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. The television series was based on the original cartoon of the same name, with Jim Backus reprising the voice over of the role he did on TV: while doing this show, he continued with the prime time show Gilligan's Island. Unlike the theatrical cartoons, which focused on the extremely nearsighted Quincy Magoo's bumbling, the show featured the Magoo character as an actor in adaptations of such literary classics as Don Quixote and Gunga Din. Each of these roles was played seriously, with few if any references to Magoo's nearsightedness; however, introductory segments in each program featured Magoo backstage stumbling into scenery and talking to props, thus connecting the older cartoons to this series. Some stories were contained in a single half-hour episode, but others ran to two and even four episodes. As UPA did not have its own studio facility the production was farmed out to the Grantray-Lawrence and Format Films studios. Among the most ambitious adaptations mounted in this format were the four-part Robin Hood, in which he took the role of Friar Tuck; Treasure Island, in which he played the villainous Long John Silver; and a version of Snow White in which he portrayed all seven dwarves.
Top Cast
Roger Carel
Jim Backus
Mr. Magoo (voice)
Robie Lester
Handmaiden (voice)
Episodes
Mr. Magoo's Wlliam Tell
Sep 26, 1964
Mr. Magoo's Treasure Island Part 1
Sep 26, 1964
Mr. Magoo's Treasure Island Part 2
Oct 03, 1964
Mr. Magoo's Gunga Din
Nov 03, 1964
Mr. Magoo's Moby Dick
Oct 17, 1964
Mr. Magoo's The Three Musketeers Part 1
Oct 24, 1964
Mr. Magoo's The Three Musketeers Part 2
Nov 07, 1964
Mr. Magoo's Robin Hood Part 1
Nov 14, 1964
Mr. Magoo's Robin Hood Part 2
Nov 21, 1964
Mr. Magoo's Robin Hood Part 3
Nov 28, 1964
Mr. Magoo's Robin Hood Part 4
Dec 05, 1964
Mr. Magoo's Don Quixote de la Mancha Part 1
Dec 19, 1964
Mr. Magoo's Cyrano de Bergerac
Dec 27, 1964
Mr. Magoo's Little Snow White Part 1
Jan 02, 1965
Mr. Magoo's Little Snow White Part 2
Jan 09, 1965
Mr. Magoo's Rip Van Winkle
Jan 16, 1965
Mr. Magoo's Dick Tracy and the Mob
Feb 06, 1965
Mr. Magoo's Midsummer Night's Dream
Feb 13, 1965
Mr. Magoo's The Count of Monte Cristo
Feb 27, 1965
Mr. Magoo's Doctor Frankenstein
Mar 13, 1965
Mr. Magoo's Don Quixote de la Mancha Part 2
Mar 20, 1965
Mr. Magoo's Captain Kidd
Mar 27, 1965
Mr. Magoo's Noah's Ark
Apr 03, 1965
Mr. Magoo's Sherlock Holmes
Apr 10, 1965
Mr. Magoo's King Arthur
Apr 17, 1965
Mr. Magoo's Paul Revere
Apr 24, 1965
Uncle Sam Magoo
Apr 24, 1965
Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol
Dec 18, 1962
Uncle Sam Magoo
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