THE GROOVIE GOOLIES (1970) – This 16-episode cartoon series seemed like an appropriate subject for Halloween Month. In previous years, Balladeer’s Blog reviewed the animated Mini-Munsters as well as the five Monster Cereals.
This monster cartoon series was like Laugh-In starring pastiches of traditional monsters. Characters included Drac the vampire, Frankie the Frankenstein Monster, Wolfie the werewolf, Bella la Ghostly, a vampire/ ghost femme fatale, and Hagatha the witch.
Other supporting characters at the castle called Horrible Hall were Mummy the mummy, plus Bone-Apart, the living skeleton in a Napoleon hat and epaulettes. Additional monsters and living pieces of furniture added to the cast and appeared intermittently. Continue reading
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