This sound effect can be found on The Premiere Edition Volume 1, which was made by The Hollywood Edge. It shouldn't be confused with Sound Ideas, BIRD, DUCK - SINGLE DUCK QUACKING, ANIMAL on the Hanna-Barbera Sound Effects Library, or Hollywoodedge, Ducks Quacks Duck Qua AT085201 on the Animal Trax library.
Info[]
- First recorded: 1960
- Creator: Thomas J. Valentino
- Owner: Major Records/Valentino (1960-1990), The Hollywood Edge (1990-2014), Sound Ideas (2014-present)
- Origin: United States
- Year debut: October 31, 1961
- First heard: Sycamore Lodge (a Calvin and the Colonel episode)
- Area used: Worldwide
It was originally a Major Records/Valentino Sound Effect called "Single Duck", which can be found on Major Records - Sound Effects Volume 6, except it is higher-pitched and extended. It's first known appearance was in a Calvin and the Colonel episode called "Sycamore Lodge".
In 1990, The Hollywood Edge added this sound to The Premiere Edition Volume 1 library. In 2014, Sound Ideas acquired it after the bankruptcy of The Hollywood Edge.
Today, it's used in more than 100 pieces of media.
Sound Effect Description[]
Bird, Duck; Quacks, Close Perspective, Debuted in Calvin and the Colonel in 1961.
Trivia[]
- This sound effect is known for its use for character takes in Spongebob Squarepants, usually in a high pitch. It was used for takes and random movements in a similar fashion in The Ren & Stimpy Show's Horta Editorial episodes.
- According to a reply to omelettecounty on Tumblr, Maxwell Atoms described of this sound: "There were effects that I came to ask for by name, like “the duck”, “the baby goat”, “the gurgle” (I think that’s the one you’re asking about), and many more."
Variations[]
- AudioSparx, J14 DUCK SOLO QUACK SQUAWKING (High pitched, and extended)
- Valentino, Single Duck (High pitched, and extended.)
Clean, Full Length and Unedited Link to the Sound Effect[]
Used In[]
TV Shows[]
- 101 Dalmatians: The Series
- The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (Heard once in “Safety First".)
- Adventure Time
- Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (Heard once in "Robotnik's Rival".)
- The Amazing Race (American TV Series) (Heard once in "You're the Apple in My Eye".)
- The Amazing World of Gumball (Heard once in "The Shippening".)
- America's Funniest Home Videos (Heard often in Episode 2 of Season 11 in a high pitch.)
- The Angry Beavers (Heard once in "The Yak in the Sack".)
- Arthur
- The Baby Huey Show
- Back at the Barnyard (Heard once in "Brave Udders".)
- Barney & Friends (Heard in:)
- "Down on Barney's Farm" (thrice)
- "Hop to It!" (twice during the song "Animals in Motion".)
- "Keep on Truckin" (once during the song "Old McDonald Had a Farm".)
- "You Can Count On Me!" (twice)
- Beakman's World (Heard once at the beginning of "Soap, Beakmania, and Auto Engines" and in "Earwax, Beakmania & Rocket Engines".)
- Bear in the Big Blue House
- Bill Nye, the Science Guy (Heard once in "Biodiversity".)
- Blue's Clues (Heard mostly in "Blue's Favorite Song" and "Blue Wants to Play a Game", once in "What Did Blue See?" and "What Does Blue Want to Do on a Rainy Day?" and thrice in "Look Carefully...".)
- Blue's Clues & You! (Heard once in "Magenta's Case of the Giggles".)
- Blue's Room (Heard twice in "Alphabet Power!".)
- Bob the Builder (2015 TV Series) (Heard once in "Aqua Ducks".)
- Breadwinners
- The Brothers Grunt (Heard twice in "The Ceremony".)
- Brum (2016 TV Series) (Heard once in "Brum Learns Old McDonald Had a Farm".)
- Bubble Guppies (Heard often in "Ducks in a Row", and "Bubble Duckies"; once in "The New Year's Dragon!" "Swimtastic Check-Up!", and "Running of the Bullfrogs".)
- Calvin and the Colonel (Debut. Heard in "Sycamore Lodge".)
- Camp Lazlo (Heard once in "The Nothing Club".)
- CatDog (Heard once in "Vexed of Kin".)
- Catscratch (Heard once in "Duck and Cover".)
- ChalkZone (Heard once in "The Wiggies".)
- Charlie and Lola (Heard once in a high pitch in "I Am Really, Really, Really Concentrating".)
- Chowder (Heard once in "The Froggy Apple Crumple Thumpkin", "The Bruised Bluenana" and "The Birthday Suits".)
- Clarence (Heard once in "Goldfish Follies" and "Clarence for President".)
- Clifford's Puppy Days (Heard once in the Speckle story from S1E2.)
- Connie the Cow (Heard once in "Connie Wants to Be Different" and "The Grumpy Fox".)
- Corduroy (Heard once in "Clean Up".)
- Corn & Peg (Heard once in "Super Do-Gooder".)
- Curious George (Heard once in "Water to Ducks", "Up, Up and Away" and "George and the Jug Owl".)
- Disney's House of Mouse
- The Dog & Pony Show (Heard once in "The Main Mane!".)
- Don't Hug Me I'm Scared (TV Series) (Heard once in "Transport".)
- Ed, Edd n' Eddy (Heard once in "Hot Buttered Ed" and "An Ed is Born".)
- Elmo's World (Heard often in various pitches in "Babies," and once in "Birds".)
- The Fairly OddParents (Heard once in "Dream Goat!" and "Fairly OddLympics"; heard in "Abra-Catastrophe!" in a high pitch.)
- Family Guy (Heard in "Screwed the Pooch".)
- Fanboy & Chum Chum (Heard once in "Igloo of Irritation" and "The Cold Rush".)
- Fish Hooks (Used for takes.)
- Franklin (Heard once in "Franklin is Lost" and in "Franklin and the Duckling".)
- Friends
- Full House (Heard twice in "Spellbound".)
- Future-Worm!
- Gabby's Dollhouse (Heard once in "Kitty Rangers".)
- Gaither's Pond
- George Shrinks (Heard once in "Hound of the Bath-ervilles".)
- Get Ace (Heard once in "Save the Crystal Cat".)
- Gilmore Girls (Heard once in "Lost & Found".)
- Go Away, Unicorn! (Heard once in "Stop Stirring the Pot, Unicorn!".)
- Goliath (TV Series) (Used in S1 E4.)
- The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (Used for takes.)
- Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities (Heard once in "The Outside".)
- Hee-Haw
- Henry's Amazing Animals (Heard once in "Slimy Animals" and "Animal Eggs".)
- Hey Arnold! (Heard once in "Tour de Pond" and "Love and Cheese".)
- Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (Heard once in "Ami Ami" and "Trouble with Mimes".)
- Higglytown Heroes (Heard once in "Flappy's Not Happy", "Calling All Ducks!", "The Totally Secret Valentine" and "Happy Flappy Birthday".)
- Human Prey (Heard once in "Killers of the Savannah".)
- Imagination Movers (Heard in "A Little Elf Esteem" and "Uffle-Fluffs".)
- Iris, The Happy Professor (Heard once in "The Farm" and "Garbage" and often in "Ducks".)
- Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years (Used in a high pitch for various impacts.)
- Kim Possible (Heard once in "Team Impossible".)
- Kipper (Heard often in "The Umbrella", "Pig's Cousin", and "The Big Freeze".)
- Life After People (Heard twice in "The Capital Threat"; once in "Waves of Destruction".)
- Little Bear (Heard once in "Little Bear Meets Duck".)
- Little Einsteins (Heard once in "The Great Schubert's Guessing Game".)
- The Loud House (Heard once in "Get the Message".)
- Maggie and the Ferocious Beast (Heard once in "Nedley's Glasses".)
- The Magic School Bus
- Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse (Heard often in "Little Olaf".)
- Max & Ruby (Heard often in "Max's Ride".)
- Megaminimals (Used for Pickle's footsteps.)
- Meg and Mog
- Mickey and the Roadster Racers (Heard once in Mickey and the Roadster Racers intro and "Tea Time Trouble!".)
- Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (Heard several times in "Donald's Ducks".)
- Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures
- Mickey Mouse Works (Heard once in "How to Be a Baseball Fan".)
- Mighty Express (Used for the ducks in multiple pitches.)
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Heard often in "Peace, Love, and Woe".)
- Modern Family
- Mr. Bean
- Mr. Bean: The Animated Series (Heard once in "In the Wild".)
- Muppet Babies (2018 TV Series)
- The Office
- Oggy and the Cockroaches (Heard once in "Occupied" and "Duck Soup".)
- Oh Yeah! Cartoons (Heard once in "Jamal the Funny Frog: Milk Dreams".)
- OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes (Used for takes.)
- Oswald (Heard once in "The Giant Egg" and "The Big Balloon Rescue".)
- The Patrick Star Show (Used in a high pitch for takes.)
- Peppa Pig (Heard in a wide variety of episodes.)
- Phred on Your Head Show (Heard once in "Gilbert".)
- Pinky Dinky Doo (Heard often as a running gag for Season 2 episodes only.)
- Play with Me, Sesame (Heard once in "Ernie Says: Rubber Duckie Says".)
- Pocoyo (Often used in a low pitch for Pato's quack sounds.)
- Polaris: Player Select
- The Powerpuff Girls (Same "Quack!" as used in SpongeBob SquarePants, heard once in "Cheep Thrills" and "The Bubbles Sitters Club".)
- Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty (Heard once in "Scaredy Cat".)
- Regular Show (Heard once in "Go Viral".)
- Ren & Stimpy: Adult Party Cartoon (Heard once in "Man's Best Friend".)
- The Ren & Stimpy Show (Heard once in "Sven Höek" and "Man's Best Friend"; twice in "In the Army".)
- Riders in the Sky (1991 TV Series) (Heard once in "Horsenapped".)
- Robot Chicken
- Rocko's Modern Life
- Rugrats (Heard once in "Faire Play" and "America's Wackiest Home Movies".)
- Ryan Defrates: Secret Agent (Heard in "Mega-Moo and the Grumpy Ducks".)
- Sabrina the Teenage Witch
- Samurai Jack (Heard in EPISODE XCIV.)
- Sesame Street (Heard once in a Season 1 segment about sounds, Numerosity: Number 7, Episode 1663/1899, and Episode 2876/3175 in a high pitch.)
- Seven Little Monsters (Heard often in "Drip! Drip! Drip!" and "Are You My Family?".)
- Shaun the Sheep
- The Shnookums & Meat Funny Cartoon Show
- The Simpsons
- Sitting Ducks
- Special Agent Oso (Heard once in "Goldenfly" and "Drink Another Day" (used for Geese).)
- SpongeBob SquarePants (Used often for characters' takes and impacts, usually in a higher pitch.)
- Star vs. the Forces of Evil (Heard in "Just Friends".)
- Steven Universe (Heard once in "Lars and the Cool Kids".)
- Tea Town Teddy Bears
- Teen Titans Go!
- Thomas & Friends (Heard twice in "Mucking About", and once in "The Missing Breakdown Train" and "Thomas and the Royal Engine".)
- Tig N' Seek (Heard once in "Fretting Zoo".)
- Timon & Pumbaa (Heard once in a high pitch in "Stay Away from My Honey!".)
- The Tom and Jerry Show
- Tom and Jerry Tales (Used for a momma goose in "Tom Cat Superstar".)
- Totally Spies!
- Tuca & Bertie
- Uncle Grandpa
- Unikitty (Heard in "Film Fest", "Kitty Court" and "Kitty and Hawk".)
- Upin & Ipin
- Wayside (Heard several times in "Le Race".)
- We Bare Bears (Heard once in "Hot Sauce".)
- What's New, Scooby-Doo?
- Wizards of Waverly Place (Heard once in "Rock Around the Clock".)
- WordWorld (Used for Duck's hurt or fall down takes.)
- Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! (Used for seagulls at the beginning of "Walden on the Beach".)
- Zack & Quack
- Zig & Sharko
Movies[]
- About a Boy (2002)
- The Adventures of Milo and Otis (1989)
- The Angry Birds Movie (2016)
- Animal Farm (1999)
- Babe (1995)
- Babe: Pig in the City (1998)
- Because I Said So (2007)
- Charlotte's Web (2006)
- The Daydreamer (1966)
- Despicable Me 2 (2013)
- Down on the Farm (2017)
- Duck Duck Goose (2018)
- Dutch (1991)
- Elizabeth (1998)
- The Emoji Movie (2017)
- Firehouse Dog (2007)
- Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
- Home on the Range (2004)
- Hotel Transylvania (2012)
- Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)
- Kung Fu Panda (2008)
- Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
- Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)
- Lalaloopsy Girls: Welcome to L.A.L.A. Prep School (2014) (Used in a very high pitch for Swan in the "Tippy Tumblelina" character intro.)
- Little Manhattan (2005) (Heard once in a low volume.)
- The Little Rascals (1994)
- March of the Penguins (2005)
- Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
- Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
- Mirror Mirror (2012)
- Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- Norbit (2007)
- Open Season 2 (2008)
- The Pacifier (2005)
- Radioland Murders (1994)
- Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015) (Heard when the runaway tractor chases the ducks.)
- Sherlock Gnomes (2018)
- The Smurfs 2 (2013)
- Son in Law (1993)
- The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)
- Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse (2012)
- Tommy Boy (1995)
- The Wacky World of Mother Goose (1967)
- The Wild (2006)
Shorts[]
- Boo Boo Runs Wild (1999)
- Day & Night (2010) (Shorts)
- Funny Face (Heard once in "Back to Nature".)
- Good Manners with Max (Heard once in "Saying Excuse Me!".)
- Ice Age: The Meltdown: Scrat's Piranha Smackdown Sound Effects Lab
- Inacio Studios Media
- SpongeBob Squarepants in: The Endless Summer (2006) (Heard as SpongeBob hits the floor twice at the beginning.)
- Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go Shorts
- Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008) (Short)
Video Games[]
Arcade:
- Dinosaur King (Used for Gallimimus.)
Nintendo Switch:
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl (Sampled in the "Duck, Duck, Pie!" level soundtrack.)
Online:
- Arthur: George's Moving Art Machines (Online Games)
- Jack's Big Music Show: Jack's Big Animal Jamboree (Online Games) (8th and 9th quacks only)
- Miami Shark
- Prehistoric Shark
- Stanley: Farm Fresh Stanley (Online Games)
PC:
- Disney's Activity Center: Toy Story
- Jay Jay the Jet Plane: Jay Jay Earns His Wings (Video Game)
- Muppet Babies: Animals in Nature
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl (Sampled in the "Duck, Duck, Pie!" level soundtrack.)
- SimCity 3000 Unlimited
- Two Worlds (Video Game)
PlayStation:
PlayStation 4:
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl (Sampled in the "Duck, Duck, Pie!" level soundtrack.)
PlayStation 5:
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl (Sampled in the "Duck, Duck, Pie!" level soundtrack.)
Xbox 360:
- Two Worlds (Video Game)
Xbox One:
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl (Sampled in the "Duck, Duck, Pie!" level soundtrack.)
Xbox Series X:
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl (Sampled in the "Duck, Duck, Pie!" level soundtrack.)
Videos/DVDs[]
- Baby Einstein
- Baby Mozart (1998) (Videos)
- Baby Shakespeare (1999) (Videos) (Used for the Duck Puppet's laugh in a high pitch.)
- The Baby Society (2006) (Videos)
- Barney - Let's Go to the Farm (2005) (Videos)
- Blue's Room - Alphabet Power (2005) (Videos) (Heard twice in "Alphabet Power!".)
- Blue's Clues: Stop, Look and Listen! (2000) (Videos)
- Brainy Baby: Laugh and Learn (2004) (Videos)
- Brainy Baby: Left Brain (2000) (Videos)
- Brainy Baby: Peek-a-Boo (2004) (Videos)
- Brainy Baby: Right Brain (1999) (Videos) (Heard in the 2002 version.)
- Fun Time DVD Library (Explorer Series) (2004) (Heard twice in "Let’s Talk To The Animals (Volume 1)".)
- Golden Book Video (Heard once in "Mrs. Mooley".)
- Kidzup: Mi Futuro Genio - El mundo de los Animales (2006) (Videos)
- Life at the Pond (Videos)
- Nickelodeon Favorites: All About Fall! (2008) (Videos)
- Noodlebug: Animal Friends (2002) (Videos)
- Preschool Prep Company
- Meet the Colors
- Rock 'N' Learn
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Home Sweet Pineapple
- The Wiggles: Cold Spaghetti Western (2004) (Videos)
Toys[]
- Kung Zhu (Used as one of Yama's sounds.)
Commercials[]
- Toilet Duck (2006)
Radio Spots[]
New Zealand:
- Blackley Construction (2019)
Bumpers[]
- NBC Peacock (1993)
- Noggin ID: This Show Was Made for Noggin, by Nick Jr. (1999-2002 version only.)
Logos[]
- Klasky-Csupo (1998) (Logos)
- Klasky Csupo (2016-Present) (Logos)
Music[]
- Babu - Ds3 Intro (2008)
Special Features[]
- Charlotte's Web: Meet the Animals (1973) (Special Features)
Trailers[]
TV Spots[]
- The Pacifier (2005) (TV Spots)
DVD Menus[]
- The Pacifier (2005) (DVD Menus)
Websites[]
- Brain Pop Jr. (Heard in "Possessive Nouns", "Nouns", "Plot", and the "Migration" game.)
- GoNoodle (Heard once in "Can You Run the Red Carpet".)
- Julia's Rainbow Corner
- Reflection.it Animal Sounds
- Toopy and Binoo (Website)
- Tynker (Heard in a higher pitch.)
Web Originals[]
- Cat Burglar (2022)
- Lego Friends (Webisodes)
Newgrounds Videos[]
TVB Shows[]
- The File of Justice V
YouTube Videos[]
- Aphmau
- Awful Fawful
- Barney YTPs (Heard once in "YTP: Benny Gets Fingered by Black People".)
- The Best Pals Hand Show
- The Best Pals Hand Show Thanksgiving Day (2017)
- Brooklynn The Cartoon Girl
- Duck Call Room
- Hazbin Hotel
- James A Williams Videos (Heard once in "My Thoughts On The Pingu Series".)
- The Kirby Collab 3
- missoliverandblossom
- MrKoolTrix (Heard quadrice in various pitches in "(YTP) Touch, Touch!".)
- Pasty's Bakery
- Rarity Vrymer Collective
- Rarity Vrymer Collective (TV Official)
- RoccoTheBlue'sClues&OtherShowsFanatic3000
- Saberspark
- Summer Break Beanie Babies (2017) (Heard once as Quackers' Noise)
- Teachmmobile Videos
- Thinknoodles
- Toy Story YTPs (Heard once in "YTP: You are still a Sad, Strange Little Man".)
- Olivier Hatta (Heard once in "One has experienced more than enough interruptions".)
- Webkinz (Heard once in "When Webkinz Have Fun".)
- WhitneyGoLucky
- YTP: YouTube Pooh and Christmas Who? (2015)
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