History Series / SigmundAndTheSeaMonsters

* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent:
** One of the few Krofft shows that takes place in the real world (half of the time, anyway).
** One of their few shows which ''doesn't'' involve people being stranded somewhere far from home and trying to get back. (Admittedly this case is an inversion, in that Sigmund is happy not being in his regular habitat and his family is trying to get him back by fair means or foul. Usually foul.)

* CreatorCameo: Sid and Marty Krofft have a shared one in the pilot episode where they are passed by Johnny and Scotty carrying Sigmund on a surfboard.

* CreatorCameo: Sid and Marty Krofft have a shared one in the pilot episode where they are passed by Johnny and Stuart carrying Sigmund on a surfboard.

** One of their few shows which ''doesn't'' involve people being stranded somewhere far from home and trying to get back (admittedly this case is an inversion, in that Sigmund is happy not being in his regular habitat and his family is trying to get him back by fair means or foul. Usually foul).
* [[AscendedFanboy Ascended Fangirl]]: [[Film/TheWizardOfOz Margaret Hamilton]] was a fan of the Kroffts' work, particularly Witchiepoo from ''Series/HRPufnstuf'' (she and Billie Hayes later became really good friends, and starred in a primetime special with Creator/PaulLynde and Music/{{Kiss}} later in the 70s as Witchiepoo and the Wicked Witch of the West).

* ContinuityReboot: In 2015 The Krofft brothers announced they were going to create an updated version of Sigmund and the Sea Monsters and they were partnering with Amazon Studios. In June of 2016 they released the pilot episode during Amazon's pilot season. In November of 2016 it was announced that Sigmund was being picked up for a first season, which was released in October 2017. The new series has a villain Captain Barnabas who everyone believes he is crazy because he thinks sea monsters exist. Instead of living with a housekeeper both Johnny and Scott are spending the summer visiting their aunt and their cousin when they discover Sigmund.

* ReplacedTheThemeTune: Each of the two seasons had it's own theme song - Season One had "Friends", as sung by Johnny Whitaker, which was originally a song he performed for ''The World of Sid & Marty Krofft at the Hollywood Bowl'', and later used as the theme song for ''Sigmund'' (the end titles for Season One had, "Better Run, Better Hide", which was the featured song of the pilot); Season Two's theme song was a more direct ballad about Sigmund being kicked out of his family, and eventually meeting Johnny and Scott and becoming friends.

** Big Daddy's favorite TV shows, ''[[Series/SanfordAndSon Serpent and Son]]'', and ''[[Series/TheModSquad The Cod Squad]]'', both of which can be seen weekdays on [[Creator/{{NBC}} MBC]].

* [[AscendedFanboy Ascended Fangirl]]: [[Film/TheWizardOfOz Margaret Hamilton]] was a fan of the Kroffts' work, particularly Witchiepoo from ''Series/HRPufnstuf'' (she and Billie Hayes later became really good friends).

* {{Reboot}}: In 2015 The Krofft brothers announced they were going to create an updated version of Sigmund and the Sea Monsters and they were partnering with Amazon Studios. In June of 2016 they released the pilot episode during Amazon's pilot season. In November of 2016 it was announced that Sigmund was being picked up for a first season, which was released in October 2017. The new series has a villain Captain Barnabas who everyone believes he is crazy because he thinks sea monsters exist. Instead of living with a housekeeper both Johnny and Scott are spending the summer visiting their aunt and their cousin when they discover Sigmund.

* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: One of the few Krofft shows that takes place in the real world (half of the time, anyway).
** Also one of their few shows which ''doesn't'' involve people being stranded somewhere far from home and trying to get back (admittedly this case is an inversion, in that Sigmund is happy not being in his regular habitat and his family is trying to get him back by fair means or foul. Usually foul).

* ShoutOut: Considering this is one of the few Krofft shows that takes place in a more realistic world, there were a lot of cultural references, such as:

* {{Reboot}}: In 2015 The Krofft brothers announced they were going to create an updated version of Sigmund and the Sea Monsters and they were partnering with Amazon Studios. In June of 2016 they released the pilot episode during Amazon's pilot season. In November of 2016 it was announced that Sigmund was being picked up for a first season. Filming began in early 2017 and ended just recently. The new series has a villain Captain Barnabas who everyone believes he is crazy because he thinks sea monsters exist. Instead of living with a housekeeper both Johnny and Scott are spending the summer visiting their aunt and their cousin when they discover Sigmund.

In 2016, as part of Amazon Studios Pilot Season, a brand new pilot featuring an updated, slightly tweaked version of the show with much higher production values made its debut.

* Reboot:In 2015 The Krofft brothers announced they were going to create an updated version of Sigmund and the Sea Monsters and they were partnering with Amazon Studios. In June of 2016 they released the pilot episode during Amazon's pilot season. In November of 2016 it was announced that Sigmund was being picked up for a first season. Filming began in early 2017 and ended just recently. The new series has a villain Captain Barnabas who everyone believes he is crazy because he thinks sea monsters exist. Instead of living with a housekeeper both Johnny and Scott are spending the summer visiting their aunt and their cousin when they discover Sigmund. Sigmund and the Sea Monsters is expected to be streamed on Amazon in November

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Big Daddy and Sweet Mama strongly resemble [[AllInTheFamily Archie and Edith Bunker]].

This Saturday-morning series, produced by SidAndMartyKrofftProductions for Creator/{{NBC}}, starred Creator/BillyBarty as a sea monster named Sigmund who found his way into the human world. He was befriended by two boys who helped Sigmund elude his sea monster family.

This Saturday morning series, produced by SidAndMartyKrofftProductions for Creator/{{NBC}}, starred Creator/BillyBarty as a sea monster named Sigmund who found his way into the human world. He was befriended by two boys who helped Sigmund elude his sea monster family.

* TheDanza: Johnny Whitaker and Scott Kolden played Johnny and Scott Stuart, respectively.

* TheOtherDarrin: Mary Wickes was the housekeeper/babysitter of Season One; Fran Ryan for Season Two.

* TheDanza: [[FamilyAffair Johnny Whitaker]] and Scott Kolden played Johnny and Scott Stuart, respectively.

* [[AscendedFanboy Ascended Fangirl]]: [[Film/TheWizardOfOz Margaret Hamilton]] was a fan of the Kroffts' work, particularly Witchiepoo from ''HRPufnstuf'' (she and Billie Hayes later became really good friends).

* CrossOver: With ''HRPufnstuf''. Jack Wild appears in one episode, now established as a famous movie star wanting to take a break (yet, after being on ''Pufnstuf'', he appears dazed and confused by the ruckus with Sigmund and his family). Pufnstuf the character also appeared in a much later episode.