"Mister Magoo" (1960) TV series 1960-1961

Creator:

Stephen Bosustow
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Seasons:

1

Release Date:

7 November 1960 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Cast

Jim Backus

...

Mr. Magoo (130 episodes, 1960)

Series Directed by
Steve Clark		(33 episodes, 1960)
Clyde Geronimi		(33 episodes, 1960)
John Walker		(27 episodes, 1960)
Paul Fennell		(18 episodes, 1960)
Frank Smith		(6 episodes, 1960)
Grant Simmons		(4 episodes, 1960)
Brad Case		(3 episodes, 1960)
Ray Patterson		(3 episodes, 1960)

Series Writing credits
Stephen Bosustow		(130 episodes, 1960)
Al Bertino		(33 episodes, 1960)
Dick Kinney		(33 episodes, 1960)
Bob Ogle		(31 episodes, 1960)
Dick Shaw		(31 episodes, 1960)
David Detiege		(27 episodes, 1960)
George Atkins		(21 episodes, 1960)
Tony Benedict		(14 episodes, 1960)
Ralph Wright		(5 episodes, 1960)
Ron Carver		(2 episodes, 1960)
Nick George		(2 episodes, 1960)

Series Produced by
Peter DeMet	....	executive producer (130 episodes, 1960)
Glan Heisch	....	producer (130 episodes, 1960)
Abe Levitow	....	associate producer (130 episodes, 1960)
Henry G. Saperstein	....	executive producer (130 episodes, 1960)

Series Production Design by
Marty Murphy		(19 episodes, 1960)
Robert Givens		(11 episodes, 1960)
Lew Keller		(10 episodes, 1960)
Bill Perez		(9 episodes, 1960)

Series Art Direction by
Victor Haboush		(106 episodes, 1960)

Series Production Management
Earl Jonas	....	production manager (92 episodes, 1960)

Series Art Department
Marty Murphy	....	production planner (9 episodes, 1960)
Bill Perez	....	production planner (8 episodes, 1960)
Lew Keller	....	production planner (6 episodes, 1960)

Series Animation Department
Barbara Begg	....	color stylist (104 episodes, 1960)
Dick Ung	....	layout artist (42 episodes, 1960)
Ed Solomon	....	animator (41 episodes, 1960)
Chic Otterstrom	....	animator (38 episodes, 1960)
Bob Singer	....	layout artist (38 episodes, 1960)
Robert Bentley	....	animator (26 episodes, 1960)
Jerry Hathcock	....	animator (26 episodes, 1960)
Sam Weiss	....	layout artist (26 episodes, 1960)
Xenia	....	animator (20 episodes, 1960)
Jack Heiter	....	color stylist / background artist (19 episodes, 1960)
Gloria Wood	....	color stylist / background artist (19 episodes, 1960)
Ken O'Brien	....	animator (17 episodes, 1960)
Jack Ozark	....	animator (17 episodes, 1960)
Hank Smith	....	animator (14 episodes, 1960)
Bob Maxfield	....	animator (12 episodes, 1960)
Bob McIntosh	....	background artist / color stylist (12 episodes, 1960)
Don Sheppard	....	layout artist (12 episodes, 1960)
Thelma Witmer	....	color stylist (12 episodes, 1960)
Frank Braxton	....	animator (11 episodes, 1960)
Frank Armitage	....	background artist (9 episodes, 1960)
Izzy Ellis	....	animator (9 episodes, 1960)
Gene Hazelton	....	layout artist (8 episodes, 1960)
Anthony Rizzo	....	background artist (8 episodes, 1960)
Irven Spence	....	animator (8 episodes, 1960)
Tom McDonald	....	animator (3 episodes, 1960)
Ed Friedman	....	animator (2 episodes, 1960)
Tony Rivera	....	layout artist (2 episodes, 1960)
Gil Turner	....	animator (2 episodes, 1960)

Series Editorial Department
Ted Baker	....	supervising editor (65 episodes, 1960)

Series Music Department
Carl Brandt	....	composer: theme music / composer: stock music (65 episodes, 1960)
Franklyn Marks	....	composer: stock music (26 episodes, 1960)
David Snell	....	composer: stock music (18 episodes, 1960)
Jaime Mendoza-Nava	....	composer: stock music (17 episodes, 1960)
Warren Barker	....	composer: stock music (16 episodes, 1960)
Joseph Dubin	....	composer: stock music (8 episodes, 1960)
Joseph Mullendore	....	composer: stock music (7 episodes, 1960)
Ronald Hanmer	....	composer: stock music (6 episodes, 1960)
Walter Greene	....	composer: stock music (5 episodes, 1960)
George Steiner	....	composer: stock music (5 episodes, 1960)
C. King Palmer	....	composer: stock music (4 episodes, 1960)
Frederic Bayco	....	composer: stock music (3 episodes, 1960)
Ernest Tomlinson	....	composer: stock music (3 episodes, 1960)
Earle Hagen	....	composer: stock music (2 episodes, 1960)
Tony Lowry	....	composer: stock music (2 episodes, 1960)

Series Other crew
Jerry Hausner	....	dialogue director (89 episodes, 1960)

Production Companies

• United Productions of America (UPA)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

5 min (130 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

United Productions of America (UPA)

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Manhunt in Space (#5.13)" (1992)

One of TV's Funniest Cartoons

Even though the cartoons were cranked out at a rushed pace and focused a lot on Mr. Magoo's nearsightedness, I thought the cartoons were so funny as well as non-violent. The key to the show's success was the outstanding voice work of Jim Backus as the title character. I read in another source that a lot of his lines were ad-libbed and that's what I felt contributed to the zaniness of the cartoons.

The one cartoon I remember was when Magoo was going bowling and instead he wandered into a bottle factory instead of a bowling alley. Let's not overlooked the supporting players such as youngsters Wheeler and Dealer, Mother Magoo (the only character to refer to him by his given name Quincy), his nephew Waldo and his Chinese cook Charlie.

My only dislike of the show was the cartoons that focused on Waldo instead of Magoo and used pretty much the same opening footage of Magoo talking on the phone with his nephew. Oh Magoo, you've done it again.