H.R. Pufnstuf: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

H.R. Pufnstuf is the story of Jimmy, a boy with a talking golden flute, whose adventure begins when he climbs into an abandoned sailboat on the shore of a lake. But it is Witchiepoo's trick to capture the boy to get his magic flute. He and the flute are rescued by a kindly dragon named H.R. Pufnstuf on Living Island where almost everything talks. All would be happy–what with dancing trees, singing frogs and a lollipop that owns a candy store–if it wasn't for that mean ol' Witchiepoo who keeps coming after the flute.

Series details

• Title: H.R. Pufnstuf
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Adventure, Children, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 1969-09-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 1970-01-03
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 4046

Cast and credited roles

• Billie Hayes — Wilhemina W. Witchiepoo
• Jack Wild — Jimmy
• Joan Gerber — Freddy the Flute
• Lennie Weinrib — H.R. Pufnstuf

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1969-09-06; final listed air date 1970-01-03; episode order: 17.

Source and licence

Adapted from H.R. Pufnstuf on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.