September 2, 1969
September 5, 1929
September 6, 1969
It was the first Krofft live-action, life-size puppet, program. The show centered on a shipwrecked boy named Jimmy
(played by Jack Wild) and his friend, a talking flute named Freddy. Jimmy
had been lured to the island with, by a magic boat that promised adventures
across the sea. The boat was owned by a wicked witch named Wilhelmina W.
Witchiepoo (played by Billie Hayes) who rode on a broomstick-like vehicle called the
Vroom Broom. He washes ashore on Living Island, home of dancing trees and
singing frogs. The Mayor of Living Island was a friendly and helpful dragon
named H.R. Pufnstuf (voiced by the show's writer Lennie Weinrib
with the costume worn by property master Albert
F. Bentley).
The H.R. Pufnstuf character was originally created for the HemisFair '68
world's fair in 1968, where the Kroffts produced a show called Kaleidescope for
the Coca-Cola
pavilion. The character's name was Luther and he became the symbol of the fair.
September 7, 1974
Land of the Lost first aired.
The children's adventure television series created (though uncredited) by David
Gerrold and produced by Sid and Marty Krofft, who co-developed the
series with Allan Foshko. During its original run, it was broadcast on
the NBC television
network. However, it also aired in daily syndication in the early
1980s as part of the "Krofft Superstars" package. In 1985, it
returned to late Saturday mornings on CBS as a replacement
for the canceled Pryor's Place - also a Krofft production.
It was later shown in reruns on the Sci Fi Channel in
the 1990s.
Re-runs of this series now airs Saturday mornings on Me-TV. It has since
become a cult classic and is now available on DVD.
Krofft Productions remade the series in 1991, also titled Land of the Lost, and
a big budget film adaptation was
released in 2009.
To quote the Bicentennial Minute, "And that's the way it was".
September 2, 1969
NBC-TV canceled Star Trek. The show had debuted on
September 8, 1966.
September 5, 1929
George Robert
"Bob" Newhart, stand-up
comedian and actor who is best known for playing
psychologist Dr. Robert
"Bob" Hartley on the popular 1970s sitcom The Bob Newhart
Show and as innkeeper Dick Loudon
on the popular 1980s sitcom Newhart was
born.
He also appeared in film roles such as Major Major in Catch-22,
and Papa Elf in Elf. He provided the voice of Bernard in the Walt Disney animated films The Rescuers and The Rescuers
Down Under.
September 6, 1969
H.R. Pufnstuf the
children's television series produced by Sid and Marty Krofft first
aired.
It was the first Krofft live-action, life-size puppet, program. The show centered on a shipwrecked boy named Jimmy
(played by Jack Wild) and his friend, a talking flute named Freddy. Jimmy
had been lured to the island with, by a magic boat that promised adventures
across the sea. The boat was owned by a wicked witch named Wilhelmina W.
Witchiepoo (played by Billie Hayes) who rode on a broomstick-like vehicle called the
Vroom Broom. He washes ashore on Living Island, home of dancing trees and
singing frogs. The Mayor of Living Island was a friendly and helpful dragon
named H.R. Pufnstuf (voiced by the show's writer Lennie Weinrib
with the costume worn by property master Albert
F. Bentley).
The H.R. Pufnstuf character was originally created for the HemisFair '68
world's fair in 1968, where the Kroffts produced a show called Kaleidescope for
the Coca-Cola
pavilion. The character's name was Luther and he became the symbol of the fair.
September 7, 1974
Land of the Lost first aired.
Land of the Lost first aired.
The children's adventure television series created (though uncredited) by David Gerrold and produced by Sid and Marty Krofft, who co-developed the series with Allan Foshko. During its original run, it was broadcast on the NBC television network. However, it also aired in daily syndication in the early 1980s as part of the "Krofft Superstars" package. In 1985, it returned to late Saturday mornings on CBS as a replacement for the canceled Pryor's Place - also a Krofft production. It was later shown in reruns on the Sci Fi Channel in the 1990s.
Re-runs of this series now airs Saturday mornings on Me-TV. It has since become a cult classic and is now available on DVD.
Krofft Productions remade the series in 1991, also titled Land of the Lost, and a big budget film adaptation was released in 2009.
To quote the Bicentennial Minute, "And that's the way it was".
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Tony Figueroa
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