Bigfoot and Wildboy
A boy raised by Bigfoot fights crime and aliens.
Bigfoot and Wildboy is a live action children's television series that aired on ABC. It began in 1977 as part of The Krofft Supershow on Saturday mornings, with 15-minute episodes featuring cliffhanger endings. The series was heavily influenced by the Bigfoot episodes of The Six Million Dollar Man, using bionic sound effects and slow motion photography.
Quick Facts
- Runtime
- 24 mins.
- Creator
- Joe Ruby; Ken Spears
- Producer
- Sid and Marty Krofft
- Country
- United States
- Network
- ABC
- First aired
- 10 September 1977
- Last aired
- 18 August 1979
- Episodes
- 28
Facts from the source article.
Did You Know?
- Bigfoot finds a young boy lost in the wilderness of the Northwestern United States and raises him as Wildboy.
- Cox Cable's Retro Saturday Morning aired the first eight two-part episodes in 2003 and 2004.
- Amazon Prime is airing The Krofft Supershow with this series as of July 2024.
Home media
Embassy Video released two VHS volumes in the 1980s: Volume One contained "The Secret Invasion" and "Space Prisoner"; Volume Two contained "Outlaw Bigfoot", "Eye of the Mummy" and "Birth of the Titan". Both are out of print. Columbia House included episodes in The World Of Sid and Marty Krofft series. Rhino Video's 2002 three-DVD set of the same name included "The Return Of The Vampire".
Frequently Asked Questions
Who created Bigfoot and Wildboy?
Bigfoot and Wildboy was created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears.
How many episodes of Bigfoot and Wildboy are there?
Bigfoot and Wildboy has 28 episodes.
When did Bigfoot and Wildboy first air?
Bigfoot and Wildboy first aired on 10 September 1977.
When did Bigfoot and Wildboy end?
Bigfoot and Wildboy last aired on 18 August 1979.
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