''U.S. of Archie'' is a

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show on CBS from September 7 to December 21, 1974. A

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of the popular

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comic books and

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. It ran for a total of sixteen episodes, but due to its educational agenda, lacked the music and comedy elements which had made the other Archie cartoons so successful. After spending its first four months on Saturday mornings, it was moved to the less-popular Sunday morning schedule in January 1975, where it remained in repeats until September 1976. Jackie Mills, a Hollywood producer, produced all of the music for ''U.S. of Archie''. Jackie had also produced Bobby Sherman and the Brady Bunch Kids. The lead singer on ''U.S. of Archie'' was Tom McKenzie, who earlier appeared on some of the ''

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s songs. Tom was a member of the

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singing group, which also included Augie Johnson, Oren Waters, Mic "Michele" Bell,

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, and Dean Chapman. Beginning on March 29, 2010, ''U.S. of Archie'' started to air on the

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Plot

The series features

, Jughead, and the other Riverdale High student regulars re-enacting famous scenes throughout

American history The history of the lands that became the United States began with the arrival of the first people in the Americas around 15,000 BC. Numerous indigenous cultures formed, and many saw transformations in the 16th century away from more densely ...

, taking full advantage of the

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in the months leading up to it. These re-enactments were termed by Archie during the show to be historical accounts featuring the "ancestors" of the current Archie gang; surprisingly, these ancestors were nearly identical to Archie ''et al.'' and were seemingly close friends of famous people in several eras of American history. It was produced by

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founders and producers Lou Scheimer and

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. The musical segments appear after the episode ends, which are songs about the covered topic. The characters were slightly re-drawn with new clothing but some of the animations were recycled.

Voices

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- Archie Andrews, Hot Dog, Mr. Weatherbee,

Chuck Clayton Charles Clayton is a teenage fictional character published by Archie Comics. Chuck lives in the fictional town of Riverdale, and is the friend of Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, and other students at Riverdale High School. Chuck fir ...

* John Erwin - Reggie Mantle * Jane Webb - Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Miss Grundy * Howard Morris - Jughead Jones, Big Moose Mason

Episodes

References

External links

''The U.S. of Archie''
at the

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