A Shirley Pufnstuf (Sharon Baird) walkabout costume from the 1969 life-sized puppet children’s series H.R. Pufnstuf and its 1970 film adaptation Pufnstuf. The costume consists of a large dragon head, bodysuit and leggings. The bright fabric-covered foam head features hand-stitched orange felt hair styled in banana curls with a pink sequin hair bow. The head has green felt eyelids, black felt curled eyelashes, rosy cheeks with see-through mesh viewports, a pink tulle mouth with velvet lips and has a sequin trimmed, pink Peter Pan collar attached at the base, which cleverly conceals the costume joint between head and body. The inside of the head is thickly lined with soft white foam.

The bodysuit consists of a pink costume stitched to a dragon’s pale green torso, with attached arms and tail, and a zip closure. The costume is comprised of a bright pink satin dress with ivory and pink striped skirt, pink petticoat, pink ruffled boomers, pink plastic bracelet, pink satin waist sash with large bow in back and a pink satin tail bow. The underside of the tail is a paler shade of mustard yellow and has horizontal stitching to imitate scales. The bright yellow spandex leggings (not used in production and for display purposes only) are fully lined for opacity. A Krofft Enterprises Inc. wardrobe label and a Pufnstuf wardrobe tag are affixed to the suit. An additional set of rosy cheeks (removed in the 2000s during a restoration by The Chiodo Brothers) is included. The costume remains in excellent, production-used, vintage condition overall, which is remarkably rare for a working walkabout costume.

Shirley is a famous actress, dragon, and sister to H.R. Pufnstuf, the Mayor of Living Island. She wears her ensemble throughout several appearances on the TV series and the film.

Dimensions (head): 23” x 24” x 24”

(58 ½ cm x 61 cm x 61 cm)

Provenance: Mr. Marty Krofft

Please Note: The Orson costume pictured in the creative photo in this gallery is lot 163 and is not included with this lot. Please reference individual product photos and the description for the lot's contents.

Estimate: $8,000 - 10,000