"Jackie Draper, Meet Jackie Paper!"

As we all know, "Puff the Magic Dragon lived by the sea and frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honallee". But what about Jackie Paper? Where did he come from? This movie explains. Jackie Draper is a young boy who is so withdrawn that he is in a coma-like state. His parents bring in a number of specialists, but no one seems to be able to help him. No one, that is, until Puff comes along. In order for Puff to take Jackie on his journey of pure imagination, Jackie must be rid of the extra baggage of his body. So his "living essence" is transferred onto a paper cutout of himself drawn by Puff. The voyage is ready to start.

As the song indicates, the two set sail across the sea on a boat with sails made of pillows. This was Jackie's idea, one of the first in a long string of problems that he will need to use his ingenuity to solve. In order to do anything, he has to get past his fear, which is what has paralyzed him.

One of his most frightening experiences occurs when he and Puff venture into the territory of a huge pirate, Very Long John. Puff encourages him to see past the pirate's rough exterior, and Jackie lets his imagination run wild despite his fear. This allows him to see the pirate as a baker, and he puts this image into play when Long John asks him for his last words. The fierce pirate vanishes almost instantly, replaced by a cheery baker.

The most difficult challenge lies in Puff's homeland of Honallee, which has been taken over by large talking noses and redubbed The Isle of the Living Sneezes. These creatures are very unhappy, and they have made Honallee a miserable place to be. Puff is distraught at what has happened to his home, but Jackie uses the problem solving skills and imagination he has acquired on this trip to come up with the perfect solution to everyone's problems (to the tune of Peter, Paul and Mary's Weave Me the Sunshine).Afterwards, he is ready to go home and begin really living, and though he does leave Puff, the movie leaves a more optimistic feeling at the end than the song does. Both the boy and the dragon are ready to go on with their lives, each the better for their friendship.

This is a cute movie encouraging the use of the imagination to dispel fears. I wouldn't put its quality up there with Disney or Don Bluth, but anyone who loves Puff the Magic Dragon should see this at least once.