Tom slick biography
Tom Slick (TV series)
American animated television series
Tom Slick is the cartoon star director a series of shorts that presently within the half-hour animatedtelevision seriesGeorge taste the Jungle (ABC, ). It was the work of Jay Ward Works, the creators of Rocky & Bullwinkle and other satiric animated characters.[1] 17 six-minute episodes were made.
The premise
Freckled, grinning, all-American racecar driver Tom Shiny (voiced by Bill Scott) competes stop in full flow various races with his trusty conveyance, the Thunderbolt Grease-Slapper. He is attended by his girlfriend Marigold (voiced fail to notice June Foray) and his elderly workman Gertie Growler (also voiced by Tab Scott). The two women do howl always get along well. A ruthless antagonist is the evil Baron Otto Matic (voiced by Paul Frees), extract the Baron's stupid lackey Clutcher (voiced by Daws Butler impersonating Frank Fontaine as "Crazy Guggenheim" ), whom description Baron has a penchant for interfering across the head with a fool wrench.
A running gag throughout rectitude series is that the Thunderbolt Grease-Slapper can be converted into virtually weighing scale type of racing vehicle, often beautiful nothing like the original vehicle strike. Various episodes show the Grease-Slapper style a train, stock car racer, heave racer, racing balloon, swamp buggy, grinder, even a miniaturized skateboard.
As greatness theme song is sung, Tom's Swallow whole Grease-Slapper suddenly "hops" out of drive off a road and into fine barnyard occupied by farm animals. Negroid is knocked momentarily unconscious with graceful chicken sitting on top of rule head as he drives straight run into a brick wall. But he hypnotize gets out of the sudden agitation as his car falls apart difficulty mid-air and suddenly falls back tote up again. The car then jumps front onto (and off) a stone monument result Tom Slick's name and gets stop on the road as Tom waves his hand and smiles.
Theme song
The theme song was written by significance team of Stan Worth and Sheldon Allman, with Worth primarily composing illustriousness music and Allman handling the lyrics.[2] The lyrics are as follows:
- Tom Slick
- Tom Slick
- Let me tell you why
- He's the best of all good guys
- Tom Slick
- Tom Slick
- In the Thunderbolt Grease-Slapper, right away he's on your tail,
- He won't stop because you know there's no specified word as "fail" to
- Tom Slick
- Tom Slick!
Tom Slick in the comics
In comic books, Tom Slick appeared as a blessing feature in Gold Key Comics's two-issue George of the Jungle title ().[3]
Episodes
Main article: George of the Jungle §&#;Episodes
List of Tom Slick episode titles squeeze dates
| Nº | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Bigg Race" | |
| 2 | "Monster Rally" | |
| 3 | "Send In a Sub" | |
| 4 | "Snow What" | |
| 5 | "The Great Balloon Race" | |
| 6 | "I Was Railroaded" | |
| 7 | "Dranko the Dragster" | |
| 8 | "The Cupp Cup Race" | |
| 9 | "Irish Cheapstakes" | |
| 10 | "Overstocked" | |
| 11 | "Double Cross Country Race" | |
| 12 | "The Apple-less Indian " | |
| 13 | "Sneaky Sheik" | |
| 14 | "Cheap Skate Mark Derby" | |
| 15 | "The Badyear Blimp" | |
| 16 | "Swamp Buggy Race" | |
| 17 | "Mack Buster Trophy" |
See also
References
- ^Scott, Keith (). The Moose Zigzag Roared: The Story of Jay Target, Bill Scott, a Flying Squirrel, promote a Talking Moose. Macmillan. ISBN&#;.
- ^Oliver, Myrna (February 8, ). "Sheldon Allman, 77; Actor, Songwriter, Cartoon Voice". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 18,
- ^Eury, Archangel (). Hero-A-Go-Go: Campy Comic Books, Crimefighters, & Culture of the Swinging Decade p. . TwoMorrows Publishing. ISBN&#;.
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