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Total Television created this [[Animated Series]] for [[CBS]] in 1963 as a response to the famous "vast wasteland" speech given two years earlier by Newton Minow, who was then head of the FCC.
 
Tennessee Tuxedo, a [[EverythingsEverything's Better With Penguins|penguin]], and his walrus friend, Chumley, sought to improve their lives in the zoo. Despite gaining helpful information from their friend Phineas J. Whoopee, Tennessee and Chumley [[Failure Is the Only Option|still ran afoul]] of zookeeper Stanley Livingston.
 
Supporting segments included ''The Hunter'' and ''Tooter Turtle'', both repeated from ''[[King Leonardo and His Short Subjects]]'', as well as ''The World of Commander McBragg''. The series' voice talent included Don Adams as Tennessee Tuxedo, Bradley Bolke as Chumley and Larry Storch as Mr. Whoopee.
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* [[Animated Series]]
* [[The Big Board]]: Mr. Whoopee's 3DBB.
* [[Blind Without 'Em]]: Zig-zagged in an episode which had Tennessee competing in a bowling match against Jerboa Jump, who tricks Tennessee into thinking he needs glasses. Jerboa gives him a pair of glasses with bottle caps in place of the lenses, rendering him unable to see. Mr. Whoopee then explains how the human eye functions.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Tennessee Tuxedo will not fail!"
* [[Distinguished GentlemansGentleman's Pipe]]: Commander McBragg.
* [[The Ditz]]: Chumley.
* [[Edutainment Show]]: An early example.
* [[Everythings Better With Penguins|Everything's Better With Penguins]]
* [[Excellent Adventure]]: Tennessee in the Civil War
* [[Exploding Closet]]: Mr. Whoopee's 3D chalkboard is kept there.
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* [[Great White Hunter]]: Commander McBragg
* [[Herr Doctor]]: Zo vhat elze kann exshplain a Lizard mit a German aksent?
* [[Hey ItsIt's That Voice]]: Whoa, when did ''[[Inspector Gadget]]'' turn into a penguin?
** Some might additionally notice that Chumley is also Jangle the Elf from ''[[The Year Without a Santa Claus]]''.
* [[Let Me Get This Straight]]: So you say that Tennessee will often restate exactly what someone has just said to him.
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