The Psychedelic World Of HR Pufnstuf: Facts You Didn’t Know

The Krofft Bothers Actually Self-Funded Some of H.R. Pufnstuf

It took a whole lot of money to make H.R. Pufnstuf, but the network didn’t want to shell it out. Each episode had a meager budget of $54,000 (not a small chunk of change in 1969, but not enough nonetheless).

To keep the show trucking along, the Kroffts and some of their colleagues ended up pulling money from their personal bank accounts to fund the series. The series was upwards of $3 million over budget. Thankfully, NBC gave them a 10% increase for the movie and a 5% increase for a second season.