What are your favorite Woody Woodpecker cartunes?

[Thad Komorowski]

What are your favorite Woody Woodpecker cartunes?

Mine are:

"The Screwdriver," "Woody Dines Out," "Wacky-Bye Baby," "Barber of Seville," and "Ski for Two".

My fave lines in these are:

"The Screwdriver"

Cop: "I'd like to ask you a few questions!"
Woody: "Okay, what subject would you like to talk about?"
Woody pulls out chart saying "Girls Gals Women Blondes Females"
Cop: "Uhhh..."
Woody: "Women? Okay! What's the color of Genie's light brown hair?

Woody (as Chinaboy): "Ooo, big fat man shut up! Chinaboy tkae shortcut! Much faster! Ooo, so sorry, Chinaboy take a wrong shortcut!"


"The Barber of Seville"

Woody's singing of "Barber of Seville" is my favorite in this whole cartune.


"Ski for Two"

Woody's singing.

Wally: "Aren't you being a little impulsive?"
Woody: "Impulsive? No, I'm RE-pulsive!"


"Woody Dines Out"

Taxedermist: "100,00 dollars. Women. Motorcars. Women. Yachts. Women. Mansions. Women.


"Wacky-Bye Baby"

Woody: "Ah, what's the use! If I had a gun I'd shoot myself!"

Woody: "Here's your dinner daddy! Spagetti and meatballs!" (the ball being the COME-BACK BALL used throught the picture)


The Woodys from the 1940s are absolutely the best in the series.

-Thad:D

[lislebartman]

My favorite Woody cartoons are:

"The Dippy Diplomat" - Woody disguises himself as Baron Ivan Awfulitch to steal food from Wally Walrus. Funny stuff in this one!

"Wild & Woody" - easily one of the best in the 'Woody out West' series as he battles sheriff killer Buzz Buzzard in a very violent cartoon!

"Ace In the Hole" - yes, it's with the first Woody and yes, it's an Alex Lovy-directed toon, but I always found this one pretty entertaining.

"Three Little Woodpeckers" - one of the best 1960s Woody toons, thanks in part to director Sid Marcus and animator Art Davis. A funny spoof on the 3 Little Pigs, with the wolf craving a woodpecker pie which he ultimately gets in the end!

"Convict Concerto" - Piano tuner Woody gets mixed up with a fleeing bank robber & the inept cop pursuing him, all the while playing the piano in which the robber is hiding. Good directing job by Don Patterson, whose directing stint was short-lived.

[Larry T]

Woody is a great character!! My definite Woody choices for best cartoon:

1. Who's Cookin' Who? : What great unabashed cartoon violence! Woody is at the peak of his Emery Hawkins frenzy here. I like this one because there's really no antagonist, both Woody and the wolf are the villains. And there's the great memorable scene where Woody puts the wolf's tail in the meat grinder.

2. Smoked Hams : Great one-liners in this one, and the organ score as Wally is trying to cover up his bed is pretty funny as well. A good example of how Woody doesn't always "win" in the end.

3. The Woody Woodpecker Polka : I could watch this cartoon a million times and never get sick of it, as a matter of fact, I think the next time I watch it it will be 1,000,001. This is one of those great cartoons that completely moves musically from beginning to end.

4. Niagara Fools : another cartoon I could watch 1,000,000 times over and laugh at it every time. The running gag about the barrel going over the falls and the people cheering each and every time really works here ("yaaaayyy"...... "AW, SHUT UP!!")

5. The Barber Of Seville : Probably the best Woody cartoon ever. His manic character is really showcased in this one, plus it's chock full of Emery Hawkins animation (there I go again).

6. The Screwball : Really funny baseball cartoons are everywhere, but this one has some of the best presentation of otherwise overused baseball jokes. Plus, there's a lot of "mean" humour here which you won't see in many other cartoons, like when Woody opens the pop bottle on the spectator's buck teeth, and when he mows the lawn of hair on the cowboy's head.

7. Convict Concerto : Another great musically moving cartoon. The Woody design here is kind of a 'cuter' style, but it works. Great stuff from Alex Lovy.

8. Reckless Driver : A seven-minute reason why you should get off the road and the sidewalk when Woody is behind the wheel. If you've ever felt like you wanted to totally get the best of a cop, watch this cartoon. And, if you're lucky enough, you'll see it with the recently edited scene left in where Woody spits at the policeman ("Roses are red, violets are blue, this test stinks, and so do you")

9. Termites From Mars : One of the weirdest Woody cartoons (aside from "Destination Meatball", which incidently I personally really hate). This one is a visual work of art, with great sci-fi artwork and interesting staging all around, plus there's very little dialogue. In addition, you get to enjoy that absolutely perfect Don Patterson woodpecker design.

10. Witch Crafty : Another great Alex Lovy cartoon where Woody is the broomstick maufacturer and the Witch tries to gyp him. Funny stuff- all the ways to get out of paying 50c.

[Matt Yorston]

My picks:

"The Screwdriver" (1941) - I've gotta say... this one *is* classic. I mean, think of all the guys who get stopped for speeding who want to do what Woody does in this film but just don't have the guts. Great bits: "That's the dizziest blonde I ever went around with", Woody appearing in various disguises (hayseed on horse-drawn carriage, chinaboy with rickshaw, little kid on tricycle), "Is it true that speeders go *Ptptptptpt*?"

"The Beach Nut" (1944) - Wally Walrus' first appearance! Also, one of his finest. The poor walrus head to the beach for rest and relaxation. Too bad Woody went to the same beach! Best bit: Woody disguises himself as a swami to give "directions" on where the woodpecker is hiding.

"Smoked Hams" (1947) - The best Woody/Wally team-up! Woody annoys Wally (who is just trying to get a good day's sleep) all through the picture and, in the end, he actually gets what he deserves!

"Puny Express" (1951) - My favorite of the Woody Woodpecker "western" series. Fave bits: the "horned toad" hopping down the street (with an assortment of car horns), Buzz spreading tacks across the road to stop Woody, the famous "look-both-ways-before crossing" gag when Buzz comes to the train tracks.

"What's Sweepin'?" (1953) - Another great Woody/Wally team-up (and one of Don Patterson's best directing jobs). Woody resigns as street sweeper and takes on the position of policeman. In the meantime, Wally, a real policeman, refuses to let Woody get away with this leading to a chase through a circus (and one of the best acrobatic acts ever performed, animated or otherwise).

"Bunco Busters" (1955) - Woody is often criticized for just beating up on people for no reason. It's the opposite case in this cartoon; he *does* have a reason and his reaction at the end is justified. Woody is conned by Buzz Buzzard into going on a phoney treasure hunt; the only "treasure" to be found at the end is a chest with rockets inside which blast into the sky, explode, and spell out "SUCKER!" Woody gets even though...

"Bally Hooey" (1960) - A great TV-themed cartoon: Woody tries to watch "Win the Whole Wide World" (that "show of shows") but it's constantly interrupted by endless commercials (Hair Goop Hair Oil, Scat Fat weight-loss tablets, Cork-Off, the drugless sleep inducer). Finally, the commercials *do* end and Woody knows the answer to the question being asked. He tries to submit it but is chased around the studio by a gate cop.

"Tepee for Two" (1963) - My favorite Sid Marcus directed Woody cartoon. Woody is evicted from his apartment for making way too much noise with his musical instruments (Check that: he's evicted from the entire city!). He heads west and makes a new home on top of a tepee... an occupied tepee, the owner of which is determined to rid himself of the obnoxious woodpecker and his noisy TV set.

[dougc]

I sure wish that I could answer that question, but, unfortunately, I have never seen any Woody Woodpecker cartoons! I guess I am just too young, since I don't remember them being on any local TV stations, and I have only had Cartoon Network for about 2 1/2 years. Wouldn't it be great if Cartoon Network would get the rights to show these classics? Didn't someone say that Cartoon Network used to air them a few years ago?
dougc

[Thad Komorowski]

Woody Woodpecker and Friends aired on Cartoon Network from June 23, 1997 to December 26, 1997. The opening and closing was the 1987 version. They also played Lantz cartunes of the ACME HOUR as well. I clearly remember the following airing on CN:

"The Redwood Sap"
"Sh-h-h-h-h!'
"Barber of Seville"
"The Poet and the Peasant"
"Dog Tax Dodgers"
"Witch Crafty"
"Rock-a-bye Gator"
"I'm Cold"

That's all I can think of for now.

-Thad:D

[Bobby B]

Originally posted by lislebartman
"Three Little Woodpeckers" - one of the best 1960s Woody toons, thanks in part to director Sid Marcus and animator Art Davis. A funny spoof on the 3 Little Pigs, with the wolf craving a woodpecker pie which he ultimately gets in the end!


This was Walter Lantz's favorite.

[Andrew Gilmore]

I like "The Cracked Nut", Woody's debut. Chock full of silly Hardaway gags!