Marty Krofft, left, H.R. “We got some plans that are great that we can’t share today,” he said a couple of years back during one of his “Mondays With Marty Krofft” YouTube videos. “I’m 120 years old and I’m still getting shows on the air — so don’t mess with me.” Fortunately, there has always been an appetite, if not …
NEW YORK — Marty Krofft, a TV producer known for imaginative children’s shows such as “H.R. More than 45 years after the show’s 1969 debut, the title character graced an episode of another Krofft brothers success, “Mutt & Stuff,” which ran for multiple seasons on Nickelodeon. “To make another hit at this time in our lives, I’ve got to give …
Sid, left, and Marty Krofft sit surrounded by some of their TV creations on the set of “Mutt & Stuff.” Marty Krofft was my baby brother, so this is very difficult for me to write. I found that part of being a performer so draining, but Marty really loved it and helped my dreams grow, which quickly became our dreams …
Marty Krofft, the TV creator behind the children’s shows “H.R. Marty Krofft, the TV creator behind the popular children’s shows “The Banana Splits Adventure Hour,” “H.R. Dubbed the “King of Saturday Mornings,” Marty and his brother Sid were puppeteers-turned-producers whose kids’ shows, which prominently featured elaborate dolls and puppets, changed the children’s TV landscape. After designing the sets and costumes …