Witchiepoo knows that if she has freddy in her possession, she will definitely. Produced during the shows brief production run in 1969, the film featured martha raye and mama cass elliott as witches and a new character, nazis limo driver heinrich rat. The adventures of a boy trapped in a fantastic land. Pufnstuf found his way back into the mainstream consciousness and a year or two later the film debuted on the disney channel. Vanishing point is a 1971 american action film directed by richard c. And although the show enjoyed a threeyear run, ending in 1971, the show primarily consisted of reruns after the first year. The rest of the movie has the witch trying to get the magic flute in order to impress boss witch and her friend witch hazel mama cass elliot, while pufnstuf and friends. A film version, featuring guest stars martha raye and cass elliot, appeared in 1970, a year after. Pufnstuf you are looking for humorous, stylized and semi serious movies or tv shows about with island, magic, puppet, adventure, dragon, youth and friendship themes of adventure, family and fantasy genre shot in usa. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Pufnstuf creator talks potential movie and why the muppets. Rumor has it that sid and marty krofft are developing a new movie based on their bizarre lifesize puppet show, h.
No, my hunch is that a great deal of the pain of pufnstuf has to. Baird appeared in her first film, bloodhounds of broadway, in 1950. It was the second krofft liveaction, lifesizedpuppet program. Witchiepoos plan is to steal freddy flute to impress her fellow witches and snag the award for witch of the year. The witch and her ghouls roastin pufnstuf on a spit over a fire at night is an image id remember even decades later, after seeing this movie first time as a 3 or 4yearold. Pufnstuf and his friends do whatever they need to to protect jimmy and freddy from witchiepoos evil grip. The complete series on dvd 883476029610 from vivendi visual entertainment. Hello fellow wikipedians, i have just modified 4 external links on h.
Seventeen episodes and reruns aired on saturday mornings from 19691971. George u slikoviti engleski gradic u cornwallu da sljedecih nekoliko mjeseci dovrsi svoju novu knjigu. There he encounters the amiable dragon pufnstuf, the mayor of the island. Game is based on the trippy childrens television series h. Pufnstuff, which combined giant puppets and live action players. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. More specifically, witchiepoo is after jimmys small friend, a small solid gold diamond encrusted talking flute named freddy. Billie hayes, jack wild, sharon baird, joan gerber, walker edmiston, johnny silver, felix silla, lennie weinrib. Ive been wandering down memory lane after giving my young nephews a dvd set of the complete series h. The amazing thing about pufnstuf the movie is how quickly things can go from sunny and happy, to dark and menacing. The kroffts sued in 1973, and won the case in 1977. And this is probably why the rerelease of the complete series on dvd cuts the theme. Together they hatch a plot to get witchiepoo into the movie so that jimmy can steal her vroom broom to escape. Pufnstuf is a childrens television series produced by sid and marty krofft in the united.
Aug 06, 2015 these protesters want one colorado senator to vote no on the new health care bill mic archives. Pufnstuf is a 1970 american musical fantasyadventure film based on the childrens television series h. Orchestrated by witchiepoo, he ends up on an evil boat which takes him to living island, an island where. Apr 03, 2012 unfortunately, their young star, jack wild, himself became a victim of the drug of alcohol. Pufnstufare making a return to television took the internet by storm earlier this. Once there, he befriends many of the islands inhabitants, but the evil witchiepoo billie hayes is determined to steal freddy the flute away from the boy to impress the visiting witches council and win the witch of the year award. Staring billie hayes, lennie weinrib, joan gerber and walker edmiston. The adventures of a boy trapped in a fantastic land with a dragon friend and a witch enemy.
Looking more like an ambitious tv episode than a feature film, the endearingly lowtech pufnstuf hit the big screen in 1970 with the geewhiz spirit of a community theater musical. Even more so when you contrast her to the happy and hapless, dim yet goodhearted pufnstuf. Pufnstuf remains one of the duos most beloved properties, having been the first treated to a complete series dvd release from old video partner rhino back in 2004 and now becoming the. In 1970, the entire gang, and guests that included cass elliot of the singing group, the mamas and the papas and martha raye both appearing as witches took to the big screen in the featurelength film, pufnstuf.
H r pufnstuf saturday morning tv back in the and when life was colorful, flashy, and a bit more naive, two brothers dominated the daring world of saturday morning cartoons. The complete series will be released april 12 in both a. It was the first krofft liveaction, lifesize puppet program. Preceding unsigned comment added by scribemonk talk contribs 02. Pufnstuf is very well made, it doesnt take itself too seriously, you can see that everyone is having a whale of a time and i think thats partly why it works so well. Back at the village the good guys congratulate each other on a job well done.
The first of sid and marty kroffts own productions, h. Pufnstuf creator talks potential movie and why the muppets isnt working. This childrens fantasy is based on sid and marty kroffts popular 1960s kiddy show h. Pufnstuf in 1971 after the krofft brothers refused to license the pufnstuf characters for use in a mcdonalds commercial campaign. See more ideas about hr puff n stuff, childhood memories and my childhood. Netherlands 9 july 1977 tv premiere also known as aka original title pufnstuf. This channel was generated automatically by youtubes video discovery system. This time around, they actually showed jimmy leaving the real world and arriving on living island. A separate list contains television programs made for puerto rico. When a boy names jimmy finds himself stranded on living island with his magic gold flute freddy, he is taken in by a talking dragon named h. Supposedly theres a movie version in the works, but nothing seems to.
She did episodes of several different television shows, and an unbilled songanddance number with dean martin in artists and models 1955 which also featured fellow mouseketeer nancy abbate. Pufnstuf creator talks potential movie and why the. With jack wild, billie hayes, lennie weinrib, joan gerber. Pufnstuf remains one of the duos most beloved properties, having been the first treated to a complete series dvd release from old video partner. Condition hits at very good, only because of two creases in the lower right, otherwise in great shape. The seventeen episodes were originally broadcast from september 6, 1969 to december 27, 1969. For more information, see this article at cecil adams the straight. Looking more like an ambitious tv episode than a feature film, the endearingly lowtech pufnstuf hit the big screen in 1970 with the geewhiz spirit of a community theater.
Pufnstuf tv series 19691970 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Pufnstuf was the first television series produced by sid and marty krofft, the brothers fondly remembered for their distinctive lowbudget saturday morning fantasy that pervaded the 1970s. Sarafian, starring barry newman, cleavon little, and dean jagger. The krofft puppets in pufnstuf 1970 cass elliot and martha raye in pufnstuf 1970 billie hayes and. In the story, a young lad with a magical flute travels to a magic island where inanimate objects and animals talk. Clips from the film appeared in the opening credits of krofft super stars, an anthology series. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all. I may not have even finished the movie the first time i saw it. After the sole season of the show was complete, a standalone feature film was quickly produced1970s pufnstuf. This saturdaymorning series was a huge part of my childhood. In the end, jimmy may have to save pufnstuf and all the good guys, as another of witchiepoos plans is to serve spitroasted dragon at the. Oct 14, 2015 most of them are on youtube, of course.
Young jimmy is being pursued by the evil wilhemina w. Jimmy is not exactly the most popular kidhe is constantly late for school due to spending time twirling in. The seventeen episodes were originally broadcast from september 6, 1969, to december 27, 1969. 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. Pufnstuf performed by roberto gamonet, voiced by lennie weinrib in a. Pufnstuf, one of the most popular and beloved television series from the early seventies, is presented in this deluxe dvd package featuring the complete series. Players must attempt to collect a single set of 4 cards which form a picture of one of the shows characters jimmy, pufnstuf, freddie, clingclang when assembled, depending on the character selected by the player at the start of the game. Welcome to the second film of our 1970 musical matinee double feature. I was a whopping 7 years old, and i had the biggest guy crush on jack wild. Please help improve this list or discuss it on the talk page. When shirley mayor pufnstufs sister comes to living island to make a movie, jimmy and freddie get parts in it.
Pufnstuf is a 1970 american adventure comedy fantasy musical film produced by sid and marty krofft enterprises and released by universal pictures. The following lists television programs made for audiences in the united states, not counting its territories. Weve only done kids shows, but most of them are hits. Essentially the story of a disaffected excop and race driver who is delivering a soupedup car cross country to california while high on speed uppers, being chased by police and meeting various characters along the way, the film has become a cult movie. This classic series begins with jimmy, a young english boy, playing near the edge of a bay with his magical talking gold flute, freddie. Even 30 something years after i saw it the first time, that witchie poo is still one scary lady. So may want to avoid showing this to very small childen.
While at the edge of the bay, jimmy climbs aboard a talking. Up next h r pufnstuf in 3d dinner for two please orson duration. See more ideas about melody fair, wild star and artful dodger. Unlike the kroffts other shows, this show was shot on 35mm film, rather than. We had been developing pufnstuf as a movie and a possible series, but gearing. The film was released as the support feature to dr. As a historical note, the basic design and characters of mcdonalds mcdonaldland commercials were blatantly plagiarized from h. Pufnstuf sometimes referred to as pufnstuf zaps the world is a 1970 american adventure comedy fantasy musical film produced by sid and marty krofft enterprises and released by universal pictures.
Besides, any film involving a talking flute probably isnt meant to be the next citizen ka ne. After designing sets and costumes for 1968s the banana splits adventure hour, they sold nbc on their first independently designed and produced tv show, and thus was born one of the weirdest. The witch and her ghouls roastin pufnstuf on a spit. At age nine she began regular appearances on the colgate comedy hour television show with eddie cantor. The film follows the adventures of jimmy jack wild, a young british boy whose family has relocated to the us. When shirley mayor pufnstuf s sister comes to living island to make a movie, jimmy and freddie get parts in it. The show was shot in paramount studios and its opening. Pufnstuf is a childrens television series produced by sid and marty krofft in the united states.
No, my hunch is that a great deal of the pain of pufnstuf has to do with the songs. This was director seth holts final film, and was loosely adapted from bram stokers novel the jewel of seven stars. H r pufnstuf in 3d the horse with the golden throat duration. If i was at all predisposed to enjoy myself watching the twothousandandnineteen film cats 2019 it was because my mind was poisoned and conditioned by pufnstuf pufnstuf the movie is overshadowed in public memory by the cult gem late60s saturday morning kids show that its an extension adaptation retelling of. The news that beloved characters from classic childrens show h. 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. Jimmy jack wild ventures to living island with his magical, talking flute, freddy. Travel to living island with jimmy and freddy, his talking flute, as they battle the evil witchiepoo with the help of h. The acting is very good and, besides acting, theres a lot of other talents in there theres dance, music and, of course, the lovely art of puppetry. Blood from the mummys tomb is a 1971 british horror film starring andrew keir, valerie leon, and james villiers.
After jimmy gets kicked out of the school band for tripping and breaking a drum kit, he ventures on a journey with his newly magical talking flute freddy. H r pufnstuf in 3d you cant have your cake duration. Pufnstuf series wrapped, a feature film followed which was both something of a prequel to the series and a new story. I had many fond memories of it, but hadnt seen it for nearly 40 years.
Pdf pufnstuf other stuff the weird and wonderful world of sid marty krofft pdf full ebook. Straw dogs 1971 film sam peckinpaha srpskohrvatski. After seeing the work the kroffts had done with the costumed characters for the. Pufnstuf was sid and marty kroffts first television show, based on a show. Hr pufnstuf, he cant do a little cos he cant do enough. The plot is threadbare, true, but in its defense, pufnstuf is, at least in theory, intended for children. Pufnstuf is a 1970 american adventure comedy fantasy musical film produced by sid and marty. In the film pufnstuf, the song living island described them as the hippie. The film starred jack wild, mark lester and tracy hyde. Pufnstuf was the next logical step in the arc of a puppeteering career that began in vaudeville, continued to the stage, and ultimately moved to television. He certainly brings a remarkable energy to the film.