as the Boss Witch, which led to her getting the role of Benita. Funky Rat (performed by Sharon Baird, voiced by Walker Edmiston) – Benita's German-accented chauffeur and chief flunky. The Funky Rat costume was also used for essentially the same role as Boss Witch's Chauffeur Heinrich Rat in Pufnstuf. Woofer and Tweeter (performed by Joy Campbell and Van Snowden, voiced by Walker Edmiston and Joan Gerber) – two anthropomorphic stereo speakers who are Benita's two bumbling, sycophantic henchmen. Supporting characters Sparky (performed by Billy Barty, voiced by Walker Edmiston) – a firefly whom the Bugaloos took in. Nutty Bird (voiced by Walker Edmiston) – a local messenger who periodically delivers messages to and from the Bugaloos. Peter Platter (voiced by Walker Edmiston) – a DJ for radio station KOOK in nearby Rock City. Mike (voiced by Joan Gerber) – Peter Platters's smart-alecky talking microphone. Magico The Magician (voiced by Walker Edmiston, impersonating Ed Wynn) – a frog magician and hypnotist extraordinaire. Gina Lolawattage (voiced by Joan Gerber, impersonating Mae West) – a firefly singer and actress who becomes smitten with her #1 fan Sparky. Bluebell Flower (voiced by Joan Gerber) – a giant talking flower who alerts the Bugaloos of impending danger, such as Benita's latest schemes, serving as their "alarm bell". The Grapevine (voiced by Joan Gerber and Walker Edmiston) – a bunch of talking grapes who aid Bluebell in giving the Bugaloos the latest bad news (a visual take on the hit Motown song "I Heard it Through the Grapevine"). Music The show's music director was Hal Yoergler, who also wrote many of the show's songs and produced the Bugaloos album released in 1970. The title song's lyrics were written by Norman Gimbel, and its music was composed by Charles Fox. Gimbel and Fox were also the songwriters of "Killing Me Softly with His Song" and the theme songs to films and programs such as Last American Hero ("I Got A Name," sung by Jim Croce), Happy Days, Laverne and Shirley, and The New Adventures of Wonder Woman. A cover of the Bugaloos theme performed by Collective Soul is included on the 1995 tribute album Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits, produced by Ralph Sall for MCA Records. The Bugaloos released an album in 1970 (Capitol Records ST-621), featuring studio-recorded versions of some of the songs performed on the show. The track list is as follows: Side 1