Woody Woodpecker (film series)
Woody Woodpecker | |
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File:Woody Woodpecker logo.jpg Logo the cartoon Woody Woodpecker (1950). | |
Directed by | Walter Lantz Alex Lovy James Culhane Dick Lundy Don Patterson Jack Hannah Sid Marcus Paul J. Smith |
Story by | Ben Hardaway Jack Cosgriff L.E. Elliott Milt Schaffer Webb Smith Hugh Harman Heck Allen Ray Abrams Homer Brightman Michael Maltese Bob Ogle Cal Howard |
Produced by | Walter Lantz |
Starring | Mel Blanc Danny Webb Kent Rogers Daws Butler Ben Hardaway Jack Mather Will Wright Dallas McKennon June Foray Paul Frees Lionel Stander Art Clokey Grace Stafford The Starlighters |
Music by | Darrell Calker Clarence Wheeller Raymond Turner Walter Greene The Starlighters (by episode The Woody Woodpecker Polka) |
Color process | Technicolor |
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures United Artists (1947–1950, 1958–1968) NBCUniversal Television Distribution (TV distributor) |
Release date | November 25, 1940 (pilot) July 7, 1941 — September 1, 1972 (original) |
Running time | 6 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Woody Woodpecker is an American animated series of comedy short films created by Walter Lantz. It was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal Pictures from 1940 and 1972.
History
The character's history can be viewed here
Voice cast
- Mel Blanc (1940–41)
- Danny Webb (1941–42)
- Kent Rogers (1942–43)
- Ben Hardaway (1944–49)
- Grace Stafford (1951–72)
- Jack Mather (1944–48)
- Will Wright (1946)
- Dallas McKennon (1953)
- Lionel Stander (1948–49)
- Dallas McKennon (1951–72)
- Miss Meany
- Grace Stafford (1963–72)
- Dapper Denver Dooley
- Dallas McKennon (1955—59)
- Professor Dingledong
- Professor Grossenfibber
- Grace Stafford (1954)
- Daws Butler (1958—63)
- Finx Fox
- Knothead
- Splinter
Short films lists
- 1940 (pilot episode)
- Knock Knock (co-starring Andy Panda)
- 1941–1943 (Season 1)
- Woody Woodpecker (1941)
- The Screwdriver (1941)
- Pantry Panic (1941)
- The Hollywood Matador (1942)
- Ace in the Hole (1942)
- The Loan Stranger (1942)
- The Screwball (1943)
- The Dizzy Acrobat (1943)
- Ration Bored (1943)
- 1944–1949 (Season 2)
- The Barber of Seville (1944)
- The Beach Nut (1944, first appearance of Wally Walrus)
- Ski for Two (1944)
- Chew-Chew Baby (1945)
- Woody Dines Out (1945)
- The Dippy Diplomat (1945)
- The Loose Nut (1945)
- Who's Cookin' Who? (1946)
- Bathing Buddies (1946)
- The Reckless Driver (1946)
- Fair Weather Fiends (1946)
- Musical Moments from Chopin (1947)
- Smoked Hams (1947)
- The Coo Coo Bird (1947)
- Well Oiled (1947)
- Solid Ivory (1947)
- Woody the Giant Killer (1947)
- The Mad Hatter (1948)
- Banquet Busters (1948)
- Wacky-Bye Baby (1948)
- Wet Blanket Policy (1948, first appearance of Buzz Buzzard)
- Wild and Woody! (1949)
- Drooler's Delight (1949)
- 1951–1955 (Season 3)
- Puny Express (1951)
- Sleep Happy (1951)
- Wicket Wacky (1951)
- Woodpecker in the Rough (1951)
- Slingshot 6 7/8 (1951)
- The Redwood Sap (1951)
- The Woody Woodpecker Polka (1951)
- Destination Meatball (1951)
- Born to Peck (1952)
- Stage Hoax (1952)
- Scalp Treatment (1952)
- The Great Who-Dood-It (1952)
- Termites from Mars (1952)
- What's Sweepin (1953)
- Buccaneer Woodpecker (1953)
- Operation Sawdust (1953)
- Wrestling Wrecks (1953)
- Belle Boys (1953)
- Hypnotic Hick (1953)
- Hot Noon (or 12 O'Clock for Sure) (1953)
- Socko in Morocco (1954)
- Alley to Bali (1954)
- Under the Counter Spy (1954)
- Hot Rod Huckster (1954)
- Real Gone Woody (1954)
- A Fine Feathered Frenzy (1954)
- Convict Concerto (1954)
- Helter Shelter (1955)
- Witch Crafty (1955)
- Private Eye Pooch (1955)
- Bedtime Bedlam (1955)
- Square Shootin' Square (1955)
- Bunco Busters (1955)
- 1955–1961 (Season 4)
- The Tree Medic (1955)
- After the Ball (1956)
- Get Lost (1956, first appearance of Knothead and Splinter)
- Chief Charlie Horse (1956)
- Woodpecker from Mars (1956)
- Calling All Cuckoos (1956)
- Niagara Fools (1956)
- Arts and Flowers (1956)
- Woody Meets Davy Crewcut (1956)
- Red Riding Hoodlum (1957)
- Box Car Bandit (1957)
- The Unbearable Salesman (1957)
- International Woodpecker (1957)
- To Catch a Woodpecker (1957)
- Round Trip to Mars (1957)
- Dopey Dick the Pink Whale (1957)
- Fodder and Son (1958)
- Misguided Missile (1958)
- Watch the Birdie (1958)
- Half Empty Saddles (1958)
- His Better Elf (1958)
- Everglade Raid (1958, first appearance of Gabby Gator)
- Tree's a Crowd (1958, first appearance of Clayde Cat)
- Jittery Jester (1959)
- Tomcat Combat (1959, features Inspector Willoughby)
- Woodpecker in the Moon (1959)
- The Tee Bird (1959)
- Romp in a Swamp (1959)
- Kiddie League (1959, features Inspector Willoughby)
- Billion Dollar Boner (1960)
- Pistol Packin' Woodpecker (1960)
- Heap Big Hepcat (1960)
- Ballyhooey (1960)
- How to Stuff a Woodpecker (1960)
- Bats in the Belfry (1960)
- Ozark Lark (1960)
- Southern Fried Hospitality (1960)
- Fowled Up Falcon (1960)
- Poop Deck Pirate (1961)
- The Bird Who Came to Dinner (1961)
- Gabby's Diner (1961)
- Sufferin' Cats (1961)
- Franken-Stymied (1961)
- Help my Help (1961)
- 1961–1965 (Season 5)
- Busman's Holiday (1961)
- Phantom of the Horse Opera (1961, based on the novel The Phantom of the Opera)
- Woody's Kook-Out (1962)
- Rock-a-Bye Gator (1962)
- Home Sweet Homewrecker (1962)
- The Little Bear (1962)
- Room and Bored (1962)
- Rocket Racket (1962)
- Careless Caretaker (1962)
- Tragic Magic (1962)
- Voo-Doo Boo-Boo (1962)
- Crowin' Pains (1962)
- Little Woody Riding Hood (1962)
- Greedy Gabby Gator (1963)
- Robin Hood Woody (1963)
- Stowaway Woody (1963)
- The Shutter Bug (1963)
- Coy Decoy (1963)
- The Tenant's Racket (1963)
- Short in the Saddle (1963)
- Tepee for Two (1963)
- Science Friction (1963)
- Calling Dr. Woodpecker (1963, first appearance of Miss Meany)
- Dumb Like a Fox (1964)
- Saddle Sore Woody (1964)
- Woody's Clip Joint (1964)
- Spookananny (1964)
- Skinfolks (1964)
- Get Lost! Little Doggy (1964)
- Freeway Fracas (1964)
- Roamin' Roman (1964)
- Three Little Woodpeckers (1965, based on The Three Little Pigs)
- Woodpecker Wanted (1965)
- Birds of a Feather (1965)
- 1965–1972 (Season 6)
- Canned Dog Feud (1965)
- Janie Get Your Gun (1965)
- Sioux Me (1965)
- What's Peckin (1965)
- Rough Riding Hood (1966)
- Lonesome Ranger (1966)
- Woody and the Beanstalk (1966, based on Jack and the Beanstalk)
- Hassle in a Castle (1966)
- The Big Bite (1966)
- Astronut Woody (1966)
- Practical Yolk (1966)
- Monster of Ceremonies (1966)
- Sissy Sheriff (1966)
- Have Gun, Can't Travel (1967)
- The Nautical Nut (1967)
- Hot Diggity Dog (1967)
- Horse Play (1967)
- Secret Agent Woody Woodpecker (1967)
- Lotsa Luck (1968)
- Peck of Trouble (1968)
- Fat in the Saddle (1968)
- Woody the Freeloader (1968)
- Feudin Fightin-N-Fussin (1968)
- A Lad in Bagdad (1968)
- One Horse Town (1968)
- Hook Line and Stinker (1969)
- Little Skeeter (1969)
- Woody's Knight Mare (1969)
- Tumble Weed Greed (1969)
- Ship A'hoy Woody (1969)
- Prehistoric Super Salesman (1969)
- Phoney Pony (1969)
- Seal on the Loose (1970)
- Wild Bill Hiccup (1970)
- Coo Coo Nuts (1970)
- Hi-Rise Wise Guys (1970)
- Buster's Last Stand (1970)
- All Hams on Deck (1970)
- Flim Flam Fountain (1970)
- Sleepy Time Chimes (1971)
- The Reluctant Recruit (1971)
- How to Trap a Woodpecker (1971)
- Woody's Magic Touch (1971)
- Kitty from The City (1971)
- The Snoozin' Bruin (1971)
- Shanghai Woody (1971)
- Indian Corn (1972)
- Gold Diggin' Woodpecker (1972)
- Pecking Holes in Poles (1972)
- Chili Con Corny (1972)
- Show Biz Beagle (1972)
- For the Love of Pizza (1972)
- The Genie With the Light Touch (1972)
- Bye, Bye, Blackboard (1972)
Home media
A handful of non-comprehensive Woody Woodpecker VHS tapes were issued by Universal in the 1980s and 1990s, usually including Andy Panda and Chilly Willy cartoons as bonuses. A few were widely released on VHS in the mid-1980s by Kid Pics Video, an American company of dubious legality, which packaged the Woody cartoons with bootlegged Disney cartoons. In the early 2000s, a series of mail-order Woody Woodpecker Show VHS tapes and DVDs were made available by mail order through Columbia House.
In 2007, Universal Studios Home Entertainment released The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection, a three-disc DVD boxed set compilation of Walter Lantz "Cartunes". The first forty-five Woody Woodpecker shorts—from Knock Knock to The Great Who-Dood-It—were presented on the box set in chronological order of release, with various Chilly Willy, Andy Panda, Swing Symphonies, and other Lantz shorts also included.[1] The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection: Volume 2, including the next forty-five Woody cartoons—Termites from Mars through Jittery Jester—was released in 2008. A plain-vanilla best-of release, titled Woody Woodpecker Favorites, was released in 2009, which contained no new-to-DVD material.[2] Plans for further releases, as well as a Region 1 DVD release of The New Woody Woodpecker Show, are currently on hold for unknown reasons, although the 1999 series has received VHS and DVD releases outside of North America and is available for viewing on Hulu.
Apart from authorized releases, the Woody Woodpecker cartoon most widely available on legal home video is the public domain Pantry Panic.
DVD Name | Cartoon # | Release date |
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The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection | 45 Woody cartoons, 30 others |
July 24, 2007 |
The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection: Volume 2 | April 15, 2008 | |
Woody Woodpecker Favorites | 15 Woody cartoons, 5 others |
March 10, 2009 |
In other media
- Woody Woodpecker (comics)
Woody Woodpecker | |
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File:Harvey Woody Woodpecker.jpg Cover of comic book Woody Woodpecker n° 1 (September 1991) | |
Author(s) | Walter Lantz |
Current status/schedule | Ended |
Launch date | 1947 |
End date | 1994 |
Publisher(s) | Dell Comics Gold Key Harvey Comics |
Genre(s) | Comedy Humor |
A series of comics Woody Woodpecker was created by cartoonist Walter Lantz, was published in 1947 through 1994 by publishers Dell Comics, Gold Key and Harvey Comics.
- Television shows and Web series
- The Woody Woodpecker Show (ABC, 1957–1997)
- The New Woody Woodpecker Show (Fox Kids, 1999–2003)
- Woody Woodpecker (YouTube, 2018)
- Films
- Woody Woodpecker (2017 film)
- Video games
- Woody Woodpecker's Frustrated Vacations (1996)
- Woody Woodpecker Racing (2000)
- Woody Woodpecker: Escape from Buzz Buzzard Park (2001)
- Universal Studios Theme Parks Adventure (2001)
- Woody Woodpecker in Crazy Castle 5 (2003)
External links
References
- ^ "NBC Universal Store". Homevideo.universalstudios.com. Archived from the original on December 25, 2007. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
- ^ "The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia: Cartunes on DVD: Woody Woodpecker Favorites". Lantz.goldenagecartoons.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2010. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
- Animated film series
- Film series introduced in 1940
- Mass media franchises introduced in 1940
- Walter Lantz
- Short film series
- English-language films
- Universal Pictures animated short films
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