Mystery Magical Special

Oct 29, 1988

0h 30m

★ 8.0

Overview

Mystery Magical Special is an American television special aired on Nickelodeon. Advertised as a Halloween-themed program, the special was originally produced in 1986, but continued air, often multiple times, every October for several years afterward. Primarily, the special was designed to show off the talents of stage magicians Lance Burton and Tina Lenert, as well as capitalise on Marc Summers' then-newfound fame as the host of the game show Double Dare. Shiri Appleby and Jonathan Brandis and Trenton Teigen also appear, and John Astin makes a cameo appearance.

Genres

Family

Production Companies

Binder Entertainment

Marc Summers Productions

Mystery Magical Special Trailers

Cast

Marc

Marc Summers

Lance Burton

John Astin

Jonathan

Jonathan Brandis

Shiri

Shiri Appleby

Trenton Teigen

Tina Lenert

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