Professor Curio's
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Really Magic Shop
A New Youth TV Show! The Twilight Zone meets Willy Wonka with Goosebumps.
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Synopsis
PROFESSOR CURIO, a collector of rare and mysterious artifacts, is the whimsical proprietor of The Really Magic Shop, where the tricks are really magic.
Each episode, a new and unsuspecting kid gets ahold of one of the professor’s magical items, or rather, the item gets ahold of the kid.
Strange and unexplainable things happen to these kids, with real and lasting consequences, while they each have to figure out how to wield the wondrous and sometimes dangerous powers that lie before them…
Season One
Episode 1: The Sneeze Ring Script available above
Miles can sometimes be a little monster, but when Professor Curio sells him The Sneeze Ring, he has to learn to control his impulses or, with every sneeze, he may never be the same again.
Episode 2: The Angel Silk Socks Script available above
Shy and mild-mannered Allyson just wants to date the school heartthrob. Luckily Professor Curio is pressured into selling her The Angel Silk Socks, allowing her to become a perfect copy of anyone just by slipping on their shoes.
Episode 3: Intelli-Drops
What if you could ace any test? Or know how to solve any problem? Just suck on a fruit flavored Intelli-Drop! Don’t worry that your super-smarts dissolve as soon as the candy does, I’m sure you’ll figure it out…
Episode 4: The Deck of Destiny
Close your eyes! Make a wish! Flip over a card… If it’s a heart or diamond, your wish is granted. But if it’s a club or spade… Be careful what you wish for.
Episode 5: The Fibbage
One of Professor Curio’s favorite books is from an ancient time when justice was swift and cruel. The Fibbage, with its mysterious cover and brittle pages, will suck you in like no other story you’ve ever read, but can you get out?
Episode 6: The Hide-Away Hoodie
Sometimes the biggest mysteries are hidden in plain sight. That would be the case with this plain grey hoodie, casually laying in a box labelled lost-and-found. If you even noticed it enough to put it on and flip up the hood, well then, you too can be hidden in plain sight…
Episode 7: The Zelly Beans
These jelly beans are the most delicious candies in the world. Red and yellow, black and white, they are precious in your sight. Each color gets under your skin. And into your skin… And all over your face… And all over your race.
Episode 8: The Sneeze Ring 2
If you ask Professor Curio what The Sneeze Ring does, he’ll tell you, “I don’t know, my boy, it’s different for everyone.” And he’s right. It’s very different, and Lisa may never get home ever again.
Episode 9: The Pilot Light
Ever play flashlight tag on a warm summer night, with the cicadas singing and the fireflies blinking? Ever make those cicadas swoop down and swarm that bully next door? Ever force your big brother to eat those fireflies whole? Ever make everyone in the game bow at your benevolent feet? With The Pilot Light, you are the one in control…
Episode 10: Grandpa’s Pocket Watch
Everyone knows that time travel is horribly dangerous. But what if it was just a little bit of time? Wouldn’t you do it? Just pull the stem on Grandpa’s Pocket Watch and time stops. Now, you can spin forwards or backwards, up to 24 hours. Professor Curio did it when he was young, way too much… And now, he’s stuck!