Mission: Magic!
About Mission: Magic!
Australian rock star Rick Springfield lent his name, likeness, and songs to this 13-episode show about a magic schoolteacher and her six students. Originally spun off from an episode of fellow Filmation series The Brady Kids, Mission: Magic starred teacher Miss Tickle, her pet cat Tut-Tut, and students Franklin, Vinnie, Kim, Carol, Harvey, and Socks, who together formed the "Adventurers Club." The animated Rick Springfield also had a pet, an owl named Tolamy.
In every episode, some sort of trouble reared its head in Rick's alternate dimension, and the singer would contact Miss Tickle on his magic gramophone for help. Responding to the call, Tickle would draw a chalk door on the blackboard, creating a portal to Rick's fantasy world. Not surprisingly, principal Mr. Samuels disapproved of all the supernatural goings-on, but Tickle's otherworldly field trips were simply too exciting for the Adventurers Club to pass up.
At the time this cartoon aired, Springfield was primarily a superstar in his own homeland, with 1972's "Speak To the Sky" as his only stateside hit. He would, of course, go on to greater U.S. fame as a star of daytime's General Hospital and as the singer of "Jesse's Girl" and "Don't Talk To Strangers."
Episode guide
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The Land Of Backwards
The Adventurers' Club goes to The Land Of Backwards where everything is said and done the other way around. They have to rescue the famous poet Shelley Percy, who's been kidnapped by Big Bi…
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Modran
Modran and his three bumbling henchmen Bell, Book, and Candle enter the classroom via the magic door. They are there to steal gold. Modran's scheme is to declare himself the world's greates…
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Dissonia
Miss Tickle tries to prevent a music-hating villain from using his Music Eliminator to wipe out all the music in the world.
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Land Of Hyde And Go Seek
Responding to a call from someone called Harry Horde, Miss Tickle and the kids go to the Land Of Hyde And Go Seek. Harry turns out to be Rick in disguise. They meet Colonel Kadiddle, who fe…
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The City Inside The Earth
When Miss Tickle takes her students on a field trip to the Carlsbad Caverns, Rick contacts them via Kim's portable radio. Miss Tickle draws the magic door on a cave wall, and they go to an…
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2600 A.D.
The Adventurers' Club time travels into the distant future. In the year 2600 A.D., Omni, a superintelligent robot, rules humans. When Omni sees a comet heading for Earth, he realizes he can…
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Something Fishy
The Adventurers' Club visits an underwater kingdom that is threatened by Dr. Manta.
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Giant Steppes
Miss Tickle sets out to rescue Rick and his friend Billy when they are captured by the evil female giant Madame Mammoth.
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Statue Of Limitations
The club travels to modern day Paris to investigate the theft of The Contemplator. There are three prime suspects: Trix Le Grande, Pierre La Hoax, and the Artful Codger.
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Will The Real Rick Springfield, Please Stand Up?
The Chameleon and his sidekick Arlo come through the magic door disguised as Rick and Tolamy. They trick Miss Tickle into letting them come into her world through the magic door so that the…
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Doctor Astro
Zodiac sorcerer Doctor Astro (aided by his assistant) comes through the magic door into our world and steals small statues of zodiac signs (including the Golden Horns). He brings them into…
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Doctor Daguerreotype
Dr. Daguerreotype has invented a camera that turns people and things into photographs. He and his accomplices Rex and Ina use this camera to steal various landmarks, as well as the Magic Do…
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Nephren
Nephren, Queen Of The Nile, comes back to life, and pits her magic against Miss Tickle's. This battle between good and evil leaves Miss Tickle exhausted. Meanwhile, Nephren's cohorts Aken a…
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Modran Returns
Modran casts a spell on Rick, luring the Adventurers' Club into his domain. When they get there, the evil sorcerer steals Tut Tut. Miss Tickle and the students can't go back to their own wo…
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Horse Feathers
The Adventurers' Club attends a rodeo in a land beyond the magic door. In an incredible plot twist, Bronco, the villain of the week, sings a song with Miss Tickle.
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A Light Mystery
When a generator is stolen, the Adventurers' Club goes to the Land Of Lights to find the culprit. Once again, there are three prime suspects: Count Celesta, Madame Marquee, and Baron Boreal…
