Remember when you were a kid, you'd wake up just a little bit early to catch the morning toons? There was no cable that time and Japanese anime was banned by the government for being a bad influence on kids. Back then, most of the toons that we watched were mostly from the late 60's to the 70's. Still, when you're a kid, toons would always get your attention and you'd spend your time on the boob tube watching till it was over. One of the toons that we watched was the "Archie's Comedy Hour" based on the comic book and one song that became popular was "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies.
Since it was based on the comic book, it featured mostly gags about high school life. Still it had its moments and this song helped make it popular. Some would just dismiss it cause it was song that came from a toon but still it was catchy song. The fact that it's still being sung and played in some oldies program is proof that it was good song. We would watch this and all the other toons till 10:30 am when the toon time was over.
These days it's a different story, especially if you got cable. There are a lot of cable channels that specialize in animation such as the classic Hanna Barbera, Looney Tunes and even Japanese Anime. Still what made those cartoons so special was that they were shown during our time and although they didn't push the envelope, they were creative within their boundaries. Even some of the songs that came out were cool. This one will always be proof of that.
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