Only 17 episodes were produced and they originally debuted on nbc in late 1969. Show with bob and david actually bob oedekirk and david cross did a wonderful takeoff on hr pufnstuf where they made the drug references blatant and goddamned funny. Stuff creators sid krofft and marty krofft vehemently deny any drug connection. Pufnstuf was one of the earlier shows that the krofft brothers made and probably one of the most enduring.
Pufnstuf does have some less disputable inspirations. But to deny it, the shows lose some of their mystique. Belief books class war crime current events dance design drugs. The characters name was luther and he became the symbol of the fair. The list of the most helpful results for pufnstuf how to that is provided above may be of help for users. Its little wonder that the 2009 will ferrell big budget feature film repurposing of the kroffts land of the lost played off such connotations with pg drug references. Of the upcoming book, jayz said in a statement, rich has always been. As a historical note, the basic design and characters of mcdonalds mcdonaldland commercials were blatantly plagiarized from h. Even flying as high as witchiepoo on the vroom broom, the drug references in this show are.
I should have mentioned the successful lawsuit by sid and marty krofft against mcdonalds, charging that the company and its advertising agency had ripped off the mcdonaldland characters from h. It was called the altered state of druggacusetts and if. Pufnstuf subtle drug references or just wacky kids stuff. Pufnstuf was the toprated saturday morning tv show, and the kroffts began getting calls from ad agencies hoping to get in on the action. Pufnstuf and the bugaloos, lidsville ran for only one season 19711972, with reruns airing the following year 19721973.
Pufnstuf has made guest cameos over the years in shows as diverse as chips and the drew carey show. Pufnstuf himself once appeared on sigmund and the sea monsters after being accidentally conjured up by the local genie. As any saturday morning cartoons fan from the late 60s and early 70s can tell you, h. Instead the two of them end up on the living island, where everything is alive. Pufnstuf was that the show contained many hidden drug referenc. Charlie book richard haydn, the evil trees bela lugosi and peter lorre. Pufnstuf, legend of 1960s childrens television, will guest star. Fresh from this success, jack was offered the lead role in the american television series h. Pufnstuf for the cass elliot post, i came across this tidbit from wikipedia. See more ideas about hr puff n stuff, childhood memories, saturday morning cartoons. R pufnstuf jim nabors as gomer pyle, ludicrous lion w.
Launched in 1969, the summer of love, the show revolved around the adventures of jimmy, a young boy trapped on the magical living island, where virtually every object, animal and plant can talk and move. The success of this program led to wild reprising the role for the film version, pufnstuf. Energetic villain witchiepoo is clearly modeled after the wizard of ozs wicked witch of the west. Yet in those days of a couple channels playing cartoons after school and saturdays, most of us missed out on these syndicated versions. Pufnstuf had a certain recreational drug aura about it. On 420, the best pot references in kids shows westword. Hr pufnstuf is the mayor of the island and jimmys guide through this new land. The seventeen episodes were originally broadcast from september 6, 1969, to december 27, 1969. In a 2005 interview with usa today, marty krofft said, n. It was the first krofft liveaction, lifesizedpuppet program. The show was a drug trip in and of itself, for little kids. This sid krofft and marty krofft production featured wild as a boy marooned in an enchanted land with puppets and actors in elaborate costumes. Pufnstuf, lidsville s title and subject matter were often interpreted as references to drug use. Pufnstuf was full of nods to the prevailing stoner counterculture, and included many sly pot and drug references which most of us likely missed as children.
He has a magic flute named freddy and the evil witchiepoo tries to steal the flute by sinking jimmys boat. Pufnstuff, the 1969 childrens show created by sid and marty. Starr in turn had a question for sid krofft, according to marty. Many viewers believe the show contains subtle drug references for example, the title characters name pufnstuf can be interpreted as a term for smoking marijuana puffin stuff. There are talking candlesticks, books, clocks and many other. Sid and marty krofft working on new revivals july 15, 2016. Pufnstuf introduced the kroffts mostused plot scenario. Pufnstuf contained more drugs references than a snoop dog album. Pufnstuf movie dont ask and for whatever reason alright, i was stoned, i really enjoyed it. Apply to 8 mechanical job openings in guntur for freshers 21st june 2020 mechanical vacancies in guntur for experienced in top companies. This onehour installment reveals the behindthescenes drama on many of the kroffts television shows of the 1970s and 80s and examines the often strained personal and. Pufnstuf is coming back to television, and hes bringing a few old.
For more information, see this article at cecil adams the straight dope, or this. Hr pufnstuf lasted a mere 17 episodes way back in the fall of 1969. Pufnstuf character was originally created for the hemisfair 68 worlds fair in 1968, where the kroffts produced a show called kaleidescope for the cocacola pavilion. Downtown atlantas lost psychedelic theme park atlas obscura. Of course, such things appear throughout fairy tales, but the tone of hr pufnstuf rooted it firmly in the acid penumbra. Last weekend i discovered that all 17 episodes of h. It was called the altered state of druggacusetts and if anyone can find it on youtube or something hook it up. Pufnstuf, the 1970s liveaction saturday morning kids show created by sid n marty krofft, put the surreal in our breakfast cereal especially if you had been up the night before thanks to some orange sunshine. Pufnstuf is a childrens television series produced by sid and marty krofft in the united states. Pufnstuf himself cant seem to keep his eyes from going googly. According to wikipedia pufnstuf has been interpreted as a reference to smoking handrolled h.
Sid and marty krofft, have always strenuously denied that drugs specifically. Jan 25, 2014 hr pufnstuf is a highly psycheelic children show which ran on american television in 1969, created by sid and marty krofft. Marty and myself moved with the times, sid says, sounding pained as he explains that psychedelia was just popular in 1969, when h. The kroffts sued in 1973, and won the case in 1977. Though they dont come right out and deny it, they do strongly imply that there is no basis to the rumors.
Pufnstuf was that the show contained many hidden drug references, which the krofft brothers denied. Best of events music movies tv books arts theater friday. From her broombroom in the sky as well, wild starred in the film pufnstuf 1970, filmed shortly after production of the television show had concluded. Instead of a talking flute, the boy carries a talking bong, and all of the residents in druggachusetts take or are living incarnations of various drugs. Though they dont come right out and deny it, they do. The whole show was a brightlycolored trip through the worlds of lsd, marijuana, and probably a pint of elmer. Pufnstuf series, the krofft brothers vehemently deny any deliberate drug references in their shows. The show is almost as bad as the curious george books one of the most. Over the years the show has had a cult following on account of claims for drug references in the show. Actress margaret hamilton must have been flattered by that choice because she would be a part of the kroffts sigmund and the sea monsters four years later. Blinky, grandmother clock zsa zsa gabor, pop lolly, judy frog judy garland, orson the vulture frank nelson, charlie book richard haydn, the evil trees bela lugosi and peter lorre, the biglipped tree, the talking skull boris karloff, the west. Though it had such a short run it certainly became a cultural icon and its influences can be found to this day. Readers who were watching kids tv during the early 1970s will remember a psychedelically strange show called h. The total of search results for pufnstuf how to now is 20 with the latest update on 3rd october 2020.
The show followed a little boy with a magic flute that could talk. But various opt enthusiasts saw a lot of imagery that appeared as strong references to slang and drug icons of the time. Although the two brothers behind this colorful, low budget, liveaction puppeteering, sid and marty krofft, have always strenuously denied that drugs specifically pot and acidhad anything whatsoever to do with the inspiration. Jimmy arrives late for band practice and is expelled from the band for causing a disruption and inadvertently breaking a drum kit.
Pufnstuf, with drug references made humorously overt. Mar 29, 2015 specifically, pufnstuf seems a reference to smoking weed, and the line cant do a little, cuz he cant do enough also seems like a drug reference about getting high. The brothers have always denied being influenced by marijuana and acid, but the notion that the shows imagination was fueled by, and is most enjoyed with, the use of illicit substances continues. Hr pufnstuf looks a little long in the tooth these days, his tail is dragging, but this television series still features the droll villainry of witchiepoo to keep things going. After decades of being goaded for a definitive answer on whether the show was one giant pot reference, marty krofft did finally admit that pufnstuf s title was a reference to reefer smoking. In one of several mostly fluffy interviews on rhinos threedisc compilation of the entire h. Oct, 2015 some wags may credit its enduring popularity to the notion that it was a true child of the 60s in others words, that h.
Pufnstuf, was written by les szarvas but is also credited to paul simon. Sid and marty krofft have both denied that there were any intentional drug references in h. He was nearly eaten by sigmunds mother and her womens club. Saturday morning dragon could attract adults 1969 by joan crosby, the times herald port huron, michigan september 19, 1969. Pufnstuf, child of the 60s, visits nickelodeon show the.
Pufnstuf, the childrens show dragon, was born when sid and marty krofft created kaleidoscope, a show for the cocacola pavilion at the worlds fair in san antonio in 1968, the fair that the hippies called the hemisfair. Authors of books on the show and its contemporaries, however, have. The 1969 tv show featuring jack wild and a dragon is a fond memory for many of a certain age. The show was so popular it stayed in circulation in various forms and bundles for 15 years. Authors of books on the show and its contemporaries, however, have not always. Pufnstuf may be the greatest boon to adult television viewing since kukla, fran and ollie. Pufnstuf trippin down pyschedelic 60s saturday morning. Pufnstuf is actually a friendly dragon if you are a little familiar with drug culture youll understand why just from the title this appears to be something special. At the start of the 1970 pufnstuf movie, we get a bit more backstory on jimmy and freddy the flute. A 1998 book about the krofft brothers cites unsubstantiated rumors that the pair. May 27, 2003 readers who were watching kids tv during the early 1970s will remember a psychedelically strange show called h.
This onehour installment reveals the behindthescenes drama on many of the kroffts television shows of the 1970s and 80s and examines the often strained personal and professional. Pufnstuf had a lot of colorful, almost trippy, imagery cbs television distribution via fire breathing dimetrodon time. Lennie weinrib, the shows head writer and the voice of pufnstuf, has said, i think fans gave it a kind of mysterious codelike meaning, like ah, was pufnstuf puffing stuff. They talk about their start in show business and what they did up before tv. Many know about the notsohidden in joke in the title meaning hand rolled puff and stuff, but thats not whats bothering many people now its the apparent change in the spelling of the shows title. Pufnstuf, the bugaloos, land of the lost, sigmund and the sea monsters, lidsville, and other farout celebrations of unleashed imagination, they created a whole universe of. People never believe you when you say that, but you cant. Pufnstuf and the strange world of sid and marty krofft.
Authors of books on the show and its contemporaries, however, have not always accepted the kroffts alternative explanations for apparent references to drugs. Her vulture and spider henchmen sorry names escape me add to the craziness of the quest for jimmys magic flute, freddy. Dec 19, 2020 incidentally, nbc did not like pufnstuf s name, but not because of a potential drug reference. For their show, kaleidoscope, the duo conceived the character of luther, a brightlycolored.
Apr 12, 2011 krofft productions have long been associated with drug trips and watching this show, titled h. Sid and marty krofft needed a show for the cocacola pavilion for the 1968 worlds fair, sometimes known as the hemisfair that year. Shirley pufnstuf returns to film a new western movie on living island, allowing other island natives to be extras in the movie. Each show was 30 minutes long and was on during saturday morning cartoons.
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