Tom Slick (TV series)
Tom Slick | |
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Jay Ward Productions, Inc | |
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Network | ABC (aired with George of the Jungle and Super Chicken) |
Tom Slick is the cartoon star of a series of shorts that aired within the half-hour
The premise
Freckled, grinning, all-American
A running gag throughout the series is that the Thunderbolt Grease-Slapper can be converted into virtually any type of racing vehicle, often looking nothing like the original vehicle itself. Various episodes show the Grease-Slapper as a train, stock car racer, drag racer, racing balloon, swamp buggy, submarine, even a miniaturized skateboard.
As the theme song is sung, Tom's Thunderbolt Grease-Slapper suddenly "hops" out of control off a road and into a barnyard occupied by farm animals. Tom is knocked momentarily unconscious with a chicken sitting on top of his head as he drives straight into a brick wall. But he miraculously gets out of the sudden pandemonium as his car falls apart in mid-air and suddenly falls back together again. The car then jumps onto (and off) a stone monument bearing Tom Slick's name and gets back on the road as Tom waves his hand and smiles.
Theme song
The theme song was written by the team of Stan Worth and Sheldon Allman, with Worth primarily composing the 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, once he's on your tail,
- He won't quit because you know there's no such word as "fail" to
- Tom Slick
- Tom Slick!
Tom Slick in the comics
In
Episodes
List of Tom Slick episode titles and dates
Nº | Title | Air date |
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1 | "The Bigg Race" | 1967-09-09 |
2 | "Monster Rally" | 1967-09-16 |
3 | "Send In a Sub" | 1967-09-23 |
4 | "Snow What" | 1967-09-30 |
5 | "The Great Balloon Race" | 1967-10-07 |
6 | "I Was Railroaded" | 1967-10-14 |
7 | "Dranko the Dragster" | 1967-10-21 |
8 | "The Cupp Cup Race" | 1967-10-28 |
9 | "Irish Cheapstakes" | 1967-11-04 |
10 | "Overstocked" | 1967-11-11 |
11 | "Double Cross Country Race" | 1967-11-18 |
12 | "The Apple-less Indian 500" | 1967-11-25 |
13 | "Sneaky Sheik" | 1967-12-02 |
14 | "Cheap Skate Board Derby" | 1967-12-09 |
15 | "The Badyear Blimp" | 1967-12-16 |
16 | "Swamp Buggy Race" | 1967-12-23 |
17 | "Mack Buster Trophy" | 1967-12-30 |
See also
References
- ISBN 978-1-4668-6743-7.
- ^ Oliver, Myrna (February 8, 2002). "Sheldon Allman, 77; Actor, Songwriter, Cartoon Voice". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
- ISBN 978-1-6054-9073-1.