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’s Three Point Landing
Magoo’s Three Point LandingMr. Magoo Anniversary: June 5, 2015 Anniversary - Magoo’s Three Point Landing 20150605000000 Magoo’s Three Point Landing Mr. Magoo 5 June 1958
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Story: Dick Shaw
Color: Bob McIntosh
Design: Robert Dranko
Music: Dennis Farnon
Starring: Jim Backus as the Voice of Magoo
Animation: Gil Turner, Barney Posner, Ed Friedman, Maurie Fagin
Producer and Director: Pete Burness
Terror Faces Magoo
Terror Faces MagooMr. Magoo Anniversary: July 9, 1959 Anniversary - Terror Faces Magoo 19590709000000 Terror Faces Magoo Mr. Magoo 9 July 1959
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Director: Chris Ishii, Jack Goodford
Story: Bill Scott, George Atkins
Design: Mordi Gerstein
Animation: Jack Schnerk, Grim Natwick, Lou Guarnier, Bard Wiggenhorn
Color: Jules Engel, Bob McIntosh
Music: Muzzy Marcellino
Starring: Jim Backus as the Voice of Magoo
Magoo’s Lodge Brother
Magoo’s Lodge BrotherMr. Magoo Anniversary: May 7, 1959 Anniversary - Magoo’s Lodge Brother 19590507000000 Magoo’s Lodge Brother Mr. Magoo 7 May 1959
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Story: Dick Kinney, Dick Shaw
Design: Art Heinemann
Color: Bob McIntosh
Animation: Casey Onaitis, Ed Friedman, Barney Posner
Music: Jack Meakin [sic]
Starring: Jim Backus as the Voice of Magoo
Director: Rudy Larriva
Merry Minstrel Magoo
Merry Minstrel MagooMr. Magoo Anniversary: April 9, 1959 Anniversary - Merry Minstrel Magoo 19590409000000 Merry Minstrel Magoo Mr. Magoo 9 April 1959
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Story: Dick Shaw
Animation: Casey Onaitis, Alan Zaslove
Design and Color: Sam Clayberger
Starring: Jim Backus as the Voice of Magoo
Music: Maury Ellenhorn
Director: Rudy Larriva
Magoo’s Homecoming
Magoo’s HomecomingMr. Magoo Anniversary: March 5, 1959 Anniversary - Magoo’s Homecoming 19590305000000 Magoo’s Homecoming Mr. Magoo 5 March 1959
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Story: Bill Scott, Dick Kinney
Animation: Barney Posner, Ed Friedman, Tom McDonald, Maurie Fagin
Design: Robert Dranko
Starring: Jim Backus as the Voice of Magoo
Music: Dean Elliott
Color: Bob McIntosh
Director: Gil Turner
Picnics Are Fun and Dino’s Serenade
Picnics Are Fun and Dino’s SerenadeHam and Hattie Anniversary: January 16, 1959 Anniversary - Picnics Are Fun and Dino’s Serenade 19590116000000 “Picnics Are Fun”
Direction: Lew Keller
Song: Mel Leven
Animation: Fred Crippen
Color: Jules Engel, Ervin L. Kaplan
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
“Dino’s Serenade”
Direction: Fred Crippen
Story: John Urie
Design: Jim Murakami
Voice: Harold Peary
Color: Jules Engel, Ervin L. Kaplan
Song: John Elliotte, Jack Meighan
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Bwana Magoo
Bwana MagooMr. Magoo Anniversary: January 9, 1959 Anniversary - Bwana Magoo 19590109000000 Bwana Magoo Mr. Magoo 9 January 1959
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Director: Tom McDonald
Story: Dick Kinney, Dick Shaw, Pete Burness
Design: Robert Dranko
Animation: Ed Friedman, Barney Posner, Fred Grable
Sound Effects: Joe Siracusa, Earl Bennett, Roger B. Donley
Color: Jules Engel, Bob McIntosh
Starring: Jim Backus as the Voice of Magoo
Gumshoe Magoo
Gumshoe MagooMr. Magoo Anniversary: November 12, 1958 Anniversary - Gumshoe Magoo 19581112000000 Gumshoe Magoo Mr. Magoo November 1958
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Story: Dick Kinney, Dick Shaw, Pete Burness
Animation: Ed Friedman, Barney Posner, Maurie Fagin
Starring: Jim Backus as the Voice of Magoo
Color: Bob McIntosh
Design: Robert Dranko
Director: Gil Turner
Spring and Saganaki
Spring and SaganakiHam and Hattie Anniversary: October 16, 1958 Anniversary - Spring and Saganaki 19581016000000 “Spring”
Direction: Lew Keller
Song: Mel Leven
Animation: Fred Crippen
Color: Jules Engel, Ervin L. Kaplan
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
“Saganaki”
Direction: Fred Crippen
Story: Jim Murakami, Mel Leven
Voice: Hal Peary
Color: Jules Engel, Ervin L. Kaplan
Song: John Elliotte, Jack Meighan
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Love Comes to Magoo
Love Comes to MagooMr. Magoo Anniversary: October 2, 1958 Anniversary - Love Comes to Magoo 19581002000000 Love Comes to Magoo Mr. Magoo 2 October 1958
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Story: Dick Kinney, Dick Shaw, Pete Burness
Animation: Ed Friedman, Barney Posner, Stan Wilkins
Color: Bob McIntosh
Design: Robert Dranko
Starring: Jim Backus as the Voice of Magoo
Director: Tom McDonald
Magoo’s Cruise
Magoo’s CruiseMr. Magoo Anniversary: September 11, 1958 Anniversary - Magoo’s Cruise 19580911000000 Magoo’s Cruise Mr. Magoo 11 September 1958
Producer: Pete Burness
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Story: Dick Kinney, Dick Shaw
Design and Color: Sam Clayberger
Animation: Casey Onaitis, Phil Duncan
Music: Dennis Farnon
Starring: Jim Backus as the Voice of Magoo
Director: Rudy Larriva
Magoo’s Glorious Fourth
Magoo’s Glorious FourthMr. Magoo Anniversary: July 25, 1958 Anniversary - Magoo’s Glorious Fourth 19580725000000 Magoo’s Glorious Fourth Mr. Magoo 25 July 1957
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Design: Bob Dranko
Story: Dick Shaw, Ed Nofziger
Color: Bob McIntosh
Animation: Tom McDonald, Gil Turner, Barney Posner, Ed Friedman
Starring: Jim Backus as the Voice of Magoo
Music: Dean Elliott
Producer and Director: Pete Burness
The Explosive Mr. Magoo
The Explosive Mr. MagooMr. Magoo Anniversary: May 8, 1958 Anniversary - The Explosive Mr. Magoo 19580508000000 The Explosive Mr. Magoo Mr. Magoo 8 May 1958
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Story: Dick Shaw, Fred Grable
Music: Stanley J. Wilson
Design: Robert Dranko
Animation: Tom McDonald, Fred Grable, Ed Friedman, Barney Posner
Starring: Jim Backus as the Voice of Magoo
Producer and Director: Pete Burness
Scoutmaster Magoo
Scoutmaster MagooMr. Magoo Anniversary: April 10, 1958 Anniversary - Scoutmaster Magoo 19580410000000 Scoutmaster Magoo Mr. Magoo 10 April 1958
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Story: Bill Scott
Animation: C. L. Hartman, Alan Zaslove
Color: Jules Engel, Ervin L. Kaplan
Music: Dennis Farnon
Design: Lew Keller
Starring: Jim Backus as the Voice of Magoo
Producer and Director: Robert Cannon
Magoo’s Young Manhood
Magoo’s Young ManhoodMr. Magoo Anniversary: March 13, 1958 Anniversary - Magoo’s Young Manhood 19580313000000 Magoo’s Young Manhood Mr. Magoo 13 March 1958
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Story: Dun Roman
Color: Bob McIntosh
Design: Robert Dranko
Animation: Gil Turner, Barney Posner, Ed Friedman, Fred Grable
Music: Dean Elliott
Starring: Jim Backus as the Voice of Magoo
Producer and Director: Pete Burness
Sailing and Village Band
Sailing and Village BandHam and Hattie Anniversary: February 27, 1958 Anniversary - Sailing and Village Band 19580227000000 “Sailing”
Direction: Lew Keller
Song: Mel Leven
Animation: Fred Crippen
Color: Jules Engel, Ervin L. Kaplan
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
“Village Band”
Direction: Fred Crippen
Design: Jim Murakami
Color: Jules Engel, Jack Heiter
Music: Mel Leven, Tak Shindo
[Narrator ?]: Peter Gordon
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Trees and Jamaica Daddy
Trees and Jamaica DaddyHam and Hattie Anniversary: January 30, 1958 Anniversary - Trees and Jamaica Daddy 19580130000000 “Trees”
Direction: Lew Keller
Song: Mel Leven
Animation: Fred Crippen
Color: Jules Engel, Ervin L. Kaplan
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
“Jamaica Daddy”
Direction: Fred Crippen
Design: Jim Murakami
Color: Jules Engel, Ervin L. Kaplan
Words and Music: Mel Leven
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Magoo’s Private War
Magoo’s Private WarMr. Magoo Anniversary: December 19, 1957 Anniversary - Magoo’s Private War 19571219000000 Magoo’s Private War Mr. Magoo 19 December 1957
Producer: Pete Burness
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Director: Rudy Larriva
Story: Dick Shaw; Jack Gross, Jr.; Fred De Garter
Starring: Jim Backus as the Voice of Magoo
Design: Sam Clayberger
Animation: Frank Smith, Casey Onaitis, Phil Duncan
Color: Sam Clayberger, Ervin L. Kaplan
Music: Dennis Farnon
Magoo’s Moosehunt
Magoo’s MoosehuntMr. Magoo Anniversary: November 28, 1957 Anniversary - Magoo’s Moosehunt 19571128000000 Magoo’s Moosehunt Mr. Magoo 28 November 1957
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Story: Bill Scott, Ed Nofziger
Design: Lew Keller
Animation: Alan Zaslove, C. L. Hartman
Starring: Jim Backus as the Voice of Magoo
Color: Jules Engel
Music: Dennis Farnon
Producer and Director: Robert Cannon
Rockhound Magoo
Rockhound MagooMr. Magoo Anniversary: October 27, 1957 Anniversary - Rockhound Magoo 19571027000000 Rockhound Magoo Mr. Magoo 24 October 57
Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Story: Dick Shaw
Color: Bob McIntosh
Design: Robert Dranko
Music: Dean Elliott
Animation: Tom McDonald, Barney Posner, Ed Friedman, Casey Onaitis
Starring: Jim Backus as the Voice of Magoo
Producer and Director: Pete Burness
