The complete series 1969 starring jack wild and billie hayes on dvd and bluray. For more information, see this article at cecil adams the straight dope, or this. 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. Forget the forced nostalgia hr pufnstuf was really bad tv. Pufnstuf is a childrens television series produced by sid and marty krofft in the united states. So may want to avoid showing this to very small childen. Pufnstuf proper, the lessons he learned from 2009s land of. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing h. When he and his friends cling and clang come to the rescue, jimmys adventures on living. Pufnstuf is a 1970 american adventure comedy fantasy musical film produced by sid and marty krofft enterprises and released by universal pictures. Pufnstuf, which combined giant puppets and liveaction players. The amazing thing about pufnstuf the movie is how quickly things can go from. Pufnstuf found his way back into the mainstream consciousness.
Hr pufnstuf e08 the horse with the golden throat h264 tvv by malixstudios. Pufnstuf, are currently bringing another one of their tv shows to the big screen with land of the lost starring will ferrell. As a historical note, the basic design and characters of mcdonalds mcdonaldland commercials were blatantly plagiarized from h. Were going to work on it again, in fact were at it now, marty krofft tells thewrap about a potential pufnstuf feature film. Rating is available when the video has been rented. But the entire escapade is seen by a dragon named h. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Pufnstuf is a story of conflict between jimmy and the wicked witch and her never ending quest to steal the boys magic flute. It was the second krofft liveaction, lifesizedpuppet program. Pufnstuf creator talks potential movie and why the muppets.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing pufnstuf near you. 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. Witchiepoo knows that if she has freddy in her possession, she will definitely be named witch of the year at the. Pufnstuf movie dont ask and for whatever reason alright, i was stoned, i really enjoyed it.
Pufnstuf original motion picture soundtrack original. Universal makes deal for new liveaction movie september 12, 2008. Pufnstuf has made guest cameos over the years in shows as diverse as chips and the drew carey show. With jack wild, billie hayes, martha raye, cass elliot. It featured live actors coupled with giant puppets and hopelessly insipid jokes. Headphones are not advised pufnstuf is the story of a boy named jimmy jack wild. Pufnstuf and his friends do whatever they need to to protect jimmy and freddy from witchiepoos. I loved the kroffts when i was little, and my threeyearold twin daughters are already hooked on h. The curious thing about the soundtrack to hr pufnstuf is that its halfway between the slick sunshine pop coming out of hollywood and the quirky, precious british variation and not just because star jack wild had a cockney accent straight out of oliver there are a lot of twee elements flutes and trumpets, skipping acoustic guitars, odes.
Pufnstuf movie may soon be headed in our direction. 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. Rumor has it that sid and marty krofft are developing a new movie based on their bizarre lifesize puppet show, h. The links arent valid any more, but i was able to find a couple of references to answers people associated with the show once gave. This childrens fantasy is based on the popular 1960s kiddy show h. 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. In the late 1960s, television had a completely ridiculous saturday morning kid show called h. Pufnstuf and his friends have to get jimmy and freddy off the island to their ultimate safety. Really enjoyed introducing my boyfriend to the world of pufnstuf. 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 1970 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. More specifically, witchiepoo is after jimmys small friend, a small solid gold diamond encrusted talking flute named freddy.
Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Pufnstuf and his comical companions, cling and clang, to come to the. With jack wild, billie hayes, lennie weinrib, joan gerber. Read the pufnstuf movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. 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. Pufnstuf tv series 19691970 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. After jimmy jack wild gets kicked out of the school band for tripping and breaking a drum kit, he then ventures. However, good always triumphs over evil and mayor pufnstuf is there to save the day.
Pufnstuf inspired tv ad from the 1970s by ghoulsofplan9. After discussions, my dad was elected to take me to the. Pufnstuf and his friends do whatever they need to to protect jimmy and freddy from witchiepoos evil grip. In the end, jimmy may have to save pufnstuf and all the good guys, as another of. In most likelihood they didnt stand for anything, they just sounded good. Warning all headphone users, there are a couple loud parts. Hr pufnstuf season 1 episode the magic path youtube. 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 is performed with live action on the set using actors in costumes rather than animation. Young jimmy is being pursued by the evil wilhemina w. The kroffts sued in 1973, and won the case in 1977. Pufnstuf cant do a little cause he cant do enough once upon a summertime just a dream from yesterday a. Pufnstuf 1969 starring jack wild and billy barty on dvd and bluray. Pufnstuf sometimes referred to as pufnstuf zaps the world is a 1970 american musical fantasy adventure film based on the childrens television series h.
In an interview with thewrap on thursday, krofft was candid as he discussed a potential movie or series to bring back h. Pufnstuff cant do a little cause he cant do enough. Pufnstuf series wrapped, a feature film followed which was both something of a prequel to the series and a new story. He was delightfully uncomfortable, amazed, entertained and confused all at the same time. Jack wild 30 september 1952 1 march 2006 was an english actor and singer, best known for his debut role as the artful dodger in oliver. 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. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Pufnstuf creator talks potential movie and why the. Her vulture and spider henchmen sorry names escape me add to the craziness of the quest for jimmys magic flute, freddy. The older ones ought to survive if it can even keep their interest.
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