Woody Woodpecker cartoon

Woody Woodpecker cartoon

When Woody Woodpecker first appeared on the small screen in 1940, he had a small supporting role in the series "Panda Andy", produced by Walter Lanz. The episode aired on November 25.

Initially, the animated series starred the panda Andy, voiced by Sarah Berner - famous for her flawless imitation of a wide range of dialects. A key role in the main action is also assigned to Father Panda, voiced by Mel Blanc - an American comedian known as "the man with a thousand voices."

It was Blank who was supposed to voice Woody with one of them, but the handsome postman with the redhead caught everyone's attention.

And because it is a strange bird, Woody began to take out the soul of the two pandas just to have fun. Surely you remember his infectious laughter, which you have been waiting for so that you can laugh too. Of course, the comic attempts of Panda and Andy's fathers, who gladly sprinkle salt on the naughty Woody's tail in an attempt to capture him, also contribute to the fame of the small and agile woodpecker. Some still wonder if the black-and-white family was superstitious, naively deceived by a witch, or simply lied to that the weight of salt could hold crazy Woody.

The fact is, however, that the end of the animated film is happy for a woodpecker - it is taken in the likeness of the Merry Farm, where its new owners are crazier than himself.

Like most of Lanz's early animations from 1940, this one didn't bring him many points in the beginning. Lanz himself claims that he did not produce the pilot episode of Woody Woodpecker. That's what Alex Lovey did.

"Hammer-hammer" is Woody Woodpecker's first serious film engagement. Actor Mel Blanc perfected Woody's unforgettable gurgling giggles while still in high school. Blank's laughter was also used by Happy Rabbit, Bugs Bunny's predecessor a year earlier.

Initially, Woody is a little different, his facial features are sharper. By 1942, it had changed to make it easier to draw, until it reached its final image in 1944. In Woody's first project, he wore only his red feathers instead of the white tank top, his legs were quite plump and had toes, and two large, green feathers on the tail were visible. But his chin was bigger and looked somehow flawed. Woody looked more like a pelican than a woodpecker.

Woody Woodpecker's pilot episode never saw the light of day because distributor Bernie Creezer said the bird was the ugliest creature he had ever seen. Lanz then told him, "You don't pay for these cartoons, it's your job to distribute them. So you better do it, because I'm your luck. "

Lanz was quite convincing, and Chryser liked to take risks, so Woody the Woodpecker soon became a total hit.

Woody Woodpecker's trademark is the question "Guess who?" This battle cry accompanies the bird from its first encounter with the panda Andy. Then Woody jumps from the roof of the house, and his voice is much calmer than what awaits us when the red perch enters its whirlwind.