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A 30-minute animated TV special based on the [[Puff the Magic Dragon (song)|famous song]] recorded by [[Peter, Paul and Mary]], that recasts the eponymous dragon as a sort of fantastical child psychologist coming to the aid of some deeply troubled children. |
A 30-minute animated TV special based on the [[Puff the Magic Dragon (song)|famous song]] recorded by [[Peter, Paul and Mary]], that recasts the eponymous dragon as a sort of fantastical child psychologist coming to the aid of some deeply troubled children. |
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'''''Puff the Magic Dragon''''' first aired on October 30, 1978. It had two sequels: ''Puff the Magic Dragon in the Land of the Living Lies'' (1979) and ''Puff and the Incredible Mr. Nobody'' (1982). |
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It first aired on October 30, 1978. |
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Latest revision as of 20:25, 11 January 2020
A 30-minute animated TV special based on the famous song recorded by Peter, Paul and Mary, that recasts the eponymous dragon as a sort of fantastical child psychologist coming to the aid of some deeply troubled children.
Puff the Magic Dragon first aired on October 30, 1978. It had two sequels: Puff the Magic Dragon in the Land of the Living Lies (1979) and Puff and the Incredible Mr. Nobody (1982).
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Tropes used in Puff the Magic Dragon (animation) include:
- Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever: A gigantic Pirate captain... before his Heel Face Turn.
- Batman Gambit: Puff is quite the Magnificent Bastard when he needs to be, apparently allowing himself to be trapped or lose his powers so his young wards will have to discover themselves.
- Down the Rabbit Hole: The movie version of Puff tends to take children to fantasy worlds where they have to confront metaphors for their own problems.
- Genre Savvy: The titular dragon.
- Also the squat, curly-haired doctor in the beginning of the first TV special. His other two colleagues who were with him are quite the opposite.
- Heel Face Turn: The giant pirate when he becomes a chef.
- Hey, It's That Voice!: Would you believe that Burgess Meredith, the actor who played The Penguin, voices Puff in the movie?
- Know-Nothing Know-It-All: The tall, red-headed doctor and the bald, bearded doctor... who suffer not only from Genre Blindness, but are both Nay Theists.