Magoo’s appeal lies in our hostility toward an older generation. But he’s not only nearsighted physically. His mind is selective of what it sees, too. That is where the humor, the satire lies, in the difference between what he thinks he sees and reality as we see it. — Jim Backus

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Mini who’s who:

Jim Backus : American Actor
Born:  February 25, 1913
Died:  July 3, 1989