<P> The Krofft brothers have responded in several interviews to popular beliefs that subtle recreational drug references exist in the show . For example , the title character 's name Pufnstuf has been interpreted as a reference to smoking hand - rolled ( H.R. ) marijuana ( puffin ' stuff ) ; Marty Krofft has said the initials H.R. actually stand for `` Royal Highness '' backwards . The show 's theme song lyric `` he ca n't do a little , ' cause he ca n't do enough '' has been read as referring to the addictive nature of drugs . Pufnstuf has quotes like `` Whoa , dude ! '' and other `` hippie '' slang words . Lennie Weinrib , the show 's head writer and the voice of Pufnstuf , has said , `` I think fans gave it a kind of mysterious code - like meaning , like ' Ah , was Pufnstuf puffing stuff ? Like grass ? ' Was it psychedelic ? Was it drug oriented ? Not to us , it was n't . '' In a 2000 interview , Marty Krofft answered the question by saying , `` The Krofft look has a lot of color , but there were no drug connotations in the show . '' He addressed the topic at length in an interview with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in 2004 , in response to the question , `` OK , let 's get this right out in the open . Is H.R. Pufnstuf just one giant drug reference ? '' : </P>
<P> The Krofft brothers have responded in several interviews to popular beliefs that subtle recreational drug references exist in the show . For example , the title character 's name Pufnstuf has been interpreted as a reference to smoking hand - rolled ( H.R. ) marijuana ( puffin ' stuff ) ; Marty Krofft has said the initials H.R. actually stand for `` Royal Highness '' backwards . The show 's theme song lyric `` he ca n't do a little , ' cause he ca n't do enough '' has been read as referring to the addictive nature of drugs . Pufnstuf has quotes like `` Whoa , dude ! '' and other `` hippie '' slang words . Lennie Weinrib , the show 's head writer and the voice of Pufnstuf , has said , `` I think fans gave it a kind of mysterious code - like meaning , like ' Ah , was Pufnstuf puffing stuff ? Like grass ? ' Was it psychedelic ? Was it drug oriented ? Not to us , it was n't . '' In a 2000 interview , Marty Krofft answered the question by saying , `` The Krofft look has a lot of color , but there were no drug connotations in the show . '' He addressed the topic at length in an interview with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in 2004 , in response to the question , `` OK , let 's get this right out in the open . Is H.R. Pufnstuf just one giant drug reference ? '' : </P>
h r pufnstuf what does hr stand for
h r pufnstuf what does hr stand for
`` Royal Highness '' backwards
`` Royal Highness '' backwards