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Kaptain Kool and the Kongs

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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 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 and 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.

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