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UPA Theatrical Shorts

Season 1953 1953

  • 1953-03-26T00:00:00Z
  • 7m
  • 42m (6 episodes)
  • Animation, Comedy
United Productions of America, better known as UPA, was an American animation studio active from the 1940s through the 1970s. Beginning with industrial and World War II training films, UPA eventually produced theatrical shorts for Columbia Pictures, notably the Mr. Magoo series.

9 episodes

Season Premiere

1953-03-26T00:00:00Z

1953x01 Little Boy with a Big Horn

Season Premiere

1953x01 Little Boy with a Big Horn

  • 1953-03-26T00:00:00Z7m

Little Ollie disturbs his parents and everyone in town when he practices playing his tuba, resulting in the formation of the “Stop Ollie” committee.

1953x02 The Emperor's New Clothes

  • 1953-04-30T00:00:00Z7m

In this retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen story, the Emperor has nothing to wear for the upcoming parade and is offered a new garment woven with cloth that is invisible to those who are “unusually stupid.”

1953-06-25T00:00:00Z

1953x04 Christopher Crumpet

1953x04 Christopher Crumpet

  • 1953-06-25T00:00:00Z7m

Christopher Crumpet wants a rocketship – a REAL rocketship, mind you – and whenever he doesn’t get his way, he turns into a chicken.

Gerald the noisemaking boy works at the KZX radio network, where his talents at sound effects are put to the test when a full symphony orchestra fails to show up as scheduled.

1953x07 The Unicorn in the Garden

  • 1953-09-24T00:00:00Z7m

In this adaptation of the story by James Thurber, a meek husband sees a unicorn in his garden one sunny morning and his shrewish wife tries to get him thrown in the “booby hatch.”

1953-12-27T00:00:00Z

1953x09 The Tell-Tale Heart

1953x09 The Tell-Tale Heart

  • 1953-12-27T00:00:00Z7m

James Mason narrates this dark adaptation of the Edgar Allan Poe story of murder and madness.

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