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The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo tv show photo

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.

The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo - 01x26 Mr. Magoo's Paul Revere Screenshot
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01x26 Mr. Magoo's Paul Revere Aired: Apr. 24, 1965

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The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo is Canceled/Ended
The show had 1 season and 27 episodes air between 1964 and 1965.

Series Info

Type:
Scripted
Premiered:
Sep. 19, 1964
Status:
Canceled/Ended
Runtime:
30 min.
Aired:
1964 - 1965
To-Date:
1 Season
27 Episodes
Network
NBC TV Network
Genre

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Series Fun Facts

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  • 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…
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    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.
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  • 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…
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    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.
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  • Casey Kasem's first film project.