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Season 1, 17 episodes

Episode 1: Firefly, Light My Fire
- Now playing
- 30m
- Sep 12, 1970
Benita 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 helps the Bugaloos escape, becoming their new friend. Sparky records a hit single.
Episode 2: Our Home is Our Hassle
- 30m
- Sep 19, 1970
Benita 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 Bugaloos find a way to get her to move out of the Forest and back home.
Episode 3: The Great Voice of Robbery
- 30m
- Sep 26, 1970
Benita 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, complicating matters by scrambling everyone's voice.
Episode 4: Courage Come Home
- 30m
- Oct 3, 1970
Benita 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 responsible for doing the housework.
Episode 5: If I Had the Wings of a Bugaloo
- 30m
- Oct 10, 1970
Benita's determined to fly, so she kidnaps I.Q. and attempts to steal his wings.
Episode 6: Now You See 'em, Now You Don't
- 30m
- Oct 17, 1970
Benita adopts Sparky, so the Bugaloos turn themselves invisible to keep an eye on him.
Episode 7: Today I Am a Firefly
- 30m
- Oct 24, 1970
Sparky runs away from home. Meanwhile, Woofer, Tweeter and Funky Rat shrink the Bugaloos and imprison them in Benita Bizarre's broken music box.
Episode 8: Benita's Double Trouble
- 30m
- Oct 31, 1970
Peter 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 course, wants to do the show herself, and kidnaps Peter, then forces him to call the Bugaloos and tell them that he's given the job to Benita, instead. The Bugaloos figure out that something is wrong and head off to the jukebox to rescue Peter. I.Q. dresses up as Benita Bizarre, and the rest of the Bugaloos imitate Funky Rat, Woofer and Tweeter!
Episode 9: Help Wanted - Firefly
- 30m
- Nov 7, 1970
Sparky gets a job working on Peter Platter's radio show. Meanwhile, Benita schemes to take over the radio station's signal.
Episode 10: Circus Time at Benita's
- 30m
- Nov 14, 1970
"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 place of it! Magico the Magnificent comes to help out and hypnotizes Sparky into thinking that he's the "Bravest Person in the World". Armed with this new bravery, he flies off to pick a fight with Benita Bizarre. He doesn't get very far, but now she thinks that Magico could use hypnosis to make her the "Greatest Singer in the World". She promptly kidnaps him and the Bugaloos plan a scheme to rescue him
Episode 11: The Uptown 500
- 30m
- Nov 21, 1970
It'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 lot of loot", the winner also gets to sing all of the "Way Out Wheeler" TV commercial spots. Benita Bizarre, of course, insists on winning. To ensure an easy win, she "takes out" all of the competition, even going to the extent of kidnapping Sparky, to keep the Bugaloos from winning.
Episode 12: The Love Bugaloos
- 30m
- Nov 28, 1970
Sparky 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 Sparky. Gina is scheduled to perform for the Peter Platter show, in town. Benita Bizarre, however, has other plans... Benita kidnaps Gina in order to "fill in" for her, and finally get some stage time. The gang have to rescue Gina and get her back in order to perform the show.
Episode 13: Lady, You Don't Look 80
- 30m
- Dec 5, 1970
A misunderstanding leads Benita to become convinced that the Bugaloos have access to the fountain of youth.
Episode 14: On a Clear Day
- 30m
- Dec 12, 1970
Benita Bizarre tries to sabotage a rock festival by pumping smog into Tranquility Forest.
Episode 15: The Bugaloos Bugaboo
- 30m
- Dec 19, 1970
Sparky 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". The Bugaloos insist he can be anything he wants to be, so Sparky decides to become a songwriter. With the help of the Bugaloos, Sparky pens a short ditty called "I Really Love You". This information makes it to Benita Bizarre who is told that *Sparky* is the real talent behind the Bugaloos, so she becomes "J.W. Wooster, Hollywood Agent, Extraordinare", and hires Sparky as her new songwriter. She then takes his songs and uses them in Peter Platter's "Big Talent Contest", for which the winner gets a guest shot on Peter's "Big TV Show". The Bugaloos go to retrieve Sparky from her clutches.
Episode 16: Benita the Beautiful
- 30m
- Dec 26, 1970
Benita rigs a beauty pageant.
Episode 17: The Good Old Days
- 30m
- Jan 2, 1971
Benita 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 the new owner, she gave The Bugaloos 24 hours to vacate her property. The Bugaloos invent "Madame Tania", a gypsy lady who curses Benita, and tells her the only way to break the curse, is to make friends with all her enemies. Specifically, "The Bugaloos".

The Bugaloos

1970 to 1971
1 season
30m per episode
Comedy
Kids

6.4TMDB(9)

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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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Ran for 1 season and 17 episodes (1970 to 1971)
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Created by: Marty Krofft
Sid Krofft
Status: Ended
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 17
First aired: September 12, 1970
Last aired: January 2, 1971
Original language: English
Countries: US

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Season 1, 17 episodes

Episode 1: Firefly, Light My Fire
- Now playing
- 30m
- Sep 12, 1970
Benita 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 helps the Bugaloos escape, becoming their new friend. Sparky records a hit single.
Episode 2: Our Home is Our Hassle
- 30m
- Sep 19, 1970
Benita 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 Bugaloos find a way to get her to move out of the Forest and back home.
Episode 3: The Great Voice of Robbery
- 30m
- Sep 26, 1970
Benita 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, complicating matters by scrambling everyone's voice.
Episode 4: Courage Come Home
- 30m
- Oct 3, 1970
Benita 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 responsible for doing the housework.
Episode 5: If I Had the Wings of a Bugaloo
- 30m
- Oct 10, 1970
Benita's determined to fly, so she kidnaps I.Q. and attempts to steal his wings.
Episode 6: Now You See 'em, Now You Don't
- 30m
- Oct 17, 1970
Benita adopts Sparky, so the Bugaloos turn themselves invisible to keep an eye on him.
Episode 7: Today I Am a Firefly
- 30m
- Oct 24, 1970
Sparky runs away from home. Meanwhile, Woofer, Tweeter and Funky Rat shrink the Bugaloos and imprison them in Benita Bizarre's broken music box.
Episode 8: Benita's Double Trouble
- 30m
- Oct 31, 1970
Peter 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 course, wants to do the show herself, and kidnaps Peter, then forces him to call the Bugaloos and tell them that he's given the job to Benita, instead. The Bugaloos figure out that something is wrong and head off to the jukebox to rescue Peter. I.Q. dresses up as Benita Bizarre, and the rest of the Bugaloos imitate Funky Rat, Woofer and Tweeter!
Episode 9: Help Wanted - Firefly
- 30m
- Nov 7, 1970
Sparky gets a job working on Peter Platter's radio show. Meanwhile, Benita schemes to take over the radio station's signal.
Episode 10: Circus Time at Benita's
- 30m
- Nov 14, 1970
"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 place of it! Magico the Magnificent comes to help out and hypnotizes Sparky into thinking that he's the "Bravest Person in the World". Armed with this new bravery, he flies off to pick a fight with Benita Bizarre. He doesn't get very far, but now she thinks that Magico could use hypnosis to make her the "Greatest Singer in the World". She promptly kidnaps him and the Bugaloos plan a scheme to rescue him
Episode 11: The Uptown 500
- 30m
- Nov 21, 1970
It'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 lot of loot", the winner also gets to sing all of the "Way Out Wheeler" TV commercial spots. Benita Bizarre, of course, insists on winning. To ensure an easy win, she "takes out" all of the competition, even going to the extent of kidnapping Sparky, to keep the Bugaloos from winning.
Episode 12: The Love Bugaloos
- 30m
- Nov 28, 1970
Sparky 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 Sparky. Gina is scheduled to perform for the Peter Platter show, in town. Benita Bizarre, however, has other plans... Benita kidnaps Gina in order to "fill in" for her, and finally get some stage time. The gang have to rescue Gina and get her back in order to perform the show.
Episode 13: Lady, You Don't Look 80
- 30m
- Dec 5, 1970
A misunderstanding leads Benita to become convinced that the Bugaloos have access to the fountain of youth.
Episode 14: On a Clear Day
- 30m
- Dec 12, 1970
Benita Bizarre tries to sabotage a rock festival by pumping smog into Tranquility Forest.
Episode 15: The Bugaloos Bugaboo
- 30m
- Dec 19, 1970
Sparky 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". The Bugaloos insist he can be anything he wants to be, so Sparky decides to become a songwriter. With the help of the Bugaloos, Sparky pens a short ditty called "I Really Love You". This information makes it to Benita Bizarre who is told that *Sparky* is the real talent behind the Bugaloos, so she becomes "J.W. Wooster, Hollywood Agent, Extraordinare", and hires Sparky as her new songwriter. She then takes his songs and uses them in Peter Platter's "Big Talent Contest", for which the winner gets a guest shot on Peter's "Big TV Show". The Bugaloos go to retrieve Sparky from her clutches.
Episode 16: Benita the Beautiful
- 30m
- Dec 26, 1970
Benita rigs a beauty pageant.
Episode 17: The Good Old Days
- 30m
- Jan 2, 1971
Benita 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 the new owner, she gave The Bugaloos 24 hours to vacate her property. The Bugaloos invent "Madame Tania", a gypsy lady who curses Benita, and tells her the only way to break the curse, is to make friends with all her enemies. Specifically, "The Bugaloos".

Episodes

E1 Episode 1: Firefly, Light My Fire

E2 Episode 2: Our Home is Our Hassle

E3 Episode 3: The Great Voice of Robbery

E4 Episode 4: Courage Come Home

E5 Episode 5: If I Had the Wings of a Bugaloo

E6 Episode 6: Now You See 'em, Now You Don't

E7 Episode 7: Today I Am a Firefly

E8 Episode 8: Benita's Double Trouble

E9 Episode 9: Help Wanted - Firefly

E10 Episode 10: Circus Time at Benita's

E11 Episode 11: The Uptown 500

E12 Episode 12: The Love Bugaloos

E13 Episode 13: Lady, You Don't Look 80

E14 Episode 14: On a Clear Day

E15 Episode 15: The Bugaloos Bugaboo

E16 Episode 16: Benita the Beautiful

E17 Episode 17: The Good Old Days

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Episodes

E1 Episode 1: Firefly, Light My Fire

E2 Episode 2: Our Home is Our Hassle

E3 Episode 3: The Great Voice of Robbery

E4 Episode 4: Courage Come Home

E5 Episode 5: If I Had the Wings of a Bugaloo

E6 Episode 6: Now You See 'em, Now You Don't

E7 Episode 7: Today I Am a Firefly

E8 Episode 8: Benita's Double Trouble

E9 Episode 9: Help Wanted - Firefly

E10 Episode 10: Circus Time at Benita's

E11 Episode 11: The Uptown 500

E12 Episode 12: The Love Bugaloos

E13 Episode 13: Lady, You Don't Look 80

E14 Episode 14: On a Clear Day

E15 Episode 15: The Bugaloos Bugaboo

E16 Episode 16: Benita the Beautiful

E17 Episode 17: The Good Old Days

Fun facts

Episode 1: Firefly, Light My Fire

Episode 2: Our Home is Our Hassle

Episode 3: The Great Voice of Robbery

Episode 4: Courage Come Home

Episode 5: If I Had the Wings of a Bugaloo

Episode 6: Now You See 'em, Now You Don't

Episode 7: Today I Am a Firefly

Episode 8: Benita's Double Trouble

Episode 9: Help Wanted - Firefly

Episode 10: Circus Time at Benita's

Episode 11: The Uptown 500

Episode 12: The Love Bugaloos

Episode 13: Lady, You Don't Look 80

Episode 14: On a Clear Day

Episode 15: The Bugaloos Bugaboo

Episode 16: Benita the Beautiful

Episode 17: The Good Old Days

Episode 1: Firefly, Light My Fire

Episode 2: Our Home is Our Hassle

Episode 3: The Great Voice of Robbery

Episode 4: Courage Come Home

Episode 5: If I Had the Wings of a Bugaloo

Episode 6: Now You See 'em, Now You Don't

Episode 7: Today I Am a Firefly

Episode 8: Benita's Double Trouble

Episode 9: Help Wanted - Firefly

Episode 10: Circus Time at Benita's

Episode 11: The Uptown 500

Episode 12: The Love Bugaloos

Episode 13: Lady, You Don't Look 80

Episode 14: On a Clear Day

Episode 15: The Bugaloos Bugaboo

Episode 16: Benita the Beautiful

Episode 17: The Good Old Days