Woody Woodpecker and Friends
Season 1955
TV-PG
With arguably the most famous laugh of any cartoon character in history ("ha-ha-ha-HA-ha"), Woody Woodpecker pecked his way into our lives through a 1940 Andy Panda theatrical short entitled Knock Knock. Woody continued to appear in short films throughout the 40's and 50's, and in 1957, the Kellogg's company packaged these theatrical works into the syndicated package The Woody Woodpecker Show. Walter Lantz created the famed bird, and in the show's early days, the animator would host from his office, demonstrating how cartoons were made by showing the viewers at home such essentials as painting cels and drawing storyboards. Woody, an obnoxious mischief-maker, would usually star in the shorts, occasionally taking a backseat to his friends Andy Panda, Wally Walrus, Gabby Gator, Buzz Buzzard, Oswald the Rabbit, The Beary Family and Arctic penguin Chilly Willy.
Where to Watch Season 1955
13 Episodes
- Helter Shelter
E1Helter ShelterA mean dog named Happy ruins Woody's attempts to make a home before a big storm comes. The dog's owner takes Woody in, and their skirmishes cause problems between Happy and his master Claude. The unfriendly dog tries by devious means to make Woody move. When Woody strikes back, the pair, now both homeless, take refuge in the same house, and the fun begins again. - Crazy Mixed Up Pup
E2Crazy Mixed Up PupSam and Rover are run over by a car crossing the street. An ambulance arrives to "treat" them. The cross-eyed attendant mixes up the plasma bottles. He gives the human dog plasma, and the dog gets human plasma. The result is a dog who acts human and a human who acts like a dog. Sam's wife Maggie is very confused. - Witch Crafty
E3Witch CraftyA witch is riding her broom gaily through the night skies when she crashes and breaks the broom handle. She goes to a nearby broom factory and asks Woody (who works there) for a new one. He makes her one, but she refuses to pay the 50-cent check. Woody takes the magic broom back, and the rest of the picture deals with her attempts to gain access to the factory and get the broom without paying for it. - Private Eye Pooch
E5Private Eye PoochProfessor 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. - Sh-h-h-h-h-h
E6Sh-h-h-h-h-hMr. Twiddle plays trumpet for a living. He is overworked and a bit shell-shocked. His doctor suggest a quiet mountain retreat. The place is so quiet that people communicate using signs. The man gets into his room and settles in for a good night's sleep. But before he can nod off, the people in the next room start playing a trombone and laughing (the original Okeh Laughing Record is used as the soundtrack). After several unsuccessful attempts to get them to stop, he finally rushes into the room to find his doctor in there. - Bedtime Bedlam
E7Bedtime BedlamWoody is running a babysitting service and is offered $50 by one couple if he will look after their "baby". Not one to pass up this much money, he jumps at the chance. He shows the parents out and settles in. Unfortunately, when he checks in on the infant, the "baby" is revealed to be a pet gorilla! Woody is reluctant but realizes, if he sticks it out, he will be rewarded with $50. After a nightmarish experience looking after the ape (and trying to put it to sleep), Woody finally is able to at least watch TV where he sees a news report about the gorilla's parents who just left and are now going on a 20-year-long vacation! - Flea for Two
E8Flea for TwoA city flea steals a country flea's girl at a barn dance on a sleeping dog's butt! He hops on a greyhound (the dog, not the bus) to the big city to win her back. Comedy ensues as a group of fleas decide to hold an engagement ceremony on the obliging dog's back. Watch for the Fleastone Kops! - Paw's Night Out
E9Paw's Night OutPaw has been out all night with his friends. When he gets home, he finds that he's locked out of the house, having lost his key to the front door. Fearful of incurring Maw's wrath, he wakes up Milford to try and find a means of getting into the house quietly. After several tries, Paw finally gets in via the back door... only to find that his wife is not home. Maw has also come home from a night out with her friends. When she finds her husband at the back door of the house and not in bed, she grabs him and hauls him into the house, where all hell breaks loose. - Square Shootin' Square
E10Square Shootin' SquareWestern outlaw Dapper Denver Dooley is making his getaway from a small Western town and hides his loot in a large hole in a tree. The tree is Woody Woodpecker's home. Woody runs out of the tree with the bag containing the money, yelling, "Yippee, I'm rich." The robber, seeing Woody with the money, endeavors to retrieve his loot, but Woody escapes and runs, with the money, into town- the bandit following closely behind Woody. From here on is a series of episodes where the gunman tries to get the money from Woody, but at every turn, Woody outsmarts him. A posse attempting to follow the bandit finally arrives back in town, and Woody delivers both the money and the bandit to the sheriff. - Hot and Cold Penguin
E11Hot and Cold PenguinFor the fourth Chilly Willy cartoon the setting is the Antarctic. Chilly tries making a fire to get warm but even the fire freezes. He then spots the general headquarter for Little America and inside he spots a warm furnace. Unfortunately Smedley the dog is guarding it and headquarters. After a series of skirmishes Chilly finally prevails and finds the warmth he has been seeking. - The Tree Medic
E13The Tree MedicA tree surgeon arrives in a forest to inspect a tree, specifically Woody's. He destroys Woody's bed with a drill and Woody plans to get even. First, he sticks a pan over said drill, then sticks his foot in the tree's branch and kicks the doctor in the face with it. He also inflates the doctor's stethoscope with a bellows until it explodes and holds up a sexy pin-up when the doctor x-rays the tree. Finally, Doc discovers Woody and gives chase but Woody inevitably outsmarts him knocking the doc unconscious. The pest gone, Woody can now continue his rest.
