Just Add Magic Ms Silvers Getting Her Memories Back

television series

Just Add Magic
Just Add Magic
Genre	Kids & Family Fantasy Drama
Based on	Just Add Magic by Cindy Callaghan
Developed by	Joanna Lewis Kristine Songco
Starring	Olivia Sanabia Abby Donnelly Aubrey Miller Judah Bellamy Catia Ojeda Andrew Burlinson Dee Wallace Amy Hill Ellen Karsten Aiden Lovekamp
Composers	Deborah Lurie Zack Ryan
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3 (not including Mystery City)
No. of episodes	51 (10 more if Mystery City is included)
Production
Executive producers	Joe Nussbaum Andrew Orenstein Co-executive producers: Luisa Leschin Joanna Lewis Kristine Songco
Producer	Pixie Wespiser
Cinematography	Mark Doering-Powell
Running time	23–27 minutes
Production companies	Amazon Studios Picrow Grasshopper Lane Entertainment
Distributor	Amazon.com
Release
Original network	Amazon Prime Video
Picture format	HDTV
Audio format	Stereo; 5.1 Surround
Original release	January 15, 2015 (2015-01-15) – October 25, 2019 (2019-10-25)
Chronology
Followed by	Just Add Magic: Mystery City

Just Add Magic is an American live-action family television series, loosely based on the book of the same name by Cindy Callaghan.^[1] It was produced by Amazon Studios. A pilot was produced in 2015 and the series commissioned for a full season the following year.^[2] Amazon renewed the series for a second season in June 2016 after it "set a record as the most successful Amazon Original Kids premiere weekend in terms of U.S. Prime Video streams and hours."^[3]

A followup series, Just Add Magic: Mystery City, was released on January 17, 2020.^[4]

Plot [edit]

Season 1 [edit]

In the town of Saffron Falls, teenage girls Kelly, Darbie, and Hannah are best friends who love cooking. While making a cake for Kelly's grandma's (who has a mysterious illness and cannot talk) birthday, the girls make a recipe using an ancient mysterious cookbook they find in the attic of Kelly's house. The recipes have strange names, like "Shut'em Up Shortcake" and "Hazelnut Healing Tart", and require unusual ingredients, such as "Cedronian vanilla" and "Taurian thyme". The girls visit Mama P's shop to get the ingredients for recipes. Mama P reveals that she knows what the ingredients are and the girls conclude that Mama P knows about the magic because she appears to have extensive knowledge of magical ingredients.^[5]

Kelly, Darbie, and Hannah investigate the magic recipes and face the temptations of using magic to help overcome the everyday challenges of being middle school girls. Furthermore, they discover that Kelly's odd neighbor Ms. Silvers also has a connection to magic. The girls realize that they are the protectors of the magical cookbook and that there were many others before them, three of whom were Mama P, Ms. Silvers, and Grandma Becky. Among all this, Kelly has one main goal: to find the magical recipe that will fix her grandmother's mysterious illness. As the girls work together, they find out that Kelly's grandma Becky is under a curse, and so is Mama P.(whose curse does not let her leave Saffron Falls ) and Ms. Silvers (whose curse does not let her play the piano in public). Then, they bake a curse-breaking cake which breaks Grandma Becky, Mrs. Silver, and Mama P's curse. Except, it also brings back Chuck.

Season 2 (Part 1) [edit]

After Kelly, Hannah, and Darbie free the town from Mama P's curse and also break Grandma Quinn, and Ms. Silvers' curse, enabling grandma to talk again and Ms. Silvers to play the piano in public. Along with this, they realize that they broke every curse, which means they brought back Chuck Hankins, a teenage boy from the '60s who had suddenly disappeared because of The OC's (Original Cooks): Gina Silvers (Miss Silvers.), Ida Perez (Mama P.), and Rebecca Quinn (Grandma Quinn).

When searching through old city records at the library, the girls find a picture of a high school class from 1865. They recognize Chuck in it, with his name as Charles Peizer. The girls realize that Chuck is much older than the OC's and has disappeared once before but has stayed the same age. It is revealed that Charles Peizer and his sister Rose Peizer were once the protectors of the cookbook. The OC's research more into Chuck's picture and find out that the Peizers were the richest family during that time and the West Peizer Park in Saffron Falls was a part of their estate.

Chuck casts a spell to render an invisible trailer. Through an invisibility spell and a super strength spell, the girls are able to see and enter the trailer. There they discover that Chuck has another cookbook that is stealing recipes from their cookbook. They are able to steal it and discover that Mama P's Morbium Seed was stolen by Chuck. Later the original cooks put a spell on him by making him stay in Lavender Heights forever, thus stopping him from taking the cookbook and stealing the magical ingredients. However, Chuck casts another spell on Jake using Mama P's Morbium Seed and takes over Jake's body. As Jake, Chuck learns the plans to further stop him and has access to the magic spices. Chuck puts a spell on Hannah and tries to swap her for Rose, but Kelly and Darbie save her, and in the process, break Chuck's Immortality Spell, also breaking Rose's and frees her from the book. Chuck and Rose go back in time and live out their lives, with Rose living to be 82. West Peizer Park becomes Rose Peizer Park.

Season 2 (Part 2) [edit]

The book and spices are stolen from Kelly's backpack. Kelly, Hannah, and Darbie meet a previous protector from the '90s named RJ. With Jake's help, they are able to get the book back. A mysterious, but beautifully carved box, sits in Grandma Becky's antique shop, with the same fork, knife, and spoon symbol on it as the cookbook. One by one, everyone's memories of magic are being erased. Kelly, Hannah, and Darbie become suspicious of Mr.Morris, Hannah's teacher at Fox Canyon for erasing everyone's memories of magic but it wasn't him, it was Caroline, a former protecter of the cookbook, who was also disguised as Jill, Mrs. Quinn's campaign manager, and was trying to erase their memories of magic so that it would never affect anyone again. The trio submitted to Caroline's spell. They take precaustionary measures and stop Caroline from spelling them but Caroline completely destroys their spices . So, they use the last strand of vanilla to save the spices and they are ready to take the big consequences the vanilla could bring them.

Season 3 (Part 1) [edit]

Mama P's has been bought by a coffee chain in Springtown Coffee. Kelly, Hannah, and Darbie become suspicious of the manager Erin. They soon notice clues of someone who knows that magic is real, even after all memories of magic have been erased. This, someone, stole their newly harvested Night Blooming spices, and is therefore dubbed the "Night Bandit." The girls meet Darbie's friend, Piper, and they introduce her to magic. The four of them work together to find the Night Bandit and put a stop to their crimes. It turns out that Kelly is actually the Night Bandit and she was poisoned by the spell that brought back the garden in the previous season, Come Back Kombucha Tea. In the final episode, the spell on her is broken, but the girls needed to save Grandma Becky after she disappears. They go back in time and save her, thus also creating a new spice named Parquinnien (Hannah PARker kent, Kelly QUINN, Darbie o' brIEN; see capital letters). The cookbook moves on to Zoe, Erin's daughter and one of the new protectors.

Season 3 (Part 2) [edit]

The cookbook has moved on to the new protectors: Zoe (Erin's daughter), Ish (Zoe's neighbor) and Leo (Zoe's stepbrother). With the help of Kelly, Darbie, and Hannah, the new trio are convinced that magic exists and able to go through troubling times together.

Just Add Magic: Mystery City (2020) [edit]

In the spinoff series, new protectors Zoe (Jolie Hoang-Rappaport), Ish (Jenna Qureshi), and Leo (Tyler Sanders) are set to solve their first mystery. Zoe, wanting to learn more about her father who had died when she was two years old, uncovers a book at the library that had been associated with him. The book tells a story from the late 1800s, narrated from the point of view of Ian Maddox, who was then a protector along with brothers Clint and Folsom Wesson. The Wesson brothers grew power-hungry and created a magical sourdough starter that would help them get large quantities of gold, but the downside of the spell was that it caused mass destruction. With Charles Peizer's assistance, Ian Maddox travelled to the future to hide the starter from the Wesson brothers. Zoe, Ish, and Leo find themselves in a race against the Wessons' descendants to find the sourdough starter. Their goal is to find three coins that will help them discover where the starter is and then to destroy it once and for all—if the Wessons don't get to it first. Towards the end, with the help of Kelly, Darbie and Hannah, the trio becomes successful in saving the world from all the destruction that could have been caused by using the sourdough starter to distribute the most precious thing they have -'Magic' and as a result, the magic leaves the book and gets distributed throughout the world.

Cast and characters [edit]

Main [edit]

Olivia Sanabia as Kelly Quinn: New protector of the Cookbook. Of the new trio, she is the first to discover the power of the Cookbook. She enjoys playing basketball. She is very loyal and takes her role in magic very seriously.
Abby Donnelly as Darbie O'Brien: New protector of the Cookbook. She is known for being clumsy and fun. Darby plays basketball and participates in theater and is also interested in super heroes .
Aubrey Miller as Hannah Parker-Kent: New protector of the Cookbook. She is very smart and begins attending a private school in the second season. Hannah enjoys playing piano and takes lessons from Ms. Silvers.
Judah Bellamy as Jake Williams: Kelly, Hannah, and Darbie's friend who works at Mama P's Cafe and later has his own business selling food on his food bike. He often helps the girls cook and get supplies for their recipes and is very fun.
Catia Ojeda as Terri Quinn: Kelly's mom who becomes town Mayor.
Andrew Burlinson as Scott Quinn: Kelly's dad and Becky's son. He is very concerned when his mother is ill.
Dee Wallace as Rebecca "Becky" Quinn: Kelly's grandma who was a protector when she was around Kelly's age. She used powerful magic to break her bond to the book. She is very caring and friendly.
Amy Hill as Ida "Mama P" Perez: Cafe owner and previous protector of the book. Due to a curse on her, she was unable to leave town for many years. Mama P can often be seen as either a villain or an asset
Ellen Karsten as Ms. Gina Silvers: Music teacher and previous protector of the book. Due to a curse on her, she was unable to perform in public for years.
Aiden Lovekamp as Buddy Quinn: Kelly's younger brother who enjoys playing sports and pestering his sister.

Recurring [edit]

Mira Furlan as The Traveler: The keeper of the cookbook who occasionally appears to give advice to the protectors
Zach Callison as Chuck: Previous protector from the 1800s who made a great mistake involving magic and spent years trying to reverse it.
Jeremy Guskin as RJ: Previous protector from the 1990s who attempted to become rich and popular using magic
Jolie Hoang-Rappaport as Zoe: Erin's daughter who later becomes a protector of the cookbook.
Felisha Terrell as Nöelle Jasper: Previous protector from the 1990s who attempted to use magic to boost her restaurant business
Sprague Grayden as Jill/Caroline: Previous protector from the 1990s who attempted to erase magic from the world.
Tess Paras as Erin Chua: Springtown Coffee manager who takes over Mama P's Cafe for a time.
Usman Ally as Mr Morris: Hannah's teacher who helped the group of protectors from the 1990s with their recipes.
Jen Drohan as Amy: Mr. O'Brien's girlfriend

Just Add Magic: Mystery City [edit]

Jolie Hoang-Rappaport as Zoe: Erin's daughter who later becomes a protector of the cookbook. Zoe also appears in Just Add Magic.
Tyler Sanders as Leo: New protector of the cookbook. Leo is Nick's son and Zoe's step-brother. Leo is very interested in superhero and art.
Jenna Qureshi as Ish/Ishita: New protector of the cookbook. She is Zoe and Leo's neighbor.
Matt Dellapina as Nick Sellitti: Erin's new husband who owns his own restaurant
Tess Paras as Erin Chua: Zoe's mother and a Springtown Coffee manager who takes over Mama P's Cafe for a time and later moves to Silver City to marry Nick.
James Urbaniak as Pierce Hamilton: The villain of the story who is desperate to beat Zoe, Leo, and Ish in solving the mystery
Casey Simpson as Cody Hamilton: Pierce's son who likes spending time with his family solving the mystery.
Sydney Taylor as Lexi Hamilton: Pierce's daughter who is good friends with Ish.
Shane Harper as Ian Maddox: Past protector revealed to be Zoe's father. Erin's late Husband and the father of her daughter.

Episodes [edit]

Series overview [edit]

Mystery City

Season 1 (2015–16) [edit]

Season 2 (2016–18) [edit]

Season 3 (2019) [edit]

Mystery City (2020) [edit]

Production and release [edit]

On January 4, 2018, a trailer was released announcing more episodes,^[6] which premiered on Amazon on January 19, 2018, as an extension of the second season.^[7]

On January 11, 2019, a trailer was released announcing the third season, which premiered on February 1.^[8]

The series aired on Universal Kids from June 9, 2019, to November 22, 2019.

On September 20, 2019, an announcement was made that a Just Add Magic special would come out on October 25.^[9]

Reception [edit]

Angela Arsenault of Decider.com positively reviewed the first season of the series, calling it "A More Than Worthy Addition To The Teenage Witch Sub-Genre[.]"^[10] Jessica Jernigan also gave the second season a positive review, saying that "[d]arkness and danger is leavened with humor. And the supernatural elements are amplifications of real-life situations and experiences. By the season finale, it's not just magic that saves the day—it's also humanity."^[11] Giving the first season 4/5 stars, Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media noted that

[t]his enjoyable drama series has many good qualities, from a solid trio of friends in the forefront to how carefully the story respects multigenerational family units and traditions. Kelly [the main character] is the product of a loving home and loyal friends, and both influences guide her decisions. That doesn't mean she's perfect at every turn, and her decision to dabble in magic unsupervised raises some issues parents and kids can discuss, but the fact that she's motivated by compassion more than mere curiosity works in her favor.^[12]

References [edit]

^ White, Hilary (February 9, 2015). "The Kids' Book That Amazon Is Turning Into a TV Pilot". POPSUGAR Moms . Retrieved February 19, 2016.
^ Tartaglione, Nancy; Andreeva, Nellie (February 18, 2015). "Amazon Orders 5 Original Series Including 'Man In The High Castle,' 'Mad Dogs'". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 1, 2016.
^ Hipes, Patrick (June 8, 2016). "Amazon's 'Just Add Magic' Renewed For Season 2". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 1, 2016.
^ "Everything coming to Amazon Prime Video in January 2020". Mashable. December 21, 2019.
^ "Watch Just Add Magic Season 1 Episode – Amazon Video". www.amazon.com . Retrieved February 1, 2016.
^ "When the magic cookbook goes missing, it's up to..." Facebook . Retrieved January 4, 2018.
^ Swift, Andy (January 4, 2018). "Amazon's Just Add Magic: Season 2B Trailer Threatens to Undo Everything". TV Line . Retrieved January 5, 2018.
^ Aubrey Miller [@aubreykmiller] (January 11, 2019). "OUR TRAILER IS OUT! Just Add Magic Season 3 - Official Trailer Prime Video Kids youtu.be/8xEl2qM3dUg via @YouTube #HugsFromHannah" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ Aubrey Miller [@aubreykmiller] (September 20, 2019). "WE'RE BACK for a Just Add Magic Special! It will air October 25 on Amazon Prime! 📖✨💛 #JustAddMagic #HugsFromHannah" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ Angela Arsenault (January 15, 2016). "'Just Add Magic' Is A More Than Worthy Addition To The Teenage Witch Sub-Genre". Decider.com. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
^ Jessica Jernigan (January 18, 2017). "Darkness And Danger Are Leavened With Humor in 'Just Add Magic' Season 2". Decider.com. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
^ Emily Ashby (December 9, 2015). ""Just Add Magic" TV Review". Common Sense Media. Retrieved January 24, 2020.

External links [edit]

Just Add Magic at IMDb
Just Add Magic on Amazon Video

Just Add Magic Ms Silvers Getting Her Memories Back

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_Add_Magic_(TV_series)