Who Put The "Oomp" In The "Oomp Pah Pah-Pi-Pah"?

You scored as Tuba. You're a tuba. Ummmmmm. That's all. Tuba 83% Oboe 67% Cello 67% Bassoon 58% Viola 58% trombone 58% French Horn 58% Flute 50% Violin 50% Clarinet 42% String Bass 42% Trumpet 42% Percussion 33% If you were in an orchestra, what instrument would match your personality? created with QuizFarm.com

Well I certainly didn't expect this.

But it reminds me of something. (Just stay with me for a second here.) When I was a kid, I remember seeing an old clay-mation cartoon about a tuba that was sad because it was the only instrument in the orchestra that didn't get to play a tune of its own. This tuba winds up meeting a frog or somesuch that teaches it a low, croaky, hummy sort of song for its very own. The tuba takes the tune back to the orchestra and plays it to their accompaniment and everybody is happy. That tune, or some permutation of it, has been stuck in my head for about 35 years now. And I almost think the story is based on a real classical piece - perhaps by one of the more modern Russians.

If this rings a bell (so to speak) with anyone, let me know. Otherwise, I'm going to have to have a long talk with Mom about what she was putting in my spaghettios.

Yips! to Oboe-wan-CalTechGirl.

UPDATE: This is the guy:

Tubby the Tuba (1947)

Here's a site about it. Apparently, what I remember as clay-mation was actually something called a puppetoon.

Thanks, Utron!