This is a fall sound that was often used in the Famous Studios/Paramount/Noveltoons cartoons from the 1940's to the 1960's. It was also used in some Warner Bros. and MGM cartoons, among other films.
Info[]
- First Recorded: 1940s
- Creator: TBA
- Owner: Warner Bros. (1941-1968), Famous Studios (1944-1967), MGM (196-
- Origin: United States
- Year Debut: 1940
- First Heard: Elmer's Pet Rabbit (a Merrie Melodies short)
- Last Heard: "Three Heads are Better Than One?" (The Tom and Jerry Show episode)
It was originally an Warner Bros. sound effect that was probably first recorded in 1940, and debut in 1941, starting with Elmer's Pet Rabbit and have it rarely used for some cartoons in favor of their trademark Looney Tunes Cartoon Fall Sound, but Famous Studios also picked the sound up in 1944 and used it as their trademark falling whistle sound (even after the studio became "Paramount Cartoon Studios" in 1956) until the 1960's.
Other studios like DePatie-Freleng, Chuck Jones, and Total Television started to use the sound in the 60's, but its frequent use was later abandoned by the 1980's (only very few studios used it at that time, namely DiC Entertainment). However, some sound studios (such as Animation City Editorial Services, Inc.) used it in movies and TV shows after the 1980s, but only very few.
It is yet to be determined if the sound was included on any sound effect library; it was never included on the more major sound effects libraries as of 2024 but one day WB or a company like Disney will bring the sound back.
Variations[]
- MGM BOMB, WHISTLE - LONG BOMB FALLING WHISTLE (Prototype Variant)
Used In[]
TV Shows[]
- The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin (Heard once in "Escape from the Treacherous Mountain". rare shortened version?)
- Animaniacs
- Beetle Bailey
- Felix the Cat (1959 TV Series)
- Go Go Gophers
- Gumby (Not sure it was used in)
- Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater
- King Leonardo and His Short Subjects
- Kissyfur
- Krazy Kat
- Little Wizards
- The New Casper Cartoon Show
- Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures (I'm not sure it was used in.)
- Popeye and Friends (1982 TV Series)
- Popples (1986 TV series) (Heard once in "Tree House Capers".)
- The Simpsons (Heard once in "Bart Sells His Soul" in the Itchy and Scratchy short "Skinless in Seattle".)
- SpongeBob SquarePants (It's unknown it was used in.)
- Sylvanian Families (First heard multiple times in "Outfoxing the Foxes" heard in a low pitch.)
- Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales (Used for the fireworks)
- The Tom and Jerry Show (Possibly heard once in "Three Heads are Better Than One"?)
- Underdog
Movies[]
- 9 (2009) (Heard once as the first of three shells/smoke grenades launched fall. (it could be a rare shortened variant)
- American Pop (1981)
- Fun and Fancy Free (1947) (I'm not actually sure it was used in, maybe when Mickey rides on a bottle lid.)
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) (May be confused with a similar whistle as a refrigerator flies from a nuclear explosion.)
Shorts[]
- Attack! Battle of New Britain (1944) (Heard in its entirety after the Looney Tunes Cartoon Fall Sound, twice, as bombs drop.)
- Assault and Peppered (1965)
- Casper The Friendly Ghost
- Cats and Bruises (1965)
- Corn on the Cop (1965)
- Famous Studios Cartoons
- Herman and Katnip
- Hocus Pocus Pow Wow (1968) (Shorten variant from The Fighting 69th 1/2)
- Inacio Studios Media
- Little Lulu Cartoons
- Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (Only heard in the 40's cartoons as it was replaced by the Looney Tunes Cartoon Fall Sound, but it did return in the 1960's)
- Modern Madcaps
- Noveltoons
- Popeye Cartoons (First heard in Pop-Pie a la Mode)
- Rocky Raccoon Cartoons
- Screen Songs
- Snyder Films Cartoons
- Sugar and Spies (1966) (Rare shorten variant?)
- Terrytoons (Not sure what it was heard in)
- Tom & Jerry (Only used in the Chuck Jones era cartoons; in "The Cat's Me-Ouch" [2nd half], "Puss 'n Boats" [1st half in a much higher pitch], and "O-Solar Meow" [2nd half, briefly]; and twice in "Cat and Dupli-cat".)
Commercials[]
- Soaky Toys - Superman & Tennessee Tuxedo (Commercials)
- M&M's Minis Commercials (1996) (Commercials) (Used once in "Factory".)
Previews[]
- Disney's Favorite Stories Preview (low volume)
YouTube Videos[]
Image Gallery[]
Famous Studios Cartoon Fall Sound/Image Gallery
Audio Samples[]
- (Shorten alternative variant)
- (Used from 1941-196?)
- (Different Shorten Variant first used in The Fighting 69th 1/2)
- (Different Shorten variant also first used in Fighting 69th 1/2)