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Tom Terrific

1957–1958 · 2 seasons

A gentle, silly cartoon that plays like a friendly storybook, easy for small children to dip in and out of.

Created by
Gene Deitch
Genres
Animation, Kids
Overview
Drawn in a simple style, it features a gee-whiz boy hero, Tom Terrific, who lives in a treehouse and can transform himself into anything he wants thanks to his magic, funnel-shaped "thinking cap," which also enhances his intelligence. He has a comic lazybones of a sidekick, Mighty Manfred the Wonder Dog, and an arch-foe named Crabby Appleton, whose motto is, "I'm rotten to the core!" Other foes include Mr. Instant, the Instant Thing King, Captain Kidney Bean, Sweet Tooth Sam, the Candy Bandit and Isotope Feaney, The Meany.
How it feels
Light, whimsical, absurd and warm. Brisk and fine in the background.
About
Friendship, identity, loyalty
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Created by
Gene Deitch
Genres
Animation, Kids
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
timeless
Audience
kids
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour6
Realism1
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity1
Emotional weight1

Cast

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Details

Genres
animation, kids
Created by
Gene Deitch
Starring
Lionel G. Wilson
Length
2 seasons, 26 episodes, 5 min each
Network
CBS
Country
United States of America

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