Old-Base-6686 t1_jdx8vbd wrote on March 27, 2023 at 9:20 PM

Reply to comment by EmperorXerro in Sigmund and the sea monsters 1970s by steroidamoeba

Agreed! I just Googled..and they are both still alive! Sid is 93, and Marty is 85...

suffaluffapussycat t1_jdxm5ne wrote on March 27, 2023 at 10:54 PM

I used to know Sid Krofft but I didn’t know it for a while. I used to go to a gym in Hollywood in the 90s and there was this guy who was there a lot. Super nice guy, we always chatted about random stuff but never introduced ourselves. Then one day the front desk announced “Sid Krofft, line one” and I was like “oh wow”.

The architect of my childhood. Seemed like such a happy guy. Complete gentleman.

ExRockstar t1_jdxxu2a wrote on March 28, 2023 at 12:20 AM

Here's a fun fact about the Kroffts:

McDonalds hired an advertising agency, who reached out to them to create the McDonaldland characters (Grimace, Hamburgler, Mayor McCheese etc.) based on their H.R. Puffinstuff characters.

They did as asked, and created the characters and were all seen and pictures taken of the costumes. Then the agency called the Kroffts and told them the Mcdonalds ad campaign had been canceled.

The agency actually used the pictures they took and hired former employees of the Kroffts to create the sets and costumes and even hired Krofft's voice actor to do several of the voices for their commercials.

The Kroffts sued. Initially were awarded $50K. They appealed the judgement and were then awarded $1.04M on appeal.

Old-Base-6686 t1_jdxqsa9 wrote on March 27, 2023 at 11:28 PM

Very cool! Thank you for sharing the story!

palm_desert_tangelos t1_jdykr23 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 3:11 AM

Grew up in Southern California I’m a beach city. The homes in the neighborhood looked the same as in the show. And I believed that the show was about my neighborhood. I believed that Johnny and Scott were neighbors. The kids in the neighborhood dressed the same as in the show for the most part.