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). The television series was based on the original cartoon of the same name.

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.

Among the most ambitious adaptations mounted in this format were "Moby-Dick," a four-parter in which Magoo played Ishmael; 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 (much easier in an animated setting, with no trick photography needed).

The series was inspired by the success of the 1962 television special, "Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol," a serious remake of the Charles Dickens classic with Magoo playing Ebenezer Scrooge.

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