We just set out to make a quality children's program. They may have lent themselves to that culture at the time, but we didn't ascribe that meaning to them, and I can't speak to what adults were doing when they were watching the shows. “The shows were very bright and spacey looking. Despite the druggy nature of the show, which lent itself to parody, Marty Krofft has said: Show with the sketch “The Altered State of Drugachusetts,” which featured a boy carrying a talking bong rather than a talking flute. Pufnstuf has also appeared on other shows including CHiPs and George Lopez. There were two references on episodes of The Simpsons: the Hufnstuf on Ice show and a muffin shop in Shelbyville called MuffinStuf. Other references were not as contentious. In 1977, they won a reported seven-figure settlement. In one case, the Kroffts sued McDonalds for “borrowing” ideas from Pufnstuf for their McDonaldland characters, including Mayor McCheese. There have been a number of references to the show in popular culture. Pufnstuf’s name was a bit of a joke to see if the NBC executives would notice. The Krofft brothers have been a bit vague at times about the title, though they have said in no uncertain terms that they did no drugs while working on the show. With its bright colors, seeming drug-related double entendres, and talking objects, there has been much speculation about the druggy nature of the show, including the origins of the title. Of course, the show has a villain, Witchiepoo, who wants Jimmy’s talking golden flute, named Freddy. And yes, a lollipop who owns a candy store. In fact, everything on the island is alive and there are 86 characters, including quite a variety of trees: hippie trees, social trees, old-men trees, and even Indian trees. On Living Island the mayor, Pufnstuf presides over other denizens of the forest, including Judy Frog, an owl, and of course, talking trees. In the show, Jimmy, a real boy played by Jack Wild, the young actor who had played the Artful Dodger in the film Oliver!, a performance that won him a Golden Globe and an Academy Award nomination, is shipwrecked on Living Island during a storm. PufnstufĬan’t do a little, ‘cause he can’t do enough All tests made be the staff of show that all beverages taste far better served in a cool mug.And Facebook told us the other day. The theme song seems to refer to, let's say, indulgence as well: H.R. In one notorious episode, the human character Jack faces off against evil mushrooms, one of whom is smoking. Though Pufnstuf is supposed to be a dragon, pot enthusiasts have noted that his appearance, green with a shock of red hair, resembles a marijuana bud. Pufnstuf is the mayor - which, according to some sources, was a slang term for marijuana at the time. The show is set on Living Island, where H.R. Pufnstuf, inanimate objects speak, like a scene out of an LSD trip (so we are told). Pufnstuff, the 1969 children's show created by Sid and Marty Krofft, was a drug-fueled fantasy - right? Evidence for the drugginess of the show begins with the titular character, a dragon whose last name sounds like "puffin' stuff" and whose initials might stand for "Hand-rolled." Hand-rolled Puffin' Stuff? Ok, that's pretty druggy. Oona and her new friends race against time to bring the Little Egg home before a big storm hits Puffin Rock and puts the entire island in danger.H.R. Wildcard Distribution has launched the official trailer for the family film that features a host of Irish voice talent including Chris O’Dowd (My Father’s Dragon), Amy Huberman (A Cat Called Jam) and Eva Whittaker (WolfWalkers).īased on the award-winning television series PUFFIN ROCK, the film is the first animated feature to be produced in Northern Ireland.Ĭelebrating Ireland’s magnificent natural environment with themes of belonging, courage, and friendship PUFFIN ROCK AND THE NEW FRIENDS follows family favorites from the animated series Oona, Baba, May, and Mossy who are joined by a new cast of characters as Isabelle, Phoenix, and Marvin arrive on the island. When the last Little Egg of the season disappears under mysterious circumstances. PUFFIN ROCK AND THE NEW FRIENDS, the new Irish animated feature from Cartoon Saloon & Dog Ears will be released in cinemas across the country from Friday 14th July.
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