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-->'''Veronica:''' Then let's join forces and submarine this new Dorsia girl.

** "Green-Eyed Monster" would have Betty and Veronica trying to get rid of Dorsia. Not only the attempts failed, but also Archie losing his trust in them.

''Archie's Weird Mysteries'' was the most recent animated adaptation of the ''[[Franchise/ArchieComics Archie]]'' comic book, airing from 1999 to 2000 (two seasons). Unlike the usual goofy nature of the series, this show actually showcased the gang getting into supernatural adventures and having to tangle with monsters, ghosts and other paranormal or extraterrestrial activity. Creator/{{DiC Entertainment}} provided the animation and the series, while still fairly comedic, actually drifted into dark territory sometimes (though not by much, thankfully; think of something along the line of ''{{Goosebumps}}'').

* ADayInTheLimelight: ''Something is Haunting Riverdale High'' focused on Dilton building a device that wound up phasing himself, Archie, Midge, and Big Ethel into another plane of existence, basically turning them intangible and invisible. The episode revealed more about Midge and Ethel beyond Midge simply being Moose's girlfriend and Ethel chasing Jughead. Dilton also sadly notes that the only time anyone talks to him is when they need help with science (which is also true given the episode format). He was missing for an entire day and no one noticed before Archie became intangible. After they get turned back to normal, Archie [[HeartwarmingMoments decides to spend the rest of the day with them]].
** ''Dance of the Killer Bees'' was another episode which focused on Ethel, as we learn she's also president (and the only member) of the Bee Keeping Club. Archie also inspires her to run for Prom Queen alongside Betty and Veronica, and [[spoiler: she wins.]]

* AlternateTimeline: ''Alternate Riverdales'', the second in a trio of connected episodes focusing on time travel.

* ChristmasEpisode: ''The Christmas Phantom''. [[spoiler:The episode is actually based on Santa Claus answering Archie's wish for a weird mystery.]]
* ClarkKenting: Used in ''Supreme Girl vs. Dr. Arachnid'' with Supreme Girl and her alias, Olga Capucchi.
* ComicBookAdaptation: Naturally, ArchieComics published a tie-in comic book. It was notable for featuring Riverdale characters like Cheryl Blossom who never appeared on the show.
* ContrivedCoincidence: Played straight in one episode--in order to stop a giant pudding monster from growing out of hand, Archie and his friends need to drop a rain formula from the sky by someone who has a plane and can fly it. It just so happens that Reggie's uncle has a plane and Pop Tate has an aviator's license.

* FountainOfYouth: In ''Twisted Youth'' all the adults become young from drinking bottled water. The reason is because a special crystal was found in the spring that bottled the water and is thus causing them to become young.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar[=/=]SceneryCensor: When Veronica suddenly outgrows her swimsuits and then wraps herself up in a Cabana, many of the partygoers look at her with a smile on their faces...it's pretty clear they saw Veronica naked.

* HypocriticalHumor: ''Twisted Youth'' showed this relating how the adults were trying to kill everyone's fun until we see them as teenagers....

* IWasQuiteALooker: In ''Twisted Youth'', any adult drinking a specific brand of bottled water becomes younger. This is especially noted when Miss Grundy turns young.

* MagicPants: Averted in "Attack of the Fifty Foot Veronica". (If you don't count her earrings, which oddly grew with her)
* MayflyDecemberRomance: Implied in "Green Eyed monster" where Dorsa outlives her husbands.
** To be fair, [[spoiler:She's a sea creature who kept those 'husbands' trapped with her forever. It was just a source of will power for whomever could survive her.]]
* MesACrowd: Veronica learns the hard way that the world's all right with only one of her in ''Me! Me! Me!''.

* {{Mummy}}: Seen in ''Curse of the Mummy''. [[spoiler:He was a pharaoh who was in love with an ancestor who looked similar to Betty...but kept ''constantly'' stalling their wedding. When she died, he was so upset that he desecrated all the statue faces, shattered every mirror and even carved off the face of his own sarcophagus. He came back to life after Archie kept taking pictures of him, and stopped when every picture got ripped in half.]]
* MuscleAngst: Archie and Reggie both go through this in the episode ''Invisible Archie'' due to Betty & Veronica's attention being focused on some large jock.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Betty and Veronica both experience this in ''Dance of the Killer Bees''. While both are running for Prom Queen, neither of them thought they'd lose against Big Ethel and spent most of the episode "feeling sorry for her", until Ethel told them she had fun running against them even if she probably doesn't win. Betty and Veronica then both felt horrible when they realized Ethel deserved to win, as she just spent her time earnestly campaigning instead of trying to tear down her competitors, like the two girls had been doing to each other.
* NiceGuy: The robot lookalike of Reggie in ''Reggie or Not''. [[spoiler:The climax features the robot and Reggie trying to out nice each other and Reggie winning because if the robot really ''was'' that nice, he'd let Reggie win.]]

* RoboticReveal: Subverted the first two times and then played straight in ''Reggie or Not''. First, Archie uses a magnet on the Reggie-bot, but it's because the robot has a cookie tray on him. Then, Archie tosses a bucket of water on him, but the robot senses it. Last, Archie is almost run over by a truck and the robot pushes him out of the way...but half of the robot's face got scraped off.

* ScaryLibrarian: Shown in ''A Haunting of Riverdale''. The ghost of Quiet Violet is haunting the library for two reasons: 1) to make sure all the people who had overdue books returned them and 2) [[spoiler:finally meeting up with Jughead to make amends to their first meeting and encouraging him to go to the library again]].

* ShirtlessScene: Archie gets one in the episode ''Green Eyed Monster''. He's surprisingly buff.

* UnreliableNarrator: In ''A Haunting in Riverdale'', the former head librarian is haunting the town. Jughead remembers going to said library, where she bullied him and scared him away from the library, yelling at him for playing with the globe, telling him a book that interested him wasn't for little boys, and finally yelling at him to be quiet because he was laughing. [[spoiler:However, when the ghost is asked on what happens, she presents a different version. She ''did'' come up and tell him to stop playing with the globe because it almost fell down on him. She ''did'' take away a book he wanted to read because it was falling apart and needed to be repaired. And she finally did admit to telling him to be quiet because he was making ''too much'' noise.]]

* WholePlotReference: ''Attack of the Killer Spuds'' to ''InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers''. There was also ''Little Chocklit Shop of horrors'' to ''2001 ASpaceOdyssey''.

* MagicPants: Averted in "Attack of the Fifty Foot Veronica".

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Worth a look if you can find videos or compilation [=DVDs=] of it. [[hottip: *:The entire series is available on DVD as of February 2012]]

Recently started airing in reruns on {{Qubo}}.

* CrossOver: The comic book series did an issue guest-starring the original [[NewCrusaders Mighty Crusaders,]] visiting from a parallel universe.

Worth a look if you can find videos or compilation [=DVDs=] of it. [[hottip: *:The entire series is available on DVD as of February 2012]] Recently started airing in reruns on {{Qubo}}.

* ComicBookAdaptation: Naturally, ArchieComics published a tie-in comic book. It was notable for featuring Riverdale characters like Cheryl Blossom who never appeared on the show.

* CrossOver: The comic book series did an issue guest-starring the original [[NewCrusaders MightyCrusaders,]] visiting from a parallel universe.

Worth a look if you can find videos or compilation [=DVDs=] of it. [[hottip: *:The entire series is available on DVD as of February 2012]] Recently started airing on {{Qubo}}.

Worth a look if you can find videos or compilation [=DVDs=] of it. [[hottip: *:The entire series is available on DVD as of February 2012]]

''Archie's Weird Mysteries'' was the most recent animated adaptation of the {{Archie comic|s}} book, airing from 1999 to 2000 (two seasons). Unlike the usual goofy nature of the series, this show actually showcased the gang getting into supernatural adventures and having to tangle with monsters, ghosts and other paranormal or extraterrestrial activity. Creator/{{DiC Entertainment}} provided the animation and the series, while still fairly comedic, actually drifted into dark territory sometimes (though not by much, thankfully; think of something along the line of ''{{Goosebumps}}'').

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar[=/=]PeekABoo: When Veronica suddenly outgrows her swimsuits and then wraps herself up in a Cabana, many of the partygoers look at her with a smile on their faces...it's pretty clear they saw Veronica naked.

* {{Shout Out}}: Betty actually dressed as [[{{Tomb Raider}} Lara Croft]] in ''Misfortune Hunters''.

''Archie's Weird Mysteries'' was the most recent animated adaptation of the {{Archie comic|s}} book, airing from 1999 to 2000 (two seasons). Unlike the usual goofy nature of the series, this show actually showcased the gang getting into supernatural adventures and having to tangle with monsters, ghosts and other paranormal or extraterrestrial activity. {{Dic Entertainment}} provided the animation and the series, while still fairly comedic, actually drifted into dark territory sometimes (though not by much, thankfully; think of something along the line of ''{{Goosebumps}}'').

* {{Attack of the 50 Foot Whatever}}: Veronica in one episode, which nearly bordered on {{Fetish Fuel}}.

Worth a look if you can find videos or compilation [=DVDs=] of it.

* ADayInTheLimelight: ''Something is Haunting Riverdale High'' focused on Dilton building a device that wound up phasing himself, Archie, Midge, and Big Ethel into another plane of existence, basically turning them intangible and invisible. The episode revealed more about Midge and Ethel beyond Midge simply being Moose's girlfriend and Ethel chasing Jughead. Dilton also sadly notes that the only time anyone talks to him is when they need help with science (which is also true given the episode format). He was missing for an entire day and no one noticed before Archie became intangible. After they get turned back to normal, Archie decides to spend the rest of the day with them.

''Archie's Weird Mysteries'' was the most recent animated adaptation of the Archie comic book, airing from 1999 to 2000 (two seasons). Unlike the usual goofy nature of the series, this show actually showcased the gang getting into supernatural adventures and having to tangle with monsters, ghosts and other paranormal or extraterrestrial activity. {{Dic Entertainment}} provided the animation and the series, while still fairly comedic, actually drifted into dark territory sometimes (though not by much, thankfully; think of something along the line of ''{{Goosebumps}}'').

* ADayInTheLimelight: ''Something is Haunting Riverdale High'' focused on Dilton building a device that wound up phasing himself, Archie, Midge, and Big Ethel into another plane of existence, basically turning them intangible and invisible. The episode revealed more about Midge and Ethel beyond Midge simply being Moose's girlfriend and Ethel chasing after Jughead. Dilton also sadly notes that the only time anyone talks to him is when they need help with science (which is also true given the episode format). He was missing for an entire day and no one noticed before Archie became intangible. After they get turned back to normal, Archie decides to spend the rest of the day with them.

* {{Attack of the 50 Foot Whatever}}: Veronica in one episode which nearly bordered on {{Fetish Fuel}}.

-->'''Reggie''': Newsflash: The World Does Not Revolve Around Archie Andrews and His Overactive Imagination!
* ChristmasEpisode: ''The Christmas Phantom''. [[spoiler: The episode is actually based on Santa Claus answering Archie's wish for a weird mystery.]]
* ClarkKenting: Used in ''Supreme Girl vs. Dr. Arachnid'' with Supreme Girl and her alias Olga Capucchi.
* ContrivedCoincidence: Played straight in one episode--in order to stop a giant pudding monster from growing out of hand, they need to drop a rain formula from the sky by someone who has a plane and can drive it. It just so happens that Reggie's uncle has a plane and Pop Tate's has a license to drive one.

-->'''Veronica''': Look, [[BettyAndVeronica we've been rivals long time]], right?
-->'''Betty''': Longer than I could remember.
-->'''Veronica''': [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou And we're the only two who can fight over Archie]], right?
-->'''Betty''': Wouldn't have it any other way.
-->'''Veronica''': Then let's join forces and submarine this new Dorsia girl.
-->'''Betty''': Love, love.

* [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes Even Reggie Has Loved Ones]]: He stops a gang of trolls from hurting some kindergateners cause he had a young niece named Amy staying there. He comforts her and make sure she's safe before heading off.

** A couple episodes have people believe this though.
* GentleGiant: In the last episode, we see Moose befriending the rival school's ultimate wrestler [[spoiler: who's really a robot]]
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: When Veronica suddenly outgrows her swimsuits and then wraps herself up in a Cabana, many of the partygoers look at her with a smile on their faces...it's pretty clear they saw her naked.

* {{Invisibility}}: One episode has Archie and Reggie becoming invisible. Reggie proceeds to act like the invisible man.
** Another episode had Archie, Dilton, Midge, and Ethel turned invisible and were in another plane of existence.

--> Reggie: (to Veronica) Wake up and smell the rip-off; if something sounds too good to be true, ''it is!''
* ItsAllAboutMe: Veronica, of course, due to a spell, as you can imagine didn't pan out so well.
* IWasQuiteALooker: In ''Twisted Youth'', any adult drinking a specific brand of bottled water become younger. This is especially noted when Miss Grundy turns young.

** To be fair, [[spoiler: She's a sea creature who kept those 'husbands' trapped with her forever. It was just a source of will power for whomever could survive her.]]
* MesACrowd: Veronica learns the hard way that the world's alright with only one of her in ''Me! Me! Me!''.
* MundaneSolution: In Brain of Terror, the only way to reverse a brain growth helmet that Moose has constantly be using is to cross the wires. Dilton dismisses it until Moose does it in the end. Also counts as a [[BrickJoke Brick Joke.]]
* {{Mummy}}: Seen in ''Curse of the Mummy''. [[spoiler: He was a pharaoh who was in love with an ancestor looking similar to Betty...but kept ''constantly'' stalling their wedding. When she died, he was so upset that he desecrated all the statue faces, shattered every mirror and even carved off the face of his own sarcophagus. He came back to life after Archie kept taking pictures of him, and stopped when every picture got ripped in half.]]

* NiceGuy: The robot-lookalike of Reggie in ''Reggie Or Not''. [[spoiler: The climax features the robot and Reggie trying to out nice each other and Reggie winning because if the robot really ''was'' that nice, he'd let Reggie win.]]
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: There are some episodes where the trouble is gonna be blame on Archie or his friends.
** Archie buying two dice for his car in "Driven to Destruction" results in his car going to life and goes Yandere on him.
** "Fleas Release Me" has Reggie dressed as a werewolf and scaring Archie, Betty, and Veronica. The consequence is that the sheriff ([[spoiler:who is the real werewolf]]) takes him in custody for the werewolf attacks around Riverdale.

** Veronica is unknowingly responsible for getting Dr. Arachnid the needs to defeat Supreme Girl.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Medlock, the vampire master, actually had all the cards that the prophecy foretold would bring about darkness. But then [[spoiler: he betrays Scarlet, his most loyal servant, by taking away her youth to revive himself. This backfires when it turns out Scarlet was suppose to be girl to help him take over the world.]]

* ProphecyTwist: Used in the 3-story arc upon the chosen one who could defeat Medlock.
* RoboticReveal: Subverted the first two times and then played straight in ''Reggie Or Not''. First, Archie uses a magnet on the Reggie-bot, but it's because the robot has a cookie tray on him. Then, Archie tosses a bucket of water on him, but the robot senses it. Last, Archie is almost run over by a truck and the robot pushes him out of the way...but half of his face got scraped off.
--> Jughead: Holy Cosmic Muffins! Archie was right!
* ReedRichardsIsUseless: How the hell does Dilton ''not'' get have government agents knocking on the door asking for him to come up with inventions for them to better mankind? Even if a lot of his inventions wind up setting up the plot somehow, it's because they're irresponsibly used or malfunction.
* RoyalBrat: Veronica.
** But she's shown to learn her lesson.
* SecretTestOfCharacter: In "Driving To Distraction", one is given to Archie, due to basically ignoring his friends in favor of his car, so the fuzzy dice he buys make the car go Yandere. Lampshaded by the person who gave him the fuzzy dice, who complains that they "always want to do it the hard way".
* ScaryLibrarian: Shown in ''A Haunting of Riverdale''. The ghost of Quiet Violet is haunting the library for two reasons: 1) to make sure all the people who had overdue books returned them and 2) [[spoiler: finally meeting up with Jughead to make amends to their first meeting and encouraging him to go to the library again.]]

* ShirtlessScene: Archie get's one in the episode ''Green Eyed Monster''. He's surprisingly buff.

* UnreliableNarrator: In ''A Haunting in Riverdale'' the former head librarian is haunting the town. Jughead remembers going to said library in where she bullied him and scared him away from the library, yelling at him for playing with the globe, telling him a book he was interested in wasn't for little boys, and finally yelling at him to be quiet because he was laughing. [[spoiler: However, when the ghost is asked on what happens, she presents a different version. She ''did'' come up and tell him to stop playing with the globe because it almost fell down on him. She ''did'' take a book he wanted to read away because it was falling apart and was needed to be repaired. And she finally did admit to telling him to be quiet because he was making ''too much'' noise.]]
* {{Witch Doctor}}: Lucinda, who the gang go to on occasion to help them.

* WoundedGazelleGambit: A cute little alien does it to Archie and the gang so [[spoiler: he could gain their trust and make an alarm disruptor device so he can collect Riverdale's plutonium and sell it on the black market.]]
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* {{Heel Face Turn}}: Scarlet, the vampire girl in the second and third episode of the vampire arc.
* HeyItsThatVoice: Archie Andrews would eventually have the last name 'Kaiba' in a certain anime...

* AlternateTimeline: ''Alternate Riverdales'', the final in a trio of connected episodes focusing on time travel.

* Shirtlessscene: Archie get's one in the episode ''Green Eyed Monster''. He's surprisingly buff.

* Shirtless scene: Archie get's one in the episode ''Green Eyed Monster''. He's surprisingly buff.