tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365564334433777661.post867869764494749605..comments2024-03-25T17:18:56.205-04:00Comments on Saturday Morning Archives: Literary Toons: Mr. Magoo in Sherwood Forest (Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo, 1964)hobbyfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365564334433777661.post-78203940196434689882014-05-29T17:35:49.765-04:002014-05-29T17:35:49.765-04:00I thought initially it was spelled Fitzhugh, but m...I thought initially it was spelled Fitzhugh, but maybe the producers couldn't get full rights, so they had to amend Robin's "real name" for the story.<br /><br />I will remind again that Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol predates the Famous Adventures series by nearly 2 full years, but you're not the only one to mistakenly assume it was part of the series.hobbyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365564334433777661.post-51443945054492430902014-05-28T17:56:08.152-04:002014-05-28T17:56:08.152-04:00Love Mr. Magoo's adventures!
Episodes like th...Love Mr. Magoo's adventures!<br /><br />Episodes like this one were a great way to bring literary classics to a younger audience. Of course the episode with Magoo as Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol" is probably the best known (outside of the Noah episode) as it was frequently shown at Christmas time independently. The fact the creators took the trouble to play this out to movie length means there was a lot of love for the Robin Hood legend! Most people forget the 1938 film wasn't the only version of the tale. So many ballads and stories covered the Robin Hood legend - including his death!<br /><br />Interesting that Robin Hood here is not Robin of Loxley, but Fitzhue. Fun fact: If you ever see a "Fitz" as part of a surname, it has a reason. It was the prefix attached to those of illegitimate birth! Meaning if a noble surnamed, "Walter" were to father a child out of wedlock, that child's surname would have been "Fitzwalter".<br />magicdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10755186050643383954noreply@blogger.com