
Aquamania(1961)
Mr. X buys a boat and inadvertantly enters the water skiing race. With Junior driving, with no experience, he's a bit out of his league.


“A crash course on the history of Western musical instruments.”
Professor Owl gives a lecture on the evolution of Western musical instruments, starting with the advent of rudimentary brass, woodwind, string and percussion instruments by ancient cave dwellers at the dawn of history.

Bill Thompson
Professor Owl / Bertie Birdbrain
Loulie Jean Norman
Penelope Pinfeather

Gloria Wood
Susy Sparrow

Thurl Ravenscroft
The Mellomen
Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom is a animation film released in 1953 exploring themes of adventures in music, music history, short film. Directed by Ward Kimball, it stars Bill Thompson, Loulie Jean Norman, Gloria Wood. Professor Owl gives a lecture on the evolution of Western musical instruments, starting with the advent of rudimentary brass, woodwind, string and percussion instruments by ancient cave dwellers at the dawn of history.
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