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The Bugaloos
Okay, this aired before I was born, and so did the noted season(s) of reruns, so I have no idea how I ended up seeing any of it. Still, however I saw at least one episode, it managed to stay in my memory, so I figured I'd add it to the list.
The Bugaloos were made in the early 70's by Sid & Marty Kroft, and the flavor of the era is patently obvious in the show, from the harmony, to the costumes, to the guy dressed as a ladybug. There was also a male grasshopper, male bumblebee and female butterfly. It took the 1960's idea of flower power to an extreme.
What stuck in my mind the most however was the villain Benita Bizarre and her henchman Funky Rat. Benita Bizarre was played by comedienne Martha Raye and the Funky Rat was apparently a Nazi (German accent and the uniform gives it away).
The episode I remember had to do with Benita stealing the voice of the butterfly...whose name was Joy now that I've looked it up.
Okay, this aired before I was born, and so did the noted season(s) of reruns, so I have no idea how I ended up seeing any of it. Still, however I saw at least one episode, it managed to stay in my memory, so I figured I'd add it to the list.
The Bugaloos were made in the early 70's by Sid & Marty Kroft, and the flavor of the era is patently obvious in the show, from the harmony, to the costumes, to the guy dressed as a ladybug. There was also a male grasshopper, male bumblebee and female butterfly. It took the 1960's idea of flower power to an extreme.
What stuck in my mind the most however was the villain Benita Bizarre and her henchman Funky Rat. Benita Bizarre was played by comedienne Martha Raye and the Funky Rat was apparently a Nazi (German accent and the uniform gives it away).
The episode I remember had to do with Benita stealing the voice of the butterfly...whose name was Joy now that I've looked it up.
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