- new ▁segments ▁featuring ▁Sab r ina ▁the ▁Te en age ▁W itch . ▁The ▁show ' s ▁format ▁featured ▁three ▁segments ▁per ▁episode : ▁a ▁ 1 5 - min ute ▁one , ▁a ▁ 3 0 - min ute ▁one , ▁and ▁another ▁ 1 5 - min ute ▁one — with ▁the ▁segments ▁separated ▁by ▁songs ▁( two ▁songs ▁per ▁episode ) ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁segment ▁invari ably ▁featuring ▁and ▁emphas izing ▁Sab r ina . ▁ ▁Film ation ▁added ▁two ▁new ▁characters ▁into ▁the ▁show : ▁a ▁His pan ic ▁te en ager ▁named ▁Carlos ▁and ▁a ▁robot ▁that ▁D il ton ▁Do iley ▁got ▁from ▁a ▁space ▁center ▁and ▁re built ▁named ▁Q . ▁Carlos ▁only ▁made ▁a ▁few ▁appearances ▁in ▁the ▁com ics , ▁beginning ▁in ▁Life ▁with ▁Arch ie ▁# 1 7 9 ▁( M arch ▁ 1 9 7 7 ). ▁Q ▁was ▁Film ation ' s ▁nod ▁to ▁Star ▁Wars . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁rob ots ▁were ▁starting ▁to ▁appear ▁everywhere , ▁even ▁on ▁prim etime ▁shows . ▁ ▁Low ▁ratings ▁caused ▁the ▁hour - long ▁format ▁to ▁be ▁sh el ved ▁by ▁October . ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁re to o led , ▁then ▁divided ▁into ▁separate ▁ 3 0 - min ute ▁shows : ▁The ▁Bang - Sh ang ▁L ol lap al oo za ▁Show ▁featured ▁Arch ie ' s ▁Gang ▁solving ▁myster ies ▁around ▁River dale ▁( each ▁ 3 0 - min ute ▁segment ), ▁while ▁Super ▁W itch