Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom 71 years old

A crash course on the history of Western musical instruments.

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.

Credits

Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom Cast

Name Character
Bill Thompson He was 40, 58 years old when he died as Professor Owl / Bertie Birdbrain
Thurl Ravenscroft He was 39, 91 years old when he died as The Mellomen
Loulie Jean Norman She was 40, 92 years old when she died as Penelope Pinfeather
Gloria Wood She was 30, 71 years old when she died as Susy Sparrow

Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom Crew

Name Department
Julius Svendsen as Animation. He was 34 (52) years old when He died Visual Effects
Art Stevens as Animation. He was 38 (92) years old when He died Visual Effects
Dick Huemer as Story. He was 55 (81) years old when He died Writing
Tom Oreb as Characters. He was 40 (73) years old when He died Writing
Joseph Dubin as Original Music Composer. He was 52 (60) years old when He died Sound
Elias Disney as Producer. He was 94 (82) years old when He died Production
Charles A. Nichols as Director. He was 43 (81) years old when He died Directing
Ward Kimball as Director. He was 39 (88) years old when He died Directing
Ward Kimball as Animation. He was 39 (88) years old when He died Visual Effects
Xavier Atencio as Animation. He was 34 (now 105) years old Visual Effects
Kendall O'Connor as Art Direction. He was 45 (89) years old when He died Art
Marc Davis as Animation. He was 40 (86) years old when He died Visual Effects
Eyvind Earle as Color Designer. He was 37 (84) years old when He died Visual Effects
Henry Tanous as Animation. Visual Effects
Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom poster
Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom (71 years)

A crash course on the history of Western musical instruments.

  • Release day: Tuesday, November 10, 1953
  • Runtime: 10 minutes