Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales

Season 3

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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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20 Episodes

The Big Drip
E1
The Big DripTennessee 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.
Boning Up
E2
Boning UpStanley 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.
Smilin' Yak's Sky Service
E3
Smilin' Yak's Sky ServiceTennessee 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.
Teddy Bear Trouble
E4
Teddy Bear TroubleWhen Chumley's teddy bear goes missing, Tennessee turns private eye in order to find it. They learn about fingerprints (dark and light surfaces).
Sword Play
E5
Sword PlayWhen 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.
Phunnie Munnie
E6
Phunnie MunnieThe 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.
The Romance of Plymouth Rock
E7
The Romance of Plymouth RockTennessee 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.
The Zoolympics
E8
The ZoolympicsPhineas J. Whoopee advises Tennessee and Chumley on how to be in shape for the Zoolympics.
The Tree Trimmers
E9
The Tree TrimmersOn 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.
Goblins Will Get You
E10
Goblins Will Get YouFollowing 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.
The Cheap Skates
E11
The Cheap SkatesWanting 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.
Going Up
E12
Going UpWashington's Birthday celebration causes the friends to try putting a Liberty Bell decoration atop a zoo tower. They learn about elevators (cab, pulley, counterweight).
Monster from Another Planet
E13
Monster from Another PlanetTiger, wanting a better life, pretends to be an extraterrestrial, forcing Tennessee & Chumley into servitude. They learn about spacemen.
Signed and Sealed
E14
Signed and SealedTennessee'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.
The Barbers
E15
The BarbersTennessee 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.
Catch a Falling Hammock
E16
Catch a Falling HammockThe guys learn about termites that are causing the trees holding their hammock to fall. They learn about termites.
Peace and Quiet
E17
Peace and QuietAn employment agency promises jobs to the pair, but they manage to fail at all of them.
Robot Revenge
E18
Robot RevengeYak and Baldy build robots to do their work. Tennessee and Chumley turn to Phineas J. Whoopee, who tells them about hearts.
There Auto Be a Law
E19
There Auto Be a LawThe 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.
Samantha
E20
SamanthaChumley falls in love and Whoopee tries teaching him about the finer points of etiquette and deportment.