We explore the secret missing years of Jimmy Osmond, the youngest and most mysterious of the Osmonds. We read from a book written by Miss Susan Dey (Lori of The Partridge Family) that is for girls only!! A spotlight on Mungo Jerry, a group with hits spanning five decades. A look at the new fall season on ABC. And, as always, plenty of great bubblegum music from folks like The Hardy Boys, The Sands, The Partridge Family, The Brady Bunch, The Buckinghams, Third Rail, the Bubblegum, Candy Choir, Giorgio and The Fun and Games!

The late, great Dick Clark "co-hosts" the show this week. There's a tribute to the early 70's animated Rick Springfield! ABBA visits town for the first time. The Village People are here! Plenty of great bubblegum music from folks like The Archies, The Hardy Boys, The American Breed, Abraham and Strauss, The Grass Roots, The Guise, Hot Chocolate Music Company Ltd., Lawrence Welk, 1909 Chewing Gum Hit Company, Hungry Tiger, The Hot Wheels and The Raspberries!

The mystery of The Partridge Family and the most important 15 seconds in the history of pop music! A dramatic reading from a That Girl! novel; A Bubblegum Hall of Fame Classic from The Fun and Games; The Lemon Pipers in French; Plenty of great bubblegum music from The Cowsills, The Love Generation, The Partridge Family, Ola and the Janglers, The Pipkins, The Racket Squad, Shirley Ellis, The Left Banke, The Groovy Goolies, Hanson (finally), Marlo Thomas, The McCoys, Neil Diamond and The Music Explosion.

Season 2 of Echo Valley: The Original Bubblegum Music Podcast begins! This jam-packed episode includes a special tribute to the late, great Davy Jones, a dramatic reading from a Monkees comic book, Tommy Roe's appearance on Green Acres, a brief update on Kid Bubblegum's fate, and great bubblegum music that we've waited many long weeks to play, from the likes of The Banana Splits, Dolenz, Jones, Boyce and Hart ("The Monkees"?), Giorgio, Ice Cream, Eddie, Dennis and Mike, Marshmallow Way, The Ohio Express, The Hardy Boys, Tommy Roe, The Archies, Bobby Bloom, The Hollies, and Music Explosion.

We've chosen our favorite moments from the 29 episodes of Season 1 of Echo Valley! Plus the first annual Top Ten Bubblegum Countdown of the most played bubblegum songs from Season 1. Will your favorite be among them