the first season, the Kroffts tried shooting for a second season and also had a movie deal in the works with Columbia Pictures. However, miscommunication with the actors resulted in their returning to the UK that December against the Kroffts' wishes. As a result, a potential second season was ultimately scrapped, along with plans for a movie which was shelved due to the bankruptcy of Columbia Pictures. Although the show featured British actors, it was not screened in the U.K. The Bugaloos was fitted with an adult laugh track, as was common practice at the time — the inclusion of which the Kroffts were initially against. Sid Krofft commented "We were sort of against that, but Si Rose — being in sitcoms — he felt that when the show was put together that the children would not know when to laugh." Marty Krofft added "the bottom line — it's sad — you gotta tell them when it's funny. And the laugh track, (Si) was right. It was necessary, as much as we were always looking to have a real laugh track, a real audience. In comedies, if you don't have them (laugh track), you're in big trouble, because if you don't hear a laugh track, it's not funny. And that's the way the audience (at home) was programmed to view these shows." When discussing the show's production techniques for the DVD commentary track in 2006, series stars Caroline Ellis and John Philpott addressed the laugh track. "I was never one for the American canned laughter, because sometimes it's too much," said Ellis. She added, however, that it does help in creating "the atmosphere for the reaction." Philpott added that, unlike their UK counterparts, US viewing audiences at the time had become accustomed to hearing laughter, saying, "I think you find yourself genuinely laughing more if you are prompted to laugh along with the canned laughter." Characters The Bugaloos I.Q. (John McIndoe) – a grasshopper who plays the guitar and sings lead vocals. Harmony (Wayne Laryea) – a bumblebee who plays the keyboard and sings backup vocals. Courage (John Philpott) – a ladybug who plays the drums and sings backup vocals. Joy (Caroline Ellis) – a butterfly who plays percussion and also sings lead and backup vocals. Villains Benita Bizarre (Martha Raye) – a jealous, untalented, unattractive, evil old crone. Raye also appeared the same year in the H.R. Pufnstuf movie