Early years Sid Krofft became a popular puppeteer who worked in
vaudeville and was a featured player with the
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. In the 1940s, Sid created a one-man puppet show regularly performed at
burlesque shows as a teenager. A night club promoter from the Catskills was convinced by Sid to create a show he named from the name, Sydney Snitkovsk. Sid added an extra F due to its short length to "The Unusual Artistry of Sid Krofft", that began to be performed throughout the world. His father joined him on tour in Paris while Marty stayed in New York, where he began using his older brother's puppets to earn money by staging performances. By the 1950s, the Krofft brothers were working together. In 1957, they developed
Les Poupées de Paris, a puppet show with more mature themes. One of their early exposures to a television audience was the premiere episode of
The Dean Martin Show in 1965.), although they always denied these claims. In a 2005 interview with
USA Today, Marty Krofft said, "No drugs involved. You can't do drugs when you're making shows. Maybe after, but not during. We're bizarre, that's all." Referring to the alleged LSD use, Marty said in another interview, "That was our look, those were the colours, everything we did had vivid colours, but there was no acid involved. That scared me. I'm no goody two-shoes, but you can't create this stuff stoned." The Kroffts favoured quirky superhero stories, often with children portraying the heroes or part of a hero team. Krofft productions include
The Bugaloos (1970),
Lidsville (1971),
Sigmund and the Sea Monsters (1973–1975),
Land of the Lost (1974–1976),
The Lost Saucer (1975),
Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (1976), and
Wonderbug (1976–1978).
Achievements The Kroffts' children's programs have developed a wide and enduring following, especially among adults who watched the shows as children. They were also responsible for a large number of prime-time music and variety programs. These shows also tended to employ a reliable formula featuring a celebrity host or team of hosts, weekly celebrity guest performers, flashy and colourful sets, and frequent interludes of scripted banter and gag-driven, "corny", good-natured sketch comedy. ==Dispute==