Hocus Focus (TV series)
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Hocus Focus | |
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Genre | Children's variety show |
Written by | Lou Berger Bob Keiber Ellen Schecter Larry Jordan Peggy Sloane |
Directed by | Andrea Cvirko Nan Harris |
Starring | Brad Williams Jim Jinkins |
Theme music composer | George James |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
Production | |
Producer | Patty Rout |
Editors | Larry Jordan Alan Miller (editor) |
Camera setup | Robert Ellis Barry Fialt |
Distributor | Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment[1] |
Release | |
Original network | Nickelodeon |
Chronology | |
Related shows | Pinwheel |
Hocus Focus is the name of a children's television series that aired from 1979 to 1980, on the then-fledgling Nickelodeon network.
Background[]
Hocus Focus featured an apprentice wizard named Kryspen Quester, who was sent on a mage’s quest by his headmaster, in which he time-traveled from the Middle Ages to modern day. He worked in the film department of a museum along with his shape-shifting pet named "Oulak", and played short films. Kryspen's friends included the absent-minded Professor Rhombus, a young woman named Daisy, and a talking book.[2] The show only lasted one year.[3]
Show credits[]
Cast[]
- Brad Williams as Kryspen
- Jim Jinkins as Professor Rhombus
Production[]
- Directors - Andrea Cvirko, Nan Harris
- Associate Producer/Associate Director - Patty Rout
- Story Editor - Ellen Schecter
- Writers - Lou Berger, Bob Keiber, Ellen Schecter, Larry Jordan, Peggy Sloane
- Set Designer - Michael C. Smith
- Graphic Artists - B. Cody Williams, Jim Jinkins
- Wardrobe & Props - Helen Ripple
- Operations Manager - Ken Papagan
- Lighting Designer/Production Manager - Frank Marino
- Lighting Supervisor - J. Bolger
- Stage Manager - Jim Meinert
- Production Assistants - Barb Wills, Kris Bulakowski, Lori Nevias
- Engineers in Charge - Tom Carey, Roger Stevenson
- Technical Directors - Sue Benfato, Gail Boland
- Camera - Robert Ellis, Barry Fialt
- Audio - Rick Phillips
- Video - Sue Noll
- Videotape - Larry Jordan, Glenn Jordan
- Editors - Larry Jordan, Alan Miller
- Television Facilities by Continental Color Recording Inc.
- Post Production - CCR Post Inc., Rebo Associates
- Hocus Focus Theme - George James
- Opening Narration - Willard C. Ambis
- Films Supplied by Coe Film Associates
- Master mage - Lou Berger
References[]
- ^ End credits
- ^ Nicktoons: The Fansite
- ^ Blogspot: oldschoollane
External links[]
Categories:
- 1970s Nickelodeon original programming
- 1980s Nickelodeon original programming
- English-language television shows
- 1970s American children's television series
- 1980s American children's television series
- 1979 American television series debuts
- 1981 American television series endings
- Television shows filmed in New York (state)