Description:  The Tomfoolery Show was a 1970-1971 Saturday morning cartoon series on NBC that featured a string of vignettes based on the nonsense poetry of writers like Edward Lear and Lewis Carroll. The show's episodes consisted of a mix of songs, riddles, and jokes, often incorporating a recurring gag like a delivery boy shouting "Plant for Mrs. Discobolus!". Characters included the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo, the Enthusiastic Elephant, the Fizzgiggious Fish, and the Scroobious Snake.

Format: Each episode was a collection of short, unrelated segments rather than a single plot.

Content: It was filled with nonsense, songs (often set to music), riddles, jokes, and visual gags.

Recurring elements: Episodes featured running gags, silly recipes, and gags inspired by Abbott and Costello skits.

Characters: The show's main characters were based on the works of Edward Lear and other nonsense writers: Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo. The Enthusiastic Elephant. The Fizzgiggious Fish. The Scroobious Snake.

Music: Music was a key element, with Maury Laws Singers performing songs based on the poems, similar to their work on Rankin/Bass holiday specials.