Dr. Shrinker

Dr. Shrinker
Dr. Shrinker
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Format Children's television series
Starring Jay Robinson
Billy Barty
Ted Eccles
Susan Lawrence
Jeff MacKay
Country of origin USA
No. of episodes 16
Production
Producer(s) Sid and Marty Krofft
Running time 0:15 (per episode)
Broadcast
Original channel ABC
Original run September 11, 1976 – September 2, 1977
For the death metal group, see Dr. Shrinker (band)

Dr. Shrinker was a segment during the first season of the ABC network's The Krofft Supershow in 1976.

Contents

Plot

Dr. Shrinker (Jay Robinson) is a mad scientist who creates a shrink ray that can miniaturize anything. Three young adults named Brad Fulton (Ted Eccles), B.J. Masterson (Susan Lawrence) and her brother Gordie Masterson (Jeff MacKay), crash land their plane on an island. As they make their way to the only house on the island, they meet the aptly named Dr. Shrinker and his assistant, Hugo (Billy Barty). Dr. Shrinker, in an effort to prove that his shrinking ray works, shrinks the three people down to six inches tall. The remainder of the series was different efforts by the 'Shrinkies' to get unshrunk, while Dr. Shrinker and Hugo want to catch the trio so that they will have physical proof that the ray works when they sell it to whatever world power wants to buy it (The good doctor also implied that he would give the unnamed buyer the Shrinkies to use however he wanted as a free bonus).

Each episode was basically the same. As Dr. Shrinker himself said in one episode..."I chase the Shrinkies. I catch the Shrinkies. The Shrinkies escape. It's a vicious cycle and it's driving me mad!"

Dr. Shrinker lasted only one season on the Krofft Supershow. During the second season, it was dropped along with Electra Woman and Dyna Girl. One episode, "Slowly I Turn", is available on DVD with the Krofft Box Set. Marty Krofft has said that he and his brother will be recording commentary for a DVD release of Dr. Shrinker.[1]

Cast

  • Jay Robinson .... Dr. Shrinker
  • Billy Barty .... Hugo: Dr. Shrinker's Assistant
  • Ted Eccles .... Brad Fulton
  • Susan Lawrence .... B.J. Masterson
  • Jeff MacKay .... Gordie Masterson

Notes

  1. ^ Lambert, David (2005-01-15). "Dr. Shrinker - Another Sid & Marty Krofft Show Is Being Looked At". tvshowsondvd.com. http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=2736. Retrieved 2006-11-29. 

External links

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Television shows

H.R. Pufnstuf (1969) · The Bugaloos (1970) · Lidsville (1971) · Sigmund and the Sea Monsters (1973) · Land of the Lost (1974) · Far Out Space Nuts (1975) · The Lost Saucer (1975) · Donny & Marie (1976) · The Krofft Supershow (1976) · The Brady Bunch Hour (1977) · The Krofft Superstar Hour (1978) · Pink Lady and Jeff (1980) · Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters (1980) · Pryor's Place (1984) · D.C. Follies (1987) · Land of the Lost (1991) · Family Affair (2002)
Krofft Supershow Segments

Dr. Shrinker (1976) · Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (1976) · Kaptain Kool and the Kongs (1976) · Wonderbug (1976) · Magic Mongo (1977) · Bigfoot and Wildboy (1977)
Krofft Puppets appeared in
Pilots and TV specials

Here's Irving (1957) · Fol-de-Rol (1972) · The World of Sid & Marty Krofft at the Hollywood Bowl (1973) · Really Raquel (1974) · Jimmy Osmond Presents ABC's Saturday Sneak Peek (1976) · The Paul Lynde Halloween Special (1976) · The Brady Bunch Variety Hour (1976) · Kaptain Kool and the Kongs Present ABC All-Star Saturday (1977) · The Bay City Rollers Meet the Saturday Superstars (1978) · The Krofft Komedy Hour (1978) · Bobby Vinton's Rock 'n' Rollers (1978) · Anson & Lorrie (1981) · Saturday's the Place (1984) · The Cracker Brothers (1985) · Rock 'n' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular (1985) · The Patti LaBelle Show (1985) · Sid & Marty Krofft's Red Eye Express (1988) · Krofft Late Night (1991) · Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2001)
Films

Pufnstuf (1970) · Harry Tracy, Desperado (1980) · Middle Age Crazy (1980) · Side Show (1981) · Land of the Lost (2009)
Theme park
Live shows

Howdy, Mr. Ice of 1950 (1949) · Les Poupées de Paris (1961) · Circus (1966) · Funny World (1966) · Kaleidescope (1968) · Fol-de-Rol (1968) · Comedy Kings (1988)

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  • Shrinker — Shrink er, n. One who shrinks; one who withdraws from danger. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shrinker — noun a) Something that makes something else shrink. b) A psychiatrist; a head shrinker …   Wiktionary

  • shrinker — noun see shrink I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • shrinker — /shring keuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that shrinks. 2. a device or chemical substance for shrinking. 3. Slang. shrink (def. 9). [1545 55; SHRINK + ER1] * * * …   Universalium

  • shrinker — n. person or thing that shrinks; one who flinches, one who recoils …   English contemporary dictionary

  • shrinker — shrink·er …   English syllables

  • shrinker — kə(r) noun ( s) : one that shrinks: as a. : one that puts articles (as textiles) through a shrinking process b. : one that shrinks on a metal part c. : a device for reducing the diameter of a metal tire while hot …   Useful english dictionary

  • Dr. Shrinker (band) — Dr. Shrinker Origin Milwaukee, WI Genres Death metal[1] Years active 1987–1991 Labels Necroharmonic Productions …   Wikipedia

  • head-shrinker — also head shrinker, 1926 in literal sense, from HEAD (Cf. head) (n.) + agent noun from SHRINK (Cf. shrink) (v.); as U.S. slang for psychologist, by 1950 …   Etymology dictionary

  • head\ shrinker — noun slang informal A psychoanalyst, also called a shrink. Forrester is falling apart; his family physician sent him to a head shrinker (to a shrink) …   Словарь американских идиом

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