17 Facts About Mr Magoo

Mr Magoo is a fictional cartoon character created at the UPA animation studio in 1949.

Mr Magoo'screation was a collaborative effort; animation director John Hubley is said to have partly based the character on his uncle Harry Woodruff, and W C Fields was another source of inspiration.

Hubley, who had created Mr Magoo, handed the series completely over to creative director Pete Burness.

Mr Magoo was frequently accompanied in his on-screen escapades with his nephew Waldo, voiced at various times by either Jerry Hausner or Daws Butler.

Side 2, "The Mother Mr Magoo Suite", was a series of musical pieces which included two solos by Marni Nixon.

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In 1959, Mr Magoo starred in 1001 Arabian Nights, directed by Jack Kinney, UPA's first feature-length production.

In 1994, a Sega Mega Drive game starring Mr Magoo was in development and planned to be published by Millennium Interactive but never released.

In 1997, the live action comedy film Mr Magoo was produced by Walt Disney Pictures on December 25,1997 and starred Leslie Nielsen as the title character.

Still other cartoons featured Tycoon Mr Magoo, voiced by Mel Blanc, and his bumbling assistant Worcestershire.

The special inspired the production of an animated TV series titled The Famous Adventures of Mr Magoo, which placed Magoo as an actor in other well-known stories.

In 1970, Mr Magoo starred as Uncle Sam in the TV special Uncle Sam Magoo.

Mr Magoo was planned to have a cameo in the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit, but was later dropped for unknown reasons.

In 1997, Mr Magoo was portrayed by Leslie Nielsen in a live-action Mr Magoo feature film.

Mr Magoo helped advertise the General Electric line of products throughout the 1950s and 1960s, sometimes under the name J Quincy Magoo.

In 2005, Mr Magoo became the spokesman of the optical retail store Sterling Optical.

Mr Magoo was featured in a series of commercials for Stag Beer in the 1960s.

Mr Magoo is an alumnus of Rutgers University, Class of 1928.