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

H.R. Pufnstuf Ended Because the Kroffts Couldn’t Afford Season Two

Pufnstuf wasn’t a sustainable show. In fact, the Kroffts blew through most of their money trying to make the 17 episodes that aired. According to the two brothers, Pufnstuf cost about $100,000 to make per episode. The brothers were funding half of this themselves and lost around a million just creating their art. In an interview with Collider, Marty admitted, “We did seventeen episodes so we lost our tail, we lost a million dollars doing it, and that was frightening.”

Thankfully for the brothers, the show was so successful that they got extra cash creating things like rides at Six Flags based on the characters.