

Singer/guitarist Josie was the level-headed leader, drummer Melody added zaniness with her half-witted remarks and effervescent charm, and tambourinist Valerie was the brains of the group, typically saving the day with her intellect and know-how. Later, the title was expanded to Josie and the Pussycats, turning Josie and Melody into a rock band, along with new friend Valerie. The stories followed the day-to-day adventures of Josie and her girlfriend Melody. Josie began her career as an Archie comics character in the late 1960's, starring in her own self-titled book. Josie and the Pussycats followed the adventures of an all-girl rock and roll group as they travelled the world playing gigs and solving mysteries.
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They sometimes have their little spats Even fight like dogs and cats But when they need each other That's when they're Ruff and Reddy Ruff & Reddy episodes appeared on Family Channel's "Incredible Animals" cartoon show in 1992 and recently the series has aired on Cartoon Network and its sister channel Boomerang. Get set, get ready Here comes Ruff and Reddy They're tough but steady Always rough and ready The theme song was also heard for the first time: When the show went into syndication, the opening titles, which were never shown on the NBC telecasts, were seen with the "H-B Enterprises" card. Jimmy Blaine was the host on the show's first run (1957-60), and Captain Bob Cottle replaced him in the second run (1962-64). The show was first aired on NBC in December 1957 as part of live action host segments. Assisting our heroes in several adventures was wacky scientist Professor Gizmo. Ruff and Reddy made their way through clandestine escapades squaring off against villains like Scarey Harry Safari, Killer and Diller, and Captain Greedy and Salt Water Daffy.

Bill and Joe, taking a cue from 1949's "Crusader Rabbit," reasoned the best way to offset the low production values was to create appealing heroes and captivating storylines. After much effort, they were able to sell Ruff & Reddy to NBC, but they were only able to get $2700 per half hour of cartoon show, so all the meticulous detail into making the Tom and Jerry shorts were eschewed for a production-line process. Hanna and Barbera opened their cartoon studio the same year MGM (the studio they worked for) closed down its cartoon studio.

Ruff, was voiced by Don Messick, and Reddy was voiced by Daws Butler. Their job is to stomp out butterflies and anything else that is beautiful.įinal Mewsings: Cats wouldn’t attack butterflies if they didn’t do that fluttering flying thing so much.The Ruff & Reddy Show was Hanna-Barbera's first cartoon series which featured a cat (Ruff) and dog (Reddy) in serialized adventures, with thirteen episodes comprising a story arc. The Butterfly Stompers are cats and there are fittingly nine in all. In the Sea of Time, a cat is used to represent the number 6 in 36 in the When I’m Sixty-Four number.Ĭats also show up as part of the design when the Beatles land in the Sea of Nowhere and they walk, making designs out of nothing during the Nowhere Man segment.īad Kitties: Most notably there are cat members of the Blue Meanies army. There are a couple of cat designs in the sea travels as well. The moment the officer stands up, the cat runs away. Ringo stops to look at the officer, who ceases his calls of “Here Puss!” to stand up. He passes by a policeman who is squatted down in the street calling to a motionless cat.
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In one part we see a series of windows with a repeat of the same cat being petted shown in time to the music.Īfter the song is over we see Ringo wandering the lonely streets. The first cat turns up in the Eleanor Rigby segment in which the Yellow Submarine is traveling the streets of Liverpool, England. Pepperland is under attack by the Blue Meanies and Old Fred (voiced by Lance Percival) is sent in search of help in a Yellow Submarine.Ĭartoon Cats: There are so many wild and interesting visuals used in this film and cats are definitely included. Synopsis: The psychedelic animated feature built around the music of the Beatles.
