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{{quote|''"Do you believe you believe in magic?'' |
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'' 'Cause I believe I believe that I do.'' |
'' 'Cause I believe I believe that I do.'' |
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''Yes, I can see I believe that it's magic.'' |
''Yes, I can see I believe that it's magic.'' |
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''If your mission is magic, your love will shine through!"'' }} |
''If your mission is magic, your love will shine through!"'' }} |
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'''''[[Mission Magic|Mission: Magic!]]''''' is a [[Fantasy]] [[Animated Series]] from [[Filmation]] that ran from 1973 to 1975 on [[ABC]]. Like the better known ''[[The Magic School Bus]]'', it featured a magical teacher, [[A Worldwide Punomenon|Miss Tickle]], who would take her "Adventurers' Club" group of six [[Five-Token Band|multi-ethnic students]] (consisting of [[The Chick|the blonde Carol]], the [[Uncle Tomfoolery|African American male]] Franklin, the [[Twofer Token Minority|Asian female]] Kim, the [[Fat Bastard|fat]], [[Deadpan Snarker|sardonic]] Harvey, the [[Cloudcuckoolander]] Socks, and the [[Malaproper]] Vinnie) through a portal in a magical blackboard, which she would open by bringing to life the statuette of her cat, Tut-tut, with the chant: |
'''''[[Mission Magic|Mission: Magic!]]''''' is a [[Fantasy]] [[Animated Series]] from [[Filmation]] that ran from 1973 to 1975 on [[ABC]]. Like the better known ''[[The Magic School Bus]]'', it featured a magical teacher, [[A Worldwide Punomenon|Miss Tickle]], who would take her "Adventurers' Club" group of six [[Five-Token Band|multi-ethnic students]] (consisting of [[The Chick|the blonde Carol]], the [[Uncle Tomfoolery|African American male]] Franklin, the [[Twofer Token Minority|Asian female]] Kim, the [[Fat Bastard|fat]], [[Deadpan Snarker|sardonic]] Harvey, the [[Cloudcuckoolander]] Socks, and the [[Malaproper]] Vinnie) through a portal in a magical blackboard, which she would open by bringing to life the statuette of her cat, Tut-tut, with the chant: |
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{{quote|''O Tut-Tut, cat of ancient lore,'' |
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'' 'Tis time to draw the magic door.'' }} |
'' 'Tis time to draw the magic door.'' }} |
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** Averted with Modran, who has no real powers. |
** Averted with Modran, who has no real powers. |
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* [[Five-Token Band]]: In accordance with Filmation's commitment to socially progressive ideals, the Adventurers' Club carefully contained two and a half token minorities: Franklin, a black male, and Kim, an Asian female. |
* [[Five-Token Band]]: In accordance with Filmation's commitment to socially progressive ideals, the Adventurers' Club carefully contained two and a half token minorities: Franklin, a black male, and Kim, an Asian female. |
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* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Not merely Rick Springfield. Many of the voices were done, unpaid, by producer Lou Scheimer's children, as a cost-saving measure. |
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* [[Incredible Shrinking Man]]: Miss Tickle in "Giant Steppes." |
* [[Incredible Shrinking Man]]: Miss Tickle in "Giant Steppes." |
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* [[Inexplicably Awesome]]: Miss Tickle's far out powers are just taken as a given. |
* [[Inexplicably Awesome]]: Miss Tickle's far out powers are just taken as a given. |