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.
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Cast
Seasons
1.Mr. Magoo's Wlliam Tell
26-09-196430mMr. Magoo plays legendary archer, William Tell.
2.Mr. Magoo's Treasure Island Part 1
26-09-196430mMr. Magoo plays famous Pirate, Long John Silver.
3.Mr. Magoo's Treasure Island Part 2
03-10-196430mMr. Magoo plays famous Pirate, Long John Silver.
4.Mr. Magoo's Gunga Din
03-11-196430mMr. Magoo plays humble water-carrier, Gunga Din.
5.Mr. Magoo's Moby Dick
17-10-196430mMr. Magoo plays Ishmael, a sailor on the "Pequod", Captain Ahab's ship.
6.Mr. Magoo's The Three Musketeers Part 1
24-10-196430mMr. Magoo plays D'Artagnan, a man who goes to Paris in 1625 in hopes of becoming a musketeer.
7.Mr. Magoo's The Three Musketeers Part 2
07-11-196430mMr. Magoo plays D'Artagnan, a man who goes to Paris in 1625 in hopes of becoming a musketeer.
8.Mr. Magoo's Robin Hood Part 1
14-11-196430mMr. Magoo, the nearsighted bungler, plays Robin Hood's friend and ally, Friar Tuck, and has a number of comical misadventures. It's hard to steal from the rich and give to the poor...
9.Mr. Magoo's Robin Hood Part 2
21-11-196430mMr. Magoo plays Friar Tuck, Robin Hood's friend and ally. When Robin Hood is kidnapped by the evil Sheriff of Nottingham, Friar Tuck and the rest of the Merry Men hatch a plan to s...
10.Mr. Magoo's Robin Hood Part 3
28-11-196430mMr. Magoo plays Friar Tuck, Robin Hood's friend and ally. Robin Hood has been freed by his Merry Men, but has learned that his love, Maid Marian, is being forced to marry someone e...
11.Mr. Magoo's Robin Hood Part 4
05-12-196430mMr. Magoo plays Friar Tuck, Robin Hood's friend and ally. Robin Hood and his men succeeds in freeing Marian, and King Richard returns and ends the Sheriff of Nottingham's evil tyra...
12.Mr. Magoo's Don Quixote de la Mancha Part 1
19-12-196430mMr. Magoo plays well-to-do nobleman Don Quixote, who is appalled that there are no more knights in the world. Seeing that a hero is needed in the world again, he dons a rusty suit...
13.Mr. Magoo's Cyrano de Bergerac
27-12-196430mMr. Magoo plays Cyrano de Bergerac, a love stricken soldier embarassed by his large nose.
14.Mr. Magoo's Little Snow White Part 1
02-01-196530mMr. Magoo plays all seven of Snow White's dwarves in this adaptation of a beloved Grimms Fairy Tale.
15.Mr. Magoo's Little Snow White Part 2
09-01-196530mMr. Magoo plays all seven of Snow White's dwarves in this adaptation of a beloved Grimms Fairy Tale.
16.Mr. Magoo's Rip Van Winkle
16-01-196530mMr. Magoo plays Rip Van Winkle, the man who fell asleep for 20 years.
17.Mr. Magoo's Dick Tracy and the Mob
06-02-196530mMr. Magoo finds himself alongside Chester Gould's famous 'Dick Tracy'. Police Chief Patton and Dick Tracy come to Mr. Magoo with a plan to impersonate a notorious crime kingpin kno...
18.Mr. Magoo's Midsummer Night's Dream
13-02-196530mMagoo plays Puck in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer's Night Dream," where he has great fun with foolish mortals.
19.Mr. Magoo's The Count of Monte Cristo
27-02-196530mMr. Magoo plays Edmond Dantes, a man who was imprisoned for a crime he never committed.
20.Mr. Magoo's Doctor Frankenstein
13-03-196530mMr. Magoo plays Mary Shelley's Dr. Frankenstein, an insane scientist who brings a creature to life.When the creature breaks out, he threatens to cause mayhem and disaster.
21.Mr. Magoo's Don Quixote de la Mancha Part 2
20-03-196530mMr. Magoo plays well-to-do nobleman Don Quixote, who is appalled that there are no more knights in the world. Seeing that a hero is needed in the world again, he dons a rusty suit...
22.Mr. Magoo's Captain Kidd
27-03-196530mMr. Magoo plays notorious pirate, Captain Kidd. On the high seas, he has many a thing to do. First, he must find a mysterious treasure. But, he must also hold his rebellious crew i...
23.Mr. Magoo's Noah's Ark
03-04-196530mMr. Magoo plays Noah, a man who is instructed by God to build an ark, before God unleashes a large storm on the world. God also tells Noah to take 2 of very animal (Male, Female) w...
24.Mr. Magoo's Sherlock Holmes
10-04-196530mMr. Magoo plays Dr. Watson, Sherlock Holmes' Assistant. It's a good thing Sherlock Holmes is such a good sleuth, because with Mr. Magoo as Doctor Watson he has to do all the search...
25.Mr. Magoo's King Arthur
17-04-196530mMr. Magoo plays Merlin, the man who helps Arthur become King.
26.Mr. Magoo's Paul Revere
24-04-196530mMr. Magoo plays Paul Revere, the young Boston man who warned that the ""British are coming! The British are coming!"".
27.Uncle Sam Magoo
24-04-196530mThe story of America - from the landing of the pilgrims to the landing on the moon. Relive the pilgrim's first Thanksgiving, march with Davy Crockett and listen to America's golden...
28.Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol
18-12-196230mMr. Magoo plays an actor who has auditioned for the part of 'Scrooge' in Charles Dickens 'A Christmas Carol'. This play within a movie was the inspiration for the popular 'Famous A...
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31.Uncle Sam Magoo
TBA30mThe story of America - from the landing of the pilgrims to the landing on the moon. Relive the pilgrim's first Thanksgiving, march with Davy Crockett and listen to America's golden...
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