This sound effect can be found on The Premiere Edition Volume 1, which was made by The Hollywood Edge. It's a higher quality, slightly shorter version of Dolphins Chirping TE015902, which can be found on The Edge Edition Volume 1.

The chirps in this sound effect are among Flipper's "laughs".

Info

Info
  • First recorded: 1962
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Owner: MGM/Ivan Tors Productions (1963-1982), Soundelux (1982-1990), The Hollywood Edge (1990-2014), Sound Ideas (2014-present)
  • Origin: United States
  • Year debut: August 14, 1963
  • First heard: Flipper
  • Area used: Worldwide

The sound effect is likely a doctored song of a kookaburra, as are Flipper's other "laughs"; it's believed to be edited to be high pitched and sped up. It debuted in the 1963 film, Flipper.

In 1990, The Hollywood Edge added it to The Premiere Edition Volume 1 library. In 2014, after the bankruptcy of The Hollywood Edge, Sound Ideas took over to acquire it.

Today, it's heard in more than hundreds of media, it's often commonly used as a reference to the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Sailor Mouth" since 2001 due to SpongeBob using it out of context.

Sound Effect Description

Sound Effect Description

Dolphin; Chirps / Vocals, Classic, Close Perspective.

Variations

Variations

Clean, Full Length and Unedited Link to the Sound Effect

Clean, Full Length and Unedited Link to the Sound Effect

Used In

Used In

TV Shows

TV Shows

TV Specials

TV Specials

Movies

Movies

Shorts

Shorts

Video Games

Video Games

3DS:

  • Lego Friends

Arcade:

  • Cruis'n World
  • StepManiaX (Heard once at the end of "Galactical".)

DS:

GameCube:

GBA:

LeapPad Explorer:

Leapster:

Mobile:

Nintendo Switch:

Online:

PC:

PlayStation 2:

PlayStation 4:

Xbox:

Xbox 360:

Xbox One:

Videos/DVDs

Videos/DVDs

Theme Parks

Disney California Adventure

Bing Bong's Sweet Stuff (Theme Parks:

Bumpers/Interstitials/Station IDs

Bumpers/Interstitials/Station IDs

Commercials

Commercials

New Zealand:

  • Kia Ora from Kaikoura (2017)
  • New World - BagVote.co.nz (2017)

USA:

  • Dairy Queen - Guitar That Sounds Like Dolphins (2011)
  • Duluth Trading - Buck Naked Smooth Underwear (2024) (Heard after the man lands on a dolphin wearing glasses.)
  • Hotwire (Commercials) (Heard often in "The Hotwire Effect - Beach".)
  • Planters Rebirth (Heard with random chirps mixed up.)

Trailers

Trailers

TV Spots

TV Spots

Music

Music
  • Furr - Pink Guy
  • Kill The Noise - Dolphin On Wheels with Dillon Francis

Music Videos

Music Videos
  • Major Lazer - Bubble Butt (feat. Bruno Mars, 2 Chainz, Tyga & Mystic)

Videos/DVDs Previews

Videos/DVDs Previews
  • KidVision VHS Preview (1995)

Logos

Logos
  • Hiroshima Home TV Closedown (2000-2006)
  • TMS Entertainment (1999-2009)

Websites

Websites

Toys

Toys

Books

Books

Other Media

Other Media

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

YouTube Videos

YouTube Videos

Anime

Anime

Image Gallery

Image Gallery

Audio Samples

Audio Samples

(An extended version of the sound.) (A low pitched and slowed down version of the sound.) (An alternate version of the sound, notably used in memes.)