{"id":34635,"date":"2023-11-26T12:57:07","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T17:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=34635"},"modified":"2023-11-26T12:57:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T17:57:07","slug":"rip-marty-krofft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=34635","title":{"rendered":"RIP: Marty Krofft"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Marty Krofft died yesterday at the age of 86, the result of kidney failure.<\/p>\n

Marty Krofft was born on April 9, 1937 in Montr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec, Canada.\u00a0 Marty’s older brother, Sid, was a famous puppeteer.\u00a0 Sid worked in vaudeville, as a featured player in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus and toured with a one-man puppet show.\u00a0 In the mid-1950s, Marty joined Sid.\u00a0 They began touring as well as making television appearances with their puppets.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Marty and Sid became even more famous when they designed characters and sets for the Saturday morning television series H.R. Pufnstuf<\/em>.\u00a0 For the remainder of their careers, Marty and Sid would produce series, specials and movies for television.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Some of the projects produced by Marty and Sid Krofft include: H.R. Pufnstuf<\/em> (17 episodes); Pufnstuf<\/em> (feature film); The Bugaloos<\/em> (17 epsides); Lidsville<\/em> (17 episodes); The Brady Bunch Meets ABC’s Saturday Superstars<\/em>; The World of Sid & Marty Krofft at the Hollywood Bowl; The NBC Saturday Morning Review; Sigmund and the Sea Monsters<\/em> (29 episodes); Far Out Space Nuts<\/em> (15 episodes); The Lost Saucer<\/em> (16 episodes); ABC’s Saturday Sneak Peak; Land of the Lost<\/em> (43 episodes); Electra Woman and Dyna Girl<\/em> (16 episodes); Dr. Shrinker<\/em> (16 episodes); Donny & Marie<\/em> (37 episodes); The Brady Bunch Variety Hour<\/em> (9 episodes); Wonderbug<\/em> (22 episodes); Magic Mongo<\/em> (16 episodes); The Krofft Supershow<\/em> (32 episodes); The Bay City Rollers Meet the Saturday Superstars; Bobby Vinton’s Rock ‘n Rollers; The Bay City Rollers Show<\/em> (13 episodes); Bigfoot and Wildboy<\/em> (20 episodes); Pink Lady<\/em> (6 episodes); Middle Age Crazy<\/em> (feature film); Oral Roberts Celebration; Harry Tracy: The Last of the Wild Bunch<\/em> (feature film); Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters<\/em> (35 episodes); The CBS Saturday Morning Preview Special; Saturday’s the Place; Pryor’s Place<\/em> (13 episodes); All Star Rock ‘n’ Wrestling Saturday Spectacular; The Patti LaBelle Show; D.C. Follies<\/em> (45 episodes); Krofft Late Night; Land of the Lost<\/em> (9 episodes); Toby Terrier and His Video Pals<\/em> (8 episodes); Electra Woman and Dyna Girl<\/em> (2001); Family Affair<\/em> (2002 – 16 episodes); Electra Woman and Dyna Girl<\/em> (2016 – 8 episodes); Sigmund and the Sea Monsters<\/em> (2016 – 7 episodes); Mutt & Stuff<\/em> (74 episodes); The Bugaloos<\/em> (2017) and Mondays with Marty<\/em> (7 episodes).<\/p>\n

Marty Krofft’s award nominations and wins include:<\/p>\n