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| | Mission: Magic! - The Complete Series | | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Bci / Eclipse | | Release Date : | | 2007-05-08 | | Store Price : | | $24.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $24.98 | |
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 Classic FILMATION Saturday Morning Cartoon
Submitted on: 2009-10-06 |
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There are those of us who remember one special Friday night of the year...the night that we got a sneak peek of the new season's cartoon lineup on Saturday mornings. We also used to get Friday night previews of the regular shows, but nowadays, high school football has relinquished this pastime to, well...the past!
For those who don't remember, this series was created in 1973, a time when the Banana Splits came on at noon and House of Frankenstein at 3pm were quickly replacing cartoons from the 60s primetime slots. Before then, Three Stooges and Little Rascals were the only "kiddie" alternative to the $1,000 afternoon movie, usually hosted by the local channel's weatherman.
In the late 1960s, the Flintstones, Lost In Space, and other "fantasy" programming was competing with Dr. Kildare, Marcus Welby, Television Theatre productions, etc. I don't know if they had Saturday morning cartoons in the 50s, but in the early 70s, it was the start to every young kid's Saturday. It gave us adventures to recreate all day, over and over again with different buddies playing different characters. Also, we seem to somehow realize that Wiley would survive falling from a cliff where we, unfortunately, would not. This, too, is another lost art it would seem.
This series was an attempt to bring the spiritual feelings of I Dream of Jeanine / Bewitched with the open-minded, racially tolerant Star Trek (which was off the air by then), and the youth who were still following The Archies and Josie and the Pussycats. And don't forget to flavour with the moralistic lessons of Sesame Street! It's definitely corny by today's standards, but it's also a good teaching tool, especially about reasoning and tolerance of other's views. It really is too bad this kind of programming cannot be found anywhere on the tellie today.
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A blast from the past
Submitted on: 2009-07-11 |
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| This is a fun series featuring Rick Springfield. I bought it for the nostalgia. |
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mission magic takes me away!!!!!
Submitted on: 2009-02-26 |
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| WOW, it's like being 5 all over again! it really brings back sweet saturday mornings! amazing, i have been in love with a cartoon who turned out to be the BEST musician in the WORLD! from, doggielover |
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 Bring the Magic Home
Submitted on: 2008-11-05 |
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Mission:Magic was one of the first origanal animated series from Filmation. It was also one of the first cartoons to have a diversified cast of characters. The show was a mixture of Magic School Bus and Isis. Some of the background music for the show was also used in other Filamation classics such as the Shazam/Isis Hour. The only downfall to the show was the terrible laugh track that was included with each episode.
The characters in the show were:
Rick Springfield - This legendary singer used a gramophone to get in contact with the Adventurer's Club to give them missions in magical lands to solve mysteries. Rick has a pet owl called Ptolemy. Rick has a song he sings in almost every episode of the series.
Miss Tickle - The teacher in charge of the Adventurer's Club who had magical powers and a magical cat called Tut-Tut who is a stone statue of ancient lore that becomes a real cat. Miss Tickle uses school supplies like chalk, keys and erasers as magical items, and has a magical purse that when a knob is turned, makes the Adventurer's Club members fly.
Carol - A blonde girl who is infatuated with Rick Springfield.
Harve - A chubby kid with glasses who always lands on his rump unlike everyone else who lands on their feet when they are flying to a mission. Harve is afraid of heights and thinks he can do anything.
Socks - Wears a hat that looks like Dr. Seuss' Cat in the Hat.
Vinnie - Messes up his speech all the time
Franklin - Black student who always talks about how he doesn't like how tall he is.
Kim - Asian girl who seems to be the most level headed of the group.
Principal Samuels - Only in a couple of episodes but loves to tell tall tales.
Some fun facts about Mission: Magic - Miss Tickle and Tut-Tut debuted on another cartoon series The Brady Kids (an animated version of the Brady Bunch). Tut-Tut and Ptolemy were based off the poem The Owl and the Pussycat. The episode Horse Feathers is the only time another character sings a song other than Rick Springfield. Miss Tickles powers don't work in water. Franklin is the only member of the club who seems to own a car.
Special Features include:
a 3:30 interview with Lou Scheimer founder of Filmation
a 4:40 interview with Erika Scheimer daughter of Lou Scheimer and voice actress for Kim
a 32:40 documentary on the magic of Filmation
All 16 episodes of Mission:Magic are included and are presented on the DVD in production order. They are:
1) The Land of Backwards
2) Modran
3) Dissonia
4) Land of Hyde and Goseek
5) The City Inside the Earth
6) 2600 A.D.
7) Something Fishy
8) Giant Steppes
9) Statue of Limitations
10) Will the Real Rick Springfield Please Stand Up!
11) Doctor Astro
12) Doctor Daguerrotype
13) Nephren
14) Modran Returns
15) Horse Feathers
16) A Light Mystery
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A must-have addition to your collection!
Submitted on: 2008-07-18 |
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| A great purchase. My children who are 5 and 7 have really enjoyed watching the series and listening to the music! |
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