Thursday, January 22, 2015
Throwback Thursday
Usually I don't listen to sports chatter, but this week with a big game and the even bigger game a couple of weeks away, I've been hearing the phrase "Tom Terrific" applied to Tom Brady, quarterback of the New England Patriots. While I don't want to take anything away from Mr. Brady, he may be (a) Tom Terrific, but he's not THE Tom Terrific.
Tom Terrific was a cartoon segment (late 1950s) shown on the Captain Kangaroo Show. Tom wore a funnel as a hat, his magic thinking cap. Tom could turn himself into any shape he wanted. Tom, along with his mighty dog Manfred outwitted Tom's nemesis, Crabby Appleton (Rotten to the Core) I loved this cartoon.
I've shown my age. Now show yours. Do you remember THE Tom Terrific/
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We missed out on this cartoon in the UK, I think I would have been a fan :-)
ReplyDeleteBut we did have the amazing Clangers
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfsMZKwqw3w
Magic Roundabout (although apparently this was originally French)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLdjHu3Egdg
Mr Ben
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-dszN_mSWQ
and one of my favorites, with the marvelous mechanical mouse organ, Bagpuss (Ink will like this one, too)
http://www.veoh.com/watch/v13107551jzpGZsFG?h1=Bagpuss+08+-+The+Mouse+Mill
:-D those are great!
DeleteShh. Don't tell anyone....I remember.
ReplyDeleteMy lips are sealed!
DeleteI remember the Captain Kangaroo Show (and Mr Green Jeans) but I don't remember Tom Terrific. (useless trivia: Captain Kangarro lived around the corner from us when we lived on Long Island.)
ReplyDeleteSeriously? Bob Keeshan lived around the corner from you? Any (blog) stories?
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