In this short subject (which mostly represents a departure from Disney's traditional approach to animation), a stuffy owl teacher lectures his feathered flock on the origins of Western musical instruments. Starting with cavepeople, whose crude implements could only "toot, whistle, plunk and boom," the owl explains how these beginnings led to the development of the four basic types of Western musical instruments: brass, woodwinds, strings, and percussion.
Unfortunately the movie Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Charles A. Nichols | Director |
| Directing | Ward Kimball | Director |
| Production | Walt Disney | Producer |
| Visual Effects | Ward Kimball | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Henry Tanous | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Marc Davis | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Art Stevens | Animation |
| Art | Kendall O'Connor | Art Direction |
| Writing | Tom Oreb | Characters |
| Writing | Dick Huemer | Story |
| Visual Effects | Julius Svendsen | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Eyvind Earle | Color Designer |
| Visual Effects | Xavier Atencio | Animation |
| Sound | Joseph Dubin | Original Music Composer |
