A grandfather tells his grandson two stories about Merlin coming to the present day to set up his mystical shop of wonders. Other than Merlin coming to the here-and-now, though, there’s no time traveling.
—Michael Main
Grandpa: You know, actually, that toy monkey reminds me of a story I once wrote for television. Let’s see, what was it? Of course: Merlin!
Grandkid: Merlin?
Grandpa: Merlin the sorcerer. Only it didn’t take place in the time with King Arthur. You see, Merlin used his powers to come to our time, to set up a shop of mystical wonders for all to see.

Variants

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  1. Merlin’s Shop of Mystical Wonders, written and directed by Kenneth J. Berton (direct-to-video, USA, 27 August 1996).
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