Prime VideoH.R. Pufnstuf (1969)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.2
Overview
H.R. Pufnstuf is a children's television series produced by Sid and Marty Krofft in the United States. It was the first Krofft live-action, life-size puppet program. The seventeen episodes were originally broadcast from September 6, 1969 to December 27, 1969. The broadcasts were successful enough that NBC kept it on the Saturday morning schedule until August 1972. The show was shot in Paramount Studios and its opening was shot in Big Bear Lake, California. Reruns of the show aired on ABC Saturday morning from September 2, 1972 to September 8, 1973 and on Sunday mornings in some markets from September 16, 1973 to September 8, 1974. It was syndicated by itself from 1974 to 1978 and in a package with six other Kroft series under the banner Kroft Superstars from 1978 to 1985. In 2004 and 2007, H.R. Pufnstuf was ranked #22 and #27 on TV Guide's Top Cult Shows Ever.
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Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
H.R. Pufnstuf is a children's television series produced by Sid and Marty Krofft in the United States. It was the first Krofft live-action, life-size puppet program. The seventeen episodes were originally broadcast from September 6, 1969 to December 27, 1969. The broadcasts were successful enough that NBC kept it on the Saturday morning schedule until August 1972. The show was shot in Paramount Studios and its opening was shot in Big Bear Lake, California. Reruns of the show aired on ABC Saturday morning from September 2, 1972 to September 8, 1973 and on Sunday mornings in some markets from September 16, 1973 to September 8, 1974. It was syndicated by itself from 1974 to 1978 and in a package with six other Kroft series under the banner Kroft Superstars from 1978 to 1985. In 2004 and 2007, H.R. Pufnstuf was ranked #22 and #27 on TV Guide's Top Cult Shows Ever.
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Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's fantastical premise and simple good-vs-evil narrative focus on universal themes of adventure and friendship, lacking any discernible political messaging or ideological alignment.
The movie features traditional casting without explicit race or gender swaps of roles. Its narrative is a straightforward children's fantasy that does not critique traditional identities or incorporate explicit DEI themes, focusing instead on adventure and good versus evil.
Secondary
H.R. Pufnstuf, a children's fantasy series from the late 1960s, does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on the adventures of a boy named Jimmy on Living Island, without engaging with queer identity or related social issues.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
H.R. Pufnstuf is an original series, not an adaptation of existing source material with pre-established character genders. All characters' genders were established within this production, thus no gender swaps occurred.
H.R. Pufnstuf features original human characters and numerous fantastical, non-human creatures portrayed by actors in costumes or as puppets. There are no characters established in prior source material or history with a specific race who were then depicted as a different race in this show.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
7.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.4
7.0
Critic Ratings
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