Meaning of Toonerville Trolley | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An old-fashioned single-car trolley.
   informal
2. A noticeably inexpensive trip.

Examples

“Such a car was the feature of a comic strip of those days, "The Toonerville Trolley that Meets All the Trains", and the Farm cars were affectionately known as "The Toonerville Trolley".”

“[T]he two modes of transportation available were taxicab and the “Toonerville Trolley.” ... The name “Toonerville Trolley” was taken from a popular cartoon of the time because we thought the rock and roll of the streetcar and the uphill and downhill route seemed to be lifted from the cartoon.”

“The trolley on that route was referred to as “Old Dolly” and the “Toonerville Trolley” (from the comic strip)”

“The trolley, affectionately nicknamed the “Toonerville Trolley” after a popular cartoon strip that ran until 1947.”

“During the period, the area became known as the Toonerville after a local factory. The Pacific electric red car tracks ran through the area, and the local trolley became known as the Toonerville trolley.”

“To travel that mile there was an honest-to-god Toonerville Trolley. A Toonerville Trolley was a very small, one railroad car, featured in a comic strip popular at the time, with one cartoon-type fellow who did all the driving; ...”

“I always loved the first leg of that trip that began with a walk over the bridge that led to Lambertville Station and then a hop on board the little one-coach train called the Toonerville Trolley.”

“Our airline must be something out of the Toonerville Trolley.”

“At that point Louis had gone into the dispensary and taken a Tuinal—what his first med school roommate had called Tooners. “Hop up on the Toonerville Trolley, Louis,” he'd say, “and I'll put on some Credence.””

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