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1	[[quoteright:314:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_funny_company.jpg]]
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3	-> ♫ We have a company, that you can join for free.
4	-> That kids in every neighborhood belong.
5	-> It's the "Funny Company" cause it's just for fun you see
6	-> So come a running when you hear our song
7	-> "Come to order, come to order" says the president. And when the Funny Company meets, here's just what we present.
8	-> "Things to see!" "And things to do!" "Stories!" "Songs" "Toys!"
9	-> And other things of interest! It's fun for girls and boys! ♫
10	-> '''Super Chief''': HOOOONK!
11	--> '''Theme song'''
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13	''The Funny Company'', a syndicated cartoon from the Ken Synder studio, was one of two shows debuting in 1963 that was a response to FCC chairman Newton R. Minow's comment that television was a "vast wasteland." It was an "edutainment" show, like the other show debuting the same year, ''WesternAnimation/TennesseeTuxedoAndHisTales'' on Creator/{{CBS}}.
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15	Buzzer Bell was the president of the Company, which was an offshoot of Junior Achievement. Through each five-minute episode, a live-action film demonstrating scientific feats, how things are made, etc., is featured. The cast includes inventor Jasper National Park, treasurer Merry Twitter, Terry Dactyl (a prehistoric character in modern times -- with a baseball cap, yet), the computer Weisenheimer (who narrated the live-action bits), two adult Indians named Broken Feather and Super Chief, and a sweet, introverted little girl named Shrinkin' Violette.
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17	[[https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=The+Funny+Company Many episodes are available on Youtube]]. It has also been seen on Creator/{{TBN}}'s "Smile of a Child" sub channel, and is also available as a Roku channel.
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20	!!This series contains examples of:
21	* BraidsBeadsAndBuckskins: Super Chief and Broken Feather
22	* DastardlyWhiplash: The show's token villain, Belly Laguna.
23	* DeadpanSnarker: Terry Dactyl.
24	* EdutainmentShow
25	* EveryProperLadyShouldCurtsy: In one episode, Merry Twitter curtsies to British dignitary [[PunnyName Lord Nose]]. In another, Shrinkin' Violette curtsies after finishing a ballet recital.
26	* HarmlessVillain: Neither Belly Laguna nor Professor Ludwig Von Upp are really a threat to the company, which makes you wonder why they bother dealing with a group of kids.
27	* LiteralMetaphor / VisualPun: Shrinkin' Violette, who literally shrinks in size when she's feeling [[ShrinkingViolet shy]].
28	* PunctuatedForEmphasis: Super Chief's dialogue consists of a lengthy train horn.
29	* PunnyName Both Terry Dactyl and Shrinkin' Violette, again.
30	* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Surprisingly averted for its time with numerous distinctive female characters in the company.
31	* ShrinkingViolet: Literally, in her case. It's even her name.
32	* YouMeddlingKids: Laguna often groused "I -- HATE -- KIDS!!!"

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