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Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales is a semi-educational animated cartoon TV series that originally aired on CBS from 1963 to 1966. It was produced by Total Television, the same company that produced the earlier King Leonardo and the later Underdog, and primarily sponsored by General Mills. The title is a play on “tuxedo and tails” formal wear.
Episode 20 : Samantha
February. 12,1966
Chumley falls in love and Whoopee tries teaching him about the finer points of etiquette and deportment.
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Episode 19 : There Auto Be a Law
February. 05,1966
The guys build a car for an auto race, and decide to make and sell copies of the car to pay the entrance fee. They learn about production line manufacturing.
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Episode 18 : Robot Revenge
January. 29,1966
Yak and Baldy build robots to do their work. Tennessee and Chumley turn to Phineas J. Whoopee, who tells them about hearts.
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Episode 17 : Peace and Quiet
January. 22,1966
An employment agency promises jobs to the pair, but they manage to fail at all of them.
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Episode 16 : Catch a Falling Hammock
January. 15,1966
The guys learn about termites that are causing the trees holding their hammock to fall. They learn about termites.
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Episode 15 : The Barbers
January. 08,1966
Tennessee buys a barber shop and he and Chumley go to work as barbers. They get Rocky Maninoff as a customer, who wants them to make him a new man, or else. Tennessee and Chumley turn to Phineas J. Whoopee for help in haircutting and applying specific make-up.
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Episode 14 : Signed and Sealed
January. 01,1966
Tennessee's cousin Percy is coming to visit. Needing money to fix up their place, the friends rent to Big Bill Bailey with a crafty four-week lease. They learn about leases and contracts, and ultimately learn that Percy can be a demanding guest.
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Episode 13 : Monster from Another Planet
December. 25,1965
Tiger, wanting a better life, pretends to be an extraterrestrial, forcing Tennessee & Chumley into servitude. They learn about spacemen.
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Episode 12 : Going Up
December. 18,1965
Washington's Birthday celebration causes the friends to try putting a Liberty Bell decoration atop a zoo tower. They learn about elevators (cab, pulley, counterweight).
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Episode 11 : The Cheap Skates
December. 11,1965
Wanting ice skates, Tennessee Tuxedo, and his friends, Chumley, Yak, and Baldy try producing an ice show for Sewonya Button (Yak's cousin), but need to learn how to build a rink first.
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Episode 10 : Goblins Will Get You
December. 04,1965
Following a trick-or-treating on Halloween, Tennessee eats too much candy and dreams that he is in a haunted forest with an evil witch and her goblin servants. They learn about maple syrup.
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Episode 9 : The Tree Trimmers
November. 27,1965
On Christmas Eve, Stanley Livingston orders Tennessee and Chumley to guide the arriving tree trimmers to the Christmas tree. Tennessee and Chumley trim the tree with the help of Yakkety and Baldy until the ornaments are destroyed. Tennessee and Chumley ask Phineas J. Whoopee for help on making ornaments.
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Episode 8 : The Zoolympics
November. 20,1965
Phineas J. Whoopee advises Tennessee and Chumley on how to be in shape for the Zoolympics.
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Episode 7 : The Romance of Plymouth Rock
November. 13,1965
Tennessee is putting on a play about the Pilgrims called The Romance of Plymouth Rock. Jerboa Jump and Tiger Tornado plan to join the play as Indians so that they can sabotage it. When Jereboah claims that the Indians were not friendly to the Pilgrims, Tennessee calls in Phineas J. Whoopee for help on the history of the Pilgrims.
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Episode 6 : Phunnie Munnie
November. 06,1965
The boys, Tennessee and Chumley set up a printing press. Their first customer is Rocky Maninoff, who wants them to print counterfeit money for him, or else. They learn about printing.
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Episode 5 : Sword Play
October. 30,1965
When ordered by Stanley Livingston to clean the medieval exhibit at the museum, Tennessee is knocked unconscious by a fallen suit of armor and dreams that he is a knight fighting a dragon. Tennessee learns about steel.
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Episode 4 : Teddy Bear Trouble
October. 23,1965
When Chumley's teddy bear goes missing, Tennessee turns private eye in order to find it. They learn about fingerprints (dark and light surfaces).
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Episode 3 : Smilin' Yak's Sky Service
October. 16,1965
Tennessee and his friends, Chumley and Yak, start a flying service. Their first customer is Rocky Maninoff, who wants them to fly him to safety after a bank job, or else. They learn about flying a plane.
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Episode 2 : Boning Up
October. 09,1965
Stanley Livingston orders Tennessee and Chumley to guard the new dinosaur exhibit. Unfortunately, Howler gets in and dismantles the dinosaur skeletons. They learn about dinosaur bones.
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Episode 1 : The Big Drip
October. 02,1965
Tennessee and Chumley get jobs as plumbers. Their first customer is Rocky Maninoff, who wants them to fix a leaky pipe in his hideout before he returns from his bank robbery, or else. Tennessee and Chumley turn to Phineas J. Whoopee to learn about plumbing.
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