Featuring music, songs, and sketches with live actors and puppets, the show was originally hosted by Arte Johnson. The duo of the bearded musician Larry and green fuzzy puppetSeymour took over after the first season. Glenn Denver, a puppet parody of John Denver, released an album titled Glenn Denver Sings Country Songs from the Hot Fudge T.V. Show. Three other Hot Fudge albums were released; The Electric Fuzz's Rock 'N Roll from the Hot Fudge T.V. Show, Larry and Seymour Sing Songs from the Hot Fudge T.V. Show, and Hooray For Friendship and 9 Other Hits from the Hot Fudge T.V. Show, Plus Nine More. All of the albums have been released on CD. A Hot Fudge episode was submitted to the University of Georgia for a Peabody Award in 1974; though not selected for the award itself, it was retained for the university's Peabody Awards Collection Archives. The show won a Puppeteers of America ACT AWARD in 1976.
Sketches and characters
Holy Moley!: A sketch where a simple-minded man tries to outwit problems, but gets socked back.
Name That Feeling: Professor Emotion hosts a parody of Name That Tune with puppet contestants watching a video clip of other puppets and trying to guess how they feel. This is shown in two parts with an in-show commercial sandwiched in-between.
Write On!: A segment where many of the puppet characters read jokes or riddles sent in by kids.
Newsreel: Film footage of various items such as paper being produced would be narrated by various kids in the style of a newsreel.
Unreasonable Report: News sketches featuring Harry Unreasonable, a parody of news anchorHarry Reasoner.
Hot Fudge Gang/The Mits/Happening!: Various sketches featuring children and adults.
Detective Tomato giving advice to children than leaving through the door behind him, only to have something happen to him when he goes through.
Mr. Nasty, who loves being booed by his audience, gives tips on how to be as nasty as him...only to have the tables turned on him by his landlady in the end, prompting the audience to applaud.
Amanda Caruthers portraying various characters in sketches, often giving kindly advice to the inquiring puppets.
2007 reunion special
On Wednesday December 5, 2007, Detroit PBS member station WTVS presented a 90-minute reunion special, featuring the original cast, including Larry and Seymour. The special featured memories of the program interspersed with clips from the series. A rerun of the episode was aired on December 14, 2007.
Discography
Music From The Hot Fudge Show - single on S.H.Y. Records
Hooray For Friendship And 9 Other Hits From The Hot Fudge T.V. Show
