The Sweet and The Animal Kwackers
In addition to the acid, you might want to grab ahold of all of your stash before you watch this crazy, somewhat terrifying clip from a children’s television show broadcast on Yorkshire TV in the UK in the mid 70s called Animal Kwackers. The Animal Kwackers were a Banana Splits-esque animal rock band comprised of Rory (a Rastafarian-looking lion); Twang (a monkey); Bongo, (a dog); and Boots (a tiger).
The Animal Kwackers band in action!
“Block Buster!” (also known as “Blockbuster”) was The Sweet’s only UK number one hit and if the urban myth folklore about this particular episode of Animal Kwackers is correct, inside the slightly Sid and Marty Krofft-like costumes donned by the fictional four-piece pop band are rumored to be none other than the members of Slade havin’ a laugh.
The show only ran from 1975-1977 and every episode followed the same formula. Rory, Twang, Bongo and Boots get into a spaceship and make way for “Popland” where they get to help people solve problems as per their motto: “Animal Kwackers always like to help.” Awww.
Other notable songs the Kwackers performed during the show’s short stint are two hits from The Beatles, “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” and “Yellow Submarine” both of which I’ve also posted below, as well as the shows glammy intro theme song. In 2012 a two-disc DVD set of all of the surviving episodes of Animal Kwackers was released and you can also get a nifty vinyl soundtrack of themes from show which also includes the Kwackers’ version of “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” and “Yellow Submarine” but sadly, not “Block Buster.”
The Animal Kwackers do “Block Buster!”
More Animal Kwackers insanity after the jump…
