Sid's friend Lionel Bart asked him to view a rough cut of the movie adaptation of Oliver! It is based on the children's television series H.R. Orson Vulture 3 Wilhelmina W. Witchiepoo's vulture sidekick. While the pressing is by a legitimate European company, the source tape is an unauthorized bootleg, noticeable for several loops added to various tracks. After catching him trying to steal her boat, Witchiepoo puts a spell on Jimmy that turns him into a mechanical boy and commands him to acquire Freddy for her. Delivery times may vary, especially during peak periods. This amount includes applicable customs duties, taxes, brokerage and other fees. 396 H.R. shows. "[22] Martindale said in another interview that he fully believes Marty Krofft's insistence that he did not use drugs, especially given that Marty's focus was that of a businessman, but Martindale describes Sid Krofft as "a big kid" and "a hippy", saying, "His comment when I told him we were going to do this book wasand I quote'Oh, far out.' Jimmy and Freddy both age 70 years when the Clock Family's time machine malfunctions. Pufnstufs name was a bit of a joke to see if the NBC executives would notice. Show, The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy), Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits. Pufnstuf. Pufnstuf and the island's resident entertainer: Billie the Frog. It was the first Krofft live-action, life-size puppet program. An elaborate H.R. TickTock, the clock that warns them that Witchieppo is coming. Pufnstuf stars, such as where the actor was born and what their year of birth is. Pufnstuf character for the HemisFair '68 World's Fair, where they produced a show called Kaleidoscope for the Coca-Cola pavilion. Ms. Hayes at the Museum of Television and Radio in Beverly Hills, Calif., at a party celebrating the release of H.R. Marty Krofft did claim in 2004 that H.R. Pufnstuf", was written by Les Szarvas but is also credited to Paul Simon. Pufnstuf ' once roamed wild on kids' TV now they're invading again: A Sid and Marty Krofft Primer". A difference in the film is that the characters that had been voiced by Lennie Weinrib were each voiced by Allan Melvin and Don Messick. David Martindale, author of Pufnstuf & Other Stuff, maintains that the Kroffts' desire to attract an audience who are now parents of impressionable children pushes them to downplay the double entendres: "But to deny it, the shows lose some of their mystique. H.R. [22][23][24] For example, the title character's name Pufnstuf has been interpreted as a reference to smoking hand-rolled (H.R.) JP Karliak . It included several key characters from this show, such as Luther the dragon and a silly witch. Lennie Weinrib, the show's head writer and the voice of Pufnstuf, has said, "I think fans gave it a kind of mysterious code-like meaning, like Ah, was Pufnstuf puffing stuff? Pufnstuf is a children's television series produced by Sid and Marty Krofft in the United States. Pufnstuf and the scrappy Mammy Yokum in the Broadway and big-screen versions of Lil Abner, has died. Not to us, it wasn't. He cast her in principle roles in three of his renown roadshow operettas: Student Prince, The Merry Widow and Blossom Time. "; and stage veteran Billie Hayes as Witchiepoo, who is always trying to capture Jimmy's talking flute Freddy for herself but always manages to fail at every turn. Instead, they found the name to be too effeminate. H.R. | They may have lent themselves to that culture at the time, but we didn't ascribe that meaning to them, and I can't speak to what adults were doing when they were watching the shows. For the film based on this series, see, CD liner notes: Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits, 1995 MCA Records, Passing Show, The Bridgeport Post, January 22, 1970 p. 21, Owen, Rob. Disc will. Ms. Hayes had built a moderately successful stage career and had portrayed Mammy Yokum in the 1959 film version of Lil Abner (reprising a role she had played on Broadway) when she was cast as Witchiepoo. Jimmy buys a map to the location of the Golden Key which unlocks the Golden Door (a secret way off of Living Island), Witchiepoo captures H.R. May 13, 2021. The Hollywood Reporter is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Pufnstuf Lenticular Photo and The Banana Splits View-Master Reels", "H.R. Pufnstuff, the 1969 children's show created by Sid and Marty Krofft, was a drug-fueled fantasy -- right? They also built an amusement park called The World of Sid and Marty Krofft in downtown Atlanta. (Etc. Sellers declare the item's customs value and must comply with customs declaration laws. Stay up-to-date on all the latest Rotten Tomatoes news! The show's theme song, titled "H.R. Source: (ClickAmericana). Jimmy & Freddie!!!! After Jimmy is wrongfully ejected from the school band for tripping, he ventures on a journey with his newly magical talking flute Freddy. Sid Krofft cast his next-door neighbor, singer Cass Elliot, as Witchiepoo's frenemy and bitter rival Witch Hazel. In 1966, she toured with the national company of Hello, Dolly!, starring Betty Grable, and later appeared on such TV shows as The Monkees, Bewitched, Trapper John, M.D. 3 Works for H.R. SMK and Vivendi Entertainment has obtained the home video rights to the series and released the complete series on January 11, 2011. Witchiepoo receives a message from headquarters that the Boss Witch is coming to Living Island for an inspection. Cast Jack Wild - Jimmy Billie Hayes - Wilhelmina W. Witchiepoo Sharon Baird - Judy the Frog, Lady Boyd, Stupid Bat, Shirley Pufnstuf Roberto Gamonet - Mayor H.R. The seventeen episodes were originally broadcast from September 6, 1969 to December 27, 1969. The show was also parodied on Mr. Show with the sketch The Altered State of Drugachusetts, which featured a boy carrying a talking bong rather than a talking flute. H.R. Cast . Pufnstuf is the mayor -- which, according to some sources, was a slang term for marijuana at the time. 2023 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. Verified purchase: Hayes made her Broadway debut in Leonard Sillmans New Faces of 1956, then succeeded Charlotte Rae as Mammy Yokum in Lil Abner. the Terms and Policies, and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes. Something went wrong. The water in the lagoon became famously filthy as it stagnated over the months of shooting. Awesome DVD box set that includes interviews with cast and crew. ": We've heard that for 35 years. Hayes died of natural causes at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, a family spokesperson told The Hollywood Reporter. marijuana (puffin' stuff);[22][23][24][25][26][27] Marty Krofft has said the initials H.R. We just set out to make a quality children's program., Left: Jack and H.R. Survivors include her niece, Nancy, and nephews Tom, Louie and Guy. The seventeen episodes were originally broadcast from September 6, 1969 to December 27, 1969. n 2004 and 2007, H.R. Condition: News of her death was posted on her website. Pufnstuf was released to DVD on May 19, 2009 by Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Living Island itself is also full of unique characters; among them are Dr. Blinky, Orson Vulture, Seymour Spider, Polka Dotted Horse, Stupid Bat, Ludicrous Lion, Grandmother Clock, Judy Frog and even the four winds with the West Wind sounding much like John Wayne. Source: (IMDb), Cant do a little, cause he cant do enough. | H.R. If they do make a Bugaloos reboot, they need to include a cameo of the original cast members John Mcindoe, Caroline . After moving to New York, she auditioned for theater legend J.J. Shubert and was hired for principle roles in three roadshow operettas: Student Prince, The Merry Widow and Blossom Time. Pufnstuf is a children's television series produced by Sid and Marty Krofft in the United States. Pufnstuf film. It is based on the children's television series H.R. The most prominent of these was "H.R. H.R. The plot was recycled from Kaleidoscope, a live puppet show the Kroffts had staged in the Coca-Cola pavilion of the HemisFair '68 World's Fair. Pufnstuf, died of natural causes April. Comedy 1970 1 hr 34 min. And yes, a lollipop who owns a candy store. Box 69493, West Hollywood CA 90048. She played the bare-knuckle champion of Dogpatch for the remainder of its Broadway run through July 1958, then segued to the 1959 Paramount big-screen version that also starred Peter Palmer, Leslie Parrish, Stubby Kaye, Julie Newmar and Stella Stevens. Billie Armstrong Brosch was born on Aug. 5, 1924, in Du Quoin, Ill. Hayes is best known for her portrayal of the. In one of the interviews, you get to find out what "HR" really stands for. The movie was finally released on VHS in 2001 by Universal Home Video as part of its Universal Treasures Collection and on DVD on May 19, 2009. Pufnstuf is a children's television series produced by Sid and Marty Krofft in the United State. Jimmy and Freddy attempt to fly from Living Island in a giant box kite during a kite-flying contest. Pufnstuf and imprisons him in her dungeon diverting Jimmy from his escape. You couldn't always trust this peddler to be honest, but he was on the Good Guys' side: Crazy Wolf. A total of only 17 episodes were ever produced. The cast included Lenny Weinrib as the voice of Pufnstuf, a friendly and helpful dragon who was also the Mayor of Living Island; young boy Jimmy, played by British star Jack Wild who had already scored success as The Artful Dodger in the 1968 Oscar-winner for Best Picture, "Oliver!"; and stage veteran Billie Hayes as Witchiepoo, who is always . Despite the druggy nature of the show, which lent itself to parody, Marty Krofft has said: The shows were very bright and spacey looking. H.R. She-Ra, He-Man's twin sister, is leading a group of freedom fighters known as the Great Rebellion in the hope of freeing their homeworld of Etheria from the tyrannical rule of Hordak and the Evil Horde. Witchiepoo mistakes Jimmy for an old man and falls in love with him. [16] A joint venture between Universal Pictures and the show's sponsor Kellogg's Cereal,[17] the 1970 film retained most of the cast and crew from the series and featured guest appearances by Cass Elliot as Witch Hazel and Martha Raye as Boss Witch. The network eventually agreed to change the water when the show's stars demanded executives go for a swim in the lagoon. People thought we were on drugs. So, despite the fact that NBC was prepared to do a second season, and even slightly increased the budget, the Kroffts couldnt afford it. Your country's customs office can offer more details, or visit eBay's page on. And that's the way the audience (at home) was programmed to view these shows."[11]. Marty Krofft denied drug use even though the show was kind of like an acid trip. In 1971 she played one in an episode of the sitcom Bewitched in which she was ultimately bested by Samantha, the series star witch, played by Elizabeth Montgomery. In one notorious episode, the human character Jack faces off against evil mushrooms, one of whom is smoking. A soundtrack album was released on LP, cassette and 8-track in 1970 (Capitol/EMI Records SW-542), featuring the songs and the score by Charles Fox. H.R. "'H.R. [2][3], Fast food chain McDonald's later plagiarized the series' concept for its long-running advertising campaign McDonaldland, and the company was successfully sued by the Krofft brothers for the copyright infringement. Pufnstuf, H.R. The witch steals the flute by disguising herself as a pretty dance instructor. Billie Hayes, who rode a memorable cackle to kiddie-TV fame, playing a witch named Witchiepoo in the short-lived but much remembered 1969 series "H.R. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. The dragons last name was inspired by another dragon, Puff, the subject of Puff the Magic Dragon, the song which was popular during that time. [19] Eight years later, Sony again announced development on the project, but there has been no news since.[20]. The two witches bookend Mr. Lynde as they cackle their way through the hardcover editions of Rosemarys Baby and The Exorcist, call The Sound of Music a real horror movie and play Witches Monopoly, a board game in which contestants can either buy a property or blow it up, The New York Times wrote in 2007 when a DVD of that television rarity was released. "[30], Kevin Burke, co-author of Saturday Morning Fever: Growing Up with Cartoon Culture, argues that the "consistency of thought" in the rumors of drug references has a basis, although his co-author and brother Timothy Burke, a history professor at Swarthmore College, insists "human beings are capable of achieving hallucinatory heights without chemical assistance. View cart for details. The case, Sid & Marty Krofft Television Productions Inc. v. McDonald's Corp., 562 F.2d 1157, was decided by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1977.[4]. Witchiepoo invites the Witches' Council for a convention and prepares Pufnstuf as the main meal. Billie Hayes as Witchiepoo on 'H.R. Pufnstuf, a friendly, googly-eyed dragon. Source: (Reelgood). Born on Aug. 5, 1924, in DuQuoin, Illinois, Hayes played in bandleader Vince Genoveses orchestra while in high school, then toured with her own singing and dancing act throughout the Midwest. Following the success of the H.R. H.R. It was too expensive to run, just like H.R. In a 1969 interview with the Dallas-area broadcaster Bobbie Wygant, Ms. Hayes noted that, though Witchiepoo was the villain of Pufnstuf, she received a lot of fan mail from children seeking her help with kid-size problems. Refresh your browser window to try again. Orson accidentally drops the bomb inside the vehicle while taking the wheel, blowing the Vroom Broom apart and sending Witchiepoo and Orson plummeting to earth, lamenting yet another defeat. (17 episodes, 1969-1970) Series Cinematography by Kenneth Peach . It was syndicated by itself from September 1974 to June 1978 and in a package with six other Krofft series under the banner Krofft Superstars from 1978 to 1985. Pufnstuf - The Complete Series (3 DVD) - Box Set Color Ntsc - **Mint**, Item is in Like New/ near Mintcondition. In the United Kingdom, during 1986, Channel 5 Video released the opening three episodes of the television series on VHS. It was the first Krofft live-action, life-size puppet program. Will Jimmy and Freddy get back home? 2023 TV GUIDE, A FANDOM COMPANY. But Pufnstuf found out about her plot and was able to rescue Jimmy when he leaped out of the enchanted boat with Freddy and swam ashore. Ludicrous Lion. In most cases you can click on the names of these popular H.R. H.R. Of course, the show has a villain, Witchiepoo, who wants Jimmys talking golden flute, named Freddy. Ok, that's pretty druggy. Other references were not as contentious. Pufnstuf and the other residents of Living Island try to help young Jimmy, shipwrecked and led to their island, escape the evil clutches of Witchiepoo, a zany witch who wants to steal Jimmy's talking flute for her collection of magical objects. The Kroffts also loaned out the character, with Hayes reprising her role, for The Paul Lynde Halloween Special, in which she appears as the sister of the Wicked Witch of the West (portrayed by Margaret Hamilton). Pufnstuf appears in the eighth episode of the first-season of, Todd Kauffman, animator and director of the, In 2016, H.R. Pufnstuf appeared in a segment of Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, and along with Witchiepoo in the Lidsville episode "Have I Got a Girl For Hoo Doo", where Hoo Doo conjures Pufnstuf as Witchiepoo's date for a witches' dance. pre-owned Sold by: H.R. [1] The film was financed by Universal Pictures and Kellogg's Cereal,[1] also a sponsor of the television show. Pufnstuf and Jimmy conduct a talent show to raise the money. Yes, there is a new DVD version of the "complete" H R PUFNSTUF TV series, but the earlier Rhino edition is the one to own! Finney, Daniel P. "Creators are clear: 'Pufnstuf' was definitely an acid trip". Great DVD box set. Pufnstuf main actors and actresses, so if they are an integral part of the show you'll find them below. Billie Hayes, whose portrayal of the flamboyantly and comically wicked witch Witchiepoo on the 1969-70 Saturday morning live-action children's classic H.R. Pufnstuf - Season 1 - IMDb H.R. 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