Theatrical Shorts (1948 thru 1959)
Theatrical Shorts (1948 thru 1959)
UPA got their big break when Columbia Pictures tapped them to take over their Fox and Crow animated shorts from Screen Gems. UPA’s versions were so popular that they were able to strike a deal with Columbia to do the Mister Magoo series, plus, shorts of their own choosing.
Magoo Express
Magoo ExpressMr. Magoo Anniversary: May 19, 1955 Anniversary - Magoo Express 19550519000000 Magoo Express Mr. Magoo 19 Mary 1955
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Animation: Rudy Larriva, Cecil Surry, Tom McDonald
Color: Bob McIntosh
Design: Sterling Sturtevant
Music: Frank Comstock
Story: Dick Shaw, Barbara Hammer
Production Manager: Herbert Klynn
Starring: Jim Backus as the Voice of Magoo
Director: Pete Burness
Magoo’s Check Up
Magoo’s Check UpMr. Magoo Anniversary: February 24, 1955 Anniversary - Magoo’s Check Up 19550224000000 Magoo’s Check Up Mr. Magoo 24 February 1955
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Story: Dick Shaw, Barbara Hammer
Design: Sterling Sturtevant
Color: Bob McIntosh
Music: Dennis Farnon
Animation: Rudy Larriva, Cecil Surry, Tom McDonald
Production Manager: Herbert Klynn
Starring: Jim Backus as the Voice of Magoo
Director: Pete Burness
Spare the Child
Spare the ChildFamily Circus Anniversary: January 27, 1955 Anniversary - Spare the Child 19550127000000 Spare the Child (Family Circus) 27 January 1955
Background Design and Color: Robert Dranko
Animation: Grim Natwick, Fred Grable
Music: Dennis Farnon
Director: Abe Liss
Story Adaptation: Paul Julian
Production Manager: Herbert Klynn
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Four Wheels No Brakes
Four Wheels No BrakesPete Hothead Anniversary: January 27, 1955 Anniversary - Four Wheels No Brakes 19550127000000 Four Wheels No Brakes (Pete Hothead) 27 January 1955
Story: Ted Parmelee, Fred Grable, Jerry Schnitzer
Voices: Jerry Hausner [Pete Hothead]
Music: Dennis Farnon
Animation: Cecil Surry, Ken Hultgren
Design: Tam Parmelee, Sam Clayberger
Color: Robert Dranko
Production Manager: Herbert Klynn
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Director: Ted Parmelee
When Magoo Flew
When Magoo FlewMr. Magoo Anniversary: January 6, 1955 Anniversary - When Magoo Flew 19550106000000 When Magoo Flew Mr. Magoo 6 January 1955
Director: Pete Burness
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Story: Barbara Hammer, Tedd Pierce
Design: Sterling Sturtevant
Color: Bob McIntosh
Music: Hoyt Curtin
Starring: Jim Backus as the Voice of Magoo
Animation: Rudy Larriva, Tom McDonald, Cecil Surry
Production Manager: Herbert Klynn
Destination Magoo
Destination MagooMr. Magoo Anniversary: December 16, 1954 Anniversary - Destination Magoo 19541216000000 Destination Magoo Mr. Magoo 16 December 1954
Director: Pete Burness
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Original Story: Jim Backus, Jerry Hausner
Story Treatment: Tedd Pierce
Music: Lou Maury
Starring: Jim Backus as the Voice of Magoo
Animation: Rudy Larriva, Cecil Surry, Tom McDonald
Design: Sterling Sturtevant
Color: Bob McIntosh
Production Manager: Herbert Klynn
How Now Boing Boing
How Now Boing BoingGerald McBoing Boing Anniversary: September 9, 1954 Anniversary - How Now Boing Boing 19540909000000 How Now Boing Boing (Gerald McBoing Boing) 9 September 1954
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Story: T. Hee, R. Cannon
Design: T. Hee
Color: Jules Engel
Animation: Frank Smith, Alan Zaslove, Gerald Ray
Voices: Marvin Miller
Music: George Bruns
Production Manager: Herbert Klynn
Director: Robert Cannon
Kangaroo Courting
Kangaroo CourtingMr. Magoo Anniversary: July 22, 1954 Anniversary - Kangaroo Courting 19540722000000 Kangaroo Courting Mr. Magoo 22 July 1954
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Story: Paul Schneider, Jack Fleischman, Tedd Pierce
Music: George Bruns
Starring: Jim Backus as the Voice of Magoo
Design: Sterling Sturtevant
Color: Bob McIntosh
Animation: Cecil Surry, Tom McDonald, Rudy Larriva
Production Manager: Herbert Klynn
Director: Pete Burness
Fudget’s Budget
Fudget’s Budget Anniversary: June 17, 1954 Anniversary - Fudget’s Budget 19540617000000 Fudget’s Budget 17 June 1954
Story: Tedd Pierce, T. Hee, Robert. Cannon
Design: T. Hee
Color: Jules Engel
Music: George Bruns
Voices: Marvin Miller
Animation: Frank Smith, Alan Zaslove, Gerald Ray
Production Manager: Herbert Klynn
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Director: Robert Cannon
The Man on the Flying Trapeze
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Anniversary: April 8, 1954 Anniversary - The Man on the Flying Trapeze 19540408000000 The Man on the Flying Trapeze 8 April 1954
Story Adaptation: Bill Scott, Fred Grable [Source: Song]
Assistant Director: Ray Thursby
Animation: Pat Matthews, Casey Onaitis
Music: Lou Maury
Production Manager: Herbert Klynn
Design and Color: Paul Julian
Voice: Jack Mather
Direction: Ted Parmelee
[Ink and Paint]: Marion Stevens, Rev Cheney
[Camera]: Jack Eckes
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Magoo Goes Skiing
Magoo Goes SkiingMagoo Goes Skiing Anniversary: March 11, 1954 Anniversary - Magoo Goes Skiing 19540311000000 Story: Bill Scott, T. Hee
Design: Sterling Sturtevant
Color: Bob McIntosh
Music: Lou Maury
Starring: Jim Backus as the Voice of Magoo
Animation: Rudy Larriva, Cecil Surry, Tom McDonald
Production Manager: Herbert Klynn
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Director: Pete Burness
Ballet-oop
Ballet-oop Anniversary: February 11, 1954 Anniversary - Ballet-oop 19540211000000 Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Director: Robert Cannon
Story: T. Hee, Robert Cannon
Design: T. Hee
Color: Jules Engel
Music: George Bruns
Animation: Frank Smith, Bill Melendez, Tom
McDonald
Choreography: Olga Lunick
Voices: Marvin Miller, Marian Richman
Production Manager: Herbert Klynn
Bringing Up Mother
Bringing Up MotherThe Family Circus Anniversary: January 14, 1954 Anniversary - Bringing Up Mother 19540114000000 Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Story: Tedd Pierce, William Hurtz
Design and Color: Robert Dranko
Animation: Fred Grable, Tom McDonald
Music: Benjamin Lees
Director: William T. Hurtz
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Tell-Tale Heart Anniversary: December 27, 1953 Anniversary - The Tell-Tale Heart 19531227000000 From Edgar Allan Poe [Source: Story in The Pioneer (1843)]
Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Director: Ted Parmelee
Design and Color: Paul Julian
Story Adaptation: Bill Scott, Fred Grable
Animation: Pat Matthews
Camera Work: Jack Eckes
Music: Boris Kremenliev
Production Manager: Herbert Klynn
As Narrated by: James Mason
Magoo Slept Here
Magoo Slept HereMr. Magoo Anniversary: November 19, 1953 Anniversary - Magoo Slept Here 19531119000000 Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Story: Tedd Pierce
Design: Sterling Sturtevant
Color: Bob McIntosh, Michi Kataoka
Music: Ernest Gold
Animation: Cecil Surry, Tom McDonald, Rudy Larriva
Starring: Jim Backus as the Voice of Magoo
Production Manager: Herbert Klynn
Director: Pete Burness
The Unicorn in the Garden
The Unicorn in the GardenA Fable of Our Time… by James Thurber Anniversary: September 24, 1953 Anniversary - The Unicorn in the Garden 19530924000000 [Source: Story in Fables for Our Time and Famous Poems Illustrated (1940)]
Director: William T. Hurtz
Animation: Phil Monroe, Rudy Larriva, Tom McDonald
Design and Color: Robert Dranko
Music: David Raksin
Production Manager: Herbert Klynn
Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Magoo’s Masterpiece
Magoo’s MasterpieceMr. Magoo Anniversary: July 30, 1953 Anniversary - Magoo’s Masterpiece 19530730000000 Director: Pete Burness
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Story: Don Freeman, Tedd Pierce
Design: Sterling Sturtevant
Color: Bob McInstosh
Music: George Bruns
Starring: Jim Backus as the Voice of Magoo
Animation: Rudy Larriva, Cecil Surry, Tom McDonald
Production Manager: Herbert Klynn
Gerald McBoing Boing’s Symphony
Gerald McBoing Boing’s SymphonyGerald McBoing Boing Anniversary: July 15, 1953 Anniversary - Gerald McBoing Boing’s Symphony 19530715000000 Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Director: Robert Cannon
Story and Design: T. Hee
Color Design: Jules Engel, Michi Kataoka
Music: Ernest Gold
Animation: Bill Melendez, Frank Smith
Narration and Voices: Marvin Miller
Production Manager: Herbert Klynn
Christopher Crumpet
Christopher CrumpetJolly Frolics Anniversary: June 25, 1953 Anniversary - Christopher Crumpet 19530625000000 Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Director: Robert Cannon
Story: T. Hee, Robert Cannon
Design: T. Hee
Color: Jules Engel
Animation: Bill Melendez, Frank Smith, Tom McDonald
Music: George Bruns
Voices: Marvin Miller, Marian Richman
Production Manager: Herbert Klynn
Safety Spin
Safety SpinMr. Magoo Anniversary: May 21, 1953 Anniversary - Safety Spin 19530521000000 Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Director: Pete Burness
Story: Phil Davis, Tedd Pierce
Design: Sterling Sturtevant
Color: Bob McIntosh
Music: Hoyt Curtin
Animation: Rudy Larriva, Tom McDonald, Phil Monroe
Starring: Jim Backus as the Voice of Magoo
Production Manager: Herbert Klynn
