Tubby the Tuba is a 1947 American animated short film from Paramount Pictures, directed by George Pal as part of his Puppetoons series.
[5][6] This story takes place in an orchestra featuring, among each other, a piccolo (Peepo), a flute, an oboe, a clarinet, a bassoon, a trumpet, a French horn, a trombone, a tuba (Tubby), a violin, a cello, a double bass, a xylophone, cymbals, a timpani and a celeste.
Tubby, the orchestra's tuba, comments after a rehearsal's warmup that he is tired of playing only the bass line.
A frog who lives there consoles Tubby; both are treated poorly, as neither is thought to be capable or worthy of a solo.
The film was recorded in 1946 (according to the copyright notice), but remained unreleased for seven months until its final release on July 11, 1947.