#jack wild

Series Premiere

H. R. Pufnstuf - The Magic Path - NBC - September 6, 1969

Children

Running Time: 30 minutes

Written by Lennie Weinrib, Robert Ridolphi, Paul Harrison

Produced by Sid and Marty Krofft

Directed by Hollingsworth Morse

Stars:

Jack Wild as Jimmy

Billie Hayes as Wilhelmina W. Witchiepoo

Voice Stars and Puppeteers

Roberto Gamonet as H. R. Pufnstuf - Voice by Lennie Weinrib

Joan Gerber as voice of Freddie the Flute

Joy Campbell and Angelo Rossitto as Cling and Clang

Joy Campbell as Orson Vulture - Voice by Lennie Weinrib

Sharon Baird as Stupid Bat - Voice by  Lennie Weinrib / Judy Frog - Voice by Joan Gerber / Lady Boid - Voice by Joan Gerber

To honor both Sid and Marty Krofft's work especially after Sid Krofft's passing I wanted to talk about their stage show at HemisFair 68 that ended up giving birth to their most iconic TV Show H.R. Pufnstuf

Their show Kaleidoscope was about a Hero who is changed into a monster by a terrible witch and the only way the monster can be changed back is to be kissed by someone. For thousands of years he can get no help until he meets a famous young girl, and the two travel thousands of feet through space searching for the wicked witch who might help. The dragon Character Luther is the early version of the beloved mayor H.R. Pufnstuf and despite how different he looked here you can see how similar he still look to the mayor we are all familiar with. The world seen in Kaleidoscope is also a primitive look at what eventually became living island even down to a evil Witch being the main villain.

In the last three photos you can see Jack Wild , Sid Krofft and Marty Krofft with the original Luther costume and various other props during the early pre production stages of the Pufnstuf TV Show.

Only finished this after a year…

i came across a post that mentioned gaynor cheating on jack, and i was curious about it. i would’ve asked the account directly, but unfortunately it hasn’t been active in about nine years.

but is this true??? how do you know? there’s barely anything online about jack’s first marriage, so i’m acc curious. i’d really appreciate any context or sources - thank you!

Jack Wild, seen here in the promo video for his 1970 hit, ‘Some Beautiful’.

It’s 20 years today since we lost him, unbelievably.