The beloved animated TV special “Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol” has been reissued 40 years after it first aired on NBC ($10 for VHS; $15 for DVD, Classic Media). This surprisingly straightforward ...

Backus’ Mr. Magoo wasn’t dumb, just too much of a softie. His life was so charmed that, no matter what the mishap, he always landed safely. “Oh Magoo, you’ve done it again,” he’d say from the comfort ...

WHO KNEW, Mr. Magoo? Who knew, until this week, that you were a cartoon character of ridicule? Who knew that you were “an ill-tempered and incompetent blind man,” rather than an eccentric, avuncular ...

Oh, Magoo, you’re back again. More than three decades after he disappeared into syndication obscurity, cartoon character Mr. Quincy Magoo, the oblivious, nearsighted geezer too stubborn to wear ...

CBS All Access, CBS’ digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service, has picked up three new original children’s series from DreamWorks Animation’s Classic Media. Premiering on Jan.

You'd think that late actor Jim Backus would have felt a bit elevated from ordinary folks when you consider that he spent a good portion of his life being referred to by fans and critics alike as ...

Pop quiz: Who fits this description? “Irascible millionaire.” What about: “Absolute self-confidence.” One more: “Wreaking havoc upon others.” The correct answer: Mr. Magoo, the much-loved old-school ...