# Sid Kroft is dead **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 14, 2026, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sid-kroft-is-dead/1029273 "2026-04-14T17:42:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sid-kroft-is-dead/1029273/1 "2026-04-14T17:42:55Z")
He created both Sigmnund And the Sea Monsters, the Donnie & Marie Show, HR Puffenstuff, and many more fun & trippy shows. He was 96. > **[Legendary Puppeteer Behind Classic TV Shows Is Dead](https://www.newser.com/story/387263/legendary-puppeteer-behind-classic-tv-shows-is-dead.html)** > > Sid Krofft, who created H.R. Pufnstuf with his brother, was 96 ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sid-kroft-is-dead/1029273/2 "2026-04-14T18:14:34Z")
You’re late. [Sid Kroft has died - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sid-kroft-has-died/1029264) I’ll flag it. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sid-kroft-is-dead/1029273/3 "2026-04-14T18:16:23Z")
We’re not allowed the occasional “**[Generalissimo Francisco Franco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generalissimo_Francisco_Franco_is_still_dead)**” thing around here?? Hmph. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sid-kroft-is-dead/1029273/4 "2026-04-14T18:17:34Z")
It’s respectful to wait at least a day. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sid-kroft-is-dead/1029273/5 "2026-04-14T18:19:54Z")
Totally my bad. I was thinking of that “Tomb Raider” lady. RIP, Sid [ETA: and Marty]. Thanks for making me think about pot and mild hallucinogens _years_ before I surely otherwise would have. [nitpick]Krofft[/nitpick] > **[Sid and Marty Krofft](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_and_Marty_Krofft)** > > Sid Krofft (July 30, 1929 – April 10, 2026) and Marty Krofft (April 9, 1937 – November 25, 2023), known as The Krofft Brothers and born as Cydus and Moshopopoulos Yolas, were a Canadian sibling team of television creators, writers, and puppeteers. Through their production company, Sid & Marty Krofft Pictures, they made numerous children's television and variety show programs in the U.S., particularly in the 1970s, including H.R. Pufnstuf, Land of the Lost, and Sigmund and the Sea Monsters. The ---
**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 14, 2026, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sid-kroft-is-dead/1029273/6 "2026-04-14T20:03:19Z")
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