Meaning of the quote

The quote suggests that someone is challenging another person, who is being referred to as a "magic boy." The person issuing the challenge wants to see the true identity or nature of the "magic boy," beyond any outward appearances or pretenses. This implies that the "magic boy" may not be who they seem to be, and the challenger wants to uncover their real self.

About Edgar Bergen

Edgar Bergen was a renowned American ventriloquist, comedian, and radio performer. He is best known for his iconic characters Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd, and is considered the quintessential ventriloquist of the 20th century. He was also the father of actress Candice Bergen.

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I’ve never told you the story of Alice in Wonderland, have I?

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Show me where Stalin is buried and I’ll show you a Communist Plot.

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Well, a friend in need is a friend indeed.

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OK, magic boy, let’s see who you really are.

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American actor, radio performer, comedian and ventriloquist (1903-1978)

Hey kid, do you want to come and talk to Charlie?

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American actor, radio performer, comedian and ventriloquist (1903-1978)

I was asking Charlie the most important questions, and you heard the answers.

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So many people are working in vaudeville today that I looked for three weeks to book enough acts for an hour bill and didn’t have them until the night before we opened in Buffalo and money was no object!

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American actor, radio performer, comedian and ventriloquist (1903-1978)

But Charlie, Charlie, how can we ever really know anything? Charlie, what or who is God?

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Nobody seems to know yet how television is going to affect the radio, movies, love, housekeeping or the church, but it has definitely revived vaudeville.

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After 13 years of life on the half shell in Hollywood, I have made a trip where I wasn’t a tourist.

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