Jane Startz Ray Peterson associate executive producer)
Producers
Michael Hirsh Patrick Loubert Clive A. Smith
Editors
Cathy Hunt Tom Joerin Rob Kirkpatrick Don Lauder
Running time
22 minutes
Production companies
Nelvana Scholastic Entertainment Those Characters from Cleveland
Original release
Release
July 30, 1983 (1983-07-30)
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The Magic of Herself the Elf (also known by its on-screen title, The Special Magic of Herself the Elf) is a 1983 American animated television special that premiered in the United States on July 30, 1983 in broadcast syndication. The special was produced by the Canadian animation company, Nelvana Limited, Scholastic Entertainment, and Those Characters from Cleveland, and distributed by Lexington Broadcast Services.[1][2]
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, starring Terri Hawkes. It was released once on video by Scholastic-Lorimar (a label of Karl-Lorimar Home Video). There are no further home video releases to date.
^Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. pp. 388–389. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
^Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 328. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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