TVOntario Magic Shadows intro 1982

Very kindly uploaded by Youtube user Tobias Vaughn, this is an edit with just the intro, the spookiest intro on TVO... yes even more than Dr. Who!

Category:

Education

Tags:

• TVOntario
• Elwy
• Yost
• Magic
• Shadows
• 1979

[Fangmeier]

I grew up watching this intro and Elwy Yost. Think there were influenced by 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds?'

[Retrontario]

@Fangmeier Reminds me more of "Across the Universe"

[Fangmeier]

@Retrontario Yeah, but since this was early 1980's, I think they were thinking of Yellow Submarine, instead of a movie that came out a few years ago.

[Retrontario]

@Fangmeier Yes, I meant the actual theme song, which is very similar to "Across the Universe"

[TheHolloway1983]

Jesus, that is absolutely brilliant, and terrifying if you are a child. I can clearly remember turning the channel as fast as I could when that intro came on. Now, I'm a little sad that we don't see that level of creativity anymore.

[cowtippingrocks]

haha. That used to scare the CRAP out of me when I was a kid. Whos with me on that one? lol.

[ADoseofReality1]

Thank you for putting this up. I fforgot about this but as soon as the song started all the words came back.

[paulwestbrook0]

A fantastic opening, which I now use regularily on my Elwy Yost Tribute Page on Facebook. Come and take a look.

[933310520]

Song by composer Harry Forbes I think...

[Pinballpete007]

Oh what a great time it was growing up in the late 70s/early 80s. This brings back so many fond memories of that time. I used to watch Elwy on a regular basis and even at 10 years old I thought he was such a cool guy who captivated his viewers. So sad to see him gone. The intro was so bizarre it was like nothing I had seen on TV before.

Many thanks for posting this and letting me feel like a kid again if ojnly for a moment.......

[mjdafork]

Is it just me, or is the frame at 0:26 obscene?

Oh, it seems it's just me.

(Yes I came from the Wikipedia "Prisoner's Cinema" article)

[TheConspiracyMan8]

boy i sure miss the good old days. watching this intro takes me back in time. looking back on this intro of magic shadows reminds me of a bad acid trip..LOL. but it does bring on the nastalgia

[MDkid1]

Thumbs up if the article on wikipedia about "Prisoner's Cinema" brought you here! :)

[bkworm33]

Wow, I remember this as a kid. I found it a bit dark but was so mesmerized by this. Glad this is here as I have been looking for this for a few years now. Thanks

[joeflash4]

Elwy Yost...gone but not forgotten...such a great host and he will be sadly missed!!!

[rbairos1]

I avoided this show pretty much my entire life, exclusively because these credits spooked the hell out of me as a kid.