A new era is born.

Jim Backus also known for portraying Thurston Howell III on Gilligans Island reprises his role as the nearsighted senior Mr Magoo in this collection of episodes from the 1977 animated series Episodes ...

Near-sighted, bumbling old Mr. Magoo generated many a laugh as well as arguments in favor of driving tests for seniors. Voiced by Cleveland native Jim Backus of "Gilligan's Island," the stubborn but ...

Even towards the end, Jim Backus, best known as Mr. Howell from Gilligan's Island and the original voice of cartoon character Mr. Magoo, seemed to be focused on his craft. It was during the filming of ...

For his first television series — so late, in so distinguished a career — Alec Guinness fretted over whether "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" would be a blot on his legacy, and he virtually froze on the ...

Shout! Factory is no stranger to unleashing cartoon classics on DVD in hefty box sets, with the likes of Jem, Home Movies, ReBoot, and many others getting the DVD overhaul from the company in the past ...

WHO KNEW, Mr. Magoo? Who knew, until this week, that you were a cartoon character of ridicule? Who knew that you were “an ill-tempered and incompetent blind man,” rather than an eccentric, avuncular ...

CBS All Access, CBS’ digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service, has picked up three new original children’s series from DreamWorks Animation’s Classic Media. Premiering on Jan.