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This sound effect can be found on Hanna-Barbera Sound Effects Library, which was made by Sound Ideas.

Info
This sound debuted in Hanna-Barbera cartoons in the 1950s or 1960s, but it is unknown which one first used it. It is later heard in more than a thousand pieces of media made by other studios these days.
 * First recorded: 1950s
 * Creator: Possibly Greg Watson
 * Owner: Hanna-Barbera (1950s-2001), Sound Ideas (1993-present)
 * Origin: United States
 * Year debut: Between 1950s or 1960s
 * First heard: Any Hanna-Barbera cartoon in the 1950s or 1960s
 * Area used: Worldwide

The Japanese sound effects editor Daisuke Jinbo tends to use this sound very often in anime.

TV Shows

 * Adventures in Wonderland
 * The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (Heard once in "Birth of a Salesman", "I Dream of Jimmy", and "Journey to the Center of Carl".)
 * Adventures from the Book of Virtues
 * Aladdin: The Series (Heard once in "Dune Quixote.")
 * Alvin and the Chipmunks
 * America's Funniest Home Videos
 * Around the World in 80 Days (1972-1973) (Heard once in "Keep Our World Neat".)
 * Arthur
 * Atomic Betty (Heard once in "Elementary, My Dear Minimus".)
 * Baby Looney Tunes (Heard once in the song "Does Your Tongue Hang Low?".)
 * The Backyardigans (Heard twice in "Best Clowns in Town".)
 * Blue's Clues (Heard once in "Rhyme Time".)
 * Bear in the Big Blue House
 * Ben 10 (2016 TV Series) (Heard once in "LaGrange Muraille".)
 * Between the Lions
 * Big Time Rush
 * Bill Nye, the Science Guy
 * Breadwinners (Heard once in "Lost at Pond", "Diner Ducks" and "Insane in the Crane Game".)
 * Blaze and the Monster Machines
 * Bobby's World (Heard once in "It's a Generic Life".)
 * The Book of Pooh
 * Bubble Guppies (Heard once in "Build me a Building!", "Ducks in a Row!", "The Elephant Trunk-a-Dunk!", "Swimtastic Check-Up!", and "Bubble Kitty!".)
 * Bunnicula (Heard once in "Alligator Tears".)
 * The Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show (Heard only in the 1992 intro.)
 * Camp Lakebottom
 * Camp Lazlo (Heard once in "Beans and Pranks", "Hello Dolly", and "Baby Bean".)
 * Captain Flamingo (Heard once in "Fun and Games".)
 * Casper and the Angels
 * CB Bears (Heard once in "The Doomsday Mine".)
 * Chloe's Closet (Heard once in "Clowning Around".)
 * Chowder (Heard once in "Old Man Thyme".)
 * Cow and Chicken (Heard once in "Super-Model Cow".)
 * Creative Galaxy (Heard twice in "A Home for Bunny".)
 * Curious George (Heard once in "Curious George Discovers the Poles".)
 * Darkwing Duck (Heard once in "The Beauty and the Beet".)
 * Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines (Often use for Zilly hiding his head.)
 * The Day My Butt Went Psycho! (Heard once in "Butt I'm a Cheerleader".)
 * Dennis the Menace (1986 TV Series) (Heard once in "A Visitor from Outer Space".)
 * Dexter's Laboratory (Heard once in "Streaky Clean" and "Bad Cable Manners".)
 * Disney's House of Mouse (Heard once in "Timon and Pumbaa".)
 * Dog City (Heard once in "Meat, the Butcher".)
 * Donkey Kong Country (TV Series)
 * Dora the Explorer (Heard once in "Swiper's Favorite Things".)
 * Dragon Tales (Heard once in "The Giant of Nod", "A Liking to Biking", "Not Separated at Birth"; twice in "Follow the Dots".)
 * DuckTales (Heard thrice in "Bermuda Triangle Tangle" and once in "A Whale of a Bad Time".)
 * Elliot Moose (Heard once in "Lion-Aid".)
 * Elmo's World
 * The Emperor's New School (Heard once in ""Empress Malina" and "Kronk Moves In.")
 * Fairy Tale Police Department
 * The Fairly OddParents
 * Fanboy and Chum Chum
 * Fish Hooks (Heard once in "Fish Out of Water".)
 * Fraggle Rock
 * The Flintstones (Heard once in "The House Guest".)
 * The Flintstone Comedy Show (Heard once in "R. V. Fever".)
 * The Flintstone Kids (Heard once in "Rubble Without a Cause".)
 * Garfield and Friends (Heard once in "The Feline Felon", "Binky Gets Cancelled!", "The Wolf Who Cried Boy", "A Little Time Off", and "The Bunny Rabbits is Coming!".)
 * GirlStuff/BoyStuff (Heard in a wide variety of episodes.)
 * Go Away, Unicorn! (Heard once in "Stop Stirring the Pot, Unicorn!" and "Don't Touch This, Unicorn!".)
 * Goober and the Ghost Chasers
 * Goof Troop
 * The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (Heard once in "Nursery Crimes" and "He's Not Dead, He's My Mascot".)
 * Grojband
 * Harvey Girls Forever!
 * Heathcliff (Heard once in "Heathcliff's Middle Name".)
 * Henry's Amazing Animals (Heard once in "Animal Hunters" and "Creepy Crawly Animals".)
 * Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi
 * The Hillbilly Bears (Heard once in "Going Going Gone Gopher".)
 * I Am Weasel (Heard once in "I Are Big Star".)
 * The Jetsons (Heard in the ending credits when George Jetson got stuck in the treadmill.)
 * Johnny Bravo (Heard once in "Traffic Troubles".)
 * Johnny Test (Heard once in "Johnny'Mon" and "Here Johnny! Here Boy!".)
 * Jungle Cubs
 * Krypto the Superdog (Heard once in "Super-Flea" and "A Bug's Strife".)
 * Kuu Kuu Harajuku (Heard once in "Wanted Audience", "Hello Puppy" and "G, This is Awfully Deep".)
 * Let's Go Luna! (Heard once in "Guitar to Sitar".)
 * The Little Mermaid: The Series
 * The Loud House
 * Maggie and the Ferocious Beast
 * Mopatop's Shop
 * The Magic School Bus
 * Max & Ruby (Heard in "Ruby's Good Neighbor Report" and "Ruby's Birthday Present".)
 * Mickey Mouse
 * Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (Heard once in "Minnie's Birthday".)
 * Mickey Mouse Works (Heard once in "Pluto's Magic Paws".)
 * Mickey and the Roadster Racers
 * Mike, Lu & Og
 * The Mr. Men Show
 * Muppet Babies (2018 TV Series)
 * My Gym Partner's a Monkey (Heard once in "She's Koala That".)
 * My Life as a Teenage Robot
 * My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
 * New Looney Tunes/Wabbit: A Looney Tunes Production
 * The New Woody Woodpecker Show (Heard once in "Woody and the Termite".)
 * Oddhouse Phantom (Heard once in "Wild Wild West with Shane".)
 * Oggy and the Cockroaches
 * Oh No! It's an Alien Invasion (Heard once in "Bak 2 Skool".)
 * OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes
 * Out of Jimmy's Head (Heard once in "Talent Show", "Mascot", "Ghosts" and "Princess".)
 * Pink Panther and Pals
 * Pink Panther and Sons
 * Pinky Dinky Doo (Heard once in "Where Are My Shoes?" and "The Horn and Antler Club".)
 * The Powerpuff Girls
 * The Proud Family
 * Puppy Dog Pals
 * PAW Patrol
 * Pig Goat Banana Cricket
 * PJ Masks
 * Punky Brewster
 * The Ren & Stimpy Show
 * Rolie Polie Olie (Heard often as part of the score where somebody picks things up, or when they get up.)
 * Rocko's Modern Life
 * Rubbadubbers
 * Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (Heard several times in "A Night of Fright is No Delight", and heard once in "Spooky Space Kook" and "Which Witch is Which?".)
 * Sesame Street (Heard once in the 2002 intro and in the celebrity version of "Monster in the Mirror".)
 * Sidekick (Heard once in "To Party Perchance to Party" and "Gone Gaga".)
 * Sid the Science Kid (Heard once in "The Rolie Polie".)
 * Sitting Ducks (Heard once in "Denture Adventure".)
 * The Smurfs
 * Snorks
 * SpongeBob SquarePants
 * Star vs. the Forces of Evil
 * Super Why!
 * Teen Titans Go! (Heard once in "Laundry Day".)
 * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)
 * The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo
 * Timon & Pumbaa (Heard once in "Maine-iacs".)
 * The Tom and Jerry Show (Heard once in "Battle of the Butlers.")
 * The Tom & Jerry Kids Show (Heard once in "Prehistoric Pals".)
 * Totally Spies!
 * Uncle Grandpa (Heard once in "Afraid of the Dark" and "Bezt Friends".)
 * VeggieTales in the House (Heard once in "The Puppy".)
 * Wacky Races (Heard once in "See-Saw to Arkansas" and "Why Oh Why Wyoming".)
 * Wander Over Yonder
 * Wake, Rattle, and Roll (Heard once in "The Tumbleweed 500".)
 * Wayside
 * What a Cartoon! (Heard once in "Dino: Stay Out!" and "Sledgehammer O'Possum in: What's Goin' On Back There?".)
 * What About Mimi? (Heard once in "Mr. Blue Eyes".)
 * What's New, Scooby-Doo? (Heard occasionally in the third season.)
 * Woody Woodpecker (2018 TV Series) (Heard once in "The Pen is Flightier Than the Sword".)
 * WordWorld
 * The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss
 * Yin Yang Yo!
 * Yogi's Gang

TV Specials

 * Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh (1996)
 * Daffy Duck and Porky Pig Meet the Groovie Goolies (1972)
 * Too Smart for Strangers with Winnie the Pooh (1985) (Heard in a very high pitch.)

Movies

 * The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)
 * Agent Fox (2014)
 * Aladdin (1992)
 * Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein (1999)
 * An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000)
 * The Angry Birds Movie (2016)
 * Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017)
 * Despicable Me 3 (2017)
 * The Emoji Movie (2017)
 * Grease (1978) (Heard once in the animated opening credits sequence.)
 * Happily N'Ever After (2007)
 * Happy Feet Two (2011)
 * The Haunted Pumpkin of Sleepy Hollow (2002)
 * Hocus Pocus (1993) (Heard once from the television.)
 * Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)
 * The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) (Heard once when a shark gets turned into a dolphin.)
 * Little Giants (1994) (Heard once in the animated opening titles.)
 * Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
 * Monster Mash (2000)
 * My Little Pony: Equestria Girls (2013)
 * Osmosis Jones (2001)
 * The Peanuts Movie (2015)
 * Quest for Camelot (1998)
 * Return to Neverland (2002)
 * Sherlock Gnomes (2018)
 * The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)
 * Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest (2015)
 * Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (2017)
 * The Wiggles Movie (1997)
 * The Wild (2006)
 * Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo (2004)

Shorts

 * Boo Boo Runs Wild (1999)
 * CN Shorties - Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks in Harasscat
 * Cock-A-Doodle Duel (2004)
 * DC Super Hero Girls
 * DC Super Hero Girls: Super Shorts
 * How to Hook Up Your Home Theater (2007)
 * Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (Heard once in "Cock-a-Doodle Duel".)
 * The Loud House (2013) (Shorts)

Pilots

 * Pinky Malinky (2009) (Cartoon Network Europe Pilot)

Video Games
iOS: PC: PlayStation: PlayStation 4: Sega Genesis: Sega Saturn: SNES: Game Boy Advance: GameCube: Wii: Nintendo Switch: Xbox One: View-Master Interactive Vision V.Smile:
 * Bad Piggies
 * Cuphead
 * Earthworm Jim 2
 * Living Books: The Cat in the Hat
 * Living Books: Ruff's Bone (Heard in a lower pitch.)
 * Plants vs. Zombies (Used when a Hypno-shroom hypnotizes a zombie or a Tangle Weed grabs a zombie.)
 * Puyo Puyo Tetris (Used when you hold a Tetrimino for another in Tetris Mode.)
 * Schoolhouse Rock: Grammar Rock
 * The Sims 4: Cats & Dogs
 * Super Bomberman R
 * Earthworm Jim 2
 * Tom and Jerry in House Trap (Video Game)
 * The Sims 4: Cats & Dogs
 * Super Bomberman R
 * Earthworm Jim 2
 * ToeJam & Earl
 * Earthworm Jim 2
 * Earthworm Jim 2
 * Earthworm Jim 2
 * Mario vs. Donkey Kong
 * Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (Heard twice in the intro.)
 * Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Used when you hit a switch.)
 * Super Paper Mario (Used when you hit a switch.)
 * Donkey Kong Country Returns
 * Super Bomberman R
 * Cuphead
 * The Sims 4: Cats & Dogs
 * Super Bomberman R
 * Sesame Street: Let's Play School
 * Alphabet Park Adventure
 * The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Majestic Journey (Heavy use of the sample when you click "Exit" on your V-Smile during the main menu.)

Theme Parks
Disney's Hollywood Studios: Universal Studios Florida:
 * Drawn To Animation
 * The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (Theme Parks)

Previews

 * Warner Home Video - Dr. Seuss Animated Classics on Video & DVD (2003-2004)

Commercials
US: Japan:
 * ARMS Bear Tips! We Bare Bears (Heard once at the end.)
 * Kool-Aid Wacky Wild - The Human Cartoon (1991) (Heard once in a low pitch.)
 * Rugrats Stuff
 * Trix Commercials
 * Yogi Bear - Cigarette Smoking PSA
 * Lotte Ghana Chocolate (2016)

Videos

 * Baby Bach (1998 Videos)
 * Baby Van Gogh (2000) (Videos)
 * Baby Galileo (2003) (Videos)
 * Baby Einstein: Baby Noah - Animal Expedition (2004) (Videos)
 * Bert and Ernie's Word Play (2002) (Videos)
 * Elmo's World: Springtime Fun (2002)
 * World of Words (2010) (Videos)
 * Cherub Wings (Videos)
 * Sing Yourself Sillier at the Movies (1997) (Videos)
 * Sing Yourself Silly (1990) (Videos)

TV Spots

 * Barnyard (2006) (TV Spots)
 * Horton Hears a Who (2008) (TV Spots)

Trailers

 * Ponyo (2009) (Trailers)

Promos

 * Nickelodeon - Be In the Rugrats Sweepstakes (2001) (Promos)
 * Zoog Disney Promos

YouTube Videos

 * Animation vs. Pokémon
 * The Beanie Babies Movie (2009)
 * Beanie Babies 4 (2018)
 * The Best Pals Hand Show (2017)
 * Best Pals Hand Time: The Movie (2007)
 * Best Pals Hand Toons
 * Brody Foxx's Yo Mama Series
 * Sunny Bunny in the Snow!
 * The Super Mario Oddshow Collab
 * TerminalMontage
 * Webkinz
 * Webkinz 3: Furrier Moment (2019)
 * Webkinz Valentine's Day (2016)
 * WhitneyGoLucky

Logos

 * Jim Henson Productions Logo (1988-1993)
 * Michael Poreys Productions
 * Pikachu the Movie Logo (1998) (Heard once in the Japanese version when Pikachu pops out of the circle.)

Anime

 * Akazukin Chacha
 * Acchi Kocchi
 * Dragon Ball Super
 * Digimon Adventure 01
 * Fullmetal Alchemist
 * Gakuen Alice
 * Himouto! Umaru-chan
 * K-On! (Heard in normal and high pitches.)
 * Kiniro Mosaic
 * Maze the Megaburst Space
 * The Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya
 * My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
 * Non Non Biyori (Used along with Anime Bamboo Sound.)
 * One Piece
 * Pani Poni Dash!
 * PaRappa the Rapper: The Animation
 * Pikachu's Vacation (1998) (Short) (Heard in the Japanese version of the Pikachu the Movie logo when Pikachu pops out of the circle.)
 * Pokémon
 * Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life (2009)
 * Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (2005)
 * Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (2006)
 * Re:Zero Break Time
 * Sgt. Frog (Heard whenever Tamama does his actions.)
 * Squid Girl
 * Super Gals!
 * Tamako Market (High Pitched)
 * Yuru Yuri
 * Yuyushiki

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