6.6 /10 1 Votes
Country of origin United Kingdom Original release 1986 – 1988 Original network BBC1 Number of episodes 27 | 6.6/10 IMDb No. of episodes 27 First episode date 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Created by Barry MurrayPaul Daniels Starring Paul DanielsDebbie McGee Running time 12 x 25mins, 15 x 10mins Cast Similar The Paul Daniels Magic Sh, Every Second Counts, Odd One Out, Grotbags, Wipeout | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wizbit is a 1980s BBC children's television show about an alien magician, Wizbit. It starred conjuror Paul Daniels and wife Debbie McGee.
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The series is set in Puzzleopolis, a town inhabited by walking, talking sponge-balls, dice, magic wands, playing cards and rabbits, where the protagonists must solve puzzles. Wizbit's year-and-a-day mission is to find out all about planet Earth.
The show is partly educational, with the (often lateral thinking) puzzles Wizbit is set often being presented to the audience at home, with the solutions being revealed towards the end of the episode. Wizbit's magic word was "Ostagazuzulum", and he came from the planet WOW, an acronym for "World Of Wizards".
The show was created by Barry Murray, who had formerly been Mungo Jerry's record producer, with assistance from Daniels. Its theme tune is based on a song by Lead Belly, named "Ha-Ha This A Way", sung by Daniels. All rights to characters and designs were retained by Daniels, and the music rights by Murray.
A revival of the series was announced in 2009 with a movie set for Summer 2010, but they were both cancelled.
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