Mr. Humphries is never elaborated upon. Though Mr. Humphries exhibits many of the behaviors typical of a gay stereotype, his true sexual orientation is never explicitly confirmed in the series. The reticence was a necessity given prevailing attitudes at the time the series was produced: after the first five episodes of "Are You Being Served?", a senior BBC executive ordered David Croft to "Get rid of the poof" from the show – Croft declined, saying: "If the poof goes, I go." Many jokes throw Mr Humphries into heterosexual clinches. At one point he is asked to fill in for Mrs. Slocombe at
Mr. Magoo (TV series) Mr. Magoo (TV series) Mr. Magoo is an upcoming French-American 2D animated series made by Xilam and DreamWorks Animation Television. It will premiere in Spring 2019. "Mr. Magoo" follows the eponymous kind-hearted fellow who is always happy to lend a hand -- but often causes disasters instead as without his glasses he makes all kinds of chaotic mix-ups. Despite this, his only enemy is Fizz: a megalomaniacal hamster who is somehow always accidentally thwarted by Magoo. The series was picked up by France 3 in France, ITV and CITV in the United Kingdom, ABC Me in the Australia, Universal Kids