Bigfoot and Wildboy (1977– ) User Reviews

i like the first season the best./

[oh_oh_oh_yeach · 5/10 · 4 February 2017]

I like land of the lost better. that said thee are some things I like about this show,. I like the actress that played Susie in seas one one. her name was Monica Ramirez. I like the disco theme. one day I like to get a DVD of the show or comic adaption of the show good wholesome fun not much of anything else cheesy plots and dialogue an goofy fun.

while it is not as good as land of the lost another croft show made in the same era the seventies. I do like the science fiction plats and Susie the character I season is so pretty to look at I can sit through each episode. I hope to one day purchase the croft super show comic which has a big foot wild boy comic book story in it.

Deliciously cheesy 70's Saturday morning Sid and Marty Krofft kidvid lunacy

[Woodyanders · 8/10 · 14 January 2007]

For sublimely silly Sasquatch Saturday morning live action entertainment, there's only one show to see. Yep, it's this supremely screwy 70's TV series from Sid and Marty Krofft, those undisputed kings of such Me Decade kidvid insanity as "Land of the Lost" and "Sigmund and the Sea Monsters." Eight years ago Bigfoot (brawny thespian Ray Young; the evil acidhead who freaks out in the disco in Jeff Lieberman's terrific "Blue Sunshine") discovered a lost male child in the Great Northwest wilderness of Southern California (!) and raised the tyke to be a Tarzan-like lad called Wildboy (Joseph Butcher, your basic vapid blonde Malibu surfer type).

With his unruly mass of all-body hair and bulky, beefy build, Bigfoot resembles one of three things: 1) Chewbacca's brother, 2) a really hairy hippie, or 3) Greg Allman on a very bad day. Furthermore, Bigfoot speaks in barely coherent grunt'n'grumble tones, delivering a message about nature and the environment at the end of every show. He tosses rinky-dink paper mache boulders as if they were rinky-dink paper mache boulders. He survives avalanches without a scratch. And he runs and leaps in hilariously drawn-out slow motion ala Lee Majors in "The Six Million Dollar Man" while groovy-chillin' music and funky synthesized sound effects accompany his every move. Naturally, Bigfoot and Wildboy have many exciting misadventures: they foil plutonium thieves, battle a mummy, encounter alien beings, and face off with a red-skinned "Incredible Hulk"-style monster (played by Carel Struycken, who later become a regular on "Twin Peaks" and portrayed Lurch in the "Adams Family" films). Wildboy frequently gets captured by baddies and Bigfoot has to save his hapless'n'helpless wimpy hide time and time again. Sure, this show is undeniably a dippy hunk of total cheese, but it's the program's very blatant and abundant cheesiness which makes it a topflight tacky treasure.

Something Differnent From the Kroffts

[Sargebri · 21 April 2003]

This show was a different kind of show for the Krofft brothers. It wasn't as trippy as most of their creations and it was fairly close to being a straight adventure series. It also had a twist where the kid partner was the leader and the so-called adult was the sidekick. Another thing that I liked about the show was that it was videotaped rather than filmed which made I think that gave it more of an edge than most of the Krofft shows.

This show was probably made on a budget of 10$

[chammer-76308 · 4/10 · 5 June 2016]

The first thing you have to note: they pull of the slanted camera angle better than Battlefield Earth. The groovy music that kicks is while it happens is just a bonus.

From bad acting, bad writing, bad cinematography, and lines of dialogue a Wookie couldn't understand, add some meadow in the NW USA (maybe) somewhere. You put all of that together and you have Bigfoot and Wildboy.

The opening monologue from the announcer tells us that 8 years ago a boy was lost in the wilderness and Bigfoot found him. Wildboy is easily in his mid to late 20's so he was pretty much done with that phase of his life of living at home anyways, A wild boy has to set out to become a wild man I guess.

Wild boys talents can be described as thus: the ability to speak English, Being able to Machutmachunga, understanding Big Foot, and rolling out of the way of things.

Big Foot is.... well... he's Big Foot... No not the Monster Truck, the creature... He runs a lot...

Big foot's talents Include: He can say Machutmachunga, He moves so fast that he is shot in slow motion whenever he moves(?), He kind of roars or screams (I'm not sure how else to describe it), he can borrow sound effects from the 6 million dollar man, He can perpendicular on a mountain side (slanted camera, and He can Jump really far.

This show is like watching 1960's Batman with out the costumes, gadgets, or acting ability. You can tell this show wasn't taken seriously by anyone who made it, but that is part of the charm. If you want to watch something bad that will make you lol a lot at how ridiculous it is, then this show is for you.

A Childhood Favorite

[mad-99775 · 10/10 · 27 December 2023]

I loved this show growing up...geared toward children this cute show is not suppose to appeal to Adults...but even now being 50+ I still get a kick out of watching this fun blast from the past.

From eye candy Joseph Butcher who played Wildboy to.... aww heck who cares about the rest of the cast.. 🤷 I tuned in for Wildboy..🤗.

Anyone who confuses Joey's true age 20 about to turn 21 with WildBoy's age (15 in season 1 & 16 in season 2) must also believe Ray Young was a 200 year old man playing a 200 year old BigFoot...wow, an awful lot of Einsteins out there! People please, if you don't know what you're talking about pinch those lippers shut! IMHO

Set in the Pacific North West...Bigfoot comes across a small child alone, lost in the woods..taking in the tiny orphan WB was 7..he took care of him for 8 years...he raises him calling him WildBoy..apparently, Helpers taught WB to read & write, also to drive...BF taught WB his lost language, WB in return teaches BF English...Duh!

Don't recall if Wildboy ever hit puberty...I do remember a few jealousy scenes involving Susie, Cindy & a few guest stars...but no romance...again TV show was aimed at children..

Joseph Butcher was fun to watch..the episodes kept kids entertained...wonder what Mr. Butcher is up to now??

Family fun in fantasy setting

[kraiggb · 8/10 · 24 November 2020]

Like Shazam and Isis, this show is heavy on morality tales but does a very good job teaching right from wrong, the positives of listening to adults and learning from mistakes. Most of the episodes available on the net are grainy. Look for a quality dvd or probably VHS tape and most kids will have fun.

Style Over Substance

[StuOz · 19 February 2018]

Saturday morning kid's show of the 1970s.

Just watched about 70% of the episodes on YouTube.

The first short season of just eight 25 minute adventures is highly entertaining...in a crazy science fiction sort of way. Very repetitive in general presentation (music cues, stock footage, filming locations, zero characterisation) but one hell of a lot of fun to watch! The kid playing Wildboy does not say much but who cares.

The first season episode titled - UFO - is probably my favourite as this has elements of Lost In Space (1965), The Time Tunnel (1966) and QM's The Invaders (1967).

Only seen some of season two (Invasion, Space Prisoner, Titan, Mummy, Vampire, Outlaw Bigfoot).

Season two attempted to address the above mentioned repetitive issues but things never quiet worked out. Yes it added different music cues but the new music was not so good. Yes it had more variety in locations but somehow season one just looked better in every way.

In a nutshell, do what ever you can to catch season one but don't expect the same fireworks from season two. Despite a bumpy second season, this series still stands as a style over substance gem and perhaps better than the previous Krofft series Land of the Lost.