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In the 1970s, Sid and Marty Krofft were to live-action children's TV what [[Hanna-Barbera]] was to animation. Their first series, ''[[H.R. Pufnstuf
Other Krofft series included ''[[Bugaloos]]'', ''[[Land of the Lost (TV series)|Land of the Lost]]'', ''[[Lidsville]]'', ''[[
Possibly the most interesting piece of Krofft history was their 1973-77 lawsuit against the McDonald's corporation. When it couldn't get the Kroffts to license ''H.R. Pufnstuf'' for use in McDonald's commercials, the hamburger chain blatantly plagiarized ''Pufnstuf'' to create "McDonaldLand" in 1971. For more information, see [http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a990827.html this article] at Cecil Adams' The Straight Dope, or [http://www.coolcopyright.com/cases/chp5/kroftmcdonalds.htm this one] at coolcopyright.com.
Bob Odenkirk and David Cross' ''[[Mr. Show]]'' parodied the [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made
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