Television (1947 thru 1959)

As theatrical shorts began to be eliminated from cinemas, UPA struck a deal with CBS to do a series of half hour programs with several original shorts, plus one of the Columbia shorts at the end. But, the new shorts were a bit out of the realm of normal television programs, so it only lasted two seasons. But, UPA had had a bit of television work even before the CBS “Gerald McBoing Boing Show.”

Dusty of the Circus (pilot)

1947
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Frosty the Snowman

1950
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Howdy Doody and his Magic Hat

1953
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Our Mr. Sun (animation only)

1956
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“The Gerald McBoing Boing Show” (first 13 episodes)

December 16, 1956 to March 10, 1957
(each half-hour episode included a theatrical short at the end, not included in this list):

The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 01)

A Horse of Course, The Invisible Moustache of Raoul Dufy, Miserable Pack of Wolves
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The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 02)

The Twelve Days of Christmas, The Freezee Yum Story, Alouette
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The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 03)

Twirlinger Twins in Alphabet Song, The Merry Go Round in the Jungle
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The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 04)

Outlaws, The Day of the Fox, A Wounded Bird
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The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 05)

Twirlinger Twins in Average Giraffe, Colonel Puffington and Mr. Finch, Mr. Buzzard, Martians Come Back
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The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 06)

The Election, The Fifty-First Dragon, Twirlinger Twins in The Ballet Lesson
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The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 07)

Twirlinger Twins in Follow Me, Mr. Tingley’s Tangle, The Little Boy Who Ran Away
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The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 08)

One Wonderful Girl, Just Believe in Make Believe, Quiet Town, Old MacDonald
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The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 09)

The Lion Hunt, The Last Knight, Persistent Mr. Fulton
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The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 10)

I Had a Bird, Meet the Inventor: Samuel F. B. Morse, Mr. Charmley Greets a Lady
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The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 11)

Blues Pattern, Dusty of the Circus in Turned Around Clown, Prehistoric Eohippus
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The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 12)

The Performing Painter, Dusty of the Circus in The Sad Lion, The Magic Fiddle
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The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 13)

The Unenchanted Princess, Dusty of the Circus in The Five-Cent Nickel, Be Quiet, Kind and Gentle
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“The Gerald McBoing Boing Show” (second 13 episodes)

May 9, 1958 to October 3, 1958
(each half-hour episode included a theatrical short at the end, not included in this list):

The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 14)

Good Ole Country Music, Dusty of the Circus in The Bear Scare, Der Team from Zwischendorf
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The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 15)

Winter Sports, Mr. Charmley in the Jungle, The Haunted Night
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The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 16)

Romeo Wherefore Art Thou, The Armored Car, Twirlinger Twins in The Violin Recital
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The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 17)

Fight On for Old, Uncle Sneaky, Peewee the Kiwi Bird, The Quadrangle
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The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 18)

The Little White Duck, The Lost Duchess, The Last Doubloon
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The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 19)

Aquarium, The Beanstalk Trial
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The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 20)

The Two Musicians, Nero Fiddles
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The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 21)

Punch and Judy, v
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The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 22)

Two by Two, The Trial of Zelda Belle
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The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 23)

A Little Journey, Meet the Inventor: Eli Whitney
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The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 24)

The 3-Horned Flink, Dusty of the Circus in The Elephant Mystery
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The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 25)

Marvo the Magician, The King and Joe
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The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (Episode 26)

The Matador and the Troubadour, We Saw Sea Serpents,Dusty of the Circus in Lion on the Loose
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26 Episode Mr. Magoo 1960

130 five-minute cartoons packaged as 26 half-hour episodes.
This and other television productions that followed are not
detailed here, as these are beyond the years being examined
by “The Boing Heard Round the World” documentary feature.