Sound Ideas, SQUEAK, CARTOON - FUNNY HEAD SCRATCH SQUEAKS

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

Info

• First recorded: 1950s
• Creator: Unknown
• Owner: Hanna-Barbera (1957-1993), Sound Ideas (1993-present)
• Origin: United States
• Year debut: December 21, 1957
• First heard: "Hocus Pocus Focus" (a The Ruff and Reddy Show episode)
• Area served: Worldwide

As it's title suggests, it is mainly used for when somebody scratches their head.

Its earliest known usage was in The Ruff and Reddy Show episode "Hocus Pocus Focus", released on December 21, 1957, and later would find its way into other Hanna-Barbera shows as well, like The Huckleberry Hound Show, The Quick Draw McGraw Show, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, and others. It would also make its way to other studios like Disney, Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures. Its' first appearance without Hanna-Barbera was in Heathcliff, debuted in 1984. Its' first movie appearance was in Beauty and the Beast, released on November 22, 1991. It's still often used in modern media today.

Used In

TV Shows

• 101 Dalmatians: The Series (Heard once in "Bad to the Bone".)
• The Adventures of Corduroy (Heard once in "The Puppy".)
• Animal Stories (Heard once in "Brian the Leopard".)
• Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy (Heard once in "Pipsqueak Pop", "Fuss 'n Feathers" and "Bud-Brothers".)
• Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures (Heard twice in "The Extraterrestrials" and once in "Flower Shop", "Gopher Broke", "Raiders of the Lost Duckies", "Mermaid", "Lost Elephant", "The Amazing Frog", "Deserted Island", "Donnie Quixote", "Computer Bug", "Puzzle Planet", "Yeti" and "Bert the Pigeon".)
• Between the Lions
• Block 13
• Brain Stew
• Corneil & Bernie (Heard once in "Fur Wars".)
• The Cramp Twins (Heard once in a low pitch in "Bouncy Bob".)
• Dennis the Menace (1996) (Heard once in "Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow", "Dennis and the Beanstalk", and "Wanted!" and twice in "The Day They Took Gnasher Away".)
• Droopy, Master Detective (Heard once in "The Deep Space Chase".)
• The Fairly OddParents (Heard once in "Class Clown".)
• The Flintstones (Heard once in "The Flintstone Flyer" and "The Split Personality".)
• Gadget Boy & Heather
• The Get-Along Gang (Heard once in "The Bullies".)
• Goof Troop (Heard once in "When There's Smoke, There's Goof".)
• Gullah Gullah Island (Heard in a low pitch in "Ron's Birthday".)
• Heathcliff (1984 TV Series)
• Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (Heard once in a high pitch in "Ole!" and "Ami's Secret" and in a normal pitch in "Jungle Prom".)
• Hokey Wolf (Heard once in "Bean Pod'ners".)
• The Huckleberry Hound Show
• The Jetsons
• Johnny Bravo (Heard in the "Mr. Monkeyman" pilot.)
• Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years (Heard once in "End of Summer Daze".)
• Kidd Video (First heard in "Master Zapper".)
• Max & Ruby (1st squeak; heard once in "Max's Fire Flies".)
• Mr. Bogus
• The Mr. Men Show (Heard once in "Food".)
• NASA Connect
• The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (Heard once in "The Masked Offender", "The Old Switcheroo" and "The Magic Earmuffs", and thrice in "Grown but Not Forgotten".)
• The New Scooby-Doo Movies
• Oh Noah! (Heard once in "Making a Splash".)
• Oh Yeah! Cartoons (Heard once in a high pitch in "Jamal the Funny Frog: Dentist".)
• The Planet's Funniest Animals
• Popeye and Son
• Popeye: Untold
• Potato Head Kids
• The Quick Draw McGraw Show (Heard once in "The Bad Guys' DIsguise" and "Choo-Choo Chumps".)
• The Red Green Show
• Rolie Polie Olie (Heard once in "Bubble Trouble".)
• Rubbadubbers (Heard briefly in "Tubb's Cake Mistake"; used for wheels squeaking.)
• The Ruff and Reddy Show (Heard once in "Hocus Pocus Focus".)
• Sabrina: The Animated Series (Heard once in "Absence of Malissa".)
• Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
• Sesame Street (Heard once in "W is for Wheels".)
• Snagglepuss (Heard once in "Cloak and Stagger".)
• The Tom & Jerry Kids Show (Heard once in "Medieval Mouse" and "As the Cheese Turns".)
• The Tom and Jerry Show
• Top Cat
• The Yogi Bear Show
• The Wacky World of Tex Avery (Heard once in "Cat-Scratch Fever".)
• Wander Over Yonder
• What a Cartoon! (Heard once in "Sledgehammer O'Possum in: Out and About".)
• What About Mimi?
• Widget the World Watcher
• The Zula Patrol (Heard once in "Shadow Play" and "A Job for the Zula Dudes".)

TV Specials

• Boo Boo Runs Wild (1999)

Movies

• The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000) (Heard once during the end credits sequence.)
• Beauty and the Beast (1991)
• Detroit (2017) (The 1st squeak is heard once in a high pitch when a girl's panties fall down.)
• The Haunted Pumpkin of Sleepy Hollow (2002)
• Ice Age (2002)
• Kronk's New Groove (2005)
• The Lion King 1½ (2004)
• Muppets from Space (1999) (Heard once during "Brick House".)
• Rockin' with Judy Jetson (1988)

Video Games

PC:

• Disney's Activity Center: Tarzan
• Just Me and My Dad
• The Magic School Bus Explores the Solar System (Used in the game's opening cutscene)
• Pajama Sam: Life Is Rough When You Lose Your Stuff!
• Stanley: Tiger Tales

PlayStation 3:

• Hamsterball

Videos/DVDs

• Baby Einstein
  • On the Go: Riding, Sailing, and Soaring (2005)
• Hallelujah Hop
• Wild Animal Baby: Wow! Wetland! & Other Stories (2006) (Used as a door hinge sound in "A Nose By Any Other Name".)

Commercials

• Kellogg's OKs Cereal Commercial

Shorts

• Gone Nutty (2002)
• Good Manners with Max (Heard once in "Tidying Up!".)
• Minnie's Bow Toons (Heard once in "Clarabelle's Kitty".)

Websites

• The Dog and Cat News Website

YouTube Videos

• The Best Pals Hand Show
• Happy Easter, Beanie Babies! (2018)
• Pencilmation
• Shelly and Terry: The Big League (2024)
• SuperMarioRyanBros Plush Show
• Treelo and Vaco
• Webkinz Valentine's Day (2016)
• WhitneyGoLucky

Anime

• Motto To Love-Ru

Image Gallery

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