Mr. Magoo
Mister Magoo was a cartoon character that was created in 1949 by animation studio United Productions of America ( UPA). The figure was lead actor in a variety of short films, two TV series and a live-action adaptation.
Content
The main character is an elderly, extremely short-sighted man named Quincy Magoo. Because of his visual impairment he gets in the most incredible situations, he maintains in the first episode a bear for his nephew Waldo. Said nephew is a minor character in the movies, and later came to his buddy Prezley and Magoo's servant Charley, Mother Magoo and the siblings Wheeler and Dealer.
In the later episodes Magoo slipped into the roles of various historical or fictitious figures such as George Washington or Long John Silver from Stevenson's Treasure Island. Also a variant of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol was realized with him in the lead role. Even in these stories made him his extreme nearsightedness sorts problems.
Production and publication history
Between 1949 and 1959, 54 short films were produced and released by Columbia Pictures of UPA. The short films Trouble Indemnity (1950) and Pink and Blue Blues ( 1952) by Pete Burness were for an Oscar in the category " Best Animated Short Film " nominated, When Magoo Flew (1954) and Magoo's Puddle Jumper (1956 ), also by Burness, as well and got this also.
Due to this success, the television series The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo was produced between 1964-65. The series consisted of 26 episodes each with 25 minutes in length, each consignment of five separate chapters of five minutes in length for a total of 130 chapters exist. The series was in the series animation time with Adelheid, in which even characters like Klondike Kat, Rocky & Bullwinkle or Dudley Do in Germany for the first time - emerged Right aired. From 3 October 1988, a broadcast followed by Sat.1. This was followed by repeats at Junior and K- Toon and individual consequences of SuperRTL. In the German dubbed version Magoo was spoken by the actor and voice actor Gerd Martienzen.
1964 from each episode five films edited together: Mr. Magoo's Storybook ( " Magoo in the realm of fairy tales and legends " ), Mr. Magoo in the King's Service ( " Magoo in the royal service " ), Mr. Magoo at Sea ( "Mr. Magoo's Adventure on the High Seas " ), Mr. Magoo ... Man of Mystery ( " Mr. Magoo on hunting crooks " ) and Mr. Magoo in Sherwood Forest ( " Mr. Magoo in the service of Robin Hood ").
Followed in 1977 with What's New Mr. Magoo? another animated series with 16 double episodes of DePatie - Freleng Enterprises ( DFE ) in collaboration with the UPA. This series was released in Germany as "Mr. Magoos colorful fair. "
1997 Walt Disney Pictures purchased the license and produced the live-action Mr. Magoo with Leslie Nielsen in the lead role.