The World of Sid and Marty Krofft Children's television of the late 60's - mid 70's
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Beware Sleestak!!! My favorite Krofft shows
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These are Sleestak, by the way! They were pretty scary....as a 7 year old kid, I can remember really being spooked by these tall, hissing, menacing lizards. Never mind that they couldn't walk very fast, they carried around pathetic bows and arrows, and they never wanted to kill or eat the Marshalls - they wanted to sacrifice them to their god, who lived in a pit full of dry ice... If you listen REALLY hard, late at night, when your room is totally dark, you can hear the sound of a Sleestak in your closet! Trivia: NBA All-Star Bill Lambeer played a Sleestak on Land of the Lost for 2 seasons, 1974-75. It seems the Kroffts recruited several UCLA basketball players to fill the suits of the Sleestak - they wanted them to be tall and intimidating. Sleestak stand about 7 feet tall.
Now THAT was quality Saturday morning tv!! Did Will Marshall ever wash that blue shirt he wore day in, day out? Some of those other shows, though....Lidsville, the Bugaloos, Dr. Shrinker, the Lost Saucer, Space Nuts, Electrawoman & Dynagirl??.....I often wonder what Sid and Marty were smoking in the 70's :)... Especially Lidsville....Eddie Munster is now a teenager, and he falls into a giant hat into a land of living hats. Far fetched, maybe...believeable? sure! Not surprisingly, Butch Patrick HATED doing Lidsville. Krofft managed to land star after star, from Jack Wild and Johnny Whitaker to Bob Denver and Jim Nabors. Land
of the Lost and H.R. Pufnstuf are now available on DVD!
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10 Signs you were a 10. You can still hear Sleestak hissing noises coming from your closet if you listen hard enough. 9. Your ears perk up whenever a football announcer mentions a "Pylon" 8. You've named your dog Chaka and can speak conversational Pakuni.
7. You have strawberries the size of Volkswagens growing in your backyard... 6. You call your wife Grumpy, your car Dopey, your mother-in-law Big Alice, and your teacher Enik. 5. You think touching a couple colored pieces of glass together will cause an explosion. 4. You are reluctant to go on any type of river rafting trip. 3. You met NBA star Bill Lambeer, and the first question you asked him was "How did it feel to be a Sleestak?". 2. You sat through the entire third season (ack) of the show. 1. You spend your life searching for a "Time Doorway" Here's my complete list of the shows that Sid and Marty Krofft produced. Perhaps you'll see one that you remember fondly....or not so fondly!! Saturday Morning Krofft: HR Pufnstuf (17 episodes, 1969-1971) The Bugaloos (17 episodes, 1970-1972) Lidsville (17 episodes, 1971-1973) Sigmund and the Sea Monsters (29 episodes, 1973-1975) Land of the Lost (43 episodes, 1974-1977) Far Out Space Nuts (15 episodes, 1975-1976) The Lost Saucer (16 episodes, 1975-1976) ElectraWoman and Dynagirl (8 episodes, 1976-1977) Others: Wonderbug, Bigfoot and Wildboy, Magic Mongo, Dr. Shrinker, Pryor's Place, the New Land of the Lost, Kaptain Kool and the Kongs, The Bay City Rollers Show Prime-time Krofft: The Brady Bunch
Variety Hour! Donny and Marie! Pink Lady & Jeff Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters And a final observation...didn't you just wish the Marshalls would find their way home? They were as bad at getting back to earth as Gilligan was at getting off his island! |
