30 minSeason 1 • Episode 15
LatestBarney and Junior are tricked into joining the Intergalactic Games by a couple of aliens in disguise.
Far Out Space Nuts is a Sid and Marty Krofft children's television series that aired in 1975 for one season, and produced 15 episodes. It was one of only two Krofft series produced exclusively for CBS. Like most children's television shows of the era, Far Out Space Nuts contained a laugh track. Like most of the Kroffts' productions, the show's opening sequence provides the setup of its fanciful premise: While loading food into various compartments to prepare a rocket for an upcoming mission, Barney instructs Junior to hit the "lunch" button, but Junior mistakenly hits the "launch" button. The rocket blasts off and takes them on various misadventures on alien planets. The show starred Bob Denver as Junior, a seemingly dim-witted but uniquely clever maintenance worker employed by NASA, and Chuck McCann as Barney, his grumpy, short-tempered co-worker. Patty Maloney played Honk, their furry friend who made horn sounds instead of speaking.
Practical Effects
Krofft puppet aliens that look like rejected Muppets.
Acting
Bob Denver doing Gilligan 2: Space Boogaloo.
Production
Sets wobbling visibly, zero budget, maximum charm.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bob Denver was still starring in Dusty's Trail simultaneously, making him the hardest-working unemployed castaway in two galaxies. The Kroffts allegedly cast him within 24 hours of learning he was available.
This was the Kroffts' attempt to capture the Star Trek zeitgeist for the Under-12 set, complete with 'planet of the week' structure—except every alien society ran on pratfalls and bad puns instead of philosophy.
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