''Magoo's Puddle Jumper'' is a 1956 animated short produced by UPA for

Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production studio that is a member of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, which is one of the Big Five studios and a subsidiary of the mu ...

. Directed by

Pete Burness Wilson D. "Pete" Burness (June 16, 1904 – July 21, 1969) was an American animator and animation director. He was perhaps best known for his work on the Mr. Magoo series. He also contributed to the ''Tom and Jerry'' series, ''Looney Tunes'', ...

and produced by

Stephen Bosustow Stephen Reginald Bosustow (November 6, 1911 in Victoria, British Columbia – July 4, 1981) was a Canadian-born American film producer from 1943 until his retirement in 1979. He was one of the founders of United Productions of America (UPA) and pr ...

, ''Magoo's Puddle Jumper'' won the 1957

Oscar Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to: People * Oscar (given name), an Irish- and English-language name also used in other languages; the article includes the names Oskar, Oskari, Oszkár, Óscar, and other forms. * Oscar (Irish mythology), ...

for Short Subjects (Cartoons).

Summary

The cartoon follows the misadventures of the myopic Mr. Magoo alongside nephew Waldo as he drives a new electric car into the ocean.Internet Archive
/ref>

References

External links

* 1956 short films 1956 animated films 1950s animated short films Best Animated Short Academy Award winners Mr. Magoo Columbia Pictures short films UPA films Columbia Pictures animated short films Films scored by Dean Elliott 1950s English-language films American animated short films {{1950s-short-animation-film-stub