Woody Woodpecker - all shorts
- Character ("First appearance", YEAR, voiced by)
Woody Woodpecker ("Knock Knock", 1940, voiced by Mel Blanc, Grace Stafford, Ben Hardaway, Kent Rogers, Danny Webb)
Wally Walrus ("The Beach Nut", 1944, voiced by Jack Mather & Dallas McKennon),
Buzz Buzzard ("Wet Blanket Policy", 1948, voiced by Lionel Stander & Dallas McKennon),
Dapper Denver Dooley ("Square Shootin' Square", 1955, voiced by Dallas McKennon),
Gabby Gator ("Everglade Raid", 1958, voiced by Daws Butler),
Winnie Woodpecker (voiced by Grace Stafford),
Splinter and Knothead (both voiced by June Foray),
Ms. Meany (voiced by Grace Stafford).
Key people: Walter Lantz, Ben Hardaway, Alex Lovy, Dick Lundy, James 'Shamus' Culhane, Mel Blanc, Grace Stafford, Dallas McKennon, Daws Butler, Fred Moore, Ed Love, LaVerne Harding.
Oscar nominees:
"The Dizzy Acrobat" (1943) - for Short Subjects, Cartoons
"Musical Moments from Chopin" (1946) - for Short Subjects, Cartoons
"Wet Blanket Policy" (1948) - for Best Original Song
Studio: Walter Lantz Productions (1940-1972)
Distributors:
Universal Pictures (1940-1947; 1963-1972)
United Artists (1948-1950)
Universal International (1951-1962)
Woody Woodpecker ("Knock Knock", 1940, voiced by Mel Blanc, Grace Stafford, Ben Hardaway, Kent Rogers, Danny Webb)
Wally Walrus ("The Beach Nut", 1944, voiced by Jack Mather & Dallas McKennon),
Buzz Buzzard ("Wet Blanket Policy", 1948, voiced by Lionel Stander & Dallas McKennon),
Dapper Denver Dooley ("Square Shootin' Square", 1955, voiced by Dallas McKennon),
Gabby Gator ("Everglade Raid", 1958, voiced by Daws Butler),
Winnie Woodpecker (voiced by Grace Stafford),
Splinter and Knothead (both voiced by June Foray),
Ms. Meany (voiced by Grace Stafford).
Key people: Walter Lantz, Ben Hardaway, Alex Lovy, Dick Lundy, James 'Shamus' Culhane, Mel Blanc, Grace Stafford, Dallas McKennon, Daws Butler, Fred Moore, Ed Love, LaVerne Harding.
Oscar nominees:
"The Dizzy Acrobat" (1943) - for Short Subjects, Cartoons
"Musical Moments from Chopin" (1946) - for Short Subjects, Cartoons
"Wet Blanket Policy" (1948) - for Best Original Song
Studio: Walter Lantz Productions (1940-1972)
Distributors:
Universal Pictures (1940-1947; 1963-1972)
United Artists (1948-1950)
Universal International (1951-1962)
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- DirectorsWalter LantzAlex LovyStarsMel BlancSara BernerBernice HansenAndy Panda attempts to find out if he can catch a woodpecker by putting salt on its tail.
- first appearance of Woody Woodpecker
- part of the "Andy Panda" series
- produced by Walter Lantz Productions
- released by Universal Pictures
- directed by Alex Lovy
- story by Ben Hardaway & Lowell Elliott
- animated by Alex Lovy & Frank Tipper
- music by Frank Marsales (Marsales' final score for Lantz)
- Woody's first words are his trademark "Guess who?", except the voice is normal-sounding instead of sped-up as Woody's voice normally would be.
- the first cartoon to feature Woody's trademark laugh, a gurgling cackle voice artist Mel Blanc had been perfecting since high school.
- this is also the laugh Blanc used for Happy Rabbit, a predecessor to Bugs Bunny in the 1939 cartoon "Hare-um Scare-um".
- DirectorWalter LantzStarsMel BlancSara BernerGigi DoanaThe psychiatrist needs a psychiatrist after attempting to treat Woody Woodpecker.
- the first animated cartoon short subject in the "Woody Woodpecker" series
- the working title of this cartoon is "Cracked Nut"
- produced, directed & animated by Walter Lantz
- story by Ben Hardaway & Jack Cosgriff
- music by Darrell Calker
- released by Universal Pictures
- DirectorWalter LantzStarMel BlancThe episode revolves around Woody driving a car in his typical manner, which includes eluding a persistent police officer.
- this short marks the last time Mel Blanc provided the voice for Woody. However, Woody's famous laugh and "Guess Who?!" signature line (provided by Blanc) would continue to be recycled in the succeeding shorts.
- DirectorWalter LantzStarsMel BlancGeneva HallMargaret McKayWoody stays behind to swim while the other birds in the forest migrate south for the winter. Just after the other birds leave, the cold of winter sets in instantly, to the point that Woody's swimming hole freezes
- the first short with Danny Webb as Woody's voice
- DirectorWalter LantzStarsDick NelsonThe Sportsmen QuartetThe first Swing Symphony featuring cameos of Woody Woodpecker, Andy Panda, and Snuffy Skunk.
- part of the "Swing Symphonies" series
- DirectorsWalter LantzAlex LovyStarsMel BlancBen HardawayKent RogersA day of the big bullfight has arrived. The stands are packed. The spectators are in a frenzy of excitement. A trumpeter signals the entrance of the contestants.
- the final time Danny Webb provided the voice for Woody
- the first entry in the series directed by veteran animator/director Alex Lovy
- DirectorAlex LovyStarsMel BlancDick NelsonKent RogersWoody Woodpecker is at a U.S. Army Air Corps military air base and is dreaming of taking one of the aircraft up in the air. His enthusiasm in this respect gets him into a lot of trouble with his sergeant.
- the first time Kent Rogers provided the voice for Woody
- DirectorAlex LovyStarsMel BlancKent RogersWoody is happily driving down the street when his car breaks down. He tries to get a loan on it from a nearby wolf. The wolf agrees to give Woody the loan but exclaims if he doesn't receive payment in thirty days,
- DirectorAlex LovyStarsMel BlancKent RogersA local crowd gathers at a baseball park for a game between the Droops and the Drips. A lone policeman stands at the park gate discouraging spectators who have not paid to see the game.
- the last onscreen credit for director/animator Alex Lovy on a Woody cartoon for 12 years. He would direct one more entry "The Dizzy Acrobat" (1943) before departing the studio.
- This is one of the few "Woody Woodpecker" cartoons in which Woody loses at the end. The other shorts in which Woody loses include The Cracked Nut, Banquet Busters, Smoked Hams, Real Gone Woody, Woody's Clip Joint, A Fine Feathered Frenzy, Tepee for Two, Well Oiled, Ace in the Hole, Busman's Holiday, Bye Bye Blackboard, The Tenant's Racket, Rough Riding Hood, Chili Con Corny, Ski for Two, Knock Knock, The Dizzy Acrobat, What's Sweepin', The Coo Coo Bird, The Barber of Seville, Solid Ivory & The Beach Nut.
- DirectorAlex LovyStarsMel BlancKent RogersWoody Woodpecker visits a traveling circus. He attempts to sneak into the big top but a caretaker kicks him out. He says that if Woody wants to see the show, he will have to water the elephant.~ nominated for an Academy Award for Short Subjects, Cartoons
- the fifth film from Walter Lantz to be nominated in this category
- this was Alex Lovy's final effort as director on a Woody short for about 12 years, as he was drafted into the US Navy. The next Woody "cartune" he would direct was 1955's "The Tree Medic". He does not receive on-screen credit as director.
- DirectorsEmery HawkinsMilt SchafferStarsMel BlancDick NelsonWhile driving his car, Woody sees a sing that reads: "Conserve gas and tires. While changing his appearance briefly into a demonic version of itself with deranged eyes and speeds down the road after changing back again.
- the last time Kent Rogers would voice Woody before his death in a World War II plane crash
- DirectorShamus CulhaneStarsMel BlancBen HardawayDick NelsonA large Native American walks into the shop. Woody, who is still playing with the comb, is surprised to see a feathered headdress behind him in the mirror. He turns around quickly and notices the man in a chair behind him.
- the first time Ben Hardaway provided the voice for Woody
- the first Woody cartoon directed by James 'Shamus' Culhane
- DirectorShamus CulhaneStarsLee SweetlandMel BlancBen HardawayWoody Woodpecker torments Wally Walrus on the beach. Their conflict leads to the amusement pier where Woody disguises himself as a yogi.
- Wally Walrus's first appearance
- DirectorShamus CulhaneStarsMel BlancBen HardawayJack MatherWoody Woodpecker goes on a ski vacation at the Swiss Chard Lodge where Wally Walrus is the proprietor.
- DirectorShamus CulhaneStarsLee SweetlandMel BlancBen HardawayWally Walrus kicks the delinquent Woody Woodpecker out of his boarding house. But the mooching bird finds the walrus's personal ad in the newspaper and comes back, disguised as a woman.
- DirectorShamus CulhaneStarsMel BlancHans ConriedBen HardawayWoody is hungry because all the restaurants are closed; and when he sees a place that stuffs birds, he goes there - only to learn he's gone to a taxidermist.
- DirectorShamus CulhaneStarsMel BlancBen HardawayJack MatherA newspaper announces that Ivan Awfulitch, the famous ambassador, is due to have a barbecue with local resident Wally Walrus. Unfortunately, while Wally is preparing the barbecue, the scent of the steaks he is cooking attracts an unwelcome guest in the form of Woody Woodpecker. He steals some of the food through a knothole in the fence then uses a bow and arrow to get the rest. Wally throws him out but when Woody hears of the visitor he is expecting, he dresses as Awfulitch himself and finally gets the remainder of Wally's food.
- DirectorShamus CulhaneStarsMel BlancBen HardawayWill WrightWoody Woodpecker goes to the park for a game of golf, and quickly gets at odds with some city-workers who are laying a cement walk. His hooks and slices keep landing into the wet cement. But he smooths everything out by putting a couple of cement-trowels on his feet, and gliding over the surface as if it was ice.
- DirectorShamus CulhaneStarsMel BlancBen HardawayJack MatherIn this Walter Lantz Color Cartune---the correct house-name brand for the Woody's, and not Swing Symphony as some Keyworder seems to think---Woody, per usual, is sleeping and idling while the ants and grasshoppers are gathering food for the winter, and Woody even has a nightmare about it. He awakens, under a blanket of snow, to find that both Winter and a hungry wolf are knocking at his door. The wolf has intentions of eating Woody...but Woody also has the same thoughts regarding the wolf.
- DirectorDick LundyStarsMel BlancBen HardawayJack MatherWoody and Wally share an apartment building. Woody's favorite pastime is playing golf... it's just a shame he plays inside the house instead of outside. Finally, Wally breaks his club and tells him not to make any more noise. Woody decides to forget his troubles by taking a bath. His bathtub is coin-operated and when he inserts a dime for the water, it falls down the drain. Woody is not about to part with any money and is determined to retreive his dime... even if it means driving Wally to the nut house in the process!
- the first Woody cartoon directed by Dick Lundy
- DirectorShamus CulhaneStarsMel BlancHans ConriedBen HardawayDriving down a U.S. highway, Woody passes a billboard which reminds him that he should renew his driver's license. He heads to the department of motor vehicles and asks Officer Wally Walrus, who takes an immediate dislike to Woody, to give him the test. He puts Woody through the eye test, the reflex test, and the fingerprint test...with Woody constantly making short work of the walrus' patience. Finally, he puts him through the driving test with the bird converting his car into a rocket zooming around the office driving Wally berserk. At this point, Woody exclaims, "Say. I've changed my mind. I want a pilot's license!"
- DirectorShamus CulhaneStarsMel BlancBen HardawayWill WrightAfter a storm strands them on a deserted island, Woody Woodpecker and his wolf friend end up battling themselves in a quest to find food.
- the last Woody cartoon directed by James 'Shamus' Culhane
- DirectorDick LundyWoody Woodpecker and Andy Panda give a piano performance for an audience of barnyard animals.~ nominated for an Academy Award for Short Subjects, Cartoons
- part of the "Andy Panda" series & "Musical Miniatures" series
- Woody is a co-star in this short
- produced by Walter Lantz
- directed by Dick Lundy
- music by Frederic Chopin
- animated by Laverne Harding & Les Kline
- DirectorDick LundyStarsMel BlancWalker EdmistonBen HardawayWally Walrus is a day sleeper and requires daily rest while his neighbor in the adjacent apartment, Woody Woodpecker, is a night sleeper who does his chores during the day. Needless to say, Woody's noisy chores tend to keep the hapless Wally from getting any slumber particularly when he burns his leaves in the backyard, the smoke from the burning pile travelling into Wally's room eventually turning the pipes in his bed into a musical organ! But Wally gets the last laugh...
- DirectorDick LundyStarsMel BlancBen HardawayWoody reads in his newspaper that quail hunting season begins the next morning at 5 a.m. Not wanting to pass up quail hunting, he determines to get a good night's sleep but, of course, his attempts are ruined by all manner of distractions such as a flashing neon sign, an obnoxious cuckoo clock (the cuckoo itself is just as obnoxious), and the destruction of Woody's bed causing him to sleep on an "automatic table" which he has many a tussle with.
