The Magical World of Disney (TV Series)

Mr. Boogedy (1986)

John Astin: Neil Witherspoon

Quotes 

• Neil Witherspoon : [In the Historical Society, Neil is telling the story to the children of Lucifer Falls and how William Hanover became Mr. Boogedy. He moves over to two mannequins of William Hanover and Widow Marion]  Hanover fell in love with Marion. In fact, he wanted to marry her.

  Jennifer Davis : She didn't, did she?

  Neil Witherspoon : Ah, ah ha ha ha! She turned him down!

  [makes the Widow Marion mannequin put its arm over its face] 

  Neil Witherspoon : But that wasn't the end of it! Not hardly! Hanover was ready to do anything, I mean anything, to win the hand of the Widow Marion. After all, he was a man of *great* power and authority! Used to having things his own way! Some people say, he sold his soul to the devil, that night! Sold his soul, for a magic cloak! He he he! A cloak so powerful, it would make him, invisible! A cloak so powerful, he hoped, it would even bring him the Widow Marion! More than anything in this world, he wanted Marion! So one day, when Marion's little boy Jonathan, had a terrile cold, and was on their to the doctor, who should JUMP out of the woods! In his brand new magic cloak!

  R.E. Davis : Mr. Boogedy?

  Neil Witherspoon : Right! And he, TOOK Jonathan! Back to his house! And then, he threatened Marion, that if she didn't marry him! If she didn't marry him that very night! She would never, ever see poor little Jonathan again! And just to make sure, that she went along with all this? Mr. Boogedy decided to, cast his very first spell! With the magic cloak! Heh Heh! But, uh, something happened.

  Jennifer Davis : What happened?

  Neil Witherspoon : Ah! He, blew up his own house! Heh Heh Heh!

  Jennifer Davis : He BLEW up his own house?

  Corwin Davis : What a dope!

  Neil Witherspoon : [snaps his finger]  Just like magic! The whole house disappeared! And, every house that has been built on that site! Has been haunted!

  R.E. Davis : But, what happened to Mr. Boogedy?

  Corwin Davis : And Jonathan?

  Jennifer Davis : And Widow Marion?

  Neil Witherspoon : They all became ghosts, heh heh heh heh! And poor Marion! Is still trying to get her Jonathan back! In fact! Jonathan still has his cold!

  Jennifer Davis : That's why I heard sneezing!

  Corwin Davis : Yeah, long time to have a cold!

  Neil Witherspoon : Well, no one ever said being a ghost was easy!

  Corwin Davis : So, what are we gonna do?

  Neil Witherspoon : Well... if were me... I'd move.