Magoo doesnt have a ghost of a chance as ebenezer scrooge, unless he learns the true meaning of christmas from the three spirits who haunt him one christmas eve. This lot is a series of ten 12 field animation drawings of this ghost. Magoos christmas carol little drummer boy cricket on the hearth. Morrisons exquisite cover art will appear only on advance copies of mr. Magoos christmas carol was the firstever animated holiday special created for television. Magoos christmas carol in the highest quality i could find. At least, most recently, a very elaborate and faithful graphic novel version graced comic and book stores. Music by jule styne lyrics by bob merrill starring. I have a copy id like to give away to one of my readers. Amounts shown in italicized text are for items listed in currency other than canadian dollars and are approximate conversions to canadian dollars based upon bloombergs conversion rates. Magoo s christmas carol commemorative comic book and the stocking stuffer comic bookdvd package. Magoo, wherein magoo essayed such literary roles as friar tuck, gunga din, and all seven of snow whites dwarves.
Quincy magoo is a fictional cartoon character created at the upa animation studio in 1949. Vintage comic books vintage toys 80s vintage cartoon vintage tv vintage comics wedding vintage vintage pins vintage. Mr magoo youve done it again magoo was voiced by the delightful jim backus. One of the more terrifying and memorable villains in animation history, is the ghost of christmas future. And, in the middle of the book is a lengthy section on the history in text of the mr. New listing mister magoos a christmas carol by charles. Dec 23, 2007 this is just a snipit from the actual video. Shop for carol christmas magoos mr online at target. Magoos christmas carol with thorough details wonderfully written i might add and lavishly illustrated with rare production art the book layout is superb.
A musical version of charles dickens beloved 1843 tale about miserly ebenezer scrooge, it was called mr. It is about magoos runin with an elf that accidentally falls down his chimney on christmas eve. Rudolph the rednosed reindeer santa claus is comin to town frosty the snowman frosty returns mr. Magoos christmas carol did make its way on to records, but not to its fullest extent. Magoos christmas carol by abe levitow abe levitow, jim.
Mr magoo voice of jim baccus was a great cartoon hahaha. Do you remember when christmas tv specials actually were special. Magoo at christmas time and to put coin into the hands. Magoos christmas carol served as the pilot for the 1964 animated anthology series the famous adventures of mr.
Magoos christmas carol deftly uses the device of depicting magoo as a famous broadway star. Magoo s christmas carol was a holiday tradition at our house for years, so bringing that story to a new audience in comic book form was irresistible. Magoo has somehow become a broadway star in a new musical christmas. Magoo s christmas carol movie, the voice of mr magoo is jim backus the very first animated christmas special from excellent. One of the ten includes a back profile of ebenezer scrooge. Mister magoo christmas carol commemorative comic reissued. Sheet music from the first animated christmas special pianovocal merrill, bob published by alfred publishing co 20110801 2011. Quincy magoo was the protagonist of a cartoon series by upa studio. Nov 14, 2012 it is about magoo s runin with an elf that accidentally falls down his chimney on christmas eve. Magoos christmas carol but also with the prime time series that it spawned, the famous adventures of mr. Dec 25, 2015 this was despite the fact i really liked mr. Your email address will never be sold or distributed to a third party for any reason. It is an adaptation of charles dickens 1843 novella a christmas carol, and it features upas character mr.
Magoos christmas carol was the firstever animated christmas special, and is now the subject of a splendid new book by darrell van citters. Mister magoo s christmas carol is a 1962 animated musical holiday television special produced by upa. With jim backus, morey amsterdam, jack cassidy, royal dano. This book has 36 pages and was uploaded by dell4c on june 10, 20. There is also a second christmas story entitled mr. Jan 05, 2015 on december 15, 2014, the actors fund presented a one night benefit concert presentation of the holiday classic mr. Magoos christmas carol various artists on allmusic. Magoos christmas carol christmas carol, christmas tv. Magoo at christmas time and to put coin into the hands on. In the winter of 1962, a time of three gargantuan broadcast networks and a powerwielding block of national advertisers. Howell on gilliganos island, as well as for his work on the popular series i married joan and the jim backus show. First telecast over the nbc network on december 18, 1962, mr.
Magoos christmas carol bowed as a 1960s primetime nbctv cartoon special. The official comic adaptation paperback december 1, 2002 robert v. Baldwin was responsible for directing and animating the highly memorable, showstopping sequence featuring the despicables in christmas carol. Magoos christmas carol, the making of the first animated christmas special or the art of jay ward productions will instantly recognize the name gerard baldwin. Summary from the animated musical version of dickens story of the metamorphosis of a miser into a caring person on christmas eve. It rarely turns upthough this year, nbc has decided to give the special its first broadcast network showing since the 80sand when it does, its been cut down from its original running time of 52 minutes, by up to 10 minutes, to better fit into modern timeslots. Magoo continued to adapt stories from classic literature in 1964 in the famous adventures of mr. Magoos christmas carol and remember seeing it only once as a child after i had seen 1969s which was my first acc.
Quincy is a wealthy, old man whose most notable trait is his myopia nearsightedness to the point of blindness. A christmas carol film adaptations best and worst movie versions. Magoos christmas carol, an adaptation of the classic dickens tale, became the first madefortv holiday special, even before a charlie brown christmas. Magoo s christmas carol in the highest quality i could find. The animated christmas special that inspired all other animated christmas specials was aired by nbc at 7.
Magoos christmas carol with thorough details wonderfully. Shop for mr magoo christmas carol online at target. Magoo s christmas carol ghost of christmas future animation drawing group of 10 upa, 1962. In the 1980s sir alastair cooke surprised many with a commentary calling the cartoon one of the best of the many a christmas carol adaptations hed seen. Magoo as child, watching his halfhour show of shorts and i absolutely loved the famous adventures of mr. Magoo is a wealthy, shortstatured retiree who gets into a series of comical situations as a result of his extreme nearsightedness, compounded by his stubborn refusal to admit the problem. Magoo s christmas carol did breathe some new life into the franchise, which with the primetime tv show and the various commercial spots he was in, was likely why the magoo comic strip showed up at this time. I highly recommend going out and purchasing the dvd so as to continue the tradition of mr. Magoo tv cartoons, the folks at upa studios decided to star magoo in a 60minute musical version of charles dickens a christmas carol. Dec 10, 2010 many of the readers of this blog grew up not only with mr. This musical adaptation of the classic tale by charles dickens, stars magoo as the coldhearted old miser, ebenezer scrooge. The making of the first animated christmas special darrell van citters on. Mister magoos christmas carol is a 1962 animated musical holiday television special produced by upa.
Here at, we are committed to protecting your privacy. Van citters magoos christmas carol book cartoon brew. Van citters has documented the creation and production of the classic upa tv special mr. Originally aired on nbctv in 1962, this delightful program remains a staple of alltimefavorite holiday specials. Jim backus was a veteran of stage, vaudeville, radio, film and television the medium in which he is best remembered for being the voice of the cartoon character mr. An animated, magical, musical version of dickens timeless classic a christmas carol. Having made a bundle on their episode package of mr. Magoos christmas carol with thorough details wonderfully written i might add and lavishly illustrated.
Magoo s christmas carol is the firstever animated special produced exclusively for television. For many, it was their first exposure to the classic literature that was the basis for the show. Magoos christmas carol comes this close to screwing it. Magoos christmas carol and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at.