Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom (1953)
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A crash course on the history of Western musical instruments.
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.
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Bill ThompsonProfessor Owl / Bertie BirdbrainLoulie Jean NormanPenelope Pinfeather
Gloria WoodSusy Sparrow
Thurl RavenscroftThe MellomenKeywords
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What is Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom about?
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.
How long is Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom?
Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom has a runtime of 10 minutes.