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[[Image:Pussycats.jpg|right]]All-girl pop group from the 1970 animated TV show of the ''[http://us.imdb.com/Details?0065307 same name]'' and the 1972 revamped version, ''[http://us.imdb.com/Details?0068088 Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space]''.
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All-girl pop group from the 1970-1972 animated TV show of the [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065307/reference same name] and the 1972-1974 revamped version, ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068088/reference Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space]''.
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They first appeared in Archie comic books, getting their own series starting in December 1969, with Josie and the Pussycats #45, running for 62 issues (#45 - #106) until October 1982. Josie was created by Archie Comics artist Dan DeCarlo and had her own comic before the band: ''She's Josie'' #1-#16 (Feb. 1963-Oct. 1965); this changed to just ''Josie'' #17-#44 (Dec. 1965 - Oct. 1969).  
  
 
Josie sang and played guitar, Melody played drums, and Valerie played tambourine and sang. You know, they got a remarkably full sound from just drums, guitar and tambourine. Wimpy Alexander Cabot III was their manager.  
 
Josie sang and played guitar, Melody played drums, and Valerie played tambourine and sang. You know, they got a remarkably full sound from just drums, guitar and tambourine. Wimpy Alexander Cabot III was their manager.  
  
J and the Ps were originally created as comic book characters by Dan DeCarlo, and introduced in their own comic book, ''She's Josie'' in Feb. 1963. A live action [http://us.imdb.com/Details?0236348 movie] version of the cartoon came out in 2001.
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A live action [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0236348/reference film] version of the cartoon came out in 2001.
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
*[[DuJour]]
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* [[DuJour]]
*[[Joey and the Junkyard Dogs]]
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* [[Joey and the Junkyard Dogs]]
*[[The Archies]]
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* [[The Archies]]
 
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* [[Albert]]
==External Links==
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* [[Alan M]]
*Their [http://www.archiecomics.com/josies_house/josie_button_frame0012.html official website]
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* [[Alan M. Mayberry]]
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* [[Clyde Didit]]
  
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==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090319041932/http://www.archiecomics.com/josies_house/josie_button_frame0012.html Their official website (on archive.org)]
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* https://www.comics.org/series/12919/
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* https://www.comics.org/series/12920/
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* https://www.comics.org/series/12921/
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* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEt3dKelbaU
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: {{#ev:youtube|EEt3dKelbaU}}
  
 
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Latest revision as of 08:34, 30 May 2025

Pussycats.jpg

All-girl pop group from the 1970-1972 animated TV show of the same name and the 1972-1974 revamped version, Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space.

They first appeared in Archie comic books, getting their own series starting in December 1969, with Josie and the Pussycats #45, running for 62 issues (#45 - #106) until October 1982. Josie was created by Archie Comics artist Dan DeCarlo and had her own comic before the band: She's Josie #1-#16 (Feb. 1963-Oct. 1965); this changed to just Josie #17-#44 (Dec. 1965 - Oct. 1969).

Josie sang and played guitar, Melody played drums, and Valerie played tambourine and sang. You know, they got a remarkably full sound from just drums, guitar and tambourine. Wimpy Alexander Cabot III was their manager.

A live action film version of the cartoon came out in 2001.

See also

External links