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'''''Private Eye Pooch''''' is the 61st [[animated cartoon]] [[short subject]] in the ''[[Woody Woodpecker]]'' series. Released theatrically on May 9, 1955, the film was produced by [[Walter Lantz Productions]] and distributed by [[Universal Studios|Universal International]]. |
'''''Private Eye Pooch''''' is the 61st [[animated cartoon]] [[short subject]] in the ''[[Woody Woodpecker]]'' series. Released theatrically on May 9, 1955, the film was produced by [[Walter Lantz Productions]] and distributed by [[Universal Studios|Universal International]]. |
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==Plot== |
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Professor Dingledong the taxidermist school instructor is about to teach his students "how to stuff a woodpecker in one easy lesson." For this purpose, he goes to a jail-like room with cells, and from one of these cells, he picks Woody. Escaping the nutty taxidermist's clutches, Woody is pursued by an unforgettable private eye, Strongnose the bloodhound. The remaining cartoon deals with the bloodhound's attempts to capture Woody, and with Woody's frustration of same. The chase leads through a hollow log, a railroad tunnel, a lumber yard, an ice machine and a door factory, and finally, back to the taxidermy school, where the instructor threatens to stuff the bloodhound for his failure. Woody intervenes, and he and Strongnose team up and lock up the professor, with plans to stuff him. |
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==Notes== |
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Revision as of 15:50, 10 October 2011
| Private Eye Pooch | |
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| Directed by | Paul J. Smith |
| Produced by | Walter Lantz |
| Animation by | Robert Bentley Herman Cohen Laverne Harding Gil Turner Art Landy |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal International |
Running time | 6' 05" |
| Country | United States |
Private Eye Pooch is the 61st animated cartoon short subject in the Woody Woodpecker series. Released theatrically on May 9, 1955, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal International.
Plot
Professor Dingledong the taxidermist school instructor is about to teach his students "how to stuff a woodpecker in one easy lesson." For this purpose, he goes to a jail-like room with cells, and from one of these cells, he picks Woody. Escaping the nutty taxidermist's clutches, Woody is pursued by an unforgettable private eye, Strongnose the bloodhound. The remaining cartoon deals with the bloodhound's attempts to capture Woody, and with Woody's frustration of same. The chase leads through a hollow log, a railroad tunnel, a lumber yard, an ice machine and a door factory, and finally, back to the taxidermy school, where the instructor threatens to stuff the bloodhound for his failure. Woody intervenes, and he and Strongnose team up and lock up the professor, with plans to stuff him.
Notes
- Private Eye Pooch marks the first appearance of Woody's recurring opponent Professor Dingledong, voiced by Dal McKennon.
- Despite having "pooch" in its title, the cartoon does not feature nor reference Pooch the Pup, a 1930s Walter Lantz character.
References
- Cooke, Jon, Komorowski, Thad, Shakarian, Pietro, and Tatay, Jack. "1955". The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia.