Puff the Magic Dragon (film) Puff the Magic Dragon (film) Puff the Magic Dragon is a 30-minute animated television special based on the song of the same name by Peter, Paul and Mary. This film is produced by Fred Wolf Films. The title character was voiced by Burgess Meredith. The doctors were voiced by Frank Nelson, Regis Cordic, and Charles Woolf. The special first aired October 30, 1978 on CBS. The film begins with Puff's narration about a little boy named Jackie Draper, who is filled with so much self-doubt and fear that he has stopped talking altogether. His parents are so concerned that they
The Magic Land of Allakazam The Magic Land of Allakazam The Magic Land of Allakazam was the name of a series of network television shows featuring American magician Mark Wilson. It ran from 1960 to 1964 and is credited with establishing the credibility of magic as a television entertainment. The origins of the series were in a locally broadcast show that Wilson arranged in Dallas, Texas, in 1955. That grew into other shows in Houston and San Antonio. With the introduction of videotape, Wilson created "The Magic World of Allakazam" as the first magic show to be videotaped and nationally syndicated. It debuted on 1