The Bugaloos

The Bugaloos is an American children's television series produced by brothers Sid and Marty Krofft, airing on NBC on Saturday mornings from 1970 to 1972. The show features a musical group composed of four British-accented teenagers, who live in fictional Tranquility Forest. They wear insect-themed outfits with antenna and wings which allow them to fly , and are constantly beset by the evil machinations of Benita Bizarre , who is covetous of the Bugaloos' musical prowess. Touted as the British version of The Monkees, The Bugaloos attracted more than 5,000 young actors and actresses to audition... for the show's four lead roles, each having to demonstrate aptitude in dance, singing, and acting. Among those auditioning in spring 1970 were Elton John's future manager John Reid, and Phil Collins, who joined the art-rock band Genesis later that year. Reid and Collins had been two of the three finalists for the role of "I.Q." given to McIndoe. "If one of those guys had gotten it instead of me, rock-'n'-roll history might have changed," McIndoe later joked.
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