AS SEEN ON TV: COTTON MATTERS

ELI WHITNEY

Eli Whitney (December 8, 1765 – January 8, 1825) was an American inventor best known as the inventor of the cotton gin. This was one of the key inventions of the Industrial Revolution and shaped the economy of the antebellum South. Whitney's invention made short staple cotton into a profitable crop, which strengthened the economic foundation of slavery. Despite the social and economic impact of his invention, Whitney lost his profits in legal battles over patent infringement, closed his business, and nearly filed bankruptcy.
(from Wikipedia)

AS SEEN IN:
"Swing Out, Sweet Land"

AS PLAYED BY:
Dean Martin Eli Whitney was the inventor of the "cotton beer" over in Skitlandia. (This variety special was fully sponsored by Budweiser.) As Whitney splained it, he didn't need eight Clydesdales to pull a martini.

But in the Tooniverse, Eli Whitney invented something that had nothing to do with cotton.....

AS SEEN IN:
'Time Squad'

AS PLAYED BY:
Tom Kenney (voice)

Here's part two of the first adventure on 'Time Squad', which gets to the heart of the story:



BCnU!

PS:
I... imagine you thought I'd feature somebody else today? Plenty of December 8ths to come for that. Besides, next year will be the thirtieth anniversary, sadly......