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The Tale of the Magician's Assistant

Season 2, Episode 11, Aired Sep 11, 1993

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A young boy, Todd, starts doing the one thing that he's wanted to do since his father died, further his interest in magic. He becomes an assistant to the great magician Shandu and learns the rules of being a magician: Only let the audience see what you want them to see, never touch another magician's wand unless he hands it to you, and never get caught in your own reflection. But trouble ensues when Todd makes an unwise decision to take Shandu's wand and use it for himself.moreless

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Steve Nguyen

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James Bradford

Shandu
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Mark Bromilow

Nazrak (Demon)

Jason Alisharan

Frank (Seasons 1-4)
Rachel Blanchard

Kristen (Seasons 1-2)
Ross Hull

Gary (Seasons 1-5)
Nathaniel Moreau

David (Seasons 1-2)
Jodie Resther

Kiki (Seasons 1-5)
Raine Pare-Coull

Betty Ann (Seasons 1-5)

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Todd needs a job to help out his mom and he gets hired as an assistant for Shandu, a washed up magician. When temptation overcomes him, Todd steals Shandu's wand (a serious offense in the realm of magic) and unleashes the nefarious Nazrak.moreless

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By chasmatic, May 28, 2006

This episode is merely average because some portions of it are silly, especially the call "Shandu Can Do!" to make the wand work. That is about as original as shouting "Alakazam!" But aside from that, the plot line is a bit confusing (Nazrak commands Todd to give him the wand, but when Todd finally does, Nazrak scolds him for doing so) and too conveinient (the mom dropping the groceries, the mirror being right behind Todd, etc.) But overall, this was a fair episode and by no means awful or unwatchable.moreless
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QUOTES (3)
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- (Story Intro) Gary: Sometimes things don't turn out how you expect them to, and things aren't what they seem to be... and sometimes, things could turn out to be far more amazing than you could ever imagine. Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, I call this story... the Tale Of The Magician's Assistant.
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- Nazrak: The old man can't help you! Give me the wand!
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- Shandu: Shandu can-do!
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NOTES (4)
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- Gary doesn't throw the dust into the fire to start his story in this episode. Instead, he taps the fire with a stick and the white smoke pops up.
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- Shandu: (to Todd) Rule number one, never touch another magician's wand! Rule number two, only let them see what you want them to see. Rule number three, The Cardinal Rule, never get caught in your own reflection!
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- In the episode, The Tale of Cutter's Treasure, Rush buys his little brother a magic kit titled "Shandu's Magic Kit".
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- This story was told by Gary.
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- Chandu the Magician
  
  Chandu the Magician is a franchise of radio serial shows that were broadcast in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s. The main character Frank Chandler, or Chandu, is a magician who learned occult and supernatural abilities in India. There were also two films: Chandu the Magician (1932) starring Edmund Lowe as Chandu, and The Return of Chandu (1934) starring Bela Lugosi (who played Roxor in the previous film) as Chandu.
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