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Today's Special was a Canadian Children's television program produced by TVOntario from 1981-1987 the show also aired on Nick Jr during its time as a kid's block. It aired on Nick Jr between the day Nick Jr first came around, January 4, 1988, until May 3, 1991. It is unknown how many episodes and/or seasons were aired on Nick Jr in the US.

Premise[]

In the children's department of a major department store, each night when Jodie arrives for work, she carries a mannequin named Jeff upstairs, where Muffy says the magic words "hocus pocus alimagocus" to bring him to life. Many early episodes focused on a tangible object as a subject, such as hats and costumes, with the show revolving around teaching about it. Later episodes would deal with more complicated ones, such as dealing with sacrificing one thing for another, or even alcoholism. Short films were often used to break up the main plot, and there were often one or more one-time visitors to the store, some of which would cause problems for the characters, while others would befriend them and help them solve the problem.

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