Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - BIG HEAD BONK

HIT, CARTOON - BIG HEAD BONK
Library	Hanna-Barbera Sound Effects Library
Created	1940
First Appearance	Fire Chief (a Donald Duck short)
Arch-Nemesis of	Gnmkool186/Windows95TheVinylToupeeFan and Jason Elijah John
Category	Big head bonk

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

Info

• First recorded: 1940
• Creator: Jimmy MacDonald
• Owner: The Walt Disney Company (1940-1973), Hanna-Barbera (1963-2001), Sound Ideas (1993-2003)
• Origin: United States
• Year debut: December 13, 1940
• First heard: Fire Chief
• Area used: Worldwide

It was originally a Disney sound effect that debuted in 1940 with the Donald Duck short Fire Chief. It was used in Walt Disney's short films and features, before Hanna-Barbera picked it up in 1963. It would later make its way to other studios like Warner Bros.

It is one of the most common cartoon strike sounds used in media today.

A shortened edit is included as part of SLIDE WHISTLE DOWN AND SHORT BONK.

Clean, Full-Length and Unedited Link to the Sound Effect

SoundDogs

Used In

TV Shows

• 64 Zoo Lane (Heard once in "The Story of Nelson the Elephant".)
• 1000 Ways to Die (Heard in the "Batter Upped" segment of "Death Takes a Vacation".)
• The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Show
• The Addams Family (1992 Series)
• Adventures in Wonderland
• The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
• Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (Heard occasionally for various impacts of Scratch & Grounder and other robot characters.)
• Atom Ant
• The All New Popeye Hour
• Alvin and the Chipmunks
• The Amazing World of Gumball
• Animaniacs (2020)
• Archie's Weird Mysteries (Heard once in "The Day The Earth Moved" and "Cinemadness".)
• Around the World in 80 Days (1972-1973) (Heard once in "Don't Jump to Conclusions".)
• The Baby Huey Show (Heard once in "Hard Hat Huey".)
• Baby Looney Tunes
• The Berenstain Bears (1985 TV Series)
• Between the Lions
• Big City Greens
• Big Time Rush
• Bill Nye, the Science Guy (Heard once in "Atoms" and "Storms".)
• The Bugs Bunny Road Runner Hour
• Bunsen Is A Beast!
• Bu Qatada & Bu Nabeel
• The Buzz on Maggie (Heard once in "Ladybugged".)
• Camp Lazlo
• CatDog
• Cattanooga Cats (Heard once in "The Caribbean Kook".)
• The Charlie Brown & Snoopy Show
• Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers
• Chowder
• Clifford the Big Red Dog (Heard thrice in "Not Now! I'm Busy!".)
• Dennis the Menace (1986 TV Series)
• The Digswell Dog Show
• Dino Babies
• DuckTales
• The Fairly OddParents (Heard once in "Most Wanted Wish", "This Is Your Wish" and "Engine Blocked".)
• Fairy Tale Police Department (Heard once in "Black Day for Snow White" and "The Sorcerer's Apprentice Spells Trouble".)
• The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo
• Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
• The Flintstones
• The Flintstone Kids
• The Funky Phantom (Heard twice in "Don't Fool with a Phantom", "Who's Chicken?" and "The Headless Horseman" and once in "I'll Haunt You Later".)
• Gadget & the Gadgetinis
• Garfield and Friends (Heard once in "The Big Catnap".)
• Grojband
• Groovie Goolies
• Harvey Birdman: Attorney At Law
• Harvey Girls Forever!
• Heathcliff (1984 TV Series)
• Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch! (Heard once in "Kling Klong vs. The Masked Marvel".)
• Hey Arnold!
• Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi
• Hotel Transylvania (2017 TV Series)
• The Huckleberry Hound Show
• I Am Weasel
• Inspector Gadget (2015 TV Series)
• Jellystone!
• The Jetsons
• Jim Henson's The Hoobs (Heard often in "Angry".)
• Johnny Bravo
• Johnny Test (Heard once in "Smooth-Talking Johnny".)
• Kuu Kuu Harajuku (Heard once in a low pitch in "Labor of Love".)
• Lalaloopsy
• LazyTown
• Legends of Chima
• Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu
• The Looney Tunes Show
• The Loud House
• Madeline (1993 TV Series) (Heard once in "Madeline and the New House".)
• The Magilla Gorilla Show
• Marsupilami
• McGee and Me!
• Mickey and the Roadster Racers/Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures
• Mickey Mouse (Heard once in "Stayin' Cool", "Panda-monium", and "Doggone Biscuits".)
• Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
• Milo Murphey's Law (Heard once in "Worked Day".)
• Mister Magoo (1960 TV Series)
• Mother Goose and Grimm (Heard once in "Search for Soap".)
• Muppet Babies (2018 TV Series)
• My Favorite Martians
• My Life as a Teenage Robot
• Naturally, Sadie (Heard twice in the 21st episode of Season 1.)
• Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide (Heard once in "Dodgeball".)
• Ned's Newt (Heard once in "Regattadämerang".)
• New Looney Tunes/Wabbit: A Looney Tunes Production
• The New Three Stooges (Including muffled and distorted edits.)
• Oddhouse Phantom (First heard in "Celebration Party Time".)
• Oggy and the Cockroaches
• Oh Yeah! Cartoons (Heard once in "Jamal the Funny Frog: Camping".)
• OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes
• PAW Patrol
• Pee-wee's Playhouse
• Peppa Pig (Heard once in "The Powercut".)
• Phil of the Future (Heard once in "My Way".)
• Phineas and Ferb (Heard in "Bully Bust".)
• Pig Goat Banana Cricket
• Pingu
• Pink Panther and Pals
• Pink Panther and Sons
• Pocket Dragon Adventures
• Polly Pocket
• The Powerpuff Girls (2016 TV Series) (Heard once in "Midnight at the Mayor's Mansion".)
• The Proud Family
• A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (Heard once in "A Bicycle Built for Boo".)
• Puppy Dog Pals
• The Quick Draw McGraw Show
• ReBoot (Heard once in "The Tearing".)
• The Ren & Stimpy Show
• Ren & Stimpy: Adult Party Cartoon (Heard once in "Stimpy's Pregnant".)
• Robot Chicken (Heard once in "Bugs Bunny vs. Elmer Fudd Rap Battle".)
• Rocko's Modern Life (Heard once in "Boob Tubed", "Belch of Destiny" and "Wacky Delly".)
• Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
• The Scooby-Doo Show
• Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (Heard once in "What the Hex Going On?" and "Decoy for a Dognapper".)
• Secret Squirrel (Heard once in "Baby Squidder".)
• Sesame Street
• Shaun the Sheep
• Sheriff Callie's Wild West (Heard once in "My Brother's Sleeper".)
• Sitting Ducks
• The Smurfs
• The Snoopy Show
• Sooty
• South Park (Heard once in "Handicar".)
• SpongeBob SquarePants (Heard once in "Night Light".)
• Star vs. the Forces of Evil
• Stickin' Around (Heard once in "Battle of the Band".)
• Tabaluga (Heard once in "Prince Tabaluga".)
• Team Umizoomi (Heard once in "Umi Egg Hunt".)
• Teen Titans Go!
• Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go!
• Tiny Toon Adventures (Heard once in "What's Up, Nurse?".)
• The Tom and Jerry Show
• The Tom & Jerry Kids Show
• The Tom and Jerry Show (1975 TV series)
• Tom the Hand
• Tweenies
• Uncle Grandpa
• VeggieTales
• VeggieTales in the House (Heard once in "The Bucket List".)
• Wacky Races
• The Wacky World of Tex Avery (Heard once in "Mine, Mine, Mine!" and "Dan the Man Child".)
• Wander Over Yonder
• What a Cartoon! (Heard once in "George and Junior: Look Out Below!".)
• What's New, Scooby-Doo? (Heard once in "Simple Plan and the Invisible Madman".)
• Wimzie's House
• Winx Club
• Wipeout Canada
• The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse
• Woody Woodpecker (2018 TV Series)
• WordWorld (Heard once in "Runaway O" when Frog got caught by the Runaway O.)
• Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! (Heard once in "Too Much of a Doodle Thing" and "Wubbzy and the Sparkle Stone".)
• The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss
• The Wuzzles
• The Yogi Bear Show
• Zigby (Heard once in "Zigby's Racing Car".)
• The Zula Patrol

TV Specials

• Cathy (1987)
• Daffy Duck and Porky Pig Meet the Groovie Goolies (1972)
• Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas (1992)
• It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown (1988)
• It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)
• Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962)
• The Scariest Story Ever: A Mickey Mouse Halloween Spooktacular!
• Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights (1994)
• Sooty: The Big Day Out (2009)
• You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown (1975)

Movies

• 101 Dalmatians (1961)
• The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)
• The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
• Agent Fox (2014)
• The Angry Birds Movie (2016)
• The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019)
• Batman Forever (1995)
• Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
• The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie (1979) (Heard during the prehistoric segment.)
• Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017)
• Casper Meets Wendy (1998)
• Cats & Dogs (2001)
• Cats Don't Dance (1997)
• Chuck E. Cheese in the Galaxy 5000 (1999)
• Cool World (1992) (Heard in a low pitch.)
• Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
• Early Man (2018)
• Everyone's Hero (2006)
• The Flintstones (1994)
• Fun and Fancy Free (1947) (Heard once but cut off for a second when Lumpjaw punches Bongo away.)
• Gay Purr-ee (1962)
• Home Alone 3 (1997)
• Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018)
• Hugo the Hippo (1975)
• Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)
• Jetsons: The Movie (1990)
• Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)
• The Jungle Book (1967)
• The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998)
• The Lion King 1½ / The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata (2004)
• Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
• Loppy the Dog (2016)
• Madagascar (2005)
• Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
• Mickey's Once Upon A Christmas (1999)
• Minions (2015)
• Monster Mash (2000)
• The Nuttiest Nutcracker (1999)
• The Peanuts Movie (2015)
• Peter Pan (1953)
• Quest for Camelot (1998)
• Robin Hood (1973)
• Rockin' with Judy Jetson (1988)
• Robocop (1987)
• Scoob! (2020)
• Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)
• The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
• Sherlock Gnomes (2018)
• Snoopy, Come Home (1972) (Heard in a low pitch.)
• Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)
• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
• The Sword in the Stone (1963)
• Tom & Jerry (2021)
• Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure (2013)
• Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992)
• Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (2017)
• The Wild (2006)

Shorts

• DC Super Hero Girls
• Disney Cartoons
• Inacio Studios Media
• It's Tough to be a Bird (1969)
• Kick Me (1975) (Shorts)
• Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (Heard mostly in the 1967-1969 cartoons only, and once in "Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers".)
• Noggin: Storytime (Heard once in "Why the Moon is in the Sky".)
• Pib and Pog (1995)
• The Prince and the Pauper (1990)

Logos

• Showbox Logo (1997)

Theme Parks

Universal Parks and Resorts:

• The Simpsons Ride (Theme Parks)

Video Games

Arcade:

• Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes

Dreamcast:

• Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes

GameCube:

• Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg
• Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights
• Sonic Adventure

N64:

• Banjo-Kazooie (Only heard in the first cutscene along with other hit sound effects when Gruntilda kidnaps Tooty. But those sounds are only used in the N64 version and were omitted from the Xbox 360 version for unknown reasons.)
• Conker's Bad Fur Day
• Donald Duck: Goin Quackers (Used in the intro.)
• Duck Dodgers Starring Daffy Duck (Used when you get a Game Over.)
• Gex: Enter the Gecko
• Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko
• Twelve Tales: Conker 64 (Cancelled Video Game) (Heard in a low pitch.)

Nintendo Switch:

• Mario Tennis Aces

PC:

• Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
• Felix the Cat's Cartoon Toolbox
• Gex: Enter the Gecko
• Koziołek Matołek idzie do szkoły
• Lego Chess
• Living Books: Dr. Seuss's ABC
• The Magic School Bus Explores Inside the Earth (1996)
• Pink Panther: Passport to Peril

PlayStation:

• Bubsy 3D
• Gex: Enter the Gecko
• Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko

PlayStation 2:

• Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes

PlayStation Portable:

• Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

PlayStation Vita:

• Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

Videos

• Baby Einstein
  • Baby Monet: Discovering the Seasons (2005) (Videos) (Heard once in a bonus puppet show.)

Online Games

• The Wonder Pets!: Join the Circus (Online Games)

Commercials

• Cocoa Pebbles Commercial - Cocoa Quest (1999)
• Disneyland Resort 50th Anniversary: Toon Takeover (2006)
• Kraft The Flinstones Macaroni & Cheese (1994)
• McDonald's Happy Meal: Tiger Action Toys (2001) (Commercials)

Promos

• Har Har Tharsdays - Gwen vs. Owen (2008) (Promos)

Bumpers

• Fox Family - The "You Belong" Song (1998) (Heard once in a high pitch.)
• The Powerhouse Era (1998-2005)

Trailers

• Balto II: Wolf Quest (2002) (Trailers)
• Christmas with the Kranks (2004) (Trailers)
• City Hunter the Movie: Shinjuku Private Eyes (2019) (Trailers)
• Firehouse Dog (2007) (Trailers)
• George of the Jungle 2 (2003) (Trailers)
• Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) (Trailers) (Heard after Cartoon Network Cartoon Fall Sound/Sky Rocket Loud High TE021701.)
• The Star (2017) (Trailers) (Heard once in the final trailer when three camels fall onto the floor.)

TV Spots

• Balto II: Wolf Quest (2002) (TV Spots)
• Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) (TV Spots)
• Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) (TV Spots)

Other Media

• Hanna-Barbera Records - Drop-Ins Volume One (1965) (Others Media)
• Hot Wheels - Maniacs (Toy)

YouTube Videos

• Adum & Pals: 13 Reasons Why Season 4 (Part 4)
• Adum & Pals: 13 Reasons Why Season 4 (Part 5)
• Adum & Pals: 13 Reasons Why Season 4 (Part 6) FINAL
• AGKC13 Videos
• Angry German Kid (Heard once in "Angry German Kid Watches Funny Videos".)
• Beanie Babies 2 (2011)
• Beanie Babies 3 (2015)
• The Best Pals Hand Show
• Best Pals Hand Time: The Movie (2007)
• Best Pals Hand Toons
• Calling All Engines from Tomorrowland
• Cyanide And Happiness
• DoujinPixation
• 【Hololive Animation】Korone's Room Inspection
• Jack Sablich Videos (Heard once in "Trampu the Babysitter".)
• Jacksepticeye
• Maddalonefarms
• MashProTato
• Nostalgia Critic (Heard once in "Hannibal".)
• Olivier Hatta (Heard once in a distorted and low volume in "Late night hangout 6/10/15".)
• Parkour Fails with Cartoon Sound Fx
• Pencilmation
• Ramahfool
• Shaggy-Doo (Heard every time Fred beats up the monster with a baseball bat as his "trap".)
• Tonia LaJaunie Videos (Heard in "Dr. Seuss' Crash Bandicoot™ The Movie: The Thievius Raccoonus", used when Jimmy Neutron faints after see at N. Gin in Ariel's Castle.)
• Webkinz
• WhitneyGoLucky
• Wooden Railway Reviews

Anime

• Air Gear
• Alfred J. Kwak
• Bleach
• Dragon Ball GT (Heard in the Blue Water version.)
• Dragon Ball Super
• Eiken: Eikenbu yori Ai wo Komete
• First Human Giatrus
• First Human Gon
• Fullmetal Alchemist
• Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
• Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood: 4-Koma Theater
• Ganso Tensai Bakabon
• Hajime no Ippo
• Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger
• How clumsy you are, Miss Ueno. (high pitched)
• Initial D: First Stage (high pitched)
• Initial D: Second Stage (high pitched)
• Jungle de Ikou! (lower pitched)
• Kirby: Right Back at Ya! (Heard in the 4Kids dub only.)
• Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan
• Mr. Osomatsu
• My Hero Academia (high pitched)
• Naruto
• Nintama Rantarō
• Osomatsu-kun (1988)
• Ouran High School Host Club
• Pani Poni Dash!
• Pani Poni Dash! English Trailer
• PaRappa the Rapper: The Animation
• Rerere no Tensai Bakabon
• Rurouni Kenshin
• Shinya! Tensai Bakabon
• Space Dandy
• Sonic X (Heard once in "Cracking Knuckles".)
• Super Gals!
• Tanoshii Muumin Ikka
• Teasing Master Takagi-san (high pitched)
• To Love-Ru Darkness
• Toradora!
• Yu Yu Hakusho
• Zenderman

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