Puff the Magic Dragon (TV special)

Puff the Magic Dragon
GenreAnimation
Fantasy
Family
Short
Written byRomeo Muller
Directed byCharles Swenson
Fred Wolf
StarringBurgess Meredith
Frank Nelson
Robert Ridgely
Regis Cordic
Theme music composerPeter Yarrow
David Richard Cambell
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersKevin Hunter
Robert L. Rosen
ProducersCharles Swenson
Peter Yarrow
Romeo Muller
EditorRich Harrison
Running time24 minutes
Production companiesMurakami Wolf Swenson
Yarrow/Muller-My Company
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseOctober 30, 1978 (1978-10-30)

Puff the Magic Dragon is a 30-minute animated television special based on the song of the same name made notable by Peter, Paul and Mary. First aired October 30, 1978, on CBS, and produced by Fred Wolf Films, it features Burgess Meredith as the voice of the title character. Kenner Products and Hershey Foods were the special's primary advertisers in its' original broadcast.

The special was followed by two sequels: Puff the Magic Dragon in the Land of the Living Lies (1979) and Puff and the Incredible Mr. Nobody (1982).