This is a rare sound effect used in Canadian animation, so named for its frequent use in Nelvana productions. Despite this, it has been used in some shows that were not made by Nelvana.
Used In
TV Shows
- Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (TV Series) (Heard once in "The Hounds of D'Urbervilles".)
- The Adventures of Sam and Max: Freelance Police (Heard once in "Big Trouble at the Earth's Core".)
- The Adventures of Tintin (TV Series)
- Babar (Heard once in "City Ways" along with Sound Ideas, THUNDER - BIG THUNDER CRACK AND RUMBLE, WEATHER)
- Babar and the Adventures of Badou (Heard often in "The Brave Guy".)
- The Backyardigans (Heard mainly often during the Stormy Rocky Regions in "Viking Voyage" and also in "Scared of You!".)
- Beetlejuice (TV Series)
- The Berenstain Bears (2002 TV Series) (Heard once in "Count Their Blessings".)
- Braceface
- Bubble Guppies (Heard in the following episodes:)
- "The Grumpfish Special!" (quadrice during the story segment)
- "Haunted House Party!" (once)
- "Puddleball!" (once)
- "The Running of the Bullfrogs!" (twice)
- "The Mighty, Untidy Titans!" (twice)
- Corduroy (Heard once in "Soap Flakes" and "Mop Top".)
- Dumb Bunnies (Heard once in "Keeping Uppity".)
- Eek! The Cat (Heard once in "HallowEEK!".)
- Elliot Moose (Heard often in "Beach Toys" and "The Playground Puzzle".)
- Franklin (Heard once in "Franklin's Blanket".)
- George and Martha (Heard often in "The Scary Movie".)
- George Shrinks (Heard once in "Becky in Wonderland".)
- Handy Manny (Heard often in "Story Hour".)
- Jacob Two-Two (Heard once in "Jacob Two Two and the Mata Hari Hamster".)
- Little Charmers (Heard often in "Sparkle Storm Adventure".)
- Little Bear (Heard often in "Little Bear and the Wind".)
- Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse (Heard once in "Marvin and Eddy in the Middle of Nowhere" and "Stripes' Mis-Fortune".)
- Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends (Heard often in "Cry Buggie" and "Snuggle Bugs" and once in "The Listening Walk" and "The Big Green Bug".)
- Moville Mysteries
- Ned's Newt (Heard once in "Newton Falls in Love".)
- The Neverending Story (TV Series)
- Ollie's Pack (Heard in "Nightmare Frightscare".)
- Pearlie (Heard in "Hideous Halloween".)
- Piñata Smashlings
- Rolie Polie Olie (Heard often in "Rain Rain Go Away", "Rust in Space" and "Pappy Days".)
- Ruby Gloom (Heard twice in "Gloomer Rumor".)
- Seven Little Monsters (Heard often in "Spooky!", "My Favorite Crustacean" and "The Big Store".)
- Stickin' Around (Heard once in "Jumbo Frank" and "Lights Out", the second episode used it for the light bulb, not thunder.)
- Tales from the Crypt (Heard once in "The Third Pig".)
- Tales from the Cryptkeeper
- Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go (Heard once in "Ghost Train".)
- Yam Roll (Heard once in "Don't Heebie My Jeebies".)
Movies
Video & DVD
- The Backyardigans: Polka Palace Party (2006) (Videos)
- Bubble Guppies: The Great Guppy Games! (2020) (Videos)
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