The Krofft Supershow

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The Krofft Supershow
Created byJoe Ruby
Ken Spears
StarringMichael Lembeck
Debra Clinger
Mickey McMeel
Louise DuArt
Bert Sommer
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes32
Production
ProducerSid and Marty Krofft
Running time90 minutes (season 1)
60 minutes (season 2)
Production companySid & Marty Krofft Television Productions
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseSeptember 11, 1976 (1976-09-11) –
September 2, 1978 (1978-09-02)
Related
The Krofft Superstar Hour

The Krofft Supershow was a Saturday morning children's variety show, produced by Sid and Marty Krofft. It aired for two seasons from September 11, 1976, to September 2, 1978, on ABC.[1]

Background

The show was composed of several live-action segments, hosted by "Kaptain Kool and the Kongs", a rock band created for the series. The season-one (1976–1977) segments were

Magic Mongo
. Each live-action segment was about 15 minutes in length.

Instead of a third season, the show was massively revamped (and moved to NBC) to feature the then-popular Bay City Rollers. Now retitled The Krofft Superstar Hour, Kaptain Kool and the Kongs were replaced by the Rollers, and new live-action segments "Horror Hotel" and "The Lost Island" replaced the older ones.

Show segments

Kaptain Kool and the Kongs

This group was a manufactured band responsible for hosting the show, introducing the other live-action segments, and performing skits and songs. For the first season, Kaptain Kool and the Kongs were portrayed as a wacky glam rock band. Segments were videotaped at the short-lived World of Sid and Marty Krofft indoor amusement park in Atlanta. For season two, their image was toned down, and they were downsized from a five-person band to a four-person band. Their season-two segments were taped in a studio with an audience of children.

Most of the songs were written by

primetime
TV specials featuring previews of ABC's Saturday-morning lineup.

Cast:

Two albums were released featuring Kaptain Kool and the Kongs, both in 1978: the self-titled Kaptain Kool and the Kongs featured the band singing, and Stories from the Krofft TV Supershow includes several comedy skits. In addition, they released one single, "And I Never Dreamed", written by Harvey Scales backed with "Sing Me a Song".[3]

Dr. Shrinker

Main article: Dr. Shrinker

Dr. Shrinker is an evil scientist with a lab on an uncharted island. When teenagers Brad, B.J., and Gordie are stranded on the island, Dr. Shrinker subjects them to his shrinker machine. They manage to escape the lab in miniature form; the series follows their adventures as they try to evade the clutches of the mad scientist and his assistant Hugo.

Cast:

Electra Woman and Dyna Girl

Main article: Electra Woman and Dyna Girl

Lori and Judy, reporters for Newsmaker magazine, are secretly Electra Woman and Dyna Girl, crime-fighting superheroines. Assisted by their friend Frank Heflin, they fought such supervillains as the Pharaoh and Cleopatra, the Sorcerer, Glitter Rock, Ali Baba, Spider Lady, and the Empress of Evil.

Cast:

Wonderbug

Main article: Wonderbug

Barry, C.C., and Susan are three teenaged friends who fixed up an old dune buggy (which they dubbed "Schlepcar"). When they attach a magic horn to the car, Schlepcar comes to life as Wonderbug. Wonderbug could fly, and it helped the teens fight crime.

Cast:

  • Barry: David Levy
  • C.C.:
    Jack Baker
    (as John Anthony Bailey)
  • Susan: Carol Anne Seflinger
  • Wonderbug (voice): Frank Welker

Magic Mongo

When teenagers Donald, Lorraine, and Kristy find an old bottle, they discover it is the home of a

genie
named Mongo. Mongo's magical attempts to help his young masters lead to many wacky misadventures.

Cast:

Bigfoot and Wildboy

Main article: Bigfoot and Wildboy

After Wildboy was orphaned in the

archeology
student.

The episodes of "Bigfoot and Wildboy" that aired on The Krofft Supershow were 15 minutes in length. In 1979, ABC brought back the show as a stand-alone series by editing the 15-minute segments into 30-minute episodes. New episodes were also filmed and aired in the summer of 1979.

Cast:

  • Bigfoot: Ray Young
  • Wildboy: Joseph Butcher
  • Suzie: Monika Ramirez
  • Ranger Lucas: Ned Romero
  • Cindy: Yvonne Regalado
  • Cindy's father: Al Wyatt, Jr.

References

  1. ISBN 0-8108-1651-2
    .
  2. Internet Movie Database
    . Last accessed 27 February 2007.
  3. ^ Entry at Rate Your Music. Last accessed 27 February 2007.

External links

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