70's Cartoons:Saturday Morning Fun!

ARK II:"For millions of years, Earth was fertile and rich. Then pollution and waste began to take their toll. Civilization fell into ruin. This is the world of the 25th century. Only a handful of scientists remain. Men who have vowed to rebuild what has been destroyed...this is their achievement... Ark II, a mobile storehouse of scientific knowledge, manned by a highly trained crew of young people. Their mission: to bring the hope of a new future to mankind."

This live action kids show ran on CBS from September 11, 1976 to December 18, 1976. But, CBS did show reruns for several years. There are 15 episodes total and it has been released on DVD.

Terry Lester, the handsome tall blond actor who played Jonah on this series, went on to work on various soap operas. Probably his best known role was as Jack Abbott on "The Young and The Restless" starting in 1980 and lasting till he left that series in 1989. He also had a role in another 70's classic, this time on prime time... the TV movie "KISS Meets The Phantom of the Park" with of course, the rock group KISS back in 1978. Sadly, Terry passed away from a series of heart attacks in 2003.

Cast List
Terry Lester...Jonah
Jean Marie Hon...Ruth
Jose Flores...Samuel

Episode List
The Flies
The Slaves
The Wild Boy
The Robot
Omega
The Tank
The Cryogenic Man
The Rule
Robin Hood
The Drought
The Lottery
The Mind Group
The Balloon
Don Quixote
Orkus

BIGFOOT AND WILDBOY: A Sid and Marty Krofft creation. It was originally a 15 minute segment on the "Kroft Super Show". In 1979, the show was changed into a 30 minute stand alone series. There are 20 episodes total; 8 from the "Krofft Super Show" stint and 12 from the stand alone series. The premise of the show was that Wildboy was orphaned at a very early age and taken in and raised by Bigfoot. The two fought evil doers in what ever form they took. To my knowledge, the entire series has never been released on DVD, but a few episodes have shown up on various compilation discs of Kroft shows. Actor Ray Young, who played Bigfoot, died in 1999 of lung cancer.

Does anyone know what Joseph Butcher (Wildboy) is up to these days, or even any of the other cast members?

Cast
Ray Young as Bigfoot
Joseph Butcher as Wildboy
Monika Ramirez as Susie
Ned Romero as Ranger Lucas
Yvonne Regalado as Cindy
Al Wyatt Jr. as Cindy's dad

Krofft Super Show Episodes
The Sonic Projector
Black Box
Abominable Snowman
UFO
White Wolf
Amazon Contest
Secret Monolith
The Trappers

From Stand Alone Series
The Secret Invasion
Space Prisoner )
The Birth Of A Titan
Bigfoot vs. Wild Boy
Meteor Menace
Earthquake
Eye Of The Mummy
The Wild Girl
The Other Bigfoot
Return Of The Vampire
Outlaw Bigfoot
Spy From The Sky

Set free by the Teen Angels from his prehistoric block of glacier ice comes the world's first superhero, Captain Caveman! Now the constant companion to the Teen Angels: Brenda, Dee Dee and Taffy, in their hilarious, and sometimes scary mystery missions. Get ready for Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels!

Captain Caveman And The Teen Angels, Brenda, Dee Dee and Taffy are crime solvers patterned after prime time show "Charlie's Angels". The Captain, affectionately nick named "Cavey" by the girls was thawed out of a block of ice. He has super strength and all kinds of gadgets and things buried in his fur. His club allows him to fly and his trademark cry is "Captain Caaaaaavemannnnn".

The Captain was a 10 minute segment on the Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics and Scooby's All-Stars from 1977 to 79. In 1980 they were given their own stand alone series that gave us 16 new episodes.

Episode Listing
Season One
The Kooky Case of the Cryptic Keys
The Mixed Up Mystery of Deadman's Reef
What a Flight for a Fright
The Creepy Case of the Creaky Charter Boat
Big Scare in the Big Top
Double Dribble Riddle
The Crazy Case of the Tell-Tale Tape
The Creepy Claw Caper
Cavey and the Kabuta Clue
Cavey and the Weirdo Wolfman
The Disappearing Elephant Mystery
The Fur Freight Fright
Ride 'Em Caveman
The Strange Case of the Creature from Space
The Mystery Mansion Mix-Up
Playing Footsie with Bigfoot

Season Two
Disco Cavey
Muscle-Bound Cavey
Cavey's Crazy Car Caper
Cavey's Mexicali 500
Wild West Cavey
Cavey's WInter Carnival Caper
Cavey's Fashion Fiasco
Cavey's Missing Missile Miss-tery

Season Three
The Scarifying Seaweed Secret
The Dummy
Cavey and the Volcanic Villain
Prehistoric Panic
Cavey and the Baffling Buffalo Man
Dragonhead
Cavey and the Murky Mississippi Mystery
Old Cavey in New York
Cavey and the Albino Rhino
Kentucky Cavey
Cavey Goes to College
The Haunting of Hog Hollow
The Legend of Devil's Run
The Mystery of the Meandering Mummy
The Old Caveman and the Sea
Lights, Camera... Cavey!

Voice Talents
Mel Blanc................Captain Caveman
Dee Dee Sykes........Vernee Watson-Johnson
Brenda Chance.........Marilyn Schreffler
Taffy Dare.................Laurel Page

DEVLIN: This 1974 Hannah-Barbera cartoon was inspired by real life dare devil stunt rider, Evil Knievel. Ernie Devlin was a stunt rider for a traveling circus and he was guardian to his younger sister, Sandy and brother, Todd since their parents had died. Sixteen half hour episodes were made of this ABC cartoon. It hasn't been released on DVD yet, but keep your fingers crossed, maybe the powers that be will eventually get around to it!

Voice Talents
Michael Bell.... Ernie Devlin
Mickey Dolenz ....Todd Devlin
Michelle Robinson....Sandy Devlin
Norman Alden ....Hank McSummers. Remember Norman from "Electra Woman and Dyna Girl" as their scientist friend Frank Heflin?

Episode Listing
1. Victory Over Fear
2. Hero Worshipper
3. Save That Lion
4. Todd's Triumph
5. Up, Up and Away
6. The Challenge
7. Sandy's Choice
8. Sandy's Idol
9. The Big Blast
10. Innocent or Guilty
11. Like Father, Like Son
12. Jester's Secret
13. The Stowaway
14. Sandy's Turn
15. Sandy's Decision
16. Dad's Friend

Official Sites
Norman Alden's Official Web Site
Mickey' Dolenz's Official Web Site

Electra Woman and Dyna Girl: A 15 minute segment on "the Krofft Super Show" during that show's first season. In their day jobs Lori and Judy (Dyna Girl) were reporters for "Newsmaker" Magazine. When trouble brewed they became Electra Woman and Dyna Girl. Assisting them in their crime fighting jobs was scientist and inventor Frank Helflin who came up with all kinds of gadgets for them to use. This show was a take off on the old Batman series of the 1960's. There were a total of 8 two part episodes.

Episode List
The Sorcerer's Golden Trick
Glitter Rock
Empress of Evil
Ali Baba
Return of the Sorcerer
The Pharaoh
The Spider Lady
Return of the Pharaoh

Cast List
Lori/Electra Woman.......Diedra Hall (who went on to soap opera fame as Dr. Marlena Evans on "The Days of Our Lives")
Judy/Dyna Girl.............Judy Strangis (who gave up acting after becoming the victim of a stalker)
Frank Helfin.............. .Norman Alden (long time character and voice actor)

THE FUNKY PHANTOM: Skip, Augie, April and their dog Elmo take refuge out of a rain storm, in an old abandoned house, one summer day. While there, they move the hands on an old grandfather clock and when it chimes, out pops the ghost of Jonathan Wellington "Mudsy" Muddlemore and his cat Boo. It seems ole Mudsy was a bit of a coward during the Revolutionary War, he hid in the clock from British soldiers and then couldn't get out again. But, don't cry... cause he is now our favorite "Funky Phantom"! Hannah Barbara produced this show and there are 17 episodes. It ran on ABC during the 1971-72 TV season. Without a doubt, this was an attempt to capitalize on the popularity of Scooby Doo. If you notice, Augie sort of resembles Shaggy from Scooby Doo, but not as closely as some of the other shows from the same time frame. It has yet to be released on DVD.

The Voice Talents For The Show:
Daws Butler - Jonathan Wellington "Mudsy" Muddlemore
Micky Dolenz - Skip Gilroy (remember him from "The Monkees")
Kristina Holland - April Stewart
Tommy Cook - Augie Anderson
Julie Bennet - Boo the cat
Jerry Dexter - Elmo the dog

Visit These Official Web Sites
Daws Butler
Mickey Dolenz

Episode List And Original Air Date
Don't Fool With a Phantom (9/11/1971)
Heir Scare (9/18/1971)
I'll Haunt You Later (9/25/1971)
Who's Chicken (10/2/1971)
The Headless Horseman (10/9/1971)
Spirit Spooked (10/16/1971)
Ghost Town Ghost (10/23/1971)
We Saw a Sea Serpent (10/30/1971)
Haunted in Inn (11/6/1971)
Mudsy Joins the Circus (11/13/1971)
Pigskin Predicament (11/20/1971)
The Liberty Bell Caper (11/27/1971)
April Foolish Day (12/4/1971)
The Forest's Prime-Evil (12/11/1971)
The Hairy Scary Houndman (12/18/1971)
Mudsy and Muddlemore Manor (12/25/1971)
Ghost Grabbers (1/1/1972)

THE GHOST BUSTERS: There were 15 episodes of this live action show that came years before the big box office movie called Ghost Busters (that had nothing to do with this show!). Forrest Tucker and Larry Storch (remember these guys from F-Troop) played partners in a detective agency who usually got calls to go investigate a place that was having some sort of paranormal disturbances. The show was filled with silly slapstick humor and it aired on ABC in 1975-76. Forrest, died in 1986 of throat cancer. The complete series was released on DVD in 2007.

List Of Episodes
The Maltese Monkey
Dr. Whatshisname
The Canterville Ghost
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
The Flying Dutchman
The Dummy's Revenge
A Worthless Gauze
Which Witch is Which?
They Went Thataway
The Vampire's Apprentice
Jekyll & Hyde-Together, For the First Time!
Only Ghosts Have Wings
The Vikings Have Landed
Merlin, the Magician
The Abominable Snowman

Official Sites
Larry Stoch's MySpace Page

THE GROOVIE GOOLIES produced by Filmation Studios were drawn to be funny and not scary. The show was a mixture of "laugh in" type humor and actually was a spin off of the cartoon, "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" which in turn was a spin off of from the Archies Show. This show actually produced a hit song for Daddy Dewdrop (Richard Mondo) called "Chick A Boom". Richard produced a lot of the music on the Groovie Goolies. Howard Morris (who you might remember as Ernest T. Bass from the classic Andy Griffith Show) and Larry Storch (remember him from F-Troop as Corp. Agarn) did a lot of the voices for this show. The complete series is out on DVD.

The Groovie Goolies finally went into syndication in 1978 and their show became an anthology show called "The Groovie Goolies and Friends". The "friends" were other Filmation shows that were shown on a rotating basis, shows like "M.U.S. H." a cartoon take off on the movie M.A.S.H. starring dogs who were posted at an Artic fort, "Lassie's Rescue Ranger", "The New Adventures of Gilligan", "My Favorite Martian" among others.

Episode Listing
When I Grow Up
Population Party
Lights Out
Goolie Garden
Monster Trio
Feed the Ghost Some Garlic
Frankie
What's in the Bag
Goolie Picnic
Where You Going Little Ghoul
Gool School
Save Your Good Lovin' For Me
Darlin' Darlin'
Shadows
Witches Brew
Goolie Swing

THE HUDSON BROTHERS RAZZLE DAZZLE SHOW:The brothers visit Saturday mornings after their successful stint in prime time. They sang, danced, told jokes and were actually pretty good at it. My favorite part was Brett as little kid, Chucky Margolis and Mark as his best friend, Allan. Oh and one can't forget the late Rod Hull with his puppet Emu. Rod passed away in 1999, he never recovered from injuries sustained in a fall.

Visit the Hudson Brothers Page They're Gonna Razzle Dazzle You!

JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS, created by Ruby-Spears, was designed in the same vein as Scooby Doo. Crime solving teenagers who sing on the side... or is it singing teenagers who solve mysteries on the side?? Hmm, we have seen the formula before. Cheryl Ladd who would go on to star in "Charlie's Angels" did the singing voice for the drummer, Melody. It was one of Cheryl's first professional jobs in Hollywood. The complete series is available on DVD.

Voice Talents
Josie James--Janet Waldo but the singing voice is Cathy Dougher
Melody Jones--Jackie Joseph but the singing voice is Cheryl Ladd [credited as Cherie Moor)
Valerie Smith --Barbara Pariot, but the singing voice is Patrice Holloway
Alan M. Mayberry --Jerry Dexter
Alexander Cabot III--Casey Kasem
Alexandra Cabot--Sherry Alberoni
Sebastian (cat) --Don Messick

Visit These Sites
Cheryl Ladd
Remembering Patrice Halloway

List of Episodes
The Nemo's A No No Affair
A Greenthumb is Not A Goldfinger
The Secret Six
Swap Plot Flop
Midas Mix-Up
X Marks The Spot
Chili Today and Hot Tamale
Never Mind a Master Mind
Plateau of the Apes Plot
Strangemoon Over Miami
All Wong in Hong Kong
Melody Memory Mix-Up
The Great Pussycat Chase
Spy School Spoof
Jumpin' Jupiter Affair
Don't Count On a Countess

THE KIDS FROM C.A.P.E.R. Gosh, what can I say about this show, I watched it faithfully and had a little bit of a crush on John Lansing, who played Doc. Man, check out his blue suit!! Of course, finding little snippets from it on places like Youtube, I can only sit and shake my head, wondering what I ever saw in the show. But, hey, I was 11 or so years old, I wasn't that difficult to please TV wise back then.

Anyway, this was a live action show. C.A.P.E.R. stood for the "Civilian Authority for the Protection of Everybody, Regardless" and these guys operated as an undercover unit for the town of Northeast South Weston. Geesh, I am not making this up, honestly. Four young guys, each having their own skill made up this team.

* PT, was the leader of the group and had a head for gadgets AND a super strong sense of smell and actor Steve Bonino brought PT to life. IMDB doesn't have a lot of credits listed for Steve, actually, the last thing was a movie done in 1980, but it does list him as being a sound track performer for two movies done in 2003. Anyone know where Steve is and can give a real update on what he has been up too?

* Bugs had super strength and speed and would fill with rage when the word "bananas" was uttered and usually it was said when he was trying to apprehend a bad guy. I don't remember it ever being revealed as to why he reacted in such a strange way to the word....anyone out there remember the reason....was one even given? I guess it might not have been on the air long enough for the writers to have gotten that far into explaining things. :) Actor Cosie Costa brought Bugs to life. Cosie's last recorded TV role was in a 1996 role on "Walker Texas Ranger" Anyone have any idea what Cosie has been up too lately?

* Doomsday was a gentle and sweet guy and he had the ability to speak to animals. Actor Biff Warren played Doomsday and, sadly, he passed away in 1993 at the young age of 38.

* Doc was the handsome and smart hunk of the foursome who made girls swoon. Actor John Lansing brought Doc to life and he is still in the entertainment business doing, mostly behind the scenes work, especially on the Chuck Norris TV series, "Walker, Texas Ranger", where he wrote, directed and produced some episodes, and even did a stint or two in front of the camera.

The show lasted for only 13 episodes and does have a catchy theme song that is probably more memorable than the series itself. It's never been released on DVD as far as I know.

There was a Caper album put out at the time the show was on the air, but it doesn't have the catchy theme song included on it.

The track list for the Caper Album

Side One
1) When It Hit Me (The Hurricane Song)
2) Tit For Tate
3) I Wanna Love You
4) Fun In The Jungle
5) Say It

Side Two
1) Like A Hero In The Movies
2) Rockets and Stars
3) Lullaby Girl
4) Everybody Loves Her
5) Riding A Rainbow
6) Wrap Up All My Dreams

LIDSVILLE: Charles Nelson Reilly as Hoodoo, the evil magician who runs Lidsville, the Land of Hats. The show starred Butch Patrick (remember his as Eddie Munster) as Mark, a young boy who gets a bit too nosy while watching "Merlo The Magician" (played also by Riley) perform at a local amusement park. After the show, Mark, decides to sneak into Merlo's dressing room and have a closer look at his magic hat which turns out to be a mistake. As soon as Mark picks up the hat, it begins to grown in size until he is able to crawl onto the brim and next thing you know, it shakes and he goes falling into Lidsville where he is befriended by the talking hats. With the help of Weenie the Genie, who was at one time a prisoner of Hoodoo's, Mark and his friends try to come up with a way to get him back home. There are 17 episodes and the show is a Sid and Marty Kroft creation. It ran on ABC TV during the 1971-72 TV season and Mark never did make it back home before the series ended. :( Sadly, Charles died in 2007 of complications from pneumonia. The complete series was released on DVD in 2005.

Official Sites
Billie Hayes Official Site
Charles Nelson Reilly Official Site

Cast List
Charles Nelson Reilly...Horatio J. HooDoo And Merlo The Magician
Butch Patrick...Mark
Billie Hayes....Weenie The Genie
Sharon Baird... Raunchy Rabbit

Episode List
World in A Hat
Show Me The Way To Go Home
Fly Now, Vacuum Later
Weenie Weenie Where's Our Genie
Let's Hear It For Whizzo
Is There a Mayor in The House
Take Me To Your Rabbit
How I Got A Girl For Hoodoo
Mark and The Beanstalk
Turn In Your Turban, You're Through
Alias, The Imperial Wizard
A Little Hoodoo Goes A Long Way
Oh Brother
Hoodoo Who?
The Old Hat Home
The Great Brain Robbery
Mommy Hoodoo

MISSION MAGIC Rick Springfield as himself living in an alternate world only accessible via a door drawn on a magic chalk board....sounds pretty incredible doesn't it, but it's a real show. The Adventurer's Club headed by "witchy" teacher Miss Tickle (a take off on the word "mystical") gets invited into Rick's world to solve mysteries and the best part, each episode Rick would perform a song. I have read that Rick wasn't too thrilled with the idea of making this series, but he was trying to get his music career started here in the US and the powers that be thought this would do great things for his music career.

Sadly, the show didn't last long, and Rick all but faded from view in the music scene (until the 80's with his huge hit, "Jesse's Girl). But, he kept busy making guest appearances on TV shows and some where along the way he lost his wonderful Australian accent (so he could get more work in American TV from what I have read... hey, he has bills to pay like we all do.) But, good things come to those who wait (and work hard!) and Rick emerged super successful with his music career in the 80's and hasn't looked back.

Thanks for the great 70's (and beyond) TV and music memories, Rick! Bless you!

Voice Talents

Rick Springfield--Rick Springfield
Miss Tickle - Lola Fisher
Socks, Vinnie, Mr. Samuels - Howard Morris
Kim, Carol - Erika Scheimer
Harvey, Franklin - Lane Scheimer

Episode List

The Land of Backwards
Modran
Dissonia
Land of Hyde and Goseek
The City Inside the Earth
2600 A.D.
Something Fishy
Giant Steppes
Statue of Limitations
Will The Real Rick Springfield Please Stand Up?
Doctor Astro
Doctor Daguerrotype
Nephren
Modran Returns
Horse Feathers
A Light Mystery

Bit of Trivia
Howard Morris played Ernest T. Bass the stone throwing, window breaking, wild giggling mountain man on the Andy Griffith Show.

THE SECRET OF ISIS: Andrea Thomas (Joanna Cameron) was a high school science teacher who, while on an archeological dig in Egypt found an amulet that belonged to an ancient queen named Hatshepsut. The amulet granted the wearer the powers of the Goddess Isis. "With this amulet you and your descendants are endowed by the goddess Isis with the powers of the animals and the elements. You will soar as the falcon soars, run with the speed of gazelles and command the elements of sky and earth" or so the narration went. This female super hero was created as a counter part to the series Shazam. Even though Mary Marvel exists, Filmation, the studio that produced both Shazam and Isis, wanted a character they had the rights too and they created Isis. There are 22 episodes that span 2 seasons from 1975-77. Isis and Shazam did crossover appearances on each others shows occasionally.

Cast List

Joanna Cameron....Isis/Andrea Thomas
Brian Cutler....Rick Mason
Joanna Pang...Cindy Lee(Season 1)
Ronalda Douglas...Rennie Carol (Season 2)

Episode List
Season One
The Lights of Mystery Mountain
Fool's Dare
The Spots of the Leopard
The Sound of Silence
The Outsider
Rockhound's Roost
Lucky
Bigfoot
How to Find a Friend
The Show Off
The Outsider
Funny Girl (Captain Marvel Crossover)
Girl Driver
Scuba Duba
Dreams of Flight
No Drums, No Trumpets

Season 2
Seeing Eye Horse
The Hitchhiker
The Cheerleader
The Class Clown
Year of the Dragon
Now You See It ...(Captain Marvel Crossover)
Now You Don't (Captain Marvel Crossover)

SHAZAM: This half hour live action show gave us a total of 27 episodes that spanned 3 seasons from 1974 to 77. Billy Batson (Michael Gray) and his guardian just known as Mentor (Les Tremayne who passed away in 2003) traveled the countryside and found themselves mixed up in all kinds of interesting adventures. When someone would find themselves in a situation that required rescuing, Billy Batson would utter the word "Shazam" and would transform into Captain Marvel. Jackson Bostwick played Captain Marvel in the first season (17 episodes) the role was then assumed by actor John Davey who wore the cape for 11 episodes. This show is yet to be released on DVD, but we can keep hoping that it will be soon! Oh, and Shazam is gotten by taking the first letter of the following names "Solomon", "Hercules", "Atlas", "Zeus", "Achilles" and "Mercury", these are the elders who empower Billy to become Captain Marvel.

Episode List

Season 1
The Joy Riders
The Brothers
Thou Shalt Not Kill
The Lure of the Lost
The Road Back
The Athlete
The Treasure
The Boy Who Said 'No
The Doom Buggy
The Brain
Little Boy Lost
The Delinquent
The Braggart
The Past Is Not Forever
The Gang's All Here

Season 2
On Winning
Debbie
Fool's Gold
Double Trouble
Goodbye, Packy
Speak No Evil
The Odd Couple (Isis Cross Over visit)

Season Three
The Contest
Bitter Herbs
Ripcord
Finders Keepers (Isis Crossover visit)
Sound of A Different Drum
Out of Focus (Isis Crossover Visit)

Official Websites
Jackson Bostwick's Official Site
Michael Gray's Official Site

VALLEY OF THE DINOSAURS: The Butler Family, while out rafting on the Amazon River, get caught in a whirlpool that sucks them down into an underground cavern and the end up in a world that is populated with dinosaurs. They are befriended by a caveman named Gorak and his family. There are 16 episodes of this Hannah Barbera produced series. It ran from September 7, 1974 to September 4, 1976 and hasn't been released on DVD, yet.

Voice Talents
Mike Road - John Butler (Mike did numerous voices for cartoons, but maybe you remember him as "Race" Bannon on the classic Jonny Quest cartoon series)
Shannon Farnon - Kim Butler
Kathy Gori - Katie Butler (also did Rosemary the telephone operator on Hong Kong Phooey)
Jackie Earle Haley - Greg Butler (actor perhaps best known for his work in the big screen movie series, "The Bad News Bears")
Alan Oppenheimer - Gorak (remember Alan as the second "Dr. Rudy Wells" on the Six Million Dollar Man?)
Joan Gardner - Gara
Melanie Baker - Tana
Stacey Bertheau - Lok
Frank Welker - Digger, Glump

Visit These Official Web Sites
Jackie Earl Haley
Frank Welker Homepage

List of Episodes
Forbidden Fruit
What Goes Up
A Turned Turtle
The Volcano
Smoke Screen
Pteranodon
The Saber-Tooth Kids
After Shock
Top Cave, Please
S.O.S.
Fire
Rain Of Meteors
To Fly A Kite
Test Flight
The Big Toothache
Torch

Brothers Sid and Marty Krofft began their production careers in 1969. Here is a listing of some of the kids shows they had a hand in either production wise or with the designing of the costumes. The brothers did produce other kinds of shows as well, but this list deals mainly with shows aimed at the Saturday morning audiences.

1969--Banana Splits Adventure Hour--didn't produce it, but did work on the costumes.

1970--H.R. Pufnstuf . The puppet Pufnstuf was originally created for the first world's fair in 1968. Pufnstuf was originally named Luther for his fair gig. The show has 17 episodes and Pufnstuf is the mayor of the island that a little boy named Jimmy sails too. He spends most of his time hiding from an evil witch who wants the magic flute he has in his possession.)

1970--The Bugaloos: A rock group who lived in Tranquility Forest were continually harassed by villain Martha Ray as Benita Bizarre. There are 17 episodes of this live action show.

1971--Lidsville: Charles Nelson Riley as Hoodoo, an evil magician who rules the land of Lidsville. Mark, played by Butch Patrick, falls into a giant hat in our world and ends up in Lidsville, the land of living hats. Each week Mark tries to find a way home, but he never does. The show ended without a resolution. There are 17 episodes of this show available on DVD.

1973--Sigmund and The Sea Monsters: Two brothers take in Sigmund, a sea monster disowned by his family because he refused to frighten people. This is the first Krofft show that lasted for more than one season. There are 29 episodes total for this show.

1974--Land of the Lost: The Marshall family, a dad and his two kids get sucked into a time portal when their raft hits a whirlpool...they end up in a world populated with dinosaurs and other dangerous things. There are 43 episodes of this cult classic.

1975--Far Out Space Nuts: 16 half hour episodes starring Bob Denver and Chuck McCann as maintenance works at NASA who accidentally launch themselves into space.

1975--The Lost Saucer: 16 half hour episodes starting in 1975. Starred Jim Nabors and Ruth Buzzi as robots from outer space who land on earth.

1976--The Krofft Super Show: Broken down into segments, with Dr. Shrinker, Electra Woman and Dyna Girl, Kaptain Kook and The Kongs, Wonderbug, Bigfoot and Wildboy, Magic Mongo each having a small segment to do their thing. There are 32 episodes of this show.

1978--The Krofft Superstar Hour: A retooling of the Super Show with a new cast . Eventually renamed the Bay City Rollers Show and ran for 13 episodes on NBC after moving there from ABC.

1991--The Land of The Lost: An updated remake of the classic show. This time the Porter Family, father Tom and his two kids, Kevin and Annie, get sucked into a vortex and end up in the land of the lost. 26 episodes of this show were made.