include the Bugaloos and their forest friends, a puppet rock group, the Mop Heads, Sparky, a timid firefly who is afraid to fly, and other delightful characters out of the fanciful heads of the Krofft brothers. In the opening episode, "Firefly, Light My Fire," the Bugaloos fly to the aid of Sparky who has been hit by Benita's car, and the witch kidnaps the youngsters to help her cut a new record. Musically speaking, Benita just can't groove on the hit parade. In the lavish backgrounds, costumes, and clever gimmicks, the Kroffts have caught a far-out quality of fantasy that should have strong teen-age appeal. Some of the process shots are pretty obvious, and the tone is shrill, but that also seems to be the going style. The Bugaloos themselves loom as new rock idols of the young. They are Caroline Ellis, John Philpott, John McIndoe, and a Cockney lad, Wayne Laryea, all very English and very good. "Firefly, Light My Fire" was written by John Fenton Murray, directed by Tony Charmoli, and produced by Si Rose and the Kroffts. After born-loser Sparky recovers his courage, one of the Bugaloos delivers the moral: "If you don't believe in yourself, you can't expect others to." There will probably be an equally upbeat lesson to be learned in each episode. AND CAPITOL HAS THE ALBUM!!! - (Of interest is the statement (referring to Benita Bizarre), "No. 1 bad guy on the show this season" and "various other no-goods." There was another season of Bugaloo episodes planned. I wonder what other "no-goods" the Kroffts had planned? Now, we all know who said, "If you don't believe in yourself, you can't expect others to," but did you catch the tiny mistake?)
Next are 3 pages on Krofft Superstars stationary titled Highlight Listing. - Each episode is listed with a brief summary. A rare find indeed is the Music Cue sheets in this packet. Listed are titles of all the songs/background music, etc. used on the shows.   Also included are 5 slides. Two different versions of the photo on the left (different facial expressions), the promo photo on the right, and separate pictures of the two small photos found on the introductory photo (at the very top of the page) as well as the photo of I.Q. flying minus the smaller pictures. PREVIOUS NEXT INDEX |