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Archibald "Archie" Andrews debuted in Pep Comics #22 December, 1941, and six decades later is still a redheaded sixteen-year-old. He lives in Riverdale, attends Riverdale High, and is the only son of Fred and Mary Andrews. He has many hobbies, drives an old car, and takes jobs to pay for dates.
Archie's love is divided between the rich and refined Veronica Lodge and the poor and athletic Betty Cooper; Betty is humble and Veronica is a snob; often they fight over him.
Archie is the lead singer of The Archies, performing with Betty, Veronica, Reggie and Jughead.
Archie is a good fellow, but also an accident waiting to happen and always gets involved in the funniest situations. Some of the many adults who to try be far away from this walking hurricane are Mr. Lodge and Riverdale High 's principal, Mr. Weatherbee.
The Spanish version of Archie Andrews is named Archie Gómez.
Possibly derived from the comic character, Archie Andrews was the name of the puppet used by ventriloquist Peter BroughPeter Brough ( February 26, 1916 June 3, 1999) was an English radio ventriloquist who became a well-known name to audiences in the 1950s. He is associated with the puppet Archie Andrews. Radio days Born in Shepherd's Bush, London, Peter began his radio ca in a radioFor other uses see: radio (disambiguation Radio is a technology that allows the transmission of signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of light. Radio waves Radio waves are a form of electromagnetic radiation, and are and televisionSee TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band Television is a telecommunication system for broadcasting and receiving moving pictures and sound over a distance. The term has come to refer to all the aspects of television p show in the UK in the 1950sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Years: 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 Events and trends Technology United States tests the first fusion bomb. and 1960sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Years: 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around. Archie was invariably dressed in a broad-striped blazer, and addressed the ventriloquist as "Brough". The television scripts were written by Marty FeldmanMarty Feldman ( July 8, 1933 December 2, 1982). English writer, comedian and film and television actor, famous for his bulging eyes, which were the result of a thyroid condition. Like Spike Milligan, Feldman started his show-business career as a trumpet p and Ronald Chesney.
The radio show attracted up to 15m listeners and had a children's fan club that at one time had 250,000 members. Among future stars who appeared on the show were Tony HancockAnthony John Hancock best known as Tony Hancock ( May 12, 1924 June 26, 1968) was a major figure in British television and radio comedy in the 1950s and 1960s. Early Life and Career He was born in Birmingham, England, but raised in Bournemouth where his m, Max Bygraves, Harry Secombe, Benny Hill, Beryl Reid and (as a 14-year-old) Julie Andrews. On one occasion Archie was left on a train, and a £1000 reward was offered for his return .