A French Barclay 45 of Donald Duck and the Three Little Pigs. Looks like early sixties.

(29 votes, average: 3.34 out of 5)

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The two-sided cover of an Underdog picture-sleeve from 1965.   I really liked Underdog as a kid and remember Sweet Polly Purebred fondly.   “There’s no need to fear, Underdog is here!” Wally Cox, TV’s mild-mannered Mr. Peepers, provided the voice of NBC-TV’s Underdog, a super-canine who talked in rhyme. Underdog was the alter-identity of Shoeshine Boy. He was usually called into action by his girlfriend, ace TV reporter Sweet Polly Purebred (voiced by Norma McMillan).   When he heard Polly’s singing plea of “Oh where, oh where has my Underdog gone?”, “humble, lovable” Shoeshine Boy would slip into a phone booth and emerge as the champion of justice. “When Polly’s in trouble I am not slow, it’s Hip, Hip, Hip and away I go !”

The Underdog Show began with a parody of Superman’s famous opening: “Look, up in the sky, it’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a frog…a frog?” At that point, the canine would correct the observers with: “Not bird, nor plane, nor even frog, it’s just little ‘ole me, Underdog !” Like his human counterpart, Underdog was not infallible. While he didn’t have to contend with Kryptonite, occasionally his power would fade, causing him all kinds of trouble. For cases like that, the pooch would carry a revitalizing energy pill in a secret compartment in his ring.

Underdog’s main foes included underworld boss Riff Raff, and Simon Bar Sinister, an evil scientist who once created a Big Dipper Machine to steal the world’s water supply. He then enslaved the citizens and made them do as “Simon Says” just to get a drink.

(24 votes, average: 3.17 out of 5)

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Felix the Cat: Television Cartoon Star goes record shopping. 1960.

(30 votes, average: 3.53 out of 5)

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Les Smurfs

(19 votes, average: 2.42 out of 5)

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Walter Lanze’s Woody Woodpecker (with Andy Panda, Oswald Rabbit, Homer Pigeon, Chilly Willy, Sad Cuckoo and Pepito!)   Decca Records.   1963.   Grace Stafford as the voice of Woody.   Featuring Mel Blanc and Gloria Wood and the Woodyetts.

(23 votes, average: 3.52 out of 5)

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The Archies (Betty, Archie, Jughead, Reggie, Veronica) “Sugar, Sugar”. This sweet, piece of bubblegum pop hit #1 on the charts in 1969. The Archies were created to be the real live musical group behind the Saturday morning TV cartoon series The Archie Show that debuted in 1968. The show’s music was the work of Don Kirshner, who was also behind the Monkees, and producer Jeff Barry. “Sugar Sugar” sold six million singles! The group had another top ten single in 1970 with “Jingle Jangle”. The studio group included Ron Dante who sang lead. Dante went on to produce most of Barry Manilow’s hits in the 70’s but previously he was with the Detergents who had a top ten hit with “Leader of the Laudromat” a take off of “Leader of the Pack”. The female singers were Ellie Greenwich (Brill Building composer of “Leader of the Pack” and many other huge hits) and Toni Wine. Another Archies backup singer, Andy Kim, had his own #1 hit in 1974 with “Rock Me Gently”.

(25 votes, average: 3.68 out of 5)

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1963. Golden Records. Walter Lantz presents Woody Woodpecker. More Woody Woodpecker records here.

(12 votes, average: 2.58 out of 5)

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The Banana Splits show was on Saturday mornings from 1968 – 1970. Maybe the best thing about this kiddie show was the theme song:

Tra la la, la la la la

One banana, two banana, three banana, four

Tra la la, la la la la………

Four banana, three banana, two bananas, one

Fleagle, Bingo, Drooper and not forgetting Snork

(25 votes, average: 3.60 out of 5)

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