1999 - 2004
BonziBuddy, also capitalized as BonziBUDDY, was a freeware desktop application that utilized Microsoft Agent technology. It was created by Joe and Jay Bonzi in 1999, released on bonzi.com and was available there until the site went defunct in 2008, which caused mirrors to start hosting the download. It would make jokes, tell facts, sing songs, talk, alongside other functions present in the application. BonziBuddy was discontinued in 2004 after the company that had created it had faced lawsuits regarding deceptive advertisements and a violation of COPPA. The first release of BonziBuddy was released in 1999 and used the Peedy character from Microsoft, but the creators swapped to their purple gorilla character called Bonzi in May 2000.
Sound Effects Used
The program mainly uses sound effects from Cartoon Trax Volume 1.
- Hollywoodedge, Ascending Whistles CRT057904
- Hollywoodedge, Cuckoo Birdcoocoo 2 CRT036802 (Used along with Hollywoodedge, Quick Warble Sizzle CRT015502.)
- Hollywoodedge, Descend Slid Whistl CRT057908 (whistle only)
- Hollywoodedge, Fast Swish CRT053905
- Hollywoodedge, Funny Swish CRT053903 (Used along with Hollywoodedge, Whumpy Swish Low CRT054501.)
- Hollywoodedge, Killdeer Cries Hi Pi CRT010702
- Hollywoodedge, Nasty Laugh CRT022402 (Used for Bonzi's laugh.)
- Hollywoodedge, Quick Double Bell Di CRT015001 (1st ding)
- Hollywoodedge, Quick Warble Sizzle CRT015502 (1st warble sizzle, used along with Hollywoodedge, Cuckoo Birdcoocoo 2 CRT036802.)
- Hollywoodedge, Single Frog Croak Cl CRT013001
- Hollywoodedge, Whumpy Swish Low CRT054501 (Used along with Hollywoodedge, Funny Swish CRT053903.)
Image Gallery
BonziBuddy/Image Gallery