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* StrictlyFormula: Similar to a lot of Hanna-Barbera mystery shows. The gang shows up in a new town, stumbles onto some great crime or mad plot, solves the mystery, and then everyone laughs as Alexandra's attempt to steal Alan screws up.
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* StrictlyFormula: Similar to a lot of Hanna-Barbera mystery shows. The gang shows up in a new town, stumbles onto some great crime or mad plot, solves the mystery, and then everyone laughs as [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Alexandra's attempt to steal Alan screws up.up]].
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* HeyItsThatVoice: Casey Kasem was the voice of Alexander, while Melody's singing voice was by [[CharliesAngels Cheryl Ladd]] (her speaking voice was Jackie Joseph, then of ''The Doris Day Show''). Josie is [[WesternAnimation/TheJetsons Judy Jetson]] and [[WesternAnimation/WackyRaces Penelope Pitstop]]. Since Casey Kasem also voiced Shaggy, the ScoobyDoo crossover resulted in a lot of TalkingToHimself.
** The Talking to Himself was particularly weird since, although Kasem is perfectly capable of doing a wide range of voices, he had voiced Shaggy and Alexander pretty much the same way.
** The Talking to Himself was particularly weird since, although Kasem is perfectly capable of doing a wide range of voices, he had voiced Shaggy and Alexander pretty much the same way.
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* HeyItsThatVoice: HeyItsThatVoice:
** Casey Kasem was the voice ofAlexander, while Melody's singing voice was by [[CharliesAngels Cheryl Ladd]] (her speaking voice was Jackie Joseph, then of ''The Doris Day Show''). Josie is [[WesternAnimation/TheJetsons Judy Jetson]] and [[WesternAnimation/WackyRaces Penelope Pitstop]]. Alexander. Since Casey Kasem also voiced Shaggy, the ScoobyDoo crossover resulted in a lot of TalkingToHimself.
** The Talking to HimselfTalkingToHimself. That was particularly weird since, although Kasem is perfectly capable of doing a wide range of voices, he had voiced Shaggy and Alexander pretty much the same way.way.
** Melody's singing voice was by [[CharliesAngels Cheryl Ladd]] (her speaking voice was Jackie Joseph, then of ''The Doris Day Show'').
** Josie is [[WesternAnimation/TheJetsons Judy Jetson]] and [[WesternAnimation/WackyRaces Penelope Pitstop]].
** Why does Sebastian's snickering sound a lot like that of [[DastardlyAndMuttley Muttley]]? Because both are voiced by DonMessick.
** Casey Kasem was the voice of
** The Talking to Himself
** Melody's singing voice was by [[CharliesAngels Cheryl Ladd]] (her speaking voice was Jackie Joseph, then of ''The Doris Day Show'').
** Josie is [[WesternAnimation/TheJetsons Judy Jetson]] and [[WesternAnimation/WackyRaces Penelope Pitstop]].
** Why does Sebastian's snickering sound a lot like that of [[DastardlyAndMuttley Muttley]]? Because both are voiced by DonMessick.
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--> Oooh, why do I always get stuck with [[NonHumanSidekick a cat]], a chicken, and a [[TheDitz giggling blonde]]?
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** She wept when upon hearing Alexandra's voice (she was hiding in a plant - see ShoutOut below), thinking Alexandra was eaten by one of Greenthumb's plant-monsters!
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** She wept when upon hearing Alexandra's voice (she was disguised as a plant), thinking Alexandra was eaten by one of Greenthumb's plant-monsters!
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* DumbIsGood: Although she was also uber-nice, Melody had a preternatural power to understand the speech of alien animals.
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* DumbIsGood: Although she was also uber-nice, Melody Melody. Besides being uber-nice:
**She had a preternatural power to understand the speech of alienanimals.animals.
**She wept when upon hearing Alexandra's voice (she was disguised as a plant), thinking Alexandra was eaten by one of Greenthumb's plant-monsters!
**She had a preternatural power to understand the speech of alien
**She wept when upon hearing Alexandra's voice (she was disguised as a plant), thinking Alexandra was eaten by one of Greenthumb's plant-monsters!
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* DamselScrappy: Never mind Alexandra's schemes failing disastrously each time - she is the first to shout for help when disaster strikes her!
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* {{Fainting}}: Alexander is prone to this.
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* TheThreeFacesOfEve
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* TheDitz[=/=]DumbBlonde]: Melody, to the point she could be the poster child of both tropes!
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Voice talent included Janet Waldo, CaseyKasem and Don Messick, enabling Josie and friends to cross over to ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo''.
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* [[TheDitz The Ditz]]/[[DumbBlonde Dumb Blonde]]: Melody to the point she could be the poster child of the tropes!
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* [[TheDitz The Ditz]]/[[DumbBlonde Dumb Blonde]]: Melody TheDitz[=/=]DumbBlonde]: Melody, to the point she could be the poster child of the both tropes!
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* HeyItsThatVoice: Casey Kasem was the voice of Alexander, while Melody's singing voice was by [[CharliesAngels Cheryl Ladd]] (her speaking voice was Jackie Joseph, then of ''The Doris Day Show''). Josie is [[TheJetsons Judy Jetson]] and [[ThePerilsOfPenelopePitstop Penelope Pitstop]]. Since Casey Kasem also voiced Shaggy, the ScoobyDoo crossover resulted in a lot of TalkingToHimself.
** The TalkingToHimself was particularly weird since, although Casem is perfectly capable of doing a wide range of voices, he had voiced Shaggy and Alexander pretty much the same way.
** The TalkingToHimself was particularly weird since, although Casem is perfectly capable of doing a wide range of voices, he had voiced Shaggy and Alexander pretty much the same way.
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* HeyItsThatVoice: Casey Kasem was the voice of Alexander, while Melody's singing voice was by [[CharliesAngels Cheryl Ladd]] (her speaking voice was Jackie Joseph, then of ''The Doris Day Show''). Josie is [[TheJetsons [[WesternAnimation/TheJetsons Judy Jetson]] and [[ThePerilsOfPenelopePitstop [[WesternAnimation/WackyRaces Penelope Pitstop]]. Since Casey Kasem also voiced Shaggy, the ScoobyDoo crossover resulted in a lot of TalkingToHimself.
** TheTalkingToHimself Talking to Himself was particularly weird since, although Casem Kasem is perfectly capable of doing a wide range of voices, he had voiced Shaggy and Alexander pretty much the same way.
** The
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* SpySpeak: In the episode "Never Mind A Master Mind".
* StrictlyFormula: Similar to a lot of Hanna-Barbera mystery shows - The gang shows up in a new town, stumbles onto some great crime or mad plot, solves the mystery, and then everyone laughs as Alexandra's attempt to steal Alan screws up.
* SuddenlyFluentInGibberish: A second episode has the team flying into outer space and encountering a [[SmallAnnoyingCreature dog-bird alien]] named Bleep, who communicates as follows: "Bleep bleep bleep." Melody, the Ditz, says, "Bleep bleep bleep, bleep bleep?" Bleep responds, "Bleep bleep bleep, bleep." Melody then gives an English translation.
* StrictlyFormula: Similar to a lot of Hanna-Barbera mystery shows - The gang shows up in a new town, stumbles onto some great crime or mad plot, solves the mystery, and then everyone laughs as Alexandra's attempt to steal Alan screws up.
* SuddenlyFluentInGibberish: A second episode has the team flying into outer space and encountering a [[SmallAnnoyingCreature dog-bird alien]] named Bleep, who communicates as follows: "Bleep bleep bleep." Melody, the Ditz, says, "Bleep bleep bleep, bleep bleep?" Bleep responds, "Bleep bleep bleep, bleep." Melody then gives an English translation.
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* SpySpeak: In the episode "Never Mind A a Master Mind".
* StrictlyFormula: Similar to a lot of Hanna-Barbera mysteryshows - shows. The gang shows up in a new town, stumbles onto some great crime or mad plot, solves the mystery, and then everyone laughs as Alexandra's attempt to steal Alan screws up.
* SuddenlyFluentInGibberish: Asecond second-season episode has the team flying into outer space and encountering a [[SmallAnnoyingCreature dog-bird alien]] named Bleep, who communicates as follows: "Bleep bleep bleep." Melody, the Ditz, says, "Bleep bleep bleep, bleep bleep?" Bleep responds, "Bleep bleep bleep, bleep." Melody then gives an English translation.
* StrictlyFormula: Similar to a lot of Hanna-Barbera mystery
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The Pussycats were originally meant to appear as teammates of the Scooby Doobies on ''LaffALympics'', but clearance issues with their Archie Comics imprint Radio Comics prevented it. They were replaced with Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The Pussycats were originally meant to appear as teammates of the Scooby Doobies on ''LaffALympics'', but clearance issues with their Archie Comics Comics' imprint Radio Comics prevented it. They were replaced with Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels.
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* YouMeddlingKids: Very rarely were those words used verbatim, but the sentiment was there when the gang solved the mystery. This was true for the majority of {{Hanna-Barbera}}'s AnimatedSeries in the 1970s.
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* YouMeddlingKids: Very rarely were those words used verbatim, but the sentiment was there when the gang solved the mystery. This was true for the majority of {{Hanna-Barbera}}'s Hanna-Barbera's AnimatedSeries in the 1970s.
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* ThereAreNoAdults: Teenage musicians just wander around performing in strange places with no parents, or chaperones, or other authority figures...and everyone's okay with this.
** Averted in the show; they appear to be in their 20s.
** Averted in the show; they appear to be in their 20s.
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* GenderBender: In the ArchieComics story "The Great Switcheroo", Comicbook/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch's cat Salem casts a spell that changes the sex of everybody in Riverdale. This includes Josie and the Pussycats, who perform as "Joe and the Junkyard Dogs".[[note]]''Archie'' #636 (2012)[[/note]]
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Supporting characters were Alan Mayberry, an ex-country singer who became the Pussycats' roadie and Josie's love interest; Alexandra Cabot, who continually competed with Josie for Alan's affections; Alexander Cabot III, Alexandra's cowardly twin brother and the Pussycats' manager, and Sebastian, Alexandra's snickering cat. In the successor series, ''Josie and the Pussycats [[RecycledInSPACE in Outer Space]]'', a woolly creature named Bleep joined the cast.
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Supporting characters were Alan Mayberry, an ex-country singer who became the Pussycats' roadie and Josie's love interest; Alexandra Cabot, who continually competed with Josie for Alan's affections; Alexander Cabot III, Alexandra's cowardly twin brother and the Pussycats' manager, manager; Alexandra Cabot, Alexander's twin who continually tried to steal Alan away from Josie and/or replace Josie as leader of the band; and Sebastian, Alexandra's snickering cat. In the successor series, ''Josie and the Pussycats [[RecycledInSPACE in Outer Space]]'', a woolly creature named Bleep joined the cast.
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Although based on an ArchieComics publication, this series was produced by {{Hanna-Barbera}} rather than {{Filmation}}. The all-female rock [[PowerTrio trio]] comprised guitarist Josie [=McCoy=], tambourinist Valerie Brown and drummer Melody Valentine. Valerie is BlackAndNerdy, Melody is a DumbBlonde and Josie is of average intellect.
Supporting characters were Alan Mayberry, an ex-country singer who became the Pussycats' roadie and Josie's love interest; Alexandra Cabot, who continually competed with Josie for Alan's affections; Alexander Cabot III, Alexandra's cowardly twin brother and the Pussycats' manager, and Sebastian, Alexandra's snickering cat. In the successor series, ''Josie and the Pussycats [[RecycledInSPACE in Outer Space]]'', a woolly creature named Bleep joined the cast.
Voice talent included Janet Waldo, CaseyKasem and Don Messick, enabling Josie and friends to cross over to ''ScoobyDoo''.
It was adapted into [[LiveActionAdaptation a live-action film]] in 2001. For information on that, click [[Film/JosieAndThePussycats here]].
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!!This series provides examples of the following tropes:
* AnimatedAdaptation: It started in Archie Comics, after all.
** AdaptationDisplacement: Though some people don't realize that.
* BettyAndVeronica: Averted slightly in that Alan is very clearly involved with Josie and has no interest in the scheming Alexandra.
* TheBlank: Mastermind from "Never Mind a Master Mind".
* BlondeBrunetteRedhead
* CatsAreMean: Sebastian was a nasty prankster in the main show. He bedeviled Scooby when there was a CrossOver, and he and Bleep were in a constant state of war when the show ended up RecycledInSPACE.
* CatGirl: The theme of the band.
* {{Crossover}}: Particularly noticeable is the one with ScoobyDoo.
* [[TheDitz The Ditz]]/[[DumbBlonde Dumb Blonde]]: Melody to the point she could be the poster child of the tropes!
* DumbIsGood: Although she was also uber-nice, Melody had a preternatural power to understand the speech of alien animals.
* EverybodyLaughsEnding: Usually because of some tragedy befalling Alexandra.
* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: Once the series was recycled in Space, this became the only option for our heroes finding their way home. Even if some benevolent aliens pointed them in the right direction, Alexandra would inevitably accidentally bump into something, throwing them off course (which is how they got lost in space in the first place).
* FiveManBand:
** TheHero: Josie.
** TheLancer: Alexander.
** TheSmartGuy: Valerie.
** TheBigGuy: Alan.
** TheChick: Melody.
** TokenEvilTeammate: Alexandra.
** TeamPet: Sebastian.
* GeniusDitz: As dumb as Melody is, she plays the drums professionally.
-->'''Melody:''' Eat your heart out, Ringo!
* GlurgeAddict
* HeroesWantRedheads: Though he's not TheHero (he fits as a sort-of Lancer), Alan would rather have Josie than Alexandra.
* HeyItsThatVoice: Casey Kasem was the voice of Alexander, while Melody's singing voice was by [[CharliesAngels Cheryl Ladd]] (her speaking voice was Jackie Joseph, then of ''The Doris Day Show''). Josie is [[TheJetsons Judy Jetson]] and [[ThePerilsOfPenelopePitstop Penelope Pitstop]]. Since Casey Kasem also voiced Shaggy, the ScoobyDoo crossover resulted in a lot of TalkingToHimself.
** The TalkingToHimself was particularly weird since, although Casem is perfectly capable of doing a wide range of voices, he had voiced Shaggy and Alexander pretty much the same way.
* {{Jerkass}}: Alexandra. In the comics, Alexander can slip between this and JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
* LargeHam: Alexander in the comics, Alexandra in the cartoon.
* LimitedWardrobe
* LockingMacGyverInTheStoreCupboard: If you're gonna kidnap Valerie, you'd better be damn sure she can't move or speak.
* LoveTriangle: Josie, Alan, Alexandra. In the comics, Alexander (who was ''far'' less cowardly and much meaner) had a crush on Josie.
* MacGyvering: Valerie was the champion of this, making solutions and springing traps with guitar strings, bubble gum and hairspray.
* MadScientist: SEVERAL.
* MindControl
* NonHumanSidekick: Sebastian, and Bleep in outer space.
* PowerTrio: Josie, Melody, Valerie.
* PrinceAndPauper: Melody was more than once mistaken for somebody of elevated status, including one ''Outer Space'' episode where the residents of a planet mistook her for their goddess.
** For that matter, a pair of shoes was accidentally mixed up for another pair of shoes that were intelligence-gathering devices.
** Valerie turned out to be a dead ringer for a princess from India, and agreed to act as a decoy to catch a villain who was after her.
* RedHeadedHero: Josie is the leader of the Pussycats and often leads the whole group.
* RichBitch: Alexandra, the sarcastic and selfish twin sister of the Pussycats' manager, Alexander.
* RockTrio: A pop version that swapped the bass guitar with a tambourine.
* ShoutOut: From the debut episode "Greenthumb Is Not A Goldfinger" after the others find Alexandra, Alexander and Sebastian hiding in plants:
-->'''Josie:''' Alexandra, it's you!
-->'''Alexandra:''' Of course it's me! Who were you expecting? ScoobyDoo?
* SkintoneSclerae
* SkunkStripe: Alexandra.
* SpySpeak: In the episode "Never Mind A Master Mind".
* StrictlyFormula: Similar to a lot of Hanna-Barbera mystery shows - The gang shows up in a new town, stumbles onto some great crime or mad plot, solves the mystery, and then everyone laughs as Alexandra's attempt to steal Alan screws up.
* SuddenlyFluentInGibberish: A second episode has the team flying into outer space and encountering a [[SmallAnnoyingCreature dog-bird alien]] named Bleep, who communicates as follows: "Bleep bleep bleep." Melody, the Ditz, says, "Bleep bleep bleep, bleep bleep?" Bleep responds, "Bleep bleep bleep, bleep." Melody then gives an English translation.
* SunglassesAtNight: Alexander, who's seldom seen without his sunglasses.
* ThereAreNoAdults: Teenage musicians just wander around performing in strange places with no parents, or chaperones, or other authority figures...and everyone's okay with this.
** Averted in the show; they appear to be in their 20s.
* TheThreeFacesOfEve
* TokenMinority: Valerie, but this was the late 1960s and early 1970s. Pretty progressive for the times, really, especially considering her TVGenius and {{MacGyver}} talents.
* TVGenius: Valerie could often hold her own understanding what the MadScientist was talking about.
* WalkingTheEarth: The band was always getting into trouble in a city or town they'd visit as part of a gig for their tour.
* WithFriendsLikeThese: Alexandra and Alexander (sometimes Alan as well) got the Pussycats more often in trouble than aided them.
* YouMeddlingKids: Very rarely were those words used verbatim, but the sentiment was there when the gang solved the mystery. This was true for the majority of {{Hanna-Barbera}}'s AnimatedSeries in the 1970s.
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Although based on an ArchieComics publication, this series was produced by {{Hanna-Barbera}} rather than {{Filmation}}. The all-female rock [[PowerTrio trio]] comprised guitarist Josie [=McCoy=], tambourinist Valerie Brown and drummer Melody Valentine. Valerie is BlackAndNerdy, Melody is a DumbBlonde and Josie is of average intellect.
Supporting characters were Alan Mayberry, an ex-country singer who became the Pussycats' roadie and Josie's love interest; Alexandra Cabot, who continually competed with Josie for Alan's affections; Alexander Cabot III, Alexandra's cowardly twin brother and the Pussycats' manager, and Sebastian, Alexandra's snickering cat. In the successor series, ''Josie and the Pussycats [[RecycledInSPACE in Outer Space]]'', a woolly creature named Bleep joined the cast.
Voice talent included Janet Waldo, CaseyKasem and Don Messick, enabling Josie and friends to cross over to ''ScoobyDoo''.
It was adapted into [[LiveActionAdaptation a live-action film]] in 2001. For information on that, click [[Film/JosieAndThePussycats here]].
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!!This series provides examples of the following tropes:
* AnimatedAdaptation: It started in Archie Comics, after all.
** AdaptationDisplacement: Though some people don't realize that.
* BettyAndVeronica: Averted slightly in that Alan is very clearly involved with Josie and has no interest in the scheming Alexandra.
* TheBlank: Mastermind from "Never Mind a Master Mind".
* BlondeBrunetteRedhead
* CatsAreMean: Sebastian was a nasty prankster in the main show. He bedeviled Scooby when there was a CrossOver, and he and Bleep were in a constant state of war when the show ended up RecycledInSPACE.
* CatGirl: The theme of the band.
* {{Crossover}}: Particularly noticeable is the one with ScoobyDoo.
* [[TheDitz The Ditz]]/[[DumbBlonde Dumb Blonde]]: Melody to the point she could be the poster child of the tropes!
* DumbIsGood: Although she was also uber-nice, Melody had a preternatural power to understand the speech of alien animals.
* EverybodyLaughsEnding: Usually because of some tragedy befalling Alexandra.
* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: Once the series was recycled in Space, this became the only option for our heroes finding their way home. Even if some benevolent aliens pointed them in the right direction, Alexandra would inevitably accidentally bump into something, throwing them off course (which is how they got lost in space in the first place).
* FiveManBand:
** TheHero: Josie.
** TheLancer: Alexander.
** TheSmartGuy: Valerie.
** TheBigGuy: Alan.
** TheChick: Melody.
** TokenEvilTeammate: Alexandra.
** TeamPet: Sebastian.
* GeniusDitz: As dumb as Melody is, she plays the drums professionally.
-->'''Melody:''' Eat your heart out, Ringo!
* GlurgeAddict
* HeroesWantRedheads: Though he's not TheHero (he fits as a sort-of Lancer), Alan would rather have Josie than Alexandra.
* HeyItsThatVoice: Casey Kasem was the voice of Alexander, while Melody's singing voice was by [[CharliesAngels Cheryl Ladd]] (her speaking voice was Jackie Joseph, then of ''The Doris Day Show''). Josie is [[TheJetsons Judy Jetson]] and [[ThePerilsOfPenelopePitstop Penelope Pitstop]]. Since Casey Kasem also voiced Shaggy, the ScoobyDoo crossover resulted in a lot of TalkingToHimself.
** The TalkingToHimself was particularly weird since, although Casem is perfectly capable of doing a wide range of voices, he had voiced Shaggy and Alexander pretty much the same way.
* {{Jerkass}}: Alexandra. In the comics, Alexander can slip between this and JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
* LargeHam: Alexander in the comics, Alexandra in the cartoon.
* LimitedWardrobe
* LockingMacGyverInTheStoreCupboard: If you're gonna kidnap Valerie, you'd better be damn sure she can't move or speak.
* LoveTriangle: Josie, Alan, Alexandra. In the comics, Alexander (who was ''far'' less cowardly and much meaner) had a crush on Josie.
* MacGyvering: Valerie was the champion of this, making solutions and springing traps with guitar strings, bubble gum and hairspray.
* MadScientist: SEVERAL.
* MindControl
* NonHumanSidekick: Sebastian, and Bleep in outer space.
* PowerTrio: Josie, Melody, Valerie.
* PrinceAndPauper: Melody was more than once mistaken for somebody of elevated status, including one ''Outer Space'' episode where the residents of a planet mistook her for their goddess.
** For that matter, a pair of shoes was accidentally mixed up for another pair of shoes that were intelligence-gathering devices.
** Valerie turned out to be a dead ringer for a princess from India, and agreed to act as a decoy to catch a villain who was after her.
* RedHeadedHero: Josie is the leader of the Pussycats and often leads the whole group.
* RichBitch: Alexandra, the sarcastic and selfish twin sister of the Pussycats' manager, Alexander.
* RockTrio: A pop version that swapped the bass guitar with a tambourine.
* ShoutOut: From the debut episode "Greenthumb Is Not A Goldfinger" after the others find Alexandra, Alexander and Sebastian hiding in plants:
-->'''Josie:''' Alexandra, it's you!
-->'''Alexandra:''' Of course it's me! Who were you expecting? ScoobyDoo?
* SkintoneSclerae
* SkunkStripe: Alexandra.
* SpySpeak: In the episode "Never Mind A Master Mind".
* StrictlyFormula: Similar to a lot of Hanna-Barbera mystery shows - The gang shows up in a new town, stumbles onto some great crime or mad plot, solves the mystery, and then everyone laughs as Alexandra's attempt to steal Alan screws up.
* SuddenlyFluentInGibberish: A second episode has the team flying into outer space and encountering a [[SmallAnnoyingCreature dog-bird alien]] named Bleep, who communicates as follows: "Bleep bleep bleep." Melody, the Ditz, says, "Bleep bleep bleep, bleep bleep?" Bleep responds, "Bleep bleep bleep, bleep." Melody then gives an English translation.
* SunglassesAtNight: Alexander, who's seldom seen without his sunglasses.
* ThereAreNoAdults: Teenage musicians just wander around performing in strange places with no parents, or chaperones, or other authority figures...and everyone's okay with this.
** Averted in the show; they appear to be in their 20s.
* TheThreeFacesOfEve
* TokenMinority: Valerie, but this was the late 1960s and early 1970s. Pretty progressive for the times, really, especially considering her TVGenius and {{MacGyver}} talents.
* TVGenius: Valerie could often hold her own understanding what the MadScientist was talking about.
* WalkingTheEarth: The band was always getting into trouble in a city or town they'd visit as part of a gig for their tour.
* WithFriendsLikeThese: Alexandra and Alexander (sometimes Alan as well) got the Pussycats more often in trouble than aided them.
* YouMeddlingKids: Very rarely were those words used verbatim, but the sentiment was there when the gang solved the mystery. This was true for the majority of {{Hanna-Barbera}}'s AnimatedSeries in the 1970s.
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