Magoo's Puddle Jumper

Magoo's Puddle Jumper
Directed byPete Burness
Story byDick Shaw
Produced byStephen Bosustow
StarringJim Backus
Daws Butler (uncredited)
Music byDean Elliott
Animation byRudy Larriva
Barney Posner
Cecil Surry
Gil Turner
Layouts byRobert Dranko
Backgrounds byBob McIntosh
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • July 26, 1956 (1956-07-26)
Running time
6 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Magoo's Puddle Jumper is a 1956 animated short produced by UPA for Columbia Pictures. Directed by Pete Burness and produced by Stephen Bosustow, Magoo's Puddle Jumper won the 1957 Oscar for Short Subjects (Cartoons).[1]

Summary

The cartoon follows the misadventures of the myopic Mr. Magoo alongside nephew Waldo as he drives a new electric car into the ocean.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award – 1956 -". cartoonresearch.com.
  2. ^ Piotr Borowiec (1988). Animated Short Films: A Critical Index to Theatrical Cartoons. Scarecrow Press. p. 104. ISBN 0-8108-3503-7.
  3. ^ Internet Archive


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