Pufnstuf
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63% Critic Match

Pufnstuf

A musical adventure of Double-Stuffed proportions!

6.3 / 10 1970 1h 34mG English
ComedyFamilyFantasyMusic

Storyline

Jimmy (Jack Wild) ventures to Living Island with his magical, talking flute, Freddy. Once there, he befriends many of the island's inhabitants, but the evil Witchiepoo (Billie Hayes) is determined to steal Freddy the flute away from the boy to impress the visiting Witches' Council and win the Witch of the Year Award.

Cast & Crew

Jack Wild

Jack Wild

Jimmy

Lead
Billie Hayes

Billie Hayes

Witchiepoo

Martha Raye

Martha Raye

Boss Witch

Cass Elliot

Cass Elliot

Witch Hazel (as Mama Cass)

Allan Melvin

Allan Melvin

H. R. Pufnstuf / Henrich Rat / Living Island Boat / Orville Pelican / Polka-Dotted Horse / Stupid Bat / West Wind (voice) (as Al Melvin)

Walker Edmiston

Walker Edmiston

Dr. Blinky / Ludicrous Lion / Seymore Spider / Various (voice)

Don Messick

Don Messick

Freddy the Flute / Googy Gopher / Orson Vulture (voice)

RG

Roberto Gamonet

H.R. Pufnstuf

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Hollingsworth Morse's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Pufnstuf is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker