The New Archies is based on Archie comic books and characters. The NBC series recast Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Jughead Jones, and Reggie Mantle as pre-teens in junior high. The show has 14 episodes, which aired in 1987 and 1989. Short-lived Archie Comics series with similar title and universe as animated series. Reruns aired from 1991 to 1993 on The Family Channel's Saturday morning program and from 1998 to 2002 on Toon Disney. This series' Veronica is a valley girl. In earlier cartoons and radio shows, she had a southern accent. Dilton Doiley was replaced as the "intellectual" by Eugene. Eugene's girlfriend Amani was added. Archie also got Red.