Base On Bawls
- Studio
- UPA Productions
- Animation studio
- Jack Kinney Productions, Larry Harmon Studios
- Distributor
- Columbia Pictures Television
Synopsis
Passing by a construction site, Magoo confuses construction workers in the street for children playing ball. He thinks that it's a great place for a ball park for the kiddies. Tycoon Magoo gets upset because that's where he's trying to build a skyscraper, so he sends Worstershire to dispose of him.
Characters
Mr. Magoo, Tycoon Magoo, Worstershire
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Steve Clark
Producing
- Producer
- Henry G. Saperstein
Writing
- Writer
- Al Bertino, Dick Kinney
- Script
- Nick George
Voices
- Voice
- Jim Backus (Mr. Magoo, Mother Magoo), Paul Frees (Tycoon Magoo, Prezley), Jerry Hausner (Waldo, Prezley), Daws Butler (Waldo, Prezley), Julie Bennett (Millie), Mel Blanc (Tycoon Magoo, Worcestershire)
Music
- Music
- Shorty Rogers, Carl Brandt, George Steiner
Animation
- Animator
- Frank Braxton, Chic Otterstrom
- Layouts
- Bob Singer
Art Department
- Production Design
- Lew Keller
- Art Director
- Vic Haboush
- Backgrounds
- Jack Heiter, Bob McIntosh, Bob Abrams, Tony Rizzo
- Color Styling
- Barbara Begg
Editing
- Editor
- Ted Baker
Casting
- Dialogue Director
- Jerry Hausner
Production Management
- Production Manager
- Earl Jonas
Crew
- Production Planning
- Bill Perez, Marty Murphy
Production notes
This series was a low-budget version of the Magoo theatrical cartoons, made specifically for television.
UPA and Kellogg's Cereals had signed a distribution agreement for the televised Mister Magoo series, with Kellogg's thinking it would have the last word on program content. At the last minute, however, UPA decided against any sponsor's veto and backed out of the deal.
UPA managed to sell the series by itself to 150 markets, some of which scheduled episodes in prime time. The popularity of Mister Magoo enabled UPA to sell Dick Tracy, its next series, without making a pilot episode.
UPA ending up setting up a production agreement with Henry Saperstein. Saperstein discarded UPA's reputation for quality and actively entered the made-for-TV cartoon market. Saperstein produced 130 cheaply made Mr. Magoo cartoons which premiered in syndication on November 7, 1960.
UPA and Kellogg's Cereals had signed a distribution agreement for the televised Mister Magoo series, with Kellogg's thinking it would have the last word on program content. At the last minute, however, UPA decided against any sponsor's veto and backed out of the deal.
UPA managed to sell the series by itself to 150 markets, some of which scheduled episodes in prime time. The popularity of Mister Magoo enabled UPA to sell Dick Tracy, its next series, without making a pilot episode.
UPA ending up setting up a production agreement with Henry Saperstein. Saperstein discarded UPA's reputation for quality and actively entered the made-for-TV cartoon market. Saperstein produced 130 cheaply made Mr. Magoo cartoons which premiered in syndication on November 7, 1960.