The Special Magic of herself the Elf | |
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Genre | Animation Family Fantasy Musical |
Written by | Diane Dixon |
Directed by | Raymond Jafelice |
Starring |
Denny Dillon Georgia Engel |
Music by |
Judy Collins Patricia Cullen |
Country of origin | Canada United States |
Original language(s) | English |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
Jane Startz Ray Peterson associate executive producer) |
Producer(s) |
Michael Hirsh Patrick Loubert Clive A. Smith |
Editor(s) | Cathy Hunt Tom Joerin Rob Kirkpatrick Don Lauder |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production company(s) |
Nelvana Scholastic Entertainment Those Characters from Cleveland |
Release | |
Original release | July 30, 1983 |
The Magic of Herself the Elf (also known by its on-screen title, The Special Magic of Herself the Elf) is a 1983 animated television special produced by the Canadian animation company, Nelvana Limited, Scholastic Entertainment, and Those Characters from Cleveland. Directed by John Celestri (credited under first name Gian) and Raymond Jafelice, it stars the voices of Jerry Orbach, Georgia Engel and Priscilla Lopez. The music was sung and performed, though not written, by Judy Collins.
The special is based on the American Greetings/Mattel property, Herself the Elf, and was followed by a 1990s spinoff series of the same name starring Terri Hawkes. It was released once on video by Scholastic/Lorimar (later Karl-Lorimar).