Park Borchert in "Through The Magic Door"

[chgohulk]

This is such a part of my Chicago childhood. 

[keosahawk]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE post the intro to this if you can.

Jeeez I loved this show as a (gentile) kid.

[ROEU812]

Arroom Zoom Zoom, Arroom Zoom Zoom !!!!

[dejahthoris]

@ROEU812 I wish he would post that beginning song- did he come out of a mushroom??! I must see it again!!!

[indigocrush]

@dejahthoris Yes, he did! Glad to know that was real and not a remembered dream from my childhood. But did he tights?

[indigocrush]

Respond to this video... Excuse me-- "wear tights", I meant to say.

[TrixieLovesSpeed]

My favorite character was Boobie Beaver.

[BenAliGtor]

@TrixieLovesSpeed  That's BUBIE !! (diminuative of "Bubelah." Okay....I'm Irish American, but I know my Yiddish....LOL)

[ricksim59]

Come through this Magic Door with me,

Just say these words and wondrous things you'll see

[SillyNeNe]

Come open the magic door with me,

With your imagination there's so much we can see.

[SillyNeNe]

OMG I loved this show! Grew up with it and WISHED I was Jewish so I could understand it better! lol

WHERE can we get copies of these shows?

[BenAliGtor]

Tiny Tov had two little elf friends: Dee Dee and Scrunch.

12 years (grade and high school) of Catholic schooling, but we all watched the Magic Door on Sunday mornings. I remember asking my Irish mom why we didn't celebrate Hannukah- 8 more days of presents seemed like a pretty good deal to me.

[dejahthoris]

@BenAliGtor me too!

[kbyrdleroy]

Anyone have the theme music for this and can post it in Youtube?

[PaganLiberty]

Is this that "open, come open the magic door with me" show? The intro had some little guy in tights and an acorn next to a tree, or something like that. My memory is vague.

[chillinout231]

aroom zoom zoom aroom zoom zoom guilly guilly guilly guilly guilly az sa sa... come through the magic door with me... just say these words and wondrous things you'll see...

[rontg]

where is the theme song ??????

[BadGurl404]

D'oh!

[hotamerican69]

I grew up in Chicago. This was the only kids show on Sundays. I watched it for years and my mother told me it was for Jewish kids but I did not care.

[solong4now]

where did you find this clip, I think I actually remember this episode - do you have the theme music?

[zetareticula007]

I remember this show from when I was a kid when absolutely nothing else was on on Sunday mornings. Man, this clips brings back the boring memories of this show. I can just hear Dan doing Homer's voice saying, "BORING!"

Also, I had no idea Dan Castellaneta was from Chicago... or was Jewish... or was on this show for that matter.

Regardless, this was one weird, creepy, boring show.

[exualmet]

I couldn't have said it better myself. Thumbs up!

[butterp7]

I hate to say it but you're right. This was one show that was totally out there and you watched it because there was nothing on Sunday mornings at 8am. 9 times out of 10 it put me right back to sleep.

[Eddie4518]

The guy on the left plays Homer simpson

[swonetchko]

Is this that old Jewish TV show entitled "The Magic Door" that featured that character called "Tiny"?

[parkborchert]

Yes, I played Mr. Mensch the owner of the Word Store

[swonetchko]

Great memories, my man!  Is Charles Gerber alive and well? What's the elf-guy doing these days?

[TimeCodeMechanics]

@parkborchert Thanks for uploading this. I'm a Christian but used to love Magic door. And learned a lot. This shows how our society has changed so much. Imagine an openly religious program on a major network today.

[thatgirlinnewyork]

word. the name of the show was "the magic door", not "through..."

[VinBad007]

Yes, Swon. His name was Tiny Tov played by actor Charles Gerber. He looked like a miniature elf. His house was the acorn and the entrance to it was "The Magic Door."

[krasfan]

@VinBad007 and he rode on a feather... I distinctly remember he would take us to far away places while "surfing" on a feather. :)

[wb9tbu]

@swonetchko

Tiny Tov!