This musical adaptation of the classic tale by Charles Dickens stars Magoo as the cold-hearted old miser, Ebenezer Scrooge.
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Title: Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (TV Movie 1962)
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Cast
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| Jim Backus | ... | Ebenezer Scrooge / Mr. Magoo (voice) | |
| Morey Amsterdam | ... | Brady / James (voice) | |
| Jack Cassidy | ... | Bob Cratchit / Dick Wilkins (voice) | |
| Royal Dano | ... | Marley's Ghost (voice) | |
| Paul Frees | ... | Stage Director / Charity Man / Fezziwig / Old Joe / Undertaker (voice) | |
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Joan Gardner | ... | Tiny Tim / Ghost of Christmas Past (voice) |
| John Hart | ... | Billings / Stage Manager / Milkman (voice) | |
| Jane Kean | ... | Belle (voice) | |
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Marie Matthews | ... | Young Scrooge / Cratchit Daughter (voice) |
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Laura Olsher | ... | Mrs. Cratchit / Boy Who Buys Turkey / Cratchit Son (voice) |
| Les Tremayne | ... | Ghost of Christmas Present (voice) | |
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Bah, Humbug, Mr. Magoo. Watch Charles Dickens classic tale of regret, redemption, and the power of the Christmas spirit like never before with Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol. Starring the beloved, bumbling Mr. Magoo as Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly businessman who learns the error of his greedy ways on a magical and musical journey through the past, present, and future Christmases of his life. Jim Backus, Morey Amsterdam, Jack Cassidy and Royal Dano lend their voice talents to the first animated holiday special in television history.
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a christmas carol | ebenezer scrooge character | mr. magoo character | nearsightedness | adaptation of a christmas carol |Parents Guide:
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Ebenezer Scrooge: No! Not Tiny Tim!
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Music by Jule Styne
Lyrics by Bob Merrill
Performed by Jim Backus and Jack Cassidy
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Trivia
"Scrooge" is an archaic English verb meaning "to squeeze." See more »Goofs
The Cratchits repeatedly wish for a Christmas tree. In 1843, when "A Christmas Carol" was published and presumably takes place, German-style Christmas trees had just been introduced to England by the Royal Family, and were unknown to working class people such as the Cratchits. See more »Quotes
Mrs. Cratchit: Hush my dear, tears cannot bring Tiny Tim back to us.Ebenezer Scrooge: No! Not Tiny Tim!
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Alternate Versions
Although shown in its entire 53-minute version during the 1960s, many current television prints of the "Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol" have been cut by as much as 10 minutes to make room for longer commercial breaks. The "Back to Broadway" framing story is often eliminated, as well as the songs "Ringle, Ringle" and "We're Despicable". See more »Soundtracks
Ringle, RingleMusic by Jule Styne
Lyrics by Bob Merrill
Performed by Jim Backus and Jack Cassidy
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Right now I am trying to figure out what to do this Christmas, since the family tradition is a-tremor. The thought of being alone on Christmas deeply saddens me, and I think it goes back to seeing little Ebenezar Scrooge left behind in boarding school while all the other kids had families to go home to for Christmas.
I cried just like Mr. Magoo's older Scrooge did when he saw himself as a kid singing:
When you're alone, alone in the world When you're alone in the world Blown-away leaves get blown in the world Swirled-away leaves get swirled
A hand for each hand was planned for the world Why don't my fingers reach? Millions of grains of sand in the world Why's mine a lonely beach?
Where are the heels to click to my clack? Where is the voice to answer mine back? I'm all alone in the WOOOOORLD!!!
None of the other versions caught this scene the way this one does. Not Bugs Bunny, Bill Murray, Albert Finney, Mickey Mouse. Maybe Alistair Sim, sort of.
Simplistic, yes, but it's the scene that still sticks in my throat as I choke back an adult tear. It's the scene that makes this version, truly unique, all alone in the world.