This sound effect can be found on the Hanna-Barbera Sound Effects Library, which was made by Sound Ideas.

Info

Info
  • First recorded: 1938
  • Creator: Fred McAlpin
  • Owner: MGM Cartoon Studio (1938-1957), Hanna-Barbera (1957-2001), Sound Ideas (1993-present)
  • Origin: United States
  • Recording location: MGM Cartoon Studio
  • Year debut: September 17, 1938
  • First heard: Buried Treasure (a Captain and the Kids cartoon)
  • Area used: Worldwide

It was recorded by Fred McAlpin on MGM Cartoon Studio in Culver City, California on August 1938, this originally a MGM sound effect that debuted in the Captain and the Kids cartoon "Buried Treasure" on September 17, 1938, it was used in Tom and Jerry, Droopy Dog and Barney Bear cartoons. Since then, it was used as the company's trademark ricochet sound in the cartoons (along with Sound Ideas, GUN, RICOCHET - SHORT THIN RICOCHET, BULLET 02) from the 1940's to the 1950's, but, after the closure of the MGM cartoon studio in 1957, Hanna and Barbera took the sound effect and used it as their trademark ricochet sound for their animated shows (like The Huckleberry Hound Show, The Flintstones, The Jetsons and The New Scooby-Doo Movies), It would later make its way to other studios since like Jay Ward Productions, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, Ruby-Spears Enterprises, Sunbow/Marvel Productions, DIC Entertainment, Spümcø, and many others.

Identical copies of this sound are Sound Ideas, GUN, RICOCHET - SHORT THIN RICOCHET, BULLET 01 on the 20th Century Fox Sound Effects Library, Sound Ideas, GUN, RICOCHET - SINGLE RICOCHET, BULLET 13, Sound Ideas, GUN, RICOCHET - SINGLE RICOCHET, BULLET 22 on the Universal Studios Sound Effects Library, andSoundDogs, Guns Military, Bys Riccos - Riccos - Several Synthesized. Some Sound Cartoony Many Different Variations. Very Good - on the Soundelux Sound Effects Library. Two variations of the sound called ZIP, CARTOON - RICCO ZIP OUT 01 and 02 can both be found on the Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends Sound Effects Library.

It is the most popular and a common ricochet sound effect heard in media today outside of the Tom and Jerry and Hanna-Barbera franchises from the Warner Bros. Animation.

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

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TV Specials

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Websites

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Movies

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PSAs

Shorts

Shorts

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Video Games

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Policy Trailers

Policy Trailers

Promos

Promos

Bumpers/Interstitials/Station IDs

Bumpers/Interstitials/Station IDs
  • Boomerang UK Bumper: Tom & Jerry (2004)
  • Captain Infinity
  • Cartoon Network City Bumpers (2004-2007)
  • Cartoon Network Europe - Tom & Jerry Ident
  • Children's BBC ID - Surfboard
  • Nickelodeon ID - Nick Is Everyday 3-D
  • Noggin ID - Bees

Home Videos

Home Videos

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Trailers

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TV Spots

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Previews

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Commercials

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  • McDonalds Happy Meal - Scooby Doo (2010)

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  • Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi's Island (2002)

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Music Videos

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Websites

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YouTube Videos

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Miscellaneous

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DVD Extras

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Other Media

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Web Originals

Web Originals

Anime

Anime

Image Gallery

Image Gallery

Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 01/Image Gallery

Audio Samples

Audio Samples