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Pufnstuf [VHS] (1970)

Starring: Jack Wild, Billie Hayes Director: Hollingsworth Morse Rating: G (General Audience) Format: VHS Tape
4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)


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Product Details

  • Actors: Jack Wild, Billie Hayes, Martha Raye, 'Mama' Cass Elliot, Billy Barty
  • Directors: Hollingsworth Morse
  • Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Rating: G (General Audience)
  • Number of tapes: 1
  • Studio: Universal Studios
  • VHS Release Date: October 31, 2000
  • Run Time: 95 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004W46M
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #20,707 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Rumor has it that Sid and Marty Krofft are developing a new movie based on their bizarre life-size puppet show, H.R. Pufnstuf. But will it hold up to their first feature? Looking more like an ambitious TV episode than a feature film, the endearingly low-tech Pufnstuf hit the big screen in 1970 with the gee-whiz spirit of a community theater musical. The whole cast is here: Jack Wild's lisping hero, who sings and dances with his magic talking flute; Billie Hayes' cackling Witchiepoo; the drawling dragon Pufnstuf; and the usual collection of talking trees, beavers, owls, mushrooms, and other frantic live-action cartoon characters. Martha Raye guest stars as Boss Witch and "Mama" Cass Elliot (as Witchiepoo's archrival in the "Witch of the Year" contest) sings "different is hard, different is lonely." The songs are otherwise eminently forgettable, and the story is the usual Saturday morning silliness of bumbling bad guys and resourceful heroes in slapstick square-offs--you can almost hear the laugh track. Fans of the show will appreciate its surreal weirdness (Witchiepoo as a go-go dance instructor?), but what can anyone make of the image of Pufnstuf spinning on a spit over a barbeque? It's no Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory but Billie Hayes powers the picture with her madcap energy and comic flair. And even gets her own song, "We Can Zap the World." Zap away, Witchiepoo. --Sean Axmaker

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5.0 out of 5 stars It's about time they reissued this!, July 19, 2000
By Orange Drink (Asheville, NC USA) - See all my reviews
I saw a bootleg letterboxed copy of this about seven or eight years ago at a friend's house up in Northern California, and I was astonished. All this is, really, is a 90-minute "H.R. Pufnstuf" episode, but it's one of the best ones ever conceived. In keeping with the times (and, quite possibly, the film's "real" potential audience) there are quickly intercut visual effects that look like they were stolen from the "Jupiter and Beyond the Infinite" section of "2001" throughout. It's a little thin plotwise (who watches this stuff for plot, anyway?), but there are plenty of musical numbers to keep the viewer entertained and amused. It's worth the price of admission alone to see Mama Cass Eliot (she plays Witchiepoo's friend Witch Hazel - yuk yuk) talking on the telephone while sitting in a bathtub full of food! Sadly, there's no "See You Next Week!" sign-off at the end of the movie, which may disappoint some. That's just a small quibble, though. Fans of Sid & Marty Krofft's work shouldn't miss out on this, and it also deserves shelf space in the collection of any fan of camp or Psychotronic stuff. Incredible.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Childhood Memories Come Alive, November 2, 2000
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Just bought the video. I remember this television show with fond memories and was so looking forward to this movie finally coming on video. I saw it years ago on the Disney Channel. Now all these years later it still hasn't lost any of it's charm. My only complaint is that on the video box it list Martha Raye as the original Witchiepoo but as anyone who is a Pufnstuf fanatic will know that it is a misprint and Billie Hayes is and will always be Witchiepoo. Now I wait for it to come out on DVD.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Heavy dose of nostaliga required, August 21, 2001
I'm not going to explain the plot of this movie, because I am sure that everyone interested in buying it was an avid fan of the show who has since grown up (strictly a relative term with us Krofft fans). I have serious doubts that this movie would appeal to modern kids. The special effects and set design are crude and would look silly to kids used to computer animation. It also has that destinctive 70's feel (which can only be described as "groovy") which simply won't be felt by kids raised to think that nausea inducing light shows and jokes about bodily functions are what kids shows are all about.

For adult fans of the show, however, this movie is a rare treat. It opens with several minutes of Jimmy's life before being whisked away to Living Island, which was a welcome addition to his identity. Although the music may not have been Grammy worthy, I for one enjoyed the haunting theme song, the lively "Living Island is a Most Amazing Place" and of course Cass Eliott's song. My objections are few. They cast different people from the show to do the voices of Pufnstuff, Freddy and Orson, which was distrubing as I had gotten used to the original voices. Also, we have Freddy and Jimmy meeting minutes before being taken to the island. Given the strength of their bond on the show, I had assumed they had been together for years before that. Also, I would have liked to see an explanation for how Living Island came to be, which the move did not offer. Like I said, my objections were few, and did not ruin the nostaligic appeal of this long lost treasure.

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5.0 out of 5 stars What a flashback
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4.0 out of 5 stars A Magical Memory
H.R. Puffinstuff. What a memory! Jimmy was my first love. I absolutely adored him! I remember my parents taking me to the movies to see my favorite show made into a movie. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Thanks for the memories
I have just seen this movie again in the last 2 weeks. I didn't purchase the tape but saw an old one that I recorded off the Disney channel years ago. Read more
Published on February 16, 2006 by Ricky Phillips

5.0 out of 5 stars One Kind Dragon Jack Wild And Witch Called Witchiepoo!
I LOVE THIS FILM MY FAVO CHARACTER IS PUFNSTUF THE KIND DRAGON
I HAVE NOT GOT I HAVE JUST GOT ON TAPE OFF THE TELLY. Read more
Published on August 28, 2005

5.0 out of 5 stars childhood memories
after watching this film as a child of 5 years old i remember feeling very scared of whitcheepoo and how fantastic jack wild was . Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Zap the World!
When you look past the best-we-could-do budget of this gem, you see the genius of it all, the heart, the soul, the depth.The music is wonderful! Read more
Published on September 27, 2003 by tenfootrabbit

4.0 out of 5 stars Even kids nowadays can get into this movie!
I remember watching Pufnstuf along with the rest of Sid and Marty Kroffts productions growing up. They were great. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Takes me back 30 years!
I'm so glad they realeased this again on video! It's had to believe it was a theatrical release at one time--it's so endearingly amateurish! Read more
Published on November 26, 2001

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