Rocket Rock
- Studio
- Filmation Associates
Synopsis
Archie and the gang visit an amusement park designed to look like the surface of the moon.
Characters
Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Reginald (Reggie) Mantle III, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Hot Dog, Mr. Weatherbee, Miss Grundy, Chuck Clayton, Mr. Lodge, Big Moose, Pops, Dilton Doily
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Hal Sutherland
- Associate Directors
- Rudy Larriva, Don Towsley
Producing
- Producer
- Lou Scheimer, Norm Prescott
Writing
- Writer
- Bob Ogle
Animation
- Animator
- Chic Otterstrom, Xenia, Otto Feuer, Jack Ozark, Ed Friedman, Virgil Raddatz, Virgil Ross, Dave Tendlar, Paul Krukowski, Les Kaluza, Bill Hutten, Ken Southworth, Reuben Timmins, Butch Davis, Bob Trochim, Tom McDonald, Bob Matz, Dick Hall, Bill Hajee, Len Rogers, Len Redman, Bob Carr, Bob Bransford, Bill Pratt, Bob Bentley, Norm McCabe, Judy Drake, Ralph Somerville, Murray McClellan, Jim Brummett, Russ Von Neida, Joan Orbison, Marshall Lamore, Jack Foster, George Grandpré, Bill Reed
Voices
- Voice
- Dallas McKennon (Archie, Hot Dog, Mr. Weatherbee, Chuck Clayton, Mr. Lodge), Howard Morris (Jughead, Big Moose, Pops, Dilton Doily), Jane Webb (Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Miss Grundy), John Erwin (Reggie)
Music
- Music
- Jeff Barry, Ritchie Adams, Mark Barkan
- Background Music
- Ray Ellis
Editing
- Editor
- Joseph Simon
Crew
- Art Director
- Don Christensen
- Storyboards
- Sherman Labby, Gary Lund, Jan Green, Oscar Dufau, Michael O'Connor
- Layouts
- Ken Hultgren, Jim Davis, Kay Wright
- Background Design
- Erv Kaplan
- Background Artists
- Paul Xander, Maurice Harvey, Bill Geach, Venetia Epler, Martin Forte, Patricia Frye, Jack Healey, Rene Garcia, Ted Littlefield, Bill McArdle, Art Lozzi, Lorraine Morgan, Ann Guenther, Barbara Smith
- Production Coordinator
- Rock Benedict
- Checking Supervision
- Marion Turk, Jane Philippi
- Ink And Paint Supervision
- Martha Buckley, Betty Brooks
- Music Supervisor
- Don Kirshner
- Camera Supervision
- Roger Brown, Ray Lee, Ron Lapeer, Gary Milton, Sergio Antonio Alcazar, Roger Sims
- Negative Cutting
- June Gilham
- Prints By
- TECHNICOLOR
Companies and other credits
- Background Music: K.E.C. Music Inc
- Background Music: A.S.C.A.P
- Publisher: Don Kirshner Music Inc
- Publisher: B.M.I
- Sound Effects: Einfeld Mahana Corp
- Produced By Filmation Associates
- The Characters Are Based On The Archie Comics Book Series Created By John Goldwater
- Based On The Characters Originally Designed By Bob Montana
- © MCMLXVIII
- The Archie Co. All Rights Reserved
- © MCMLXVIII
- Filmation Associates
Production notes
The Archie Show was the first of several TV incarnations of the beloved comic book series, which began in the 40's and still continues today. The popular show, which seemed to change titles every season, focused on a group of teenagers who, despite their wildly different personalities, still preferred to hang out together.
The leader of the gang was red-headed all-American nice guy Archie Andrews. The object of his affections was usually the wealthy, dark-haired beauty Veronica Lodge, who was all too aware of her devastating looks. Competing with Archie for her affections was the equally self-absorbed Reggie Mantle. Jughead Jones, Archie's skinny and always-hungry best friend, had a great fear of girls, and so always played the cynical bystander to the other boys' pursuit of Veronica. Rounding out the cast was Betty Cooper, the friendly blonde girl-next-door, who was Veronica's best friend and worst enemy in the constant competition to be Archie's girl of choice.
Also along for the action were Riverdale High School's homeroom teacher, Miss Grundy; Principal, Mr. Weatherbee; PE instructor, Coach Kleats; school jock, Big Moose; school brain, Dilton Doily; and Jughead's pursuer, Big Ethel. The unofficial mascot was Hot Dog, Jughead's big, white sheepdog.
When the kids weren't riding around in Archie's noisy jalopy or eating at Pop's Chock'lit shop, they were singing groovy tunes in their rock band called, appropriately, The Archies.
In the real world, The Archies were a group of talented studio musicians fronted by Ron Dante, who hit the big time with their smash single "Sugar Sugar," which became the #1 song on the charts in 1969.
In addition to the songs, the Archie clan left several stamps on pop culture, including Jughead's "so-geeky-it's-cool" crown hat, and the classification of girls as either pretty, nice "Bettys" or hot and conceited "Veronicas." The show itself, in various forms, lasted through the 1980's.
The leader of the gang was red-headed all-American nice guy Archie Andrews. The object of his affections was usually the wealthy, dark-haired beauty Veronica Lodge, who was all too aware of her devastating looks. Competing with Archie for her affections was the equally self-absorbed Reggie Mantle. Jughead Jones, Archie's skinny and always-hungry best friend, had a great fear of girls, and so always played the cynical bystander to the other boys' pursuit of Veronica. Rounding out the cast was Betty Cooper, the friendly blonde girl-next-door, who was Veronica's best friend and worst enemy in the constant competition to be Archie's girl of choice.
Also along for the action were Riverdale High School's homeroom teacher, Miss Grundy; Principal, Mr. Weatherbee; PE instructor, Coach Kleats; school jock, Big Moose; school brain, Dilton Doily; and Jughead's pursuer, Big Ethel. The unofficial mascot was Hot Dog, Jughead's big, white sheepdog.
When the kids weren't riding around in Archie's noisy jalopy or eating at Pop's Chock'lit shop, they were singing groovy tunes in their rock band called, appropriately, The Archies.
In the real world, The Archies were a group of talented studio musicians fronted by Ron Dante, who hit the big time with their smash single "Sugar Sugar," which became the #1 song on the charts in 1969.
In addition to the songs, the Archie clan left several stamps on pop culture, including Jughead's "so-geeky-it's-cool" crown hat, and the classification of girls as either pretty, nice "Bettys" or hot and conceited "Veronicas." The show itself, in various forms, lasted through the 1980's.