Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Fun Inc. on TV - again!

This report of a product spotted on TV comes from our old pal Tomas. He witnessed this a few years back during a broadcast, but I'm sure they re-run old episodes regularly, so you can probably catch it on your local station.

The Wiggles, the popular children's television show, recently featured the Fun Magic Coloring Book on their show as a break from the show's usual musical format on their recent DVD release, "Wiggle Time."

Here's a description from one parent:

In addition to the songs, there is a little "Magic" show break in the middle of the video. The kids are shown a magic coloring book, which is blank. They are asked to draw a picture in the air and throw it at the TV, which makes the book suddenly have drawings. Next, they are told to grab some colors from their clothes and throw it, making the pictures have color. This was a cute little break from the music, and really involves the kids watching.

The Fun Coloring Book has been featured in many other TV shows. If you have any Fun Coloring Book or other Fun Inc. product sighting, make sure to let us know!

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

that is the best trick in my world.
cuz its something i can actually do!

i used to play around with one of 'em back when i was a tot running around magic, inc. in the back.

~ mai-ling
www.mai-ling.net

John Sturk said...

It's amazing how the Coloring Book has endured. Since we started producing them in the mid-'70s, we've sold over 400,000 coloring books.

I am planning a future post on the origins of the coloring book, so look for it in the near future!

Smarty Pants said...

This is the greatest magic trick in the history of magic, or dare I say it, in the whole of all history.

John Sturk said...

Smarty, even better than George Schindler's "Balloon Magic Made Easy?"

Smarty Pants said...

Has there ever been any historical documentation of the Magic Coloring Book's effects on history? I mean, think about how many world calamities could have been avoided if we all just waved our pointer finger in the air to draw in the pictures. Then used our open palms to wipe those pages clean.