Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol Part 1

[nauort23]

It's great to be back! back! back! indeed. This was the first movie I ever saw in a theater.

[zimmy606]

real movies starts at 3: 50.

[dvlaries]

Predating the masterpiece "A Charlie Brown Christmas" by three years, Magoo has been too often neglected and unfairly eclipsed, but no lucky babyboomer has forgotten it.

[larourke]

i can NOT find this on dvd anywhere!!!! i NEEEED ITTT!!! .......and razzleberry dressing

[magstheaxe]

@larourke I just watched it Friday night on Blu-Ray. Got it from Amazon, and they've got the DVD, too. Just search Mr Magoo Christmas Carol

[WSenator1]

This is strange: I love Jim Backus' voice, and I've loved this cartoon ever since I first saw it as a child - but I'VE ALWAYS HATED THE CHARACTER OF MR. MAGOO! Go figure - Merry Christmas, everyone.

[ainmals1]

I do like this verison it's really good, but did anyone notice there was no nephew Fred?

[xltrt]

I like it when Magoo is lighting the Xmas tree and it starts talking Chinese.

[skudaarkaat1]

EXCELLENT! This film has been a part of my Christmas viweing since it was first on TV. I wouldn't miss it!

[Setebos]

How many besides me had this as their introduction to Dickens' "A Christmas Carol"?

[leakesonasucs]

What were seeing is something related to Sonic cd.

We see here is the present, just like sonic cd.

[kevingk7]

I look every year for this at Christmas time. This brings back memories & emotions that I only experienced as a child. Glad I found it here!

[TheZimm1]

Great childhood memories watching this. Just came across an updated short animation loosely based on a Christmas Carol... called A Very Buzzy Christmas

[ATWarriorPrincess]

Me and my family always crack up when Magoo is driving in the wrong way in a one way zone, best part of the whole movie

[dewatif]

Thankyou for the full show

[MsAppleofhiseye]

I really like all the songs in this special. Very nice! Thanks for uploading!!

[vjmartinez88]

WOW!! so many GREAT!! memories just hearing the music is making me cry!!!

[Serires3]

I recognize Paul Frees' voice!

[bigboy9964]

this is a TREASURE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY THANK FOR POSTING SUCH AWONDERFUL ANIMATION ! i AM 40 YRS OLD AND MY MOM AND DAD STILL BELIEVE IN cHRISTMAS!!!

[Mr76Yearsago]

Thanks for posting "Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol" in its full version. I had not seen that 3 1/2 minute introduction since 1964 when NBC after its third annual run "cut it" after TIMEX stopped (no pun intended) its full sponsorship of the program. (Yes, all three years 1962-64 featured those Classic John Chamron Swayzee TIMEX commercials during the telecasts)

[jarabaa]

@Mr76Yearsago Thank you so much for explaining this intriguing detail. I probably saw every broadcast from 1962 onwards, and certainly remember the TIMEX commercials ... but somehow hadn't exactly noticed that the 3-minute "Broadway" intro had vanished long ago. Thanks too to @christmasman2400v for posting this. Not sure why I loved it so much then or why it touches me so profoundly now after all these years. Perhaps because the original material, Dickens' story, was gold to start off with.

[CIGARPIGSKIN6]

wow didn't know he sings, always hear about this but never saw it, I got it on the one dvd from the rudolph frosty pack thing

[senorkaboom]

Can honestly say I have never seen this version, but A Christmas Carol can be done in may ways.

[lappinlover]

Dear christmasman2400v,

Thank you, Thank you! I've been missing this movie so much thanks for putting up!

Much Loves :D

[lilmissmusic2012]

I am in love with the songs in this movie!! 8D

[fromthesidelines]

This eventually led to "THE FAMOUS ADVENTURES OF MR. MAGOO" (1964-'65), in which he portrayed other notable literary characters {Robin Hood, The Count of Monte Cristo, Dr. Frankenstein, Don Quixote, et. al}- most of them adapted by Barbara Chain.

[HN22NL2]

A true CLASSIC!

[PsychopathUltimate]

Love Jim Backus and Royal Dano. Glad I'm just listening to this and not actually watching this because whatever video tape you got this off of was not kind to the coloring.

[pnolanrn]

Where did you ever find this? I've been pining away for Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol for years. This cartoon is the first thing I think of when I gear up for Christmas. I have not seen it in about 40 years.

Thanks so very much for posting. Does anyone know where I could find the DVD or even a VCR tape?

[diddymuck]

Jim Backus, a mellifluous star of immense skill who deserved more recognition for his major performances than his relatively minor roles as Magoo and TH3rd. Love this show, however.

[pattig1965]

This is the best version of a Christmas Carol EVER!!!

[wreehill]

@pattig1965 the good old days of whites only america

[ModGirl1967]

I have this on DVD but it is packed up with most of my possessions after foreclosure and difficult to get to, so thank you so much for posting this in its entirety. I have enjoyed this since I was a child and first saw it on TV. I am among the millions of unemployed so this means even more to me now. Thank you again and Merry Christmas. ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

[gilgamess]

@ModGirl1967 I am sorry to hear of your unemployment and pray for your fortunes to turn around soon. I saw this in a theater when the local cinema used to show matinees on Saturday. My favorite part still remains the sound effect that the little boy makes when he goes off to by a turkey for Scrooge.

Vivat Jim Backus and Paul Frees!

[mstrsims2]

Darrell Van Citters has a great book on the making of this, the first annimated Xmas feature.

Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol, the Making of the First Animated Christmas Special

[Lieblingsfachful]

I just noticed: Nobody has teeth in the movie.

[ALANRLEAKE]

@Lieblingsfachful Artistic license by the artists who created the film.

[FoxPlant2006]

They should have made a live action movie with Jim Backus as Scrooge. And another as Mr. Magoo.

[wilhiamas]

The music is absolutely gorgeous. They should actually adapt this into a real Broadway production in the same way Lion King was adapted to the stage!

[WiiKid100]

This used to come on Cartoon Network every year, but not no more. *sob* :(

[PunkDirector86]

@christmasman2400v Thank you so much for putting this on here! Brings back so many wonderful memories.

[brendandawna]

Of course most of us know the voice of Scrooge is done by the incomparable Jim Backus of Gilligan's Island fame.

[wsbtam]

"Could I need specticals?" XD Yes Magoo, you most cerintly DO!

[delladex]

My family has watched this every year as we set up our tree.. I grew up on all the shows and music from my parents childhood, from the 50's and 60's. I was very upset that I might not be able to watch this this year, because I couldn't find a DVD copy. I was so happy to have found this. Thank you so much.

[rickbsu]

Thanks for uploading this..one of my childhood favorites that I still love watching !

[rickbsu]

Thanks for uploading this..one of my childhood favorites that I still love watching !

[HllyM1973]

I love Mr. Magoo, I remember watching this at my Grandmother Cecile's house in Atlanta when I was little.

[contrabiscuit]

Wait, scratch that - my mom was only 4 when this came out. My dad was 7.

Now I'm 22 and still enjoying this every year. :)

[contrabiscuit]

Alright, who disliked this? Whoever it was, he needs an ass kicking!

Seriously though, this is one of my absolute favorite Christmas specials. I've watched it every year since I was a tiny baby, thanks to my mom. This came out when she was 7. :)

Thanks so much for posting! I was feeling homesick (I'm away at college and not going home until the 16th) and this has cheered me up immensely.

[rhocando]

thanks so much for posting this!

[valleygirl85]

My aunt Betsy loves this version. My Favorite part is all of the LA LA --LALALALALA-ing with the theives & plunders. It's just so funny.

[MrSkooty5]

I missed this.. Thx for posting this..

[tweethang1]

you fuckin rock! I LOVE THIS DAMN MOVIE!!

[mancalledT]

Kicking the beggers cup out of the child s hand.. IThe child walks off broken hearted and later dies... Smybolic of Christ and the human race rejecting him... Touches me to the core..............

[DConS81]

"Freely adapted"....or "Adapted Freely" from Charles Dickens....sorry, kidding, it's actually quite true to the original

[94114SF]

His laugh at 6:06 is priceless! :-)

[nyker615]

Absolutely priceless! I remember watching this back in 1962 and crying over Tiny Tim's illness. Everyone should watch this for it's sheer historical nostalgia.

[valentineshoney]

According to Wikipedia, It was the first animated holiday special ever produced specifically for television ( first aired on December 18,1962 on NBC) and the only one until Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was first shown in December 6, 1964.

[sarnow76]

Love the music at 1:08! Great memories for me as a kid watching this with my Dad.

[tarmale]

@sarnow76 Oh, you're making me cry. My late father as well. We looked forward to this every year.

[butteryfistful]

@sarnow76 I have the same great memories, my man.

[wlhardy]

There were 4 Christmas programs in the 1960s that every child waited for--How the Grinch Stole Christmas, A Charlie Brown Christmas, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, and Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol. But for some reason this special didn't last for more than a few years, don't know why. My brothers and I loved the Christmas shows, we were glued to the TV. Kids born after 1980 will never know the anticipation of waiting for the once-a-year special. Thanks for the upload!

[septip123]

00:37 - the animation is so life-like. It looks EXACTLY like downtown Manhatten.

[edna171]

THE BEST X-MAS MOVIE U COULD EVER WATCH!!!!&& THAT NEVER GETS OLD!

[DarthKreeg]

Why don't they show more christmas specials on tv like they did when I was a kid in the 70s? There must have been 50 christmas cartoons plus live action specials.

[electricguitarfreak1]

i watch this like every month, including august. ahhaahh its just too good an magoo is hilarious!

[BossBass7o7]

I actually bought the VCR tape just to make sure my kids saw it before they got too old.

[ericjraack]

it just isn't Christmas until I've watched this :)

[DConS81]

@ericjraack

For me...it's this special...and White Christmas

[PunkDirector86]

@ericjraack i wholeheartedly agree !

[lsbrgss]

@ericjraack okaaaaay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[EasyListeningLounge]

@ericjraack I just bought this on blu-ray. The picture quality is awesome!

[leakesonasucs]

@EasyListeningLounge yeah yeah blue ray sucks. Watch this on tv quality on tv is bettter than plastic, especially incoded on plastic which can be scratched and you can't watch you're blue ray anymore.

[EasyListeningLounge]

@leakesonasucs My blu-ray copy doesn't suck. This picture and sound quality is awesome.

[michaelchain]

Thanks for posting these clips. My mother wrote the show and it brings back great memories watching them.

Michael Chain

[COMALiteJ]

Your mother is Barbara Chain? Wow! Great woman indeed!

[moviencartoons]

Love the opening song. Fits perfectly for "Nathan Rosenberg: 7th Grader."

[misundrstd2000]

Oh the memories ^_____^