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An Extremely Enjoyable Movie
We make it a tradition in our house to watch this movie on Christmas - and we're Jewish! This is a funny cartoon version of A Christmas Carol, which has Mr. Magoo starring as Scrooge in a theatrical production (in the classic show within a show tradition). The songs are cute (yes, it's a musical) and the story remains intact, although shortened. The Tiny Tim here is the cutest one I've seen in any version of A Christmas Carol - in fact this is one of the best versions out there.

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Thank you, THANK YOU!
I humbly wish to thank Good Times Video for re-releasing this holiday treasure--and I write these words well into January. I ordered this DVD in a fit of nostalgia, and as I watched it for the first time since I was a child, I felt tears streaming down my face. I soon realized I hadn't seen this wonderful program since I believed in Santa Claus! I couldn't have been more than 7 or 8 since that last time I saw it, yet it has stuck in my mind and heart ever since--the INCREDIBLE Stine/Merrill score, the wonderfully "early 60s" animation style, the faithful retelling of the Dickens classic, the adorable Tiny Tim, the terrific voice performances by Jim Backus, Jack Cassidy, and many others. "Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol" might not have been the most sophistically animated Christmas special ever broadcast, but its warm heart and passionate script make it one of the most truly unforgetable (and beautiful) TV experiences of my lifetime. If you have a family with small children, perhaps ages 5 and up, order this program and enjoy it with them. Perhaps they too will have a holiday memory that will last as strongly as mine. Thank you, Good Times Video and Amazon--no make that an uppercase THANK YOU--for blessing me with this cartoon classic that I feared was lost forever. And those songs..........those wonderful,loving, memorable songs!

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Razzleberry Dressing and Woofle Jelly Cakes.
Great music and delightful humor make this animated Christmas special of 1962 a holiday treat. Mr. Magoo (voice of Jim Backus) returns to Broadway to star in a musical adaptation of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." In a hilarious prologue, we see the nearsighted Magoo dealing with big city traffic and creating havoc as he arrives late at the theater. Magoo, of course, is Scrooge. In an inspired moment, we view the play as if we are in the theater audience. We even have to peer around a lady wearing prominent horn-rimmed glasses. The curtain rises and falls with each act of the play. A lot of talent went into the making of this Christmas tale, including the voices of Jack Cassidy and Morey Amsterdam, but the original songs put this feature in a class all its own. The Cratchit family dinner includes the lively song about the Christmas that is more glorious than grand. Tiny Tim keeps chiming in about "razzleberry dressing" and "woofle jelly cakes." This is certainly a high point of the story. The tender song "The Winter Was Warm" prompts heart-tugging emotion truly unusual in a cartoon. Magoo manages a chuckle-headed charm as the cranky Ebenezer Scrooge. Humor is never far away amid the holiday sentiment. Note the "We're Despicable" song and dance routine, even down to the rat that is alarmed by Scrooge and the Spirit of Christmas Future at the window. Scrooge's encounter with the lad outside his house on Christmas morning is fine comedy. This is a great way to introduce the younger generation to the zany world of Mr. Magoo. ;-)