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Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom
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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Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Nov 10, 1953
Runtime
0h 10m
Genres
Animation
User Score
67%
Original Title
Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom
Production Companies
Walt Disney Productions
Director
Charles August Nichols
Description
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
Crew
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