NOTE: This is a work-in-progress. Check back in the future for a more complete listing.
I. EARLY WORKS
II. THEATRICAL SHORTS
III. FEATURE FILMS
IV. COMMERCIALS, INDUSTRIALS, EDUCATIONAL
V. TELEVISION
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I. EARLY "Pre-Columbian" WORKS
Before 1946, UPA was known as Industrial Film and Poster Service, Industrial Films, and United Film Productions. The following is a list of projects that precede UPA's deal with Columbia Pictures in 1948.
"Sparks and Chips Get the Blitz" (filmstrip)
(1943)
Produced for Consolidated Shipyards, Long Beach, California.
"Hell-Bent for Election" (1944)
Produced for the United Auto Workers.
"Brotherhood of Man" (1945)
Produced for the United Auto Workers.
"Alle Menschen Sind Bruder" (German version
of "Brotherhood of Man")
Produced for War Department-Civil Affairs Division.
"Rover Boys"
"Inside Morgan's Head"
"Ground Operation of Jet Aircraft"
"Collisions during Simulated Combat"
"Bailing Out"
"Fuel"
"Flat Hatting" (1944)
"Join-Up Collisions"
"Idling Mixture Check"
"Collisions with the Earth"
"Taxiing Accidents"
"After the Cut"
"Landing Accidents"
"Emergency Landings"
"Marginal Weather Accidents" (1947)
"Indestructible Smith"
Produced for the United States Navy
(Flight Safety Division).
"The Sailor and the Seagull"
"In Your Power"
Produced for the United States Navy
(Bureau of Naval Personnel).
"Hold It Mac"
Produced for the United States Navy
(Insurance Division).
"Swab Your Choppers"
Produced for the United States Navy
(Bureau of Medicine and Surgery).
"A Few Quick Facts about Inflation" (1944)
"Lend Lease" (1944)
"A Few Quick Facts about Fear" (1945)
"Japan"
Produced for the United States Army.
"Ballistics" [inserts for training films]
Produced for the United States Army Signal Corps.
"Northwest U.S.A." [inserts and titles]
"Screen Magazine" [inserts and titles]
"Fortress of Freedom" [inserts and titles]
"San Francisco Peace Conference" [inserts and titles]
"Tuesday in November" [inserts and titles]
Produced for OWI-Overseas Branch.
"The Lord's Way" [insert]
Produced for the Mormon Church.
"Tom, Dick and Mary" [sound slide film]
Produced for General Electric Co.
"Sad Sack" [educational/advertising film]
Produced for the Veterans Administration.
"Sales Training" [live-action and animated training
film]
Produced for Hancock Oil Co. (Ruthrauff & Ryan).
"Southern Select Beer" [live-action and animated
TV commercials]
Produced for Galveston-Houston Breweries (Rauthrauff & Ryan).
"It's Up to Us" [live-action training film]
Produced for Community Chest, Los Angeles.
"Expanding World Relationships"
"Public Opinion Polls" (1947)
"How a Bill Goes through Congress"
Produced for the U.S. State Department.
"Understanding Ourselves"
[animated insert in sex-education film Human Growth] (1947)
Produced for the University of Oregon (Eddie Albert Productions).
"Pontiac Service" [6 TV and theatrical commercials]
Produced for Pontiac Motor Co. (Transfilm, Inc.)
"Healthy, Wealthy and Wise" [sound slide film]
Produced for Kaiser Permanente Health Foundation.
"Design for Arc Welding" [inserts]
Produced for Lincoln Electric Co.
"Glass" [inserts for training film]
Produced for Owens-Illinois Glass Co.
"Cherry Rivet Application" [sales film]
Produced for Cherry Rivet Co. (Dana Jones Co.)
"Man in the Cage" [sound slide film]
Produced for Fair Employment Practice Films.
"Manufacturing of Crystals" [live-action]
Produced for Higgins Boat Works Radio Division.
"Consumption of Food" [inserts]
"Production of Food" [inserts]
"Distribution of Food" [inserts]
Produced for Encyclopedia Britannica Films.
"Bill Board" [live-action and animated TV commercial]
"Sludge Bound" [live-action and animated TV commercial]
"Minute Man Magic" [live-action and animated TV commercial]
"Hoodlums under the Hood" [live-action and animated TV commercial]
Produced for Union Oil Co. (Foote, Cone & Belding).
"The Wonderful Ears of Johnny McGoggin" [inserts]
Produced for James L. Free Productions.
"Weed No More" [inserts]
"Pestroy" [inserts]
Produced for Jerry Fairbanks (Sherwin-Williams).
"Safety at Play" [filmstrip]
"Wholesome Living" [filmstrip]
"Democratic Living [filmstrip]
Produced for use in primary schools.
"Douglas Aircraft" [inserts]
"Malleable Iron" [inserts]
Produced for Roland Reed Productions.
"Open Door to Sales" [3 sound slide training
films]
Produced for Forest Lawn Insurance Co.
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The following is a list of UPA-produced theatrical shorts,
which were released by Columbia Pictures between 1948 and 1959.
Each is listed in the following manner:
"Title" [SERIES NAME, IF ANY] Original Release Date
o 1948
"Robin Hoodlum" [FOX AND CROW] 12/23/48
o 1949
"The Magic Fluke" [FOX AND CROW] 3/27/49
"The Ragtime Bear" [JOLLY FROLICS] 9/8/49
Starring Mr. Magoo.
o 1950
"Punchy de Leon" [JOLLY FROLICS] 1/12/50
Starring Fox and Crow.
"Spellbound Hound" [MR. MAGOO] 3/16/50
"The Miner's Daughter" [JOLLY FROLICS] 5/25/50
"Giddyap" [JOLLY FROLICS] 7/27/50
"Trouble Indemnity" [MR. MAGOO] 9/14/50
"The Popcorn Story" [JOLLY FROLICS] 11/30/50
"Bungled Bungalow" [MR. MAGOO] 12/28/50
o 1951
"Gerald McBoing Boing" [JOLLY FROLICS] 1/25/51
"The Family Circus" [JOLLY FROLICS] 1/25/51
"Bare Faced Flatfoot" [MR. MAGOO] 4/26/51
"Georgie and the Dragon" [JOLLY FROLICS] 9/27/51
"Fuddy Duddy Buddy" [MR. MAGOO] 10/18/51
"Wonder Gloves" [JOLLY FROLICS] 11/29/51
"Grizzly Golfer" [MR. MAGOO] 12/20/51
o 1952
"The Oompahs" [JOLLY FROLICS] 1/24/52
"Sloppy Jalopy" [MR. MAGOO] 2/21/52
"Rooty Toot Toot" [JOLLY FROLICS] 3/27/52
"Dog Snatcher" [MR. MAGOO] 5/29/52
"Willie the Kid" [JOLLY FROLICS] 6/26/52
"Pink and Blue Blues" [MR. MAGOO] 8/28/52
"Pete Hothead" [JOLLY FROLICS] 9/25/52
"Hotsy Footsy" [MR. MAGOO] 10/23/52
"Madeline" [JOLLY FROLICS] 11/27/52
"Captains Outrageous" [MR. MAGOO] 12/25/52
o 1953
"Little Boy with a Big Horn" [JOLLY FROLICS] 3/26/53
"The Emperor's New Clothes" [JOLLY FROLICS] 4/30/53
"Safety Spin" [MR. MAGOO] 5/21/53
"Christopher Crumpet" [JOLLY FROLICS] 6/25/53
"Gerald McBoing Boing's Symphony" 7/15/53
Starring Gerald McBoing Boing.
"Magoo's Masterpiece" [MR. MAGOO] 7/30/53
"The Unicorn in the Garden" 9/24/53
"Magoo Slept Here" [MR. MAGOO] 11/19/53
"The Tell-Tale Heart" 12/27/53
o 1954
"Bringing Up Mother" 1/14/54
"Ballet-oop" 2/11/54
"Magoo Goes Skiing" [MR. MAGOO] 3/11/54
"The Man on the Flying Trapeze" 4/8/54
"Fudget's Budget" 6/17/54
"Kangaroo Courting" 7/22/54
"How Now Boing Boing" 9/9/54
Starring Gerald McBoing Boing.
"Destination Magoo" [MR. MAGOO] 12/16/54
o 1955
"When Magoo Flew" [MR. MAGOO] 1/6/55
"Spare the Child" 1/27/55
"Four Wheels No Brakes" 1/27/55
Starring Pete Hothead.
"Magoo's Check-Up" [MR. MAGOO] 2/24/55
"Baby Boogie" 5/19/55
"Magoo's Express" [MR. MAGOO] 5/19/55
"Madcap Magoo" [MR. MAGOO] 6/23/55
"Christopher Crumpet's Playmate" 9/8/55
Starring Christopher Crumpet.
"Stage Door Magoo" [MR. MAGOO] 10/6/55
"The Rise of Duton Lang" 12/1/55
"Magoo Makes News" [MR. MAGOO] 12/12/55
o 1956
"Gerald McBoing! Boing! on Planet Moo" 2/9/56
Starring Gerald McBoing Boing.
"Magoo's Caine Mutiny" [MR. MAGOO] 3/8/56
"Magoo Goes West" [MR. MAGOO] 4/19/56
"Calling Dr. Magoo" [MR. MAGOO] 5/24/56
"The Jaywalker" 5/31/56
"Magoo Beats the Heat" [MR. MAGOO] 6/21/56
"Magoo's Puddle Jumper" [MR. MAGOO] 7/26/56
"Trailblazer Magoo" [MR. MAGOO] 9/13/56
"Magoo's Problem Child" [MR. MAGOO] 10/18/56
"Meet Mother Magoo" [MR. MAGOO] 12/27/56
o 1957
"Magoo Goes Overboard" [MR. MAGOO] 2/21/57
"Matador Magoo" [MR. MAGOO] 3/30/57
"Magoo Breaks Par" [MR. MAGOO] 6/27/57
"Magoo's Glorious Fourth" [MR. MAGOO] 7/25/57
"Magoo's Masquerade" [MR. MAGOO] 8/15/57
"Magoo Saves the Bank" [MR. MAGOO] 9/26/57
"Rock Hound Magoo" [MR. MAGOO] 10/24/57
"Magoo's Moose Hunt" [MR. MAGOO] 11/28/57
"Magoo's Private War" [MR. MAGOO] 12/19/57
o 1958
"Trees and Jamaica Daddy" [HAM AND HATTIE] 1/30/58
"Sailing and Village Band" [HAM AND HATTIE] 2/27/58
"Magoo's Young Manhood" [MR. MAGOO] 3/13/58
"Scoutmaster Magoo" [MR. MAGOO] 4/10/58
"The Explosive Mr. Magoo" [MR. MAGOO] 5/8/58
"Magoo's Three-Point Landing" [MR. MAGOO] 6/5/58
"Magoo's Cruise" [MR. MAGOO] 9/11/58
"Love Comes to Magoo" [MR. MAGOO] 10/2/58
"Spring and Saganaki" [HAM AND HATTIE] 10/16/58
"Gumshoe Magoo" [MR. MAGOO] 11/?/58
o 1959
"Bwana Magoo" [MR. MAGOO] 1/9/59
"Picnics Are Fun and Dino's Serenade" [HAM AND HATTIE] 1/16/59
"Magoo's Homecoming" [MR. MAGOO] 3/5/59
"Merry Minstrel Magoo" [MR. MAGOO] 4/9/59
"Magoo's Lodge Brother" [MR. MAGOO] 5/7/59
"Terror Faces Magoo" [MR. MAGOO] 7/9/59
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i. ANIMATED FEATURES
"1001 Arabian Nights" (Columbia Pictures, 1959)
"Gay Purr-ee" (Warner Bros., 1962)
ii. ANIMATION IN LIVE-ACTION FEATURES
No Minor Vices (Enterprise Productions, 1948)
Includes UPA animated insert.
The Red Pony (Republic Pictures, 1949)
Includes live-action and animated inserts.
The Four Poster (Columbia Pictures, 1952)
Includes animated sequences by UPA.
Dreamboat (Twentieth Century-Fox, 1952)
Includes UPA animation.
The Girl Next Door (Twentieth Century-Fox, 1953)
Includes animated sequences by UPA.
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IV. COMMERCIALS, INDUSTRIALS, EDUCATIONAL
A more complete list of UPA's industrial films and commercials is in progress. Here is an initial offering. For most of these, dates are difficult to ascertain.
"Look Who's Driving" [educational film]
Produced for Aetna Casualty and Surety Company.
"Man Alive!" [educational film] (1952)
Produced for American Cancer Society.
"Man on the Land" [educational film] (c. 1952)
Produced for American Petroleum Institute.
"Kool Cigarettes" [inserts in live-action TV
commercial]
Produced for Ted Bates & Company.
"Carling's Ale" [TV commercial]
Produced for Benton & Bowles Agency.
"Our Mr. Sun" [inserts in live-action documentary]
(1956)
Produced for Frank Capra Productions and Bell Telephone Co.
"Just between Us Girls" [sales film]
Produced for Carson-Roberts, Inc.
"More Than Meets the Eye" [sales film]
"It's Time for Everybody" [sales film]
Produced for CBS Radio.
"Paper-Mate Pen" [TV commercial]
Produced for Erwin Wasey Agency.
"General Motors TV Spots" [6 TV commercials]
"General Motors Motorama" [inserts in live-action sales film]
Produced for Kudner Agency.
"Sugar, U.S.A." [insert in sales film]
Produced for Mercury International, Inc.
"The Studebaker Story" [inserts in sales film]
Produced for Screen Gems, Inc.
"Cashmere Bouquet Hand Lotion" [TV commercial]
Produced for Sherman & Marquette.
"There's a Ford in Your Future" [insert for
TV and theatrical]
Produced for Ford Motor Company (Audio Productions).
"Ford Service" [19 TV commercials, also theatrical]
"Safety" [live-action and animated for TV and theatrical]
"Economy" [live-action and animated for TV and theatrical]
"Performance" [live-action and animated for TV and theatrical]
"Comfort" [live-action and animated for TV and theatrical]
"Beauty" [live-action and animated for TV and theatrical]
"1951 Ford" [13 live-action and animated theatrical spots]
"Fordomatic Series" [18 live-action TV commercials]
"1951 Ford" [13 live-action TV commercials]
Produced for Ford Motor Company (J. Walter Thompson Agency).
"Norge Appliances" [13 live-action TV commercials]
Produced for Norge Div.-Borg-Warner (J. Walter Thompson).
"Pond's Tissues" [4 TV and theatrical commercials]
Produced for Pond's Extract Co. (J. Walter Thompson Agency).
"Unicycle" [TV commercials]
"Saddle" [TV commercials]
Produced for Shell Oil Company (J. Walter Thompson Agency).
"Ward Bread" [3 TV commercials]
Produced for Ward Baking Company (J. Walter Thompson Agency).
"Goebel Beer" [TV commercial]
Produced for Goebel Beer Company (Sarra, Inc.)
"A Mirror for the Sky" [animated backgrounds
for stage show]
Produced for DuBois-Friedman.
"Lucky Strike" [TV commercial]
Produced for American Tobacco Co (Sarra, Inc.)
"Radiant Heat" [TV commercial]
Produced for Radiant Heat Engineering Company
(Rose, Gardner & White).
"Carrier Weather Maker" [TV commercial]
"Carrier Air Conditioner" [TV commercial]
Produced for Carrier Corporation (N. W. Ayer & Son).
"Surf" [TV commercial]
Produced for Lever Bros. Company (N. W. Ayer & Son).
"Webster Cigar" [TV commercial]
Produced for Webster Tobacco Co. (N. W. Ayer & Son.)
"Chocolongo El Terrible" [theatrical commercial
(Spanish)]
"Camay" [theatrical commercial (Spanish)]
"Los Novios de Juanita" [theatrical commercial (Spanish)]
"La Mujer a Traves de los Tiempos" [theatrical commercial
(Spanish)]
Procter & Gamble (Publicidad Alvarez Perez Agency, Cuba).
"Story of Commercial Banking" [inserts]
Produced for Continental Bank (Wilding Pictures).
"Big Tim" [institutional film for theatres]
Produced for Timken Roller Bearing Co. (Wilding Pictures).
Additional TV commercials produced for Jell-O Pudding,
Piel Beer,
General Electric (with Mr. Magoo), Keora, Good 'n Plenty.
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i. EARLY ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION
Dusty of the Circus
Produced for Twentieth Century-Fox.
12 1/2 minutes.
Frosty the Snowman
Produced for Hill & Range Songs, Inc.
Peter Cottontail
Produced for Hill & Range Songs, Inc.
The Gerald McBoing Boing Show (CBS)
December 16, 1956 - March 10, 1957.
13 half-hour episodes.
ii. LATER TELEVISION SERIES AND SPECIALS
Mr. Magoo (Syndicated)
Premiered November 7, 1960.
130 five-minute cartoons packaged as 26 half-hour episodes.
The Adventures of Dick Tracy (Syndicated)
[Later The Dick Tracy Show]
Premiered September 1961.
130 five-minute cartoons packaged as 26 half-hour episodes.
Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol (NBC)
Premiered December 18, 1962.
Rebroadcast December 13, 1963; December 18, 1964; December 17, 1965;
December 17, 1966; December 17, 1967; then syndicated.
One-hour special.
The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo (NBC)
October 10, 1964 - August 21, 1965.
26 half-hour episodes.
Uncle Sam Magoo (CBS)
Premiered February 15, 1970; later syndicated.
One-hour special.
What's New, Mr. Magoo? (CBS)
Produced by De Patie-Freleng Enterprises in association with UPA.
September 10, 1977 - September 9, 1978 (?).
30 cartoons packaged in 15 half-hour episodes.
