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This sound effect can be found on the Hanna-Barbera Sound Effects Library, which was made by Sound Ideas. It shouldn't be confused with the second whistle from COMEDY, ACCENT - SIREN TYPE WHISTLE, SEVERAL (a Warner Bros. sound effect) and COMEDY, ACCENT - WHOOP WHISTLE: SHORT due to sounding similar. Debuted in 1958 with The Huckleberry Hound Show.

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  • First recorded: 1958
  • Creator: Greg Watson
  • Owner: Hanna-Barbera (1958-2001), Sound Ideas (1993-present)
  • Origin: Los Angeles, California
  • Recording location: Hanna-Barbera Productions
  • Year debut: September 30, 1958
  • First heard: The Huckleberry Hound Show (in the intro)
  • Area used: Worldwide

Back in 1958, this sound effect was first recorded by Greg Watson at Hanna-Barbera Productions in Los Angeles, California and it was made from a siren whistle.

This is one of Hanna-Barbera’s most prolific sound effects and was mainly used for whenever someone would throw a bowling ball or a lasso, or even a rabbit during a magic show. It made its debut on September 30, 1958 with The Huckleberry Hound Show and would be used in most of their cartoons, before the sound made its way to other studios, mainly Disney and Warner Bros..

This is one of the most commonly used zip whistle sound effects. It was often used in modern media today, especially in shows like The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!. Some recent media, such as the recent Super Mario games and some recent western shows, are very fond of using it. Even the Nostalgia Critic criticized its use of it, when reviewing A Christmas Story 2 (2012).

It should be noted that there's an equivalent of a Jay Ward sound effect of the same name, which was not featured on Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends Sound Effects Library, and Walter Lantz sound effect heard in the Andy Panda cartoon "Dizzy Kitty" and the Woody Woodpecker cartoon "The Beach Nut" that sounds nearly identical to this.

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Theme Parks

Cedar Point:

Disney's Hollywood Studios:

DisneyQuest:

  • Cybrolator (Heard once when Genie's wig flies off his head.)

Epcot:

LEGOLAND Windsor:

  • Rocket Racers

Universal Studios Florida:

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  • SuperTuxKart

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Australia:

  • Cadbury - Fun Filled Freddo (2008)
  • Clark Rubber - Cool Clarkee (2006)
  • Dodo (2002-2003) (Heard once following ZIP, CARTOON - BIG WHISTLE ZING IN.)
  • Patties Party Pack (2005)
  • Yogo (1995)

Brazil:

  • Tostines - Biscoitos Recreio (1997)

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  • Daufruit - Face Morph (1991)
  • Junior Scrabble (1999)
  • Kellogg's Kix (1998)

New Zealand:

  • FruitWorld (2018, radio)

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Worldwide:

  • Red Bull Commercial: Dalmatian (2007) (Heard once when a mother dalmatian helps her last pup into the bed.)

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Music
  • Hit Me With Your Best Shot (1985) (Heard once halfway throughout the song audibly suggesting someone is firing a projectile.)
  • Inevidence - The All New Richie Show (2000)
  • Soreike! Anpanman - Do Re Mi Fa Anpanman (2006) (Heard five times throughout the song.)

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Toys
  • Bop It! Extreme
  • Story Maker
  • ZhuZhu Pets (Used for Pipsqueak.)

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  • Eat Bulaga

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Anime

NOTE: Anime usually combines this sound, unlike Western animation. For example, not all Toei Animation productions use this sound effect, whether it's combined or not.

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