Tennessee Tuxedo

1963
Tennessee Tuxedo

Seasons & Episodes

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EP1 The Big Drip Oct 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.

EP2 Boning Up Oct 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.

EP3 Smilin' Yak's Sky Service Oct 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.

EP4 Teddy Bear Trouble Oct 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).

EP5 Sword Play Oct 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.

EP6 Phunnie Munnie Nov 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.

EP7 The Romance of Plymouth Rock Nov 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.

EP8 The Zoolympics Nov 20, 1965

Phineas J. Whoopee advises Tennessee and Chumley on how to be in shape for the Zoolympics.

EP9 The Tree Trimmers Nov 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.

EP10 Goblins Will Get You Dec 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.

EP11 The Cheap Skates Dec 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.

EP12 Going Up Dec 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).

EP13 Monster from Another Planet Dec 25, 1965

Tiger, wanting a better life, pretends to be an extraterrestrial, forcing Tennessee & Chumley into servitude. They learn about spacemen.

EP14 Signed and Sealed Jan 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.

EP15 The Barbers Jan 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.

EP16 Catch a Falling Hammock Jan 15, 1966

The guys learn about termites that are causing the trees holding their hammock to fall. They learn about termites.

EP17 Peace and Quiet Jan 22, 1966

An employment agency promises jobs to the pair, but they manage to fail at all of them.

EP18 Robot Revenge Jan 29, 1966

Yak and Baldy build robots to do their work. Tennessee and Chumley turn to Phineas J. Whoopee, who tells them about hearts.

EP19 There Auto Be a Law Feb 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.

EP20 Samantha Feb 12, 1966

Chumley falls in love and Whoopee tries teaching him about the finer points of etiquette and deportment.
7.6| 0h30m| NR| en| More Info
Released: 28 September 1963 Ended
Producted By: Total Television Productions
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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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.

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bigverybadtom The story of a wisecracking penguin and a dimwitted walrus who lives in the South Pole for some reason, they are found by zoo-keeper Stanley Livingstone and taken to Megapolis Zoo. Tennessee is excited to go to civilization-only to find himself and his friend merely confined as a zoo exhibit. Tennessee, with reluctant help from the unambitious Chumley, escape from the zoo and attempt to live among human society, only to be caught and brought back in the end. To help with their problems they encounter, they visit the office of the always-helpful and friendly Phineas J. Whoopee, who answers their often scientifically-based questions. Tennessee and Chumley usually but not always try to escape into the human world-sometimes their problems are based on what goes on in the zoo.The show works because the science is explained simply but clearly for children, and yet the science lessons don't always help our heroes-the cartoon isn't a morality play. Also, Tennessee Tuxedo is wisecracking and ambitious without being obnoxious; Chumley is dim but not overly stupid; Stanley is the villain, but he is sometimes legitimately provoked by Tennessee's actions; the supporting cast does their jobs properly too. Sadly they don't make shows like this for children anymore. :(
hfan77 I remember watching Tennessee Tuxedo when I was a youngster growing up in New Jersey and in reruns for many years. It was a very entertaining and funny cartoon as Tennessee Tuxedo, a fast-talking penguin and his dim-witted walrus pal Chumley kept trying to improve conditions at the Megopolis Zoo, where there were constantly yelled at and punished by zookeeper Stanley Livingston. Whenever things went wrong, Tennessee and Chumley would escape from the zoo to see Phineas J. Whoopie, the Man With All The Answers. Mr. Whoopie would explain different scientific principles to the young home audience and I thought it was excellent to have a cartoon that was not only entertaining but educational.But as the series went on, two new characters were added as frequent adversaries for Tennessee and Chumley, Jerboa Jump, a jumping mouse and Tiger Tornado, a boxing tiger. A lot of the later episodes featured our heroes battling Jerboa and Tiger and that's where I felt the show jumped the shark. It showed that the writers were running out of ideas.Let's not forget the other two supporting characters of Yak, the steer and Baldy the eagle as well as the outstanding voicework of Don Adams, who also came to prominence on The Bill Dana Show, Larry Storch and Kenny Delmar. The show proved that TV in the 60s was not "a vast wasteland."
raysond Do I remember this cartoon show from way back in the day! First off,you have two individuals who were always getting themselves in trouble everytime they pull something off or try to get out of a tight situation. Also,you have Tennessee Tuxedo,a smart-alec penguin,and his dimwitted pal Chumley,a brainless companion bubbleheaded Walrus. Everytime that tried to pull off some lame brain scheme,it backfires only to end up at the hands of a inventor,Mr. Whoopie who always teached the boys a thing or two about the lessons they learned. This cartoon was usually came on between the segments of either "The Underdog Show" or other kinds of Jay Ward produced material,but in turn it was funny at times but kinda cute courtesy of the starring voices of Don Adams(of "Get Smart",and later on "Inspector Gadget"), Delroy Swift,and Larry Storch(of "F-Troop" fame). A must-see for those who fondly remember classic Saturday morning cartoons of the early 1960's and part of the 1970's.
hillari One of the earliest cartoons I can remember where kids actually learned something while they were laughing. Whenever Tennessee and Chumley messed up, Mr. Whoopee would patiently explain what they did wrong, and how machines actually work. I also enjoyed the "Commander McBragg" segments. This was another early TV series for Adams, who had previously been an regular on "The Bill Dana Show" before going on to major success on "Get Smart". Another TV veteran, Larry Storch (voice of Mr. Whoopee) would later become the co-star of "F Troop".