Zombiewhacker pointed out I had mentioned Monster Squad and Drac Pack, but skipped the Groovy Goolies. Fair enough! While the other two shows featured a team (always, as here, based on Dracula, “Frankenstein” and the Wolf Man) seeking redemption by fighting crime/evil, this was more of Laugh-In inspired barrage of dumb gags, at an insanely quick pace. So fast I found it exhausting. When last I watched the show I was like seven or eight and had just consumed half a box of cane sugar-sweetened Froot Loops. Now I’m an old man, and I’d like it to just stop, please.
Weird origin for this. Again, monsters were popular with kids, adorning cereals even. So this was meant to be the supporting characters to a spin-off of The Archies, featuring star Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Instead, she was really the supporting character. And, of course, the monsters played in band, because nearly EVERY cartoon show then had the characters in a band. Only the Archies had an actual hit, though, with Sugar Sugar.
For what it’s worth, the episodes of Monster Squad are currently on Amazon Prime, while both the full episodes of Drac Pack and Groovy Goolies can be found on YouTube.
