Hocus Focus (partially found Nickelodeon variety series; 1979-1981)

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Status: Partially Found

Hocus Focus was an American children's television series that aired on Nickelodeon from 1979-1981.

Premise

Hocus Focus centered on an apprentice wizard named Kryspen, who was sent from the middle ages to present day 1979 to learn about the modern world. His headquarters were in a museum, where he played various animated and live-action films.

Availability

Due to airing in the early years of Nickelodeon when not many people had cable TV or VCRs, footage has become scarce. On April 23, 2012, the intro and end credits were uploaded to YouTube by user GaryW48, who worked at Warner-Amex satellite uplink in Buffalo, New York from June 1980-October 1981. This was the only Hocus Focus he had saved when he left.[1]

Some additional footage was made available on September 23, 2013 when the Facebook page for Slimed! An Oral History of Nickelodeon's Golden Age uploaded a promo reel Nick used to sell the channel to cable providers in 1980. The footage was obtained from master tapes donated by Bob Klein.[2]

Gallery

The intro and end credits.

  1. GaryW1948 (April 23, 2012), Hocus Focus early Nickelodeon TV show from 1981. YouTube. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  2. Slimed! An Oral History of Nickelodeon's Golden Age (September 13, 2013), Nickelodeon: Where Did It Come From?. Facebook. Retrieved September 22, 2019.