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

The Kroffts Are Most Famous for Variety Shows, Not Kids’ TV

The Kroffts may have given birth to the idea of H.R. Pufnstuf, but the shows that made them really famous weren’t as far out. In the mid-1970s, variety shows dominated TV, and the Kroffts had their hands in a few of them.

Their most successful show to date is Donny & Marie, which featured the famous Osmond family. This aired for three years and was revived in 1998 as a talk show. In the ’70s, the Krofft brothers also created The Brady Bunch Hour and Pink Lady and Jeff which weren’t as successful.