Tomfoolery

The NBC-TV 1970-71 Rankin Bass series, Tomfoolery, was based upon the nonsensical verse and whimsical characters of authors such as Edward Lear, Ogden Nash, Frank Gelett Burgess, and Lewis Carroll. It was billed as a mixture of "Riddles, Jokes and Silly Things".

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Tomfoolery
• Rankin-Bass
• Halas&Batchelor

[bigg3469]

This was the only time that Rankin-Bass broke ranks from both their Canadian & Japanese animation companies & used the British animation company Halas & Batchelor (Animal Farm) to animate "Tomfoolery".

[toontracker]

Halas & Batchelor also animated The Osmonds cartoon for Rankin-Bass.

[BadNews88]

All together, repeat after me:

We want Tomfoolery DVDs!

We want Tomfoolery DVDs!

We want Tomfoolery DVDs!

We want Tomfoolery DVDs!

[nmlt5398]

Isn't it it funny that only a few people caught on to this show? I remember a sketch about the elephant asking where Flugel Street was, which involved in everyone he asked destroying the straw boater hats he was selling. I also remember the song "Bibbledy Bobbeldy / That makes good sense/ Good old nonsense/ Bibbledy Bobbeldy /Ladies and Gents /Pennies are pence to me" being played afetr some limericks in the show sometimes too. I loved it all.

[S1587915G]

I recall watching this when young. Couldn't really understand what was going on then but liked the crazy silliness anyway.

Add some dirty jokes and this cartoon series oughta be perfect. :P

[newfagscanttrif0rce]

So was this show targeted at kids? I used to watch it as a kid but most of the time I had no idea what I was watching.

[Spameggssausage]

awesome! more please! I loved this cartoon when I was a kid. they should have this show on DVD, Edward Lear and Lewis Carroll are public domain anyway.

[robt135utube]

My guess would be 1976/77 or 78... only just remember bits of it... I watched it because cartoons ruled - but have to be honest and admit to having got a bit confused and frightened by the fish on stilts MF

[professortheremin]

@Cool2BCeltic I'll go further than that. The voice of the fish is identical to that of the famous Eccles (Spike Milligan) from the pre-python, Goon Show.

[narwaaa]

Omg! BINGO!!!!! I wasn't imagining this cartoon after all!!! This cartoon was shown in Australia as well!!.....I think it was on early Saturday Mornings on Channel 7 (Sydney) in the early 80's and sometimes it would be on in the afternoon too.

PETE12NICE, everyone I asked (too) thought I was a nutter!!! I"m a NUTTER no more,YAY!!!

This cartoon rocks!!!

[Cool2BCeltic]

I can remember seeing this as a kid. Does anyone else think Tomfoolery was ever so slightly Pythonesque?

[frkaz911]

If I remember right, it was on pretty early on Saturday morning, something like 7 am, at least here in the NY area. I loved the nonsensical humor...there was nothing else like it on American television until Monty Python began to be carried by PBS.

[monstersjumper]

At Last! Glad to now have proof this show exists. My favourite bit for some reason was 2 sparrows jumping up and down on a branch singing 'nicky nacky noo' ..etc Anyone got that?? Drove my parents crazy singing it aparantly.