Pink Elephants on Parade

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Pink Elephants on Parade is a segment from the Disney animated movie Dumbo in which Dumbo and Timothy Mouse, after becoming accidentally drunk, see pink elephants sing, dance, and play trumpets. This famous song was written by Oliver Wallace and Ned Washington^[1] and sung by the Sportsmen.

The song along with the segment itself has been ingrained in pop culture as an infamous allusion to not only intoxication, but a subtle jab at LSD hallucinations.^{[citation needed]}

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In Disney's House of Mouse, pink elephants appear and Timon says the line "What an unusual view", but in a very flat and dull tone, showing he found the elephants annoying. In the end, Timothy holds a sign that says "Boo!", causing them to disappear.
The song was covered by Sun Ra. A recording of this arrangement is available on Stay Awake, a 'tribute album' of Disney tunes played by various artists, and produced by Hal Willner.
The song and bits of animation are featured in Disneyland's version of Fantasmic!.
An allusion to the scene appears in the film Fritz the Cat.
An excerpt is played in Walt Disney World's HalloWishes Halloween-themed fireworks display as part of "Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party".
In Tiny Toon Adventures, in an episode where Plucky wants to channel Albert Einstein in order to pass a math exam, this scene is spoofed with little Einsteins replacing the pink elephants.
In the MMORPG World of Warcraft "Pink Elekks on Parade" is a seasonal quest during the "Brewfest" event. Elekks are a fictional creature quite similar to elephants. The quest objective is to go around and drive away the pink Elekks with a zapper - but to be able to see them the player character has to be drunk.
Part of the song can be heard in the movie Enchanted (film).
The Dumbo The Flying Elephant ride at Disneyland was originally going to be based on this scene, but the idea was scrapped and the ride creators changed it to the friendlier title elephant from the movie.
It has also been compared to the similar Heffalumps and Woozles song from Winnie the Pooh.
This was also used on the simpsons on one episode where accidentally distributed drugged vegetable juice when Barney Gumble drinks the juice and starts seeing monsters until he drinks a beer and a pink elepant shows up to save him.