Mama Cass sings in Pufnstuf (1970)

[@RenaldCosma]

As a kid I was in awe 😮 ... Now at 64 all I have to do is watch this and I'm Ten again.😊❤

[@ih8utbe]

Cass Elliott was a great personality. She exuded positivity every where

[@christinamellow9824]

I LOVE MAMA CASS WHAT A VOICE REST IN PEACE BEAUTIFUL LADY.🎤🌹🌹🌹🌹😢😢😢😢💐💐💐💐

[@liedubosc]

I wish all the kids who are being bullied for being "different" could hear and understand this song.... Mama Cass was singing of herself as much as for her character...

[@pluto4847]

I grew up to this stuff. I was born in 74 and I was practically raised on Puff 'N' Stuff. I loved it. Mama Cass rules.

[@lss74]

Same same sammmmmeeee xxx🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@pluto4847]

@@lss74 Cool.

[@donovanmedieval]

You must have seen the reruns. I was born in '70, and I remember the being on Saturday morning around the time you were born, and in reruns on weekday afternoons around '79-'80, as part of "The Kroft Supershow."

[@evilmothericebearkillerbir6016]

just turnd 57 loved the old kid shows nothing but crap on today

[@CutterDriftwood]

What a loss of one incredible talent. There honestly never would've been the great 'Mama's and Pappas' without Mama Cass.

[@laritagreen1202]

I loved this as well and school house Rock. We had good things that taught us things about. Yourself and how to know things from TV. Entertainment and Education

[@Casey-kd3xp]

The song score for PUFNSTUF was the first collaboration ever for songwriters Norman Gimbel & Charles Fox... who would win the Grammy only 2 years later for "Killing Me Softly".

[@lapislazuli7876]

My sister had the LP of the Pufnstuf movie and I would play this song over and over in the 70s on a turntable in her bedroom… I played it well into the 80s at a time when we just didn’t have Spotify or iTunes or even access to buy many records really… you just played what you had laying around even after it was no longer fashionable. I always loved the music from that Pufnstuf movie, as well as Cass Elliott’s sublime voice. Her voice to me epitomises the freedom and innocence of the 1970s. Pufnstuf symbolises to so many of us who were still children in the 1970s a certain optimism for the future that our generation were privy to and which I feel no other generation after us has ever had. The world was never the same once the horrors of the 1980s and beyond hit society. We were the last generation of children to live truly in a time of relative peace and stability. Life was still fun then. It was long enough after World War Two for us not to be affected and well before we had to deal with the Cold War of the 1980s or what lay beyond into AIDS, 9/11, Afghanistan and Covid. We kids of the 70s were truly the blessed generation.

[@jonimichalski9193]

Love her Rip Cass Ellicott and Martha Ray

[@jeannieanderst1555]

Cass has a beautiful voice

[@jerseyforhawks]

I was quite young in the 70's, but by God , MC's voice is Divine.

[@markgordon5387]

I was born in 1969, and I was brought up on Krofft shows. I ended up with a doctorate, and I'm a doctoral professor. Good movie.

[@catherineaiello7136]

Wonderful.

[@dietpepsivanilla3095]

Two legends. Mama Cass and Martha Raye.

[@KrystalHarwood-z1b]

she was a killjoy! lol

[@evilmothericebearkillerbir6016]

witchypoo to

[@lapislazuli7876]

@@evilmothericebearkillerbir6016Billy Hayes was the best ever. So many of us were scared of her, even though she was funny and comedic… somehow she scared us. I think that’s a testament to how great a character actress and comic talent she was. To be able to be both scary and funny is not an easy feat for an actor. Her persona is buried deep in the imaginations of a whole generation of kids and young teens. Pufnstuf is a morality tale that represents our whole 70s generation: we were all on a journey back then at a time when the world was actually free. Way before all the nightmares of our modern age as at 2024, when life is expensive and hard and diabolical. All of our parents had been through World War Two but we were the first generation born tasting freedom and we were allowed to be children and to experience all the best things that democracy and youthfulness and freedom had to offer… Pufnstuf is emblematic of all of that…. we were also the first generation not to have to grow up as young people in the later nightmares of AIDS and 9/11 and terrorism and the Cold War and then Covid. Time seemed to stretch out before us endlessly, and Jimmy and his magic flute and all his friends on living island were a symbol for us of a happy place, an island that was literally alive with possibilities. We could be who we wanted, stress how we wanted, be creative and dream. We were truly the luckiest generation and the world is a much sadder place now in so many ways. Computers and the internet has been a great gift in terms of tech, but socially and spiritually they ruined the world. The world seriously went into social and spiritual decline with the advent of computers and especially email. As soon as email and cell phones came along, I noticed all our lives were never the same again. We became fully owned by corporatocries. Pufnstuf represents to me everything that is the opposite of the digital age. It’s so wonderfully analogue, so wonderfully creative and expressive and innocent and imaginative. Everything that is the opposite of the nightmare of now.

[@f4kef4ngs]

rest in lovely and beautiful peace mama Cass. such a beautiful voice and soul. you are still loved and admired

[@peterkirgan6850]

Mama cass brilliant she could sing!!proper musicians back then no pre fabricated stuff !!

[@jesusnodal8948]

A truly talented singing legend!! May her spirit be in HEAVEN SINGING WITH THE ANGELS!!!👼👼👼

[@cribpointcritter]

God this is so catchy. I love it.

[@ronnopoland]

Mama cass . My favourite singer of all time. What a talent!

[@lss74]

yessss xxx

[@angiemurphy1280]

Wow, this was it for me as a child!! RIP Mama Cass

[@GeorgiaTrappingandFishing]

It’s cool to look back and see Cass doing that show! She had a awesome voice! 😊🔥👏👏👍

[@TrackerNeil]

Even as a kid I was always more sympathetic with the witches, who were these outsiders gathering in their own safe space. Thanks for posting this!

[@dasspidermonkey3147]

God I love that, "What are you doing with my flute you rotten limey hag?!" I am and always have been deperately in love with Witchiepoo

[@Chron-sl4nd]

I grew up on this. Jack's flute was a Euphemism for a joint. H.R. stands for "hand rolled" :D

[@lapislazuli7876]

@@Chron-sl4ndJack’s flute was not a euphemism for a joint. That is fake 70s mythology that people pushed. Jack’s flute represents his conscience. In terms of fairy tale mythology it represents the hilt spirit, the comforter and his inner guidance and voice. Has nothing to do with drugs.

[@reneekennedy716]

she was wonderful. what a voice.

[@kevinmcguire5696]

i think what they did was beyond smoking...the costumes, the sets, the puppet designs. These shows could only have come out of the late 60s. - Pufntsuf, Bugaloos, Sigmund & the Sea Monsters. Great song by the way.

[@rongray6291]

R.I.P. Cass

[@aliservan7188]

I've been in love with Mama Cass since I was about 4. I love her in this movie

[@catcookie2218]

Me too. Her's was the first celebrity death I cried over.

[@laxtobuttgroyn1193]

That movie was a waste of Cass' time. Martha Rae's, too. And the audience's.

[@RCEvans87]

Right on!! Great tune and great show, from my childhood.....sing it Mama Cass!!!!

[@TheresaPowers]

Cass had a beautiful voice.

[@stormvixen]

She had a great voice...what a lady!

[@joyfulsip3615]

I loved this show!

[@optout130]

This movie should be brought out of the vault and remastered. It should be a part of The Criterion Collection! When you read down the comments here and other channels discussing this segment, you see how many people from different walks of life with different challenges etc. have been positively affected and also Love it. It just may have literally saved a few lives along the way. This clip seems to hold up over the fifty ± years that have passed. It deeply impacts me every time I hear / see this. I wonder in her intelligent mind if she had other groups of people, such as the LGBTQ+ community, also in mind. It is So Fitting For So Many ! It packs a punch without being too "In Your Face". 🏆

[@bonnizajac8916]

She was amazing 😔

[@beccawilson1368]

best voice of her generation, taken way too soon.

[@g7mzh]

Great song. Great singer.

[@billyhensley7770]

God I'm old i Ioved this show

[@lss74]

Same xx

[@mick62mick]

Great song, great lady.

[@philipdefibaugh5683]

This is the best part of the movie.

[@chompypunk890]

I saw this movie at tv when i was a child and I loved this song, but I never realized that this witch Hazel was Mama Cass!! I must figure from her beautiful voice! Thanks for post it! :)

[@SandraGonzalez-wk5wo]

Preciosa la voz de esta marabillosa cantante del grupo THE MAMÁS AND THE PAPAS, ellos me encantan.

[@SandraGonzalez-wk5wo]

Hermosa voz de esta tremenda cantante ❤.

[@SandraGonzalez-wk5wo]

Que hermosa voz de la chica que canta.

[@Pajhal09]

Cass- See one flute you've seen em all. Classic. r.i.p.

[@mikemoffitt8645]

Thank Y🙂u For Your Posting Of Mama Cass Elliot on Pufinstuff,There Was a Program of Midnight Special Hosted By John Denver 2nd Major Loss to America After Be❤️ utiful Mama Cass Elliot ,I Grew Up From 1962,,My Mom Had a Lot of Mama Cass Elliot Records,She Was An Amazing Be❤️ Utiful Lady, Traveling To College Campuses Through Out The USA,listening To What what Students wanted to see in Society in Changes For The Betterment of USA ,and Urging Students To Sign up to Vote, Again Be❤️ utiful Mama Cass Elliot

[@miguelmouta]

It was very interesting at that time. I was a teenager, and it was one of the first color series on Brazilian TV. Mama Cass also appears in this series , as a witch, singing ¨sweet dreams¨. Unforgeatable, with a notorious psychedelic context, even commented between my teen friends at that year (1972).

[@magnusdiridian]

the witches are the true heroes of this movie, with the way this song makes you feel. Go Witches!!

[@joettamorley9198]

I love her voice

[@OceanbornAngel]

A song sung by a witch about being different long before Defying Gravity.

[@gunbuck7]

This movie is creepy to me BUT this song is awesome!! Love me some Mama Cass!

[@BR01097]

I had almost forgotten about this movie once seen, based on the children's series shot the year before it. The scene before this song is of the dragon roasting over the fire pit looking thoroughly dead, which struck me as a traumatic end to the mayor PufNstuf.

[@joekewl9409]

If I would have a complaint about this song, it'd only be that I wish it was longer and with more vocals from Cass Elliott.

[@mspig5925]

The sour witch in purple has me laughing with her expressions lol

[@Centervillejim]

That's Martha Raye, who also had a recurring role on the tv show "Alice". She played the character of Carrie, Mel Sharples' mother.

[@krystalharwood5240]

@@Centervillejim and heimlich dancing and gets caught!

[@manuel12777]

ésta pelicula fué transmitida en Chile en los ochenta .,grandes recuerdos de aquellos momentos viendo tele....

[@donn409]

@NinjaGhostScorpion The ham sandwich incident is a myth.

[@georgewilliams6251]

Yep -- like the story about Mariska Hargitay's mother being decapitated in the car accident that killed her mom. Myth for sure.

[@lss74]

My fave film as a kid xx

[@johnnycee5179]

I don't recall catching this episode

[@renedelafuente123]

I was about 10 yrs. old when I was watching puff n stuff, and that makeup effects they had really scared me, like they were the real evil scary characters they played. Now I''m 55 and it still has that scary effect on me.

[@lapislazuli7876]

It’s true. Witchipoo’s makeup was one of a kind and it scared me too. It still scares me now and yet I was mesmerised by their inventiveness, expression and incredible acting and talents. It makes what kids watch today seem so lame when you consider that everything was done without computers. It was all costumed, made up, acted out, and everything was done like a story book. Completely originally. Now it would be all CGi and it’s just not the same. The human element is so important because it gave the film soul. These actors had incredible soul and talent.

[@geekbaritone]

The effects were amazing. specially the orange back round effect with the orange fabric.

[@edgarfilho6129]

Amazing lyrics.

[@miuxita80]

i love that song and a need that movie, i live in chile , but here is not that movie, i feel so blueeeee Monypoo

[@emisthem6562]

I only just noticed the ABC 2 Logo... didn't know this was on TV in Australia at all! XD

[@old-manparker6153]

WOW! I thought I recalled that I SAW this in the THEATER when I was a kid. I wasn't sure I actually saw this... or I was remembering a drug flash from smoking too much pacololo when I was a kid... but, groove... dig it...but here it is! ... is this a big "gay-drag-queen camp classic thing or what"?

[@ericvondell5157]

YEP! NO QUESTIONS THERE! DIFFERENT IS VERY LONELY!🙀😿😭 Mama Cass...😿 Billie Hayes "Witchie-Poo"💖😿😭 DIFFERENT IS VERY LONELY 😿 Phantom's About As Different As It Gets! Different Is Very LONELY 😿😭

[@ronnopoland]

love mama cass

[@SandraGonzalez-wk5wo]

Esta película es genial, las actrices que personifican a las brujas son iconicas, las canciones, la que canta si no me equivoco es la cantante del grupo the mamas and the papas, marabilloso grupo setentero.

[@lapislazuli7876]

Yes it was Cass Elliott, also known as Mama Cass. She was amazing.

[@littlebirdling238]

She was groovy

[@kiraraandfamily]

mama cass is cool !

[@PavelMartinekpierre]

Lovely )))

[@brucedavis76]

you can tell that cass is singing about herself miss her a lot and can identify with the song

[@TheCountmarcel]

I feel the same! Iam diffrerent too!

[@ricoltmetric8156]

great

[@lapislazuli7876]

It’s interesting that all the identity politics we have today really began back in the 70s. She’s singing a song that anyone like Gaga or Miley Cyrus or Beyonce would sing today. It completely prefigures the gay/trans etc woke politics of today.

[@Pigeonmaster-zt5ly]

When weird was cool and creative. Now weird is just stupid. Long live HR Pufnstuf!

[@Pigeonmaster-zt5ly]

PS this show messed me up for life.

[@Pigeonmaster-zt5ly]

I'm getting high just watching this...Thank you...

[@lapislazuli7876]

@@Pigeonmaster-zt5lywhy? It was so magical and original. There’s never been anything like it since.

[@heathertruskinger6214]

❤️❤️❤️

[@keithscott1926]

What’s sad is Mama Cass life was extinguished too soon.

[@mt3311]

One is Martha Raye, Wichipoo is Billie Hayes.

[@megaswenson]

Wow! Now I have a theme song! Thanks, lesbiandotpro!

[@markrobson9641]

This Show needs a reboot for the 2020s, it would be great 💎💎

[@lss74]

noooo please leave it beeeeee

[@ryeguy7941]

Please don't

[@theresadoherty9783]

I love the lyrics to this I have to learn it anyone know what it's called

[@sallyangus8194]

Yay Mama!

[@charlie891]

SHE FUCKING SERVED

[@dasspidermonkey3147]

You can tell that most of the other witches there were actually male actors

[@dmalmostwan]

love how most of the witches are guys in drag :)

[@BennyMcGhee]

So this vid was uploaded nearly 13 years ago and in the subject it talks about how the message of Mama Cass isn't around anymore and that we can change that if we want to . If the message is that it's "ok to be different" and to "be true to yourself," well, in 2021 that message has been drudged up from the depths of the 70's and drilled into everyone's skull for the past couple of years now. Only now, it has morphed into a message that if you don't conform to this whole new thing of being "different," then you are to be criticized and excluded and ultimately cancelled. It's disgusting how the filthy liberals in our country have taken the healthy, progressive ideals of the 60's and 70's and used them to shit all over the United States of America. For shame. Rest in peace, Cass Elliot, but I thank God you didn't live to see the garbage we have to put up with in the 21st century.

[@nostalgik._]

Exactly!

[@mrspivvy]

weird psychedelic stuff.... but my god cass was brilliant

[@professoredsonsantos]

Ela lembra muito Adele, ou Adele lembra a Mama.

[@SandraGonzalez-wk5wo]

La actriz que esta cantando es la chica del grupo de MAMÁS AND THE PAPAS?..

[@ItsGuffle]

I love this movie, I love this scene, I love this song- But I hate that I can never send this to anybody I know without massive disclaimers telling them to please ignore the rat

[@jawkneekat]

Yes, some of them were.

[@MiracleJacksonRocks]

witchiepoo i love you!

[@domfernandus]

Saudade

[@geekygengar5467]

Did the rest of Mama Cass' band play the other witches?

[@lapislazuli7876]

No

[@MaskedMan66]

It's been too long since I've seen this; who is the female dragon in the cell? Did Puf have a sister?

[@superhetoric]

that's a dragon???

[@MaskedMan66]

@@superhetoric Yup; Pufnstuf was a dragon. Mind you, I didn't know that myself until he said so in one episode.

[@robertpeck5488]

That was Pufnstuf's sister Shirley Pufnstuf she was based on Shirley Temple while the green sparkly Frog is Judy Frog who is based on both Judy Garland and Liza Minelli.

[@MaskedMan66]

@@robertpeck5488 I knew about Judy, I just didn't remember Shirley. :-) Thanks!

[@Puppetgirl93]

Yes Shirley the female dragon is Puf’s little sister

[@fluorite1965]

Love the TV show not crazy about the movie.

[@UncleChud]

addiction makes phone📞🧟🤳🏽zombies the same❕

[@Edders73]

Cass Elliot was taken from us far too soon.

[@mikenealon4042]

whatta trip

[@FaytLinegod]

The movie may have been a flop, but Cass was sensational here.

[@moonstoneuniverse8516]

And all the Gays rejoiced. In other terms ever notice how Mama Cass is all in orange and Martha is in all purple it’s to make the, stand out from all the other witches.