"the first U.S.-Mexico co-production for Ánima Estudios. This film was written by Emmy Laybourne, Sam Laybourne, Rob Sosin, and Bob Mittenthal and directed by Andrés Couturier. The film was released direct-to-DVD in the United States on May 11, 2010. It later had its television premiere on Disney XD on February 7, 2011. It was rated TV-G. The world's most notorious bad guys are invited to the island fortress of super-villain Tan-Gu (Lloyd Floyd) to compete in an Olympic-style tournament of evil, called the Evilympics. Mr. Quincy Magoo (Jim Conroy) and his 12-year-old nephew Justin (Dylan Sprouse) fight giant robot spiders,"
"Mr. Magoo (film) Mr. Magoo is a 1997 American comedy film directed by Hong Kong film veteran Stanley Tong (his sole English language film) and written by Pat Proft and Tom Sherohman. A live-action film adaptation of UPA's cartoon of the same name, it was produced by Walt Disney Pictures, and starred Leslie Nielsen as the title character, alongside Kelly Lynch, Matt Keeslar, Nick Chinlund, Stephen Tobolowsky, Ernie Hudson, Jennifer Garner and Malcolm McDowell. The film was a critical and commercial failure, grossing $21 million, falling short of its $30 million budget. Criticism singled out the seemingly mocking portrayal of"
"later cartoons, he is also an actor, and generally a competent one, except for his visual impairment. ""Magoo"" episodes were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film (the Oscar) four times, and received the award twice, for ""When Magoo Flew"" (1954) and ""Magoo's Puddle Jumper"" (1956). In 2002, ""TV Guide"" ranked Mr. Magoo number 29 on its ""50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time"" list. Mr. Magoo's first appearance was in the theatrical short cartoon ""The Ragtime Bear"" (1949), scripted by Millard Kaufman. His creation was a collaborative effort; animation director John Hubley is said to have"
"Kung Fu Magoo Kung Fu Magoo is a 2010 Mexican-American animated action comedy film based on the ""Mr. Magoo"" character, created by Millard Kaufman and John Hubley. This film was produced by Classic Media, Ánima Estudios, and Santo Domingo Films. This film was also produced by Motion Toons, a new animation studio created in conjunction of Ánima Estudios, and Santo Domingo Films. English voice-cast stars Dylan and Cole Sprouse, Alyson Stoner and voice actors Tom Kenny, Rodger Bumpass, Jim Conroy, Chris Parnell, and Maile Flanagan. It was the first animated feature featuring ""Mr. Magoo"" in more than three decades, and"
"and the disclaimer at the end was unnecessary, they also found it funnier than anything in the movie. Mr. Magoo (film) Mr. Magoo is a 1997 American comedy film directed by Hong Kong film veteran Stanley Tong (his sole English language film) and written by Pat Proft and Tom Sherohman. A live-action film adaptation of UPA's cartoon of the same name, it was produced by Walt Disney Pictures, and starred Leslie Nielsen as the title character, alongside Kelly Lynch, Matt Keeslar, Nick Chinlund, Stephen Tobolowsky, Ernie Hudson, Jennifer Garner and Malcolm McDowell. The film was a critical and commercial failure,"
"Uncle Sam Magoo Uncle Sam Magoo is a 1970 television special directed by Abe Levitow and written by Larry Markes, Henry G. Saperstein and Sam Rosen. The special stars Jim Backus as Mr. Magoo, Lennie Weinrib, Bob Holt, Patti Gilbert, Sid Grossfeld and Barney Phillips. The special aired on February 15, 1970, on NBC. Mr. Magoo goes to Hollywood to get a part in a film but instead witnesses the history of the United States firsthand in a series of adventures that take place in different time periods. DVD Verdict gave the special a positive review, saying, ""Eschewing rah-rah jingoism"
"networks: Kung Fu Magoo Kung Fu Magoo is a 2010 Mexican-American animated action comedy film based on the ""Mr. Magoo"" character, created by Millard Kaufman and John Hubley. This film was produced by Classic Media, Ánima Estudios, and Santo Domingo Films. This film was also produced by Motion Toons, a new animation studio created in conjunction of Ánima Estudios, and Santo Domingo Films. English voice-cast stars Dylan and Cole Sprouse, Alyson Stoner and voice actors Tom Kenny, Rodger Bumpass, Jim Conroy, Chris Parnell, and Maile Flanagan. It was the first animated feature featuring ""Mr. Magoo"" in more than three decades,"
"partly based the character on his uncle Harry Woodruff, and W. C. Fields was another source of inspiration. In a legend circulating among medievalists, Harvard University professor Francis P. Magoun is also said to have been the model for the character. However, there is no evidence that artist Hubley knew the scholar. Columbia was reluctant to release the short, but did so, only because it included a bear. However, audiences quickly realized that the real star was Magoo, one of the few ""human"" cartoon characters ever produced in Hollywood at the time. The short became a box-office success. The Magoo"
"Mr. Magoo (TV series) Mr. Magoo is an upcoming French-American 2D animated series made by Xilam and DreamWorks Animation Television. It will premiere in Spring 2019. ""Mr. Magoo"" follows the eponymous kind-hearted fellow who is always happy to lend a hand -- but often causes disasters instead as without his glasses he makes all kinds of chaotic mix-ups. Despite this, his only enemy is Fizz: a megalomaniacal hamster who is somehow always accidentally thwarted by Magoo. The series was picked up by France 3 in France, ITV and CITV in the United Kingdom, ABC Me in the Australia, Universal Kids"
"to congratulate the assistant on a job well done and take the crooks into custody. Tracy, as Chief of Detectives, presented an image of calm professionalism in contrast to the comedic roles that the funny subordinates played. UPA was also the producer of the Mr. Magoo cartoons, and a crossover was arranged between Tracy and Magoo in a 1965 episode of the TV series ""The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo"". In this episode, ""Dick Tracy and the Mob"", Tracy persuades Magoo (a well-known actor in the context of the ""Famous Adventures"" series) to impersonate an international hit man whom he"
"character was originally conceived as a mean-spirited McCarthy-like reactionary whose mumbling would include as much outrageous misanthropic ranting as the animators could get away with. Kaufman had actually been blacklisted, and Magoo was a form of protest. Hubley was an ex-communist who had participated in the Disney animators' strike in 1941. Both he and Kaufman had participated in the blacklist front and perhaps due to the risk of coming under more scrutiny with a successful character, Hubley, who had created Magoo, handed the series completely over to creative director Pete Burness. However, it was Production Manager Sherm Glas who designed"
"and packaged for syndication, usually intended for local children's shows. UPA was also the production company behind the Mr. Magoo cartoons, so it was possible for them to arrange a meeting between Tracy and Magoo in a 1965 episode of the season-long TV series ""The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo"". In the episode ""Dick Tracy and the Mob"", Tracy persuades Magoo (a well-known actor in the context of the ""Famous Adventures"" series) to impersonate an international hit man named Squinty Eyes, who he resembles, and infiltrate a gang of criminals made up of Flattop, Pruneface, Itchy, Mumbles and others. Unlike"
"was donated to the zoo in 1946. Mr. Magoo was an Indian mongoose who was smuggled into Duluth. It had been a pet on a ship that sailed from Madras (now Chennai), India to Duluth. After arriving, the seaman who had smuggled him in decided the troublesome animal needed a new home, and donated him to the zoo. However, federal law prohibited the possession of a mongoose and it was ordered that it be euthanized. Following much public outcry about the order, President John F. Kennedy granted a presidential pardon that spared his life. Mr. Magoo remained at the Duluth"
"by Dennis Farnon and his orchestra. Side 2, ""The Mother Magoo Suite"", was a series of musical pieces which included two solos by Marni Nixon. In 1959, Mr. Magoo starred in ""1001 Arabian Nights"", directed by Jack Kinney, UPA's first feature-length production. In 1997, the live-action comedy film ""Mr. Magoo"" was produced by Walt Disney Pictures on December 25, 1997 and starred Leslie Nielsen as the title character. The film received negative reviews from critics In 2010, a direct-to-video action-comedy film based on the character, ""Kung Fu Magoo"", was released on DVD on May 11, 2010. It features the voices"
"2011, Shout! Factory released ""Mr. Magoo: The Television Collection 1960-1977"" on DVD in Region 1. This 11-disc collection contains all episodes from all 3 Mr. Magoo television series including all 26 episodes of ""The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo"". The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo is an animated television series, produced by United Productions of America, which aired for one season (1964 –1965) on the NBC network (usually on Sundays from 6:30-7:00PM Eastern). The television series was based on the original cartoon of the same name, with Jim Backus reprising the voice over of"
"what he saw and was influenced by it. He left the company during Disney animators' strike in 1941, and found work directing films for Screen Gems and the Army's First Motion Picture Unit until he joined United Productions of America which was founded by Stephen Bosustow, Zack Schwartz, Dave Hilberman and former Disney animator Ub Iwerks. UPA soon became known for their highly stylized designs and limited animation. In 1949 he was the creator of the Mr. Magoo cartoon character, based on an uncle, and directed the first Magoo cartoon with Jim Backus voicing Magoo. He was forced to leave"
"in favor of explosive color, unforced humor, and majestic choral arrangements of American musical standards, this patriotic tribute to the U.S.A. was clearly a labor of love for all involved, and the feeling is infectious. A veritable cornucopia of sight and sound sensations, ""Uncle Sam Magoo"" is this collection's crowning achievement."" DVD Talk called it a ""bizarre bit of Nixon-era patriotism"". Uncle Sam Magoo Uncle Sam Magoo is a 1970 television special directed by Abe Levitow and written by Larry Markes, Henry G. Saperstein and Sam Rosen. The special stars Jim Backus as Mr. Magoo, Lennie Weinrib, Bob Holt, Patti"
"images of Mr. Magoo, which when empty could then be used as drinking glasses. ASI Entertainment has used Mr. Magoo cartoons to ""warm up"" audiences when testing television comedy pilots. Mr. Magoo's catchphrase was ""Oh Magoo, you've done it again!"" Mr. Magoo is an alumnus of Rutgers University, Class of 1928. The reason behind this is that his creators wanted him to be ""a college alumnus who was still fired up with the old school spirit [and they felt] Rutgers was the embodiment of the 'old school tie' in America."". He was definitely in a fraternity since he would often"
"Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol is a 1962 animated musical holiday television special produced by UPA. It is an adaptation of ""A Christmas Carol"" by Charles Dickens, featuring UPA's character Mr. Magoo as Ebenezer Scrooge. The special first aired on December 18, 1962 on NBC. Jim Backus provides the voice of Magoo, with additional voices provided by Paul Frees, Morey Amsterdam, Joan Gardner, and Jack Cassidy. The special is directed by Abe Levitow and features songs composed by Jule Styne, with lyrics by Bob Merrill. It is the first animated holiday program ever produced specifically for television,"
"due to the U.S. prohibition. A public campaign to save him resulted in the intervention of Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall, who exempted Magoo from the regulations. Magoo lived out his days on display as the most popular attraction of the Duluth Zoo, dying of old age in 1968. In 1970, the American rock band Elephant's Memory had a minor hit single with the song ""Mongoose"". The song tells the story of a mongoose that kills a cobra to avenge the death of a little girl's father. The family Herpestidae was first described by French biologist Charles Lucien Bonaparte"
"in ""A Midsummer Night's Dream"". In 1970 Mr. Magoo starred as Uncle Sam in the TV special ""Uncle Sam Magoo"". In the late 1970s, Mr. Magoo appeared in a new Saturday morning CBS television series called ""What's New, Mr. Magoo?"" This series was made under license by the DePatie–Freleng studio, as UPA had by this time ceased in-house cartoon production. In 1997, Mr. Magoo was portrayed by Leslie Nielsen in a live-action ""Mr. Magoo"" feature film. It failed to find critical or popular success, and some support groups for the disabled, including the National Federation of the Blind, protested it"
"the character itself. Under Burness, Magoo would win two Academy Awards for the studio with ""When Magoo Flew"" (1955) and ""Magoo's Puddle Jumper"" (1956). Burness scrubbed Magoo of his politicized meanness and left only a few strange unempathic comments that made him appear senile or somewhat mad. Magoo was frequently accompanied in his on-screen escapades with his nephew Waldo, voiced at various times by Jerry Hausner or Daws Butler. On talk shows, Backus often told the tale of how he originally discovered Magoo's voice when he put on a fake rubber nose that pinched his nose slightly, giving it the"
"his escape and heads for Paragon Studios. On his tour of the back lots, famous catch phrases waft through the air. After interrupting a wild west shooting scene, Mooch sneaks into the dressing room of Jill St. John. Taking her turn in the hairdresser's chair, the young starlet finds her way to a recording session with Jim Backus, playing Mr. Magoo and who needs a dog for an upcoming production. He becomes her next master, taking Mooch home to meet his wife Henny, and the many friends arriving for a garden party, including all of Mooch's former owners. Finally making"
"in the United States, Discovery Italy's K2, Super RTL's Toggo in Germany, and Cartoon Network in Asia, scheduled to debut in Spring 2019. In 2019, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment signed a deal with DreamWorks Animation and Xilam to secure the North American DVD rights to ""Mr. Magoo"". In UK, France, Germany and Italy, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment will publish the series soon on DVD. Mr. Magoo (TV series) Mr. Magoo is an upcoming French-American 2D animated series made by Xilam and DreamWorks Animation Television. It will premiere in Spring 2019. ""Mr. Magoo"" follows the eponymous kind-hearted fellow who is always"
"Stephen Bosustow Stephen Reginald Bosustow (November 6, 1911 in Victoria, British Columbia – July 4, 1981) was a Canadian-born American film producer from 1943 until his retirement in 1979. He was one of the founders of United Productions of America (UPA) and produced nearly 600 cartoon and live-action shorts. He is chiefly remembered for producing a string of Mr. Magoo and Gerald McBoing-Boing cartoons in the 1950s, two of which earned Academy Awards. He is the only film producer in history who received all the Oscar nominations in one category (1957), guaranteeing him the winning Oscar. ""Magoo's Puddle Jumper"" was"
"Carol"" in ""The Simpsons"" episode ""'Tis the Fifteenth Season"" . Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol is a 1962 animated musical holiday television special produced by UPA. It is an adaptation of ""A Christmas Carol"" by Charles Dickens, featuring UPA's character Mr. Magoo as Ebenezer Scrooge. The special first aired on December 18, 1962 on NBC. Jim Backus provides the voice of Magoo, with additional voices provided by Paul Frees, Morey Amsterdam, Joan Gardner, and Jack Cassidy. The special is directed by Abe Levitow and features songs composed by Jule Styne, with lyrics by Bob Merrill. It is"
"in numerous video games, toys and cartoons. He provided the daily intros and various monsters for Saban Productions, including the benevolent 'Baboo' in ""Mighty Morphin Power Rangers""; Angemon, Gekkomon and Uppamon in """" and also is remembered for voicing Amarao in Digital Manga's ""FLCL,"" Herzog in the alternative reality game I Love Bees and Akuma in Street Fighter among numerous others. Dave Mallow Dave Mallow (born October 19, 1948) is an American voice actor. Born in Park Ridge, Illinois, Mallow's father worked in radio and television and was a 30-year on-air veteran at Chicago's WGN. After graduating from Maine South"
"Magoo disguises himself as Ortega Peru, a thief from Brazil who never goes anywhere and joins the auction which is taking place in a communal indoor pool. However he is discovered when the fake tattoo on his chest is washed away by the water. Luanne breaks up the auction, steals the ruby, and escapes on a snow mobile away from the lair. The government arrests Austin and his friends while Mr. Magoo gives chase on an ironing board and winds up in the middle of a women's skiing competition. Waldo and Angus sneak out of the lair, catch up with"
"both performers. On July 3, 1989, Backus died in Los Angeles from complications of pneumonia after suffering from Parkinson's disease for many years. He was buried at the southwest corner of Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Westwood, Los Angeles. Jim Backus James Gilmore Backus (February 25, 1913 – July 3, 1989) was an American radio, television, film, and voice actor. Among his most famous roles were the voice of nearsighted cartoon character Mr. Magoo, the rich Hubert Updike III on the radio version of ""The Alan Young Show"", Joan Davis' character's husband (a domestic court judge) on TV's ""I"
"in its last days as an animation studio, following its acquisition by Henry G. Saperstein. UPA later produced a television series titled ""The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo"", in which Magoo portrayed other literary characters. The series ended soon after as UPA was unable to mass-produce cartoons for television. The special was rerun on NBC throughout the Christmas season until 1969. NBC aired the special again in 2012, with scenes depicting Magoo in the framing device cut in order to make room for commercials. The CW subsequently acquired the broadcast rights to the special; the original special aired in its"
"shout out, ""Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Rho – Rutgers, Rutgers, Go – Go – Go!"" A new ""Mr. Magoo"" TV series was announced by Xilam in partnership with DreamWorks Animation; the new series is adapted by Olivier Jean-Marie and directed by Hugo Gittard. The following Mr. Magoo cartoons were either nominees for or recipients of the Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoons): On February 8, 2005, Sony BMG Music Entertainment’s former kids and family entertainment division, Sony Wonder (under license from Classic Media) released ""The Mr. Magoo Show: Complete DVD Collection"". This four-disc set featured all 26 uncut episodes of"
"screened between September and December 1975. The series a satire on the ""Robin Hood"" story and was well received by critics but was cancelled in 1975 due to low ratings. In 1976, Proft was writing for ""Van Dyke and Company"", a variety show that was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 1977. In 1997, the film ""Mr. Magoo"" was released written by Proft and Tom Sherohman. The film was based on the UPA cartoon series from the 1950s and 1960s about a nearsighted eccentric. The film received poor reviews ""Variety"" stated that both Proft and Sherohman ""have labored mightily"
"The closing gag is a particularly sly one as Magoo describes himself when describing his favorite cartoon character. When Magoo Flew When Magoo Flew is a 1954 animated short produced by UPA for Columbia Pictures. Directed by Pete Burness and produced by Stephen Bosustow, ""When Magoo Flew"" won the 1955 Academy Award for Short Subjects (Cartoons). In addition, it was the first UPA short to be made for the CinemaScope widescreen format. ""When Magoo Flew"" is also the title of a 2012 book by Adam Abraham on the history of the UPA studio. Near-sighted Mr. Magoo goes to see a"