Sid Krofft, who filled childhoods with glorious weirdness, dies at 96

The worlds that Sid Krofft created never went away. They’re still rattling around in my head, colorful and weird as ever, exactly where he left them.

Sid Krofft didn’t just make fantastic television: he built entire worlds out of foam, fabric, and fearless imagination, turning Saturday mornings into something delightfully strange, a little chaotic, and completely unforgettable.

Sid Krofft, whose award-winning career as a television producer and puppeteer stretched across more than half a century — eve…