H.R. Pufnstuf: The Magic Path

H.R. Pufnstuf: The Magic Path
NBC
September 6, 1969
Children's (I was going to go with "live action" or "puppetry" but it's sort of both and neither, not a cartoon anyway)
DVD
B-

My review of the 1970 movie is here:  http://reviewingeverymovieiown.blogspot.com/search?q=pufnstuf.  I don't have a lot to add about the series at this point, other than it was probably the main introduction to psychedelia for Gen-X.  This first episode sets things up pretty clearly, the main characters, setting, and conflict.  (Although when Pufnstuf says that everyone and thing on the island talks, this doesn't explain Cling and Clang.)  Hollingsworth Morse directed this and all the other episodes.

The Krofft regulars for this series, not counting Hayes and Wild, include:

1. Sharon Baird
2. Joy Campbell
3. Walker Edmiston
4. Roberto Gamonet
5. Joan Gerber
6. Jerry Landon
7. Jon Linton
8. Scutter McKay
9. Harry Monty (who was also in The Wizard of Oz and Americathon)
10. Andy Ratoucheff
11. Robin Roper
12. Angelo Rossito
13. Felix Silla (then best known as Cousin Itt)
14. Johnny Silver (who also did That Girl, most notably as Siegfried S. Newman)
15. Lennie Weinrib (who also co-wrote the episode with Paul Harrison)