Owner: The Walt Disney Company (1942-Summer 1992), The Hollywood Edge (Summer 1992-2014), Sound Ideas (2014-present)
Origin: United States
Year debut: September 25, 1942
First heard: The Vanishing Private (a Donald Duck short)
Area used: Worldwide
Back in 1942, Jimmy MacDonald used a jew's harp to create 7 different types of twangy boings. Originally a Disney sound effect, it made its debut in the Donald Duck cartoon, "The Vanishing Private" on September 25, 1942.
Starting in the mid 1950s, other studios like UPA, Jay Ward Productions and Warner Bros. would later use the sound in their cartoons.
In the summer of 1992, The Hollywood Edge added this cartoon boing sound effect to the Cartoon Trax Volume 1 library. In 2014, Sound Ideas took over to acquire it after the bankruptcy of The Hollywood Edge.
Barney & Friends (1st boing; heard in a wide variety of episodes. "I Can Do That!" is the 1st episode the 1st boing is heard in. Other boings heard in the following episodes:)
"Honk! Honk! A Goose on the Loose!" (2nd boing; heard 5 times in a low pitch during the song "Mary Had a Little Lamb".)
"Falling for Autumn!" (6th boing; heard 6 times)
"Grandparents are Grand! (1993)" (6th boing; heard 13 times)
"Here Comes the Firetruck" (2nd boing; heard once; 5th and 6th boings, heard often)
Beakman's World (1st boing; heard once in "Carbon, Beakmania & Inventions" and "Earwax, Beakmania & Rocket Engines" and 5th boing; heard once in "Skin, Beakmania & Oxygen".)
The Big Comfy Couch (1st boing; heard once in "Don't Tell", 1st and 2nd boings heard in "Are You Ready for School?" and 4th boing; heard in a normal pitch and in a higher pitch in "Earth to Loonette".)
CatDog (1st boing; heard once in "Guess Who's Going to Be Dinner!".)
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! (5th boing; heard once in "A Long Winter's Nap" and 1st boing; heard once in "Migration Vacation", "A Plan for Sand", "Flower Power", "A Tale About Tails", "Maps", "Squirreled Away", "The Last Chocolate", "The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas!", "Fabulous Feathers" and "Step This Way".)
ChalkZone (1st boing; heard once in "Duck, Snap, Duck!".)
Chloe's Closet (1st boing; heard once in "Clowning Around".)
Chowder (1st boing; heard thrice in "The Bruised Bluenana".)
Cloudbabies (5th boings; Heard thrice in "Grumpy Rainbow" and "Snowbaby", 1st boing; Heard twice in "Race around the sun" and "Go Slow Rainbow".)
Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island (1st and 2nd boings; heard once in a high pitch in "Bananas for Golf". 4th boing; heard once in "Nutcase" and 1st boing; heard once in "Frozen in Time".)
Curious George (1st boing; heard once in a high pitch in "Curious George on Time" and "Curious George's Rocket Ride" and 4th boing; heard once in a normal pitch in "Housebound!".)
Higglytown Heroes (1st boing; heard once in "Missing Grandpop" and "12-Pie Abe", 4th boing; heard twice in "Easy to Get Sneezy" and once in "The Big Pink Elephant Sale" and 5th boing; heard once in "Wayne's Lollipop" and "The Big Pink Elephant Sale".)
The Hoobs (1st boing; heard in the opening intro.)
JoJo's Circus (1st boing; heard once in "The Little Big Top Boogie Band", "The Itchy-Oochy Scratch Patch", "Zero Heroes", "The Whatchamadoodle", "The Un-Average Day", "The Lost Roar", "Helping Hands", "Skeebo's Pet", "Follow That Rainbow!", "JoJo to the Rescue", "Lost and Found", "The Fishing Trip", "Goliath Gets a Boo-Boo", "The Mane Event", "Bouncing Bowling Ball", "Happy Hoppy Day!", "Brushing Up!" and "Simply Ear-Resistable" and 3rd boing; heard once in "What's the Trick?".)
Jollywobbles (1st boing; heard once in "Camping", "Wildlife Park Safari Adventure" and "DIY".)
Kenny the Shark (5th boing; heard once in "Will Work for Chum!".)
Pingu (1st boing; heard once in "Pingu's Bouncy Fun" and "Pingu Wraps Up", 2nd and 3rd boings; heard once in "Pingu and the Rubberband Plane", 4th boing; heard once in "Pingu Boogaloo" and 5th boing; heard once in "Pingu and the Litter".)
Pinky Dinky Doo (1st boing; heard once in the intro, "Pinky's Great Big Concert", "The Great Big Cheese Chase", "Pinky Dinky Duplicate", "Pinky Dinky Re-Doo" and "Think Pink", and 4th boing; heard once in "Pinky Dinky Re-Doo".)
Puppy Dog Pals (Heard once in "Haunted Howl-oween", "ARF-CHOO", "Hissy's Lost Toy", "Bob and Ana's Wedding", "Find That Fiddle", "Nature Pillow Pups", "Big Little Surprise" and "Baby Rattle Round Up".)
Sesame Street (1st boing; heard twice and 2nd boing; heard once in "Big Bird Sleeps Over at Gabi's". The 1st boing is also used in "Murray Has a Little Lamb: Flamenco Dancing School".)
Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales (Heard once in "The Treasure of Jack the Joker", "Helicopter Hi-Jinx", "Telescope Detectives" and "Mad Movie Makers".)
Tickety Toc (Heard once in "Jammy Sandwich Time".)
Timmy Time (1st boing; heard repeatedly in "Boing Boing Timmy".)
Timon & Pumbaa (5th boing; heard once in "Never Everglades".)
Tiny Planets (2nd boing; heard once in "Be a Sport", 3rd boing; heard once in "Seasons Machine", 5th boing; heard once in "Shower Power" and 5th and 7th boings; heard once in "Flockercise". It is used often in "Sweet Temptations".)
Tweenies (1st boing; heard once in a high pitch in "Who Can Help?", 4th boing; heard once in "Dragon" and 5th boing; heard once in "Spider" and "Ballet".)
VeggieTales (Heard once in "God Wants Me to Forgive Them?!?" during "The Grapes of Wrath", "The Toy That Saved Christmas" and "The Wonderful World of Auto-Tainment!".)
Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (Mainly heard in 1969 cartoons only, 4th boing; heard once in "The Solid Tin Coyote" and 3rd boing also heard once in "Quacker Tracker".)
Minnie's Bow Toons (5th boing; heard once in "Fashion in the Forest". 7th boing; heard once in "Sticky Situation".)
My Little Pony: Rainbow Dash's Special Day (2009) (Shorts) (Heard twice in normal and high pitches; it was also heard alongside with Hollowbomp Impact CRT030401.)
Kidsongs (1st and 7th boings heard often in "If We Could Talk to the Animals" in "Five Little Monkeys" and "Baby Animals" in "Yes! We Have No Bananas".)
PopToons (1st boing; heard once in "Katy Perry - Bon Appétit ft. Migos (CARTOON PARODY)", "Doja Cat - Kiss Me More ft. SZA (CARTOON PARODY)" and "Taylor Swift - ME! ft. Brendon Urie (CARTOON PARODY)".)