Tubby the tuba

United States, 1977

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Tubby the Tuba, jealous of the beautiful melodies his fellow orchestra members create embarks on an adventure to find a melody of his own. On his travels he looks after a group of dancing elephants and together they travel to Singing City, the home of orphan tunes. Will Tubby find the melody he’s looking for? Based on the story by Paul Tripp, the songs, fun and friendship of Tubby’s adventures will delight children of all ages.

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Credits

producer/director

Alexander Schure

production company

Alexander Schure

Duration

01:21:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1977

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

307681

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q7850753

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