The Cricket in Times Square is a Chuck Jones special that originally aired on ABC in 1973. It was followed by two sequels, "A Very Merry Cricket" (1973) and "Yankee Doodle Cricket" (1975).
Storyline[]
Chester Cricket gets trapped inside a picnic basket and transported from his home in Connecticut to the middle of New York City. Alone and lost, he meets up with Harry and Tucker, a cat and mouse that have somehow become friends, and with Mario, a young boy who works with his father at a Times Square newsstand. When it's discovered that Chester can play songs he hears from the radio just by rubbing his legs, people begin to come from all around to listen. Though Chester is happy with his new-found friends, he will eventually have to say good-bye and return to his home.
Sound Effects Used[]
- H-B BELL, CROSSING - RAILROAD CROSSING BELL
- H-B ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK WHISTLE ZIP IN, HIGH/Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK WHISTLE ZIP IN/Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - RICCO ZIP IN 01 (R & B)
- Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - BOINK AND WIGGLE
- Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - HOYT'S BOING
- Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - SMALL BOING
- Sound Ideas, GUN, RICOCHET - SHORT THIN RICOCHET, BULLET 02/Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 01
- Sound Ideas, POP, CARTOON - HOYT'S POP
- Sound Ideas, RUN, CARTOON - WIND WHISTLE SCAT
- Sound Ideas, SLIDE, CARTOON - FAST SLIDE UP AND DOWN 02
- Sound Ideas, SKID, CARTOON - SHORT SKID (H-B)
- Sound Ideas, TWANG, CARTOON - HOYT'S BOW TWANG
- Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - BIG WHISTLE ZING OUT