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1. Mr. Magoo (1997)
PG | 87 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
The myopic millionaire defeats jewel smugglers in his usual bumbling manner.
Director: Stanley Tong | Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Kelly Lynch, Matt Keeslar, Nick Chinlund
Votes: 16,193 | Gross: $21.38M
2. Mister Magoo (1960–1961)
5 min | Animation, Comedy
The adventures of a visually impaired old man.
Stars: Benny Rubin, Daws Butler, Jim Backus, Mel Blanc
Votes: 564
3. 1001 Arabian Nights (1959)
75 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Mr. Magoo's ancestor, Abdul Aziz Magoo, is the uncle of Aladdin, who falls in love with a princess.
Director: Jack Kinney | Stars: Jim Backus, Kathryn Grant, Dwayne Hickman, Hans Conried
Votes: 369
4. Mr. Magoo (2019– )
T | 7 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Mr. Magoo is a kindhearted fellow who is always happy to lend a hand, but often causes disasters instead, as without his glasses he makes all kinds of chaotic mix-ups. These mix-ups often put him at odds with the evil Hamster Fizz.
Stars: Ian Hanlin, Colin Murdock, Shawn Macdonald, Mariee Devereux
Votes: 68
5. Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962 TV Movie)
Approved | 53 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
This musical adaptation of the classic tale by Charles Dickens stars Magoo as the cold-hearted old miser, Ebenezer Scrooge.
Director: Abe Levitow | Stars: Jim Backus, Morey Amsterdam, Jack Cassidy, Royal Dano
Votes: 3,264
6. The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo (1964–1965)
30 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Animated series featuring Jim Backus's Mr. Magoo character in half-hour adaptations of classic stories for children. Praised by both critics and educators, and well-remembered by fans, the ... See full summary »
Stars: Jim Backus, Joan Gardner, Marvin Miller, Paul Frees
Votes: 668
7. Kung-Fu Magoo (2010)
TV-G | 79 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Join Mr. Magoo and his nephew, Justin, as they dodge giant robotic spiders and jetski ninjas on a kung fu-style adventure! When supervillian, Tan-Gu, invites the world's most notorious bad ... See full summary »
Director: Andrés Couturier | Stars: Jeff Bennett, Rodger Bumpass, Jim Conroy, Maile Flanagan
Votes: 167
8. What's New, Mr. Magoo? (1977)
30 min | Animation, Family
The further misadventures of the lovable nearsighted curmudgeon.
Stars: Jim Backus, Bob Ogle, Casey Kasem, Hal Smith
Votes: 113
9. Ragtime Bear (1949)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Family, Short
At the Hodge Podge Lodge, crotchety, near-sighted Mister Magoo takes a banjo-playing bear to be his nephew Waldo.
Director: John Hubley | Stars: Jim Backus, Jerry Hausner
Votes: 190
10. Trouble Indemnity (1950)
7 min | Animation, Family, Short
An insurance salesman enters Magoo's house hoping to make a sale. Magoo refuses but the salesman is eventually able to sell Magoo some by posing as one of Magoo's old college chums. Magoo ... See full summary »
Directors: Pete Burness, John Hubley | Stars: Jim Backus, Jerry Hausner
Votes: 160
11. Uncle Sam Magoo (1970 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 60 min | Animation
Mr. Magoo heads to Hollywood, where he tries to get a part in a movie.
Director: Abe Levitow | Stars: Jim Backus, Lennie Weinrib, Bob Holt, Patti Gilbert
Votes: 54
12. Sloppy Jalopy (1952)
6 min | Animation, Family, Short
Mr. Magoo heads to a used car lot hoping to buy Waldo a new car for his birthday promising Waldo, "I'll be back with a little surprise for you". The crooked car salesman notices how myopic ... See full summary »
Directors: Pete Burness, John Hubley | Stars: Jim Backus, Jerry Hausner
Votes: 53
13. Totally Tooned In (1999– )
30 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
65 1/2 hour episodes of almost 200 theatrical cartoons, 3 full length cartoons, mini-cartoons never available on TV. Mr. Magoo is in every episode and they are all in technicolor. This was ... See full summary »
Star: Steve Howey
Votes: 19
14. When Magoo Flew (1954)
6 min | Animation, Family, Comedy
Mr. Magoo sets off to go to the movies but goes to an airport by mistake and gets on a plane thinking it to be a theater. Little does Magoo know the man he is sitting next to is actually a ... See full summary »
Director: Pete Burness | Stars: Jim Backus, Henny Backus, Jerry Hausner
Votes: 494
15. The Explosive Mr. Magoo (1958)
Approved | 6 min | Family, Animation, Short
Mr. Magoo opens his newspaper and when he comes across an ad for bowling, he mistakes it for an alcohol ad using a picture of himself to endorse it. Furious, he heads to the newspaper ... See full summary »
Director: Pete Burness | Stars: Jim Backus, Daws Butler, June Foray
Votes: 42
16. Mr. Magoo in Sherwood Forest (1964)
Not Rated | 81 min | Animation, Family
Join medieval Mr. Magoo, as Friar Tuck, along with Robin Hood and his band of Merry Men on an exciting (mis)adventure in Sherwood Forest! Whether fleeing from the Sherriff of Nottingham or ... See full summary »
Director: Abe Levitow | Star: Jim Backus
Votes: 38
17. Captains Outrageous (1952)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
The near-sighted, and obviously rich, Mr. MaGoo and his nephew, Waldo, set sail on their well-rigged boat to catch Mighty Moe, the elusive giant marlin. Walso falls overboard and Magoo ... See full summary »
Director: Pete Burness | Stars: Jim Backus, Jerry Hausner
Votes: 53
18. Barefaced Flatfoot (1951)
7 min | Animation, Family, Short
Mr. Magoo is reading a "whodunnit" novel when his nephew, Waldo, comes in saying he has totalled Magoo's car and needs $100 to buy his uncle a new one. Magoo gives him some money but warns ... See full summary »
Director: John Hubley | Stars: Jim Backus, Jerry Hausner
Votes: 62
19. Hotsy Footsy (1952)
6 min | Family, Animation, Short
Magoo's at a Rutgers alumni dance and winds up squaring off with a pro wrestler at the arena across the alley, thinking he's dancing with the wife of an old friend.
Directors: William T. Hurtz, John Hubley | Stars: Jim Backus, Jerry Hausner, Isabel Randolph
Votes: 54
20. Magoo's Cruise (1958)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Intending to visit his friend at the yacht club, Magoo winds up at the wrong dock, where he is mistaken for a foreign spy and brought aboard an enemy submarine.
Director: Rudy Larriva | Stars: Jim Backus, Marvin Miller
Votes: 39
21. Kangaroo Courting (1954)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
It's springtime and love is in the air particularly for Mr. Magoo. Magoo is disappointed to learn his nephew, Waldo, had a fight with his girlfriend, Juliette. Magoo plans to have Waldo and... See full summary »
Director: Pete Burness | Stars: Jim Backus, Jerry Hausner
Votes: 30
22. Pink and Blue Blues (1952)
5 min | Family, Animation, Short
Mr. Magoo is hired by his neighbors to babysit their little son, Homer. Magoo is delighted to accept but, unfortunately, a notorious cat burglar is intent on entering and robbing the house ... See full summary »
Director: Pete Burness | Stars: Jim Backus, Mary Jane Croft, Jerry Hausner
Votes: 146
23. Spellbound Hound (1950)
7 min | Animation, Family, Short
A bloodhound has been given orders to track an escaped criminal. The bloodhound just happens to be pursuing that criminal who decides to hide from the mutt at Mr. Magoo's house. Magoo, ... See full summary »
Directors: Pete Burness, John Hubley | Stars: Jim Backus, Jerry Hausner
Votes: 61
24. Magoo's Puddle Jumper (1956)
6 min | Family, Animation, Short
At a used car lot, Mr. Magoo is intent on buying a car for his nephew Waldo. He is slick talked into buying an old clunker thanks to a shifty salesman but he drives it off anyway. ... See full summary »
Director: Pete Burness | Stars: Jim Backus, Daws Butler
Votes: 389
25. Magoo Breaks Par (1957)
Approved | 6 min | Family, Animation, Short
The nearsighted Mr. Magoo sets out for a round of golf but catches the prison paddy wagon instead of the city bus and winds up in prison breaking rocks. He complains to the warden, who he ... See full summary »
Director: Pete Burness | Stars: Jim Backus, Jerry Hausner
Votes: 37
26. Inside Magoo (1960)
15 min | Animation, Short
The nearsighted Mr. Magoo here experiences the seven danger signals of cancer and sees his doctor, even though as a Sagittarius, he feels he is not susceptible (Cancer, get it?). Notable ... See full summary »
Directors: Abe Levitow, John F. Becker | Stars: Marvin Miller, Stephen Bosustow, Jim Backus, Jeff Corey
Votes: 31
27. Magoo Goes Skiing (1954)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Mr. Magoo and his nephew Waldo are vacationing at a ski lodge in the Swiss Alps. Magoo is intent on braving the slopes while Waldo tries to flirt with a pretty girl he meets up with. ... See full summary »
Director: Pete Burness | Stars: Jim Backus, Jerry Hausner
Votes: 50
28. The Dog Snatcher (1952)
Approved | 6 min | Family, Animation, Short
Mr. Magoo's dog is threatened by the dog catcher (who Magoo takes for a policeman). He's given until noon to license it. As he's preparing to leave, a circus goes by; he hitches a ride in a... See full summary »
Director: Pete Burness | Stars: Jim Backus, Billy Bletcher, Jerry Hausner, Clarence Nash
Votes: 55
29. Gumshoe Magoo (1958)
6 min | Family, Animation, Short
Magoo obliviously foils a criminal's robbery attempts while running his errands around town.
Director: Gil Turner | Stars: Jim Backus, Nancy Wible
Votes: 37
30. Safety Spin (1953)
7 min | Animation, Family, Short
The near-sighted Mr. Magoo (voice of Jim Backus) decides it is time for him to renew his drivers' license. Trust to form, he heads for the motor vehicle bureau but winds up at a maternity hospital.
Director: Pete Burness | Stars: Jim Backus, Colleen Collins, Peter Leeds
Votes: 35
31. Bungled Bungalow (1951)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The nearsighted Mr. Magoo turns crime buster and unknowingly puts Hot-House Harry, a most-wanted thief, into the arms of the law, but only after a series of misadventures, including lifting Magoo's house with Magoo inside.
Directors: Pete Burness, John Hubley | Stars: Jim Backus, Marvin Miller
Votes: 51
32. Grizzly Golfer (1951)
7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Golfing in the Ozarks, Mr. Magoo mistakes a bear for his nephew and caddy, Waldo, while the strangers are watched by a pair of suspicious mountain people armed with rifles.
Directors: Pete Burness, John Hubley | Stars: Jim Backus, Jerry Hausner
Votes: 52
33. Magoo's Canine Mutiny (1956)
Passed | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
The nearsighted Mr. McGoo goes shopping for a dog as a pet, and enters the pet store just as it is being robbed by a crook wearing a fur coat. McGoo puts a leash on him and heads for home ... See full summary »
Director: Pete Burness | Stars: Jim Backus, Earl Bennett
Votes: 30
34. Magoo's Problem Child (1956)
Passed | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
The near-sighted Mr. Magoo returns from a trip and mistakes a ramshackle shack, near his home, for his palatial home. There, he finds evidence of all manner of crimes, ranging from murder ... See full summary »
Director: Pete Burness | Stars: Jim Backus, Daws Butler
Votes: 36
35. Magoo Saves the Bank (1957)
Approved | 6 min | Family, Animation, Short
The near-sighted Mr. Magoo, on his way to make a bank deposit, boards a race-track bound bus instead. Mistaking the betting windows for tellerwindows, he keeps making and winning bets on ... See full summary »
Director: Pete Burness | Stars: Jim Backus, Daws Butler
Votes: 34
36. Fuddy Duddy Buddy (1951)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Looking for a tennis opponent at the swanky Outstretched Palms Hotel, Mr. Magoo mistakes a walrus for a fellow guest and takes him onto the court.
Director: John Hubley | Stars: Jim Backus, Billy Bletcher
Votes: 77
37. Calling Doctor Magoo (1956)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
When Rodney, a friend of the nearsighted Mr. Magoo, goes to the hospital, Mr. Magoo decides to visit him and to take along some of his cure-all, homemade elixir. But he makes a wrong turn ... See full summary »
Director: Pete Burness | Stars: Jim Backus, Jerry Hausner
Votes: 34
38. Magoo Slept Here (1953)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Comedy
Mr. Magoo decides to sell his old house and plans to make an additional profit by selling off his furnishing as antiques. But, the near-sighted Mr. McGoo can think better than he can see, ... See full summary »
Director: Pete Burness | Stars: Jim Backus, Jerry Hausner
Votes: 44
39. Magoo's Check Up (1955)
Approved | 6 min | Family, Animation, Short
When his neighbor suggests he get his glasses checked, Mr. Magoo goes in for a full-body check-up -- at a TV repair shop.
Director: Pete Burness | Stars: Jim Backus, Mary Jane Croft, Jerry Hausner
Votes: 37
40. Magoo Meets Frankenstein (1959)
6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Directors: Abe Levitow, Gil Turner | Star: Jim Backus
Votes: 7
41. Magoo's Masterpiece (1953)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Comedy
There is a sculpture contest with large prize money for the winner, and Mr. Magoo decides to become a sculptor and do some sculpturing. He borrows a friend's studio and goes to work on his ... See full summary »
Director: Pete Burness | Stars: Jim Backus, Jerry Hausner
Votes: 57
42. Magoo's Private War (1957)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The near-sighted Mr. McGoo takes his duties as an Air Raid Warden, in the civil-defense, cold-war/iron curtain days of the 1950s, seriously. When he stumbles across the premiere of a new ... See full summary »
Director: Rudy Larriva | Stars: Jim Backus, Daws Butler
Votes: 42
43. Terror Faces Magoo (1959)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Short
Mr. Magoo is watching a TV program named "Home Roam" which examines the homes of various families and subsequently learns that he and Waldo have been scheduled to air on tonight's broadcast... See full summary »
Directors: Jack Goodford, Chris K. Ishii | Stars: Jim Backus, Daws Butler
Votes: 62
44. Merry Minstrel Magoo (1959)
Passed | 6 min | Family, Animation, Short
Magoo's nephew, Waldo, is watching Tarzan on TV. Magoo thinks Waldo is watching a talent show and, convinced he can do better than the other contestants, volunteers to go on the show with ... See full summary »
Director: Rudy Larriva | Stars: Jim Backus, Henny Backus, Daws Butler
Votes: 32
45. Magoo's Homecoming (1959)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Mr. Magoo thinks he is going to his college homecoming, but winds up in a zoo with a jewel thief as his buddy. He thinks all the animals are his old class-mates, gets a hold of the stolen ... See full summary »
Director: Gil Turner | Stars: Jim Backus, Daws Butler
Votes: 40
46. Matador Magoo (1957)
Approved | 6 min | Family, Animation, Short
The near-sighted Mr. Magoo, further lost than usual, mistakes a bullring in Mexico for a highway in the United States, and his myopic wanderings through the arena cause much havoc, and draws very few cheers, especially from the bull.
Director: Pete Burness | Stars: Jim Backus, Jerry Hausner
Votes: 38
47. Madcap Magoo (1955)
Approved | 6 min | Family, Animation, Short
Expecting a visit from his practical joker friend Smiley, Mr. Magoo instead entertains an escaped mental patient.
Director: Pete Burness | Stars: Jim Backus, Jerry Hausner
Votes: 28
48. Destination Magoo (1954)
7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Mr. Magoo accidentally crashes his old college roommate's rocket ship at a Coney Island amusement park (Luna Park) and thinks he's landed on the surface of the moon.
Director: Pete Burness | Stars: Jim Backus, Jerry Hausner
Votes: 53
49. Magoo's Lodge Brother (1959)
Approved | 6 min | Family, Animation, Short
Near-sighted Mr. Magoo is on his way to his lodger-convention and latches onto a robber, whom he thinks is his room-mate. He winds up in the den of the thief thinking he is in his ... See full summary »
Director: Rudy Larriva | Stars: Jim Backus, Daws Butler, Mel Leven
Votes: 33
50. Magoo's Glorious Fourth (1957)
6 min | Family, Animation, Short
It's the Fourth of July and Mr. Magoo is ready to kick it off safely and sanely forbidding Waldo to set off any firecrackers. Instead, he opts to celebrate by planting flowers in his garden... See full summary »
Director: Pete Burness | Stars: Jim Backus, Daws Butler
Votes: 39