Another character from a childhood classic, Mr. Magoo is the short, wealthy retiree who manages to alway get into all sorts of trouble due to his extreme shortshightedness and refusal to admit the problem. Luckily for the old fellow, he manages to get out of every problem unscathed. According to the animation director John Hubley, Mr. Magoo was a mixture of two people, his uncle Harry Woodruff and American comedian W. C. Fields. Looking at the photographs of Fields, it's hard to deny the similrity!