Synopsis

Police Chief Pat Patton and Dick Tracy come to Quincy Magoo with a plan to impersonate a notorious crime kingpin known as Squinty, allowing them to capture Prune Face and his gang of super-villains. Mr. Magoo agrees to this plan, and disguises himself as Squinty to infiltrate the crooks' hideout and learn their plans. The deception backfires when the real Squinty escapes from jail and returns to Prune Face's lair. Realizing that the cops will find their hideout very soon, Prune Face, Squinty, Oddles and Mumbles escape and leave Magoo tied up and gagged... attached to a time bomb at his feet. Magoo manages to throw the bomb out of the window and away from Police Chief Patton, Dick Tracy and their men.

Characters

Mr. Magoo, Squinty Eyes, Police Chief Pat Patton, Flattop, Dick Tracy, Prune Face, Oddles, Mumbles, Itchy

Credits

Directing

Director: Clyde Geronimi, Ray Patterson, Grant Simmons
Supervising Director: Abe Levitow

Producing

Producer: Henry G. Saperstein (Executive Producer)

Writing

Writer: Joan Janis, Ed Nofzinger
Story: Al Bertino, Dick Kinney
Adaptation: Sloan Nibley
Creator (Comic Strip "Dick Tracy"): Chester Gould

Voices

Voice: Jim Backus (Mr. Magoo, Squinty Eyes), Howard Morris (Police Chief Pat Patton, Flattop), Everett Sloane (Dick Tracy), Marvin Miller (Prune Face), Johnny Coons (Oddles, Mumbles), Jerry Hausner (Itchy), Dick Kleiner, Shepard Menken, Benny Rubin, Robie Lester, Paul Frees

Music

Music: Carl Brandt

Editing

Editor: George Gordon (Story Editor)

Crew

Backgrounds: Bob Abrams

Production notes

This NBC show presented Magoo in a variety of roles, portraying various literary and historical figures. Thirteen hour-long episodes were produced, some being two half-hour stories combined into one program. One story ("Robin Hood") was a full-length feature presented in four half-hour-long programs.

The series failed to garner the same type of ratings as the holiday special, and it was canceled after one season. The cartoons were later syndicated as animated specials under the umbrella title "Mr. Magoo's Storybook."