Tall Tales was one of a series of children's TV specials that aired on WCBS (the New York City CBS affiliate) in the fall of 1963.[1] The program, broadcast on November 17,[2] starred Jack Gilford and the Muppet dog Rufus, in his first TV appearance.[3] The dynamic would later be applied for the 1964 pilot, The Land of Tinkerdee.
Merrill Brockway directed the special.[4]
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- ↑ New York Daily News, "News Around the Dials," October 10, 1963
- ↑ New York Daily News, "View of the Week," November 17, 1963
- ↑ Karen Falk at "A Henson Valentine" at the Museum of the Moving Image, February 10, 2024
- ↑ Surprise was my Teacher: Memories and Confessions of a Television Producer by Merrill Brockway page 48