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H.R. Pufnstuf · Season 1

H.R. Pufnstuf season 1 episode 5: The Stand-In

Aired 4 October 196930 minRated PG

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What happens in “The Stand-In”

Pufnstuf's movie star sister arrives to make a movie. This gives Puf the idea of keeping the witch busy by making her a stand in so Jimmy and Freddy can sneak into the castle and escape on the witches vroom broom. The witch figures out what's going on and races back to the castle. Having trouble figuring out how to work the vroom broom Jimmy is delaied long enough for the witch to find him and stop his escape on the broom.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 5 of 17 of season 1, so watch episodes 1 to 4 first.
  • It runs about 30 minutes.
  • Directed by Hollingsworth Morse.

Cast and crew of this episode

Director
Hollingsworth Morse
Guest stars
Sharon Baird

Credits: TMDB.

More from H.R. Pufnstuf Season 1

  1. E01
  2. E02
  3. E03
  4. E04
  5. E05
  6. E06
  7. E07
  8. E08
  9. E09
  10. E10
  11. E11
  12. E12
  13. E13
  14. E14
  15. E15
  16. E16
  17. E17

Every episode of Season 1H.R. Pufnstuf episode guide

Episode names, air dates, runtimes, stills and ratings: TMDB. Air dates are the first broadcast anywhere; where it streams is our daily Australian check.