What: A 50th anniversary airing of television's first animated Christmas special. Also released in July as Blu-ray + DVD collector's edition by Classic Media (christmasclassics.tv). When: 8 p.m.

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 ...

'Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol' first aired in 1962. (Photo by DreamWorks Classics.) Animated Christmas specials have become as much a part of our holiday traditions as decked halls, nogged egg and ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- NBC is bringing back a long-lost Christmas classic this weekend, marking the golden anniversary of the program's debut. Before "Charlie Brown," before "Rudolph," before "The ...

“Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol,” the first animated yuletide special, premiered on NBC in 1962 and introduced a lot of youngsters to Charles Dickens’ beloved “A Christmas Carol.” Featuring a melodic ...

Not its 1960s animated original version. In that one, the voice of Jim Backus — probably best known as the millionaire Mr. Howell on the old TV show “Gilligan’s Island” — defined Quincy Magoo as a ...

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Even Mr. Magoo, a Rutgers graduate, might consider this a shortsighted ranking, given the Scarlet Knights didn’t even crack the top 25 of the USA Today coaches’ preseason poll. Oh, Rankman, you’ve ...

For high-level executives whose subordinates engage in misconduct, the most common defense is to claim a lack of knowledge, even if the persistent claims of “I didn’t know” make the executive look ...