September 12, 1970 –
Long tails and and ears for hats…
Josie and the Pussycats debuted on CBS-TV on this date.
Hanna-Barbera wanted to change Valerie to a Caucasian even though she was already established as African-American in the Archie comics, so they wanted to fire Patrice Holloway who had been cast as Valerie’s singing voice. But Danny Janssen, who was producing the real-life group’s Capitol album, refused to fire Holloway and Hanna-Barbera relented.
The Haus of Dcaligari 