Toy-Ventures pays tribute to TV legend Marty Krofft with a look at some of his most excellent toys featuring Sleestaks, Wonderbug & Bigfoot and Wildboy!

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Sid and Marty Krofft’s “Land of the Lost” is not only one of their best-known shows, it’s also one of their most merchandisable.

Larami Toys went to town with the license and released a slew of low-cost Rack Toys that range from logical to absolutely bonkers.

The majority of these toys are nonsensical label slaps but where Larami always shone was the card design. Each one of these packages is unique and eye-catching making for an incredible display of colour.

The Prehistoric Monsters (not sure why they didn’t call them Dinosaurs) are such a no-brainer for Land of the Lost. However my favourite on this page is the safari shooter, that art is stunning. I have one on my wall. I do love seeing Enik on cards though.

Stuff like the Wilderness sets and compasses are perfect fits for Land of the Lost, although the guns and the moonbase rocket, not so much….

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Thanks to my pal Dave McKroffterson AKA Kroftty for sharing his amazing and often times obscure collection of Sid and Marty Krofft costumes for this amazing gallery..

Pufnstuf and first release Witchiepoo.

Later Witchiepoo waves- fabric body and then morphed into all vinyl.

PlaidStallions Toy-Ventures Magazine #1 is now available and it’s been called “not only an entertaining read, but it’s also an impeccable work of reference” by PopCult.

“Just got off the Vroom-Broom and can’t do a thing with it” variant. I think this was a prototype that was never released- just tested.

Original conceptual art with handpainted mask. The dayglo look was too extreme so they fitted the test mask with the cut-out flesh-tone and opted to go that route

Two variants of Horatio J Hoo Doo because kids wanted to be Charles Nelson Reilly dammit!

Weenie the Genie from Lidsville and one costume of Joy. There is another variant that came with wings as well as a male Bugaloos costume, neither of which I have yet.

Jay Robinson as Dr. Shrinker and Sigmund.

Bigfoot regular issue, Hairy & Scary version, and adult mask which was sold loose without a costume

Diedre Hall as ElectraWoman.

Pufnstuf costume from 2010 and a contemporary foreign knock-off of the Collegeville Costume Witchiepoo mask

Truck Shackley was the puppet leader of the Texas Critter band on the Krofft produced Mandrell Sisters show, staring Barbara Mandrell.

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