Sid And Marty Krofft And Atlanta's Colossal Failure

Over Thanksgiving weekend, one-half of one of the most unique duos in entertainment history passed away. Marty Krofft, the younger brother in the puppetry and producing duo of Sid and Marty Krofft, died at age 86 on Saturday. The Krofft brothers began as puppeteers, opening for artists like Liberace and Judy Garland before developing their own headlining show. They initially broke into television, designing sets for shows like “The Banana Splits Adventure Hour“ and “All in the Family.” Sid and Marty Krofft’s bread and butter came in the form of unique children’s entertainment like “H.R. Pufnstuf,” “Sigmund and the Sea Monsters,” “Land of the Lost,” and “The Bugaloos,” shows that had short runs of usually a couple of seasons but later became staples of syndicated TV for GenX kids like me… read more >