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tomfoolery

 
(tŏm-fū'lə-rē) pronunciation
n., pl., -ies.
  1. Foolish behavior.
  2. Something trivial or foolish; nonsense.

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= tom2 noun. (1931 —) .

[Rhyming slang for jewellery noun.]


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The Tomfoolery Show

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This article is about the cartoon series. For the revue musical based on the words and music of Tom Lehrer, see Tom Foolery

The Tomfoolery Show is an American cartoon comedy television series made and first broadcast in 1970, based on the works of Edward Lear. The animation was done at the Halas and Batchelor Studios in London and Stroud. Though the works of other writers were also used, notably Lewis Carroll and Ogden Nash, Lear's works were the main source, and characters like The Yongy Bonghy Bo and The Unmbrageous Umbrella Maker were all Lear creations. Some original material was also written based on characters created by Lear, although much of the material was a straight recital of poems and limericks or songs using Lear's poems set to music. A recurring joke had a delivery boy running around trying to deliver a large plant and shouting 'Plant for Mrs Discobolus!'.

The series was produced by Rankin/Bass, who also made the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (television special) and Frosty the Snowman.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - dummestreger, narrestreger

Nederlands (Dutch)
malligheid

Français (French)
n. - pitreries, âneries

Deutsch (German)
n. - Blödsinn

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βλακεία, χαζομάρα, ανόητη συμπεριφορά

Italiano (Italian)
scemenza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tolice (f), disparate (m), patetice (f)

Русский (Russian)
дурачество, шутовство

Español (Spanish)
n. - estupidez, tontería

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - dårskap, tokigheter, skoj, dumma skämt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
愚蠢的举动, 无聊

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 愚蠢的舉動, 無聊

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 멍텅구리 짓, 광대짓, 하찮은 것

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ばかな言動, くだらないこと

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) سخافه, جنون, حماقه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮התנהגות טיפשית, טיפשות, שטות‬


 
 
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