Hinterland Who's Who - Loon

vintage clip taken from the hinterland who's who website, canadian wildlife federation.
www.hww.ca

[@danielworthen3332]

Just came here to remember the beginning sound

[@samslick9000]

+Daniel Worthen The Flute Poem

[@joelake7986]

+Daniel Worthen Me, too. Amazing how a few notes can stick with you and summon you back after so many years!

[@Dave-cv4zt]

ya i miss this too

[@asdiasbndasdi]

Yah me too .. that start of the video tha sound ... brings me back to 1990-1994

[@davefram4653]

Exactly why I came here too.

[@Mattblaze1477]

The little flute sound at the beginning of each 'Hinterland Who's Who' is mesmerizing and I absolutely love it. I've lived my entire life in Hamilton Ontario (Im 39 now) and these little clips take me right back to my bedroom in 1988 when me and my brother would stay up late and see stuff like this and 'Night Walk' and the Sign off Canadian national anthem cartoon with the flying bird.

[@mattradford1245]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHelfHqmgbOUmpI

[@marks6663]

These go back to the 70s. I am 50 now and remember these as a very young kid.

[@chad3358]

Hey, they still played these beauties in the early 2000s out west because we'd see them run on the TV in the morning before we'd pack off to school.

[@annepinomaki5479]

@@chad3358 That's awesome. The first ones the NFB produced are in B & W and go all the way back to 1963, with that same beautiful flute intro.

[@AllRequired]

This one is actually the original, colorized and with videotape fade.

[@jefreeeeee]

The original Hinterland Who's Who music is called "Flute Poem" and was composed by John Cacavas.

[@edwardst.boniface7469]

...thank you for this! I always wondered; this music is part of my childhood and epitomises the memory of Canada for me. It's such a plaintive and quietly soothing piece, perfect for this brilliantly innovative way of introducing oeople to the wildlife of the country...

[@rawdio.docdar5715]

I love these, should still be showing this, this was my childhood. Grew up with nature

[@suzymoon2067]

Memories of my 70's childhood hearing this flute🪈 . These documentaries educated me at home.

[@chr970]

Me too Suzy….. loved them then, and via KZbin love them now. Learned a lot from them. 😊

[@suzymoon2067]

@@chr970 yes

[@adeleisright]

Every Canadian child growing up in the 80's will forever love the sound of this ad on tv...ahhh Hinterland...those were the days🍁🍁🍁🍂

[@user-qv2ur2bw3z]

We had them in the 70s as well

[@leiawarriormaiden]

well, adeleisright (hmmm...), I hate to put the kibosh on that 80s nostaligia trip yr on, but those classic Canadian Wildlife Service "Hinterland" public service announcements actually originated way back in the *Sixties*... they appeared on TV all the time when I was a kid growing up in the Seventies - yes, the 70s! There really was a decade that existed before big hair, pastel-coloured clothes & music videos! loool

[@amnaaas15]

The beginning sound gives me the most nostalgic feel of my childhood. I always come back to hear it lol makes me happy

[@evanbuliung]

"...the call of the loon has come to symbolize the Canadian wilderness, because of it's lonely, haunting quality." damn. as a Canadian, I feel that.

[@Julia-nl3gq]

Same. I grew up in SK, and remember going up north camping as a kid, and hearing loons on the lake.

[@sonjaholmes7163]

IT's the minnesota state bird... I was raised in Minnesota, I feel ya too

[@nicks4802]

Its very true. You go out on the lake, and thats what you hear. And it puts a chill down your spine because you know when you hear that sound you’re in one of nature’s finest places. Countless lakes can give you that feeling, But they only exist here in Canada. We gotta appreciate that more.

[@rolonnemarieross7243]

I LOVE that Hauntingly Beautiful sound and all of our Wildlife in CANADA!!!

[@poughkeepsiejohn1]

I live in Upstate New York and every once in a while, these Hinterland clips would appear on American TV. I wish they would bring these commercials back.

[@edwardst.boniface7469]

...I had no idea they played outside Canada, the best kind of advertisement!

[@INSTG8R75]

These take me back to my childhood. But now that I'm living in Norway and there are no Loons here I suddenly miss them. They are the sound of summer.

[@davidrash7791]

58 now. I remember this from when I was 3 or 4 years old.

[@Mattblaze1477]

I am immediately taken back to 1987 as soon as I hear the flute play at the beginning. I love these Videos, they are a nice little flash back of Canadian wildlife culture.

[@simonclark9057]

Probably goes back further than 87

[@pacificprospector]

These videos are absolute classics. Simple, nothing flashy...canadiana at its best.

[@anonymouscrank]

The opening theme as transposed by Doug McKenzie: ""Coo loo coo coo, coo coo cooo!"

[@edwardst.boniface7469]

...Was there a Who's Who for 'The Canadian Hoser'?...

[@supernaturalbc2008]

These are classic Canadiana! Thanks.

[@Maximillion666]

I remember they used to play this often late at night for filler between shows.

[@asdiasbndasdi]

I remember these commercials in the early mid 90's .. The sound at the start.. #Memories

[@patrickmoore3538]

Love these nice little videos.

[@Momcat_maggiefelinefan]

My mother was an expert loon impersonator! She could have conversations with them. She also did a great chicken! And turkey. Funny lady at times!

[@junkboxxxxxx]

Loving 🇨🇦 must also mean loving the animals of the country

[@whyJoJo]

I did not realize these were educational as a kid! how dare they trick us with their catchy tune and cute animals

[@clutch8602]

What a flashback to about 2 or 3 yes old, wow! Especially the whistle at start

[@jamiehalifax4954]

I think it's a flute...

[@talmage_ur]

What an innocent tune . . . When I was kid (8-9 years old) - I wrote Faunes Canada for information documents on the LOON - just for the kick of getting mail. Sure enough, I got the specs on LOON within 3 weeks. Hoo hoo. Be well.

[@Trund27]

I love these old HWW's. I love the flute intro, and John Livingston's soothing voice. Oh, yeah...I also love the animal info!

[@sadee1287]

Would love to have this vintage HWW intro for a ringtone. Lovely melody brings me back to my childhood in the 70s.

[@TRKWP]

Our motorcycle club has a Loon on a lake as our symbol. Lake country bikers S. Dakota and Western Minnesota.

[@jamiehalifax4954]

Lol..sound like a tuff bunch of bad actors...🤣

[@dallasforsberg1]

Coo, roo coo coo coo coo coo coo!

[@siletha1916]

ahh the memories

[@Trund27]

@jefreeeeee Awesome info, Nice to be able to finally know what that lovely music is actually called!

[@abigaileldritch]

Nostalgic sound. Completely under appreciated.

[@MrWaytos]

You could also write and request a pamphlet and trinkets on any of the featured wildlife. I remember receiving the Mountain lion. All free.

[@ldhorricks]

Theyre not commercials...they are Public Service Announcements

[@vistaprime]

things you remember when you were a kid.

[@JANITOROFHISTORY]

" DO YOU NE’ER THINK WHAT WONDROUS BEINGS THESE, WHERE MELODIES ALONE ARE THE INTERPRETERS OF THOUGHT? WHOSE HOUSEHOLD WORDS ARE SONGS IN MANY KEYS, SWEETER THAN INSTRUMENT OF MAN E’ER CAUGHT! " - LONGFELLOW *

[@markhenry6622]

What a voice!!!!😊

[@michaelkrolewski7406]

loved these commercials. cheap but classic

[@anthonynapier2887]

Can we go back to the days when the Canadian government drops an official message in an advert slot about loons and woodchucks?

[@abelscape]

Sorry folks, these ads remind me of sitting in my basement waiting for Get Smart to come on. Pretty depressing.

[@HashMagician]

its cute

[@GHOST-kg7tg]

Band of brothers episode 2 brought me here.

[@sominboy2757]

the state bird of my homeland and the provinical bird of our friends to the north in ontario

[@creightonleerose582]

-MAN! -Boy, am I ever LET-DOWN!? ~Was expecting this to devolve into a salacious tale of a pack of wild birdz, donning leathers, forming a gang, arming/winging up & hitting the local bank &/or "Hebrew Ice Cream Truck" to liberate all their 25cent friends from decades of horrendous Canadian captivity..... Hinterlands "Crack Spyder" & his hot-rod sounds like a helluva lot more fun.....

[@ELEcomments]

Hinterland from nature psas to survival video games

[@KT-bg7hf]

Mckenzie brothers brought me here, all you hosers, eh

[@Trund27]

@TRKWP Nice!

[@DSMTheEditor]

coo LOO COO COO COO COO COO COOOOOOOOOO!

[@TheSterg98]

These old Hinterland Who's Who episodes just hit different. The new one's do not feel Canadian at all...

[@dlmx13]

There was a short-lived updated Hinterland Who's Who series a few years ago and I believe there was an updated version of this loon PSA. Anyone know where I can find it?

[@scares009]

Ok, I know I'm 8 years late, but I'm pretty sure they have all the old and new commercials on the Hinderland Who's Who website.

[@johnnyice256]

I...am...a great northern diver.

[@AllRequired]

Color take on the original 1963 print.

[@ajwiebe]

Does anyone know who wrote the music for flute in the beginning? I've been trying to hunt it down for awhile now.

[@BoojumFed]

Wikipedia says it's from _Flute Poem_ by John Cacavas.

[@Sheepy_TV]

My Professors dad made these

[@ilovemuslimfood666]

I was promised a video with more information on the crack spider’s bitch. Still can’t find it, I guess.

[@KlaxontheImpailr]

Is there a video about giving loons drugs?

[@Squibbleses]

Who the hell calls a loon "Great northern diver"?

[@marksgodzilla]

Squibbleses, A little late in reply but in England we call them exactly that. Strange I know. All 5 species of Loon are known here as ... - Black-Throated Diver - Red-Throated Diver - Great Northern Diver - White Billed Diver - Pacific Diver While the first 3 of these can be see around the UK all year round, they can usually only be seen in breeding plummage in the far north of Scotland. All of them stunning birds.

[@edwardst.boniface7469]

...who the heck does not?...

[@misterfunnybones]

We need a HWW for Trump

[@lovetoeatallthefood]

Ideally read by the same narrator. "The Presidentus Americanus, also the known as the Northern Spraytanned Prick, is known for its ability to talk for hours on end without saying anything of any significance. It does this to confuse potential predators & political opponents. When angered or threatened, it's chief defense mechanism is to hurl alternative facts at any attackers & and quickly scurry for cover before they can react."

[@kingofthepod5169]

Anyone come here from spiders on drugs?

[@clubhouseme]

These were great but pc movement says a woman must announce the new ones and it;s not as good as the guy who does these .

[@jeffli7993]

dummy

[@hotelbastard7853]

Did you know, they can’t walk on land.

[@DC-vv5ii]

CBC should go back to this music instead of the newer one.