Sigmund and the Sea Monster, Vol. 1

Starring:Larry Larsen, Bill Germaine, Bruce Hoy, Fred Spencer (IV), Rip Taylor, Paul Gale, Fran Ryan, Mary Wickes, Sparky Marcus, Joe A. Giamalva
Director: Murray Golden, Bob Lally, Richard Dunlap, Dick Darley
Studio: Rhino / Wea
Product Type: DVD

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Sid and Marty Krofft created many wildly creative series for Saturday morning television. One of the most memorable was Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, the story of a sea creature, Sigmund, who runs away from his family's cave by the ocean and is adopted by two human children. This DVD from Kid Rhino showcases the first 4 of 29 episodes that originally ran from 1973 to 1975, and gave us quite interesting characters like Sigmund, Big Mama, and Sheldon the Sea Genie (played by comedian Rip Taylor). The shows are chock full of pop culture references from the time period, and feature many familiar voices behind the monsters. Although the plot rarely changes (the kids must keep Sigmund hidden from the other humans around them, despite the trouble that he causes), they are all enjoyable to watch. Each episode concludes with a song written by the team of Boyce and Hart (responsible for many of the Monkees' early hits) and sung by star Johnnie Whitaker (Jody on Family Affair). Of course, the theme song, "Friends," is widely remembered and as hummable as it ever was. The foam rubber and goggle-eyed monsters are far from scary, but do provide a glimpse into the past, when high-tech special effects weren't necessary to create fantasy worlds. The show revels in its simplicity, and it appears as if the actors had as much fun making the series as we do watching it. --Zachary Lively

Customer Reviews:

To Garry Hixon on Sigmund and the sea monsters.......2006-09-12

Thanks Garry for a great review, and thank you for describing my upstate New York neighborhood. Throw in The Lost Saucer, animated Star Trek, 12" GI Joes, Wacky Packages, and short walks for Dairy Queen Ice Cream, 30 cent Sodas at the local neighboorhood store, and really BIG snowsuits while playing tackle football in the snow and you have one REALLY GREAT SET of memories, oh and Sigmund too!!!

Cheezy good fun.......2006-04-09

ah, the 70's....the time of rollerskates,skateboards, 8 track tapes, disco, bellbottoms, facepaints, folk music, and Sid and Marty Kroft....
If you were a kid in the 70's like i was, then you can appreciate these shows. The Sid and Marty Kroft shows were among my faves to watch on saturday mornings. Sigmund was my fave show, tho' I also loved the Bugaloos and Dr. Shrinker too. They always kept me laughing, like so many of the 70s toons and live action shows of the time.
I think these shows rank right up there with classics like Scooby Doo and even Walt Disney. Uncle Walt once said, "It's corn, but it's good corn, and I like corn."
It's funny what you remember. Most things fade away in time, but some stay with you forever...
...Sigmund the sea monster and Johnny and Scott are friends..
finest the the friend that ever could be in land or on the sea...

Nothing Like Friends,Friends,Friends........2006-01-20

This was a cute show,too. I also saw it on Pufapaloosa. I forgot to tell you that Charles Nelson Reilly is the Voice of The Dirty Bubble,that is Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy's nemisis on Spongebob Squarepants.

Great.......2006-01-08

What a great childhood memory. Our daughter seems to enjoy this as much as we did when we were young and watching this. You just have to add this one to your collection...just a joy to have.
Anyone who grew up watching this would love having this.

Garry Hixon on Sigmund and the sea monsters.......2004-10-15

The opening shot where it shows the boys and sigmund in a sunny neighborhood reminds us of the 70's. This was a happy time and all children wished they were famous. Freakie's cereal and liddsville and that dune buggy had eyes and talked, inch high private eye. Kids went out and played in the sun, everyone was thin, no one was on drugs, and corporations only sold sugary cereal and breakable whamm-o super balls. All the boys played little league, and chewed bubbs daddy gum in these long sticks. We all had motocross handlebars on our new BMX type bikes. We never wore helmets and were always falling off our bikes, kids had wooden ramps on the sidewalks to jump there bikes on, and mini bikes with lawnmower engines roamed America. Evil Kneival told kids nothing was impossible, causing a lot of bike wrecks, but in the 70's , the kids really believed nothing was impossible. The economy was strong, everyone had houses, and always had huge birthday parties, little boys had girlfriends, and parents were more responsible, they werent lazy like todays parents, you ate at the table, and said grace, and you always went to the beach and on picnics. The schools had enough money, and the sun was always shining, it only got cloudy during the weekdays, the weekends were always clear, people went camping, everyone was happy, what happened? No one suffered and everyone in the world was happy at all times, there was no sadness and there was hope. Everyone had privacy, and no one was arguing or fighting. Parents were young, and kids were smart and very mature, they never used cussing in a bad way, and when somebody spoke everybody shut up and listened. Good ruled and badness didnt exist, there is so much pain now, I just want the kids of today to really realize how great we had it in the 70's. They are so cheated now. The parents of the 70's came from the 50's, they were poor and made sure that their kids had everything, and we did, always a million presents at Christmas, innocence ruled, and pain was not heard of, in 1983 though, the spell was broken, and the magic died, and it has been bad ever since, may we remember-garry jr.

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