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Far Out Space Nuts

  • TV Series
  • 1975–1976
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
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Bob Denver, Patty Maloney, Chuck McCann, and The Krofft Puppets in Far Out Space Nuts (1975)
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The misadventures of two maintenance workers who are accidentally launched into space.The misadventures of two maintenance workers who are accidentally launched into space.The misadventures of two maintenance workers who are accidentally launched into space.

  • Creators
    • Earle Doud
    • Marty Krofft
    • Sid Krofft
  • Stars
    • Bob Denver
    • Chuck McCann
    • Patty Maloney
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    361
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    • Creators
      • Earle Doud
      • Marty Krofft
      • Sid Krofft
    • Stars
      • Bob Denver
      • Chuck McCann
      • Patty Maloney
    • 11User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Bob Denver
    Bob Denver
    • Junior
    • 1975
    Chuck McCann
    Chuck McCann
    • Barney
    • 1975
    Patty Maloney
    Patty Maloney
    • Honk
    • 1975
    Robert Dunlap
    • Penthos
    • 1975
    Michael Hawes
    • Big Fuzzy
    • 1975
    Hal Smith
    Hal Smith
    • 1975
    Kay E. Kuter
    Kay E. Kuter
    • Kayla - Mad Professor
    • 1975
    Mickey Morton
    Mickey Morton
    • Lycos
    • 1975
    Paul Wexler
    Paul Wexler
    • Tagot
    • 1975
    Rudy Diaz
    Rudy Diaz
    • 1975
    Eve Bruce
    Eve Bruce
    • Lantana…
    • 1975
    John Myhers
    • General Birdwell…
    • 1975
    Howard George
    • 1975
    Earle Doud
    Earle Doud
    • Captain Torque…
    • 1975
    Gus Peters
    Gus Peters
    • 1975
    Stan Jenson
    • Crakor
    • 1975
    John Carradine
    John Carradine
    • Ruler Trental
    • 1975
    Leo Gordon
    Leo Gordon
    • Head of the Droneks
    • 1975
    • Creators
      • Earle Doud
      • Marty Krofft
      • Sid Krofft
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    1Warlock72

    Limping into Space

    Bob Denver, who was fresh from cancelation of Dusty's Trail and Gilligan's Island, teams up with Chuck McCann, recently graduated from Seattle's Mime Academy.

    Once again, Bob Denver is selling his "little buddy" act to another big fat "skipper." Chuck McCann recognizes that formula for success, he does the "little buddy" with Gilligan.

    Soon enough, the two NASA caterers are stocking sandwiches in the Space Shuttle fridge, when Gilligan hits the launch button (instead of Lunch) on the space ship, and away they go!

    Lots of uncomfortable laughs for the sad sack crew. The big slob with the bowl hair cut and demented grin was the Skipper on this show, and Gilligan got the bottom bunk again. No coconut oil on this trip! Just low budget comedy writing the hard way.

    There were 15 episodes of this show filmed. But most of them were never broadcast. It was up to ingenious fans to get the bootleg complete season sets in order to see all the wonderful fun.
    gazzo-2

    Yeah Gilligan in Space...

    I remember this one too. It came on right before Ghostbusters and so I will always and forever associate the two. It was funny as hell, Bob Denver and Chuck McCann doing what they did naturally in the trad. slapsticky way, in the weird plastic orange/purple lime and yellow Krofft sets of the time. I remember alotta funny parts of the show-it was a satire of sorts on Trek and Sci-fi in general along with being fun period. John Carradine was a co-star for what it's worth(what Didn't he work on in his career??) too.

    Fond memories from here...

    *** outta ****, good fun.
    zmaturin

    "I said lunch, not launch!!"

    Everyone knows the Sci-Fi Triad of Greatness, right? There's "Star Trek", "Star Wars", and "Far Out Space Nuts". Lately, though, "Far Out Space Nuts" seems to have fallen by the wayside. While "Trek" & "Wars" rack up the movie sequels, "Far Out Space Nuts" has yet to even be turned into a major motion picture! Come on, "Far Out Space Nuts Nuts" (as we fans like to call ourselves), get off the pot and get "Far Out Space Nuts: The Movie" made!

    Oh, wait a minute. I forgot- I hate "Far Out Space Nuts"!

    "Far Out Space Nuts" is an inept Sid and Marty Krofft show starring Bob Denver and Chuck McCann (an actor I like- see "The Projectionist"- making his part in this even more depressing). The Krofft brother's special effects- which include brightly colored sets, dwarves in costume, and felt puppets, all on a budget lower than that of a "Sesame Street" segment- don't really lend themselves to this "Lost in Space" meets "Gilligan's Island" mess. They really only work in thinly-veiled pro-drug rallies like "H.R. Pufenstuf", "Lidsville", and "The Bugaloos". This show just makes me feel dirty.
    Blueghost

    As a kid I scrunched my lips at it

    Most kids who watched TV watched it with their family during prime time. Said programs had high production values and catered to a cross generational demographic; Mom, dad, brother, sis, kid bro or sis, even the dog.

    So it always amazed me that when kids turned the tube on Saturday mornings we were treated with shows that looked like they were today's YouTube Star Wars fan film equivalents; with acting and special effects that were just as good (or bad) as the "professional" productions from years back.

    And that's how I feel not just about "Far Out Space Nuts" but with all of the Saturday Morning sitcoms for kids.

    Well, kids don't have money to spend, and what "disposable income" they do have they tend to spend on candy, our parents bought us toys. Ergo the exceptionally cheap feel of the shows, and in particular the Syd and Marty Kroft bombs that used to saturate Saturday Morning TV.

    I didn't mind a situation comedy about a couple of impromptu astronauts. I didn't mind Bob Denver cast as the small of the two. Nor did I mind Honk, nor the fact that they used a lunar lander for interstellar travel, nor even some of the stories and gags. But it's like we, the young audience, had seen real sit comes and real scifi shows, and our expectations in terms of presentation were a bit higher.

    I mean, you can't fault this show for what it is. The people working on it the best they could. But it took fifteen to twenty years for these jokers to catch up to Disney and to present something respectable, like Disney, to you audiences.

    Kids may not be highly sophisticated, and where Far Out Space Nuts entertained on a certain level, to me, it felt like standard fare fed at a bargain cut rate. Slightly sub-par in the joke and presentation department, Far Out Space Nuts tries to deliver on an unspoken promise. It marginally succeeds, but could have been more.

    Try it once, and see what you think.
    RJV

    From an Adult Perspective, What Episodes I've Seen Aren't So Bad

    Growing up in the 1970s, I remember watching FAR OUT SPACE NUTS, first on CBS in the 1975-76 season and then in reruns on New York City-based syndicated station WPIX later in the decade. Since I was a child, my critical faculties were not fully developed. Since reaching maturity, I've only seen three episodes- "Tower of Tagot," "Secrets of the Hexagon," and "Birds of a Feather." My impression from these episodes is that the television show was hardly remarkable, but it had its amusing moments. In my opinion, FAR OUT SPACE NUTS holds up better than other Saturday morning children's programs like SCOOBY DOO, WHERE ARE YOU? and JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS.

    Two assets are the stars. It's true that Bob Denver is basically reprising his famous "Gilligan" characterization as the bumbling Junior, but this personality perfectly suits him. He conveys the same sweet naiveté he did as Gilligan, thoroughly endearing himself to audiences despite his klutziness. As Denver's domineering partner Barney, Chuck McCann amusingly registers annoyance at Junior's bumbling. But like Denver, McCann's character lacks malice. Indeed, Barney loves Junior like a brother, giving Denver and McCann's partnership an underlying warmth.

    The show's premise is that NASA janitors Barney and Junior accidentally launch themselves into space and they struggle to get back to earth every episode. The production values are astonishingly cheap, looking like the show was filmed in someone's backyard. From what I've seen, I feel the writers (including McCann) missed an opportunity to satirize the show's low budget. The characters could have addressed the television audience like those in ROCKY AND HIS FRIENDS, reminding them that FAR OUT SPACE NUTS was just a TV show. The humor presented on the show is uneven, ranging from clever to infantile. Usually, however, Denver and McCann put the jokes over with their droll expressions and lively delivery. It's a pity they split up after this show.

    Supporting performances are generally good. It seems to me that at least some of them acted with tongue in cheek, fully aware of the show's utter silliness. In particular, Robert Quarry playing a villain on "Tower of Tagot" came across as deliberately campy. In my opinion, this approach enhanced this episode.

    For me, the greatest appeal of FAR OUT SPACE NUTS is its nostalgic value. The program's good-natured innocence and inoffensiveness not only convey the joys of childhood when one enjoyed this entertainment without any concerns of the world's problems, but also the golden age of comedy in the 1930s and 1940s where nothing off-color or cynical was suggested- just clean, slapstick comedy. I'm no prude, but I feel that today's entertainment is generally over-saturated with smut and mean-spiritedness. FAR OUT SPACE NUTS is no masterpiece but it comes across as wholesome escapist entertainment for the family.

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    • Release date
      • September 6, 1975 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Samuel Goldwyn Studios - 7200 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Sid and Marty Krofft Enterprises
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      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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