History YMMV / PuffTheMagicDragon

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: Yarrow insists that the song is entirely innocent and has no meanings beyond the obvious (in one concert, he even joked that the verses to "The Star-Spangled Banner" [[InsaneTrollLogic can be read as a drug song]]). Nevertheless, it's widely believed that the song is some sort of extended drug reference, to the point that it was [[BannedInChina banned in Singapore]] for many years.

* ValuesResonance: The animated special was the first made to so accurately discuss social anxiety and depression, two conditions that have received much more attention in the 21st century, giving the special a lot more bite. Heck, the mere fact of an animated special that actually treats mental illness (of any kind) as a condition that can and should be treated, rather than just labeling the person "crazy" and shipping them off to an asylum, is still pretty rare today (and for the late 70's, was almost revolutionary).

--> '''Very Long John:''' I'm a new man! No, no, no, I'm an old man with a new heart!

--> '''Very Long''': I'm a new man! No, no, no, I'm an old man with a new heart!

--> '''Very Long''': I'm a new man! No, I'm an old man with a new heart!

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: After [[ItMakesSenseInContext the giant pirate]] decides to follow his heart and become a baker.
--> '''Pirate/Chef''': I'm a new man! No, I'm an old man with a new heart!

* BannedInChina: Banned in Singapore way back in 1963 due to concerns of references to Marijuana use. The ban has since been revoked.

* ValuesResonance: The animated special was the first made to so accurately discuss social anxiety and depression, two conditions that have received much more attention in the 21st century, giving the special a lot more bite.
** Heck, the mere fact of an animated special that actually treats mental illness (of any kind) as a condition that can and should be treated, rather than just labeling the person "crazy" and shipping them off to an asylum, is still pretty rare today (and for the late 70's, was almost revolutionary).

So Puff, that mighty dragon, sadly slipped into his cave

** [[PunctuatedForEmphasis EVERY. SINGLE. SECOND]] [[UpToEleven of the animated special]]! Though many are happy ones.

* DeathOfTheAuthor: Stoners won't relinquish their reading of Puff as a metaphor for weed, in spite of the author's insistence that no such metaphor was intended.

* EarWorm: The original song. Other songs introduced in the films qualify as well.

* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: After [[ItMakesSenseInContext the giant pirate]] decides to follow his heart and become a baker.

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: Yarrow insists that the song is entirely innocent and has no meanings beyond the obvious (in one concert, he even joked that the verses to "The Star-Spangled Banner" [[InsaneTrollLogic can be read as a drug song]]). Nevertheless, it's widely believed that the song is some sort of extended drug reference, to the point that it was [[BannedInChina banned in Singapore]] for many years.

* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: After the giant pirate decides to follow his heart and become a chef.

* ValuesResonance: The animated special is probably the one one ever made to so accurately discuss social anxiety and depression, two conditions that have received much more attention in the 21st century, giving the special a lot more bite.

** [[PunctuatedForEmphasis EVERY. SINGLE. SECOND]] [[UpToElevent of the animated special]]! Though many are happy ones.

* TearJerker: Admit it. It was pretty sad when Jackie Paper had to leave Puff.

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: Yarrow insists that the song is entirely innocent and has no meanings beyond the obvious. Nevertheless, it's widely believed that the song is some sort of extended drug reference, to the point that it was [[BannedInChina banned in Singapore]] for many years.

* TearJerker: Admit it.

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: Yarrow insists that the song is entirely innocent and has no meanings beyond the obvious. Nevertheless, it's widely believed that the song is some sort of extended drug reference. (As seen in ''MeetTheParents''; Greg Focker believes this hypothesis)
** According to TheOtherWiki, the [[BannedInChina Singaporeans believed such, too]]. To the point where the song was banned in 1963 out of concerns that it references marijuana use.
** As far as the song goes, pretty much a case of DeathOfTheAuthor by a MisaimedFandom, because, as detailed by the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puff_the_Magic_Dragon#Lyrics other wiki]], the lyrics are based off of something written by Leonard Lipton to get the poem "[[http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/~keith/poems/Custard.html Custard the Dragon]]" out of his head. In fact, he gets royalties.
** The films have a lot to answer for, what with Puff encouraging children to view the world through insight-granting clouds of smoke.

* TearJerker: Admit it.