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| − | [[Image:Kkandk.jpg|left]][[Image:Kool.jpg|right]]Um, maybe I'm wrong, but is having a band name that abbreviates to KKK a good thing? Anyway, this group was created by the Krofft brothers as the hosts of the Saturday morning [ | + | [[Image:Kkandk.jpg|left]][[Image:Kool.jpg|right]]Um, maybe I'm wrong, but is having a band name that abbreviates to KKK a good thing? Anyway, this group was created by the Krofft brothers as the hosts of the Saturday morning kids' TV series ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074014/reference Krofft Supershow]'' (1976-1978). In the words of Sid Krofft, " ... a group we just put together out of actors who could sort of sing." After two years, they got replaced by the Bay City Rollers. That's show biz! |
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| + | *Michael Lembeck was the Fonzie-esque Kaptain Kool | ||
| + | *Debra Klinger was Superchick | ||
| + | *Michael McMeel was Turkey | ||
| + | *Louise DuArt was Nashville. | ||
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| + | They had a 1978 album on Epic. There was a fifth member, Flatbush (Bert Sommer) but he was only in the first season and may have been pete-bested. | ||
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| + | [[Category:1976]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Television series]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Pop]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:10, 21 February 2019
Um, maybe I'm wrong, but is having a band name that abbreviates to KKK a good thing? Anyway, this group was created by the Krofft brothers as the hosts of the Saturday morning kids' TV series Krofft Supershow (1976-1978). In the words of Sid Krofft, " ... a group we just put together out of actors who could sort of sing." After two years, they got replaced by the Bay City Rollers. That's show biz!
- Michael Lembeck was the Fonzie-esque Kaptain Kool
- Debra Klinger was Superchick
- Michael McMeel was Turkey
- Louise DuArt was Nashville.
They had a 1978 album on Epic. There was a fifth member, Flatbush (Bert Sommer) but he was only in the first season and may have been pete-bested.
