What's New, Mr. Magoo?

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What's New, Mr. Magoo?
Genre Children's television series
Animation
Comedy
Created by Millard Kaufman
John Hubley
Written byDavid Detiege
Mark Jones
Bob Ogle
Cliff Roberts
Milt Schaffer
Directed by Bob Richardson
Voices of Jim Backus
Bob Ogle
Casey Kasem
Hal Smith
Frank Welker
Composer Dean Elliott
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes16
Production
Producers David H. DePatie
Friz Freleng
EditorsRobert T. Gillis
Rick Steward
Running time30 minutes
Production companies DePatie-Freleng Enterprises
United Productions of America
Original release
Network CBS
ReleaseSeptember 10 (1977-09-10) 
December 24, 1977 (1977-12-24)

What's New, Mr. Magoo? is an American animated television series which aired on Saturday mornings from September 10 to December 24, 1977, on CBS. It was produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises and United Productions of America. [1] The series has the voices of Jim Backus, Bob Ogle, Casey Kasem, Hal Smith and Frank Welker. [2] [3]

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This was the third series starring Mr. Magoo, following the 1960-1962 Mister Magoo , and the 1964-1965 show The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo . [4]

It was one of only two animated series from DePatie-Freleng Enterprises – besides Bailey's Comets – to air on the CBS Television Network.

Plot

Cast

Episodes

No. in
series
TitleOriginal air dateProduction
code
1"Baby Sitter Magoo / Mr. Magoo's Concert"September 10, 1977 (1977-09-10)001
2"Motorcycle Magoo / Who's Zoo, Magoo?"September 17, 1977 (1977-09-17)002
3"Lion Around Magoo / Unglued Magoo"September 24, 1977 (1977-09-24)005
4"Magoo's Monster Mansion / Mountain Man Magoo"October 1, 1977 (1977-10-01)003
5"Caveman Magoo / Museum Magoo"October 8, 1977 (1977-10-08)004
6"A Magoo Bagatelle / Tut Tut Magoo"October 15, 1977 (1977-10-15)006
7"Choo Choo Magoo / For the Birds Magoo"October 22, 1977 (1977-10-22)007
8"Good Neighbor Magoo / Kidnap Caper Magoo"October 29, 1977 (1977-10-29)008
9"Boo, Magoo! / Magoo's Yacht Party"November 5, 1977 (1977-11-05)010
10"Come Back, Little McBarker / Magoo's Pizza"November 12, 1977 (1977-11-12)009
11"Gold Rush Magoo / Magoo's Fountain of Youth"November 19, 1977 (1977-11-19)011
12"Miniature Magoo / Roamin's Magoo"November 26, 1977 (1977-11-26)014
13"McBarker, the Wonder Dog / Spaceman Magoo"December 3, 1977 (1977-12-03)012
14"Jungleman Magoo / Millionaire Magoo"December 10, 1977 (1977-12-10)013
15"Magoo's Driving Test / Shutterbug Magoo"December 17, 1977 (1977-12-17)016
16"Rip Van Magoo / Secret Agent Magoo"December 24, 1977 (1977-12-24)015

References

  1. Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 554–559. ISBN   978-1476665993.
  2. "What's New, Mr. Magoo? - TV Special - Cast & Credits - Listings - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  3. "What's New Mr. Magoo?". LocateTV.com. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  4. Woolery, George W. (1983). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part 1: Animated Cartoon Series . Scarecrow Press. pp.  193–196. ISBN   0-8108-1557-5 . Retrieved March 14, 2020.