List of UPA cartoons

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The following is a listing of every United Productions of America (UPA) short released through Columbia Pictures from 1948 to 1959, as well as a complete feature film list and an incomplete list of TV series, industrial films and training films. [1] [2]

Contents

Theatrical filmography

Shorts

#TitleSeriesDirectorRelease dateNotes
1Robin Hoodlum Fox and Crow John Hubley December 23, 1948 Academy Award Nominee
2The Magic FlukeFox and CrowJohn HubleyMarch 27, 1949 Academy Award Nominee
3The Ragtime Bear Jolly Frolics John HubleySeptember 8, 1949First appearance of Mr. Magoo
4Punchy De LeonJolly FrolicsJohn HubleyJanuary 12, 1950Last appearance of Fox and Crow
5Spellbound HoundJolly Frolics Pete Burness March 16, 1950Second appearance of Mr. Magoo
6The Miner's DaughterJolly FrolicsRobert CannonMay 25, 1950
7GiddyapJolly Frolics Art Babbitt July 27, 1950
8Trouble Indemnity Mr. Magoo Pete BurnessSeptember 14, 1950 Academy Award Nominee
9 Gerald McBoing-Boing Jolly FrolicsRobert CannonNovember 2, 1950First appearance of Gerald McBoing Boing
Academy Award Winner
Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1995
10The Popcorn StoryJolly FrolicsArt BabbittNovember 30, 1950
11Bungled BungalowMr. MagooPete BurnessDecember 28, 1950
12The Family CircusJolly FrolicsArt BabbittJanuary 25, 1951
13Barefaced FlatfootMr. MagooJohn HubleyApril 26, 1951
14Georgie and the DragonJolly FrolicsRobert CannonSeptember 27, 1951
15Fuddy Duddy BuddyMr. MagooJohn HubleyOctober 18, 1951
16 Rooty Toot Toot Jolly FrolicsJohn HubleyNovember 15, 1951 Academy Award Nominee
17The Wonder GlovesJolly FrolicsRobert CannonNovember 29, 1951
18Grizzly GolferMr. MagooPete BurnessDecember 20, 1951
19The OompahsJolly FrolicsRobert CannonJanuary 24, 1952
20Sloppy JalopyMr. MagooPete BurnessFebruary 21, 1952
21The Dog SnatcherMr. MagooPete BurnessMay 29, 1952
22Willie the KidJolly FrolicsRobert CannonJune 26, 1952
23Pink and Blue BluesMr. MagooPete BurnessAugust 28, 1952 Academy Award Nominee
24Pete HotheadJolly FrolicsPete BurnessSeptember 25, 1952
25Hotsy FootsyMr. MagooWilliam T. HurtzOctober 23, 1952
26 Madeline Jolly FrolicsRobert CannonNovember 27, 1952 Academy Award Nominee
27Captains OutrageousMr. MagooPete BurnessDecember 25, 1952
28Little Boy with a Big HornRobert CannonMarch 26, 1953
29The Emperor's New ClothesTed ParmeleeApril 30, 1953
30Safety SpinMr. MagooPete BurnessMay 21, 1953
31Christopher CrumpetRobert CannonJune 25, 1953 Academy Award Nominee
32Gerald McBoing Boing's Symphony Gerald McBoing Boing Robert CannonJuly 15, 1953
33Magoo's MasterpieceMr. MagooPete BurnessJuly 30, 1953
34 The Unicorn in the Garden William T. HurtzSeptember 24, 1953 BAFTA Award Nominee
35Magoo Slept HereMr. MagooPete BurnessNovember 19, 1953
36 The Tell-Tale Heart Ted ParmeleeDecember 17, 1953 Academy Award Nominee
Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2001
37 When Magoo Flew Mr. MagooPete BurnessJanuary 6, 1954 Academy Award Winner
First UPA cartoon to be filmed in CinemaScope
38Bringing Up MotherFamily CircusWilliam T. HurtzJanuary 14, 1954
39Ballet-OopRobert CannonFebruary 11, 1954
40Magoo Goes SkiingMr. MagooPete BurnessMarch 11, 1954
41The Man on the Flying TrapezeTed ParmeleeApril 8, 1954
N/AThe Fifty-First DragonArthur HeinemannJune 15, 1954Produced for the TV series "Omnibus" in 1952
Theatrical release in 1954
42Fudget's BudgetRobert CannonJune 17, 1954 BAFTA Award Nominee
43Kangaroo CourtingMr. MagooPete BurnessJuly 22, 1954
44How Now Boing BoingGerald McBoing BoingRobert CannonSeptember 9, 1954
45Destination MagooMr. MagooPete BurnessDecember 16, 1954
46Spare the ChildFamily CircusAbe LissJanuary 27, 1955
47Magoo's Check UpMr. MagooPete BurnessFebruary 24, 1955
48Four Wheels No BrakesTed ParmeleeMarch 25, 1955
49Baby Boogie Paul Julian May 18, 1955
50Magoo ExpressMr. MagooPete BurnessMay 19, 1955 BAFTA Award Nominee
51Madcap MagooMr. MagooPete BurnessJune 23, 1955
52Christopher Crumpet's PlaymateRobert CannonSeptember 8, 1955 BAFTA Award Nominee
53Stage Door MagooMr. MagooPete BurnessOctober 6, 1955
54The Rise of Duton LangOsmond EvansDecember 1, 1955
55Magoo Makes NewsMr. MagooPete BurnessDecember 12, 1955
56Gerald McBoing! Boing! on Planet MooGerald McBoing BoingRobert CannonFebruary 9, 1956 Academy Award Nominee
BAFTA Award Winner
57Magoo's Canine MutinyMr. MagooPete BurnessMarch 8, 1956
58Magoo Goes WestMr. MagooPete BurnessApril 19, 1956
59Calling Doctor MagooMr. MagooPete BurnessMay 24, 1956
60The JaywalkerRobert CannonMay 31, 1956 Academy Award Nominee
61Magoo Beats the HeatMr. MagooPete BurnessJune 21, 1956
62 Magoo's Puddle Jumper Mr. MagooPete BurnessJuly 26, 1956 Academy Award Winner
63Trailblazer MagooMr. MagooPete BurnessSeptember 13, 1956
64Magoo's Problem ChildMr. MagooPete BurnessOctober 18, 1956
65Meet Mother MagooMr. MagooPete BurnessDecember 27, 1956
66Magoo Goes OverboardMr. MagooPete BurnessFebruary 21, 1957
67Matador MagooMr. MagooPete BurnessMarch 30, 1957
68Magoo Breaks ParMr. MagooPete BurnessJune 27, 1957
69Magoo's Glorious FourthMr. MagooPete BurnessJuly 25, 1957
70Magoo's MasqueradeMr. Magoo Rudy Larriva August 15, 1957
71Magoo Saves the BankMr. MagooPete BurnessSeptember 26, 1957
72Rockhound MagooMr. MagooPete BurnessOctober 24, 1957
73Magoo's MoosehuntMr. MagooRobert CannonNovember 28, 1957
74Magoo's Private WarMr. MagooRudy LarrivaDecember 19, 1957
75Trees and Jamaica DaddyHam and HattieFred Crippen
Lew Keller
December 29, 1957 Academy Award Nominee
76Sailing and Village BandHam and HattieFred Crippen
Lew Keller
February 27, 1958
77Magoo's Young ManhoodMr. MagooPete BurnessMarch 13, 1958
78Scoutmaster MagooMr. MagooRobert CannonApril 10, 1958
79The Explosive Mr. MagooMr. MagooPete BurnessMay 8, 1958
80Magoo's Three Point LandingMr. MagooPete BurnessJune 5, 1958
81Magoo's CruiseMr. MagooRudy LarrivaSeptember 11, 1958
82Love Comes to MagooMr. MagooTom McDonaldOctober 2, 1958
83Spring and SaganakiHam and HattieFred Crippen
Lew Keller
October 16, 1958
84Gumshoe MagooMr. Magoo Gil Turner November 1, 1958
85Bwana MagooMr. MagooTom McDonaldJanuary 9, 1959
86Picnics Are Fun and Dino's SerenadeHam and HattieFred Crippen
Lew Keller
January 16, 1959
87Magoo's HomecomingMr. MagooGil TurnerMarch 5, 1959
88Merry Minstrel MagooMr. MagooRudy LarrivaApril 9, 1959
89Magoo's Lodge BrotherMr. MagooRudy LarrivaMay 7, 1959
90Terror Faces MagooMr. MagooChris Ishii
Jack Goodford
July 9, 1959
N/AMagoo Meets Boing-BoingMr. Magoo Abe Levitow December 27, 1959Produced for the TV series Mister Magoo (1960)
N/AMagoo Meets FrankensteinMr. MagooGil TurnerMarch 20, 1960
N/AI Was a Teenage MagooMr. Magoo Clyde Geronimi November, 1960

Features

Produced

Other

Television filmography

Television series

Specials

Shorts

Release yearTitleDirectorNotes
1949Dusty of the CircusGene DeitchTV pilot
1951Frosty the SnowmanRobert CannonProduced for Hill & Range Songs, Inc.
Peter Cottontail
1952The Fifty-First DragonArt HeinemannProduced for the TV series "Omnibus"
1953Howdy Doody and His Magic HatGene DeitchProduced for the TV series "The Howdy Doody Show" [3]
1955The Invisible Moustache of Raoul Dufy Aurelius Battaglia Produced for the Museum of Modern Art's Television Project and NBC

BAFTA Award Nominee

1959Bric's StewHarvey ToombsTV pilot

Miscellaneous filmography

Release yearTitleDirectorCommissioned byNotes
1944A Few Quick Facts about Diarrhea and DysenteryU.S. Army Signal Corps
A Few Quick Facts about InflationOsmond EvansU.S. Army Signal Corps
A Few Quick Facts about Lend-LeaseOsmond EvansU.S. Army Signal Corps
Hell-Bent for Election Chuck JonesUnited Auto Workers
1945A Few Quick Facts about FearZack SchwartzU.S. Army Signal Corps
A Few Quick Facts about JapanOsmond EvansU.S. Army Signal Corps [4]
Brotherhood of ManRobert CannonUnited Auto Workers
Fuel Tank SelectionZack SchwartzU.S. Navy Flight Safety Division
Join-Up CollisionsRobert CannonU.S. Navy Flight Safety Division
Take-Off AccidentsJohn HubleyU.S. Navy Flight Safety Division
1946After the CutJohn HubleyU.S. Navy Flight Safety Division
Check and Double CheckUnited Jewish Welfare Fund
Collisions with the EarthJohn HubleyU.S. Navy Flight Safety Division
Disorientation CrashesWilliam T. HurtzU.S. Navy
Flat HattingJohn HubleyU.S. Navy Flight Safety Division
Idling Mixture CheckJohn HubleyU.S. Navy Flight Safety Division
In Your PowerU.S. Navy Bureau of Naval Personnel
Taxiing CollisionsJohn HubleyU.S. Navy Flight Safety Division
1947Accident Injury PreventionJohn HubleyU.S. Navy Flight Safety Division
Emergency Landings on LandJohn HubleyU.S. Navy Flight Safety Division
Expanding World RelationshipsDavid HilbermanU.S. State Department
How a Bill Goes through CongressU.S. State Department
Landing AccidentsJohn HubleyU.S. Navy Flight Safety Division
Marginal Weather AccidentsJohn HubleyU.S. Navy Flight Safety Division
Public Opinion PollsJohn HubleyU.S. State Department
Three UnionsU.S. State Department
1948About Sensations (Inside Morgan's Head)John HubleyU.S. Navy Flight Safety Division
Accidents Resulting from Unfamiliarity in Aircraft; or, The Rover Boys in PerilJohn HubleyU.S. Navy Flight Safety Division
Swab Your ChoppersJohn HubleyU.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
1949Bailing OutRobert CannonU.S. Navy Flight Safety Division
Big TimRobert CannonTimken Roller Bearing Co.
Collisions during Simulated CombatRobert CannonU.S. Navy Flight Safety Division
Hazards in Ground Operation in Jet AircraftJohn HubleyU.S. Navy Flight Safety Division
Jet Wings for TomorrowLew KellerDouglas Aircraft Company
The Sailor and the SeagullJohn HubleyU.S. Navy Bureau of Naval Personnel
1950Cherry Rivet ApplicationCherry Rivet Co.
Sad SackU.S. Veterans Administration
1951Discipline Pays OffU.S. Navy
Man on the LandWilliam T. HurtzAmerican Petroleum Institute
1952Just Between Us GirlsCarson-Roberts, Inc.
Man Alive! William T. HurtzAmerican Cancer Society Academy Award Nominee
More Than Meets the EyeWilliam T. HurtzCBS Radio
1953It's Time for EverybodyRobert CannonCBS Radio
1954Look Who's DrivingWilliam T. HurtzAetna Casualty and Surety Company
Pump TroubleGene DeitchAmerican Heart Association [5]
Tune in TomorrowRobert CannonCBS Radio
1955Hooray for HomerGene DeitchBaltimore and Ohio Railroad
1956Sappy HomiensLeo SalkinAmerican Cancer Society
1960Inside MagooAbe LevitowAmerican Cancer Society

Slide films

Release yearTitleCommissioned by
1943Sparks and Chips Get the BlitzConsolidated Shipyards
1945Collective BargainingUnited Auto Workers
Saga of 666United Auto Workers
Svenson's SeniorityUnited Auto Workers
1946Guaranteed WagesNational CIO Education Department
Healthy, Wealthy and WiseKaiser Permanente Health Foundation
Hold It, Mac!U.S. Navy Insurance Division
Man in the CageFair Employment Practice Films
Democratic LivingU.S. Department of Education
Safety at PlayU.S. Department of Education
Wholesome LivingU.S. Department of Education
Tom, Dick and MaryGeneral Electric Company
1950Open Door to SalesForest Lawn Insurance Company

References

  1. Amidi, A. (2007). Inside UPA. Cartoon Brew Books.
  2. Abraham, Adam (2012): When Magoo Flew: The Rise and Fall of Animation Studio UPA. Wesleyan University Press.
  3. "Snafu_Art_INDEX". Archived from the original on March 31, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2012.

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