The New Archie and Sabrina Hour
| The New Archie and Sabrina Hour | |
|---|---|
| Based on | |
| Developed by | Bill Danch Jim Ryan |
| Written by | George Atkins Dale Kirby Kathleen Barnes J. Michael Reaves Don Glut Jerry Winnick Bill Danch Jim Ryan David Wise |
| Directed by | Don Towsley |
| Voices of | John Erwin José Flores Dallas McKennon Howard Morris Jane Webb |
| Ending theme | "Super Witch" (instrumental) |
| Composers | Ray Ellis Norm Prescott |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Lou Scheimer Norm Prescott |
| Producer | Don Christensen |
| Editor | Jim Blodgett |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Filmation |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | September 10 – December 3, 1977 |
| Related | |
| The U.S. of Archie | |
The New Archie and Sabrina Hour (advertised as The Archie-Sabrina Show) is the seventh and final animated series featuring Archie Comics characters under the Filmation banner. The series premiered on NBC in September 1977, rebroadcasting segments from The Archie Show, as well as brand-new segments featuring Sabrina the Teenage Witch. The show's format featured three segments per episode: a 15-minute one, a 30-minute one, and another 15-minute one—with the segments separated by songs (two songs per episode) and the first segment invariably featuring and emphasizing Sabrina.
Filmation added two new characters into the show: a Latino teenager named Carlos and a robot that Dilton Doiley got from a space center and rebuilt named Q. Carlos only made a few appearances in the comics, beginning in Life with Archie #179 (March 1977). Q was Filmation's nod to Star Wars. At the time, robots were starting to appear everywhere, even on primetime shows.
Low ratings caused the hour-long format to be shelved by October. The show was retooled, then divided into separate 30-minute shows: The Bang-Shang Lollapalooza Show featured Archie's Gang solving mysteries around Riverdale (each 30-minute segment), while Super Witch featured Sabrina solving mysteries using her powers (each pair of 15-minute segments); each show featured one song per episode. The low ratings continued, however, and all three shows were gone by the spring of 1978—thus ending the Archie Comics/Filmation partnership.
The new segments from this show are listed by Entertainment Rights as The Archie and Sabrina Surprise Package.