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"They weren't making shows that parents could watch with their kids. They were making shows that kids could watch alone, while severely addled by Cap'n Crunch. In another league entirely from the witty Muppetry of "Sesame Street" or the gentle pleasures of Mr. Rogers and "The Magic Garden," the Kroffts dished up a swirl of psychedelia, vaudeville and cheesy production values that might be described as brown acid for the toddler soul."

The New York Times writes about the Sid and Marty Krofft oeuvre. (Registration required.)

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/15/arts/television/15EMIL.html