1993 in British music BBC One show "Noel's House Party", with "Mr. Blobby" (the first ever eponymously titled number 1 single). In the final week before Christmas, he was knocked off by Take That's "Babe", making Mr. Blobby the first one-week #1 since U2's "The Fly" in November 1991, and making Take That the first act to have three singles in a row all enter at #1. However, the following week (Christmas week) saw Mr. Blobby climb back up to the top, the first time this had happened since January 1969, and officially become this year's Christmas number 1. Take That's "Babe" became the
Mr. Magoo later cartoons, he is also an actor, and generally a competent one, except for his visual impairment. "Magoo" episodes were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film (the Oscar) four times, and received the award twice, for "When Magoo Flew" (1954) and "Magoo's Puddle Jumper" (1956). In 2002, "TV Guide" ranked Mr. Magoo number 29 on its "50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time" list. Mr. Magoo's first appearance was in the theatrical short cartoon "The Ragtime Bear" (1949), scripted by Millard Kaufman. His creation was a collaborative effort; animation director John Hubley is said to have