Johnny Weissmuller Buster Crabbe. In a total of 12 Tarzan films, Weissmuller earned an estimated $2,000,000 and established himself as what many movie historians consider the definitive Tarzan. Although not the first Tarzan in movies (that was Elmo Lincoln), he was the first to be associated with the now traditional ululating, yodeling Tarzan yell. During an appearance on television's "The Mike Douglas Show" in the 1970s, Weissmuller explained how the famous yell was created. Recordings of three vocalists were spliced together to get the effecta soprano, an alto and a hog caller. Edgar Rice Burroughs himself paid oblique tribute to Weissmuller's powerful
Tarzan yell when Haru climbs and struggles to keep his balance on the top of a palm tree in "Beverly Hills Ninja". The refrain was also used in a 1993 jungle-themed advert for Listerine's Cool Mint mouthwash. In the 1999 animated film, the Tarzan yell is dubbed by Brian Blessed, who voiced the villain Clayton. This was done after Tony Goldwyn, who voiced the title character, blew his vocals. Jane (as portrayed by Maureen O'Sullivan) used a variation of the Tarzan Yell. Carol Burnett has been associated with the Tarzan yell ever since doing it on her TV show that started in