Billie Hayes: A True Original
Original Airdates: May 21-23, 2021
TVC 539.5: Iconic producer Marty Krofft of Sid & Marty Krofft Productions joins Ed and Greg Ehrbar for a tribute to Billie Hayes, the actress who was an integral part of many of the Saturday morning Krofft shows of the late ’60s and 1970s (including, most notably, as Witchiepoo on H.R. Pufnstuf and Weenie the Genie on Lidsville). Billie Hayes passed away on Thursday, Apr. 29 at age ninety-six.
Billie Hayes and Sid & Marty Krofft
Original Airdates: May 21-23, 2021
TVC 539.6: Greg Ehrbar on why the manic energy that Billie Hayes brought to her performance as Witchiepoo on H.R. Pufnstuf not only was vital to the success of H.R. Pufnstuf, but laid the groundwork for such other memorable Krofft comic villains as Hoo Doo on Lidsville and Benita Bizarre on The Bugaloos. Billie Hayes passed away on Thursday, Apr. 29 at age ninety-six.
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