Magicland
| Magicland | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Dick Williams |
| Starring | Dick Williams |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | c.1,200 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | WMC-TV |
| Release | 1966 – 1989 |
Magicland was a television magic show for children that ran for 23 years on the Memphis, Tennessee, station WMC-TV. It holds the record for the longest continuously running television magic series in the world.[1][2]
The show was created by presenter Dick Williams, who was recruited to WMC-TV in 1965 as a staff announcer and weatherman. Williams was a magician in his spare time and had started a magic show under the title Magicland for his previous station KGNC in Amarillo, Texas. Management at WMC-TV liked the sound of that show and persuaded Williams to create something similar for them. He agree but thought the series would only last for about a year. Instead it eventually ran for 23 years and nearly 1,200 episodes.[3]
Magicland was a weekly half-hour live-audience show aimed at children and aired at 10am on Sunday mornings. Willams was the star and main presenter under the name "Mr Magic". He was assisted by his wife Virginia, who, in addition to her onscreen role, sewed costumes, organised props, arranged music and directed other assistants.
References
- ^ "Magic & Illusions", Guinness Book Of Records: p.182, 2005
{{citation}}:|page=has extra text (help); Unknown parameter|Publisher=ignored (|publisher=suggested) (help) - ^ "Magic & Illusions", Guinness Book Of Records: p.154, 2006
{{citation}}:|page=has extra text (help); Unknown parameter|Publisher=ignored (|publisher=suggested) (help) - ^ "About Mr. Magic". Dick Williams and MagiclandTV.com. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
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