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The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo
TV Series (1964 - 1965)
Animated series featuring Jim Backus voicing Mr. Magoo in half-hour adaptations of classic stories for children. Praised by both critics and educators, and well-remembered by fans, the program won a prestigious George Foster Peabody award in 1965.
Series Info
Type:
Scripted
Premiered:
Sep. 19, 1964
Status:
Canceled/Ended
Runtime:
30 min.
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Series Fun Facts
- For the second half of its only season, NBC moved this series to Saturday evenings at 8:30 p.m. ET, opposite Gilligan's Island on CBS. Because of that, Jim Backus as Mr. Magoo was pitted…
[show]For the second half of its only season, NBC moved this series to Saturday evenings at 8:30 p.m. ET, opposite Gilligan's Island on CBS. Because of that, Jim Backus as Mr. Magoo was pitted against Jim Backus as Thurston Howell III. This remains one of the very rare cases in which an actor was regularly scheduled against himself on two U.S. networks.
[hide] - No matter what the plot, era or circumstances of the episode were, the main villain of the piece was always depicted as a sharp-featured man with black hair and beard, as if he were a regular…
[show]No matter what the plot, era or circumstances of the episode were, the main villain of the piece was always depicted as a sharp-featured man with black hair and beard, as if he were a regular actor cast in the series.
[hide] - Casey Kasem's first film project.
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