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The following is a listing of every United Productions of America (UPA) short released through Columbia Pictures from 1948 to 1959, as well as a complete feature film list and an incomplete list of TV series, industrial films and training films.


Theatrical filmography


Shorts


1948

* ''Robin Hoodlum'' – Academy Award Nominee


1949

* ''The Magic Fluke'' – Academy Award Nominee * ''The Ragtime Bear''


1950

* ''Punchy DeLeon'' * ''Spellbound Hound'' * ''The Miner's Daughter'' * ''Giddyap'' * ''Trouble Indemnity'' – Academy Award Nominee * ''The Popcorn Story'' * ''Bungled Bungalow'' * '' Gerald McBoing-Boing'' – Academy Award Winner


1951

* ''The Family Circus'' * ''Barefaced Flatfoot'' * ''Georgie and the Dragon'' * ''Fuddy Duddy Buddy'' * ''Peter Cottontail'' * ''Wonder Gloves'' * ''Grizzly Golfer'' * ''
Rooty Toot Toot ''Rooty Toot Toot'' is a 1951 American black comedy musical film noir cartoon directed by John Hubley. It was released by Columbia Pictures and produced by UPA. Annette Warren provides the voices of both Frankie and Nelly Bly. Thurl Ravenscroft ...
'' – Academy Award Nominee


1952

* ''The Oompahs'' * ''Sloppy Jalopy'' * ''The Dog Snatcher'' * ''Willie the Kid'' * ''Pink and Blue Blues'' – Academy Award Nominee * ''Pete Hothead'' * ''Hotsy Footsy'' * '' Madeline'' – Academy Award Nominee * ''Captains Outrageous''


1953

* ''It's Time for Everybody'' – Created as promotional film for the CBS Radio Network. * ''Little Boy with a Big Horn'' * ''The Emperor's New Clothes'' * ''Safety Spin'' * ''Christopher Crumpet'' – Academy Award Nominee * ''Gerald McBoing-Boing's Symphony'' * ''Magoo's Masterpiece'' * ''The Unicorn in the Garden'' * ''Magoo Slept Here'' * '' The Tell-Tale Heart'' – Academy Award Nominee


1954

* ''Bringing Up Mother'' * ''Ballet-Oop'' * ''Magoo Goes Skiing'' (Submitted and screened at the
26th Academy Awards The 26th Academy Awards were held on March 25, 1954, simultaneously at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood (hosted by Fredric March), and the NBC Century Theatre in New York City (hosted by Donald O'Connor). The second national telecast of ...
for an Oscar consideration, but wasn't nominated) * ''The Man on the Flying Trapeze'' * ''Fudget's Budget'' * ''Kangaroo Courting'' * ''How Now Boing Boing'' * ''Destination Magoo'' * ''Frosty the Snowman'' * ''When Magoo Flew'' – Academy Award Winner


1955

* ''Spare the Child'' * ''Four Wheels and No Brake'' * ''Magoo's Check-Up'' * ''Baby Boogie'' * ''Magoo's Express'' * ''Madcap Magoo'' * ''Christopher Crumpet's Playmate'' * ''Stage Door Magoo'' * ''Rise of Duton Lang'' * ''Magoo Makes News'' (Submitted and screened at the
28th Academy Awards The 28th Academy Awards were held on March 21, 1956 to honor the films of 1955, at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles, California. At just 90 minutes, '' Marty'' became the shortest film to win Best Picture, as well as the second to have ...
for an Oscar consideration, but wasn't nominated)


1956

* ''Gerald McBoing! Boing! on Planet Moo'' – Academy Award Nominee * ''Magoo's Canine Mutiny'' * ''Magoo Goes West'' * ''Calling Dr. Magoo'' * ''The Jaywalker'' – Academy Award Nominee * ''Magoo Beats the Heat'' * ''Magoo's Puddle Jumper'' – Academy Award Winner * ''Trailblazer Magoo'' * ''Magoo's Problem Child'' * ''Meet Mother Magoo''


1957

* ''Magoo Goes Overboard'' * ''Matador Magoo'' * ''Magoo Breaks Par'' * ''Magoo's Glorious Fourth'' * ''Magoo's Masquerade'' * ''Magoo Saves the Bank'' * ''Rockhound Magoo'' * ''Magoo's Moose Hunt'' * ''Magoo's Private War'' (Submitted and screened at the
30th Academy Awards The 30th Academy Awards ceremony was held on March 26, 1958, to honor the best films of 1957. The Oscar for Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium was awarded to Pierre Boulle for ''The Bridge on the River Kwai'', despite the f ...
for an Oscar consideration, but wasn't nominated) * ''Trees and Jamaica Daddy'' – Academy Award Nominee


1958

* ''Sailing and the Village Band'' (Submitted and screened at the
31st Academy Awards The 31st Academy Awards ceremony was held on April 6, 1959, to honor the best films of 1958. The show's producer, Jerry Wald, started cutting numbers from the show to make sure it ran on time. He cut too much material and the ceremony ended 20 ...
for an Oscar consideration, but wasn't nominated) * ''Magoo's Young Manhood'' * ''Scoutmaster Magoo'' * ''The Explosive Mr. Magoo'' * ''Magoo's Three-Point Landing'' (Submitted and screened at the
31st Academy Awards The 31st Academy Awards ceremony was held on April 6, 1959, to honor the best films of 1958. The show's producer, Jerry Wald, started cutting numbers from the show to make sure it ran on time. He cut too much material and the ceremony ended 20 ...
for an Oscar consideration, but wasn't nominated) * ''Magoo's Cruise'' * ''Love Comes to Magoo'' * ''Spring and Saganaki'' * ''Gumshoe Magoo''


1959

* ''Bwana Magoo'' * ''Picnics Are Fun and Dino's Serenade'' (Submitted and screened at the
32nd Academy Awards The 32nd Academy Awards ceremony was held on April 4, 1960 at the RKO Pantages Theatre, to honor the films of 1959. William Wyler's Bible epic '' Ben-Hur'' won 11 Oscars, breaking the record of nine set the previous year by '' Gigi''. This t ...
for an Oscar consideration, but wasn't nominated) * ''Bric’s Stew'' (not released) * ''Magoo's Homecoming'' * ''Merry Minstrel Magoo'' * ''Magoo's Lodge Brother'' * ''Terror Faces Magoo'' * ''Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)'' (Later released on the TV series '' Mister Magoo'' retitled "Magoo Meets McBoing Boing", Submitted and screened at the
32nd Academy Awards The 32nd Academy Awards ceremony was held on April 4, 1960 at the RKO Pantages Theatre, to honor the films of 1959. William Wyler's Bible epic '' Ben-Hur'' won 11 Oscars, breaking the record of nine set the previous year by '' Gigi''. This t ...
for an Oscar consideration, but wasn't nominated)


1960

* ''Magoo Meets Frankenstein'' (Later released on the TV series '' Mister Magoo'') * ''I Was a Teenage Magoo'' (Later released on the TV series '' Mister Magoo'' retitled "Teenage Magoo", Submitted and screened at the 33rd Academy Awards for an Oscar consideration, but wasn't nominated)


Features

Produced * ''
1001 Arabian Nights ''One Thousand and One Nights'' ( ar, أَلْفُ لَيْلَةٍ وَلَيْلَةٌ, italic=yes, ) is a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age. It is often known in English as the ''Arabian ...
'' (1959) (released by Columbia Pictures) * '' Gay Purr-ee'' (1962) (released by Warner Bros.) Other * '' No Minor Vices'' (1948) (animated sequence) * '' The Red Pony'' (1949) (special effects) * '' Dreamboat'' (1952) (animation) * ''
The Four Poster ''The Fourposter'' is a play written by Jan de Hartog. The two-character story spans 35 years, from 1890 to 1925, as it focuses on the trials and tribulations, laughters and sorrows, and hopes and disappointments experienced by Agnes and Michael t ...
'' (1952) (animation) * '' The Girl Next Door'' (1953) (animation) * '' The Vikings'' (1958) (title sequence) * '' What's Up, Tiger Lily?'' (1966) (title sequence)


Television filmography


Television series

* '' The Roy Rogers Show'' (1951–1957) * '' The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show'' (1956–1957) * '' The Garry Moore Show'' (1958) (animation) * '' The Twilight Zone'' (1959) (main titles) * '' Mister Magoo'' (1960–1961) * '' The Dick Tracy Show'' (1961–1962) * ''
The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo ''The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo'' is an American animated television series produced by United Productions of America that aired for one season on NBC from September 19, 1964 to April 24, 1965. The television series was based on the Mr. Magoo, ...
'' (1964–1965) * '' What's New Mr. Magoo?'' (1977–1979) (licensed and co-produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises)


Specials

* ''
Our Mr. Sun ''Our Mr. Sun'' is a 1956 one-hour American television film in Technicolor written, produced, and directed by Frank Capra. It is a documentary that explains how the Sun works and how it also plays a huge part in human life. It was first broadc ...
'' (1956) (animation) * '' Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol'' (1962) * ''Uncle Sam Magoo'' (1970)


Miscellaneous filmography

1943: * Sparks and Chips Get the Blitz 1944: * Hell-Bent for Election * A Few Quick Facts about Inflation * Lend Lease 1945: * A Few Quick Facts about Fear * A Few Quick Facts about Japan * Brotherhood of Man * Fuel Tank Selection * Join-Up Collisions * Take-Off Accidents 1946: * Flat Hatting * Idling Mixture Check * In Your Power * Check and Double Check * Disorientation Crashes * Collisions with the Earth * Taxiing Collisions * After the Cut * Expanding World Relationships 1947: * Landing Accidents * Emergency Landings on Land * Marginal Weather Accidents * Accident Injury Prevention * Three Unions * How a Bill Goes through Congress 1948: * Swab Your Choppers * Accidents Resulting from Unfamiliarity in Aircraft; or, The Rover Boys in Peril * Inside Morgan's Head 1949: * Hazards in Ground Operation in Jet Aircraft * Jet Wings for Tomorrow * Bailing Out * The Sailor and the Seagull * Collisions during Simulated Combat * Dusty of the Circus (TV pilot) *Big Tim 1951: * Discipline Pays Off * Man On The Land 1952: * Man Alive! * More Than Meets the Eye 1953 * Howdy Doody and His Magic Ha

1954: * Pump Troubl

1955: * Hooray for Homer 1956: * Sappy Homiens 1959: * Inside Magoo 1961 *Mr. Digit and the Battle of Bubbling Brook AT&T instructional video on conversion from lettered telephone exchanges to all-numeric dialing, which mixed live action and animation, featuring
Peg Lynch Margaret Frances "Peg" Lynch (November 25, 1916 – July 24, 2015) was an American writer, actress, and creator of the radio and television sitcoms ''Ethel and Albert'', '' The Couple Next Door'', and ''The Little Things in Life''. She created, w ...
and Alan Bunce as their TV and radio characters, Ethel and Albert, and an uncredited
Howard McNear Howard Terbell McNear (January 27, 1905 – January 3, 1969) was an American stage, screen, and radio character actor. McNear is best remembered as the original voice of Doc Adams in the radio version of ''Gunsmoke'' and as Floyd Lawson, the ba ...
as the animated Mr. Digit. In the end credits, it was shown that UPA's phone number was 213-TH2-7171. When Mr. Digit spotted that, he summoned numbers that knocked the letters out of the number so it read 213-842-7171. (Due to subsequent area code splits, had UPA kept its phone number, it would be 323-842-7171 today) https://youtube.com/VUz_lqMm6EE 1976: * Dimensions of Quality


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