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Melody Valentine (1970)

Cartoon
Josie and the Pussycats
Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space

Animal
Pussycat

 

Outfit: long tails / low I.Q. for hats

Tagline: (my best possible transcription of endearing blonde girl laugh) "huh-huh-huh HEH"

Plot summary: "Josie and the Pussycats" is an all-girl animal-themed pop group who inadvertently end up mired in Hanna-Barbera quality mysteries while on tour, thanks largely in part to their huge entourage which includes a brother/sister comedy duo, Freddie from Scooby-Doo on steroids, and a cat possessed by the long-dead soul of Muttley the snickering dog from Wacky Races.

Even when not traveling around with intent to solve petty mystery, Hanna-Barbera characters often find themselves on the ass-end of trouble because of their tendency to travel in herds. The people on "Speed Buggy" numbered in the half-dozen despite the fact that their anthropomorphic beach vehicle clearly only comfortably seated two. Shaggy and Scooby weren't paranoid because of drug abuse; they were paranoid from claustrophobia and the fact that they had to sit in the back of the Mystery Machine regardless of the lack of rear seating. It's just poor planning on the part of the characters, and the Pussycats are no different. It's like MC Hammer. They travel around with a posse, so they have to pay everyone in the posse. Maybe they already realize it. Maybe that's why the pussycat costumes have long sleeves but no legs.
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User Comments: Melody joins KISS drummer Peter Criss in the popular culture cat drummer hall of fame. In the cartoon Melody is the comic relief, which in HB language means she's either a coward or astonishingly dumb. Melody's case is the latter. A lot of people think she's dumb because she's blonde, and given my love of hilarious observation I'd have to agree. Here are a few of my favorite blonde jokes:

Q: What does a blonde owl say?
A: What, what?

Q: What is the blonde's favorite potato chip?
A: Free to lay.

Q: What do you call four blondes in a Volkswagen?
A: I'M RICK JAMES BITCH

User Rating: 8.4/10 (244,151 votes)