1 | ''Josie and the Pussycats'' is a long-standing Creator/{{Archie|Comics}} franchise starring three girls in a band. |
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3 | The series began as the comic ''She's Josie'' in 1962. It was a DistaffCounterpart to ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'' starring a teenage girl named Josie, her DudeMagnet friend Melody, and their SoapboxSadie buddy Pepper. |
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5 | In the late 1960s, Creator/HannaBarbera wanted to make a cartoon based off of an Archie's property, similarly to Creator/{{Filmation}}'s ''WesternAnimation/TheArchieShow''. They revamped ''She's Josie'' into ''Josie and the Pussycats''. Pepper was dropped and replaced with Valerie, Josie and Melody were now in a band, and they were accompanied by four new characters: Alan, the Pussycats' roadie and Josie's love interest; Alexander, the Pussycats' manager; Alexandra, Alexander's twin who both wants Alan to herself and wants to replace Josie as leader of the band; and Sebastian, Alexandra's sneaky cat (who also acts as her {{familiar}}). Together, they travel around while coming across various mishaps. The 1970 cartoon is one of the better recalled ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' clones. |
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7 | In 1972, the show received a retool/sequel in ''Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space''. As the name implies, it's a literal RecycledInSpace version of the cartoon. |
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9 | The popularity of the cartoon led to a similar retool in the comics. These comics lasted until 1982, when it was cancelled. For several decades the characters lived on through crossovers and cameos in ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'' and ''ComicBook/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch''. In 2016, it was revived to go along with the other ''ComicBook/ArchieComics2015'' reboots. |
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11 | In 2001, the series received a LiveActionAdaptation in ''Film/JosieAndThePussycats''. It was poorly received upon release but later ended up a CultClassic. The film also led to a short-lived comic revival. |
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14 | !!Installments |
15 | [[index]] |
16 | * ''ComicBook/JosieAndThePussycats'': The comic series. |
17 | * ''WesternAnimation/JosieAndThePussycats'': The 1970 cartoon and its 1972 retool. |
18 | * ''Film/JosieAndThePussycats2001'': A loosely-based 2001 LiveActionAdaptation film. |
19 | * ''ComicBook/ArchieComics2015'': A reboot of the comics. |
20 | [[/index]] |
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22 | !!Josie and the Pussycats have prominently appeared in: |
23 | * ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'': Various cameos and crossovers in the main ''Archie'' series. |
24 | * ''WesternAnimation/CartoonNetworkGroovies'': ''Josie and the Pussycats in "Musical Evolution"'', a short featuring the trio singing their theme in various music and art styles. |
25 | * ''Series/{{Riverdale}}'': Josie, Melody, and Valeri are an [[RaceLift all-black]] band that go to to Riverdale High. As a reference to the AU comic where they were married, Archie and Valerie briefly dated. |
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