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!
Sunday, October 26, 2014
EV82 (S4E2) According to Time Magazine
Who are The Conquests and why do they claim to be both The Rare Breed and Ohio Express?! We read the true story of the first time that Time magazine officially recognized "bubblegum" pop music! A double bubble from Amen Corner! A shout out to Kid Bubblegum from The Banana Splits! Tasty bubblegum rarities you may have never heard before from Bobby Bloom, the Batman TV series, and Salt Water Taffy! Spotlight on Giorgio! Plenty of great music from Andy and David Williams, 5th Avenue Busses, Vic Venus,Giuliano and Nocturnes, Manfred Mann, The Lollipops, Bobby Sherman, Jerry and Jeff, The Saturday Morning Cartoon Show, Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus, The Hot Wheels and Robin McNamera!
Monday, October 13, 2014
EV81 (S4E1) Candy Rainbow
Season Four begins! A look at the ABC Saturday morning bubblegum lineup
for 1969! A dramatic reading from a Lois Lane comic book letter column! A
double bubble from the Lords of London! The rarely heard alternate title song from Sigmund and the Sea Monsters! Plenty of great bubblegum happiness from folks like The Sugar Bears, Josie and the Pussycats, The Monkees, Ohio Express, Johnny Whitaker, The Muppets, 1910 Fruitgum Company, The Cowsills, The Strangeloves, Toy Factory, The Archies, Edward Bear, Pickettywitch, Baby Bugs, Bennett and Evans, The Boston, and Stevenson's Rocket!
Sunday, August 10, 2014
EV80 (S3E20) Best of Season 3
A clip show featuring the best parts of Season 3! A Top 10 count down
of the most popular bubblegum songs from Season 3! How did Sinatra's Strangers in the Night
influence bubblegum music? Magazine articles full of groovy dating
advice! What do the Cowsills hate about girls? A spotlight on the first
bubblegum band in history, The Comedian Harmonists! And plenty of great bubblegum pop!
Sunday, July 6, 2014
EV79 (S3E19) The Trial of Greg Brady
Gavel to gavel coverage as student court Judge Kid Bubblegum reaches a
verdict in the trial of Greg Brady! A shocking outcome that no one saw
coming in this season finale episode of Echo Valley! Live
reporting from Old Man Bubblegum! During breaks in the proceedings, we
still find time for a tribute to cartoon voice Janet Waldo (Judy Jetson,
Josie of the Pussycats), a cameo from Casey Kasem, an Echo Valley Time Machine classic from The Wizard of Oz, and plenty of great bubblegum music from The Brady Kids, Tommy James and the Shondells, The Bugaloos, The Ohio Express, Andy Kim, Josie and the Pussycats, Jet Screamer, Bobby Sherman, Everyday Hudson, Crazy Elephant, Carl Carlton, Happy Feeling, Tony Darrow, Chris and Peter Allen, Le Cirque, and Gravy.
Monday, June 16, 2014
EV78 (S3E18) Bubblegum Smackdown
The Echo Valley Talent Show finals! The outcome will shock you! We also have time for a dramatic reading from a vintage Sally Field interview! Double Bubble music from Beano!Plenty of feel good bubblegum from The Bugaloos, The Banana Splits, The Archies, The Monkees, The Music Explosion, The Brady Kids, Arkade, The Art Movement, Sally Field, The New Dawn, Rotation, The Saturday Morning Cartoon Show, and the Rock 'n'
Roll Dubble Bubble Trading Card Company!
Monday, May 26, 2014
EV77 (S3E17) Kinda Groovy
TV actor Robert Conrad's pop rock career! The Who's gummiest classic! Who won the Echo Valley Talent Show semi-finals?! A dramatic reading from a 1971 family guide to teen dating! Casey Kasem doesn't recognize Yellow Balloon's and My Three Sons' Don Grady! Strange gum from Kids' Hit Singers! Plenty of great bubblegum music from The Ohio Express, 1910 Fruitgum Company, The Archies, The Partridge Family, The Cattanooga Cats, The Monkees, Kasenetz-Katz Super Circus, Jimmy Osmond, The Fifth Estate, The Muppets, The Hardy Boys, Brian Hyland, The Love Generation, Tony Ritchie and The New Vaudeville Band!
Sunday, May 18, 2014
EV76 (S3E16) Tie Dye Bubblegum
Who are the two optimistic songwriters who argued that we could solve
the world's problems as easily as tying a t-shirt together and dying it
all the colors of the world?! It's an Echo Valley mystery,
solved in this spectacular hour! Plus a dramatic reading from a book on
groovy crafts! Bubblegum from Captain Kangaroo! Plenty of great gummy
pop from the 1910 Fruitgum Company, The Left Banke, The New Christy Minstrels, Bobby Sherman, Slim Goodbody and Friends, Lou Christie, Robert John, Michael Gately, The In Crowd, Design, Playhouse, The Bats, The Free Design and Normand Gelinas!
Sunday, May 11, 2014
EV75 (S3E15) Ricky Segall
Welcome Ricky Segall (Ricky Stevens from The Partridge Family) and his family to Echo Valley! We explore the secret origins of the Barry Manilow classic Mandy! In our dramatic reading, we learn what the Cowsills
like and don't like about girls! Get the scoop on a semifinal round of
the Echo Valley Riverdale High School Talent Show! Plenty of great
bubblegum pop music from Blue Mink, Jigsaw, The Cuff Links, Brady Kids, The Chan Clan, Westlife, The Cyrkle, Scott English, 1910 Fruitgum Company, The Cowsills, American Breed, Humpty Dumpty, Lancelot Link and the Evolution Revolution, and The Gummy Bear!
Thursday, April 3, 2014
EV74 (S3E14) A Simple Song
Who wants some bubblegum? A spotlight on Tony Ronald, the Dutch (or Spanish or Mexican) pop star! Another dramatic reading from another 1970 novelization of another short lived "relevant" ABC TV show about another group of hip young people! A pair of rare Echo Valley corrections! A New Seekers Double Bubble! Every bubblegum song about airplanes (both of them)! With plenty of bubblegum music by the Banana Splits, The Muppets, The Beach Boys, Johnny Whitaker, The Sugar Bears, Wind (with Tony Orlando), The Cuff Links, The Royal Guardsmen, Chester, Peter's Pipers, Billy Budd, The French Revolution, New Colony Six, New Dream, and The New Vaudeville Band!
Thursday, March 27, 2014
EV73 (S3E13) Come on Down to My Boat, Baby
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
EV72 (S3E12) Happiness in My Heart
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
EV71 (S3E11) Goody Goody Gumdrops
Thursday, February 27, 2014
EV70 (S3E10) Rat Pack of Gum
A special episode exploring the Rat Pack and their
contributions to bubblegum pop. Plenty of great bubblegum and precursor
bubblegum from Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Nancy
Sinatra, Dino, Desi and Billy, Jerry Lewis, Gary Lewis and the Playboys, Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop! Also, a rare appearance by Old Man Bubblegum, performing a dramatic reading of the lyrics of the Theme from Shaft!
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
EV69 (S3E9) Chewy, Chewy
Fifty-nine groovy minutes of bubblegum pop fun! We read about a
day in the life of David Cassidy! Learn of Florence Henderson's secret
absence from the first few Brady Bunch episodes! Who is today's Ohio Express?! Another Echo Valley Sad Song Marathon! Plenty of great bubblegum music from The
Archies, Ohio Express, Tommy James and the Shondells, Partridge Family,
Sugar Bears, Hardy Boys, Design, Dusty Greyrock, German Bonds, Rainbow,
Sparrow, Florence Henderson, Mac Davis, Bread, Andy Kim and the Four Fuller Brothers!
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
EV68 (S3E8) Remember You’re a Womble
The first bubblegummy episode of the new year! A spotlight on The Wombles!
Early round action of the Riverdale High School talent competition!
Original vinyl recordings from heartthrobs Kurt Russell and John
Travolta! Plenty of great bubblegum pop from folks like Dana Countryman,
The Walkers, Josie and the Pussycats, Jimmy Osmond, World's Fare, Lancelot Link and the Evolution Revolution, The Ohio Express, The Cuff Links, Shawn, The Brady Kids, Michele and Jeff, ABBA, and Professor Morrison's Lollipop!
EV67 (S3E7) Bubblegum Holiday
The Season 3 Christmas Special! Rare and classic bubblegum
Christmas music! Dramatic readings from John-Boy and Grandpa Walton! The
Partridge Family and the Jackson 5 sing together (sort of)! Germany sends a Gummi Bear greeting! The DeFranco Family chats with Andy Williams! The Royal Guardsmen celebrate Christmas with Snoopy! Plenty of sugar and holiday music from The Archies, Herman's Hermits, Bobby Sherman, Loretta Lynn, Edward Bear, Frankie Valli, Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters, American Machine, The American Revolution, The Ventures, Tommy Roe and Luann Simms!
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
EV66 (S3E6) Hey Honey Bun
An hour of happy, joyful bubblegum music! The lost art of eefing! Dramatic reading from a novel of the short-lived 1969 ABC "relevant" TV series The New People! Davy Jones sings to a monstrous frog on Scooby-Doo! A rare Archies triple play! Plenty of gum from Racey, Bobby Sherman, Melanie, Tommy Roe, Jay and the Techniques,The Coronadoes, Music Motors, Austin Roberts, The Gentrys, The Jackson 5, Joe Perkins and Jackpot!
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
EV65 (S3E5) The Comedian Harmonists
We focus on the first boy band and maybe the first bubblegum band in history, the 1928 German group, The Comedian Harmonists! Also, enjoy a dramatic reading from a Partridge Family
novel! A tribute to the official theme song writer for Hanna-Barbera,
Hoyt Curtin! A Monkees double bubble! Plenty of great bubblegum music
from Josie and the Pussycats, The Cuff Links, Middle of the Road, Jack
Wild, The Harlem Globetrotters, The Partridge Family, Harpers Bizarre,
The New Seekers, The Hot Wheels, The Catch, and The Uniques!
Friday, November 8, 2013
EV64 (S3E4) Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
Broadcasting live from pregame for the big Riverdale High School
football game! Go Gummy Bears! Learn the Archie's dance, "The
Touchdown"! Spotlight on Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids! A dramatic reading from a 1971 issue of 'Teen Magazine! Burt Ward's Teenage Bill of Rights! Strange gum from The Care Bears! An early bubblegum classic from The Raindrops! Plenty more great bubblegum music by The Ohio Express, Kasenetz and Katz Singing Orchestral Circus, Bobby Sherman, Dr. Norman Greenbaum, Pop Workshop, Peppermint Trolley Company, Peppermint Circus, Peppermint Rainbow, The Hardy Boys, Jackie Trent and Tony Hatch, The Drifters, and The Royal Guardsmen.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
EV63 (S3E3) ABC’s of Bubblegum
26 Bubblegum Songs in 1 Hour! No other genre in the history of popular
music could fit so much fun into so little time! Enjoy great bubblegum
music from (in alphabetical order) Abraham and Strauss, Banana Splits, Chicory Tip, Davy Jones, Edd Byrnes and Connie Stevens, Five Americans, The Glory Rhodes, H.R. Pufnstuf, Ian Whitcomb and His Seaside Syncopators, Jackson 5, Kaye Stevens, The
Lemon Pipers, The Monkees, 1910 Fruitgum Company, The Ohio Express, The
Partridge Family,The Quick, The Rich Kids, Safety Patrol, Tony Darrow, Unchained Minds, Valerie Singleton, The Wombles, XTC, The Young Turks and the Kids from Zoom!
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
EV62 (S3E2) Groovy Baby Bubblegum Music
Another hour of non-stop bubblegum fun! An Echo Valley world premiere of a great new Archies tribute song by Bill Dann and Jack Servello! A rare Mike Lookinland solo recording (Bobby from the Brady Bunch)! An amazingly bubbly DeFranco Family single! A dramatic reading of Archie Club News from a 1971 Archie comic book! Bob Marley sings gum! And plenty of unusually catchy bubblegum music from the Bourbon Family, The Buffoons, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, The Electric Banana, The Archies, Lou Christie, Brian Hyland, Sally Field, Andy Kim, Tommy James and the Shondells, 1910 Fruitgum Company, The Shadows of Knight and The Tygers!
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
EV61 (S3E1) Your Friend, Bubblegum
Season 3 begins with more bubblicious music than you can shake a stick of gum at! Eddie himself sings the theme song from Courtship of Eddie's Father! Dramatic reading from Disney's Our Friend, the Atom! Spotlight on the greatest pop songwriter you've never heard of, Albert Hammond! Plenty of bubblegum music by The Banana Splits, Harry Nilsson, Tommy James, Brandon Cruz, The Archies, Union Express, Ohio Express, Lancelot Link, Brotherhood of Man, (early rock greats) The Five Keys, Austin Roberts, Crazy Elephant, Bob Candee, The Rare Breed, Velvet Crest, Bobby Rydell, Bobby Sherman and The Bedrocks!
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
EV60 (S2E30) Best of Season 2
Enjoy the greatest hits of Echo Valley Season 2! We've gathered our
favorite bits and pieces from this past season all in one
bubblegum-filled hour. Also, hear the Top Ten most played songs from
Season 2! Enjoy music from the Ohio Express, 1910 Fruitgum Company, The Monkees, Davy Jones, The Partridge Family, The Sugar Bears, The Hot Wheels, The Harlem Globetrotters and much, much more!
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