The Krofft Superstar Hour
| The Krofft Superstar Hour | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Starring | Bay City Rollers Billy Barty Billy Hayes Jay Robinson Louise DuArt Paul Gale |
| Voices of | Lennie Weinrib Walker Edmiston |
| Country of origin | USA |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Sid and Marty Krofft |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | September 9, 1978 – November 28, 1979 |
The Krofft Superstar Hour is a Saturday morning children's variety show, produced by Sid and Marty Krofft. After eight episodes, the show was renamed The Bay City Rollers Show. It aired for one season from September 9, 1978 to November 28, 1979 on NBC.
Background
The show is essentially a reworking of The Krofft Supershow, replacing the fictitious band "Kaptain Kool and the Kongs" with the real life Bay City Rollers. Just as on the previous show, the Rollers would perform comedy skits and musical numbers, and introduce the live action segments. The Bay City Rollers' segment also featured a character called Mr. Munchy in the main segment.
The regular live action segments were "Horror Hotel" and "The Lost Island." The show was cut back to 30 minutes after it was renamed The Bay City Rollers Show, and "The Lost Island" was dropped. The skits with the rollers generally featured cameos by characters from other Sid and Marty Krofft shows, including Enik and the Sleestak from Land of the Lost, various characters from H.R. Pufnstuf, and Dr. Shrinker (now renamed Dr. Deathray) and his assistant Hugo (now renamed Otto).
Live action segments
Horror Hotel
Despite the title, "Horror Hotel" was a comedy. It featured Wilhemina W. Witchiepoo of H.R. Pufnstuf fame, running the eponymous hotel. She was assisted by Horatio J. HooDoo from Lidsville and H.R. Pufnstuf characters Dr. Blinkey, Orson the Vulture, and Stupid Bat.
The Lost Island
"The Lost Island" also featured a number of characters from other Krofft shows. Stories would somehow combine H.R. Pufnstuf, Enik, Sigmund the Sea Monster, and other unlikely characters into one storyline while they stay one step ahead of Dr. Deathray. Enik was the King of the Sleestak who lived within the Lost City and the island was also inhabited by dragons (utilizing stop-motion footage of Grumpy and Big Alice from "Land of the Lost").
Cast
- Bay City Rollers - Themselves
- Sharon Baird - Various Characters
- Billy Barty - Otto, Sigmund the Sea Monster
- Louise DuArt - Barbie/Nashville/Various Characters
- Paul Gale - Horatio J. Hoodoo/Various Characters
- Billie Hayes - Wilhemina W. Witchiepoo, Weenie the Genie
- Mickey McMeel - Turkey/Various Characters
- Jay Robinson - Dr. Deathray/Various Characters
- Van Snowden - Mr. Munchy/Various Characters
Voice cast
- Lennie Weinrib - H.R. Pufnstuf, Orson Vulture, Stupid Bat
- Walker Edmiston - Dr. Blinky, Enik, Seymour Spider