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An updated version of the animated version of the classic comic book series. This cartoon series follows the gags, mishaps and adventures of Archie, Jughead, Betty, Veronica, Reggie, Moose and the rest of the Riverdale High gang.
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Episodes
1 to 3 of 13
1. Ballot Box Blues / The Visitor
30m
Betty and Veronica run for class president, with Archie and Reggie, respectively, their campaign managers. The race is nothing but trouble as Betty and Veronica attempt to buy votes and end up in a spray-painted, sooty, sandy mess. They withdraw from the race, preferring to be best friends instead of opponents. With no candidates no one votes, except Jughead who votes for himself. / Eugene's science project goes hay-wire and shoots down a U.F.O. Archie takes care of the alien, “dude” while Jughead repairs the U.F.O. Dude gets a crush on Betty, shows his stuff on the basketball court, and almost gets captured by Reggie and Veronica; but Jughead fires up the U.F.O with feltzig – that's alien-talk for hamburger – and Dude is back in space on his way home.
2. I Gotta Be Me…Or is it You? / Sir Jughead Jones
30m
Eugene has a crush on Amani and vice versa. Hoping to be noticed they both undergo changes. Eugene, with the help of Reggie, Archie, and Jughead, becomes “Cool” with new clothing and sunglasses. Amani, with the help of Betty and Veronica, becomes the perfect nerd's girlfriend in ill-fitting, unfashionable clothing and thick glasses. It all backfires during lunch when they inadvertently start a food fight. In detention hall they discover they like each other just the way they are. / Veronica discovers Jughead is heir to viscount Forsythe P. Jones fortune. Reggie and Veronica give Jughead lessons in snobbery and serve him with every step of the way hoping to share in his newfound riches. The fortune arrives amount to a bag of marbles and a fancy beanie-type crown and all Jughead's fancy friends disappear fast. His old friends join him and he learns he is rich in friends, which is the best kind of rich after all.
3. The Last Laugh / Theif!
30m
Reggie livens up the Sadie Hawkins dance decorating committee with some practical jokes. He goes on a rampage through the school which ends with gluing fangs to his shot-put. Fangs says he won't mash him if Reggie can get him a date with Veronica. When he can't get Veronica to agree, he decides to dress up as Veronica. The Joke is on Reggie when veronica is chosen as queen of the dance and the two Veronica's face each other on stage. / The girls and the boys bet each other that they can find the local jewel thief first with the few clues of red fibers and an overweight person wearing tennis shoes. Both groups suspect Mr. Weatherbee, the school principal when they see him wearing a red sweat suit and tennis shoes spending a lot of money. The polie are called in, but it seems Mr. Weatherbee is buying gifts for Miss Grundy since it's her birthday and his sack of diamonds is actually a bag of roses.
4. The Awful Truth / Jughead Predicts
30m
Betty and Veronica are finalists in the Junior Riverdale Beauty Contest. Veronica tries to one up Betty by stealing Eugene's truth medicine and zapping Betty with it. The machine makes anyone who is zapped speak the absolute truth. Betty is insulting everyone and the machine goes bonkers at the contest, though, zapping people left and right. / Jughead gets bonked on the head which causes him to go into a trance and predict the future. Reggie is so insistent on Jughead predicting his report card that he takes Jughead's statements too seriously and messes up his chances with Ms. Grundy. With another clunk on the head Jughead is back to normal.
5. Telegraph, Telephone, Tell Reggie / Wooden It Be Lovely
30m
Reggie's spoiled behavior is driving everyone crazy but instead of retaliation they take Ms. Grundy's advice to treat him with kindness. They plan a surprise party for Reggie, all getting instructions confused as they passed along the word. Reggie hears about this party that he isn't invited too and booby-traps Archie's backyard. However once he figures out the party is in Archie's rec-room, Reggie tries hard not to let Archie find the traps in the backyard. / The gang's tree house is going to be cut down for a warehouse to be built by Reggie's uncle. They form a protest group, print leaflets, sign a petition all to save the tree. Someone is sabotaging their efforts and they are overruled. Reggie saves the day with a missing news clip declaring the tree as a historical monument. Reggie was the saboteur, but he decided friends were more important than the promised mountain bike from his uncle.
6. Future Shock / Stealing the show
30m
Three couples are up for Riverdale Picnic King and Queen and ironically all the couples holding this honor have gone on to marry each other. Archie sees work, work, work, where as Veronica sees the poorhouse. Reggie pictures Betty doing everything and Betty imagines living a fake existence. To their relief Jughead and big Ethyl win and their future looks blissful with a never-ending supply of food. / When Archie and Betty are cast as Ponce and Cinderella in the school play, Reggie and Veronica vow to take over the lead roles. Reggie sabotages the stage and props, while Veronica dresses up to replace Betty after playing the stepmother. Ms Grundy takes to the stage as the stepmother to straighten the show out but then the backdrop collapses on the cast. Archie comes up with the slipper for Betty and the audience eats up this comic rock version of the classic fairytale.
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