Professor Tomaso Tetti-Tatti Background information Feature films Make Mine Music Television programs Video games Park attractions Portrayed by Portrayed by Animators Voice Nelson Eddy Corey Burton (currently) Performance model Designer Inspiration Honors and awards Character information Full name Other names Personality Short-tempered, pompous, greedy Appearance Obese, mustachioed, white hair, opera tuxedo Birthday Occupation Professor, showman, impersonoso Affiliations Bad Goal To harpoon Willie the Whale (succeeded) Home Relatives Pets Allies Willie the Whale (formerly), Whitey the seagulls (formerly) Minions His sailors Enemies Willie, Whitey Likes Hunting whales Dislikes Miracles Powers and abilities Strength Weapons Harpoon Fate Harpoons Willie and dances with joy, but is beaten by his own ex-minions and is presumably arrested Quote "I've got-a him!"

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Tetti-Tatti is a showman and the main antagonist from Disney's short "The Whale Who Wanted To Sing At the Met", segment of the 1946 film Make Mine Music.

Personality

Over the top and dramatic. Upon hearing that a whale is seemingly able to sing opera, he immediately thinks that the whale must have eaten a singer, and immediately arranges to go rescue them.

Role in the film

Professor Tetti-Tatti is the primary antagonist in the segment, "The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met." He is an Opera theater director intent on killing Willie the Sperm Whale, who he believes is nothing but a monster that has eaten an opera singer. Willie is actually a kind, gentle creature who only wants to become famous for his voice. Willie dreams of singing in the opera one day and practices for other creatures in the sea. When Tetti-Tatti and his crew finally find Willie, the crew is captivated by Willie's voice and stops the captain from killing him. After several attempts to shoot Wille with a harpoon are foiled by his crew, Tetti-Tatti seems to have finally seen the light when he becomes Willie's manager after the whale achieves his worldwide fame, performing in several of the world's most illustrious opera sheathes. However, in the film's climax, it is soon revealed that Tetti-Tatti was still intent on the idea that Willie swallowed an opera singer and he kills him anyway, much to the horror and rage of his crew. The narrator softens the blow by telling the audience not to be mad at Tetti-Tatti because he simply didn't understand, and also that Willie continues to sing in heaven.

It is likely that after realizing that Willie never did swallow an opera singer, Tetti-Tatti fell into a deep state of regret for what he had done.

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Tetti-Tatti's defeat (and triumph)

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Make Mine Music

Media: Make Mine Music | Casey Bats Again | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | House of Mouse Shorts: The Martins and the Coys | Blue Bayou | All the Cats Join In | Without You | Casey at the Bat | Two Silouhettes | Peter and the Wolf | After You've Gone | Johnny Fedora and Alice Blue Bonnet | The Whale Who Wanted To Sing At the Met Charaters: Egret Couple | Casey | Peter | Sasha | Sonia | Ivan | Peter's grandfather | Misha, Yasha and Vladimir | Wolf | Johnny Fedora | Alice Blue Bonnet | Wille | Whitey | Tetti-Tatti | Tetti-Tatti's sailors Locations: Peter's cabin | Ocean