Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom (1953)

Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom (1953)

A crash course on the history of Western musical instruments. 1953-11-10 United States of America 10 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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.

Cast

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