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Marty Krofft

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Sid and Marty Krofft were interviewed for three-and-a-half hours in Sherman Oaks, CA. The brothers recounted their early years in a puppeteering family and spoke about working with Judy Garland and appearing on The Dean Martin Show. After success in designing the live-action costumes for Banana Splits, they created their first television series, H.R. Pufnstuf, which launched them into childrens’ television. During the interview, they also talked about the origin of their other cult-favorite programs including: L idsville, The Bugaloos, Lost Saucer, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, and Land of the Lost.  The interview was conducted by Karen Herman on July 27, 2000.

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  • Sid and Marty Krofft on the development of<i> H.R. Pufnstuf</i>Sid and Marty Krofft on the development of H.R. Pufnstuf
  • Sid Krofft on the conception of <i>Land of the Lost</i>  and how the dinosaurs were shot stop-motion on film while the actors were shot on tapeSid Krofft on the conception of Land of the Lost and how the dinosaurs were shot stop-motion on film while the actors were shot on tape
  • Sid and Marty Krofft on their favorite episodes of H.R. Pufnstuf (01m 16s)Sid and Marty Krofft on their favorite episodes of H.R. Pufnstuf (01m 16s)
  • Sid and Marty Krofft on their children's show <i>The Bugaloos</i>  about kids who could flySid and Marty Krofft on their children's show The Bugaloos about kids who could fly

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Submitted by harpospeaks on Sun, 2012-01-29 02:40.

brothers being brothers!!!.........they probably fought as kids at the dinner table over who would get the last piece of cake!!

Submitted by Sheldonwh on Mon, 2011-06-13 21:37.

Is it just me, or is Marty pretty much annoyed with Sid? He looks up, off to the side, and deadpan at the camera as Sid rambles on about what he remembers, often correcting him on the details or contradicting him. Makes me a bit uncomfortable to watch it.

Submitted by creaturebotman on Sat, 2011-06-04 14:49.

These guys remind me of the folks I worked with in the toy industry

Submitted by TheStanbabe on Fri, 2011-05-20 19:09.

Dear Kellogg,"Far Out Space Nuts"is my favorite tv fantasy sit com..too.

Submitted by sushiixx on Tue, 2011-05-17 03:19.

@doobiesmoke15 smoked, partied and got drunk in his house and plus marty had 2 young daughters there which didn't make jack look like a good example.

Submitted by billpage on Wed, 2011-05-11 20:11.

cool:)

Submitted by steveorama1978 on Fri, 2011-05-06 00:09.

u can honestly tell who did all the deal makin' in these two

Submitted by happyfa5 on Sun, 2011-05-01 02:22.

I wonder when Vivendi Entertainment will release the rest of the Krofft shows such as, Sigmund & the Sea Monsters, Bugaloos, Lidsvillve, D.C. Follies and many others.

Submitted by doobiesmoke15 on Fri, 2011-04-29 00:52.

So what did Jack Wild do that was so bad?

Submitted by the60sKid on Mon, 2011-04-11 01:20.

@brw9284 I think marty has very limited patience period. Looks like he really doesn't want to be there, which is sad. I mean this is their opportunity to tell us all the FACTS for posterity and they just don't seems very thrilled about it. I can see Sid's child like quality when he talks but Marty likes using the word "disaster" throughout this interview.

Submitted by artytoons on Mon, 2011-03-21 19:17.

Barbara Mandrell's voice had deteriorated to a hoarse whisper in later episodes of the variety show. She was also suffering from exhaustion as well. She decided to walk away from the show to save her voice.

Submitted by artytoons on Mon, 2011-03-21 18:59.

I'd love to see a new Dr Shrinker tv show.

The world needs some more Shrinkees!

Submitted by thooperbilliam on Mon, 2011-03-14 20:39.

Watching this interview is interesting. I'm struck by how much contempt Marty seems to have for Sid.

Submitted by JetBeetle on Mon, 2011-01-03 05:11.

@poluza9

you're thinking of QUARK with richard benjemin

Submitted by GroverKent on Fri, 2010-10-01 16:20.

In an interview with Si Rose, he said when Marty called him in for assistance, the scripts were so big, they were more suited for feature-length movies rather than half hour episodes, so he rewrote them to condense them to a half hour format.

Submitted by kellogg170 on Wed, 2010-08-18 01:01.

My favorite was Far Out Space Nuts. 5:44

Submitted by freqazoidiac on Sun, 2010-08-15 11:40.

@k5thbeatle they may have been safe to lie about sending tapes to George Martin. Sid did reveal they lied in 2009 while promoting the movie Land of the Lost. They Lied about their Father and roots in puppetry also. Can you see Sid visibly squirm as Marty tells the story about the Beatles?

Submitted by MisterBouncyBounce on Tue, 2010-07-20 09:56.

you can tell marty is worried about lawsuits as sid is going on about All in the Family, his look is like "Sid, enough already, we created the shit we didn't steal it".

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