known for his
puppeteering on Pinwheel Brad Williams stared as Kryspen, an apprentice wizard,
who, along with his shape-shifting pet Oulak, magically traveled through time
to our world from the Middle Ages.
Upon arriving in
the 20th century Kryspen procures a job in a public library where he works in
the film department where he would watch short videos to learn about our world.
His friends
included the absent-minded Professor Rhombus played by Jim Jinkens, who was also
a puppeteer on Pinwheel (he played Minus), and a young woman named Daisy,
actress unknown.
Distributed by
Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment in 1980 Hocus Focus found its home when it
aired on Nickelodeon for only one season, but for those of us who remember it,
it was a wonderful season.
Hocus
Focus early Nickelodeon TV show from 1981
