The Magic of Herself the Elf

{{Infobox television

| alt_name = The Special Magic of Herself the Elf

| image =

| caption =

| genre = Animation
Family
Fantasy
Musical

| director = Raymond Jafelice

| executive_producer = Jane Startz

| producer = Michael Hirsh
Patrick Loubert
Clive A. Smith

| writer = Diane Dixon

| narrated =

| starring = Denny Dillon
Georgia Engel

| music = Judy Collins
Patricia Cullen

| cinematography =

| editor = Cathy Hunt
Tom Joerin
Rob Kirkpatrick
Don Lauder

| company = Nelvana Limited
Scholastic Entertainment
Those Characters from Cleveland

| released = {{start date|1983|7|30}}

| runtime = 22 minutes

| country = Canada
United States

| language = English

| budget =

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The Magic of Herself the Elf (also known by its on-screen title, The Special Magic of Herself the Elf) is a 1983 American animated television special that premiered in the United States on July 30, 1983 in broadcast syndication. The special was produced by the Canadian animation company, Nelvana Limited, Scholastic Entertainment, and Those Characters from Cleveland, and distributed by Lexington Broadcast Services.{{cite book |last1=Woolery |first1=George W. |title=Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987 |date=1989 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=0-8108-2198-2 |accessdate=27 March 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/animatedtvspecia0000wool |url-access=registration |pages=[https://archive.org/details/animatedtvspecia0000wool/page/388 388]–389}}{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |accessdate=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/328/mode/2up |page=328}}

Directed by John Celestri (credited under first name Gian) and Raymond Jafelice, it stars the voices of Jerry Orbach, Georgia Engel and Priscilla Lopez. The music was sung and performed, though not written, by Judy Collins. The special is based on the American Greetings/Mattel property, Herself the Elf, starring Terri Hawkes. It was released once on video by Scholastic-Lorimar (a label of Karl-Lorimar Home Video). There are no further home video releases to date.