Puff, the Magic Dragon Musk, founder of SpaceX, said his Dragon spacecraft was named after "Puff the Magic Dragon". The Orlando Magic mascot is named "Stuff the Magic Dragon". Puff, the Magic Dragon "Puff, the Magic Dragon" (or "Puff") is a song written by Leonard Lipton and Peter Yarrow, and made popular by Yarrow's group Peter, Paul and Mary in a 1962 recording released in January 1963. Lipton wrote a poem in 1959; Yarrow found it and wrote the lyrics based on the poem. After the song was released, Yarrow searched for Lipton and gave him half-credit for the song. The lyrics for "Puff,
The Magic Land of Allakazam that there should not be a cut from one view to another during a trick and that viewers should know they were seeing exactly what the studio audience saw. In 1962, the show moved to ABC without missing a week on air. In 1965, the series left ABC and was internationally syndicated. The series was one of the top shows in the Nielsen ratings for Saturday mornings. It has been cited by a number of famous magicians as an early inspiration. Wilson is currently marketing the first 24 shows on DVD in six volumes, as well as the 1970s Magic