The Bugaloos
The Bugaloos was an American children's television series, produced by brothers Sidney Krofft and Martin Krofft, that aired on NBC on Saturday mornings from 1970 to 1972. The show featured a musical group composed of four British-accented teenagers, who lived in fictional Tranquility Forest. They wore insect-themed outfits with antennae and wings which allowed them to fly, though on occasion, they were shown flying on surfboards. They were constantly beset by the evil machinations of Benita Bizarre, played by comedienne Martha Raye. Bizarre, being untalented and ugly herself, was covetous of the Bugaloos' musical prowess.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Firefly, Light My Fire
12-09-197030mBenita kidnaps the Bugaloos, and hold's Joy hostage. She forces the other members to be her backup band and attempts to record a hit song. Sparky the Firefly enters the scene and h...
- Ep 2
2.Our Home is Our Hassle
19-09-197030mBenita wants to live in Tranquility Forest, she thinks it will help her write a song for a radio contest. Benita gets a hold of a phony land deed for Tranquility Forest. The Bugalo...
- Ep 3
3.The Great Voice of Robbery
26-09-197030mBenita can't stand her voice anymore, so she kidnaps Joy and uses a voice-switching machine to steal her voice. Joy gets Benita's voice. The rest of the gang get involved, complica...
- Ep 4
4.Courage Come Home
03-10-197030mBenita gets rid of all her hired help. Then Courage takes a fall and gets a bout of amnesia. Benita takes advantage of the situation by telling him he is her nephew, and he is resp...
- Ep 5
5.If I Had the Wings of a Bugaloo
10-10-197030mBenita's determined to fly, so she kidnaps I.Q. and attempts to steal his wings.
- Ep 6
6.Now You See 'em, Now You Don't
17-10-197030mBenita adopts Sparky, so the Bugaloos turn themselves invisible to keep an eye on him.
- Ep 7
7.Today I Am a Firefly
24-10-197030mSparky runs away from home. Meanwhile, Woofer, Tweeter and Funky Rat shrink the Bugaloos and imprison them in Benita Bizarre's broken music box.
- Ep 8
8.Benita's Double Trouble
31-10-197030mPeter Platter is heading off to a "Disc Jock Convention", and asks the Bugaloos to take over his show, in his absence. After a bit of coercing, the Bugaloos accept. Benita, of cour...
- Ep 9
9.Help Wanted - Firefly
07-11-197030mSparky gets a job working on Peter Platter's radio show. Meanwhile, Benita schemes to take over the radio station's signal.
- Ep 10
10.Circus Time at Benita's
14-11-197030m"The Amazing Circus" has been cancelled, because Benita Bizarre paid them *not* to come. Since the whole town is now in the dumps, the Bugaloos decide to put on their own circus in...
- Ep 11
11.The Uptown 500
21-11-197030mIt's another exciting day in Rock City when Kook Radio sponsor, "Way Out Wheeler", the "Freaky Wheels Dealer", puts on a big road race: "The Uptown 500". In addition to getting "a...
- Ep 12
12.The Love Bugaloos
28-11-197030mSparky has a crush on "The Flaming Firefly of Rock", a rock star named "Gina Lola-Wattage". Gina, by chance, is an old friend of Joy's. Joy manages to get Gina to stop by and meet...
- Ep 13
13.Lady, You Don't Look 80
05-12-197030mA misunderstanding leads Benita to become convinced that the Bugaloos have access to the fountain of youth.
- Ep 14
14.On a Clear Day
12-12-197030mBenita Bizarre tries to sabotage a rock festival by pumping smog into Tranquility Forest.
- Ep 15
15.The Bugaloos Bugaboo
19-12-197030mSparky is unhappy because Gina Lola-Wattage has not written him. The Bugaloos insist that she's busy, but Sparky believes it's because she's a big Rock Star, and he's a "nobody". T...
- Ep 16
16.Benita the Beautiful
26-12-197030mBenita rigs a beauty pageant.
- Ep 17
17.The Good Old Days
02-01-197130mBenita Bizarre has decided it's time to get rid of "The Bugaloos", once and for all. So, she sent Funky Rat down to City Hall and bought the Title Deed to Tranquility Forest! As th...
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