Echo Valley Episode 18

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Bubblegum music gets political in this special episode of Echo Valley. Protest songs from The Archies, the Poppy Family, Burt Ward, and others. Some politically incorrect music, as well (1910 Fruitgum Company and Indian Giver, I'm looking at you). History of the "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing" Coca-Cola jingle (which includes a lawsuit against Oasis). A dramatic reading from a 1960's Secret Agent TV novel. Vintage commercials to make us all a little uncomfortable. And, as always, great bubblegum music from the The 1910 Fruitgum Company, the Batman album, The Cattanooga Cats, Nancy Sinatra, The Partridge Family, The New Seekers, Burt Ward, The Pipkins, The Wombles, Three Dog Night and The Archies.

Echo Valley Episode 17

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We feature the "original" Monkees, Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart; A dramatic reading from a Bobby Sherman novel; We welcome Ernie from Sesame Street; A Haley Mills' "What's My Line" appearance; A painfully long Echo Valley sad, sad song marathon; Plenty of great bubblegum music from Austin Roberts, Boyce and Hart, The Monkees, Bobby Sherman, Ernie, The Banana Splits, The Beagles, David Hasselhoff, Eric Carmen, First Class, The Groovie Goolies, Haley Mills, The Hudson Brothers, The Strangeloves, The Archies and The Peanut Butter Conspiracy!

Echo Valley Episode 16

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We welcome The Powerpuff Girls to Echo Valley! The Smackdown involves Osmonds and Cowsills really rockin' it. There's a tribute to the infamous "Afro Thing" episode of The Partridge Family with Richard Pryor and Lou Gossett, Jr. Our dramatic reading is from the 1966 comic book Swing with Scooter. We focus the Echo Valley Spotlight on Andy Kim. Great bubblegum music from The Partridge Family, The Powerpuff Girls, The Rubettes, The Osmonds, The Cowsills, Tommy Roe, Woody Guthrie, The Turtles, Jonathan King, Denny Dey, Banaroo, Andy Kim, Crispian St. Peters, The Hardy Boys, The Harlem Globetrotters,  and music from the That Thing You Do soundtrack.