Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales is a popular, semi-educational
animated cartoonAn animated cartoon is a short, hand-drawn film for the cinema, television or computer screen, featuring some kind of story or plot...
TV series that originally aired on
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from 1963 to 1966. It was produced by Total Television, the same company that produced the earlier
King LeonardoKing Leonardo and his Short Subjects was an animated cartoon series released in 1960 by Total Television , sponsored by General Mills.-Characters and story:...
and the later
Underdog, and primarily sponsored by
General MillsGeneral Mills, Inc. is an American Fortune 500 corporation, primarily concerned with food products, which is headquartered in Golden Valley, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. The company markets many well-known brands, such as Betty Crocker, Yoplait, Colombo, Totinos, Jeno's, Pillsbury, Green...
. The title is a play on “tuxedo and tails” formal wear.
The cartoon series revolved around Tennessee Tuxedo the
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(voiced by
Don AdamsDon Adams was an American actor, comedian and director. In his five decades on television, he was best known as Maxwell Smart in the television situation comedy Get Smart , which he also sometimes directed and wrote. Adams won three consecutive Emmy Awards for his portrayal of Smart...
), and his best friend Chumley the
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(voiced by
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).
