About Bumpity Returns Documentary

Bumpity Returns, 22 minutes
A short film by Crispin & Patrick Rosenkranz

In the 1970s and 80s, TV star Bumpity and his loveable friends Fred Worm, Digger Mole and Scotty MacThistle entertained thousands of children in the Pacific Northwest. After Bumpity and friends were retired, they were marooned in a suitcase for 15 years, until childhood fan Crispin Rosenkranz persuaded puppeteer Bob Griggs to resurrect his TV friends. This psychological investigation by Crispin and Patrick Rosenkranz will reassure former children that their TV stars haven't abandoned them, and that dreams really can come true.

What people have said about Bumpity Returns
"I thought it was awesome, and every time we watch an especially sad or disenchanted movie about our own cruel world we always say, 'We need to watch Bumpity!' That's our 'Let's lighten up,' joke."

"All these years I was wondering where he had disappeared to... and now I know."

Buy Bumpity Returns today! A must-have video for all former children who grew up in the Pacific Northwest during the 1970s and 1980s. An in-depth look at the world of Bumpity Park, straight from the mouth of Alexander J. Bump and friends.

Some call it a subversive expose of how television programming is made. Others declare it a generous and thoughtful examination of the playful world of puppets and dreams. Everyone agrees that Bumpity touched the hearts of thousands of children during the 14 years it was broadcast on KATU-TV in Portland, Oregon. And then one day it was gone. Letters to the station manager and protests on the streets outside the television station did no good. The station outgrew it, said the former director. They lied to my fans and said I wanted to retire, declared the creator and puppeteer. Now I spend most of my time hanging around in the suitcase, sadly recounts Bumpity.

Learn all about the backstage politics and meet the people who made Bumpity. Enjoy sample clips from the hundreds of hours of children's programming made between 1971 and 1985. See Bumpity resurrected for one more public performance and in an exclusive interview for the filmmakers. Impress your friends with your impeccable taste. Enhance your independent movie collection with this beautifully hand designed videocassette. Order Bumpity Returns today.

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