
The actual bell (on the left)
This sound effect can be found on The Premiere Edition Volume 1, which was made by Hollywood Edge. It is a recording of a Simplex Time Recorder 4090-2 6" 120 VAC bell ringing continuously and loudly. A similar sound effect, a low pitched version that is BELL, SCHOOL - SCHOOL BELL: INT: LONG RING can be found on the Series 6000 Extension I Sound Effects Library (produced by Sound Ideas).
Contents
Info
- First recorded: 1990
- Creator: Simplex Time Recorder Co.
- Owner: The Hollywood Edge (1990-2014), Sound Ideas (2014-present)
- Origin: Simplex Time Recorder Co. 4090-6 vibrating 6" bell
- Year debut: 1990
- First heard: N/A
- Area used: Worldwide
Sound Effect Description
School Bell; Long Ring, Interior, Close Perspective.
Clean, Full Length and Unedited Link to the Sound Effect
Trivia
This happens the be the most common and overused school bell sound effect that many sound companies are fond of using. There is a 99.9% chance you have heard this sound effect before. There are even some schools in real life that use this actual bell, mostly in school buildings built between the early 1970s and the mid-1980s, typically those built with Simplex master clock and bell systems that are still in use.
Used In
TV Shows
Note: Not all TV Shows use this school bell sound. For example, iCarly used BELL, SCHOOL - SCHOOL BELL: INT: LONG RING as it's main school bell sound (except for 1 episode), though there are some shows that often use both as it's main school bell sound in different episodes (such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Drake & Josh.)
- 2 Stupid Dogs/Super Secret Secret Squirrel (Heard once in "Show and Tell" and "Space Dogs".)
- 13 Reasons Why
- AAAHH!!! Real Monsters (Heard once in "Monster Who Came in from the Cold".)
- Absentia
- The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (Heard in "The Great Egg Heist", "Sheen’s Brain", and "The Trouble With Clones".)
- Adventures of T-Rex
- All Grown Up! (Heard once in "Memoirs of a Finster".)
- The Amanda Show
- The Amazing World of Gumball (Heard for Elmore Junior High's school.)
- American Dad! (Heard twice in "Bully for Steve".)
- American Horror Story
- Animaniacs
- Arthur (heard mostly in post-2005 episodes)
- Beavis and Butt-Head (Heard once in "Cleaning House" and "Wall of Youth".)
- Being Ian (Heard once in "Everykid 13".)
- Bob's Burgers (Heard once in "Prank You for Being a Friend" and "Tweentreprenuers", and heard twice in "The Secret Ceramics Room of Secrets".)
- Bobby's World (Heard once in "Cooties".)
- Brum (Heard once in "Brum and the Kitten Rescue" and "Brum and the Heavy Safe" as a fire alarm and a dynamite clock's bell, respectively.)
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Bunsen Is A Beast! (Heard once in "Remote Outta Control".)
- Captain Planet (Heard once in "'Teers in the Hood".) (Used as a fire alarm.)
- CatDog
- ChalkZone (Heard once in "Rudy's First Adventure".)
- Chip and Potato
- Clarence (Heard once in "Field Trippin".)
- Codename: Kids Next Door
- Cory in the House
- Cow and Chicken
- Craig of the Creek
- Danny Phantom (Heard for Casper High's school bell.)
- Dexter's Laboratory (Heard once in "Chubby Cheese," "Streaky Clean" and "Trapped With a Vengance".)
- Dora the Explorer (Heard 5 times in a high pitch in "La Maestra de Musica".)
- Drake & Josh (Heard in some episodes.)
- Elliot Moose (Heard once in "The Mystery of the Missing Chalk".)
- Elmo's World (Heard once in "School".)
- Everybody Hates Chris
- The Fairly OddParents (Heard mainly for the school bell in Timmy's school.)
- Family Guy (Heard once in "The Peter Principal" and "Connie's Celica".)
- Figure It Out (Heard at the end of each slimeless round.)
- Fuller House (Heard once in "TBA?".)
- Futurama
- Glee
- Goosebumps
- Hero Elementary
- Hey Arnold!
- House M.D. (Heard once in "Pilot", "Heavy", and "Two Stories".)
- I Am Weasel (Heard once in "Back to School".)
- iCarly (Heard once in "iTake on Dingo".)
- Jacob Two-Two (Heard once in "Jacob Two-Two and the Halloween Hullabaloo".)
- The Middle
- Johnny Bravo (Heard once in "Traffic Troubles".)
- Johnny Test (Heard once in "Johnny's Pet Day", "Johnny of the Jungle", "Johnny Test in Black and White" and "Johnny Smells Good".)
- Kappa Mikey (Heard once in "Camp".)
- Key & Peele (Heard once in the Substitute Teacher skit.)
- Kim Possible
- King of the Hill
- Little Bill (Heard once in a high pitch in "The Meanest Thing to Say".)
- The Looney Tunes Show
- The Loud House
- Making Fiends (the Nick version only, in the original web show we hear a different bell.)
- Martin Mystery (Heard once in "Terror from the Sky".)
- Max & Ruby (Heard once in "Ruby's Big Win".)
- Monster Buster Club
- My Life as a Teenage Robot
- My Life Me
- The Middle
- Milo Murphey's Law (Heard once in "Sunny Side Up".)
- OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes (Heard once in "You're a Good Friend, KO".)
- Pinky and the Brain (Heard often in "Dangerous Brains".)
- Pinky Dinky Doo (Heard in a high pitch in "Where are My Shoes?" and heard in a normal pitch in "Always Ask First", "Stinky Pinky Doo", and "Ponytail Power".)
- PINY: Institute of New York (Heard once in "First Impressions", "To Tutor or Not to Tutor" in a high pitch, "Fad In" and "Looking for Dory".)
- The Powerpuff Girls
- Recess (Heard as the main school bell at Third Street School, in most cases.)
- Regular Show (Heard once in "Hello China".)
- Rick and Morty (Heard once in "Edge of Tomorty: Rick Die Rickpeat".)
- Riverdale
- Robot Chicken (Heard once in "In a DVD Factory".)
- Rolie Polie Olie (Heard once in "Olie Unsproinged", "Magnetitus", "Hands Across Polieville", "Zowie's School Daze", "Beacon Blinkin' Day" and "Straighten Upper-Er to the Rescue".)
- Rugrats Preschool Daze
- Sabrina's Secret Life (Heard once in "Green-Eyed Monster".)
- Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? (Heard once in "The Dreaded Remake of Jekyll & Hyde!")
- Scooby-Doo!: Mystery Incorporated (Heard once in "Beware the Beast from Below" and "TBA?".)
- Sesame Street
- Seven Seconds
- Shuriken School
- Sidekick (Heard once in "A XOX for Good".)
- The Simpsons (Used for Springfield Elementary's school bell and fire alarm in later seasons.)
- South Park (Used for South Park Elementary's school bell.)
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Star vs. the Forces of Evil
- Stranger Things
- Teacher's Pet (Heard once in "Movin' on Pup".)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)
- Teen Titans Go! (Heard once in "Power Moves".)
- Toopy and Binoo (Heard often in "Recess".)
- The Umbrella Academy
- Unfabulous
- Vampirina (Heard three times in "Hiccupire".)
- We Bare Bears (Heard once in "Teacher's Pet".)
- What a Cartoon! (Heard once in "Help!," "Larry and Steve" and "Kitchen Casanova".)
- Willa's Wild Life (Heard once in "Unbearable Bear".)
- Young Sheldon
TV Specials
- Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh (1996)
- A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner! (2011)
- Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie (2017)
- The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour (2004)
Movies
- The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)
- Air Bud (1997)
- Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
- Amityvile: The Awakening (2017)
- Atomic Train (1999) (Used as an evacuation alarm.)
- Bratz (2007)
- Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017)
- Casper (1995)
- Cyberbully (2011)
- Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) (Used as a machinery alarm.)
- Halloween (2018)
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) (Used as a burglar alarm.)
- Home Beyond the Sun (2004)
- Inside Out (2015) (Heard during the credits.)
- Jack Frost (1998)
- Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
- Kindergarten Cop (1990) (Also sounded on the Temporal Code as a fire alarm.)
- Mars Attacks! (1996) (Used as a security alarm.)
- Max Keeble's Big Move (2001)
- Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) (Used as a work shift bell.)
- The Muppets (2011) (Higher pitched at first, then normal near the end of the film.)
- My Little Pony: Equestria Girls (2013)
- Norbit (2007)
- The Nutty Professor (1996)
- PollyWorld (2006)
- Ramona and Beezus (2010)
- Recess: School's Out (2001)
- Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade (2003)
- Remember the Titans (2000)
- Ruby Bridges (1998)
- The Santa Clause 2 (2002)
- Scream (1996)
- Sing (2016)
- Small Soldiers (1998) (Unused, but can be found on a deleted scene.)
- Sky High (2005)
- South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
- Speak (2004)
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
- Stuart Little (1999)
- Swing Kids (1993)
- Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
- Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation (1992)
- Toy Story 3 (2010)
- Tragedy Girls (2017)
- Transformers (2007)
- Twilight (2008)
- Wonder (2017)
- X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
Shorts
- DC Super Hero Girls
- DC Super Hero Girls: Super Shorts
- Good Manners with Max (Heard once in "Being a Good Sport".)
- Inside-Out Boy
- Leo Little's Big Show
- Looney Tunes Cartoons (2020) (Heard in "Pest Coaster" in low volume as part of an amusement park ambience.)
- My Little Pony: Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks Shorts
- My Little Pony: Equestria Girls Summertime Shorts
Commercials
New Zealand:
- Cigna (2018)
USA:
- Ad Council - Bullying Prevention - Lockers (2012)
- Bullying - You Can Stop It (2014)
- Can You See Me? PSA (2018)
- Cheetos Twisted: School (2003)
- Cookie Crisp: School (1999)
- Cottonelle Toilet Paper (2017)
- Danimals XL (2005)
- Disney's One Saturday Morning (1998) (Used as an alarm clock.)
- Lunchables: Feed Your Great Ideas (2012)
- Nick.Com (2000)
- OntarioGov PSA - Stop Sexual Violence #WhoWillYouHelp (2015)
- Porsche - 911 Carrera (2006)
- Some other commercial (2019)
- Stop Bullying (2011)
- The Story of Vans (2016)
- Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (1999)
- Super Mario All-Stars Mail-In Commercial (1994)
- UCP PSA: School Cafeteria (2004)
- Under Armour - Will Finds a Way (2018)
- Values.com - Just Say Hi! (2000)
- Vigilante 8 (1998) (Slightly pitched.)
Radio Spots
USA:
- Best Deals Online - 20% Off Offer (2017)
- During the New Messages #15 thread , I (Hotheart123) heard an advertisement on the radio about some kind of sales event, that played a trimmed down version of this sound twice for no reason. I can't tell what it is.
Video Games
Nintendo GameCube:
PC:
PlayStation 2:
- The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius: Attack of the Twonkies (Video Game)
- Matt Hoffman's Pro BMX 2
PlayStation 3:
Music Videos
- Anne-Marie - 2002 (2018)
- The Fray - Over My Head (Cable Car) (2007)
- Jake Paul - My Teachers (Feat SUNNY & AT3) (2018) - (Heard in the beginning of the music video at a lower volume.)
Trailers
- Night School (2018) (Trailers)
- Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) (Trailers)
Websites
- BrainPop (Heard once in "Winter Holidays".)
YouTube Videos
- The Best Pals Hand Show (Heard once in "Tommy's Own School".)
- history of japan
- Littlest Pet Shop: Popular
- The Nostalgia Critic
- SMG4 Videos
- Talking Tom and Friends (Heard once in "The Substitute Teacher".)
- Yo Mama (Heard once in "Yo Mama So Stupid, She Thought High School Was a School for Drug Addicts".)
Leisure
Casinos:
- MGM Springfield (Springfield, Massachusetts, United States)
Music
- Rihanna - Birthday Cake (2012)
- Zara Larsson - Ain’t My Fault (2017) (the song starts with this SFX)
- There's a fourth song Jacobjohn55 says he heard with this SFX. I Hotheart123 will have him ask his brother.
- Melanie Martinez - Playdate (2015) (heard twice)
Educational Media
- Common Psychological Disorders of Adolescence
- Get Street Smart: A Kid's Guide To Stranger Dangers (1995)
Real Life
- Edgar B. Davis K-8 School, Brockton MA
Other Media
- 93.1 Jack FM
- 103.5 KOST
- School Bell Simulator Prank (iOS)
- SiriusXM (for certain drop-ins, IDs and promos on select stations)
Anime
Image Gallery
Hollywoodedge, School Bell Long Ring PE193201/Image Gallery
Audio Samples
- Hollywoodedge Sound Effects
- Alarm Sound Effects
- Bell Sound Effects
- School Sound Effects
- Fire Sound Effects
- Fire Alarm Sound Effects
- Hollywoodedge The Premiere Edition Volume 1
- Simplex Sound Effects
- Loud Sound Effects
- Sound Effects Used by Travis Powers
- Close Perspective Sound Effects
- Long Sound Effects
- Ring Sound Effects
- Interior Sound Effects
- YouTube Sound Effects
- Sounds That Are Not On Hollywoodedge European Edition
- Popular Sound Effects
- Clichéd Sound Effects
- Power Rangers Sound Effects
- Final Fantasy Sound Effects
- SpongeBob SquarePants Sound Effects
- My Little Pony Sound Effects
- Kingdom Hearts Sound Effects
- Kim Possible Sound Effects
- Nickelodeon Sound Effects
- South Park Sound Effects
- Carnival Sound Effects
- Casino Sound Effects