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Marty Krofft — the legendary co-producer and co-creator of a slew of influential kids’ TV shows in the 1970s — <\/span>has died<\/a>. He was 86.<\/span><\/p>\n His death was announced in a statement released by his rep, B. Harlan Boll, Saturday afternoon. Marty — who was one half of a legendary producing duo, alongside his brother, Sid Krofft, died from kidney failure on Saturday, surrounded by his family, at his home in Los Angeles.<\/span><\/p>\n As shared in the statement, the work created by Marty and Sid Krofft “dominated children\u2019s television” for decades, and “multiple generations of fans have grown up with the popular shows of Sid &\u00a0Marty\u00a0Krofft. They made memories for millions to enjoy.”<\/span><\/p>\n The brothers had been working as puppeteers in the 1960s when they were approached by NBC to create a Saturday morning children’s show. Together, the brothers created and produced the cult classic <\/span>H.R. Pufnstuf,<\/span><\/em>\u00a0which ran for one season but proved massively influential as a timeless pop culture oddity.<\/span><\/p>\n They pair went on to create\u00a0<\/span>The Bugaloos<\/span><\/em> in 1970,\u00a0<\/span>Lidsville <\/span><\/em>in 1971, and\u00a0<\/span>Sigmund and the Sea Monsters<\/span><\/em> in 1973.<\/span><\/p>\n However, one of the most indelible marks on pop culture came in 1974 with the creation of their hit series <\/span>Land of the Lost<\/span><\/em>. The show — which ran for three seasons — blended puppetry with stop-motion animation and live action actors to create a complex world of fantasy, science fiction and old-school adventure.<\/span><\/p>\n The story followed a father and his two children who inadvertently fall through a wormhole portal into the titular Land of the Lost, where they must survive the elements while facing threats included dinosaurs, interdimensional aliens, a race of sinister lizard people, and friendly humanoid ape creatures, all why trying to uncover the mysteries of the strange dimension and find some way home.<\/span><\/p>\n The Kroft Brothers remade the show in 1991, and the series ran for two seasons, and a big-screen film adaptation starring Will Ferrell and\u00a0Danny McBride came out in 2009. As recently as 2018, the brothers were talking about their plans to remake the show yet again as in serialized hour-long drama format.<\/span><\/p>\n Due to their success with a slew of different kids shows, Sid and Marty Krofft became known as the Kings of Saturday Morning.<\/span><\/p>\n Apart from his work in the world of daytime kids’ programming, the Krofft brothers found a great deal of success as producers in the world of primetime TV as well, producing successful series including the\u00a0<\/span>Donny & Marie Show<\/span><\/em>,\u00a0<\/span>D.C. Follies,<\/span><\/em>\u00a0<\/span>The Brady Bunch Hour<\/span><\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Barbara Mandrell & the Mandrell Sisters<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n