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The Magic Garden Christmas Special

1981-12-13 · 49 min · Not rated

Family · Comedy

This once-lost 1981 holiday special has now become a WPIX holiday tradition!

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Directors
Lenore Bode, Steve Gerbson
Production companies
WPIX
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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Carole DemasCarole DemasCarole
Paula JanisPaula

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