The Krofft Supershow

I really liked this Saturday morning show when I was a kid. Good times. My favorite segments were Wonderbug and Dr. Shrinker. I can still remember the theme song from Dr. Shrinker. Wow. I, also, enjoyed Electra-Woman and Dynagirl.

In 1976, I lived in Atlanta when the Krofft Supershow was airing on ABC. This was definitely a very interesting show. The "Kaptain Kool and the Kongs" segments were actually filmed in 1976 at the "World of Sid and Marty Krofft" amusement park located within the Omni in Atlanta (now CNN Center). As a 6-year-old at the time of this show, it was nice to see my city and a place that I was familiar with. The theme park had turned out to be too expensive to operate and was not in the best part of town at the time. It only survived for about a year. My personal memories were of the 1976 season only which featured the live action series "Wonderbug", "Dr. Shrinker" and "Electra Woman and Dyna Girl" and it was wrapped around by the "Kaptain Kool" segments. I believe none of the series except "Wonderbug" survived to the 1977 season and since it was no longer taped in Atlanta, I lost interest.

I remember the show as if it were yesterday, except for names, I have slept since then. Remember Bigfoot and nature boy? The dune buggy named schlep that turned into a super buggy? Oh the memories! Wasn't Ruth Buzzy hilarious as the space traveler? I hope that each of us can look back and thank Sid and Marty Kroft for these wonderful memories. If anyone would like to discuss this further, I am sure that names like Gary Gnu, Captain Kangaroo, Smurfette, Optimus Prime, Duke, Snake Eyes, and shows like Space 1999, The original LOTR cartoon movies, Scooby Doo (Timeless) and many others would love to return to that era when Saturday Morning cartoons ruled the house!

I was 14 when this played on Saturday mornings. I had younger siblings who loved it so I decided to watch it once. It was as stupid as can be...but I loved it! Full of VERY bad jokes, extreme overacting and mediocre songs but put over with lots of energy, color and a quick pace. I remember "Magic Mongo", "Dr. Shrinker", "Electra Woman and Dyna Girl". The "special" effects were laughably done but at the age of 14 you didn't care. This was in no way a good show but it aimed at kids not adults and, back then, kids were watching Saturday morning cartoons and such religiously. Hey--it beat doing homework! I'm glad I saw it back then but have no desire to see it now. Childhood memories die hard and I'm afraid I'd hate it now.

This show was wonderful. It had a variety of characters in different scenarios. I loved "Dr. Shrinker" and "Electra Woman". The band was great too. I remember "Wonder Bug" as fun, and wasn't there a segment with Big Foot?