Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom

Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom

6.6 | 1953-11-10 | Animation

In this short subject (which mostly represents a departure from Disney's traditional approach to animation), a stuffy owl teacher lectures his feathered flock on the origins of Western musical instruments. Starting with cavepeople, whose crude implements could only "toot, whistle, plunk and boom," the owl explains how these beginnings led to the development of the four basic types of Western musical instruments: brass, woodwinds, strings, and percussion.

Featured Crew

Walt Disney Producer
Ward Kimball Director
Dick Huemer Story
Ward Kimball Animation
Julius Svendsen Animation
Marc Davis Animation
Henry Tanous Animation
Art Stevens Animation
Xavier Atencio Animation
Joseph Dubin Original Music Composer

Cast

Bill Thompson
Bill Thompson
Professor Owl / Bertie Birdbrain
Loulie Jean Norman
Loulie Jean Norman
Penelope Pinfeather
Gloria Wood
Gloria Wood
Susy Sparrow
Thurl Ravenscroft
Thurl Ravenscroft
The Mellomen

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