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The origins of the series were in a locally broadcast show that Wilson arranged in Dallas, Texas, in 1955.That grew into other shows in Houston and San Antonio.With the introduction of videotape and the help of Alan Wakeling, Wilson created The Magic World of Allakazam as the first magic show to be videotaped and nationally syndicated.
Alakazam is a magic word or incantation along the lines of abracadabra. Alakazam or Allakazam may also refer to: Alakazam , a Pokémon species; Alakazam the Great, a 1960 Japanese anime film "Alakazam !", a 2016 song by Justice; The Magic Land of Allakazam, an American television series
Mark Wilson was the son of a salesman and he spent much of his youth traveling with his parents as his father moved about on business. He has said his interest in magic began when he was eight years old and saw a magician named Tommy Martin perform at a hotel in Indianapolis, where the Wilson family were staying at the time. [3]
Magic words are phrases used in fantasy fiction or by stage magicians. Frequently such words are presented as being part of a divine, adamic, or other secret or empowered language. Certain comic book heroes use magic words to activate their powers. Magic words are also used as Easter eggs or cheats in computer games, other software, and ...
Darnell worked as a dancer and stewardess [4] before marrying magician Mark Wilson in 1952. [5]The role that most defined Darnell's public image was as a magician's assistant in Wilson's television series The Magic Land of Allakazam, which premiered in October 1960 and ran for four years nationally in the United States.
Molly Wilson is a young librarian who is transformed into Thunder Girl by shouting the magic word, "Alakazam!". She returns to normal by shouting this again. As Thunder Girl, Molly has the power to lift skyscrapers and fly at subsonic speeds. Sometimes, Thunder Girl refers to Molly in third person, suggesting that they are two different ...
Magic Boy: June 22, 1961 [rls 2] [fr 1] Toei Animation Alakazam the Great: July 26, 1961 [fr 2] Yellow Submarine: November 13, 1968 [st 1] Apple Films TVC London The Phantom Tollbooth: November 7, 1970 [fr 1] MGM Animation/Visual Arts Fritz the Cat: April 12, 1972 [fr 2] Krantz Films Heavy Traffic: August 8, 1973 [fr 2] Steve Krantz Productions
Abracadabra is of unknown origin, and is first attested in a second-century work of Serenus Sammonicus. [1]Some conjectural etymologies are: [2] from phrases in Hebrew that mean "I will create as I speak", [3] or Aramaic "I create like the word" (אברא כדברא), [4] to etymologies that point to similar words in Latin and Greek such as abraxas [5] or to its similarity to the first four ...