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  • May. 2nd, 2006 at 2:38 AM

One of my fondest, yet vaguest, memories of a TV show is Mr. Merlin.  Anyone else remember this??  I remember LOVING it...but at the same time, I can't tell you bupkes (from memory) about it, other than there was an old man who was a wizard or magician...and a younger dude.  LOL...that's pretty darn tootin' helpful huh?  

Sooo...after doing some investigative research (watch out Diane Sawyer!), it turns out that the show only ran for one season (*sigh*...as is the fate of many of the shows I loved from the 80s) from 1981-1982.  Merlin was played by Barnard Hughes, and his young apprentice, Zachary, was played by Clark Brandon.  Here's a synopsis I came across:

Max Merlin, who usually wears grungy overalls and runs a greasy garage in San Francisco, is actually a sorcerer.  That's right: Max is Merlin the magician, back from the good old days. Instead of a sword in a stone, Max has a crowbar set in cement. He also has an assignment, delivered by a mysterious but pretty courier from above: find an apprentice. Along comes Zachary Rogers, a teen-ager who's awkward, impetuous, girl-crazy--and can slide that crowbar out as if it were a spoon in tapioca. Their mission is to do good deeds and come to the aid of teenyboppers in distress. Max wants Zac to use his magic powers responsibly; Zac, being no fool, would rather learn about love potions.




Here are some links to Mr. Merlin fansites, some which include the theme song.  Ahhhh nostalgia.
http://www.timstvshowcase.com/merlin.html

http://www.tv.com/mr-merlin/show/5871/summary.html 

A New York Times review of the show from 1981

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[info]ebiannah wrote:
May. 2nd, 2006 03:22 pm (UTC)
OMG! I had a whole wall covered in Clark Brandon posters.....Le Sigh. Wonder what ever happened to him.

(Swung through from the tv 100 community)
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[info]rag_n_bag wrote:
May. 2nd, 2006 03:47 pm (UTC)
Cool...thanks for stopping by! New people always welcome! every few days I post something about old tv shows or lost actors from the 80s or other eras. Maybe I'll do a "whatever happened to clark brandon" post soon!

He kind of reminds me of Tom Welling!
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(Anonymous) wrote:
May. 2nd, 2006 06:20 pm (UTC)
Oh, my he does, doesn't he?
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[info]ebiannah wrote:
May. 2nd, 2006 06:21 pm (UTC)
Sorry, that was me. I forgot to log in.
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[info]squata_hey wrote:
May. 2nd, 2006 05:50 pm (UTC)
His blank expression mixed with the fact that he was "girl-crazy" and "would rather learn about love potions" makes me giggle inside.
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(Anonymous) wrote:
Nov. 21st, 2007 07:05 pm (UTC)
Atkinson
tramdaol
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