Tomfoolery

I was 7 years old at the time "The Tomfoolery Show" (the full name of the program) aired on NBC-TV but one thing I remember is the dopey little theme song that introduced and closed the show (from memory):

C'mon, we're puttin' on the nonsense, The funny, zany nonsense, With riddles, jokes and silly things, It's all Tomfoolery

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C'mon, we're puttin' on the nonsense, The funny, zany nonsense, We'll tickle every funny bone, It's all Tomfoolery

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(Voice over introduces the key characters on the show as music plays in the background)

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C'mon, we're puttin' on the nonsense, The funny, zany nonsense, With riddles, jokes and silly things, It's all Tom-foo-ler-yyyyyy! (ka-pow!)

My family LOVED this program! I've only ever seen it when it originally aired, so there is just one song from it I remember completely. That was the large alligator-like creature that walked along saying "Lippity-kip, Lippity-kip, my only name's the SCREDUNGULOUS PIP!" and after him would be a parade of silly animals and creatures including a grasshopper hopping along in a little top hat and tailcoat!! Also there were the crazy recipes on it like "Pot Roast", where peanut butter was smeared on to a pot and roasted! There was always a choice of cooking time offered, like "Bake at 300 degrees for 2 days or 2 degrees for 300 days!". I believe the above recipe was eventually fed to a goat!

Almost nobody remembers this programme but I thought it was great as a kid. The characters I remember most are the Fastidious Fish who walked around using stilts held outside his fishbowl (complete with spat shoes on the end) and the Scoobious Snake who sported a straw hat and a cane. I was already familiar with the poems of Edward Lear such as the Owl & the Pussycat, the Pobble Without Any Toes etc. etc. so it was good to see them set to cartoon sketches.

At least there are a few people who remember. Now I need to find something for the cartoon "Arthur the King of Camelot" which was in some ways similar and which nobody seems to remember either! "Arthur, the King of Camelot, He's a Ring A Ding A Ding of a King"

I really enjoyed this series when it was shown in the UK. I suppose I was about 5 to 7 years old. I would really like to see a clip of the recurring sketch where the astronauts attempt to travel to Mars or the Moon or somewhere. After a successful take off and journey they talk about the culmination in hushed tones as they prepare to land. They unstrap from their seats and descend the ladder from the ship with great dignity - only to find they are in New York/the Taj Mahal or some such and that the familiar old man is waiting or them at the foot of the ladder, to intone 'Boy did you get the wrong rocket ship.' I would also like to see a clip of this show's version of the Jumblies. If anyone has these - Please post!

Used to watch this as an 8yr old in the early 70 s but when i mention it to people my own age no one seems to remember it to the point i thought i dreamt it lol , but i loved it