*We hope you find this episode full of WONDER and magic!
*Doug Henning (1947-2000) was a fixture on network television in the BOTNS era, appearing in NBC specials from 1975 to 1982 in addition to countless other shows and specials.
*He is listed as 5'5" 3/4" on IMDB.
*The Doug Henning project website is right here.
*Henning was indeed featured in Dynamite magazine. Also, I found this image from Retrontario of a similar mag:
*Henning's Muppet Show episode is 1980's Season 4, Episode 21.
*We talk about Night of 100 Stars here, and in the broadcast, Henning does an illusion with Ricky Schroeder, Maureen Stapleton, Florence Henderson, and Priscilla Lopez.
*The former Little Miss World is Cherish Alexander, who appeared in the 1982 Henning special.
*This World of Magic special premiered on NBC Thursday, December 23, 1976.
*Gibbsville lasted a mere 6 episodes on NBC.
*I have yet to find TV ratings info for this Doug Henning special. Everyone loooooooves to cite the reported 50 million for the 1975 special, but no one wants to talk about the numbers for this one!
*Of course CBS went another direction than what we wish would have happened with Henning and Marvel, and it aired its own Dr. Strange movie with Peter Hooten.
*There is a circus episode of Little House on the Prairie that features an elephant: "Annabelle" in Season 6.
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