tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post111463032375174402..comments2024-03-12T10:31:11.815-07:00Comments on The Ward-O-Matic: TOOT WHISTLE PLUNK & BOOMWard Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05013085293679968596noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-35537771992755003382010-09-11T15:45:14.530-07:002010-09-11T15:45:14.530-07:00This is more educative than Melody, it not have as...This is more educative than Melody, it not have as many funny scenes as Melody, but is a very good animated short film because shows ina simple and creative way the evoluton of musical instruments. What I really loved of it is that my favorite characters, the Canary Sisters, have more starring than in MelodyNeo Stryderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12978722780486021469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-57546473503674809342007-10-22T03:18:00.000-07:002007-10-22T03:18:00.000-07:00I was hoping to find "Toot" or clips on youtube bu...I was hoping to find "Toot" or clips on youtube but a search returns nothing. It would be so cool to watch this again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-1161656982909126702006-10-23T19:29:00.000-07:002006-10-23T19:29:00.000-07:00It was very exciting to read about TOOT - I didn't...It was very exciting to read about TOOT - I didn't realize that something I had enjoyed so much was so popular with others too. It seems to me I saw this in elementary school in the 1950's, along with the other Disney Ed films which I dearly loved - esp. the Jiminy Cricket safety and health "filmstrips". I wonder what the chances are of them ever coming to DVD. <BR/>I do have a question. When my daughter was a girl during the 1980-90's and the Disney Channel was still playing the original Disney stuff, I recorded a program that included "Toot", "Donald in Mathmagic Land"(where I really learned about Pythagoreus)"Once Upon a Wintertime" and another short about a Boy who is learning about Plants - all I can really think of now is the phrase "pho-to-syn-the-SIS". Why I ever lost/taped over that VHS I will never know, it was marvelous. <BR/>The Disney way of using art and animation to inspire learning is amazing. I agree with whoever mentioned the Wonderful World of Disney television programs, there is nothing to compare to the magic. <BR/>I guess I am preaching to the choir here. Thank you so much for your Disney/Ward Kimball blog posts.Legacy Userhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079244601404515707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-1160251653618381072006-10-07T13:07:00.000-07:002006-10-07T13:07:00.000-07:00Isn't the Internet fantastic! For some reason, not...Isn't the Internet fantastic! For some reason, not obvious even to me,the title 'Toot, Whistle, Plunk & Boom' suddenly came into my mind - I saw the film once, probably about 1954 if released in '53, as a small child. It has obviously stuck in my mind almost forgotten until today. To feed the title into Google to see if anything came up and it led to all this instantly is amazing!<BR/>I certainly did enjoy...<BR/>Many thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-1146374491240072812006-04-29T22:21:00.000-07:002006-04-29T22:21:00.000-07:00Thanks, Ward. This is great background on a piece...Thanks, Ward. This is great background on a piece of my childhood I never thought I'd find. I grew up with the 45rpm record of TOOT. I loved the abstract style of it although back then I'm sure I didn't know why I liked it so - it was just different than anything else. I think it was an early inspiration for me to study music through my first year of college. Thanks for this touchstone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-1119592532614442572005-06-23T22:55:00.000-07:002005-06-23T22:55:00.000-07:00This a real masterpiece, perhaps the most creative...This a real masterpiece, perhaps the most creative and colorful of all Disney short films.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-1119153552209179402005-06-18T20:59:00.000-07:002005-06-18T20:59:00.000-07:00The joy of the old Disneyland TV program in the ea...The joy of the old Disneyland TV program in the early days (besides Walt's own personal appearances) was the airing of great material like these short subjects. I first saw "Toot, etc." in 54 or 55 on a music-themed episode of Disneyland, along with the latin parrot and probably snippets from "Fantasia" and anything musical that Goofy or the other characters might have done in their cartoons. Odd that a lot of us seem to be thinking about "Toot" again after all this time. I'm also looking to see the Mission to Mars again (remember the Von Braun 3-stage rocket, the solar-powered Mars "umbrella ships," the martian concepts, and the self-contained spacewalk suits for the astronauts?). Great stuff. Thanks, Ward.PointShooterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02632703677807472907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-1117407059524546652005-05-29T15:50:00.000-07:002005-05-29T15:50:00.000-07:00I've seen this short and it was good,it had alot o...I've seen this short and it was good,it had alot of music in it,I also liked the latin dancer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-1115963108437250072005-05-12T22:45:00.000-07:002005-05-12T22:45:00.000-07:00From one Ward in honor of another!(WARDOMATIC,good...From one Ward in honor of another!<BR/><BR/>(WARDOMATIC,good title in regard to BOTH blogger AND obejct of honor.Cool!)<BR/><BR/>Thansk for posting those open titles..I've seen this on aDisney owned staiton (KCAL here in Calif) and they NEVER put open credits, just the titles. Thanks!Pokeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15936757752447320636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-1115308505444282902005-05-05T08:55:00.000-07:002005-05-05T08:55:00.000-07:00Thank you all for your kind words. It was indeed a...Thank you all for your kind words. It was indeed a labor of love, so it's nice to get some welcome feedback. <BR/><BR/>And yes, I do plan on posting frame grabs of Ward's other short from '53, MELODY, shortly. It's all a matter of time making all those thumbnails! Sheesh...<BR/><BR/>I wanted to talk more about how TOOT really influenced me as well as offer some interesting observations, but I felt that the images were far too important to keep you all from seeing them. Maybe I'll do an in-depth critique about both short films sometime later on.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again, guys!Ward Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05013085293679968596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-1115263213417436362005-05-04T20:20:00.000-07:002005-05-04T20:20:00.000-07:00I love that short so much! I actually put in the ...I love that short so much! I actually put in the "Fantasia 2000" DVD a lot just to watch the shorts on it! Thank you for the wonderful write-up and all the really great pictures! I would love to see lots more things like this about other shorts!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-1115253981602030202005-05-04T17:46:00.000-07:002005-05-04T17:46:00.000-07:00awesome post Ward. Thanks for taking the time to p...awesome post Ward. Thanks for taking the time to post that...Good stuff no doubt!Jason Newkirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07504524442025040872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-1115246646021056772005-05-04T15:44:00.000-07:002005-05-04T15:44:00.000-07:00magnificent. the stylized look of those egyptians...magnificent. the stylized look of those egyptians is priceless. and i agree with several of the above comments -- thanks gabillions for taking so much time to present all these cool artifacts as well as you do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-1115246248529806192005-05-04T15:37:00.000-07:002005-05-04T15:37:00.000-07:00Fantastic article! I recently discovered this gem,...Fantastic article! I recently discovered this gem, and am still reeling from the sheer creative genius. Thanks for posting the scene comparisons as well. Always great to see rare concept art.<BR/><BR/>Definitely looking forward to the next article on Melody.SteveLambehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03469024612882463281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-1115241758157789902005-05-04T14:22:00.000-07:002005-05-04T14:22:00.000-07:00Great job, good writeup, love the cartoon. I've al...Great job, good writeup, love the cartoon. I've alwase liked this style of animation.Ethan_Hall_2006https://www.blogger.com/profile/05474406918272684241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-1115240882772943882005-05-04T14:08:00.000-07:002005-05-04T14:08:00.000-07:00Thanks for all the great stills...this is one cart...Thanks for all the great stills...this is one cartoon I can never get enough of!<BR/><BR/>Those interested should also check out "Melody", a similar Kimball film made the same year as"Toot" and also available for viewing on the Fantasia 2000 DVD.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-1115238595833671652005-05-04T13:29:00.000-07:002005-05-04T13:29:00.000-07:00Ward; thanks for doing the legwork. I don't thi...Ward;<BR/> thanks for doing the legwork. I don't think I've ever come across anyone who didn't revere this little gem. The Oreb sketches are a great comparison; it's one of the real oddities of TOOT that the finished frames seem pushed much further than the conceptual art, which sure runs counter to most modern productions (Disney's own Hercules and even Beauty and the Beast are loaded with great develpment art that ended up watered down for the final product-Heck, some of the gods in Fantasia's Pastoral Symphony suffered the same fate.)Robert Popehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216484801391073449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-1115235593516740352005-05-04T12:39:00.000-07:002005-05-04T12:39:00.000-07:00Oh, wow....you've made the day of a plethora of ar...Oh, wow....you've made the day of a plethora of artists, Ward! I've been thinking about this very short lately, too...the story sketches are fabulous. Thanks a million for doing all the work(no mean feat)!<BR/>-jenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-1115225994560633172005-05-04T09:59:00.000-07:002005-05-04T09:59:00.000-07:00I love watching this one with ava. so fresh and mo...I love watching this one with ava. so fresh and modern-looking (even today... ESPECIALLY today)... I do remember seeing it as a child but now I am really able to appreciate the superb character design, the colors, the humor behind the narration and sound effects. or maybe that's just what being married to an animator has done to me. oh well- that's not too horrible of a side effect, I guess.andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932895308629536422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-1115222125013431442005-05-04T08:55:00.000-07:002005-05-04T08:55:00.000-07:00cool post - i especially like the font in "the end...cool post - i especially like the font in "the end" frame. it reminds me of jax - now i'm on the hunt for a jax font. anyone?Jan Halvarsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17783438439039979102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-1115219947805732992005-05-04T08:19:00.000-07:002005-05-04T08:19:00.000-07:00Awesome!Thanks for doing all the hard work so that...Awesome!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for doing all the hard work so that us slubs can just click and enjoy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-1115213528143998892005-05-04T06:32:00.000-07:002005-05-04T06:32:00.000-07:00Fantastic!! Even though I'm a diehard full animat...Fantastic!! Even though I'm a diehard full animation fan, I've always loved this short - thanks for posting these shots!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-1115206486189747182005-05-04T04:34:00.000-07:002005-05-04T04:34:00.000-07:00Very cool post! I haven't had the chance to read t...Very cool post! I haven't had the chance to read through all of it... but just skimming through it makes me so excited that I can't stand to wait. Thank goodness for long work days! Thanks for another great read! Your posts are always a blast.Jared Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17302729939324826631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-1115205237215408972005-05-04T04:13:00.000-07:002005-05-04T04:13:00.000-07:00Beautiful! Thanks for sharing these screenshots wi...Beautiful! Thanks for sharing these screenshots with those who really appreciate great design, illustration, and animation.Chad Kerychukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04801536029977275839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-1115196886203119192005-05-04T01:54:00.000-07:002005-05-04T01:54:00.000-07:00Those are great! Thanks WardThose are great! Thanks WardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com