Magoo's Puddle Jumper

1956 American film

July 26, 1956 (1956-07-26)

Running time

6 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

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

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

External links

Magoo's Puddle Jumper at IMDb

Mr. Magoo

TV series

Mister Magoo (1960–1961)
The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo (1964–1965)
What's New, Mr. Magoo? (1977)
Mr. Magoo (2018)

TV specials

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962)
Uncle Sam Magoo (1970)

Theatrical short cartoons

When Magoo Flew (1954)
Magoo's Puddle Jumper (1956)

Animated feature films

1001 Arabian Nights (1959)
Kung-Fu Magoo (2010)

Live action feature film

Mr. Magoo (1997)

v t e Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
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Submissions for Best Animated Short Academy Award