This sound effect can be found on the Hanna-Barbera Sound Effects Library, which was made by Sound Ideas. It features a laughing kookaburra making its distinctive call.
Info[]
- First recorded: 1934
- Creator: TBD
- Owner: Burroughs-Tarzan Enterprises Inc. (1938-1940s), Warner Bros (1940s-1950s), Hanna-Barbera (1950s-1993), Thomas J. Valentino (1950s/60s-1986), Sound Ideas (1993-present)
- Origin: United States
- Year debut: May 27, 1938
- First heard: Tarzan and the Green Goddess (a Tarzan film)
- Area used: Worldwide
It was originally a Tarzan sound effect, but then, Warner Bros started using it in their cartoons. Then in the 1950s, Hanna-Barbera acquired this sound effect. In 1993, Sound Ideas added it to the Hanna-Barbera Sound Effects Library, and it is commonly heard in more than hundreds of media. A high pitched copy of this effect also found its way into the Major Records library in 1968, erroneously labelled "Valentino Single Cockatoo Trills & Caws". It should be noted that there are parts to this not available on any commercial SFX library. Those can be heard in the Looney Tune "Dough for the Do-Do", the Pink Panther cartoon "It's Pink But Is It Mink?", as well as in the documentary Attack! Battle of New Britain (1944) The cleanest sample of the full version can be found on a YouTube video called "Disneyland Jungle Cruise - Jungle Sounds".
The sound effect is often used in movies, TV shows or video games when a scene takes place in a jungle. However, most of the time when the sound effect is used along with other sound effects of the bird, it is often used in the wrong place for a jungle that is native to either Africa or South America. The kookaburra is actually native to Australia, but it was probably mistaken for the vocalizations of monkeys, which may explain its misuse.
Clean, Full Length and Unedited Link to the Sound Effect[]
Variations[]
- BIRD, EXOTIC - EXOTIC BIRD CALLS, MIXED, ANIMAL (can be heard briefly)
- G12-32-Kookaburra Bird in Jungle.wav
- Quick Hits - Horn Squeak 01
- Quick Hits - Horn Squeak 03
- R15-77-Jungle Night.wav (included; low pitched)
- Single Cockatoo Trills & Caws (high pitched)
Used In[]
TV Shows[]
- The Backyardigans (Heard once in "The Heart of the Jungle".)
- Barney & Friends (Heard twice in "Stick with Imagination!" and "Who's Who at the Zoo?" during the song "Jungle Adventure".)
- Beany and Cecil (Heard in "The Spots off a Leopard"; 2nd "ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh" only.)
- Bobby's World (Heard once in "The Visit to Aunt Ruth's".)
- Blue's Clues (Heard in "What Time Is It for Blue?", "Pretend Time", "Nurture!", "Imagine Nation" and "Animals in Our House?".)
- Boo! (Heard once in "Australian Bush".)
- Breadwinners (Heard once in "Lost at Pond".)
- Camp Lazlo (Heard often in "Lumpy Treasure" and "The Wig of Why".)
- The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! (Heard once in "The Rain Game" and twice in a song about a chimpanzee.)
- Codename: Kids Next Door (Heard in several episodes.)
- Courage The Cowardly Dog (Heard once in "Farmer-Hunter, Farmer-Hunted" and "Food of the Dragon".)
- Crocadoo
- Dexter's Laboratory
- Doodlebops Rockin' Road Show (Heard once in "Follow That Iguana!".)
- Dora the Explorer (Heard in several episodes.)
- Doug (Heard once in "Doug's Patti Beef".)
- DuckTales (Heard in "Dinosaur Ducks.")
- The Flintstones (sometimes used for prehistoric ambience)
- Garfield and Friends (Heard once in "The Automated, Animated Adventure".)
- The Ghost and Molly McGee (Heard once in "Out of House and Home".)
- Henry's Amazing Animals (Heard quadrice in "Animal Hunters".)
- Higglytown Heroes (Heard once in "Dirigible Day", "Wayne's Day Out" and "Higgly Islands".)
- The Houndcats
- I Am Weasel (Often used as part of the score involving I.R. Baboon.)
- Inspector Gadget
- The King Kong Show
- LazyTown
- Little Bill (Heard once in "Zoopity Zoo".)
- Little Einsteins (Heard thrice in "The Birthday Balloons".)
- The Magic Key (Heard once in "H.M.S. Sweet Tooth".)
- The Magic School Bus (Heard once in "In the Haunted House".)
- The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack (Heard in "Cammie Island" and "Plant Man".)
- The Mouse Factory
- My Gym Partner's a Monkey (heard in the intro)
- The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Heard once in "The Ancient Valley".)
- The New Three Stooges (Heard in the "Orangutan" wraparound and once in "Safari So Good.")
- Out of Jimmy's Head (Heard once in "Friends".)
- Out of the Box (Heard once in "Animal Antics".)
- Pink Panther and Pals
- The Pink Panther Laugh and a Half Hour and a Half Show
- The Pink Panther Show (Heard in "Unsafe and Seine".)
- The Price is Right (1972 Game Show) (Heard in a jungle-themed showcase in at least one 1980s episode.)
- Random! Cartoons (Heard once in "Dr. Froyd's Funny Farm".)
- Ren & Stimpy: Adult Party Cartoon
- The Ren & Stimpy Show
- Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? (Heard in "The Lost Mines of Kilimanjaro!" and and "Lost Soles of Jungle River!".)
- Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (Heard once in "Hassle in the Castle".)
- Sesame Street (Heard in the jungle letters segments, and the sketch featuring Ernie and Bert and Dr. Livingstone in a high pitch.)
- Sheep in the Big City (Heard once in "Baa-ck in Time".)
- Sid the Science Kid (Heard once in "That's the Way the Ball Bounces" and "Get Up and Move!".)
- SpongeBob SquarePants (Heard once in "MermaidMan vs. SpongeBob", "SpongeBob vs. the Big One", "Enchanted Tiki Dreams", and "Pressure.")
- Squirrel Boy (Heard once in "Islands in the Street".)
- Taz-Mania (Heard once in the intro.)
- Teen Titans Go!
- Tiny Toon Adventures
- Tiny Toons Looniversity (Heard once in "Spring Beak".)
- The Tom & Jerry Kids Show (Heard once in "Stunt Cat".)
- Trolls: The Beat Goes On! (Heard once in "Critter Comfort".)
- Turtle Island
- Untalkative Bunny (Heard once in "Squirrel Safari".)
- VeggieTales (Heard once in "The Penniless Princess".)
- Welcome to Pooh Corner
- What a Cartoon! (Heard once in "The Ignoramooses".)
- William's Wish Wellingtons (Heard once in "Jungle William".)
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (Heard once in the intro.)
TV Specials[]
Movies[]
- Airplane! (1980)
- Attack! Battle of New Britain (1944)
- The Chipmunk Adventure (1987)
- Cape Fear (1962) (Heard once in a high pitch.)
- Creature of the Black Lagoon (1954)
- Distant Drums (1951)
- Francis (1950)
- George of the Jungle 2 (2003)
- Howard the Duck (1986)
- Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) (Heard in a high pitch.)
- The Jungle Book (1967)
- King Kong (1976)
- Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) (Used for jungle ambience.)
- The Magic Roundabout/Doogal (US Version only)
- The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
- Objective, Burma! (1945) (Used very heavily.)
- Revenge of the Creature (1955)
- Romancing the Stone (1984)
- Tarzan and the Green Goddess (1937) (debut)
- Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation (1992)
- Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry (2005)
- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) (Used very heavily.)
- West of Zanzibar (1954)
Shorts[]
- The Age of Mammals (1981)
- Bedevilled Rabbit
- Cartoon Network Groovies - Time is Running Out
- DePatie-Freleng Cartoons (Heard in "Unsafe and Seine" and "It's Pink But Is It Mink?".)
- Disney Cartoons
- Disney Fairies (Heard once in "We're Lost".)
- Duck Amuck (1953) (Short)
- Fantasy (1976)
- The Inspector Cartoons (Heard in "Unsafe and Seine".)
- Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies
- Pink Panther Cartoons (Heard in "It's Pink But Is It Mink?".)
- Zoom and Bored
Video Games[]
DVD:
GBA:
- Donkey Kong Country (small portion)
- It's Mr. Pants
N64:
Online:
PC:
- Blue's ABC Time Activities
- Felix the Cat's Cartoon Toolbox
- Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse
- Frogger: He's Back!
- JumpStart Animal Adventures
- JumpStart Music
- Lego Island 2: The Brickster's Revenge
- Lego Racers 2
- Living Books: The Berenstain Bears In The Dark (Heard when Butterflies/Moths Come out of the Book)
- Pajama Sam 2: Thunder and Lightning Aren't So Frightening
- Power Wheels: Off-Road Adventure
- Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo
- The Simpsons Cartoon Studio
- Spore Galactic Adventures (Only Heard in Jungle Ambience 1)
- Spy Fox 3: "Operation Ozone"
- Ultimate Writing and Creativity Center
PlayStation:
- Frogger: He's Back!
- Lego Island 2: The Brickster's Revenge
PlayStation 2:
Videos/DVDs[]
- Baby Einstein
- Baby Dolittle: World Animals (2001) (Heard in a toy scene before the overture, the drawing scene, and the Interactive Flash Cards bonus features.)
- The Backyardigans: Polka Palace Party (2006)
- Computer Dreams (1988)
- Dora the Explorer: Big Sister Dora (2005)
- Dora the Explorer: Meet Diego (2003 VHS)
- Golden Book Video
- Joe Scruggs in Concert (1992)
- [[Nick Jr. Favorites Vol. 2 (2005) (Videos)|Nick Jr. Favorites Vol. 2 (2005)]
- Nick Jr. Favorites Vol. 3 (2006)
- [[Play-Doh Presents: Doh-Doh Island Adventures (2003) (Videos)|Play-Doh Presents: Doh-Doh Island Adventures (2003)]
- That's ME on TV! Alphabet (2006)
- The Wiggles: Space Dancing! (2003) (Used properly for Australian country ambience.)
Theme Parks[]
- It's a Small World (Heard in the Africa/Jungle Room)
- Jungle Cruise (Indirectly Heard in the Queue Area)
Promos[]
- Cartoon Network: George of the Jungle: Escape from Madmun Island Promo
- Cartoon Network: Total Jungle Madness Promo
- Nick Jr.: Wild Safari Promo
Bumpers[]
- BBC 2 - Predator
- NBC Saturday Morning Bumpers (1990-1991)
Commercials[]
- Budweiser - Zoo Menagerie (2005)
- Dannon Sprinklins Yogurt Commercial (1991)
- Denny's - Madagascar Mania (2005)
- Fruity Pebbles - King of the Jungle (1994)
- Kid Cuisine Commercial: The Lion King 1 1/2 (2004)
- YTV: Tarzan Movie Contest (1999)
Trailers[]
- Chimpanzee (2012) (Trailers)
- Donkey Kong 64 Promotional Trailer (1999)
- McDonalds - Ronald and Me - Dinosaur Hunt (2001)
TV Spots[]
Toys[]
- Fisher-Price Rainforest Jumperoo
- Fisher-Price Lil' Zoomers Safari Sounds Jungle
Music[]
- Playboy - In Da Jungle (Mod Wheel Safari Mix) (1996)
- Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots - Dis-Gorilla (1976)
Pilots[]
YouTube Videos[]
Image Gallery[]
Audio Samples[]
(Original version as heard on the H-B SFX library.)
(Alt. variations not available on any commercial sound effects library.)