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From: eric@chronon.UUCP (Eric Black)
Newsgroups: net.tv
Subject: Re: More favorite cartoons.
Message-ID: <162@chronon.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 26-Feb-86 01:58:15 EST
Article-I.D.: chronon.162
Posted: Wed Feb 26 01:58:15 1986
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>In article <681@rti-sel.UUCP> wgr@rti-sel.UUCP (Bucky Ransdell) writes:
>>In article <619@drutx.UUCP> wed@drutx.UUCP (DeibertWE) writes:
>>>
>>>Tom T-E-R-R-I-F-I-C  {I think I remember that Tom Terrific starred on
>>>    		      the Captain Kangaroo Show alongside Mr. Green Jeans
>>>		      and Dancing Bear.}
>>
>>Who remembers the name of the villain in the Tom Terrific cartoon, or
>>what item Tom had that made him "terrific"?  
>
>
>The villain was Crabby Appleton. (always loved that name!)
>
>What made Tom terrific was his ability to change into any shape he wished.
>
>Now two questions back at you....What was Tom's dog's name?
>				 What was it about Tom that always remained
>				 same no matter what shape he was in?
>
>				"It drives like a truck"
>				"What is truck?"
>
>					MRC

"... and his dog, Manfred!"

(of course, the funnel hat is what remains).

How about "Winky Dink and You", also seen on the Captain's show from
time to time.  There was a tracing/transparency kit you could get by mail;
put the transparent sheet on your TV screen, and trace the shape when
told to do so.  In the next scene, the (triangle, square, circle, whatever)
you drew becomes an integral part of the rescue.

-- 
Eric Black   "Garbage In, Gospel Out"
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