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

H.R. Pufnstuf Was Originally an Idea That Spawned at the 1968 World’s Fair

The Kroffts didn’t originally make H.R. Pufnstuf for TV, and the weird little critter actually saw major success before he hit the small screen. The far-out character was created for the 1968 World’s Fair (or HermisFair ’68 as the hippies called it) in San Antonio, Texas.

At the world’s fair, the Kroffts made a show called Kaleidoscope specifically for the Coca-Cola pavilion (corporate sponsorship, so not groovy). It was so popular that their character named Luther became the face of the entire fair. Luther later became the H.R. Pufnstuf we know and love.