List of UPA cartoons

The following is a listing of every United Productions of America (UPA) short released through Columbia Pictures from 1948 to 1959, as well as a complete feature film list and an incomplete list of TV series, industrial films and training films.[1][2]

## Theatrical filmography

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### Shorts

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#  | Title  | Series  | Director  | Release date  | Notes

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1  | Robin Hoodlum | Fox and Crow | John Hubley | December 23, 1948  | Academy Award Nominee
2  | The Magic Fluke | Fox and Crow  | John Hubley  | March 27, 1949  | Academy Award Nominee
3  | The Ragtime Bear | Jolly Frolics | John Hubley  | September 8, 1949  | First appearance of Mr. Magoo
4  | Punchy De Leon | Jolly Frolics  | John Hubley  | January 12, 1950  | Last appearance of Fox and Crow
5  | Spellbound Hound | Jolly Frolics  | Pete Burness | March 16, 1950  | Second appearance of Mr. Magoo
6  | The Miner's Daughter | Jolly Frolics  | Robert Cannon  | May 25, 1950  |
7  | Giddyap | Jolly Frolics  | Art Babbitt | July 27, 1950  |
8  | Trouble Indemnity | Mr. Magoo | Pete Burness  | September 14, 1950  | Academy Award Nominee
9  | Gerald McBoing-Boing | Jolly Frolics  | Robert Cannon  | November 2, 1950  | First appearance of Gerald McBoing Boing
Academy Award Winner
Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1995
10  | The Popcorn Story | Jolly Frolics  | Art Babbitt  | November 30, 1950  |
11  | Bungled Bungalow | Mr. Magoo  | Pete Burness  | December 28, 1950  |
12  | The Family Circus | Jolly Frolics  | Art Babbitt  | January 25, 1951  |
13  | Barefaced Flatfoot | Mr. Magoo  | John Hubley  | April 26, 1951  |
14  | Georgie and the Dragon | Jolly Frolics  | Robert Cannon  | September 27, 1951  |
15  | Fuddy Duddy Buddy | Mr. Magoo  | John Hubley  | October 18, 1951  |
16  | Rooty Toot Toot | Jolly Frolics  | John Hubley  | November 15, 1951  | Academy Award Nominee
17  | The Wonder Gloves | Jolly Frolics  | Robert Cannon  | November 29, 1951  |
18  | Grizzly Golfer | Mr. Magoo  | Pete Burness  | December 20, 1951  |
19  | The Oompahs | Jolly Frolics  | Robert Cannon  | January 24, 1952  |
20  | Sloppy Jalopy | Mr. Magoo  | Pete Burness  | February 21, 1952  |
21  | The Dog Snatcher | Mr. Magoo  | Pete Burness  | May 29, 1952  |
22  | Willie the Kid | Jolly Frolics  | Robert Cannon  | June 26, 1952  |
23  | Pink and Blue Blues | Mr. Magoo  | Pete Burness  | August 28, 1952  | Academy Award Nominee
24  | Pete Hothead | Jolly Frolics  | Pete Burness  | September 25, 1952  |
25  | Hotsy Footsy | Mr. Magoo  | William T. Hurtz  | October 23, 1952  |
26  | Madeline | Jolly Frolics  | Robert Cannon  | November 27, 1952  | Academy Award Nominee
27  | Captains Outrageous | Mr. Magoo  | Pete Burness  | December 25, 1952  |
28  | Little Boy with a Big Horn |  | Robert Cannon  | March 26, 1953  |
29  | The Emperor's New Clothes |  | Ted Parmelee  | April 30, 1953  |
30  | Safety Spin | Mr. Magoo  | Pete Burness  | May 21, 1953  |
31  | Christopher Crumpet |  | Robert Cannon  | June 25, 1953  | Academy Award Nominee
32  | Gerald McBoing Boing's Symphony | Gerald McBoing Boing | Robert Cannon  | July 15, 1953  |
33  | Magoo's Masterpiece | Mr. Magoo  | Pete Burness  | July 30, 1953  |
34  | The Unicorn in the Garden |  | William T. Hurtz  | September 24, 1953  | BAFTA Award Nominee
35  | Magoo Slept Here | Mr. Magoo  | Pete Burness  | November 19, 1953  |
36  | The Tell-Tale Heart |  | Ted Parmelee  | December 17, 1953  | Academy Award Nominee
Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2001
37  | When Magoo Flew | Mr. Magoo  | Pete Burness  | January 6, 1954  | Academy Award Winner
First UPA cartoon to be filmed in CinemaScope
38  | Bringing Up Mother | Family Circus  | William T. Hurtz  | January 14, 1954  |
39  | Ballet-Oop |  | Robert Cannon  | February 11, 1954  |
40  | Magoo Goes Skiing | Mr. Magoo  | Pete Burness  | March 11, 1954  |
41  | The Man on the Flying Trapeze |  | Ted Parmelee  | April 8, 1954  |
N/A  | The Fifty-First Dragon |  | Arthur Heinemann  | June 15, 1954  | Produced for the TV series "Omnibus" in 1952
Theatrical release in 1954
42  | Fudget's Budget |  | Robert Cannon  | June 17, 1954  | BAFTA Award Nominee
43  | Kangaroo Courting | Mr. Magoo  | Pete Burness  | July 22, 1954  |
44  | How Now Boing Boing | Gerald McBoing Boing  | Robert Cannon  | September 9, 1954  |
45  | Destination Magoo | Mr. Magoo  | Pete Burness  | December 16, 1954  |
46  | Spare the Child | Family Circus  | Abe Liss  | January 27, 1955  |
47  | Magoo's Check Up | Mr. Magoo  | Pete Burness  | February 24, 1955  |
48  | Four Wheels No Brakes |  | Ted Parmelee  | March 25, 1955  |
49  | Baby Boogie |  | Paul Julian | May 18, 1955  |
50  | Magoo Express | Mr. Magoo  | Pete Burness  | May 19, 1955  | BAFTA Award Nominee
51  | Madcap Magoo | Mr. Magoo  | Pete Burness  | June 23, 1955  |
52  | Christopher Crumpet's Playmate |  | Robert Cannon  | September 8, 1955  | BAFTA Award Nominee
53  | Stage Door Magoo | Mr. Magoo  | Pete Burness  | October 6, 1955  |
54  | The Rise of Duton Lang |  | Osmond Evans  | December 1, 1955  |
55  | Magoo Makes News | Mr. Magoo  | Pete Burness  | December 12, 1955  |
56  | Gerald McBoing! Boing! on Planet Moo | Gerald McBoing Boing  | Robert Cannon  | February 9, 1956  | Academy Award Nominee
BAFTA Award Winner
57  | Magoo's Canine Mutiny | Mr. Magoo  | Pete Burness  | March 8, 1956  |
58  | Magoo Goes West | Mr. Magoo  | Pete Burness  | April 19, 1956  |
59  | Calling Doctor Magoo | Mr. Magoo  | Pete Burness  | May 24, 1956  |
60  | The Jaywalker |  | Robert Cannon  | May 31, 1956  | Academy Award Nominee
61  | Magoo Beats the Heat | Mr. Magoo  | Pete Burness  | June 21, 1956  |
62  | Magoo's Puddle Jumper | Mr. Magoo  | Pete Burness  | July 26, 1956  | Academy Award Winner
63  | Trailblazer Magoo | Mr. Magoo  | Pete Burness  | September 13, 1956  |
64  | Magoo's Problem Child | Mr. Magoo  | Pete Burness  | October 18, 1956  |
65  | Meet Mother Magoo | Mr. Magoo  | Pete Burness  | December 27, 1956  |
66  | Magoo Goes Overboard | Mr. Magoo  | Pete Burness  | February 21, 1957  |
67  | Matador Magoo | Mr. Magoo  | Pete Burness  | March 30, 1957  |
68  | Magoo Breaks Par | Mr. Magoo  | Pete Burness  | June 27, 1957  |
69  | Magoo's Glorious Fourth | Mr. Magoo  | Pete Burness  | July 25, 1957  |
70  | Magoo's Masquerade | Mr. Magoo  | Rudy Larriva | August 15, 1957  |
71  | Magoo Saves the Bank | Mr. Magoo  | Pete Burness  | September 26, 1957  |
72  | Rockhound Magoo | Mr. Magoo  | Pete Burness  | October 24, 1957  |
73  | Magoo's Moosehunt | Mr. Magoo  | Robert Cannon  | November 28, 1957  |
74  | Magoo's Private War | Mr. Magoo  | Rudy Larriva  | December 19, 1957  |
75  | Trees and Jamaica Daddy | Ham and Hattie  | Fred Crippen
Lew Keller  | December 29, 1957  | Academy Award Nominee
76  | Sailing and Village Band | Ham and Hattie  | Fred Crippen
Lew Keller  | February 27, 1958  |
77  | Magoo's Young Manhood | Mr. Magoo  | Pete Burness  | March 13, 1958  |
78  | Scoutmaster Magoo | Mr. Magoo  | Robert Cannon  | April 10, 1958  |
79  | The Explosive Mr. Magoo | Mr. Magoo  | Pete Burness  | May 8, 1958  |
80  | Magoo's Three Point Landing | Mr. Magoo  | Pete Burness  | June 5, 1958  |
81  | Magoo's Cruise | Mr. Magoo  | Rudy Larriva  | September 11, 1958  |
82  | Love Comes to Magoo | Mr. Magoo  | Tom McDonald  | October 2, 1958  |
83  | Spring and Saganaki | Ham and Hattie  | Fred Crippen
Lew Keller  | October 16, 1958  |
84  | Gumshoe Magoo | Mr. Magoo  | Gil Turner | November 1, 1958  |
85  | Bwana Magoo | Mr. Magoo  | Tom McDonald  | January 9, 1959  |
86  | Picnics Are Fun and Dino's Serenade | Ham and Hattie  | Fred Crippen
Lew Keller  | January 16, 1959  |
87  | Magoo's Homecoming | Mr. Magoo  | Gil Turner  | March 5, 1959  |
88  | Merry Minstrel Magoo | Mr. Magoo  | Rudy Larriva  | April 9, 1959  |
89  | Magoo's Lodge Brother | Mr. Magoo  | Rudy Larriva  | May 7, 1959  |
90  | Terror Faces Magoo | Mr. Magoo  | Chris Ishii
Jack Goodford  | July 9, 1959  |
N/A  | Magoo Meets Boing-Boing | Mr. Magoo  | Abe Levitow | December 27, 1959  | Produced for the TV series Mister Magoo (1960)
N/A  | Magoo Meets Frankenstein | Mr. Magoo  | Gil Turner  | March 20, 1960
N/A  | I Was a Teenage Magoo | Mr. Magoo  | Clyde Geronimi | November, 1960

### Features

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Produced

* 1001 Arabian Nights (1959) (released by Columbia Pictures)
* Gay Purr-ee (1962) (released by Warner Bros.)

Other

* No Minor Vices (1948) (animated sequence)
* The Red Pony (1949) (special effects)
* Dreamboat (1952) (animation)
* The Four Poster (1952) (animation)
* The Girl Next Door (1953) (animation)
* The Vikings (1958) (title sequence)
* What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966) (title sequence)

## Television filmography

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### Television series

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* The Roy Rogers Show (1951–1957) (main titles)
* The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show (1956–1957)
* The Garry Moore Show (1958) (main titles)
* The Twilight Zone (1959) (main titles)
* Mister Magoo (1960–1961)
* The Dick Tracy Show (1961–1962)
* The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo (1964–1965)
* What's New Mr. Magoo? (1977–1979) (licensed and co-produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises)

### Specials

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* Our Mr. Sun (1956) (main titles and inserts)
* Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962)
* Uncle Sam Magoo (1970)

### Shorts

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Release year  | Title  | Director  | Notes

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1949  | Dusty of the Circus | Gene Deitch  | TV pilot
1951  | Frosty the Snowman | Robert Cannon  | Produced for Hill & Range Songs, Inc.
Peter Cottontail
1952  | The Fifty-First Dragon | Art Heinemann  | Produced for the TV series "Omnibus"
1953  | Howdy Doody and His Magic Hat | Gene Deitch  | Produced for the TV series "The Howdy Doody Show"[3]
1959  | Bric's Stew | Harvey Toombs  | TV pilot

## Miscellaneous filmography

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1944  | A Few Quick Facts about Diarrhea and Dysentery |  | U.S. Army Signal Corps  |
A Few Quick Facts about Inflation | Osmond Evans  | U.S. Army Signal Corps  |
A Few Quick Facts about Lend-Lease | Osmond Evans  | U.S. Army Signal Corps  |
Hell-Bent for Election | Chuck Jones  | United Auto Workers  |
1945  | A Few Quick Facts about Fear | Zack Schwartz  | U.S. Army Signal Corps  |
A Few Quick Facts about Japan | Osmond Evans  | U.S. Army Signal Corps  | [4]
Brotherhood of Man | Robert Cannon  | United Auto Workers  |
Fuel Tank Selection | Zack Schwartz  | U.S. Navy Flight Safety Division  |
Join-Up Collisions | Robert Cannon  | U.S. Navy Flight Safety Division  |
Take-Off Accidents | John Hubley  | U.S. Navy Flight Safety Division  |
1946  | After the Cut | John Hubley  | U.S. Navy Flight Safety Division  |
Check and Double Check |  | United Jewish Welfare Fund  |
Collisions with the Earth | John Hubley  | U.S. Navy Flight Safety Division  |
Disorientation Crashes | William T. Hurtz  | U.S. Navy  |
Flat Hatting | John Hubley  | U.S. Navy Flight Safety Division  |
Idling Mixture Check | John Hubley  | U.S. Navy Flight Safety Division  |
In Your Power |  | U.S. Navy Bureau of Naval Personnel  |
Taxiing Collisions | John Hubley  | U.S. Navy Flight Safety Division  |
1947  | Accident Injury Prevention | John Hubley  | U.S. Navy Flight Safety Division  |
Emergency Landings on Land | John Hubley  | U.S. Navy Flight Safety Division  |
Expanding World Relationships | David Hilberman  | U.S. State Department  |
How a Bill Goes through Congress |  | U.S. State Department  |
Landing Accidents | John Hubley  | U.S. Navy Flight Safety Division  |
Marginal Weather Accidents | John Hubley  | U.S. Navy Flight Safety Division  |
Public Opinion Polls | John Hubley  | U.S. State Department  |
Three Unions |  | U.S. State Department  |
1948  | About Sensations (Inside Morgan's Head) | John Hubley  | U.S. Navy Flight Safety Division  |
Accidents Resulting from Unfamiliarity in Aircraft; or, The Rover Boys in Peril | John Hubley  | U.S. Navy Flight Safety Division  |
Swab Your Choppers | John Hubley  | U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery  |
1949  | Bailing Out | Robert Cannon  | U.S. Navy Flight Safety Division  |
Big Tim | Robert Cannon  | Timken Roller Bearing Co.  |
Collisions during Simulated Combat | Robert Cannon  | U.S. Navy Flight Safety Division  |
Hazards in Ground Operation in Jet Aircraft | John Hubley  | U.S. Navy Flight Safety Division  |
Jet Wings for Tomorrow | Lew Keller  | Douglas Aircraft Company  |
The Sailor and the Seagull | John Hubley  | U.S. Navy Bureau of Naval Personnel  |
1950  | Cherry Rivet Application |  | Cherry Rivet Co.  |
Sad Sack |  | U.S. Veterans Administration  |
1951  | Discipline Pays Off |  | U.S. Navy  |
Man on the Land | William T. Hurtz  | American Petroleum Institute  |
1952  | Just Between Us Girls |  | Carson-Roberts, Inc.  |
Man Alive! | William T. Hurtz  | American Cancer Society  | Academy Award Nominee
More Than Meets the Eye | William T. Hurtz  | CBS Radio  |
1953  | It's Time for Everybody | Robert Cannon  | CBS Radio  |
1954  | Look Who's Driving | William T. Hurtz  | Aetna Casualty and Surety Company  |
Pump Trouble | Gene Deitch  | American Heart Association  | [5]
Tune in Tomorrow | Robert Cannon  | CBS Radio  |
1955  | Hooray for Homer | Gene Deitch  | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad  |
1956  | Sappy Homiens | Leo Salkin  | American Cancer Society  |
1960  | Inside Magoo | Abe Levitow  | American Cancer Society  |

### Slide films

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Release year  | Title  | Commissioned by

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1943  | Sparks and Chips Get the Blitz | Consolidated Shipyards
1945  | Collective Bargaining | United Auto Workers
Saga of 666 | United Auto Workers
Svenson's Seniority | United Auto Workers
1946  | Guaranteed Wages | National CIO Education Department
Healthy, Wealthy and Wise | Kaiser Permanente Health Foundation
Hold It, Mac! | U.S. Navy Insurance Division
Man in the Cage | Fair Employment Practice Films
Democratic Living | U.S. Department of Education
Safety at Play | U.S. Department of Education
Wholesome Living | U.S. Department of Education
Tom, Dick and Mary | General Electric Company
1950  | Open Door to Sales | Forest Lawn Insurance Company

## References

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1. ^ Amidi, A. (2007). Inside UPA. Cartoon Brew Books.
2. ^ Abraham, Adam (2012): When Magoo Flew: The Rise and Fall of Animation Studio UPA. Wesleyan University Press.
3. ^ [1]
4. ^ "Snafu_Art_INDEX". Archived from the original on March 31, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
5. ^ [2]

### Sources

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UPA

Founders|

* Zack Schwartz
* David Hilberman
* Stephen Bosustow

Key people|

* Robert Cannon
* John Hubley
* Pete Burness
* Rudy Larriva
* Henry G. Saperstein

Feature films|

* 1001 Arabian Nights (1959)
* Gay Purr-ee (1962)

Theatrical
shorts|

| Series|

* Jolly Frolics
* Mr. Magoo

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Shorts|

* Hell-Bent for Election
* Gerald McBoing-Boing
* Rooty Toot Toot
* Madeline
* Man Alive!
* The Unicorn in the Garden
* The Tell-Tale Heart
* When Magoo Flew
* Magoo's Puddle Jumper

Television
series|

* The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show (1956–1957)
* Mister Magoo (1960–1961)
* The Dick Tracy Show (1961–1962)
* The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo (1964–1965)
* What's New Mr. Magoo? (1977–1979)

Television
specials|

* Our Mr. Sun (1956)
* Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962)
* Uncle Sam Magoo (1970)

Other|

* A Few Quick Facts
* Gerald McBoing-Boing (TV series)
* The Bell System Science Series
* Joe Jitsu
* Mr. Magoo (film)
* Kung-Fu Magoo

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