History WesternAnimation / AdventuresInMusicDuology

** Professor Owl seems to always hit Bertie Birdbrain on the head with his pointer stick, covering his dunce cap over his whole body in the process.

* RunningGag: The strings breaking during the "Plunk" section of ''Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom'', usually destroying the musicians' headwear in the process.

* LimitedAnimation: In both shorts, most character motion is achieved by only having their limbs move but keeping their bodies rigid, even if they are flipping upside-down. This was in emulation of what UPA was doing with their shorts, and Walt was none too keen about this, and essentially punished Kimball by demoting him back to animator.

Two interesting short subjects made during the late years of UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation (or the beginning years of UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfAnimation, depending on one's point of view), the ''Adventures In Music'' duology -- ''Melody'' and ''Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom'' -- are two popular 1953 shorts in the WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts lineup. While they feature none of the standard Disney cast, they are noteworthy for three reasons:

# ''Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom'' was the very first cartoon short subject to take advantage of the then-new widescreen [[WidescreenShot CinemaScope]] process (Disney's first feature film to use it was ''WesternAnimation/LadyAndTheTramp'', however).

Both shorts are well remembered for their catchy music and their striking layout and character design. However, Creator/WaltDisney himself disliked the animation of the shorts. Allegedly, they were both made by Creator/WardKimball while Disney himself was off in Europe. After Disney won an [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]] for ''Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom'', he went up to Kimball and told him, "No more of this UPA crap." (Note that Walt was suspicious of artsy people like the UPA, many of whose artists had been involved in a [[UsefulNotes/TVStrikes 1941 strike]] at his studio.)

* RunningGag: The strings breaking during the "Plunk" section of ''Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom'', usually destroying the musicians' headwear in the process.

* OneMillionBC: The central characters of ''Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom'' are the quartet of cavemen, who were subsequently given the names "Toot", "Whistle", "Plunk", and "Boom".

* SexyWalk: Suzy Sparrow when she walks up to the chalkboard.

* LohengrinAndMendelssohn: In the "Steps of Life" sequence in ''Melody'': "Here comes the bride..." ('''Bertie Birdbrain''': And there comes the groom!")

'''Girl bird:''' Spellin;?\\

'''Boy bird:''' Reading?\\
'''Girl bird:''' Spelling?\\
'''Bertie Birdbrain:''' Storytelling?\\

--> ♫ No, we never, ever sing about braaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaains! ♫

* {{Bookworm}}: Penelope Pinfeather, complete with glasses. Near the end of ''Melody'', she angrily comments about how we never...

* LateForSchool: The opening of ''Toot...'' begins with Professor Owl hurriedly flying over to the schoolhouse and crashing into his desk, accompanied by a drumroll. (This is also the iconic opening shot in the theme for ''WesternAnimation/DisneySingAlongSongs''.)