Magoo's Puddle Jumper
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Magoo's Puddle Jumper is a 1956 short animation by Pete Burness
that won an Academy Award for Short Subjects (Cartoons)
. The cartoon follows the misadventures of the myopic Mr. Magoo
as he drives a new electric car into the ocean.
Pete Burness
Wilson D. "Pete" Burness was an American animator and animation director. He won two Academy Awards during his career and was perhaps best known for his work on the Mr. Magoo series. He also contributed to the Tom and Jerry series, Looney Tunes, Merrie Melodies, and Rocky and His Friends.Burness...
that won an Academy Award for Short Subjects (Cartoons)
Academy Award for Animated Short Film
The Academy Award for Animated Short Film is an award which has been given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as part of the Academy Awards every year since the 5th Academy Awards, covering the year 1931-32, to the present....
. The cartoon follows the misadventures of the myopic Mr. Magoo
Mr. Magoo
Quincy Magoo is a cartoon character created at the UPA animation studio in 1949. Voiced by Jim Backus, Quincy Magoo is a wealthy, short-statured retiree who gets into a series of sticky situations as a result of his nearsightedness, compounded by his stubborn refusal to admit the problem...
as he drives a new electric car into the ocean.