Josie and the Pussycats

TV Series
1970–1972
TV-G
30m

IMDb RATING

6.2/10

2.4K

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Hand-Drawn Animation Animation Comedy Family Music

An up-and-coming pop-music group and its entourage get involved with strange mysteries while touring the world.An up-and-coming pop-music group and its entourage get involved with strange mysteries while touring the world.An up-and-coming pop-music group and its entourage get involved with strange mysteries while touring the world.

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IMDb RATING

6.2/10

2.4K

YOUR RATING

Stars

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Episodes16

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Trivia
Adapted from an Archie spin-off comic, the animated version differs from the actual comic most significantly in the characters of Alexandra, Sebastian, and Alexander. In the cartoon, Alexandra and Sebastian are simply conniving and sneaky; in the comic book, Sebastian is the reincarnation of a witchcraft-practicing ancestor of the Cabots, and Alexandra can cast powerful magic spells while she is holding him. In the original Archie comic, Alex is a snide braggart who lords his wealth over everyone and sees Alan M. as his rival for Josie's attention. In the animated series, Alex is a meek coward who brags much more about the band's talent than his wealth, and expresses no romantic interest in Josie.

Alternate versions
The laugh tracks were removed for VHS and DVD.

Connections
Featured in I Love the '70s: 1972 (2003)

Soundtracks
Josie
Theme
Words and Music by Hoyt Curtin, D. Williams and J. Roland
Published by Cartoon Music Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP)

User reviews15

Review

Featured review

Great cartoon!!!

This cartoon is great! While many people look at it as a poor man's version of Scooby Doo, this series was more urban, more hip & more fun. Prior to "Where in the world is Carmen San Diego?" this cartoon introduced me to geography and history and got me interested in learning about other places in the world. There was definitely more of an adult sense of humor and some interesting characters. The stories varied and often had a few surprises (unlike Scooby Doo). This series was good enough to spawn a spin-off series (Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space). Unfortunately, like many spin-offs, it wasn't as good as the original. If you get a chance to see the original Josie & the Pussycats, enjoy!