This sound effect can be found on the Hanna-Barbera Sound Effects Library, which was made by Sound Ideas. It shouldn't be confused with Night Ambience Light PE011701 from The Premiere Edition Volume 1 or Animals - Several crickets 01 from the Network Sound Effects Library. One of the cricket sounds was originally a Major Records/Valentino sound effect.
Info
- First recorded: 1934
- Creator: Unknown
- Owner: Burroughs-Tarzan Enterprises Inc. (1938-1940s), Hanna-Barbera (1950s-1993), Thomas J. Valentino (1950s/60s-1986), Sound Ideas (1993-present)
- Origin: United States
- Year debut: May 27, 1938
- First heard: Tarzan and the Green Goddess (a Tarzan film)
- Area used: Worldwide
Clean, Full-Length and Unedited Link to the Sound Effect
Variations
Used In
TV Shows
- The Addams Family (1992 Series)
- The All New Super Friends Hour
- Alvin and the Chipmunks (Heard once in "The Chip-Punks".)
- Back at the Barnyard (Heard once in "The Haunting".)
- The Backyardigans (Heard once in a low pitch in "Riding the Range".)
- Bear in the Big Blue House
- Beverly Hills Teens (Heard in various pitches in "The Dog Ate My Homework".)
- Bill Nye, the Science Guy
- Blue's Clues (Heard various times in high and low pitches in "Bugs!", once in a normal pitch in "The Trying Game", "Blue's Big Pajama Party". "Look Carefully..." and heard twice in "A Surprise Guest".)
- Bobby's World (Heard in "Uncle Ted's Excellent Adventure")
- The Brak Show
- The Brady Bunch (Heard in "The Teeter-Totter Caper".)
- Cartoon Planet
- ChalkZone (Heard once in a low pitch in "Power Play!".)
- The Charlie Brown & Snoopy Show
- Code Monkeys (Heard once in "E.T.".)
- Courage The Cowardly Dog (Heard once in a low pitch in "Courage Meets Bigfoot".)
- Curious George (Heard once in a high pitch in "Curious George and the Invisible Sound", "Curious George Finds His Way", "Zoo Night" and "Curious George Sees Stars".)
- Danger Rangers (Heard once in a low pitch in "Safe and Sound".)
- Dragon Tales (Heard once in "Finders Keepers".)
- Elliot Moose (Heard once in a low pitch in "The Case of the Haunted Windmill".)
- El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera (Heard once in "Old Money", "Miracle City Worker" and "Rising Son".)
- The Emperor's New School
- Fanboy & Chum Chum (Heard once in "Pick a Nose" and "Night Morning".)
- Foofur
- Franklin (Heard once in a low pitch in "Franklin's Night Friend".)
- Ghostbusters (1986)
- Gilmore Girls
- Hey Arnold! (Heard once in a low pitch in "6th Grade Girls".)
- Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (Heard once in "Artist Ami".)
- Higglytown Heroes (Heard once in a low pitch in "Halloween Heroes" and in a normal pitch in "Smooth Operator".)
- Kerwhizz
- Kissyfur
- Knight Rider (1982)
- Lalaloopsy
- Little Bear (Heard often in low and normal pitches in "How Little Bear Met Owl".)
- Little People (1999)
- The Loud House (Heard once in a low pitch in "Electshunned".)
- Madeline (1993 TV Series) (Heard once in a low pitch in "Madeline and the New House" and "Madeline and the Soccer Star".)
- Max & Ruby (Heard once in a low pitch in "Camp Out", "Max's Halloween" and "Goodnight Max".)
- Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends (Heard once in a low pitch in "Country Bug-Kin".)
- Moose and Zee (Heard once in a low pitch in "Done Day".)
- Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide (Heard once in a low pitch in "Pep Rallies & Lunch".)
- The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- Pahappahooey Island
- The Penguins of Madagascar (Heard once in a high pitch in "Night of the Vesuviuses".)
- Phred on Your Head Show (Heard once in "Gilbert".)
- Piggsburg Pigs!
- Pigs Next Door (Heard once in "Pig Skin Hero".)
- Pinky Dinky Doo (Heard once in a low pitch in the beginning of "Try It, You'll Like It....Pretty Much".)
- Police Academy: The Animated Series
- Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty (Heard once in "It Takes Two to Talent".)
- Recess (Heard once in a low pitch in "The Pest".)
- The Ren & Stimpy Show (Heard once in "Ren's Toothache" and "Hard Times for Haggis".)
- Rocko's Modern Life (Heard once in a low pitch in "Pipe Dream".)
- The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show (Heard once in the Fractured Fairy Tale "Puss in Boots".)
- Rubik, the Amazing Cube
- Sesame Street (Heard once in a low pitch in "Fireflies: Letter N" and "Fireflies: Letter W" and in a normal pitch at the beginning of the music video "Quiet or Loud".)
- The Smurfs
- Squiddly Diddly
- Squirrel Boy
- Student Bodies (TV Series)
- The Tom & Jerry Kids Show (Heard once in "Outer Space Rover" and "Mouse Scouts".)
- Total Drama Island
- This is America, Charlie Brown
- WordWorld (Heard once in "Waterlogged".)
- Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! (Heard once in "Mr. Valentine" and the music video "Let's Be Quiet".)
- Yo Gabba Gabba! (Heard once in "Halloween", "Sleep", "Scary" and "Green".)
- The Yogi Bear Show (Heard once in "Boo Boo Runs Wild".)
- Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! (Heard in "The Night".)
TV Specials
Movies
- Beauty and the Beast (1991) (2002 special edition re-release only.)
- Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!) (1980)
- The Brave Little Toaster (1987)
- Can't Buy Me Love (1987)
- Cats Don't Dance (1997)
- Dead Before Dawn (1993)
- Fixed (2025)
- Hard Ticket to Hawaii (1987)
- The Jungle Book (1967)
- The Little Bear Movie (2001)
- The Muppet Movie (1979)
- Murphy's Romance (1985)
- Oliver and Company (1988) (Heard towards the end of "Good Company".)
- Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown (1977)
- The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
- The Shaggy Dog (2006) (Heard once in a low volume.)
- Silent Running (1972)
- Tarzan and the Green Goddess (1937) (debut)
- Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue (2010) (3rd chirp, multiple times; increasing in pitch)
- The Villain (1979)
- Wrestlemaniac (2006)
- Zootopia (2016)
Shorts
- The Hillbilly Bears: Miss Understanding (1999)
- The New Adventures of the Wonder Twins (Heard once in "Initiation".)
Video Games
Arcade:
GBA:
N64:
Online:
PC:
- Curious George Learns Phonics
- Fisher-Price Outdoor Adventures: Ranger Trail
- Just Me and My Grandpa
- Lego Racers
- Living Books: Stellaluna
- Ollo in the Sunny Valley Fair
PlayStation:
Videos/DVDs
- Nickelodeon Favorites: All About Fall! (2008) (Videos)
- Nickelodeon Favorites: Sleepytime Stories (2008) (Videos)
- Yo Gabba Gabba!: Halloween! (2009) (Videos)
Commercials
UK:
USA:
- Chips Ahoy! - Comedian (2005)
- Goldfish (Heard once in "Slumber Party".)
Bumpers
- Boomerang Bumpers
- YTV ID - Museum (1995-2000)
Logos
- PorchLight Entertainment (1996-Early 2010s) (Logos) (Heard only in the "It's from PorchLight!" Variant.)
Toys
- LeapFrog Learning Friends 100 Words Book
- The World of Eric Carle Electronic Reader and 8-Book Library (Heard once in "Cat & Dog".)
Books
- The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle Read-Along
- Barney: Backyard ABC
- The World of Eric Carle: Around The Farm (2013) (Sound Books)
Web Originals
- Flowgo (Heard once in a low pitch in "All I Really Want is Crap!".)
- Pink Donkey and the Fly
- Sonic Shorts (Heard once in "Vol. 5" in very bad quality.)
YouTube Videos
- Kooliverse
- WhitneyGoLucky
- Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! YTPs (Heard once in Kooliverse's "Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! YTP - Jurassic Wubb".)
Other Media
Anime
- Blood+ (Heard once in a low pitch in "Rainbow for Each".)
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Audio Samples