Just found out that Billy passed away at 96. I watched H.R. Pufnstuf from 69 to its last episode. I then turned my attention to a bunch of groovy animals...Banana split show.. Thank you Witchipoo!!
@Mike Campbell Agreed! 👍🏻 - 👉 I was fan of General Hospital of the "80's and Billy Hayes played a character named "O'Reilly" and at the time I never knew it was Witchipoo that played they part but looking back on it now, it's so easy to see that it was her! - God rest her soul 🙏
One of the nicest person that I met. The loved she had for animals. She was such a nice person. Love you Billie. You are now with your fur babies in Heaven. Forever in our hearts.
There you have two beautiful women just talking and having fun. I didn't realize that Billie hayes is a pretty woman. Full of energy. Rest in peace Billie.
Wilhelmina W WitchiePoo you gave me so many laughs as a kid,I will never forget you.Your life’s mission was capturing Freddie The Flute and boinking Orson & Seymour in the head with your wand! You will live in all our treasured memories you gave to us Saturday mornings in the 70’s. Although that mirror you held so tightly wishing for compliments cracked when your evilness looked into it, to me you were one beautiful villian. Rest In Peace 🙏
She first did it in a commercial in the early 1950s When I get caning for Witchiepoo they told the actress's to keep low She came and did the laugh and was hired
I absolutely couldn't agree more. Perhaps it's the wide open full throttle nature of a pure heart that shines so brilliantly. I miss seeing them both sorely
Thank you BILLIE HAYES for doing your part to help tame mankind with your gift and talent. Your "Witchiepoo" and "Mammy Yokem" were the best!! Your legacy is sealed..
Huge bowl of cereal an a glass of Tang an glued to the tv for saturday morning toonies an Billie Hayes esp. As Witchiepoo made it even better . No one could pull witchiepoo off better than her. Fly high on your broom broom . Rest peacefully.
All these years and never paid attention to Billie Hayes the actress. Wichy Poo made the show. She has me in stiches more now than when I was a kid. RIP.
I wonder how God put so much charm, charisma and LIFE into such a small lady. I got tired just watching her! So much life! Love her! Hope she is sleeping peacefully!
I loved Billie Hayes. But please check out other Bobbie Wygant Interviews. She is fantastic! Very Happy, Non-Threatening, everyone Loved Her May You Rest in Peace Bobbie
What a lovely interview. I’m just taken aback by how sweet she is, and how she probably couldn’t stop being sweet, even when playing the supposedly scary witch.
I was an outlier as it pertains to watching the show. The neighborhood was deserted while H.R. Pufnstuf was on. The same phenomenon was in place when Dark Shadows had its run. Still, I knew this lady who portrayed Witchiepoo, the late, great Billie Hayes.
I was about 5 or 6 years old when H.R. Pufnstuff premiered on Saturday mornings. I didn't realize until I was older that Witchie Poo was played by a woman. I thought Billie Hayes was a man.
She seems quite warm and winning, a genuine soul. Man, it must have been fun (once the makeup, hat and costume were all applied) for this lady to get wicked and groovy as that Witchiepoo character. An actor could have a ball with that cartoony and manic creation.
Billie was a unique talent and a beautiful human being. She was just as good at drama as she was comedy. I remember when she played the doomed WSB agent O’Reilly the summer of 1981 on General Hospital. Her character was killed off after being shot several times by an assassin. Her death scene with Tristan Rogers as Robert Scorpio was heartbreaking. They just don’t make actresses like her any more.
@skipeastport5529 Wow! I thought I was the only one who remembered that! I loved GH back in the day. Longtime viewer circa 1978ish. Tristan and Billie were great together! Must have been enjoyable to work with. Gosh, thinking about all this takes me back. You are right - they don’t make actresses like her anymore. Her voice was so recognizable. RIP “O’Reilly” aka Billie Hayes.
I'd never seen an interview with Billie before, out of character, no makeup, what a charming, classy lady. She is sorely missed.
Billie Hayes is so beautiful
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Pretty eyes and smile(teeth).
Just found out that Billy passed away at 96. I watched H.R. Pufnstuf from 69 to its last episode. I then turned my attention to a bunch of groovy animals...Banana split show..
Thank you Witchipoo!!
@Mike Campbell Agreed! 👍🏻 - 👉 I was fan of General Hospital of the "80's and Billy Hayes played a character named "O'Reilly" and at the time I never knew it was Witchipoo that played they part but looking back on it now, it's so easy to see that it was her! - God rest her soul 🙏
Banana splits rocked.
I was 4 years old when H R Pufnstuf first aired. I watched all those shows
I just found out right now, I have not heard about her for decades, I am glad to see she had lived a good long life, RIP Billie!
OMG I didn’t know she died!!! I usually keep up on all those things. Wow and 96! Loved her. What a lovely lady.
OMG, brilliant! I've never seen Witchie Poo out of character! She scared the bajeezus out of me as a kid! 🤭🤣😁
Same here. She was beautiful I thought in the bewitched episode when Samantha changed her.
One of the nicest person that I met. The loved she had for animals. She was such a nice person. Love you Billie. You are now with your fur babies in Heaven. Forever in our hearts.
she's also with her friends who made us laugh for sid and marty who passed on
one of the best TV witches of all time
Absolutely adored you. Thank you for a wonderful childhood filled with your stunning performances. RIP you dear sweet soul.
RIP Billie Hayes--thanks for decades of nuttiness.
I liked that show a lot but I love her playing that part witchiepoo thank you for sharing
There you have two beautiful women just talking and having fun. I didn't realize that Billie hayes is a pretty woman. Full of energy. Rest in peace Billie.
Wilhelmina W WitchiePoo you gave me so many laughs as a kid,I will never forget you.Your life’s mission was capturing Freddie The Flute and boinking Orson & Seymour in the head with your wand! You will live in all our treasured memories you gave to us Saturday mornings in the 70’s. Although that mirror you held so tightly wishing for compliments cracked when your evilness looked into it, to me you were one beautiful villian.
Rest In Peace 🙏
She was a legend....greatest witch laugh ever! God speed Billie....and thank you for being you. Rest in eternal peace.
She so amazing
We love you and miss you so much. Thank you for all the years of entertainment.
what a great lady, that Witchiepoo Laugh was so iconic !
She first did it in a commercial in the early 1950s
When I get caning for Witchiepoo they told the actress's to keep low
She came and did the laugh and was hired
Thank you for making my childhood a little brighter, rest in peace.
Billie was just gorgeous. My type of girl. Boy oh boy
Her hilarious acting and likeness somehow reminded me of Irene Ryan, the granny in the Beverly Hillie Billies.
I think she tried out for the role of granny but Irene Ryan got the job...
I absolutely couldn't agree more. Perhaps it's the wide open full throttle nature of a pure heart that shines so brilliantly. I miss seeing them both sorely
she played granny on the Monkees hillbillies episode
Thank you BILLIE HAYES for doing your part to help tame mankind with your gift and talent. Your "Witchiepoo" and "Mammy Yokem" were the best!! Your legacy is sealed..
Wow, Billy Hayes is as charming and gracious as she is talented. Witchie Poo was the first villain that I loved. Thanks for posting this!
I always thought that Billy was BRILLIANT!!! Such a versatile and whimsical performer 💜💜💜💜💜
Definitely brilliant
Billie.
What a treat and a legend 🤠 from both of them. Krofft shows are now on both Tubi and cineverse
Her voice was one of a kind RIP
Huge bowl of cereal an a glass of Tang an glued to the tv for saturday morning toonies an Billie Hayes esp. As Witchiepoo made it even better . No one could pull witchiepoo off better than her. Fly high on your broom broom . Rest peacefully.
RIP Billie Hayes thanks for making my Christmas extra special every year watching you as Witchiepoo in Pufnstuf the Movie you were the best!
I can’t wait for Christmas!!
Forever in our hearts Witchiepoo💕
She was so full of energy. I loved her as witchiepoo.
She looks like she was quite a character on and off screen. Seems like a lovely person.
Loved Witchie Poo and all the shows of The Krofft Supershow.
She also played the character of the genie in the tv show Lidsville with Butch Patrick and Charles Nelson Reilly. Great actress.❤️
Weenie the genie
Oh how I enjoyed that. R.I.P Billie, a lot of us grew up watching you :-)
What a fantastic video. I'd never seen her in street clothes. Wonderful memories from the show 50 years later.
H.R Pufnstuf..enjoyable viewing always in the 1970s.. RIP Billie Hayes..
Billie Hayes was an incredible talent and a very genuine person. I met her several times when she was alive.
How did you meet her?
This really has a Once Upon A Time In Hollywood vibe. She really is so attractive. An amazing lady.
What a fun, bubbly lady!! We will miss you, Billie....
Billie Hayes was so youthful. She was 45 years old in this interview. 🥰
I grew up on HR Pufnstuff. Even though it was only one season.
She was great!
That tan! Young people today probably don't realize how much we used to bake in the sun to get that look
The movie Pufnstuf based on the tv show was being filmed and released the next year with Martha Raye and Mama Cass
All these years and never paid attention to Billie Hayes the actress. Wichy Poo made the show. She has me in stiches more now than when I was a kid. RIP.
She's so tiny mighty things come in small packages - love u witchiepoo🧡💛💚💙
RIP beautiful lady 🥰
Billie is absolutely ADORABLE...🥰😍🤩!!!
I love how witchiepoo is just an exaggeration of her natural mannerisms. She looks like such a fun personality rip 😭
She was super coockey and sweet I lover her rest in peace ❤️🧙♀️❤️
What a great interview!! Love the interviewer and of course, Billie Hayes, she's marvelous!! May she rest in eternal peace.
Billie Hayes has such a bright aura!
A very eloquent and classy lady!!
such a genuine person and funny lady she was . i remember hr pufnstuf when i was like 5 years old.
Nice interview with the eternally uplifting energy of Billie Hayes.
R.I.P. Miss Hayes... For years of wonderful performances !!!! ❤❤❤❤
FantasTic Clip Thank you!!! Xxoo
Such a delightful lady! She will be missed.
She was a wonderful lady, and great actress. RIP Billie.
R.I.P.
HR was my favorite show as a kid and I always loved Witchiepoo. I never knew what she looked like until now.
What a funny and awesome-sounding lady.
What a lovely Lady. She brought so much happiness.
I KNEW she was gorgeous under all that make up! Love ya Billie! RIP
I wonder how God put so much charm, charisma and LIFE into such a small lady. I got tired just watching her! So much life! Love her! Hope she is sleeping peacefully!
Witchipoo! You were a riot Billie - we miss you
Her role as a witch scared me a lot as a kid but now i love it greetings from iraq.
A belated Rest in Peace, to the great Billie Hayes, a genius actress, daft comic timing as Witchhepoo, unrivalled by anyone.
I had never seen her without her Witchie-Poo costume on. She was a very attractive women! And I love her personality. RIP lovely lady!
what a great interview
gees I was 9 in 69' ....wild....Time Flys! 61 this yr
Two beautiful ladies❤️
I loved Billie Hayes. But please check out other Bobbie Wygant Interviews. She is fantastic! Very Happy, Non-Threatening, everyone Loved Her
May You Rest in Peace Bobbie
I would say that Witchie Poo was the most funniest TV witches ever.
She was a wonderful actor! RIP Billie!
LOVE Billie Hayes. I knew her accent sounded familiar! The pride & joy of Du Quoin Illinois!
Classy girl Billie Hayes.
Phenomenal Actress
What a great interview. I didn't realize Billie was such a pistol in real life. Thank you for whoever posted this.
I loved watching her as Witchie-poo and as a kid I never knew where to write her to nor did I ever think about that, ever. Huh 🤔
Thanks for posting this!
cheers Billy Lad ...
Awesome interview. Love Billie Hayes. So fun.
This is so great !! Love Billie. May she be at peace. 🌹
I'm a fan for life.
Billie Hayes was magical! Loved her.
What a lovely interview. I’m just taken aback by how sweet she is, and how she probably couldn’t stop being sweet, even when playing the supposedly scary witch.
RIP Billie Hayes.😥
Fabulous
Billie Hayes was great. I will miss her.
She also voiced Mother Mae Eye.
Just checked and she's still alive! 👍😁
The interviewer is still with us too!
She was, but I am sorry to tell you that Billie passed away on April 29th.
@@thomast8539 Bummer! She was 96 though so she seemed to have a good run!!
O my goodness what an amazing lady Love it when Billie said that she wished Jack had been her son.. Great to see an actress who is natural...XXX
WITCHIE POO! 😄😄
MAN she had a great laugh!!
How I would have loved to have been able to sit with Ms. Billie and her longtime bestie, Charles Nelson Reilly!!
Glad she said Jack Wilde was fantastic...Such a talent...We miss him..
Rip my sweet bill hays
Oh shes so lovely! What a treasure!❤❤❤
I was an outlier as it pertains to watching the show. The neighborhood was deserted while H.R. Pufnstuf was on. The same phenomenon was in place when Dark Shadows had its run. Still, I knew this lady who portrayed Witchiepoo, the late, great Billie Hayes.
What an awesome personality. I bet she was fun to be around.
Billie makes me wish I were 40 years older. I would have asked her out. ❤️ I preferred her as Weenie the Genie, she was cute and nice.
I miss her so much
I was about 5 or 6 years old when H.R. Pufnstuff premiered on Saturday mornings. I didn't realize until I was older that Witchie Poo was played by a woman. I thought Billie Hayes was a man.
@Robert Jensen I was just a little kid. My brain didn't think that deeply at ages 5 and 6.
What a sweetie
Rip/VIP 🌹🧸🌹 always be the best
"HR Pufnstuf" - Hand Rolled Puffin' Stuff
She seems quite warm and winning, a genuine soul. Man, it must have been fun (once the makeup, hat and costume were all applied) for this lady to get wicked and groovy as that Witchiepoo character. An actor could have a ball with that cartoony and manic creation.
Billie was a unique talent and a beautiful human being. She was just as good at drama as she was comedy. I remember when she played the doomed WSB agent O’Reilly the summer of 1981 on General Hospital. Her character was killed off after being shot several times by an assassin. Her death scene with Tristan Rogers as Robert Scorpio was heartbreaking. They just don’t make actresses like her any more.
@skipeastport5529 Wow! I thought I was the only one who remembered that! I loved GH back in the day. Longtime viewer circa 1978ish. Tristan and Billie were great together! Must have been enjoyable to work with. Gosh, thinking about all this takes me back. You are right - they don’t make actresses like her anymore. Her voice was so recognizable. RIP “O’Reilly” aka Billie Hayes.