Archie's Weird Mysteries



Archie's Weird Mysteries (1999-2000) is an American-French TV series produced by the now-defunct DiC Entertainment and its French subsidiary, Les Studios Tex. Based on characters created by Archie Comics, it details Archie and his friends dealing with supernatural occurrences in their town of Riverdale.

Beware of the Glob! (Episode 26)
Dilton concocts a growth serum and puts it in the school fridge to keep cool. Unfortunately, Miss Beazley does not notice the warning on the bottle and puts it in the batter she is using for tapioca pudding. The concoction comes to life and absorbs her spoon, the bowl, a plethora of other things in the kitchen, and finally, Miss Beazley herself when she discovers it.

The Glob then goes to the classroom of Archie and his friends. Miss Grundy tries to chastise the Glob, only to be absorbed herself. Several of the students run out of the classroom, but Betty is absorbed before she can follow suit.

Archie rallies students to fight the glob, but Reggie talks them into following him to the tennis court, leaving only Jughead and Dilton staying with Archie. In a supply shed, Reggie details a plan to lure the Glob and drop a tennis net on it, pinning it to the ground. However, the Glob slides under a closed door (somehow, none of the people or things it has absorbed are affected by this) and absorbs Reggie's followers while they are preparing the trap. Reggie is too busy fantasizing about him being labeled as a hero to notice the Glob until it is almost too late, and just barely escapes, even closing the door behind him. However, the Glob slides under the door again and goes after him. Reggie tries to run, but (not looking where he is going) falls into a water fountain. Due to its aversion to water, the Glob leaves instantly.

Dilton takes Archie and Jughead to his lab and shows them a laser cannon that he has been working on. Archie is chosen as bait, but when he goes, Betty pokes her head out and reveals that there are air pockets inside the Glob. Before Archie can rescue her, however, she is absorbed again.

The Glob attacks the town and absorbs several more people, buildings, and things in its wake. Dilton takes a sample of it back to his lab to study its components. Reggie comes in (still dripping wet from the fountain) and reveals the Glob's rampage. Jughead then smells the sample and quickly identifies it as tapioca pudding. Dilton quickly realizes what must have happened. When Reggie asks how to stop the Glob, Dilton explains that pudding is made out of milk, whey, and sugar and can be dissolved by water. Reggie immediately realizes that this is why the Glob did not follow him into the fountain. The four friends go to the fire station, only to discover that the Glob has already absorbed the firemen, the fire engines, and the fire hoses. The Glob then finds them and chases them to Pop's Chock'Lit Shoppe, where Pop Tate, thinking they are customers, is surprised to see them boarding everything up. Initially, he does not believe Archie's story about a giant Glob, but when Jughead turns down an offer for burgers, Pop starts to suspect something is terribly wrong. The Glob comes to the Chock'Lit Shoppe and tries to absorb it. The boys try to fight back with seltzer hoses, but the Glob is too big for them to be effective. The boys begin to lose hope when the seltzer runs out, but Jughead decides to take the Glob on (despite Archie's protests) and starts eating it. At first, this almost seems to work (with the Glob peeling back), but Jughead soon reaches his limit and is absorbed by the Glob.

Archie is in despair, and his mood is not helped by Reggie questioning his leadership skills. Archie derides Reggie for not thinking up a better plan, but Pop puts an end to the argument and chides them for their childishness. When Dilton points out that they need a large amount of water to take down the Glob, Reggie sarcastically suggests that they do a rain dance. This gives Archie an idea for cloud seeding. Archie lures the Glob away from the Chock'Lit Shoppe and into a park, where Reggie, Pop, and Dilton arrive in an airplane that they borrowed from Reggie's uncle (and Pop is now piloting). The three go above a cloud onto which they plan to put in a formula that Dilton created. Unfortunately, the plan hits a snag when it turns out that the doors are rusted shut. Ultimately, Reggie has to go to the landing gear and open the doors manually. This releases the formula and instigates a rainstorm, dissolving the Glob and releasing everyone and everything it absorbed.