Fish 'n Tricks
- Studio
- UPA Productions
- Animation studio
- Jack Kinney Productions, Larry Harmon Studios
- Distributor
- Columbia Pictures Television
Synopsis
Magoo goes fishing for the big ones. His brother Tycoon is afraid that he'll catch the big fish he has been trying to catch for years. He sends butler Worcestershire to get rid of him by posting a no-fishing sign and setting traps. If that doesn't work, maybe dynamite will! Magoo thinks it's a storm and ends up with the big fish.
Characters
Mr. Magoo, Tycoon Magoo, Worcestershire
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Steve Clark
Producing
- Producer
- Henry G. Saperstein
Writing
- Writer
- Al Bertino, Dick Kinney
- Script
- Nick George
Animation
- Animator
- Chick Otterstrom, Frank Braxton
Voices
- Voice
- Jim Backus (Mr. Magoo), Paul Frees (Tycoon Magoo, Prezley), Jerry Hausner (Waldo, Prezley), Daws Butler (Waldo, Prezley), Mel Blanc (Tycoon Magoo, Worcestershire)
Music
- Music
- Shorty Rogers, Carl Brandt, George Steiner
Editing
- Editor
- Ted Baker
Crew
- Art Director
- Vic Haboush
- Color Styling
- Barbara Begg
- Production Design
- Lew Keller
- Production Manager
- Earl Jonas
- Production Planning
- Bill Perez, Marty Murphy
- Dialogue Director
- Jerry Hausner
- Layouts
- Bob Singer
- Backgrounds
- Jack Heiter, Bob McIntosh, Bob Abrams, Tony Rizzo
Production notes
Chic Otterstrom is credited as "Chick Otterstrom."
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.
From September 18, 1989 to September 16, 1990, episodes from this series and DePatie-Freleng's "What's New, Mr. Magoo?" were rebroadcast (along with UPA cartoons from "The Gerald McBoing Boing Show") on the USA Network under the title of "Mr. Magoo & Friends" as part of "Cartoon Express."
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.
From September 18, 1989 to September 16, 1990, episodes from this series and DePatie-Freleng's "What's New, Mr. Magoo?" were rebroadcast (along with UPA cartoons from "The Gerald McBoing Boing Show") on the USA Network under the title of "Mr. Magoo & Friends" as part of "Cartoon Express."
