In 1984, Lantz sold everything outright to MCA/Universal, though he remained active in overseeing how Universal handled his characters (for merchandise, TV, home video, theme parks, limited edition cels, etc.) There were complaints about cuts made to the shorts, which ranged from shorts from restored and intact prints to severely cut TV edits.[7]. Woody Woodpecker is a cartoon anthropomorphic woodpecker that has appeared in theatrical short films produced by the Walter Lantz Studio and distributed by Universal Studios[2][3] between 1940 and 1972. The show ran on NBC until September 2, 1972, which is the same year the Walter Lantz Productions studio shut down. Local stations continued to air The Woody Woodpecker Show for the next several years. [3] Lantz admitted that he was only working in the medium because he was "forced into TV" and "cartoons for theaters would soon be extinct. [2], It is an updated version of The Woody Woodpecker Show with characters from the original series and a few new ones appearing in their own segments, in a manner similar to the original Looney Tunes shorts from Warner Bros. Each 24-minute episode consists of three segments, usually two featuring Woody Woodpecker, and one starring Chilly Willy, with Winnie Woodpecker and Knothead & Splinter also starring in some segments. The New Woody Woodpecker Show is an animated television series based on the original cartoon by Walter Lantz, produced by Universal Animation Studios, Universal Television, and distributed by NBCUniversal Television Distribution. / Chilly & Hungry / Brother Cockroach", "Father's Day / Camp Buzzard / He Wouldn't Woody", "Wally's Royal Riot / Mexican Chilly / Sleepwalking Woody", "Pinheads / The Chilly Show / Silent Treatment", "Over the Top / Chilly & the Fur-Bearing Trout / Painfaker", "Baby Buzzard / Bait & Hook / Bad Weather", "Mirage Barrage / Queen of De-Nile / Party Animal", "K-9, Woody-O / Ready for My Close-Up, Mr. Walrus / Gopher-It", "Spy-Guy / Ye Olde Knothead and Splinter / Life in the Pass Lane", "Signed, Sealed, Delivered / Out to Launch / Spa-Spa Blacksheep", "Pecking Order / Chilly on Ice / Just Say Uncle", "The Contender / Snow Way Out / Hospital Hi-Jinx", "Dr. Buzzard's Time Chamber / Winnie P.I. Woody and Wally believe that Mrs. Meany is a robot. After the initial year on ABC, The Woody Woodpecker Show was syndicated until 1966. The "A Moment with Walter Lantz" segments were eventually replaced with "Woody's Newsreel" and "Around The World with Woody" which used footage of Universal Newsreels and featured voice-over commentary by Walter Lantz and Woody Woodpecker. The list of characters from The Woody Woodpecker franchise. [1] The series was revived and reformatted several times, but remained popular for nearly four decades and allowed the studio to continue making theatrical cartoons until 1973 when it shut down. The series was shown once a week, on Thursday afternoons, replacing the first half-hour of the shortened Mickey Mouse Club. The outrageous new Woody Woodpecker, in all-new episodes of The Woody Woodpecker Show, presents a fresh take on the favorite Walter Lantz characters who first came to life in 1941. Woody Woodpecker (always) Andy Panda Chilly Willy (removed in 2019 only) Wally Walrus Smedley Buzz Buzzard These characters only appear on … Woody A noisy woodpecker outside their cabin kept the couple awake at night, and when a heavy rain started, they learned that the bird had bored holes in their cabin's roof. Woody Woodpecker is similar to these characters: Gabby Gator, Wally Walrus, Andy Panda and more. Burnett handled the Kellogg's cereal account, and Lantz soon met with the Kellogg's people to sign the contract. The New Woody Woodpecker Showis an American animated television series that was based on theanimated short film seriescreated by cartoonist and animatorWalter Lantz. This one featured Woody, Andy Panda, Chilly Willy, Smedley the Dog, and Inspector Willoughby along with Woody's nemeses Buzz Buzzard, Gabby Gator, and Wally Walrus as they caused chaos in a small town. Norman Gluck from Universal's short-subjects department made a deal with the Leo Burnett Agency to release some older Lantz product on television. The last two m… The New Woody Woodpecker Show aired on Fox Kids from May 8, 1999, through July 27, 2002 and reruns of the show were aired on Cartoon Network and are coming to Universal Kids in the United States.