The Krofft Superstar Hour
- The Krofft Supershow;
- Shang-a-Lang
The Krofft Superstar Hour is a Saturday morning children's variety show, produced by Sid and Marty Krofft. After eight episodes, the show was renamed The Bay City Rollers Show. It aired for one season from September 9, 1978 to January 27, 1979 on NBC.[1] NBC also ran other repeat Krofft shows in an unrelated umbrella titled slot, Krofft Superstars, from 1978 to 1985.
Background
The show is essentially a reworking of The Krofft Supershow, replacing the fictitious band "Kaptain Kool and the Kongs" with the real life Bay City Rollers. Just as on the previous show, the Rollers would perform comedy skits and musical numbers, and introduce the live action segments. The Bay City Rollers' segment also featured a character called Mr. Munchy in the main segment.[2]
The regular live-action segments were "Horror Hotel" and "The Lost Island". Also included were reruns of "Magic Mongo" from the original Supershow. The show was cut back to 30 minutes after it was renamed The Bay City Rollers Show, and "The Lost Island" and "Magic Mongo" were dropped. The skits with the Rollers generally featured cameos by characters from other Sid and Marty Krofft shows, including Enik and the Sleestak from Land of the Lost, various characters from H. R. Pufnstuf, and Dr. Shrinker (now renamed Dr. Deathray) and his assistant Hugo (now renamed Otto).
Segments
Horror Hotel
Despite the title, "Horror Hotel" was a comedy. It featured Wilhelmina W. Witchiepoo of H.R. Pufnstuf fame running the eponymous hotel. She was assisted by other H. R. Pufnstuf characters: Dr. Blinky, Seymour the Spider, Orson the Vulture and Stupid Bat. Horatio J. HooDoo from Lidsville was a permanent resident in the hotel and would bear the brunt of Horror Hotel's antics.[3]
The Lost Island
"The Lost Island" also featured a number of characters from other Krofft shows on the Lost Island within the Bermuda Triangle. Stories would somehow combine H.R. Pufnstuf, Sigmund the Sea Monster, Weenie the Genie from Lidsville, a new character named Barbie, and other unlikely characters into one storyline while they stay one step ahead of Dr. Deathray and his henchman Otto. Enik from Land of the Lost was the King of the Sleestak who lived within the Lost City and the Lost Island was also inhabited by dragons (utilizing stop-motion footage of Grumpy and Big Alice from "Land of the Lost"). The good guys would often turn to the Island Spirit for advice on how to handle whatever plight they had ended up in.
Cast
- Bay City Rollers (Eric Faulkner, Derek Longmuir, Alan Longmuir, Leslie McKeown, Stuart 'Woody' Wood) - Themselves
- Sharon Baird - Various Characters
- Patty Maloney - Various Characters
- Billy Barty - Otto, Sigmund the Sea Monster
- Louise DuArt - Barbie, Nashville, Various Characters
- Paul Gale - Horatio J. Hoodoo, Various Characters
- Billie Hayes - Wilhelmina W. Witchiepoo, Weenie the Genie
- Mickey McMeel - Turkey, Various Characters
- Jay Robinson - Dr. Deathray, Various Characters
- Van Snowden - Mr. Munchy, Various Characters
Voice cast
- Lennie Weinrib - H.R. Pufnstuf, Orson Vulture, Stupid Bat
- Walker Edmiston - Dr. Blinky, Enik, Seymour Spider, Sigmund
References
- ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 53. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years 1946-1981 Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. pp. 58–59. ISBN 0-8108-1651-2.
- ^ "Horror Hotel 1.12 (Unknown title)". 3 December 2016.
External links
- Krofft Superstar Hour at 70s Kidvid website
- The Krofft Superstar Hour at IMDb
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- H.R. Pufnstuf (1969)
- The Bugaloos (1970)
- Lidsville (1971)
- Sigmund and the Sea Monsters (1973)
- Land of the Lost (1974)
- Far Out Space Nuts (1975)
- The Lost Saucer (1975)
- Donny & Marie (1976)
- The Krofft Supershow (1976)
- The Brady Bunch Hour (1977)
- The Krofft Superstar Hour (1978)
- Pink Lady and Jeff (1980)
- Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters (1980)
- Pryor's Place (1984)
- D.C. Follies (1987)
- Land of the Lost (1991)
- Family Affair (2002)
- Mutt & Stuff (2015)
- Sigmund and the Sea Monsters (web series) (2017)
- Dr. Shrinker (1976)
- Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (1976)
- Kaptain Kool and the Kongs (1976)
- Wonderbug (1976)
- Magic Mongo (1977)
- Bigfoot and Wildboy (1977)
- The Dean Martin Show (1965)
- The Banana Splits (1968)
- New Zoo Revue (1972)
- Fol-de-Rol (1972)
- The World of Sid & Marty Krofft at the Hollywood Bowl (1973)
- Really, Raquel (1974)
- NBC Saturday Morning Preview Revue (1974)
- Jimmy Osmond Presents ABC's Saturday Sneak Peek (1976)
- The Paul Lynde Halloween Special (1976)
- The Brady Bunch Variety Hour (1976)
- Kaptain Kool and the Kongs Present ABC All-Star Saturday (1977)
- The Bay City Rollers Meet the Saturday Superstars (1978)
- The Krofft Komedy Hour (1978)
- Bobby Vinton's Rock 'n' Rollers (1978)
- Anson & Lorrie (1981)
- The CBS Saturday Morning Preview Special (1983)
- Saturday's the Place (1984)
- The Cracker Brothers (1984)
- Rock 'n' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular (1985)
- The Patti LaBelle Show (1985)
- Sid & Marty Krofft's Red Eye Express (1988)
- Krofft Late Night (1991)
- Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2001)
- Pufnstuf (1970)
- Middle Age Crazy (1980)
- Side Show (1981)
- Harry Tracy, Desperado (1982)
- Land of the Lost (2009)
- Howdy, Mr. Ice of 1950 (1949)
- Les Poupées de Paris (1961)
- Circus (1966)
- Funny World (1966)
- Kaleidoscope (1968)
- Fol-de-Rol (1968)
- A Broadway Baby (1984)
- Comedy Kings (1988)
- Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2016 web series)
- The World of Sid and Marty Krofft theme park
- Sid & Marty Krofft Television Productions Inc. v. McDonald's Corp.
- Toby Terrier and His Video Pals
- Tales of the Okefenokee