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6 September 1969 (USA) moreTagline:
Who's your friend when things get rough?Plot:
A young boy named Jimmy has in his possession a magic flute named Freddie that can talk and play tunes on its own... morePlot Keywords:
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H.R. Pufnstuf Helped by Wild Things But Don't Expect a Copy (From FirstShowing.net. 28 October 2009, 6:57 PM, PDT)
Review: ‘Where The Wild Things Are’
(From The Flickcast. 16 October 2009, 9:00 AM, PDT)
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Under Witchiepoo's Spell, I Am more (28 total)Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 18 of 19) | Jack Wild | ... | Jimmy (17 episodes, 1969-1970) |
 | Billie Hayes | ... | Witchiepoo (17 episodes, 1969-1970) |
| Lennie Weinrib | ... | H.R. Pufnstuf / ... (17 episodes, 1969-1970) |
| Joan Gerber | ... | Additional Voices / ... (17 episodes, 1969-1970) |
| Walker Edmiston | ... | Additional Voices / ... (17 episodes, 1969-1970) |
| Sharon Baird | ... | Lady Boyd / ... (17 episodes, 1969-1970) |
| Roberto Gamonet | ... | H.R. Pufnstuf (17 episodes, 1969-1970) |
| Joy Campbell | ... | Cling / ... (17 episodes, 1969-1970) |
| Angelo Rossitto | ... | Clang / ... (17 episodes, 1969-1970) |
| Johnny Silver | ... | Ludicrous Lion / ... (17 episodes, 1969-1970) |
| Harry Monty | ... | Various Characters / ... (17 episodes, 1969-1970) |
| Jon Linton | ... | Various Characters / ... (17 episodes, 1969-1970) |
| Andy Ratoucheff | ... | Various Characters / ... (17 episodes, 1969-1970) |
| Scutter McKay | ... | Various Characters / ... (17 episodes, 1969-1970) |
| Robin Roper | ... | Various Characters / ... (17 episodes, 1969-1970) |
| Jerry Landon | ... | Living Island tree / ... (17 episodes, 1969-1970) |
| Felix Silla | ... | Polka Dotted Horse / ... (17 episodes, 1969-1970) |
| Buddy Douglas | ... | Living Island tree / ... (4 episodes, 1969) |
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Coral Kerr, well known character designer, is the creator of many characters for Sid Krofft and Marty Krofft's films and television series and for numerous other live action and animation productions since 1966. When she created the idea for what became "Freddie the flute", having been asked to come up with a sort of conscience for "Jimmy", which the character flute for the "H.R. Pufnstuf" series was to be, she found out 35 years later that Sid (and the two male members of what made up the art department) did not want to use the character for fear it would appear too phallic for a television show. moreSoundtrack:
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Attention: If her charms are completely lost on you, read no further!
As someone who's never smoked the wacky tobacky, I do my best to ignore the alleged reference in H(appy).R(elaxing). Pufnstuf. Anyway, my story...
I was just a little too young to watch the show when it first aired. Today, having first seen it on TV Land quite recently, I would easily dismiss it as silly crap if it weren't for one thing: Witchiepoo, the resident villain. This little witch, as played by Billie Hayes, is irresistibly cute and utterly entertaining. She more than makes up for everything the show may lack. Kudos, though, to the rest of the cast, mostly puppeteers.
True, Witchiepoo may seem like a total rip-off of the Wicked Witches in "The Wizard of Oz", but I have yet to fall madly in love with Margaret Hamilton's green-faced ghoul, as excellent as she was in that role. It is a testament to Billie Hayes' talent that, through all the ugly make-up, she can be so wonderfully charming and adorable. Witchiepoo proves that a witch need not be pretty (Samantha, Sabrina) to be lovable. And I defy you to hear that sweet laugh of hers and not instantly fall under her spell!
Witchiepoo is the antithesis of so much sleazy TV programming today, and that's why I don't feel as silly as I could've about proclaiming my deep affection for this sweet and enchanting character. Thirty-five years since Witchiepoo first arrived, and it'll be a long time before I fall for another fictional character the way I've fallen for Witchiepoo. I am truly bewitched.