Krofft supershow 1977 Part 4

[mayorcool]

Did he sing "I want to be your lover, not just your friend" to an audience of kids?

[Labzo441]

A marine biologist that is helpless in water.

[zazelby]

.... Joe Ruby and Ken Spears? Man, I didn't realize how many of the shows I loved as a kid had those two names involved with them.

[The5150Clown]

Marineland? I wonder if that's the park that closed down in ( I think ) 1984 or 85?

[fueledbymusic3]

I didnt even remember that the buggy can fly like a helicopter!

[billpage]

cool green lanterns light inChrist allways fat billpage illusionist magician in fun

[dlarremore]

did CC just call Schlepcar an uber-dope jew? 9:50

[gilgamess]

@dlarremore No, C.C.'s line is a Muhammad Ali reference. in order to tire out his boxing opponents, Ali would back into the ropes and block himself, leaving them to punch his arms until they tired out. This worked on George Foreman when they fought. Ali called this move the "Rope-A-Dope". Since Schlep Car had the rope tied to him, C.C. says, "Right on, you old 'rope-a-dope', you!" I would like to say that I just translate this stuff, I don't write it!

[jhillst]

Listen closely at 4:51 -- it sounds like Wonderbug says "I'm drunk."

[TheFrankenstein72]

The late Lenny Weinrib from Magic Mongo, 7 years later voiced Hunk and Prince Lotor in the Voltron. Bart Braverman who played Ace on Magic Mongo was a panelist on Match Game, also voiced Pugsy on "Fangface" and also co-starred on Vega$. Frank Welker, the multi-talented voice talent, still does it even today for over 40 years, does Wonderbug.

[8cire]

Wow! Kaptain Kool(Michael Lembeck) was in real life the son of Harvey Lembeck. The motor cycle leader in the old Frankie & Annette movies (Eric von Zipper)! He & his father also appear on an episode of the Partridge Family(To play or not to play). Michael Lembeck also played Julie Cooper's Husband Max Horvath on the TV show One Day at a Time!

[yarekhunt]

is that Leo Sayer?

[Skulldini]

What was that trainers problem ?! He could've easily gotten out of that pool !!

[ErichH68]

WonderBug Kicks ass!!

[m7a7b725]

Thank God for Sid and Marty Krofft!

[jhillst]

Wow...a Saturday morning kids' show that gives kissing advice and has a charcter named "Superchick"? I'd like to see a mainstream kids' show get away with that today.

[92870L]

To HydroCram:

Most Krofft shows give all the backstory in the opening credits. Wonderbug was just a schlep car in the junkyard until the kids found it, and attached a "magic horn," which allows schlep to turn into Wonderbug. The loss of this horn gave Wonderbug an Achilles heel for evildoers to exploit. Furthermore, Wonderbug needed your standard duel identity for the same reasons Superman needed Clark Kent.

[Hydrocram]

I never understood...and maybe there's a back story...why does Wonderbug change back into a piece of crap? Why not just stay cool all the time?

[PittsburghMarky]

Insurance premiums?

[Shaddow1966]

I discovered just recently that the guy in black singing this is a Singer named Bert Sommers

[cegross]

@Shaddow1966

This guys that's singing is named Mickey McNeel. Bert Sommers was Flatbush in the first season of Krofft Supershow.

[TheFrankenstein72]

@cegross Bert passed away in the early part of the 90s at about 41.

[KPCarter2000]

The woman who played Susan was on an episode of "Shazam" playing Mellie 3 years before wonderbug

[TomRoykouff]

Barry my MAN,

you have done it again!!!!!

[LaDracul]

Yeesh, it seems the whole "Talking dune buggy" show was cliche at this point... ("Speed Buggy", "Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch")

[mom369222]

Too bad shows like this aren't around today. They showed all people could get along black, and white, guys, or girls. Everyone got along

[wdcornwell]

Here's a little factoid for ya: Did you know that as "Jack Baker," John-Anthony Bailey went on to appear in a bunch of porn flicks until his death in 1994? And now you know the REST of the story!

[LaDracul]

Fortunately, the other guy fared well and is a college professor in California. :)

[mediamadman747]

I considered ALL of what Sid and Marty Krofft produced "pornography."

[fragalot]

wow it auto linked my time point. 4:51 is better!

[fragalot]

at 4:52 - 4:58 EPIC!

Well 70's Epic.

[Timmybear]

It's like Sparks dumbed-down for kids. :)

[Attila709]

well....it seemed pretty intelligent when I was 8

[nnaw]

"All Over The World" was the only 2nd season Kaptain Kool And The Kongs song Mickey McMeel [Turkey] sang!!

[kellter70]

no wonder i'm so weird