# Puff the Magic Dragon **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 28, 1999, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puff-the-magic-dragon/5612 "1999-12-28T05:09:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 50
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2025, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puff-the-magic-dragon/5612/50 "2025-08-01T13:26:36Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > In a way, “Puff” was a precursor to _ **Toy Story.** _ It treats imaginary playmates as real characters with real feelings. Whoa! Waittaminute! I’ve been arguing for years that it isn’t a drug song, it’s about growing up. But I always thought Puff was real (in context). He’s not a stuffed dragon that Jackie has imaginary adventures with. He’s a real dragon that Jackie goes to visit. (It’s a song! Of course that can happen. Why not) Pooh and Eyeore et al were also real. I’m not sure about Hobbes. > [@Chronos](#): > > It’s just plain not about drugs at all. A large number of dopers are wrong: > [@Polls only: No discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4214): > > [poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/4214) > [@Songs where the meaning is completely obvious](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-meaning-is-completely-obvious/948683/48): > > Yeah, I have a feeling that just before the last band member dies there will be a press release saying, “Of COURSE the song was about smoking something. Opium, pot, you decide. I can’t believe you took our denials seriously.” --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puff-the-magic-dragon/5612)._