This is a Mister Magoo short released by UPA Studios. There will be spoilers ahead:
Magoo, in defiance of all rational thought, has been appointed a civil defense warden. He mistakes a science fiction movie premiere for an alien invasion, which makes for a very long and strange evening for an usher and the audience at the theater.
Truth be told, most of the gags are just average at best. Jim Backus does a good job voicing Magoo, as usual, but it's a rather mundane outing for a Magoo short. One or two gags work, to a degree. But it's mostly as predictable as a Magoo cartoon can be.
Shout! Factory has released a box set containing all the Magoo theatricals and a Magoo feature film. The box set is excellent. This short is worth seeing once.
Magoo, in defiance of all rational thought, has been appointed a civil defense warden. He mistakes a science fiction movie premiere for an alien invasion, which makes for a very long and strange evening for an usher and the audience at the theater.
Truth be told, most of the gags are just average at best. Jim Backus does a good job voicing Magoo, as usual, but it's a rather mundane outing for a Magoo short. One or two gags work, to a degree. But it's mostly as predictable as a Magoo cartoon can be.
Shout! Factory has released a box set containing all the Magoo theatricals and a Magoo feature film. The box set is excellent. This short is worth seeing once.
