Tubby the Tuba (1947 film)

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Tubby the Tuba is a 1947 animated short from Paramount Pictures, directed by George Pal as part of his Puppetoon series. It was based on the original song by Paul Tripp and George Kleinsinger.

The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Short. A feature-length version was released in 1975 by AVCO Embassy.

The 1987 compilation feature, The Puppetoon Movie, featured the original short in its entirety.

[edit] Summary

This story takes place in an orchestra with a violin, a cello, a double bass, a piccolo, a flute, an oboe, a clarinet, a bassoon, a trumpet, a French horn, a trombone, a tuba, a xylophone, cymbals, timpani, and a piano. Tubby, a tuba feels like he is tired of playing a tune.

[edit] External links

• Tubby the Tuba at the Internet Movie Database
• Tubby the Tuba at the Big Cartoon DataBase