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{{quote| ''"Do you believe you believe in magic?''<br />
{{quote|''"Do you believe you believe in magic?''
'' 'Cause I believe I believe that I do.''<br />
'' 'Cause I believe I believe that I do.''
''Yes, I can see I believe that it's magic.''<br />
''Yes, I can see I believe that it's magic.''
''If your mission is magic, your love will shine through!"'' }}
''If your mission is magic, your love will shine through!"'' }}


'''''[[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!]]'' is a [[Fantasy]] [[Animated Series]] from [[Filmation]] that ran from 1973 to 1975 on [[American Broadcasting Company|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:


{{quote| ''O Tut-Tut, cat of ancient lore,''<br />
{{quote|''O Tut-Tut, cat of ancient lore,''
'' 'Tis time to draw the magic door.'' }}
'' 'Tis time to draw the magic door.'' }}


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=== Tropes Employed In ''[[Mission Magic|Mission: Magic!]]'': ===
* [[Aesop]]: Every episode would feature some moral lesson (''e.g.'' "Modran" was about the evils of cheating).
* [[Aesop]]: Every episode would feature some moral lesson (''e.g.'' "Modran" was about the evils of cheating).
* [[Ancient Egypt]]: Not only do Ptolemy and Tut-tut have Ancient Egyptian names, but one episode, "Nephren," featured an ancient Egyptian sorceress-queen matching magic with Miss Tickle.
* [[Ancient Egypt]]: Not only do Ptolemy and Tut-tut have Ancient Egyptian names, but one episode, "Nephren," featured an ancient Egyptian sorceress-queen matching magic with Miss Tickle.
* [[Attack of the 50 Foot Whatever]]: Madam Mammoth in "Giant Steppes."
* [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever]]: Madam Mammoth in "Giant Steppes."
* [[Broken Aesop]]: In "Nephren," Miss Tickle fixes some of the damage time has dealt to the ancient City of Antiquities -- but when Queen Nephren restores it to pristine condition, Miss Tickle declares that it is wrong for her to restore it completely, because "we should never tamper with the records of history." What?
* [[Broken Aesop]]: In "Nephren," Miss Tickle fixes some of the damage time has dealt to the ancient City of Antiquities -- but when Queen Nephren restores it to pristine condition, Miss Tickle declares that it is wrong for her to restore it completely, because "we should never tamper with the records of history." What?
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Tut-tut, Cat of Ancient Lore...
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Tut-tut, Cat of Ancient Lore...
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** Averted with Modran, who has no real powers.
** Averted with Modran, who has no real powers.
* [[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.
* ~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.
* [[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.
* [[Incredible Shrinking Man]]: Miss Tickle in "Giant Steppes."
* [[Incredible Shrinking Man]]: Miss Tickle in "Giant Steppes."
* [[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.
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* [[Screw the Electric Bill!]]: Baron Borealis, Count Celestra, and Madam Marquee are three rivals in "The Land of Lights," who continually vie to create the brightest light display, in order to become that land's ruler.
* [[Screw the Electric Bill!]]: Baron Borealis, Count Celestra, and Madam Marquee are three rivals in "The Land of Lights," who continually vie to create the brightest light display, in order to become that land's ruler.
* [[Stock Footage]]: This ''is'' Filmation we are talking about here.
* [[Stock Footage]]: This ''is'' Filmation we are talking about here.
* [[Surrounded By Idiots]]: Every villain seemed to have at least one moronic sidekick.
* [[Surrounded by Idiots]]: Every villain seemed to have at least one moronic sidekick.
* [[Talking Animal]]: Averted. As usual on [[Filmation]] series, none of the animals could talk.
* [[Talking Animal]]: Averted. As usual on [[Filmation]] series, none of the animals could talk.
* [[Theme Naming]]: As, for instance, Modran's bumbling [[Mooks]], Bell, Book, and Candle, and Captain Coda's Sharp and Flat.
* [[Theme Naming]]: As, for instance, Modran's bumbling [[Mooks]], Bell, Book, and Candle, and Captain Coda's Sharp and Flat.
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* [[Vain Sorceress]]: Nephren
* [[Vain Sorceress]]: Nephren
* [[Verbal Tic]]: Miss Tickle has a tendency to sing her words.
* [[Verbal Tic]]: Miss Tickle has a tendency to sing her words.
* [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made On Drugs?]]
* [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made on Drugs?]]


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Latest revision as of 08:13, 13 September 2021

"Do you believe you believe in magic?
'Cause I believe I believe that I do.
Yes, I can see I believe that it's magic.
If your mission is magic, your love will shine through!"

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, Miss Tickle, who would take her "Adventurers' Club" group of six multi-ethnic students (consisting of the blonde Carol, the African American male Franklin, the Asian female Kim, the fat, 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:

O Tut-Tut, cat of ancient lore,
'Tis time to draw the magic door.

Very often Miss Tickle and her adventurers would be summoned to the other side of the blackboard by Rick Springfield and his owl Ptolemy for some special mission -- often to spoil the schemes of some magical offender committing a series of themed crimes in "the real world," such as Dr. Astro, stealing treasures representing the Zodiac, or the light-wielding Madam Marquee and Baron Borealis, who steal power-stations.

Tropes used in Mission: Magic! include:
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