This sound effect can be found on Cartoon Trax Volume 1, which was made by The Hollywood Edge.
Info
- First recorded: Early 1940s
- Creator: Jimmy MacDonald
- Owner: The Walt Disney Company (Early 1940s-Summer 1992), The Hollywood Edge (Summer 1992-2014), Sound Ideas (2014-present)
- Origin: Burbank, California
- Recording location: Walt Disney Productions
- Year debut: December 18, 1942
- First heard: Bellboy Donald (a Donald Duck short)
- Area used: Worldwide
Back in the early 1940s, Jimmy MacDonald used a siren whistle to create this whistle. This whistle is medium or high-pitched and descending. Originally a Disney sound effect, as it debuted in the Donald Duck short "Bellboy Donald".
It is to be confirmed if Warner Bros. adapted this sound and used it in some of their Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons.
In the summer of 1992, The Hollywood Edge added this whistle to the Cartoon Trax Volume 1 library, along with other Disney cartoon whistle sounds from the library. In 2014, after the bankruptcy of The Hollywood Edge, Sound Ideas took over to acquire it.
This whistle is included in Descending Whistle CRT017302 from the Cartoon Trax Volume 1 library. Similar sounds include CARTOON, WHISTLE - LONG ZIP BY/CARTOON, WHISTLE - FAST ZIP BY from the Warner Bros. Sound Effects Library and ZIP, CARTOON - HIGH WHISTLE ZING OUT.
Today, it's one of the most common Cartoon Trax/Disney whistle sounds to be used in more than a thousand pieces of media.
Sound Effect Description
"Medium pitch whistle." Siren whistle bordering on a high pitch, descending.
Clean, Full Length and Unedited Link to the Sound Effect
Similar Variations
Descending Whistle CRT017302 (included in the SFX sequence)
Used In
TV Shows
- 101 Dalmatians: The Series
- 3-2-1 Penguins!
- Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
- The Amazing World of Gumball
- American Idol
- Animaniacs (Heard once in "Garage Sale of the Century" and "Back in Style".)
- Arthur (May be heard in some episodes unless confused with similar cartoon whistles.)
- AAAHH!!! Real Monsters
- Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
- Baby Looney Tunes (Heard once in "Flush Hour" and in the songs "D-A-F-F-Y", "Looney Tunes Zoo", "Down by the Cage" and "The Hare Hid Under the Fountain" and twice in the song "Baby Elmer Had a Friend".)
- Barney & Friends
- Bear in the Big Blue House
- Big City Greens
- The Big Comfy Couch
- Big Time Rush
- Bill Nye, the Science Guy
- Birdz (Heard once in "Dollars and Sense".)
- Blue's Clues & You! (Heard once in "It's Your Birthday!".)
- Bob's Beach (Heard once in the intro.)
- Bonkers (Heard quadrice in "Out of Sight, Out of Toon", normal and double low-pitched edits.)
- Brum (2001-2002)
- Bubble Guppies (Heard once in "The Super Ballet Bowl!".)
- Camp Lazlo
- CatDog (Heard once in "Vexed of Kin".)
- ChalkZone (Hacienda Post episodes only)
- Chowder
- Courage The Cowardly Dog (Normal and reverse edits)
- Cyberchase
- Danger Rangers
- DC Super Hero Girls (Heard once in "#DramaQueen" and part 1 of "#TheFreshPrincessOfRenFaire".)
- DC's Legends of Tomorrow (Heard once in "The Satanist's Apprentice".)
- Dexter's Laboratory (Probably heard mostly in Seasons 3-4/5-6.)
- Dino Babies
- Disney's House of Mouse
- The Doodlebops (Heard once in "O Solo Moe".)
- Ed, Edd n' Eddy (Heard once in "Ed Edd n Eddy's Jingle Jingle Jangle" as Eddy's tongue flips and gets stuck to the ice.)
- The Fairly OddParents (May be confused for a similar-sounding whistle used in Guy Moon's score as percussion, usually in earlier episodes.)
- Fanboy and Chum Chum
- Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (Heard once in "House of Bloos".)
- Fish Hooks
- The Foxbusters (Heard once in "Three Hens and a Baby".)
- The Furchester Hotel
- Gadget Boy & Heather
- Gerald McBoing Boing (2005)
- Goof Troop
- Grim & Evil (May be confused with a similar-sounding whistle used in Guy Moon's score as percussion.)
- The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (May be confused with a similar-sounding whistle used in Guy Moon's score as percussion.)
- Grojband (Used namely on Mina Beff.)
- Harvey Girls Forever! (Heard once in "While You Weren't Sleeping".)
- Henry's Amazing Animals
- Hey Arnold!
- Iznogoud (Heard twice in "Iznogoud's Unlucky Star".)
- Jacob Two-Two (Heard once in "Jacob Two-Two and the Demon Drooler".)
- Jim Henson's Animal Jam (Heard once in "Battle of the Animal Jam Bands".)
- Jim Henson's The Hoobs
- Johnny Bravo (excludes Season 1)
- Johnny Test
- Jungle Junction (Heard once in "Smile, Toadhog!" and twice in "Bungo's Big Bounce".)
- Lego Masters (American TV Series) (Heard once in "Finals".)
- Lilo & Stitch: The Series
- The Little Mermaid: The Series
- Lizzie McGuire
- Looney Tunes Cartoons (2020) (Used often; heard multiple times near the end of "Wet Cement". A reverse version is used once in "Pool Bunny".)
- MAD
- Madeline (1993 TV Series) (Heard once in "Madeline and the Singing Dog".)
- Mansour
- The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack (Heard twice in "Sea Sick".)
- Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (Heard once in "Mickey's Happy Mousekeday".)
- Mickey Mouse Works
- Mickey Mouse (Heard once in "Three-Legged Race" and "Carried Away".)
- Mixels (Heard once in "Cookironi" when Volectro and Teslo jumps and crashes into Zaptor.)
- Monster Clubhouse
- Mr. Men and Little Miss
- The Mr. Men Show
- My Gym Partner's a Monkey
- Ned's Newt
- New Looney Tunes/Wabbit: A Looney Tunes Production
- Oggy and the Cockroaches
- The Patrick Star Show
- Pakdam Pakdai (Heard once in "Just a Day's Work" and "Yogi Don".)
- Pappyland
- PAW Patrol
- PB&J Otter (Heard once in "Strike Up the Band".)
- Pingu (Heard in 2003-2006 episodes.)
- Pink Panther and Pals
- Pororo the Little Penguin (Heard once in the song "Hahaha Hohoho".)
- Power Rangers
- The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
- Pucca
- Puppy Dog Pals
- The Puzzle Place (Heard once in "I'm Talking to You".)
- Ready Jet Go! (Heard twice in "Bortron Leprechaun".)
- Rocko's Modern Life
- Sabrina: The Animated Series (Heard once in "Key to My Heart" and "Driver Ed".)
- Sabrina's Secret Life (Heard once in "Living Her Dreams".)
- Samurai Jack (Heard once in EPISODE XXXIII and EPISODE XXXIX. May have been used in EPISODE IV or is confused with CARTOON, WHISTLE - LONG ZIP BY.)
- Sesame Street (Heard once in "A girl fantasizes her bodyparts bigger".)
- Sherm! (Heard once in "Groaning Pains" and "Close Before Striking".)
- Skinnamarink TV
- SpongeBob SquarePants (Used mostly in Seasons 1-5 and often in Season 13. Between those seasons, it was used only once in "Patrick's Staycation" and "Squid Baby".
- Lower-pitched edit occasionally used in Seasons 2-5.
- Higher-pitched edit used at least twice in "Krabs a la Mode".
- Low-pitched edit used in some Season 12 episodes like "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout" and "Pineapple RV".)
- Squirrel Boy
- Stickin' Around (Heard once in "We're Doomed!" and "The Ghost and Mr. Coffin".)
- Super Duper Sumos
- Teletubbies
- Teen Titans
- Teen Titans Go!
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)
- Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go!
- Timon & Pumbaa (Warner Bros. Post Production Creative Services episodes only)
- Tiny Planets (First heard in "Pilot: Tiny Planet of Colours", among others.)
- The Tom and Jerry Show
- The Tom & Jerry Kids Show (Heard once in "See No Evil" in a lower pitch.)
- Tom and Jerry Tales (Heard once in "Game, Set, Match" as Spike throws a watering can away.)
- Tweenies
- VeggieTales (later episodes)
- The Voice
- Ultimate Spider-Man
- The Wacky World of Tex Avery
- What a Cartoon!
- What About Mimi?
- What-a-Mess (Heard once in "Show and Tail".)
- Wipeout Canada
- The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse
- Xena: Warrior Princess (Used in "Takes One To Know One" when Ravenica clumsily knocks a knife into the air.)
TV Specials
- A Flintstone Family Christmas (1993)
- Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas (2014)
- Friendly Monsters: A Monster Christmas (1994)
- Friendly Monsters: A Monster Holiday (1994)
- Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa (2002)
- A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving (1998)
Movies
- A Goofy Movie (1995) (Heard as Max Goof throws a opossum hat off the car.)
- Aladdin (1992) (Heard thrice:)
- The first time is when Aladdin and Abu jump through inside the window during the song "One Jump Ahead".
- The second time is when Genie of The Lamp throws a book off after Aladdin wishes to become Prince Ali.
- The third time is during the song "Prince Ali".
- An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000)
- Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
- The Big Green (1995)
- The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (1999) (Heard once during the song "Super Highway".)
- Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017)
- D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996)
- Despicable Me 2 (2013) (Heard once as a fire minion falls out of the house after chopping his way through.)
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2021)
- George of the Jungle 2 (2003)
- Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022) (Heard once when a transformed Johnny trips himself while running in the hallway.)
- Inspector Gadget (1999)
- Inspector Gadget 2 (2003)
- Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer (2011)
- The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave (2016) (Heard once during the opening song "Today's the Day" as Ducky slips and falls into the pond.)
- Little Giants (1994)
- The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) (segment 2, as Tigger swipes under a table)
- Mary Poppins (1964)
- Mickey's House of Villains (2002)
- Mickey's Twice Upon A Christmas (2004)
- Monsters, Inc. (2001) (Heard once near the end in the background.)
- Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) (Heard once in the opening scene.)
- My Little Pony: Equestria Girls (2013)
- My Little Pony: The Movie (2017)
- The Pagemaster (1994) (Heard once as a pirate throws Richard Tyler into a lifesaver boat.)
- Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin (1997) (as Owl streaks out of the shot and Piglet slips in the cave.)
- Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005)
- Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy (2004) (Namely as Popeye jumps down in the sky.)
- Quest for Camelot (1998) (Twice, as Bladebeak runs away after transformed, and as he falls from a tree after pulling himself out.)
- Robin Hood (1973)
- Robots (2005) (Heard once when an overweight robot falls backwards.)
- Scoob! (2020)
- Scooby-Doo (2002) (Heard once when Shaggy jumps onto Scooby-Doo's front legs.)
- Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map (2013)
- Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare (2010)
- Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur (2011)
- The Secret Life of Pets (2016) (Heard once as Chloe falls into a punch bowl.)
- Space Jam (1996)
- The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015) (Heard once in reverse as one of the seagulls drops into a shot.)
- Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam (2021)
- Tom & Jerry (2021) (Heard in various pitches.)
- Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry (2005)
- Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring (2002) (Twice, as Jerry flies out in the alley, and as he's launched from a tight spot in a cage.)
- Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992) (Heard once in a low pitch)
- We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993)
- The Wild (2006)
- Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving (1999) (Heard during "A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving" segment.)
- Woody Woodpecker (2017 Film)
Shorts
- DC Super Hero Girls
- Descendants: Wicked World (Heard once in "Trapped" and "United We Stand".)
- Disney Cartoons
- Get a Horse! (2013) (Shorts) (Heard once as Pete pops Mickey and Horace out of the screen.)
- How to Hook Up Your Home Theater (2007) (Shorts)
- Inacio Studios Media
- Joey Runs Away (1988) (Short)
- Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (May've been used once in "The Ducktators", "Buckaroo Bugs" and later shorts)
- Minnie's Bow Toons (Heard once in "Adventures in Piggy Sitting" (high pitched) and "Primped Up Pachyderm".)
- Muppet Time
- Patrick the Snowman (2002-2005) (Shorts) (First half of the whistle used once.)
- Tom & Jerry (May have been heard in "Landing Stripling" as Tom is pulled into a tree trap.)
- Trail Mix-Up (1993)
- Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968) (Heard as Tigger swipes under table.)
Videos
- Baby Einstein
- Barney - Barney's Sense-Sational Day (1997 video) (Heard 8 times when each baseball flies into the shot during BJ's pitch)
- Barney - Come on Over to Barney's House (2000) (Videos)
- Barney's Exercise Circus / Barney's Parade of Numbers (1996 video)
- Barney's Fun & Games (1996) (Videos)
- Captain Kangaroo's Birthday Party at Sea World (1999) (Videos)
- Francesco’s Friendly World: The Last Stone (1997) (Videos)
- Kidsongs (Heard often in "Play Along Songs" in the song, "Ten in a Bed".)
- The Magic of Christmas at Disneyland (1992)
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge Buddies (2002 VHS)
- Winnie the Pooh: Storybook Classics
Video Games
CD-i:
- Asterix: Caesar's Challenge (1995)
N64:
PC:
- Animaniacs Game Pack (1997) (Video Game)
- Asterix: Caesar's Challenge (1995)
- Big Thinkers! Kindergarten
- Cuphead
- Jumpstart 1st Grade Reading (1996)
- Kid Pix Deluxe 4 (Video Game)
- Living Books: Arthur's Birthday
- Living Books: The Berenstain Bears Get In A Fight
- Living Books: Little Monster at School
- Living Books: The New Kid on the Block
- Where's the Blanket, Charlie Brown
PlayStation 2:
- Pop'n Music Fever (2007) (Heard only in Special Minigames.)
PlayStation 3:
- Lego Jurassic World (2015)
PlayStation 4:
- Lego Jurassic World (2015)
Saturn:
Wii U:
- Lego Jurassic World (2015)
Xbox 360:
- Lego Jurassic World (2015)
Xbox One:
- Cuphead
- Lego Jurassic World (2015)
Theme Parks
LEGOLAND Theme Parks and Discovery Centers:
- The Lego Movie 4D: A New Adventure (2016) (Used for characters zipping out sometimes.)
Commercials
UK:
- Golden Wonder Wotsits - The Adventures of Willie & His Whopping Wotsit: Family (1997)
USA:
- Got Milk Commercial: Super Mario (1999)
- Nickelodeon Magazine Commercial (1996-1997)
- Ritz Bitz Sandwich - Sumo (2002) (Heard at the very beginning, as the sumo crackers jump)
- Ritz Bits Sandwich - Hockey (2003) (Heard as a slice of cheese is whacked away.)
Logos
- Everland Entertainment (1999) (heard as one of the letters running around pops out)
- Walt Disney Pictures Logo (1985-2006) (Logos)
Bumpers
- Cartoon Network Special BRB (2001)
- Nickelodeon Bumpers (1990's-2000's)
- Nickelodeon - The Nicktoons Blob (1993)
Promos
- ABC: Walt Disney World Happy Easter Parade (1997)
- Cartoon Network: Fridays Promo (March 4, 2004)
- Cartoon Network: Fridays Promo (3/26/2004)
- Cartoon Network Fridays Promos (2006?) (Heard when an umbrella reveals the channel's logo.)
- Kids WB: Afternoons Show - Xiaolin Showdown (2005)
- Nick Jr. UK - Little Bear Promo (Early 2005)
Trailers
- A Goofy Movie (1995) (Trailers)
- The Adventures of Brer Rabbit (2006) (Trailers)
- The Big Green (1995) (Trailers)
- The Cat in the Hat (2003) (Trailers)
- George of the Jungle 2 (2003) (Trailers)
- Inspector Gadget (1999) (Trailers)
- The Lion King 1½ / The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata (2004) (Teasers) (Heard once in reverse.)
- My Little Pony: The Movie (2017) (Trailers)
- Oliver and Company (1988) (Trailers) (Heard in the "1996 Reissue Trailer".)
- Robots (2005) (Trailers)
- The Tigger Movie (2000) (Trailers)
- Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection (Trailer) (Heard once as Pete pops Mickey and Horace out of the screen.)
TV Spots
- A Goofy Movie (1995) (TV Spots)
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) (TV Spots) (Heard once in the 1993 VHS TV spot.)
- Space Jam (1996) (TV Spots)
- Toy Story (1995) (TV Spots) (Heard once in the 1996 VHS TV spot.)
Music
- Diddley Dee - Cartoons
- You Can Always Be Number One - Mickey Mouse Splashdance
Logos
- Walt Disney Pictures Logo (1985-2006) (Inspector Gadget Variant) (1999)
YouTube Videos
- Beanie Babies 2 (2011)
- Beanie Babies 3 (2015)
- Beanie Babies 4 (2018)
- The Best Pals Hand Movie (2018)
- Best Pals Hand Shorts (Heard once in "Boomerang".)
- The Best Pals Hand Show
- The Best Pals Hand Time Christmas Special (2013)
- The Best Pals Hand Time Halloween Special (2014)
- Best Pals Hand Time: Ready 2 Go On Vacation (2010)
- Best Pals Hand Toons
- Bugs Bunny ACME Fools Pranks | Looney Tunes | Cartoon Network (2022) (Heard once in "Wabbit Tricks".)
- CartoonRiley56
- Condorito
- Liam Tallent Videos
- Pencilmation
- TED-Ed (Heard once in "How do animals experience pain?".)
- The Webkinz Movie (2012)
- Webkinz 3: Furrier Moment (2019)
- Webkinz
- WhitneyGoLucky
Anime
- Aria the Scarlet Ammo AA
- Azumanga Daioh (Used in a very low volume in episode 26.)
- Bananya
- Cells at Work!
- DiC Sailor Moon
- Dragon Ball
- Dragon Ball Z
- Dragon Ball Z Kai
- Dragon Ball GT
- Dragon Ball Super
- Himouto! Umaru-chan
- How Not to Summon a Demon Lord
- Kill la Kill
- Kirby: Right Back at Ya! (Heard once in Episode 89 of the 4Kids dub.)
- Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club (Heard once in "Cutest♡Girl" in a normal pitch; once in "sing! song! smile!" in a high pitch.)
- Monster Musume
- Pokémon
- Super Gals!
- Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun
Image Gallery
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Audio Samples