MR. MAGOO'S CHRISTMAS CAROL (1962)

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol is a 1962 animated musical holiday television special produced by UPA. It is an adaptation of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, featuring UPA's character Mr. Magoo as Ebenezer Scrooge. The special first aired on December 18, 1962 on NBC and was the first animated Christmas special to be produced specifically for television.

Jim Backus provides the voice of Magoo, with additional voices provided by Paul Frees, Morey Amsterdam, Joan Gardner, and Jack Cassidy. The special is directed by Abe Levitow and features songs composed by Jule Styne, with lyrics by Bob Merrill.

Storyline

An animated, magical, musical version of Dickens' timeless classic "A Christmas Carol." The nearsighted Mr. Magoo doesn't 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.

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
2007 DVD cover
Based on	A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Written by	Barbara Chain
Directed by	Abe Levitow
Voices of	Jim Backus Morey Amsterdam Jack Cassidy Royal Dano Paul Frees
Composer(s)	Walter Scharf
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Producer(s)	Lee Orgel Henry G. Saperstein
Running time	53 mins
Production company(s)	United Productions of America
Distributor	NBCUniversal Television Distribution
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	December 18, 1962