Celebrity Death: Marty Krofft age 86. King of 70's children's program

[Jumptheshark]

Marty Krofft, Creator of H.R. Pufnstuf and Land of the Lost, Dead at 86

Marty Krofft, "The King of Saturday Mornings" and creator of a world of children's programming has died. He was 86 years old — read full obituary.

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Sid and Marty Krofft - Wikipedia

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Sid and Marty Krofft in the 70's had about 10 children shows on at one time in the mid 70'a

And of course all shows were a little special. I wore a PuffnStuff t shirt to grade 3 and was made to go home and change my shirt

TV series[edit]​

• Sigmund and the Sea Monsters (2016)
• Mutt & Stuff (2015)
• Land of the Lost (1991)
• D.C. Follies (1987)
• Pryor's Place (1984)
• Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters (1980)
• Pink Lady and Jeff (1980)
• The Krofft Superstar Hour (1978; a.k.a. The Bay City Rollers Show)
  • Horror Hotel
  • The Lost Island
• The Brady Bunch Hour (1977)
• The Krofft Supershow(1976)
  • Dr. Shrinker (1976)
  • Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (1976)
  • Kaptain Kool and the Kongs (1976)
  • Wonderbug (1976)
  • Bigfoot and Wildboy (1977)
  • Magic Mongo (1977)
• Donny & Marie (1976; a.k.a. The Osmond Family Show)
• The Lost Saucer (1975)
• Far Out Space Nuts (1975)
• Land of the Lost (1974)
• Sigmund and the Sea Monsters (1973)
• Lidsville (1971)
• The Bugaloos (1970)
• H.R. Pufnstuf (1969)
• The Banana Splits (1968; characters created for Hanna-Barbera Productions)

TV specials/pilots[edit]​

• Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2001, unaired pilot)
• Krofft Late Night (1991)
• Sid & Marty Krofft's Red Eye Express (1988)
• The Patti LaBelle Show (1985)
• Rock 'n' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular (1985)
• The Cracker Brothers (1985)
• Saturday's the Place (1984)
• Oral Roberts Celebration (1981)[14]
• The CBS Saturday Morning Preview Special (1983)
• Anson & Lorrie (1981)
• Bobby Vinton's Rock 'n' Rollers (1978)
• The Krofft Komedy Hour (1978)
• The Bay City Rollers Meet the Saturday Superstars (1978)
• Kaptain Kool and the Kongs Present ABC All-Star Saturday (1977)
• The Brady Bunch Variety Hour (1976)
• The Paul Lynde Halloween Special (1976) - Did not produce, but includes Witchiepoo and other Krofft regulars
• Jimmy Osmond Presents ABC's Saturday Sneak Peek (1976)
• Really Raquel (1974)
• Prevue Revue (1974)
• The World of Sid & Marty Krofft at the Hollywood Bowl (1973)
• Fol-de-Rol (1972)

Direct-to-video[edit]​

• Wishing Well Willy (1995)
• Toby Terrier and His Video Pals (1993-1994) - Created to interact with an electronic toy manufactured by Tiger Electronics

Films[edit]​

• Land of the Lost (2009)
• Harry Tracy, Desperado (1982)
• Side Show (1981)
• Middle Age Crazy (1980)
• Pufnstuf (1970)

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Area 36-Year-Old Still Has Occasional Lidsville Nightmare

BOWLING GREEN, KY–Though their frequency has decreased since childhood, 36-year-old graphic designer Pete Meijer still suffers from occasional nightmares related to Lidsville, the early-'70s Sid and Marty Krofft-produced Saturday-morning program featuring Charles Nelson Reilly cavorting with a...

www.theonion.com

Their stuff was so creepy.

I'm also morbidly fascinated with their abortive indoor theme park in 70's Atlanta.

 

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Area 36-Year-Old Still Has Occasional Lidsville Nightmare

BOWLING GREEN, KY–Though their frequency has decreased since childhood, 36-year-old graphic designer Pete Meijer still suffers from occasional nightmares related to Lidsville, the early-'70s Sid and Marty Krofft-produced Saturday-morning program featuring Charles Nelson Reilly cavorting with a...

www.theonion.com

Their stuff was so creepy.

I'm also morbidly fascinated with their abortive indoor theme park in 70's Atlanta.

The Banana splits freaked me out for awhile---love the Onion got in on the act

 

[Osprey]

I loved Land of the Lost as a kid. Heck, I also liked it as an adult when I rented the whole series on Netflix many years ago. The intro is catchy.



Also, speaking of nightmares, the Sleestak in the show creeped me out a bit as a kid.

 

[Jumptheshark]

I loved Land of the Lost as a kid. Heck, I also liked it as an adult when I rented the whole series on Netflix many years ago. The intro is catchy.



Also, speaking of nightmares, the Sleestak in the show creeped me out a bit as a kid.

One thing cracked me up..I did not realize they switched out lead male actors between season 2 and 3--I rewatched it on youtube a few years ago and then realize they did

 

[Osprey]

One thing cracked me up..I did not realize they switched out lead male actors between season 2 and 3--I rewatched it on youtube a few years ago and then realize they did

Yeah, I think that the guy playing the father wanted to move on, but instead of re-casting him, they had his character return to the surface through a portal or something while his brother (the kids' uncle) came through and took his place. It didn't change the show much, but it's a little weird and sad to think about. Before, at least the family was together, even though they were trapped in a strange world. After, the kids and their father spent the whole season separated from each other.

 

[Jumptheshark]

Yeah, I think that the guy playing the father wanted to move on, but instead of re-casting him, they had his character return to the surface through a portal or something while his brother (the kids' uncle) came through and took his place. It doesn't change the show much, but it's a little sad when you think about it. Before, the family was together, even though they were trapped in a strange world. After, the kids and their father spent the whole season separated from each other.

Actually the reason why the actor left had to do with something that the Actors guilde fought for in the 1980's. Money for the use of his face selling lunch boxes, games and other stuff. HE found out how much the brothers were making in merchendising he wanted a cut, Didnt get it so he quit

 

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RIP

 

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H.R. Pufnstuf inspired hundreds of thousands of young Saturday morning TV watchers to experiment with LSD.