Pufnstuf proper, the lessons he learned from 2009s land of. Pufnstuf cant do a little cause he cant do enough once upon a summertime just a dream from yesterday a. Pufnstuf mix in one part crazy singing english kid jimmy played by jack wild, one part golden flute, sprinkle in one evil witchiepoo billie hayes who wants to steal said flute, and top the whole thing off with pufnstuf, the mayor of living island who wears cowboy duds, and you have one run on sentence and a description of the first krofft tv show h. Pufnstuf and his friends do whatever they need to to protect jimmy and freddy from witchiepoos. In the end, jimmy may have to save pufnstuf and all the good guys, as another of. Pufnstuf movie may soon be headed in our direction. Witchiepoo runs for mayor of living island challenging hr pufnstuf. Released 1970, pufnstuf stars jack wild, billie hayes, martha raye, cass elliot the g movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 38 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which put. Pufnstuf was the first in a long line of saturday morning childrens liveaction puppet television shows created and produced by the kings of 1970s saturday morning television, sid and marty krofft. In the episode flute, book and candle, jimmy dresses up as a beggar, and pretty much looks and acts like the artful dodger. Pufnstuf tv series 19691970 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This childrens fantasy is based on the popular 1960s kiddy show h.
To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. My sister and i recorded this a few years ago, and i just put this little video together as, oh, maybe a tad of an homage. Or maybe its in anticipation of a newly slated version of pufnstuf that appears to have johnny depp pencilled in to appear. Mar 28, 2011 this is all briskly explained in the 1970 feature film, simply titled pufnstuf, but never in the t. Pufnstuf has made guest cameos over the years in shows as diverse as chips and the drew carey show. This site features pictures from the televison show, the movie, and various collectables and memorabilia. With jack wild, billie hayes, lennie weinrib, joan gerber.
When a magical talking boat appears, he boards the ship only to discover that it has been sent by an evil witch named witchiepoo to keep him. Sid and marty krofft want to reboot their hr pufnstuf and land of the lost tv shows as movies and remake of the bugaloos and lidsville tv series. More specifically, witchiepoo is after jimmys small friend, a small solid gold diamond encrusted talking flute named freddy. Sid and marty krofft reboot sigmund and the sea monsters. With jack wild, billie hayes, martha raye, cass elliot. Witchiepoo knows that if she has freddy in her possession, she will definitely be named witch of the year at the. Also, the kroffts have been talking about a major pufnstuf remake movie for years, and in 2002 nickelodeon movies and paramount pictures. Pufnstuf movie dont ask and for whatever reason alright, i was stoned. Pufnstuf sometimes referred to as pufnstuf zaps the world is a 1970 american musical fantasy adventure film based on the childrens television series h. Hr pufnstuf season 1 episode the magic path youtube. Instead the two of them end up on the living island, where everything is alive.
A remake of the movie was propositioned by columbia pictures back in 2000, but plans were scrapped soon after. I hadnt heard the song in 20 years, but it was actually fairly crisp. He has a magic flute named freddy and the evil witchiepoo tries to steal the flute by sinking jimmys boat. Directed by 1 writing credits 5 cast 21 produced by 4 music by 1. It was the second krofft liveaction, lifesizedpuppet program. Although the two brothers behind this colorful, low budget, liveaction puppeteering, sid and marty krofft, have always strenuously denied that drugsspecifically pot and acidhad anything whatsoever to do with the inspiration. In an interview with thewrap on thursday, krofft was candid as he discussed a potential movie or series to bring back h. For more information, see this article at cecil adams the straight dope, or this. The adventures of a boy trapped in a fantastic land with a dragon friend and a witch enemy. Pufnstuf live at the hollywood bowl with special guest the brady bunch vhs. Young jimmy is being pursued by the evil wilhemina w. Hr pufnstuf by sid and marty krofft buy some videos and dvds. Forget the forced nostalgia hr pufnstuf was really bad tv.
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. Though the krofft brothers can rest on their laurels after major film success, sony pictures propositioned a pufnstuf movie remake in 2000. This explains why so many of the songs center centre around jimmy. Pufnstuf, are currently bringing another one of their tv shows to the big screen with land of the lost starring will ferrell. Actor jack wild who made his name as the artful dodger in the film oliver.
Many children today were probably introduced to the show through the titular title characters. Pufnstuf movie dont ask and for whatever reason alright, i was stoned, i really enjoyed it. He was nearly eaten by sigmunds mother and her womens club. Her vulture and spider henchmen sorry names escape me add to the craziness of the quest for jimmys magic flute, freddy. Read the pufnstuf movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Pufnstuf s sister stars in a movie to raise money for living islands antiwitch fund. Oct 21, 2015 the show had only two slightly memorable elements. This should bring back some fond memories of a great t. Jack wild, billie hayes, lennie weinrib, joan gerber, walker edmiston, sharon baird, roberto gamonet, joy campbell, angelo rossitto, johnny silver, harry monty, jon linton, johnny whitaker, marty krofft, sid krofft. Hr pufnstuf s sister shirley stars in a movie to raise money for living islands anti.
Hr pufnstuf and land of the lost tv shows as movies and remake of. Hr pufnstuf e08 the horse with the golden throat h264 tvv. The seventeen episodes were originally broadcast from september 6, 1969, to december 27, 1969. I was a whopping 7 years old, and i had the biggest guy crush on jack wild. Tv shows as feature films, as well as a remake of the bugaloos and. R pufnstuf movie and it might sound a little familiar to fans of spike jonze where the wild things are.
When billy learns the name of the real shooter, he has to turn to the fbi to help him bring his elusive suspect in for questioning. Hr pufnstuf revolved around costumed characters with huge heads including star hr pufnstuf, who was supposed to be a dragon couldve fooled me and a human kid named jimmy. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. May 31, 2011 kids wanted to to their own version of the credits to h. Pufnstuf was actually created as a star vehicle for jack wild due to his rapid ascension to teenidol status in the us hed already been fairly wellknown for a few years in his native uk. Reruns of the show aired in daily syndication from 1978 to 1985 as part of the krofft superstars package with six other krofft series. Pufnstuf the list contains related movies ordered by similarity. The network announced on tuesday that it has greenlit h. Also, the kroffts have been talking about a major pufnstuf remake movie for years, and in 2002 nickelodeon movies and paramount pictures bought the film rights from sony. Pufnstuf series wrapped, a feature film followed which was both something of a prequel to the series and a new story. Pufnstuf and sigmund and the sea monsters from sid and marty krofft by steve frosty weintraub may 28, 2009 just an hour ago i was at. Pufnstuf cant do a little, cause you cant do enough once upon a summertime just a dream from yesterday a boy. Pufnstuf himself once appeared on sigmund and the sea monsters after being accidentally conjured up by the local genie.
In the story, a young lad with a magical flute travels to a. Jimmy jack wild gets kicked out of the school band for tripping and breaking a drum kit. Pufnstuf back for a new televised adventure for the first time in 45 years. After jimmy jack wild gets kicked out of the school band for tripping and breaking a drum kit, he then ventures. The birthday party, the golden key, the standin and the box kite kaper. Pufnstuf and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. Pufnstuf, which combined giant puppets and liveaction players. Pufnstuf and his friends do whatever they need to to protect jimmy and freddy from witchiepoos evil grip. Recommendation engine sorted out semi serious, humorous, exciting and stylized films and tv series with plots about imaginary, escapades, adventure, family, heroes, rivalry and good versus evil mostly in fantasy, adventure and family genres. The bugaloos is an american childrens television series, produced by brothers sid and marty krofft, that aired on nbc on saturday mornings from 1970 to 1972. Sony first attempted a remake in 2000, but dropped the project. He is a producer and writer, known for land of the lost 2009.
After a bad day at school, jimmy runs to the shore to play his flute, but he cant believe his eyes when his ordinary flute comes to life. I remembered the theme tune from all those years ago so went for the nostalgia purchase. Please enjoy your visit and email me with any questions or comments. Pufnstuf creator talks potential movie and why the. Hr puff n stuff, artful dodger, why dont we boys, those were the. Other than jimmys americanized english accent everything was clean.
Pufnstuf creator talks potential movie and why the muppets. Oct 12, 2014 the interactive transcript could not be loaded. The kroffts sued in 1973, and won the case in 1977. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Pufnstuf and his friends have to get jimmy and freddy off the island to their ultimate safety. The timing of this disc may coincide with the release of land of the lost, a recent remake of another of sid and marty kroffts shows. Nickelodeon to air new special episode october, 2015 2009 tv land awards spotlight mash, married with children, er, home improvement, magnum pi, knots landing, and more. Sid krofft was born on july 30, 1929 in athens, greece as cydus yolas. The complete series 1969 starring jack wild and billie hayes on dvd and bluray. Eight years later, sony again announced development on the. Although obviously dated by todays technology my grandchildren 6 and 8 laughed and enjoyed it. Jack wild, having played the artful dodger in oliver. This time around, they actually showed jimmy leaving the real world and arriving on living island.
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