Sigmund Ooze is a sea monster. He’s also a huge embarrassment to his family because, unlike a normal sea monster, Sigmund has no desire to scare anybody.
He runs away from home rather than scare people and meets up with Johnny and Scott Stuart.
The three become best friends and Johnny (Johnny Whitaker) and Scott (Scott C. Kolden) keep Sigmund in their clubhouse.
Johnny and Scott spend their time alternately keeping Sigmund from being kidnapped by his family – primarily his brothers, Slurp and Blurp – and keeping him a secret from everyone else, especially their suspicious guardian Aunt Zelda (Mary Wickes) and nosy neighbour Miss Eddels (Margaret Hamilton).
Zelda’s love interest, Sheriff Chuck Bevans (Joe Higgins), often becomes involved in the uproar caused by the Oozes and the Stuarts.
This Sid and Marty Krofft production wasn’t as trippy as the previous shows the brothers produced.
The first season focused on Sigmund’s relationship with Johnny and Scott, but things started sliding in the second season with the introduction of Rip Taylor as Sigmund’s flamboyant sea genie, Sheldon. Zelda left the show, too, and was replaced by Gertrude (Fran Ryan) as the family maid.
The show went downhill fast during the third season when Sheldon’s young nephew, Shelby (Sparky Marcus), arrived.
Sigmund Ooze
Billy Barty
Johnny Stuart
Johnny Whitaker
Scott Stuart
Scott C. Kolden
Big Daddy Ooze
Sharon Baird (costume)
Walker Edmiston (voice)
Peggy
Pamelyn Ferdin
Slurp
Fred Spencer
Paul Gale
Blurp
Bill Germaine
Larry Larsen
Miss Eddels
Margaret Hamilton
Sheriff Chuck Bevans
Joe Higgins
Shelby
Sparky Marcus
Sweet Mama Ooze
Van Snowden (costume)
Sidney Miller (voice)
Gertrude Gouch
Fran Ryan
Sheldon the Sea Genie
Rip Taylor
Aunt Zelda
Mary Wickes
Episodes
The Monster Who Came to Dinner | Puppy Love | Frankenstein Drops In | Is There a Doctor in the Cave? | Happy Birthdaze | The Nasty Nephew | Monster Rock Festival | Ghoul School Days | The Curfew Shall Ring Tonight | Sweet Mama Redecorates | Make Room for Big Daddy | It’s Your Move | Trick or Treat | Uncle Siggy Swings | The Dinosaur Show | The Wild Weekend | Boy for a Day | A Genie for Sigmund | Paul Revere Rides Again | Now You See ‘Em, Now You Don’t | Johnny-O, the Great | Super Sigmund | Pufnstuf Drops In | Sheldon and the Nephew Sitters | One Way Whammy to Tahiti | Cry Uncle | The Haunted House | Mother Makes Ten | You Can’t Beat a Magic Carpet
The three become best friends and Johnny (Johnny Whitaker) and Scott (Scott C. Kolden) keep Sigmund in their clubhouse.
