Tomfoolery

Tomfoolery

"This article is about the cartoon series. For the revue musical based on the words and music of Tom Lehrer, see "Tom Foolery"

"Tomfoolery" is an American cartoon comedy television series made and first broadcast in 1970, based on the works of Edward Lear. The animation was done at the Halas and Batchelor Studios in London and Stroud. Though other writers were also used, notably Lewis Carroll and Ogden Nash, Lear's works were the main source, and characters like The Yongy Bonghy Bo and The Unmbrageous Umbrella Maker were all Lear creations. Some original material was also written based on characters created by Lear, although much of the material was a straight recital of poems and limericks or songs using Lear's poems set to music. A recurring joke had a delivery boy running around trying to deliver a large plant and shouting 'Plant for Mrs Discobolus!'.

The series was produced by Rankin/Bass, who also made the "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (television special)" and "Frosty the Snowman".

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  • Tomfoolery — Tom fool er*y, n. Folly; trifling. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tomfoolery — (n.) 1812, from TOMFOOL (Cf. tomfool) + ERY (Cf. ery) …   Etymology dictionary

  • tomfoolery — [n] nonsense absurdity, antics, bunk, carrying on*, clowning, craziness, folly, foolery, fooling around, foolishness, fun, funny business, giddiness, high jinks, horseplay, insanity, irresponsibility, joking, kidding around, ludicrousness, lunacy …   New thesaurus

  • tomfoolery — ► NOUN ▪ foolish or silly behaviour …   English terms dictionary

  • tomfoolery — [täm fo͞ol′ər ē] n. pl. tomfooleries [see TOMFOOL + ERY] foolish behavior; silliness; nonsense …   English World dictionary

  • tomfoolery — [[t]tɒmfu͟ːləri[/t]] N UNCOUNT Tomfoolery is playful behaviour, usually of a rather silly, noisy, or rough kind. Were you serious, or was that a bit of tomfoolery? Syn: horseplay …   English dictionary

  • tomfoolery — [“tam”fuM] n. foolishness. □ That’s enough of this tomfoolery! □ The entire evening was devoted to tomfoolery …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • tomfoolery — noun Mrs. Marks had no patience for tomfoolery Syn: silliness, fooling around, clowning, shenanigans, capers, antics, pranks, tricks, buffoonery, skylarking, nonsense, horseplay, monkey business, mischief, foolishness, foolery, fandango …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • tomfoolery — noun Date: 1812 playful or foolish behavior …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • tomfoolery — /tom fooh leuh ree/, n., pl. tomfooleries. 1. foolish or silly behavior; tomfoolishness. 2. a silly act, matter, or thing. [1805 15; TOMFOOL + ERY] Syn. 1. foolishness, silliness, horseplay, monkeyshines. * * * …   Universalium

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