| Genre: | Sitcom Fantasy |
| Creator: | Larry Rosen Larry Tucker |
| Producer: | Joel Rogosin |
| Director: | Bill Bixby Harry Winer James Frawley |
| Starring: | Barnard Hughes Clark Brandon Elaine Joyce Jonathan Prince Phil Morris |
| Composer: | Ken Harrison |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 22 |
| Executive Producer: | Larry Rosen Larry Tucker |
| Cinematography: | Chuck Arnold Ronald W. Browne |
| Editor: | Robert F. Shugrue John Farrell Kenneth R. Koch |
| Runtime: | 30 minutes |
| Channel: | CBS |
| Company: | Larry Larry Productions |
Mr. Merlin is an American sitcom that ran for one season, from 1981 to 1982, about Merlin the wizard (played by Barnard Hughes), who is immortal, living in modern-day San Francisco, and disguised as Max Merlin, a mechanic. Mr. Merlin was produced by Larry Rosen and Larry Tucker, working as the Larry Larry Company, in association with Columbia Pictures Television.
Merlin hires Zachary Rogers (Clark Brandon) to work in his garage, and when Zac pulls a crowbar out of a bucket of cement, the crowbar is revealed to be Arthur's sword Excalibur and Merlin must reveal himself to Zac and make him an apprentice. Leo Samuels (Jonathan Prince) is Zac's best friend, who naturally has no idea his best buddy is a "wizard in training". Elaine Joyce is Alexandria ("Alex"), Max's equally magical liaison with an unseen "council" (who insisted Merlin take on an apprentice or lose both his powers and immortality).
Note: A Mr. Merlin strip ran briefly in the British TV Comic.