Today's Special

Today's Special is a Canadian children's television series that was created and produced by Clive VanderBurgh at TVOntario from September 1, 1981 to July 1, 1987. In the United States, it was also aired on PBS after syndication.

Today's Special
Genre	Children Fantasy Musical
Created by	Clive VanderBurgh
Starring	Bob Dermer Jeff Hyslop Nerene Virgin Nina Keogh
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	7
No. of episodes	122
Production
Running time	29 minutes
Original release
Network	TVOntario
Release	September 1, 1981 (1981-09-01) – July 1, 1987 (1987-07-01)

Characters

• Jeff (played by Jeff Hyslop)

A mannequin with a magic hat that makes him come to life when someone says, "hocus pocus alimagocus".

• Jodie (played by the late Nerene Virgin)

The store's display designer.

• Sam (puppeteered by Bob Dermer)

An old man who's the store's security guard.

• Muffy (puppeteered by Nina Keogh)

A mouse who speaks in a Welsh accent, living in the store all the time.