The Bugaloos

The Bugaloos

Four musical insect-like British fairies live happily in their enchanted forest while avoiding the schemes of the jealous Benita Bizarre.

Genre: FamilyFantasy

Cast:John McIndoeWayne LaryeaJohn PhilpottCaroline EllisMartha RayeBilly BartySharon BairdJoy CampbellVan SnowdenThe Krofft PuppetsWalker EdmistonJoan Gerber


1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Firefly, Light My Fire

Fri, Sep 11, 1970

Sparky the firefly is plowed down by the car of aspiring singer Benita Bizarre, and he winds up in the care of the Bugaloos. When Benita discovers the Bugaloos, she forces them to be the backup band on her next record.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Our Home Is Our Hassle

Fri, Sep 18, 1970

Benita Bizarre decides to set up house in the Bugaloos home.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ The Great Voice Robbery

Fri, Sep 25, 1970

Benita Bizarre kidnaps Joy and steals her voice.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Courage, Come Home

Fri, Oct 2, 1970

When Courage gets amnesia, Benita Bizarre convinces him that he's her nephew, Melvin.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ If I Had the Wings of a Bugaloo

Fri, Oct 9, 1970

Benita's determined to fly, so she kidnaps I.Q. and attempts to steal his wings.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Now You See 'em, Now You Don't

Fri, Oct 16, 1970

Benita adopts Sparky, so the Bugaloos turn themselves invisible to keep an eye on him.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Today, I'm a Firefly

Fri, Oct 23, 1970

Sparky runs away from home. Meanwhile, Woofer, Tweeter and Funky Rat shrink the Bugaloos and imprison them in Benita Bizarre's broken music box.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Benita's Double Trouble

Fri, Oct 30, 1970

After Benita kidnaps Peter Platter, I.Q. disguises himself as Benita and attempts a rescue.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ Help Wanted: Firefly

Fri, Nov 6, 1970

Sparky gets a job working on Peter Platter's radio show. Meanwhile, Benita schemes to take over the radio station's signal.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ Circus Time at Benita's

Fri, Nov 13, 1970

As the Bugaloos ready themselves to perform a circus, Benita Bizarre kidnaps Magico the Magnificent and forces him to hypnotize her into becoming the world's greatest singer.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ The Uptown 500

Fri, Nov 20, 1970

Benita Bizarre and the Bugaloos compete in an auto race.

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ The Love Bugaloos

Fri, Nov 27, 1970

Sparky has a crush on "The Flaming Firefly of Rock", a rock star named "Gina Lola-Wattage". Gina, by chance, is an old friend of Joy's. Joy manages to get Gina to stop by and meet Sparky. Gina is scheduled to perform for the Peter Platter show, in town. Benita Bizarre, however, has other plans - Benita kidnaps Gina in order to "fill in" for her, and finally get some stage time. The gang have to rescue Gina and get her back in order to perform the show.

13Season 1

S1.E13 ∙ Lady, You Don't Look Eighty

Fri, Dec 4, 1970

A misunderstanding leads Benita to become convinced that the Bugaloos have access to the fountain of youth.

14Season 1

S1.E14 ∙ On a Clear Day

Fri, Dec 11, 1970

Benita Bizarre tries to sabotage a rock festival by pumping smog into Tranquility Forest.

15Season 1

S1.E15 ∙ The Bugaloos Bugaboo

Fri, Dec 18, 1970

Benita disguises herself as a man and cons Sparky into writing a hit song for her.

16Season 1

S1.E16 ∙ Benita the Beautiful

Fri, Dec 25, 1970

Benita rigs a beauty pageant.

17Season 1

S1.E17 ∙ The Good Old Days

Fri, Jan 1, 1971

When Benita Bizarre purchases the deed to Tranquility Forest, Joy disguises herself as a fortune teller and warns that bad luck will befall Ms. Bizarre if she doesn't befriend the Bugaloos.