# RIP Witchiepoo

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-witchiepoo/941333>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** celebrity-death\
**Created:** [May 3, 2021, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-witchiepoo/941333 "2021-05-03T23:23:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-witchiepoo/941333/1 "2021-05-03T23:23:28Z")

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> **[Billie Hayes Dies: Wicked Witchiepoo Of ‘H.R. Pufnstuf’ Was 96](https://deadline.com/2021/05/billie-hayes-dead-obituary-witchiepoo-h-r-pufnstuf-actress-was-96-1234749037/)**
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> Billie Hayes, whose portrayal of the flamboyantly and comically wicked witch Witchiepoo on the 1969-70 Saturday morning live-action children’s classic H.R. Pufnstuf, died of natural causes Ap…

To be honest, I didn’t know she was still alive. Now I’m sorry to hear she’s died.

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**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-witchiepoo/941333/2 "2021-05-04T00:25:42Z")

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I could have swore that was Martha Raye. I can’t keep my Krofft heavies straight.

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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-witchiepoo/941333/3 "2021-05-04T01:41:17Z")

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Miss Raye was Boss Witch in 1970’s _Pufnstuf_ movie and later she played Benita Bizarre, the antagonist of _The Bugaloos_. Just, ya know, for the record. 😃

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-witchiepoo/941333/4 "2021-05-04T02:02:58Z")

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> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#):
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> The Bugaloos

I had such a crush on Joy.

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**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-witchiepoo/941333/5 "2021-05-04T13:31:54Z")

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I remember her from Lidsville

> **[Area 36-Year-Old Still Has Occasional Lidsville Nightmare](https://www.theonion.com/area-36-year-old-still-has-occasional-lidsville-nightma-1819565508)**
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> BOWLING GREEN, KY–Though their frequency has decreased since childhood, 36-year-old graphic designer Pete Meijer still suffers from occasional nightmares related to Lidsville, the early-'70s Sid and Marty Krofft-produced Saturday-morning program...