Editing Doug Henning (section)

===The ''World of Magic'' specials===
Henning's first ''World of Magic'' special aired on NBC on December 26, 1975. Henning successfully performed the water torture illusion, although he did not break Houdini's time record. Produced by famed talk show host [[David Susskind]] and sponsored by [[Mobil]], the show ran live in the eastern United States without commercials. The event was the first of seven annual broadcasts,<ref>{{cite journal |date=February 1977 |title=Henning TV Special A Smash |journal=[[The Linking Ring]] |publisher=[[International Brotherhood of Magicians]] |volume=57 |number=2 |pages=37, 38}}</ref> which eventually brought Henning seven<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-feb-09-me-62603-story.html | title= Magician Doug Henning Dies of Liver Cancer at 52| work= Los Angeles Times| date = February 9, 2000| accessdate =}}</ref> [[Emmy Awards|Emmy Award]] nominations, including two back-to-back in 1976 and 1977 for ''World of Magic''.

In December 1976, ''Doug Henning's World of Magic II'' aired, again live and with only two commercial breaks, on NBC. The theme for this show was "Fire, Water and Air" and it was hosted by actor [[Michael Landon]], with guest star [[Joey Heatherton]]. The show included Henning vanishing an elephant. A segment of the show featured special guest magician [[Ricky Jay]].

On December 15, 1977, ''Doug Henning's World of Magic III'' aired live with guests [[Glen Campbell]] and [[Sandy Duncan]]; the hyped illusion was "Walking Through a Brick Wall".

On December 14, 1978, ''Doug Henning's World of Magic IV'' aired with the theme "A Magical Journey Through Time"; however, due to numerous problems that occurred during the telecast, this was the last special broadcast live.

On February 15, 1979, there was a broadcast of the fifth World of Magic special, which was taped at the [[Las Vegas Hilton]].

''Doug Henning's World of Magic VI'', taped at Osmond Studios in [[Orem, Utah]], was broadcast February 22, 1980, on NBC. Bill Cosby made his second appearance as special guest. [[Marie Osmond]] also appeared on the program. Several revamped versions of illusions from earlier specials appeared. The finale was an escape and reappearance featuring a huge [[Rube Goldberg machine]].

Henning's last TV special was ''World of Magic VII'' in 1982, which featured guest (as Bruce) [[Caitlyn Jenner]] and several revamped versions of illusions from earlier specials. The theme was Henning's magical house, with rooms featuring magic from the past, present and future. In the show's finale, Henning created the illusion of turning a black horse and a white horse into a [[zebra]].<ref>{{cite web |date=May 15, 2013 |title=Doug Henning – Horses to Zebra Illusion |via=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIS-c3iGUho  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/kIS-c3iGUho| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|access-date=Jul 26, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

At the end of each ''World of Magic'' performance, Henning addressed the audience with the same monologue: "Anything the mind can conceive is possible. Nothing is impossible. All you have to do is look within, and you can realize your fondest dreams. I would like to wish each one of you all of life's wonders and a joyful age of enlightenment."<ref name=goodbye>{{cite web |date=January 2000 |title=Doug Henning: Magician Addled by TM |work=Good Bye!: The Journal of Contemporary Obituaries |url=http://www.goodbyemag.com/jan00/henning.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070218045811/http://www.goodbyemag.com/jan00/henning.html |archive-date=February 18, 2007}}</ref>