Product Details

• Actors: Paula Janis, Carole Demas
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 3
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: eOne Entertainment
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001C0I60S
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #139,689 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Welcome to The Magic Garden, the most successful regional show in the history of children s television!
Every once in awhile, a show comes along that captivates an audience in a special way. The Magic Garden
was a phenomenon that aired nationally via syndication and on New York sWPIX from 1972-1984. It was
immediately embraced by a large, devoted audience of children, parents and grandparents, many of whom
remain loyal to this day. The show featured the always delightful and entertaining Carole & Paula and their
loveable friends Sherlock & Flapper.

A generation of children and their families love and remember this show and have clamored for this first
DVD package. The long wait is over! At last, Carole And Paula In The Magic Garden is here for fans new
and old. This 2-Disc DVD plus 1 CD collection contains 10 of the best episodes from The Magic Garden s nearly
13-year run on television.

Parents who complain they don t make children s shows the way they used to will be delighted to find that
today s children are as entranced by this lovely show as they were during its original television days. Here is
a 70 s classic for all to enjoy. So, come back and enjoy the memorable songs, the games, the Chuckle Patch s
jokes, and the Story Box s tales as we take you back to The Magic Garden.

6 song Bonus CD featuring songs from the three original Carole & Paula albums:
1. Bought Me A Rooster

2. Pop Goes TheWeasel

3. Ragtime Annie

4. The Three Billy Goats Gruff

5. The Three Little Kittens

6. EensyWeensy Spider

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Here is the list: December 1, 2008

By NJ80sMusic

Format:DVD

Disc #1 -- Carole and Paula in the Magic Garden

Episode 2: Happy Dog Days
Episode 12: Chicks, Tricks and Ships
Episode 22: Magic and Imagining
Episode 23: A Tall Tale
Episode 27: Giving and Grumbling

Disc #2 -- Carole and Paula in the Magic Garden

Episode 35: Flapper Flies In
Episode 37: Happy Birthday Sherlock
Episode 42: Go Fly a Kite
Episode 44: Rocket-Go-Round
Episode 52: The Magic Garden Fair
Bonus: An Interview With Carole & Paula

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars I can't wait August 29, 2008

By Laura Jeffer

Format:DVD

I can't wait to get this DVD set. I have been waiting for 2 years now. I went to NYC to the museum of Radio and Tv and I saw a few episodes. I cried so much because I felt like I was five years old again. This show was so magical to me. I loved the songs they sang, the beautiful tree and especially Shirlock the squirrel. I wish I could get a puppet just like Shirlock the squirrel. I used to run off the bus from Kindergarten to watch this show. I loved when Shirlock always tried to trick Carole and Paula into giving him the peanuts. I am curious to see which episodes they chose to put on DVD set and if anymore episodes will come out after this set is released. Wouldn't it be great to get the complete set of episodes? I would pay just about anything to get them. If anyone knows which episodes are going to be on this DVD set, please let me know. I am just so excited....

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great childhood memories! August 22, 2008

By A

Format:DVD

I'm so excited this show is coming to DVD. I LOVE this show. I saw Paula & Carol live in the late 70's and they autographed my album. I hope the original album comes to CD soon! This a great show for the whole family.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The BEST childhood memory!!! October 21, 2008

By zman

Format:DVD

'Just got these DVD's today... When I heard this was released, I ordered it and *HAD TO DO* 1-day shipping, could not wait!!! I am a well-adjusted 39 year-old gay guy, professional airline flight attendant of 18 years, in suburban NJ... THE MAGIC GARDEN was one of the most AWESOME 30-minutes of my day as a child in the '70's!!! Watching the show makes me feel like it was 5 minutes ago, NOT 30+ years ago!! I almost cried watching the first DVD tonight!! I even remember writing letters to Paula & Carole in grade school and receiving picture postcards back, signed from Paula & Carole!! The shows are amazing... these LADIES ARE AMAZING!!!! Even now, at 39, I can appreciate the *adult humor* and banter between Carole & Paula even more NOW than when I was 7 years-old!! Carole & Paula, if you are reading this, please know.... YOU 2 MADE A DIFFERENCE!!!!! Love you both!!! You 2 wonderful women who made a difference in my life as a child... AND made it even BETTER!! THANK YOU!!! WZ from NJ :) :)

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars We All Need the Magic Garden in Our Lives! August 27, 2008

By Sylviastel VINE™ VOICE

Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase

I loved the Magic Garden. I remember this show when it aired on Channel 11 in New York and I lived in New Jersey. It was always on around 2 P.M. every day like clockwork. Even during the summer months out of school, I went in to watch Carole and Janis and friends. For a half-hour, they sang songs, told stories, and taught a lesson. I never knew that there were only 52 episodes. Unfortunately, there are only 10 here. I always thought there had to be hundreds and I probably saw them a dozen times. Thirty years later, I kind of yearn for that period of life when my worry was missing the Magic Garden. I think we all need the Magic Garden in our lives. If you have young children, I highly recommend this show and if there are preschool educators out there. This show is not only wholesome but entertaining and educating and fun as well.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars BEST KIDS' TV SHOW OF ALL TIME October 18, 2008

By TM

Format:DVD

Carole & Paula always engage, never disappoint, and are as fun as ever. Buy the dvd for yourself, friends, and friends' kids -- they will thank you.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Carole and Paula on DVD FINALLY!!!!!!!! September 30, 2008

By David Valentin

Format:DVD

"Come and see our Garden Grow, Hello!" "It's nice to say Hello! "
Childhood memories that will instantly be brought back with this wonderful DVD release. Carole and Paula are absolutely amazing. Bring back those fond memories for yourself or your young ones. [...]

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Program! October 30, 2008

By Dan H. "Seventies Guy"

Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase

Wow...it's great to see such a wonderful program again after all these years. I grew up in the Bronx, New York and watched this show every day. Carole and Paula were a beautiful, calming and educational presence in my childhood. It's too bad that kids nowadays need endless stimulation, sarcastic cartoons, video games and cellphones to be entertained. "The Magic Garden" takes me back to a much simpler time. I loved the lengthy segment on creative things to do with plain old boxes. It reminds me how kids like myself used our imaginations in a useful and fun way.

Thank goodness for DVD. We can again enjoy shows like this, as well as old school "Sesame Street," "The Electric Company," "New Zoo Revue" and "Zoom."