Monster Shindig

March 5th, 2009 in Cartoons, Monsters, TV by lpcoverlover | 13 Comments

“Monster Shindig”   Super-Snooper and Blabber Mouse with The Gruesomes (of the Flintstones), Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Wolf Man.   Songs:   “The Monster Shindig” and “The Monster Jerk”   Hanna-Barbera Original T.V. Stars.       This brings back fond memories of a childhood spent in front of the TV on Saturday Mornings and coloring books, board games, comics, puzzles, lunch boxes, notebooks and records.

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1. #1 Way Back Now! Lets Go... says:
   March 6th, 2009 at 12:01 am

   The other characters look like a combination of, “The Groovy Goolies and the Way Backs”. If you what I’m talking about, you are crazy… like me.

2. #2 Carl Howard says:
   March 6th, 2009 at 12:02 am

   This used to be posted at a blog called “Mostly Ghostly Music Sharing Blaaahhhggg!!!” but it’s gone now.

   “The Monster Shindig” is a great number.

3. #3 Retro Hound says:
   March 6th, 2009 at 10:21 am

   I remember the Groovie Goolies and even have a worn out VHS that I bought at a garage sale for a quarter. This is a really cool looking album.

4. #4 lpcoverlover says:
   March 6th, 2009 at 10:23 am

   If I haven’t already, I’ll post the Groovie Ghoulies LP for you.

5. #5 sRw says:
   March 6th, 2009 at 8:34 pm

   does it strike anybody that frankenstein here looks a lot like the dude from the paul pincus Lp?

   http://lpcoverlover.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04.resized/img_0451.JPG

6. #6 scotty g says:
   March 7th, 2009 at 11:18 pm

   So “Monster Mash”!

7. #7 655321 says:
   March 26th, 2009 at 2:00 am

   The Greusomes predated the Groovy Ghoulies by six years (1964 vs 1970)

8. #8 Bob D says:
   May 10th, 2009 at 8:29 pm

   Great record! Daws Butler does the voices. The song ” Monster Shindig” is done by Danny Hutton, who before had the hit, “Roses and Rainbows and You” and then went on to be one of the three singers in Three Dog Night.

9. #9 lpcoverlover says:
   May 10th, 2009 at 9:48 pm

   Cool!

10. #10 john barrick says:
    June 17th, 2009 at 6:39 pm

    I have a copy of this and while the cover is gorgeous, compared to the other HB albums I have, the actual story/writing on this one is pretty weak. I wish it were otherwise.

11. #11 Dale Droski says:
    August 22nd, 2010 at 2:34 pm

    Another great one from my childhood that I listened to over and over. If they released these late greats on CD, I’d run out and buy them just for nostalgia’s sake.

12. #12 John Rammage says:
    October 31st, 2010 at 7:51 am

    Can anyone here help settle a dispute? My wife states that she remembers seeing this on television as a cartoon special and I say it was never made into a cartoon. We own the album which I had as a child but would like to know if she is correct or if I’m correct. Thanks.

13. #13 Brian says:
    April 20th, 2011 at 5:55 pm

    @ John Rammage: Realize I’m late in the game, but you are correct. The story and songs were recorded specially for the album. Throughout the series, there was a great use of the music and sound effects from H-B’s library.

    Now, contrary to Bob D.’s summation, the uncredited voices on the album were Paul Frees and June Foray. Not only did they voice Super Snooper and Blabber Mouse, respectively, but all the other characters in the story.