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Pink and Blue Blues

1952 · 7 min

A breezy, silly cartoon romp where mistaken identity and a bumbling babysitter keep the gags coming fast and harmless.

Directed by
Pete Burness
Genres
Animation
Starring
Jim Backus
Overview
Mr. Magoo is hired by his neighbors to babysit their little son, Homer. Magoo is delighted to accept but, unfortunately, a notorious cat burglar is intent on entering and robbing the house Magoo is babysitting it. To make matters worse, Magoo is constantly confusing Homer with the family dog and vice versa. When the thief finally breaks in, all chaos breaks loose but everything turns out all right in the end when the thief is apprehended thanks to the dog who is more alert than Magoo was.

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Directed by
Pete Burness
Genres
Animation
Starring
Jim Backus
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • crime
  • deception
  • identity
Places
  • home
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour8
Realism2
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
animation
Directed by
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Starring
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Runtime
7 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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