Absolutely. Mr Magoo wasn't so much nearsighted as an aristocratic old snob whose mind had closed years ago. THAT's where the comedy originally came from - it wasn't enough that he mistakes a bowling alley for his country club; he had to complain that someone had changed the interior without consulting the members! THAT was funny! But it wasn't "I'm blind" comedy - it's class comedy, pure and simple. But, perhaps inevitably, the fact that Mr. Magoo was blind became the ONLY joke. The "comedy" was now directed at the lowest common denominator. Which really was a shame. The last time Magoo was really interesting was in the series The Famous Adventures of Mr Magoo which set aside the blind jokes in favor of famous actor Magoo playing different parts with a Magoo twist. But it didn't last long, and soon it was back to the blind jokes. The most recent animated series was SO bad, though - it had NOTHING, and the voice actor didn't even TRY to come close to Jim Backus.
"When Magoo flew" in color here on YT back in its early days was one of my little kids' faves after I showed it to them before they grew older and Tik-Tok and gamer videos came along.
Would be nice to have the broadcast date on this. Judging from the mention of the Peggy Lee recordings (which were made on June 3, 1955) “out some time in August”, 1955 seems correct.
@@voiceover-impressionist I got my wires crossed. That's Jim Backus (Thurston Howl III of Gilligan's Isle) not Raymond Bailey (Milburn Drysdale of Beverly Hillbillies). They do look alike though.
Can you can post the appearance of Buddy and Vilma Ebsen on "You Asked for It"? It was on UA-cam some time back but disappeared. Loved Jim Backus and Magoo.
Very hard to get any information on this. Art Baker was the host. Date was around 1950 or 1951. Wikipedia data: FROM Internet Archive information: at least four episodes [of You Asked for it] from 1951 (February 8, April 5, April 12 or 19, April 26, July or so); the Archive has several other episodes, but it is not certain whether those are DuMont-era shows. FROM UCLA Film and Television Archive: two episodes (#8 and #31). I don't know which show had the Ebsens. Thanks for anything you can do. I did watch this on UA-cam a few years ago, so the clip does exist (I think).@@youaskedforit
Very hard to get any information on this. Art Baker was the host. Date was around 1950 or 1951. Wikipedia data: FROM Internet Archive information: at least four episodes [of You Asked for it] from 1951 (February 8, April 5, April 12 or 19, April 26, July or so); the Archive has several other episodes, but it is not certain whether those are DuMont-era shows. FROM UCLA Film and Television Archive: two episodes (#8 and #31). I don't know which show had the Ebsens. Thanks for anything you can do. I did watch this on UA-cam a few years ago, so the clip does exist (I think).@@youaskedforit
Did anyone else notice how uncomfortable it was for him to change out of the Magoo character for the camera so quickly ? 5:15 - 5:20 . I wish they had given him a moment.
Years later, Backus said that Magoo wasn't really nearsighted: "He's that part of all of us who sees the world the way he wants it to be."
Absolutely. Mr Magoo wasn't so much nearsighted as an aristocratic old snob whose mind had closed years ago. THAT's where the comedy originally came from - it wasn't enough that he mistakes a bowling alley for his country club; he had to complain that someone had changed the interior without consulting the members! THAT was funny! But it wasn't "I'm blind" comedy - it's class comedy, pure and simple.
But, perhaps inevitably, the fact that Mr. Magoo was blind became the ONLY joke. The "comedy" was now directed at the lowest common denominator. Which really was a shame. The last time Magoo was really interesting was in the series The Famous Adventures of Mr Magoo which set aside the blind jokes in favor of famous actor Magoo playing different parts with a Magoo twist. But it didn't last long, and soon it was back to the blind jokes. The most recent animated series was SO bad, though - it had NOTHING, and the voice actor didn't even TRY to come close to Jim Backus.
"When Magoo flew" in color here on YT back in its early days was one of my little kids' faves after I showed it to them before they grew older and Tik-Tok and gamer videos came along.
Would be nice to have the broadcast date on this. Judging from the mention of the Peggy Lee recordings (which were made on June 3, 1955) “out some time in August”, 1955 seems correct.
Not sure of the broadcast date but I read that the record was actually released in April 1956.
he brought a bit of Magoo to his profermance as mr howell in gilligan's island
Mr magoo is my 90 year old father!!❤❤❤😂😂😂
Yeah, who knew Magoo was the original "Get off my lawn, you darn kids" geezer!😮 🤓😎✌🏻
I saw it here in UK too.Tom and Jerry,Popeye Mr Magoo.
man, what a better era..
Thanks again for WICKED 2! -BRAD THOMPSON -JUICE/JJ 9/13/2024
It's Milburn Drysdale!!!!
Raymond Bailey!
What?
@@voiceover-impressionist I got my wires crossed.
That's Jim Backus (Thurston Howl III of Gilligan's Isle) not Raymond Bailey (Milburn Drysdale of Beverly Hillbillies).
They do look alike though.
Can you can post the appearance of Buddy and Vilma Ebsen on "You Asked for It"? It was on UA-cam some time back but disappeared.
Loved Jim Backus and Magoo.
We will try to track it down. Do you know any details about the clip?
Very hard to get any information on this. Art Baker was the host. Date was around 1950 or 1951. Wikipedia data: FROM Internet Archive information: at least four episodes [of You Asked for it] from 1951 (February 8, April 5, April 12 or 19, April 26, July or so); the Archive has several other episodes, but it is not certain whether those are DuMont-era shows. FROM UCLA Film and Television Archive: two episodes (#8 and #31). I don't know which show had the Ebsens. Thanks for anything you can do. I did watch this on UA-cam a few years ago, so the clip does exist (I think).@@youaskedforit
Very hard to get any information on this. Art Baker was the host. Date was around 1950 or 1951. Wikipedia data: FROM Internet Archive information: at least four episodes [of You Asked for it] from 1951 (February 8, April 5, April 12 or 19, April 26, July or so); the Archive has several other episodes, but it is not certain whether those are DuMont-era shows. FROM UCLA Film and Television Archive: two episodes (#8 and #31). I don't know which show had the Ebsens. Thanks for anything you can do. I did watch this on UA-cam a few years ago, so the clip does exist (I think).@@youaskedforit
Did anyone else notice how uncomfortable it was for him to change out of the Magoo character for the camera so quickly ? 5:15 - 5:20 . I wish they had given him a moment.
P. S. "Look at those FEET"
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