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First in a long line of surreal and sometimes disturbing offerings from [[Sid and Marty Krofft Productions]].
To get an idea as to what you're in for, we turn to VH-1's "I Love the '70s" show (never mind that this show was aired in 1969), and their description of ''
{{quote|"So, the deal with ''H.R. Pufnstuf'' is, Sid and Marty Krofft did a lot of drugs back in the '70s when they were given a TV show..."}}
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To say that ''[[H.R. Pufnstuf]]'' was disturbing is like saying the ocean is wet. There is just something almost seductively creepy about the whole thing, from Jimmy's constant prancing and the [[Ambiguously Gay|vaguely homoerotic relationship]] between boy, flute, and muppet, to the bizarrely twisted maternal figure of the witch, to the generally drug-induced artistic design of the costumes and sets. [[THC Theater|This is not a show to watch sober.]]
As a historical note, the basic design and characters of McDonald's "McDonaldland" commercials were blatantly plagiarized from ''[[H.R. Pufnstuf]]'' in 1971 after the Krofft brothers refused to license the ''Pufnstuf'' characters for use in a McDonald's commercial campaign. The Kroffts sued in 1973, and won the case in 1977. For more information, see [https://web.archive.org/web/20080516091331/http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a990827.html this article] at Cecil Adams' ''The Straight Dope'', or [https://web.archive.org/web/20141106000415/http://www.coolcopyright.com/cases/chp5/kroftmcdonalds.htm this one] at coolcopyright.com.
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