# Sid Kroft has died **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 14, 2026, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sid-kroft-has-died/1029264 "2026-04-14T05:18:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sid-kroft-has-died/1029264/21 "2026-04-15T18:42:05Z")
Bob Denver being always and forever Gilligan, the gag about he and pals being stranded someplace and struggling to get home makes the sort of 8-yo common sense that appeals to that group of writers. And their audience. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sid-kroft-has-died/1029264/22 "2026-04-15T18:57:35Z")
> [@sciurophobic](#): > > And speaking of Bob Denver, why was the plot of almost all their shows about the main character(s) stranded somewhere and trying to get home? It’s not that uncommon of a theme. Loosely speaking (prior to the Krofts): The Odyssey Robinson Crusoe Lord of the Flies Stranger in a Strange Land Wizard of Oz That’s quickly off the top if my head. I’m sure people can come up with more. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sid-kroft-has-died/1029264/23 "2026-04-15T19:34:15Z")
Spirited Away ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sid-kroft-has-died/1029264/24 "2026-04-15T19:37:50Z")
I was limiting my list to before the Krofts got started. There have also been a ton since then like The Martian, Castaway, Blue Lagoon… Also Swiss Family Robinson and Lost in Space as more earlier examples. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sid-kroft-has-died/1029264/25 "2026-04-15T19:42:02Z")
Of course, the “stranded” theme is common in fiction. But, as was pointed out, a substantial portion of the Kroffts’ 1970s shows used it. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sid-kroft-has-died/1029264/26 "2026-04-15T19:42:35Z")
I tried to watch Land of the Lost, but it seems like the UHF channel in DC played the syndicated episodes in random order and interspersed with episodes from other shows. I will say that an episode of Electro-Woman and Dyna-Girl was the first time that I ever thought about watching the ladies rather than the show itself. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sid-kroft-has-died/1029264/27 "2026-04-15T19:43:08Z")
They went with what worked and what the viewers want because that was what has worked for millenia. Anyway, let’s end this hijack (which I started). ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sid-kroft-has-died/1029264/28 "2026-04-15T19:45:00Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > They went with what worked and what the viewers want because that was what has worked for millenia. I’d also say that it worked well for the types of stories/shows they created in that era, most of which had fantasy/sci-fi/magical elements, as a way to put “normal” people into such worlds. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sid-kroft-has-died/1029264/29 "2026-04-15T22:24:10Z")
> [@Hypno-Toad](#): > > I will say that an episode of Electro-Woman and Dyna-Girl was the first time that I ever thought about watching the ladies rather than the show itself. Because the ladies were that attractive, because the show was that bad, or both? Enquiring minds and all that. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sid-kroft-has-died/1029264/30 "2026-04-15T22:46:54Z")
I recall Dyna Girl being cute, but I was pretty young. 1. > **Summary** > > [Google Image Result](https://share.google/QWlAgAi9aBAGyOo55) ---
**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:** [April 15, 2026, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sid-kroft-has-died/1029264/31 "2026-04-15T23:38:39Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Of course, the “stranded” theme is common in fiction. But, as was pointed out, a substantial portion of the Kroffts’ 1970s shows used it. It’s cheaper to tape a fantasy land on a set than it is to film in the real world. My first crush was Joy on _The Bugaloos_. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sid-kroft-has-died/1029264/32 "2026-04-16T04:48:55Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > The dinosaurs didn’t bother me, but I was terrified of the Sleestak. Paging SDMB poster @sleestak ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sid-kroft-has-died/1029264/33 "2026-04-16T05:14:22Z")
Oh yeah. She was one damned cute butterfly. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sid-kroft-has-died/1029264/34 "2026-04-16T14:48:28Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Because the ladies were that attractive, because the show was that bad, or both? Exactly. ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sid-kroft-has-died/1029264/35 "2026-04-16T15:49:07Z")
I was like 10 and 11 years old when Lidsville was on and I thought it was completely fucked up. As was Land of the Lost and Sigmund and the Sea Monsters. Not on psychedelic drugs my ass. Oh, wait. Speed Racer was weird as fuck too. International spies and auto racing through a volcano? And a race car the size of a freight train? The late 60’s/early 70’s kids shows were insane. I’m so lucky to have experienced them first hand!!! ---
**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:** [April 16, 2026, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sid-kroft-has-died/1029264/36 "2026-04-16T17:08:22Z")
> [@pkbites](#): > > I was like 10 and 11 years old when Lidsville was on and I thought it was completely fucked up. I think Sid & Marty just stumbled into the psychedelic zeitgeist with the Banana Splits and HR Pufnstuf, but with Lidsville, they were definitely leaning into it on purpose. Every kid in the country knew what a “lid” was, and it wasn’t a hat. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sid-kroft-has-died/1029264/37 "2026-07-28T17:40:08Z")
I totally forgot to provide a link [a great parody.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHqcNj0Pv6c) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sid-kroft-has-died/1029264.md?page=1)