Talk:Tom Terrific

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1954?[edit]

Addendum: Tom Terrific and Mighty Manfred the Wonder Dog was broadcast daily on a children's show "Uncle Walt" on WDBO TV in Orlando, Florida in 1954. It aired daily at 5 p.m. I can attest to this as I was at home alone on or about December 15, 1954, watching it while my mom went to pick up my dad from work. Our house caught fire and I had to call the fire department. All of this information is verifiable. -- 71.76.31.147

(I moved the above comment comment from the article itself to here.) If your memory is true, all the various sources online are off by three years. Human memory being what it is, pardon us if we don't article the article just on the say-so of an anonymous IP who might, for example, be confusing the memory of cartoon after a half century. - DavidWBrooks (talk) 01:26, 13 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Theme?[edit]

I do vaguely recall the Crabby Appleton theme, but I know Tom had one that opened the shows... "my name's Tom Terrific, the greatest hero ever. Terrific is the name for me, 'cause I'm so clever! I can be what I want to be: a bumblebee, a great big tree!... sumthin sumthin..." Sorry that's all I got. If someone could verify or complete this, it might belong under the Them Song title, ahead of Crabby's!! 174.114.70.233 (talk) 03:41, 15 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You know, I probably haven't heard that song in almost 50 years, but one doesn't forget those things that were watched on a daily basis with an absorbent young mind. I may have a word or two wrong, but it went pretty much like this:

I'm Tom Terrific,
Greatest hero ever.
Terrific is the name for me,
'Cause I'm so clever.
I can be anything, you see,
Change my shape most readily.
Follow, come follow me!

If you see a plane on high --
A diesel train go roaring by --
A bumble bee --
Or a tree --
That's me!

When there is trouble,
I'm there on the double.
From Atlantic to Pacific,
My name's Tom Terrific!

I seem to recall a variant version that popped up on the show after awhile, but that one escapes me. WHPratt (talk) 20:35, 4 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Interactive TV[edit]

I'm 67. I remember sending away for a kit that included a plastic overlay and some "crayon"s that when Tom Terrific encountered an obstacle such as a chasm, the viewers were asked to draw a bridge to let Tom cross the chasm. I would draw with the "crayons" and Tom would "magically" cross the chasm on my bridge. It was quite a rush. I helped Tom escape. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.210.133.181 (talk) 05:49, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Are you sure that wan't Winky Dink? WHPratt (talk) 00:34, 29 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

TV Guide ranking[edit]

When I followed the link given to support the #32 ranking by TV Guide, I found TV Guide Magazine's 60 Greatest Cartoons of All Time. Tom Terrific did not appear on the list. Perhaps the link no longer connects to the proper article? Sadly, the citation did not include an author's name or the publication date, which makes it kind of hard track it down. Folklore1 (talk) 01:49, 3 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Brady[edit]

As we discuss whether or not a trademark is appropriate, rightly or wrongly Tom Terrific is being used in conjunction with Brady. According to Google...

"Tom Terrific" "Tom Brady" 476,000 results "Tom Terrific" "Tom Seaver" 294,000 results

Not saying whether its right or wrong, but that is why I added the disambig language at top. To say no one calls him that is factually wrong. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:84:4601:C4D2:11F7:2329:7CD5:CF19 (talk) 11:36, 5 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Nobody searching Wikipedia for Tom Terrific is looking for Brady. The nickname is rarely applied to Brady, and we don't even mention it on his article. The Google hits are inflated by his recent attempt to trademark it, however see WP:RECENTISM for that. JDDJS (talk to me • see what I've done) 22:35, 5 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure where you love but this is wildly popular in new england and has been for 15 years. That, plus the fact the guy may well own the trademark, certainly warrants inclusion of at the very least a disambiguation link. -Nick — Preceding unsigned comment added by 104.226.4.34 (talk) 23:18, 5 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I've put a mention of it in the story, where it belongs - not in a hatnote. - DavidWBrooks (talk) 19:32, 23 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Contradiction re: dates of second half[edit]

The article states that the second set of thirteen stories were filmed in 1958. The list of individual episodes gives dates in 1957 for all. Which is correct? Kostaki mou (talk) 14:28, 20 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Also, the dates for episodes #13 ("Elephant Stew"- Aug 02) and #14 ("The Missing Mail Mystery"- Aug 09) break the sequential pattern. They would seem to be typos for "September", rather than "August". Similarly, the date for #19 ("The Silly Sandman"- September 07) seems to be a typo for "October". CFLeon (talk) 21:54, 20 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]