Looking at back at the previous attempts to bring Archie to TV before they got it right with Riverdale.

That said, it took awhile for Archie to get to this point.

Very as it turns out.

Here then is a history of Archies adventures on the small screen.

Sales of Archie comics soared, as did the shows ratings.

It may have been the first of the Archie cartoons, but it was hardly the last.

Still though, the bubblegum songs featured throughout remain as charming as ever.

Its just a shame they werent in a better show.

For those into this sort of thing, also see the 1980 Loni Anderson-hosted specialThe Fantastic Funnies.

The U.S. of Archie

With the impending bicentennial on everyones minds, the 1974 toonU.S.

For this series, the songs are especially jingoistic, so consider yourselves warned.

Remember how bored you were watchingThis Is America, Charlie Brown?

you’ve got the option to thankU.S.

Cousin Ambrose swagger though!

The Archie and Sabrina Surprise Package

Surprise!

That needs to be on the desk of Archie fanaticDen of Geekwriters everywhere.

Or maybe just this one.

(That said, they did do one episode that wasa jaw-droppingly cool riff onPlanet of the Apes).

Theres still a lot to love here though, even if it is just the nostalgia talking.

Hot take: Josie and the Pussycats songs have aged way better than those of The Archies.

And yes, their 2001 movie is totally jerkin.

Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space

Whats that?

You say the first 16Josie and the Pussycatsepisodes didnt diverge from the source material nearly enough?

Relax pal, Hanna-Barberas got you!

In 1972 the series was revamped asJosie and the Pussycats in Outer Space.

Because, fuck it, space rules.

To further complicate things, the series had another intro:

Why change the titles?

They even ended up appearing on an episode ofThe New Scooby-Doo Movies, The Haunted Showboat.

The short-lived cartoon was produced by D.I.C.

Entertainment (they also createdInspector Gadget), and it aired on NBC in 1987.

Cest la vie).

To everyone else, avoid, avoid, avoid.

Sabrina the Animated Series

ItsSabrina the Teenage Witch, the TV series, in animated form!

Sabrinas Secret Life

Its Sabrina the Teenage Witch, in another animated show!

Way to be a role model there Spellman.

Musical theater nerd trivia:The Book of Mormons Andrew Rannells voices Archie in this series.

It all makes sense now.

Riverdale

All of this leads us back toRiverdale.

Its kind of amazing that this show even exists, and is as great as it is.

Chris Cummins thinks Riverdale should end this season with the start of the Afterlife with Archie saga.

Debate this point with him on Twitter at @bionicbigfoot and @scifiexplosion.

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