Today's Special - well I don't know how many of you remember this great show, but I certainly do.  It was one of my absolute favorites when I was growing up.  I still have many of their old episodes on tape.  I used to watch it on Nickelodean.  It was produced by TV Ontario and it ran from 1981-1987.  There were 122 episodes all together. 

                The show was about Jeff, a mannequin, who came to life when his magic hat was placed on his head and the magic words were said - "Hocus Pocus Alamagocus."  This was because of the spell that Waldo the magnificent had cast on him, but to keep the spell from being broken Jeff was not allowed to leave the store.  Each night, Jodie (the display designer), Sam (the night watchman), and Muffy (the mouse) would explain a basic topic of life to Jeff.  The topic would usually have something to do with the title of that episode.  As Jeff learned something new so did the children watching the show. 

The Cast:

	Jeff ( Jeff Hyslop ) Jeff was a mannequin that could come to life at night with the help of his magic hat and the magic words.  He was not allowed to leave the store, so it was up to his friends to teach him about the outside world and how it worked.
	Jodie ( Nerene Virgin ) Jodie was the store's display designer.   She was usually the one that explained things to Jeff.  She was almost the practical one most of the time and kept the store moving.
	Muffy ( Nina Keogh ) Muffy was a mouse who lived in the store.   She loved cheese (which shouldn't be a big surprise) and she always spoke in rhyme.   She came to the store when her house was distroyed.
	Sam Crenshaw ( Bob Dermer ) Sam was the night watchmen for the store.   He had a computer named TXL that could talk.  He also had a cat named Penelope who lived in the computer room.

Pictures & Clips:
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I also have some sound and video files for you - please note that these are in Real Audio format.   You will need a RealPlayer to listen to them.

I would like to mention 2 other sites about Today's Special that you will want to check out to find some more information on this great show.   They both have tons of info, multimedia, and much more!  I also want to thank both of these sites for some of the things that appear on this page.

Ben Schumin's Today's Special Website
Travis Doucette's Today's Special Site

Also check out the
Jeff Hyslop Mailing List & The Jeff Hyslop Fan Club Idea