Sunday, November 25, 2018
EV130 (S5E30) Best of Season 5
We look back at Season 5 of Echo Valley with our favorite
segments and the best bubblegum music! Also, we count down the top ten
most popular songs from Season 5! Plenty of great bubblegum music from
The Archies, The Banana Splits, David Cassidy, the 1910 Fruitgum Company, Jonathan King, Danny Bonaduce, The Fun and Games, and more!
Saturday, October 13, 2018
EV129 (S5E29) Kristy McNichol
Whatever happened to Kristy McNichol? A dramatic reading of a 1979 article about her! Ignoring many requests, we again play Puppy Bobby by Café Con Leche! Another sad song marathon!Plenty of great bubblegum pop music by The Archies, Giorgio, The Twilights, The Dixie Cups, Desi Arnaz, The Pipkins, The McCoys, The Flying Circus, The Ohio Express, Sun, Andy Kim, Austin Roberts, KISS, Brown Rice, Kristy and Jimmy McNichol, Middle of the Road, and The Tokens!
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Ev128 (S5E28) The Clapping Song
The Munsters were a bubblegum band?! Learn more about Shirley Ellis' hit The Clapping Song than you knew was there to be known and how is a 1930 country/blues hit by the Light Crust Doughboys involved? A dramatic reading of Lily Munster's shopping trip! The Music Explosion admire The Beatles! Plenty of great bubblegum pop music from The Partridge Family, Alvin Stardust, Tony Ronald, Jigsaw, Ray Russell, Ron Dante, New Dream, The Go-Go's (not THOSE Go-Go's), The Rubettes, The Coronados and Sydney Elliott!
Thursday, September 6, 2018
EV127 (S5E27) Bingo Bingo
Who's Arnie Corrado? What is Rollermania? How do dolphins and porpoises
differ? Those questions and more are answered on this rip-roaring,
jam-packed, sugar-filled episode of Echo Valley! A dramatic reading of a Flipper comic book! Plenty of great bubblegum music by The Hudson Brothers, Austin Roberts, The Bay City Rollers, The Archies, The 1910 Fruitgum Company, The Monkees, The Arbors, Crazy Elephant, The Cryan Shames, Bobby Sherman, The Bugaloos and The Fun and Games Commission!
Sunday, July 29, 2018
EV126 (S5E26) Short and Sweet
Bubblegum songs tend to be short. And sweet. But can even Professor Bubblegum fit 40 songs into a single episode of Echo Valley?
(SPOILER ALERT: yes, yes he can.) Plus a dramatic reading from a
Partridge Family novel! Archie dances! Plenty of great gum from The Cattanooga Cats, Jack Wild, Butch
Cassidy and the Sundance Kids, Songs from the Pogo, HR Puff'n' Stuf,
Dr. Shrinker, Electrawoman & Dynagirl, Lost Saucer, Wonderbug, Far
Out Space Nuts, The Bugaloos, Bigfoot and Wildboy, Sigmund and the Sea
Monsters, Lidsville, John Kincade, The Tremeloes, Scott Stutzman, The
Chicago Loop, Partridge Family, The Tokens & The Kirby Four, The
Gants, Josie and the Pussycats, Bugs Bunny Road Runner Show, Christoper Knight, Colette, Brady
Bunch, Cast of Return to Riverdale (1990), Kaptain Kool and the Kongs,
The Muppets, The Pipkins, The Archies, Chan Clan, Saturday Morning
Cartoon Show, Banana Splits, The Innocence, Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm, Bobby Sherman, Beach Boys and Society's Children!
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
EV125 (S5E25) Joey Levine
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
EV124 (S5E24) Bubblegum Wisdom
Advice for the young people from bubblegum's best! Worried about sex, drugs and rock and roll? Confused by the mysteries of love? We answer all your questions on this very wise episode of Echo Valley! A dramatic reading from a Susan Dey book on how to flirt! Spotlight on the singing sages from Space Coaster! Tribute to Schoolhouse Rock's Bob Dorough, We apologize in advance as we hear not one, but two uncomfortable songs (about the age of consent and bad touch)! The Archies get serious! Plenty of great bubblegum from Patty Duke, The Osmonds, The Brady Bunch, The Partridge Family, Josie and the Pussycats, Jonathan King, Space Coasters, Slim Goodbody and Friends, Jay and the Americans, The Ohio Express, The Vogues, The Mind's Eye, The In Crowd, and Ronnie Burns!
Sunday, April 29, 2018
EV123 (S5E23) Scooby-Doo and Lancelot Link
Today's artists pay tribute to Lancelot Link! And Scooby-Doo! Rarely heard early Ron Dante singles by The Detergents! A dramatic reading of a Baskin-Robbins 31-Flavors Ice Cream comic book! Plenty of great bubblegum pop from Tommy Roe, The Beagles, Beano, Scramble, The Brady Kids, The Amazing Pickles, Bohanna, Bobby Rydell, Tommy
James and the Shondells, Rock & Roll Dubble Bubble Trading Card
Company Of Philadelphia 19141, The Buckinghams, A Man Called Flintstone,
Baha Men, Mondo Fumatore, Trap City EU, Yemi Rush, Shaggy, The Velmas, Martin Zeller, Kurt Gallagher, Paul Gilbert, and Lancelot Link and the Evolution Revolution!
Sunday, April 15, 2018
EV122 (S5E22) The Cowsills
The spotlight is on The Cowsills! We read a scarce comic book of The Cowsills
and how they came to be! We play a bunch of their early songs you have
never heard before! Also, (fair warning) there is a rare Echo Valley Sad Song Marathon! And plenty of great bubblegum music from The Archies, Boyce and Hart, Andy Kim, Andy and David Williams, The Ohio Express, Giorgio, Micky Dolenz and Davy Jones, Sugar Bears, Cattanooga Cats, 1910 Fruitgum Company, Partridge Family, Len Barry, The Fun and Games, and New World!
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
EV121 (S5E21) Rare Bubblegum
A whole hour of bubblegum pop music that you've never heard before!
Probably. A dramatic reading of Brady Bunch's Florence Henderson's
thoughts about TV husband Robert Reed (SPOILER ALERT: He's a
perfectionist)! A solo number from Marcia Brady (Maureen McCormick)!
Plenty of great bubblegum from Ron Dante, The Kids from C.A.P.E.R., Joey Levine, Barbie and Ken, Apache Dropout, Micky Dolenz, 1910 Fruitgum Company, Ohio Express, Giorgio, Edison Lighthouse, Elton John (as Reg Dwight and Bluesology), Robert Reed, Phil Harris, The Rubettes, Tommy James and the Shondells, The Hudson Brothers, John Wagner Foundation, and Jimmy Osmond!
Monday, February 5, 2018
EV120 (S5E20) David Cassidy
We pay tribute to bubblegum's greatest of them all with songs spanning
all of David Cassidy's career, from his very first recording to his very
last performance! Duets with Shaun Cassidy, Shirley Jones, and (almost)
Susan Dey! The secret origins of The Partridge Family! The surprise appearance of The Partridge Family
at Kid Bubblegum's triumphant concert, Jingle Jangle in the Jungle!
And, in a touching tribute from Kid Bubblegum to his idol, he ends the
show with a Partridge Family song, the program's absolute favorite
Partridge Family song, and yet we've never played it before. Until now.
Saturday, December 9, 2017
EV119 (S5E19) A Bubblegum Christmas Card to You
Our special annual very special Echo Valley Christmas Special! A
bubblegum duet with Michael Jackson and The Pipkins! A dramatic reading
of an Alvin and the Chipmunks comic book with Alvin and the Chipmunks
technology! A sad Christmas song marathon! A Christmas tribute to David
Cassidy! Plenty of great bubblegum holiday music from Ohio Express, Ron
Dante, Ron Winters, Kristy McNichol (and her brother Jimmy), Tommy
James, Dana, Bob McGrath (from Sesame Street), Johnny Tillotson, Little
Georgie Holiday, The Flirtations, Oliver Twist, The Rosebuds, and the
Peppermint Kandy Kids!
Sunday, November 5, 2017
EV118 (S5E18) Waldo P. Emerson Jones
Can an obscure Archies song tell us all we need to know to fill
an hour with great bubblegum music? Kid Bubblegum seems to think so,
but Professor Bubblegum has his doubts. Along the way, we get a dramatic
reading of a Kaptain Kool and the Kongs comic book, rediscover the Hudson Brothers
and their friend Chucky Margolis, learn that Paul Simon wrote a classic
proto-bubblegum hit, search fruitlessly for a Jimmy Page-bubblegum
connection, and, unexpectedly, the whole hour becomes about Rick
Springfield for some reason. Enjoy plenty of great bubblegum pop from The Archies, The Rubettes, Shadows of Knight, Rock Hudson and Bea Arthur, Simon and Garfunkel, Picketywitch, Johnny Farnum, Vince Guaraldi, Status Quo, Neil Christian, and Everybody Was in the French Resistence...Now!
Thursday, October 19, 2017
EV117 (S5E17) Clap Your Hands and Stamp Your Feet
Who is Sajid Khan and why did the Monkees' record company give him his own bubblegum album? A dramatic reading from a Banana Splits comic book! Dutch singer Bonnie St. Claire moves into town! Plus plenty of great bubblegum music from The Rubettes, The Pipkins, The Short Circus, The McCoys, Sally Field, Polka Dot (Ron Albanese), The Muppets, The Cattanooga Cats, 1910 Fruitgum Company, Boss Blues, Andy and David Williams, and New Dream!
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
EV116 (S5E16) Karen Valentine Beauty Secrets
A groovy opening medley from the long lost Brady Bunch Hour variety show! The bubblegum sensibilities of Katrina and the Waves! A dramatic reading of a 1970 Karen Valentine interview! Plenty of great bubblegum pop music from The Hudson Brothers, Bobby Sherman, The Wombles, Tony Burrows, The Sweet, The Kasenetz-Katz Super Circus, Judy Thomas, The Monkees, The Hot Wheels, The Sufaris, Johnny Whitaker, Boyce and Hart, and Brian Hyland!
Sunday, September 10, 2017
EV115 (S5E15) Mission Magic
Rick Springfield stars in a spin-off of the Brady Kids cartoon! A dramatic reading of a Brady Bunch
adventure novel with authentic Brady background music! How did Annette
Funicello get her name? Who is Roobarb?! Plenty of bubblegum pop music
from The Cattanooga Cats, Rick Springfield, The Archies, The Rich Kids, The Brady Kids (featuring a Barry Williams solo), Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm, The Cowsills, Bobby Sherman, The New Christy Minstrels, The Banana Splits, Banaroo, The Hardy Boys, The Rubettes, and Bob B. Sox and the Blue Jeans!
Sunday, August 20, 2017
EV114 (S5E14) Bubblegum Dream
Professor Bubblegum dozes off and dreams of a wonderful world where
bubblegum pop music dominates hit radio! His reverie includes great
bubblegum music by The Music Explosion, Boyce and Hart, The
Buckinghams, The Banana Splits, The Partridge Family, Mac and Katie
Kissoon, The Fun and Games, Capt. Groovy and his Bubblegum Army, Crazy
Elephant, Paul Revere & the Raiders, Andy Kim, The
Bugaloos, Josie & the Pussycats, The Harlem Globetrotters, The
Pipkins, The Brady Bunch, The Monkees, The Hot Wheels, The Archies and Danny Bonaduce!
Sunday, August 13, 2017
EV113 (S5E13) The Beagles
Monday, July 3, 2017
EV112 (S5E12) Jingle Jangle
The Archies' Jingle Jangle enters the Bubblegum Hall of Fame! A brief sentimental shout out to the sweet but tragic life of Buffy from Family Affair! We discover the gummy side to the band Paper Lace! A dramatic reading from an Emergency TV comic book! A strange german "schlager" take on a John Travolta/Olivia Newton-John Grease duet! Plenty of great bubblegum pop music from The Ohio Express, 1910 Fruitgum Company, Bobby Sherman, The Archies, Paper Lace, Annette Funicello, Dieter Hallervorden and Helga Feddersen, Banana Splits, Capt. Groovy and His Bubblegum Army, Wahonka, Beano, Johnny Whitaker, Middle of the Road, The Bubble Gum Machine, and The Harlem Globetrotters!
Saturday, May 20, 2017
EV111 (S5E11) Bubblegum Circus
The bubblegum circus has come to Echo Valley! Clowns, carnivals and funny monkeys! A focus on Electric Company's Short Circus! We visit TV's Super Circus from 1950! A dramatic reading from a Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp
comic book! Learn about Jackie Lee! Plenty of bubblegum pop music from
Andy Kim, Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm and the Bedrock Rockers, The Hardy Boys,
Jack Wild, Kermit the Frog, Gary Lewis and the Playboys, Brian Hyland,
Soulful Dynamics, Cattanooga Cats, Rumpelstilskin Kartoon, Normand
Gelinas, and The Avengers!
Saturday, April 22, 2017
EV110 (S5E10) The Hardy Boys
We focus on the animated Hardy Boys' Saturday morning bubblegum band! Did you know that Frank Hardy was a member of The Grass Roots? Political bubblegum with Boyce and Hart and The Brady Bunch's Eve Plumb. A dramatic reading from a Hardy Boys comic book! Plenty of great bubblegum pop with The Archies, Ohio Express, The Fun and Games, The Strangeloves, 1910 Fruitgum Company, The Love Generation, Teresa Brewer, Alan Blakely, Soulful Dynamics, and The Grass Roots.
Sunday, March 26, 2017
EV109 (S5E9) Tony Orlando
A look at the bubblegum world of Tony Orlando! Paul Revere and the Raiders first record! The Archies' Ron Dante helps launch the career of teen supergroup wannabe, Silvermoon! A dramatic reading from For Teens Only magazine, 1968! A rare record from Rare Breed! Plenty of great bubblegum pop music from The Harlem Globetrotters, Tony Orlando and Dawn, The Silvermoon, Wind, Andy and David Williams, Boyce and Hart, The Music Explosion, The Archies, Bobby Sherman, Ashton, Gardner and Dyke, 1910 Fruitgum Company, The Ohio Express, and Joey and the Continentals!
Monday, March 13, 2017
EV108 (S5E8) Josie and the Pussycats
Songs from three different versions of Josie and the Pussycats!
Spotlight on The Sugar Bears! A dramatic reading from a Ding Dong School
book! New bubblegum from The Monkees!Two different bands, two different
song titles, same Ron Dante, same song? Plenty of great bubblegum pop
music from Giorgio, 1910 Fruitgum Company, Salt Water Taffy, The Cuff
Links, Two Dollar Question, The Wombles, Union Express, Miss Francis,
Kenny O'Dell, Hollywood Players, Tammy and the Lords of Misrule, and St.
Christopher's Gregorian Chant!
Saturday, February 25, 2017
EV107 (S5E7) The Cattanooga Cats
Spotlight on the cartoon bubblegum group, The Cattanooga Cats! Lee Majors sings of Steve Austin's love for Jaime Summers! A dramatic reading of a Bionic Woman comic book! The secret origin of Do Wah Diddy! A groovy Ron Dante song you've never heard before! Plenty of great bubblegum pop music from Boyce and Hart, Giorgio, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Ron Albanese, Phil Harris, The Cowsills, Jeffreys, Rock Candy Mountain (Joey Levine), Bill Amesbury and Manfred Mann!
Saturday, December 10, 2016
EV106 (S5E6) A Very Merry Cherry Cherry Christmas
Mrs. Professor Bubblegum declares this the best Echo Valley Christmas Special ever! Barbie and Ken celebrate a Barbie Christmas! Santa Claus Conquers the Martians!, A big gift box full of bubblegum music from David Cassidy, The Archies, 1910 Fruitgum Company, Neil Diamond, Bobby Sherman, Sally Field, Ricky Segall, Banaroo, Chris and Peter Allen, Johnnie and the High Keys, The Rocky Fellers, The Rockfield Chorale, Roy Winters, Ronny and the Daytonas, Linn Sheldon and Showaddywaddy!
Saturday, November 26, 2016
EV105 (S5E5) The Danny Bonaduce Album
Hear the fabled Danny Bonaduce album! Danny Bonaduce played Danny
Partridge on The Partridge Family. He could not sing. So, true to the
philosophy of bubblegum pop, he got his own solo album! We explore this
album of strange gum and discover its links to The Brady Bunch, The Kids
from Fame, Barbra Streisand, disco and even The Door's Jim Morrison! Of
course, the history of rock and roll always comes back to bubblegum. We
also get some bubblegum music from the Rock 'n' Roll Dubble Bubble
Trading Card Co., David Cassidy, and Bruce Roberts (whoever that is).
Saturday, October 22, 2016
EV104 (S5E4) Partridge Family Rarities
Kid Bubblegum searches through the archives for true Partridge Family Rarities, like the fabled unreleased demos, music from the animated Partridge Family 2200,
and, rarest of all, the legendary Danny Bonaduce solo album! Does it
even exist? What will Kid Bubblegum find?! The secret origin of Daddy
Dewdrop's Chick-a-Boom! A dramatic reading from a Bugaloos comic book! Is there such a thing as Beatles' bubblegum?! And plenty of great and gummy tunes by The Archies, Carole King, Sha Na Na, The Bugaloos, Apache Dropout, Bruce Roberts, and Peter's Pipers!
Saturday, October 1, 2016
EV103 (S5E3) I Want Candy
Gum that's "Too Big Uh Eat" from Rodney Allen Rippy! A recycling comic
book hero! Learn about Sonny Curtis, of whom you have never heard! A Double Bubble from The Cryan Shames! Plenty of pop music candy from The Strangeloves, Stan Freberg, Donna Lynn, Andy and David Williams, The Brady Bunch Kids, Ohio Express, 1910 Fruitgum Company, Sammy Davis, Jr.,The Cattanooga Cats, Barry Gibb, Tommy James and the Shondells, The Chords, and Tony Christie!
Monday, September 5, 2016
EV102 (S5E2) It’s a Groove to Be Free
Spider-man sings and sounds like The Archies! A dramatic reading from a
terrifying Partridge Family novel! A reminder of the greatness that is
David Hasselhoff! A bubblegum song from 1904?! Lots of great bubblegum
pop from Boyce and Hart, Shawn, Lancelot Link and the Evolution Revolution, The Ohio Express, Robin McNamara, The Angels, Tommy Roe, The Five Americans, The Teens, Carnival Connection, Bob Roberts, The Fortunes, Ron Dante as The Amazing Spider-man, The Chan Clan, Spare Change and David Antrell!
Sunday, August 28, 2016
EV101 (S5E1) Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy
A new season and a new attitude! We celebrate the return of The Monkees! Learn what makes The Cowsills angry! Giorgio in Italian! Plenty of great bubblegum music from The Hardy Boys, Beano, The Archies, The Ohio Express, Robin McNamara, Josie and the Pussycats, Bobby Sherman, Jamie Kaye, Morocco, The Robert E. Lee Brigade, and The Gentle Touch!
Sunday, August 7, 2016
EV100 The History of Bubblegum Music
The evolution of the bubblegum pop sound from the Platinum Age
(1904-1950) to the Atomic Age (1950-1966) to the Golden Age (1966-1970)!
A scholarly definition of bubblegum music! Bubblegum is the basic sound of rock'n' roll – minus the rage, fear, and violence,
wrote legendary rock critic Lester Bangs, and we follow the growth of
that basic sound through almost 150 bubblegum songs from Bob Roberts'
"The Woodchuck Song" in 1904 to The Partridge Family's "I Think I Love You" in 1970 and everything in between!
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Summer Rerun EV30 (S1E30) Best of Season 1
We are getting nostalgic as we wait for episode #100, which arrives in a
few weeks! To help us chew gum while we wait, let's relive the
legendary Best of Season 1, and fondly remember the joy and beauty of
poor sound quality! In this clip show, we counted down the most popular
bubblegum records, joined in the debate about the biggest bubblegum hit,
and discovered the secret origin of The Partridge Family!
Friday, June 24, 2016
Summer Rerun EV60 (S2E30) Best of Season 2
As we continue our celebration and anticipation for the upcoming Echo
Valley #100, enjoy the greatest hits of Echo Valley Season 2! We've
gathered our
favorite bits and pieces from the legendary second season! Many think of
it as the BEST season. Great bubblegum music from The Partridge Family, The Sugar Bears, The Hot Wheels, The Harlem Globetrotters and much, much more!
Sunday, April 17, 2016
EV99 (S4E19) Best of Season 4
We look back over Season 4! A countdown of the Top 10 most
played bubblegum songs from the season! We celebrate the most
interesting and entertaining moments! How did we survive a season of
Echo Valley without Kid Bubblegum?!
Sunday, February 21, 2016
EV98 (S4E18) Bubblegum Bounces Back!
It's the Season 4 Finale! A final choice is made to replace Kid Bubblegum as Echo Valley intern! A reading from a Partridge Family novel! A visit to the Groovie Goolies' garden! Bobby Sherman on the Sonny and Cher Show! Some platinum age gum from the Hoosier Hot Shots, The season ends on an optimistic note with plenty of great bubblegum from The Archies, Flying Machine, The Jackson 5, The DeFranco Family, The Partridge Family, Barry Williams, Four Jacks and a Jill, Johnny Cymbal (as Brother John), The Greenbeats, Yellow Balloon, Amboy Dukes, Bruce Roberts, and Paul Williams!
Monday, December 21, 2015
EV97 (S4E17) The Echo Valley Christmas Special That Almost Wasn’t
Can Danny Partridge replace Kid Bubblegum as Echo Valley intern? Enjoy
the Echo Valley Christmas Special that almost wasn't! The Professor is a
little down (with Kid Bubblegum gone), a little tired (having caught
Mrs. Professor Bubblegum's case of the sniffles) and a little behind his
time (though you wouldn't think me ill-used if I were to dock him half a
crown for it!). A dramatic reading of the official program for the 1969
Boyce and Hart Vegas Christmas Show that ended their career! We
eavesdrop on a Christmas phone call between Betty Cooper and Archie
Andrew's mom! Plenty of great bubblegum music from ABBA before they were
ABBA and when they were The Hep Stars, Paul Revere and the Raiders, The
Archies, The Monkees, The Osmonds, Fifth Estate, The Muppets, Johnny
Tillotson, Banaroo, Bob Morrison, The Jaynettes, The Little Kids, The
Boys Next Door, Robert Wells and Little Mike Watson, Boyce and Hart, and
the Roger Nichols Trio!
Thursday, October 29, 2015
EV96 (S4E16) Still Another Bubblegum Intervention
It's another bubblegum intervention! Hope this time it finally sticks! We read a legendary memo from Robert Reed to Brady Bunch producers complaining about bad scripts! Strange gum from Honey Boo Boo! Secret origin of the Newlywed Game Theme!
Bubblegum Hall of Famer Joey Levine! Plenty of great bubblegum pop from
Keith, Jimmy Osmond, Rick Springfield, Bobby Sherman, Johnny Cymbal,
Eddie Hazelton (Eddie Rambeau), Lillipops, S Club 7, Robin McNamara, Banana Splits, Ohio Express, Reunion, Rock 'n' Roll Dubble Bubble Trading Card Co., and Charo!
Saturday, September 26, 2015
EV95 (S4E15) Another Bubblegum Intervention
Another hour of the bubbliest, most inspiringly gummiest, upbeat funnest bubblegum popiest music you're likely to hear. This time this really will cure what ails you. A tribute to Boyce and Hart! The songs of Johnny Cymbal! A reading of a teen advice column from a 1968 Tippy Teen comic book! The Echo Valley Time Machine goes back to 1904 for the Woodchuck Song! Plenty of healthy bubblegum music from The Archies, Giorgio, The Music Explosion, Mama Cass, The Strangeloves, The Blue Mink, The Glamrock Brothers, Roger Krug with Billy Action, Joyride, The Partridge Family, The Easybeats and Anders 'N' Ponica!
Saturday, August 29, 2015
EV94 (S4E14) Bubblegum Intervention
An hour of the bubbliest, most inspiringly gummiest,
upbeat funnest bubblegum popiest music you're likely to hear. This will
cure what ails you. A look at the famous
Kasenetz-Katz
Singing Orchestral Circus live Carnegie Hall concert original cast
recording! A dramatic reading of a David Cassidy comic book! The best
Saturday morning cartoon bubblegum band theme songs, including the rare
theme songs from Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Butch Cassidy and the
Sundance Kids! Hear
essential bubblegum music from The Archies, Banana Splits, Andy Kim, The
Groovie Goolies,The Brady Bunch, Scooby Doo, Where Are You?, Josie and
the Pussycats, The Hardy Boys, The Harlem Globe-trotters, The Hot
Wheels, The Cattanooga Cats, The Partridge Family, Sha Na Na, and Tony
Ronald!
Friday, July 24, 2015
EV93 (S4E13) Gomer Says Hey
Can Sgt. Carter from Gomer Pyle, USMC replace Kid Bubblegum as Echo Valley intern? A special emphasis on songs with a summertime feeling! A dramatic reading from a Gomer Pyle comic book! We hear from HR Pufnstuf's Jack Wild! Strange gum from the Do-Re-Mi Children's Chorus! A rarity from The Rare Breed! Plenty of great bubblegum from The Partridge Family, The Archies, Bay City Rollers, Jim Nabors, Giorgio, Mark James, The Brady Bunch Kids, Picketywitch, The Banana Splits, The Ohio Express, The Fifth Estate, Harpers Bizarre, All Star United, and The Peppermint Trolley Company!
Friday, June 26, 2015
EV92 (S4E12) Worst Comic Book of All Time
Professor Bubblegum performs a dramatic reading of the worst comic book of all time. An unusual number of 1910 Fruitgum Company songs! We remember the Kids from Fame!
A platinum age bubblegum song from 1941! Olivia Newton-John with an
updated bubblegum classic from 2011! Plenty of sweet bubblegum pop from
David Cassidy, The Kids from C.A.P.E.R., Andy and David Williams, Trini Lopez, Billy and the Essentials, The Kingsmen (not the ones you're thinking of), United States Double Quartet, Brotherhood of Man, and Chester!
Sunday, May 31, 2015
EV91 (S4E11) Giorgio
Is Kid Bubblegum finally returning to bubblegum music and Echo Valley?! The Professor opens a letter from the Kid live on the air! An examination of the catchy Muppets
song "Mah-Na-Mah-Na" unexpectedly leads us into a massive, long overdue
tribute to bubblegum genius Giorgio Moroder! A rare record from The Raindrops! A listen to April Stevens! Plus plenty of gumtastic tunes from Ohio Express, The April Fools, Paul Williams (and the cast of Bugsy Malone), Johnny Schilling, The Banana Crew and Ricky Shayne!
Monday, May 4, 2015
EV90 (S4E10) Patty Duke
Can Fred Flintstone replace Kid Bubblegum as Echo Valley intern?A tribute to the bubblegum stylings of Patty Duke! The Banana Splits
got soul, baby! Focus on Tony Orlando! Songwriters Bo Gentry and
Ritchie Cordell! A dramatic reading about identical cousins! Great gum
pop from Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, The Archies, David Cassidy, 1910 Fruitgum Company, The Monkees, Blue Mink, Andy and David Williams, Wind, The Third Rail, Four Jacks and a Jill, Alan Gary, Do-Re-Mi Children's Chorus, The Times and Gidians League!
Saturday, April 18, 2015
EV89 (S4E9) Bubblegum According to Bennie D.
A special episode with all songs chosen by bubblegum historian and raconteur Bennie D. Ketron! Keith Partridge eats Rice Krispies!
A dramatic top-secret reading from a 1968 teen magazine about emotions
too hot to handle! Paul Revere talks hair length! Plenty of great
bubblegum music from The Beatles, The Cowsills, The Cufflinks, Paul
Revere and the Raiders, Elephant's Memory, Love Generation, Yellow
Balloon, Lemon Pipers, Lesley Gore, Harper's Bizarre, Partridge Family, The Loving Spoonful, ABBA, Buchanan Brothers, Free Design, Le Cirque, and Flying Giraffe!
Saturday, April 4, 2015
EV88 (S4E8) Harlem Globetrotters
Can cousin Oliver from the Brady Bunch replace Kid Bubblegum as Echo Valley intern? A special tribute to the music of the animated Harlem Globetrotters
(1970-1972)! Another uncomfortable brother-sister love song with Chris
Knight and Maureen McCormick! A sample of a long lost bubblegum album
paying tribute to the music of Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang and Mary Poppins! How did the White Plains get their name? Plenty of groovy bubblegum pop music from Beano, Tommy Roe, Boyce
and Hart, The Wombles, Jigsaw, December's Children, Children of Prague,
The Tremeloes, Peter Klint Quartet, White Plains, Amazing Pickles, Errol Sober, 1909 Chewing Gum Company and the Year 2000!
Sunday, March 15, 2015
EV87 (S4E7) Yummy Love
58 or more minutes of bubblegum greatness! We check out our favorite Saturday morning shows! A dramatic reading from Teen Scoop Magazine! Veronica of The Archies was a great song writer! A time machine visit to Horace Heidt and his Musical Knights! Plenty of tasty bubblegum pop from the Cuff Links, The Cowsills, Trini Lopez, The DeFranco Family, The Hardy Boys, The Osmonds, Tony Christie, Andy Kim, The Hot Wheels, Bobby Sherman, Crazy Elephant, Lancelot Link and the Evolution Revolution, Bobby Rydell, Gary Lewis and the Playboys, and The Match!
Monday, January 19, 2015
EV86 (S4E6) Free and Easy
Can Jughead Jones replace Kid Bubblegum as Echo Valley intern? We spend some time with the Groovie Goolies! A dramatic reading of a Bugaloos comic book! Was Little River Band influenced by Rick Springfield? Plenty of great bubblegum music with 1910 Fruitgum Company, Ohio Express, The Strangeloves, Syreeta, The Magid Triplets, Berkeley Kites, Almond Marzipan, The Armstrong Brothers, Café Con Leche, Terry Webster, Len Berry, Luv, Kenny Karen, and The Swinging Blue Jeans!
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
EV85 (S4E5) Very Merry Bubblegum
It's an Echo Valley Bubblegum Christmas Special! Great holiday treats for all good boys and girls! A rare traditional Christmas song from The Monkees! A dramatic reading of the time Donald Duck met Santa Claus! The cast of Curious George sings about their Christmas Monkey! A big box full of bubblegum merriment from David Cassidy, C-3PO and R2-D2, Darlene Love, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Donny and Marie and other Osmonds, 1910 Fruitgum Company, Cast of Glee, Banaroo, The Mouseketeers, American Machine, The Byzantine Empire, Doug Kershaw, The Brady Kids, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Tommy Roe, Bobby Sherman, and The Archies!
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
EV84 (S4E4) Kisses for Breakfast
Another hour of bubblegum pop brilliance! A dramatic reading from a Hawaii Five-O novel, followed by a rare Sammy Davis, Jr. recording of the theme song with the words! Tributes to breakfast food! An Echo Valley Time Machine classic by Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians! First appearance of the What We Love About Bubblegum segment! Plenty of great bubblegum music by Paul Revere and the Raiders, Josie and the Pussycats, Banaroo, The Foundations, Neil Diamond, Michael Carpenter, Flame, The Fifth Estate, Tommy Roe, The Fun and Games, Slim Goodbody and Friends, The Archies, The Amazing Pickles, The Good Earth and Capt. Groovy and his Bubblegum Army!
Sunday, November 9, 2014
EV83 (S4E3) Sweeter than Sugar
Some Strange Gum reminds us to save energy! Flip's Groovy Guide to the Groops tells us all we need to know about The Lemon Pipers! A modern take on a Partridge Family classic! A good lesson learned from Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids! We travel back in time with Ritchie Valens! Plenty of great bubblegum music by The Ohio Express, Lancelot Link and the Evolution Revolution, The Cyrkle, Yellow Balloon, The Wombles, Doug Powell, The Young Turks, The Energizers, The First Street Marble Team, Artie Resnick, Daddy Dewdrop, The New Vaudeville Band, McKendree Spring, Bobby Sherman, Wolfgang, Gene Thomas, and Harper's Bizarre!
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