Hr. Pufnstuf is a children's television series produced by Sid and Marty Krofft in the United States. It was Krofft's first live-action program, life-sized doll. The seventeen episodes were originally aired from September 6, 1969, until December 27, 1969. The broadcast was quite successful so NBC kept it on Saturday morning schedule until August 1972. The show was taken at Paramount Studios and its opening was taken in Big Lake Bear, California. The re-show of the show aired on ABC Saturday morning from September 2, 1972, until September 8, 1973, and on Sunday mornings in several markets from September 16, 1973, to September 8, 1974. It syndicated itself from September 1974 to June 1978 and in a package with six other Krofft series under the Kropert Superstars flag from 1978 to 1985. The re-show of the show was shown on TV Land in 1999 as part of their "Super Retrovision Saturdaze" on Saturday morning-linked to a programming program overnight and in summer 2004 as part of their late-night TV Land Kitschen (sic) TV programming block, and then shown on MeTV from 2014 to 2016.
In 2004 and 2007, H.R. Pufnstuf ranked # 22 and # 27 on TV Guide ' Top Cult Shows Ever.
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Origins
Character H.R. Pufnstuf was originally created for HemisFair '68 world fair in 1968, in which Kroffts produced a show called Kaleidoscope for the Coca-Cola pavilion. His character name is Luther, and he becomes the mascot for justice.
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Plot
H.R. Pufnstuf introduces the most used scenario of Kroffts scenario: their fairy tale of goodness versus crime, as well as their second plot scenario: foreigners in foreign lands.
The show centered on a shipwreck kid named Jimmy (played by teen actor Jack Wild). She was 11 when she arrived on the island and was 12 years old in an episode called "Birthday Party". Jimmy and his friend, a talking flute named Freddy, boarded a mysterious boat, promising an adventure across the sea to the kooky Living Island, the house of dancing trees making love and singing frogs.
The boat was actually owned and controlled by a wicked wizard named Wilhelmina W. Witchiepoo (played by Billie Hayes) who drove a vehicle like a broom called Sapu Vroom. He uses a boat to lure Jimmy and Freddy to his castle on the Island of Life, where he will capture the prisoner Jimmy and steal Freddy for his own purposes.
Mayor Living Island is a friendly and helpful anthropomorphic dragon named HR Pufnstuf (voiced by writer Lennie Weinrib, who also voiced many other characters) who knew about his plot while watching the action and was able to save Jimmy, with the help of Cling and Clang, as he jumped get out of the magic boat with Freddy and swim ashore. Jimmy brought by H.R. Pufnstuf, who was able to protect him from Witchiepoo, because his cave was the only place where his magic had no effect.
After making costumes for the characters in the live-action part of The Banana Splits Adventure Hour, Sid and Marty Krofft were asked to develop their Saturday morning children series for NBC. The plot was recycled from Kaleidoscope, a live puppet show of Kroffts having been staged at the Coca-Cola Pavilion of HemisFair '68 world fair in 1968, including some of the main characters of the show, such as Luther the dragon and the ridiculous witch. Other ideas are cultivated from Sid's life. As a child, he collects the buttons of friends, not cents, to see puppet shows in his backyard; buttons are the standard currency on the Island of Life. Sid and Marty have toured with their dolls as an opening act for Judy Garland, and they base Judy the Frog on her. The joyous lion contains more than just a resemblance to Irving, the famous lion in the pilot they made in 1957 called This is Irving .
Sid's friend, Lionel Bart, asked him to see a rough piece of film adaptation of Oliver . Sid watched young actor Jack Wild and immediately decided that he was the kid he wanted to play in his television series. Only two actresses auditioned for Witchiepoo. The first is the unknown Penny Marshall, but it is felt that he is not right for that part. The veteran stage of Billie Hayes came next, started laughing madly and jumping onto the table. She was given part of the place.
For Marty Krofft, production is a particular headache. Marty receives Jack Wild's guardianship when the teenage boy is in the United States for filming. He then describes bringing Wild to his home as a mistake.
Like most children's television shows of the era, H.R. Pufnstuf contains laughter songs, an inclusion where Kroffts initially opposed. Sid Krofft commented, "We are against it, but Si Rose - is in a sitcom - she feels that when the show is put together, the kids will not know when to laugh." Marty Krofft adds "the bottom line - it's sad - you have to tell them when it's funny and the track laughs, (Si) right. That's necessary, as much as we always look to have a real laugh track > the real audience In a comedy, if you do not have it (laugh), you're in big trouble, because if you do not hear laughter, it's not funny, and that's how the audience (at home) is programmed to see events this. "
Witchiepoo later appeared in the episode of Lidsville "Have I Got a Girl For Hoo Doo" where she landed a date with Horatio J. Hoodoo. HR Pufnstuf appeared in the segment Sigmund and Sea Monsters and in the episode Lidsville "Have I Got a Girl For Hoo Doo" in which Hoo Doo raises Pufnstuf as Witchiepoo date for a wizard's dance. The Krofft Superstar Hour also includes characters in the two segments The Lost Island (where HR Pufnstuf is on) and Horror Hotel (the Witchiepoo, Orry Vulture , Seymour Spider, and Stupid Bat displayed with Hoodoo).
Theme song
The theme song of the show, titled "H.R. Pufnstuf", was written by Les Szarvas but also credited to Paul Simon. Simon's credit was added when he successfully sued The Kroffts, claiming that the theme too closely mimics his song "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin 'Groovy)". She is credited as the co-songwriter on TeeVee Tunes Television Greatest Hits Volume 5: In Living Color .
A cover of the theme song of the event, performed by The Murmurs, was included in the tribute album 1995 Saturday Morning: Bestselling hits cartoon, produced by Ralph Sall for MCA Records.
Episode
Cast
- Jack Wild - Jimmy
- Billie Hayes - Wilhemina W. Witchiepoo
Krofft Dolls
Karakterisasi suara
- Lennie Weinrib - Bela Lugosi Tree, HR Pufnstuf, Dr Blinky's Talking Book, Stupid Bat, Pop Lolly, West Wind, Max Von Toadenoff Agung, Orson Vulture, Kuda Bertanduk Polka, Jimmy sebagai Penjahat Film
- Walker Edmiston - Boris Karloff Tree, Dr. Blinky's Candle, East Wind, Jam Kakek, Angin Utara, Kepala Redwood, Jam Alarm, Dr. Blinky, Tabung Uji Dr. Blinky, Singa yang Menggelikan, Seymour Spider
- Joan Gerber - Freddy Flute, Jam Nenek, Judy the Frog, Madame Willow, South Wind, Lady Boyd, Shirley Pufnstuf
Film
While the television series is still in production, Kroffts is approached for a film adaptation. A joint venture between Universal Pictures and Kellogg's Cereal event sponsor, the 1970 film retained most of the cast and crew of the series and featured guest appearances by Cass Elliott as Witch Hazel and Martha Raye as Boss Witch. The film was finally released on VHS in 2001 by Universal Home Video as part of their Universal Treasures Collection, and on DVD on May 19, 2009. The film also includes Googy Gopher, Orville Pelican, and Boss Witch Driver Heinrich Rat is exclusive to the movie. The main differences in this film are the characters voiced by Lennie Weinrib each voiced by Allan Melvin and Don Messick.
Kroffts has long had a plan for Hr. New. Pufnstuf movies. Sony first tried to recreate it in 2000, but canceled the project. In September 2008, it was revealed that the live-action feature film was re-developed at Sony. But after 9 years of waiting, it is currently unknown when the release date for the movie will be announced.
Tour
A number of US show performances of the show runs starring the same character of the show. The most prominent is "H.R. Pufnstuf & The Brady Kids Live at the Hollywood Bowl", performed and recorded in 1973. This performance was released on VHS in 1997.
DVD release
In 2004, Rhino Entertainment released H.R. Pufnstuf: The Complete Series , featuring all 17 episodes on three discs, remastered and truncated, accompanied by an interview with Sid & Marty Krofft, Billie Hayes, and Jack Wild. Full Series is out of print, but individual releases (best) continue to be sold. Pufnstuf , a great movie released in 1970, was also released on May 19, 2009 by Universal Studios. SMK and Vivendi Entertainment have obtained the home video rights for the series and released the full series on January 11, 2011. Two versions of the release are available; a set of traditional complete series, while the other is a collector set, featuring a bobble head H.R. Pufnstuf. The series is also available in digital media format in the iTunes Store. All catalogs are available for streaming at www.qkids.com and Qkids applications in the iTunes Store.
McDonaldland lawsuit
The show was the subject of a successful lawsuit brought by Kroffts against McDonald's fast food restaurant, whose McDonaldland character was found to have violated the copyright of the show. The case is, Sid & amp; Marty Krofft Television Productions Inc. v. McDonald's Corp., 562 F.2d 1157, was decided by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal in 1977.
Drug reference claims
The Krofft brothers have responded in several interviews with popular belief that refined recreational drug references existed at the show. For example, the title character name Pufnstuf has been construed as a reference to marijuana smoking (H.R.) marijuana (puffin 'stuff); Marty Krofft said the initials H.R. actually represents the "Royal Highness" retreat. The theme song of the show's song "he can not do little, because he can not do enough" has been read as referring to the nature of drug addiction. Pufnstuf has quotes like "Whoa, dude!" and other "hippie" slang words. Lennie Weinrib, lead author of the show and voice of Pufnstuf, has said, "I think fans gave her such a meaning of mysterious code, like 'Ah, does Pufnstuf suck stuff? Like grass?' Is it a psychedelic? Is it drug-oriented? Not for us, it is not. "In a 2000 interview, Marty Krofft answered the question by saying," Krofft's appearance has many colors, but no drug connotations in the show. " He discussed the topic at length in an interview with St. Louis Post-Dispatch in 2004, in response to the question, "OK, let's open in the open.What is H.R. Pufnstuf just one giant drug reference?":
We've heard it for 35 years. We do not intentionally do anything related to drugs in the story. People thought we were using drugs. You can not do a good television when using drugs. People never trust you when you say it, but you can not. The show is very bright and looks very in demand. They may have lent themselves to the culture at the time, but we do not think that means to them, and I can not talk to what adults do when they watch the show. We have just created a quality children program.
The authors of the books on the show and of his contemporaries, however, do not always accept an alternative explanation of Kroffts for clear reference to drugs. David Martindale, author of Pufnstuf & amp; Other items, suggesting that Kroffts' desire to attract a current audience of parents of impressionable children encourages them to undermine the double influence: "But to reject it, the show loses some of their mystique. "Martindale said in another interview that he fully believed in Marty Krofft's insistence that he was not using drugs, especially given that Marty's focus was an entrepreneur, but Martindale described Sid Krofft as" the big boy "and "hippy," says, "His comment when I told him we were going to do this book - and I quote - 'Oh, far away.' He said these events do not come from smoking just a small pot, and you can say, 'Oh, yes. It comes from smoking a lot of pots.' But I think he's deliberately doing a double meaning so the show can entertain people on different levels. "
Kevin Burke, co-author of Saturday Morning Fever: Growing Up with Cartoon Culture, argues that the "consistency of thought" in rumors about drug references has a basis, although coauthor and brother Timothy Burke, a history professor at Swarthmore College, asserts "human beings are capable of reaching the hallucinatory height without chemical help." Contrary to his own position, Marty Krofft does not acknowledge or hint in some interviews that reference is made consciously; in one case, one writer reported that when pressed for the "close" connotation in the title Lidsville, "Well, maybe we just have a good sense of humor," Krofft said with a laugh. His comments to other interviewers are more direct; in a TimesI profile that the author observed, "Watching today's show, it's hard to imagine a show with more satire and kisses into pot culture, in short something that features characters named Spliffy and Bong-O", Krofft admitted that the title of the show is a deliberate reference to cannabis, just like Lidsville, but it's just a joke to see if they can get them past the NBC executives who know nothing.
Parody and tribute
- One of the most famous parodies of H.R. Pufnstuf is "The Altered State of Druggachusetts", a segment of the HBO comedy series Show it with Bob and David . The sketch consists of a failed television pilot for a children's show introduced by "Sam and Criminy Craffft" (played by Bob Odenkirk and David Cross). The show itself is similar to H.R. Pufnstuf , with the reference of a drug made humorous. Instead of the flute talking, the boy brought the talking bong, and all the residents in Druggachusetts took or lived the incarnation of various drugs.
- Nike makes skateboard shoes for their SB Dunk line which is named after the show, with shoe color similar to Pufnstuf.
- Quotes from performances can often be seen played on TV in Earl's hotel rooms and his siblings share in My Name Is Earl , and October 18, 2007, episodes of extended scene features with HR Pufnstuf as a super-crimefighter who works alongside the character's sibling character in a creative fantasy writing exercise.
- In an episode of the TV sitcom George Lopez , H.R. Pufnstuf makes guest appearances at birthday parties. Lopez dances with her and the theme song is used as music.
- The episode of the animated television series The Simpsons features a "Hufnstuf on Ice" show that has characters resembling H.R. Pufnstuf. Another episode featured a muffin shop in Shelbyville named "H.R. Muffinstuff".
- H.R. Pufnstuf appeared in the eighth episode of the first season CHiPs , titled "Thief Green Thumb" with his voice replicated by Lennie Weinrib. He was pulled by Ponch (Erik Estrada) and Jon (Larry Wilcox) on one of the Los Angeles highways. Although he was named by name, while Jon maintained his polite feel about the actor in Pufnstuf's suit, he let the Mayor of Pufnstuf well with a warning. Ponch later declared himself as "a very big boy", referring to the children's show.
- In the Ace Ventura movie: When Nature Calls , the title character asks the other character to push it "Hey, what ya, Hr Shove n Stuff?"
- This series has been cited as a major influence on the Cartoon Network Adventure Time program.
- In 2016, H.R. Pufnstuf, Cling, Clang, and Freddy the Flute appear on the crossover episode Mutt & amp; Stuff entitled "Hp. Pufnstuf Comes to Mutt & Stuff!" with H.R. Pufnstuf is voiced by Randy Credico with Mary Karcz giving performance in appearance while Donna Kimball gives a facial performance, Freddy the Flute performed by Donna Kimball, and Cling and Clang by Arturo Gil and Joseph S. Griffo. H.R. Pufnstuf is described as an uncle of Stuff.
References
External links
- 70s Live Action Kid Vid
- The Straight Dope - "Was McDonaldland traced from the old" H.R. Pufnstuf "children's TV show?"
- DVD Verdict - DVD Region 1
- DVD Times - Territory 0 reviews DVD
- "Searching For..H R Pufnstuf" - The Nice Rooms Webzine
- Hr. Pufnstuf on IMDb
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