I have tried to find the serious answer to what H.R. Pufnstuf's initials stand for. But i can't find it anywhere. Does ANYBODY have the answer to this? (aside from the "home rolled"). Also, does anyone know if Jimmy ever got home? I remember watching the show when i was a kid (born in 1962), i hated it, but for some reason i would always watch it. I'm not sure as to why i watched it, i just did. Some of the Sid and Marty Krofts later shows i really liked. Such as "ELECTROWOMAN AND DYNAGIRL" (probably because i was a early teen male and pretty women in tights definitely kept my attention), and the other was called "DR. SHRINKER". And there was one more called "LIDDSVILLE" (i think). Probably because i thought that Charles Nelson Riley was a riot. Does anyone else remember any of these along with of course H.R. Pufnstuf? I feel like a kid again just talking bout these shows. Thanks.

by this time its I'm sure you can say dated! I just hope if I ever have kids that they'll watch this instead of Barney!(haven't watched the DVD again.. but I remember Witchy Poo, the big 'Marshmellow'(sp?) himself, Sigmund the sea monster, the Bugaloos I saw 'Lidsville' on TV land (I'm guessing it was on that.. but someone was just switching through the channels) land of the lost and but there's others I do not remember what it looks like for instance Electra woman & Dynagirl, The Lost Saucer & Far out Space nuts.Now THAT would be one non 'scary' Halloween costume I wouldn't mind! but I do somewhat agree with who said its a sick show....What were they showing us in the 70s!? (yes some if from late 60s but all the same to me) Oh yeah anyone remember the Banana Splits? is there any DvDs of that?

This show rates a solid 10 because I watched this when it first aired and I remember the impression that flute had in my brain at the age of 5. This was possibly my favorite show at that time, Captain Kangaroo was great also, as where Kookla, Fran, and Ollie when they did their foreign film show on CBS. HR Pufnstuf I cant believe was only a 17 episode long show, I guess thats all you really needed as the stories are pretty much all the same, bad witch wants to steal the flute, HR gets captured and it's up to Jimmy to save the day or vice versa. Hey, its a show for 5 year olds so if your an adult watching this for the first time take that into account. You've got to admit that compared to what todays kids have there is nothing like the stuff Sid and Marty put out. After HR went away, I would watch Sigmond and the Sea Monsters where the kids were surprisingly now my age (a pre teen), it's like Sid and Marty made TV shows specifically for my age whenever they first aired, you gotta like that. I also caught Liddsville on Nick at Night and you want to talk about a strange cool show, that was right up there with HR, just no magic talking flutes (but a funny Charles Nelson Reilly). I never had nightmares watching this show as a 5 year old, I thought it rocked! I did try to play the flute though (my mom forced me into music), man did I suck at that (piano too!)! I never caught the Pufnstuf name suggestion till today, you'll have to excuse me, I'm usually the last one to catch on. 10 of 10 for HR, Jimmy and his talking flute!

Attention: If her charms are completely lost on you, read no further!As someone who's never smoked the wacky tobacky, I do my best to ignore the alleged reference in H(appy).R(elaxing). Pufnstuf. Anyway, my story...I was just a little too young to watch the show when it first aired. Today, having first seen it on TV Land quite recently, I would easily dismiss it as silly crap if it weren't for one thing: Witchiepoo, the resident villain. This little witch, as played by Billie Hayes, is irresistibly cute and utterly entertaining. She more than makes up for everything the show may lack. Kudos, though, to the rest of the cast, mostly puppeteers.True, Witchiepoo may seem like a total rip-off of the Wicked Witches in "The Wizard of Oz", but I have yet to fall madly in love with Margaret Hamilton's green-faced ghoul, as excellent as she was in that role. It is a testament to Billie Hayes' talent that, through all the ugly make-up, she can be so wonderfully charming and adorable. Witchiepoo proves that a witch need not be pretty (Samantha, Sabrina) to be lovable. And I defy you to hear that sweet laugh of hers and not instantly fall under her spell!Witchiepoo is the antithesis of so much sleazy TV programming today, and that's why I don't feel as silly as I could've about proclaiming my deep affection for this sweet and enchanting character. Thirty-five years since Witchiepoo first arrived, and it'll be a long time before I fall for another fictional character the way I've fallen for Witchiepoo. I am truly bewitched.