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| num_seasons = 5
| num_seasons = 5
| editor = {{unbulleted list|F.Y. Smith|Norman Suffern}}
| editor = {{unbulleted list|F.Y. Smith|Norman Suffern}}
| company = [[Walter Lantz Productions]]<br>Universal Cartoon Studio
| company = [[Walter Lantz Productions]] (1957–58; 1963-64; 1970-72)<br>[[Universal Pictures|Universal City Studios]] (1976–77; 1988)
| producer = Walter Lantz
| producer = Walter Lantz
| network = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (1957–58)
| network = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (1957–58)<br>[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]] (1963–64; 1988)<br>[[NBC]] (1970–77)
| runtime = 30 minutes
| runtime = 30 minutes
| country = United States
| country = United States
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| composer = {{unbulleted list|[[Walter Greene]]|Darrell Calker|Clarence Wheeler}}
| composer = {{unbulleted list|[[Walter Greene]]|Darrell Calker|Clarence Wheeler}}
}}
}}
'''''The Woody Woodpecker Show''''' is a 30-minute [[United States|American]] television series mainly composed, of the animated cartoon shorts of [[Woody Woodpecker]] and other [[Walter Lantz]] characters including [[Andy Panda]], [[Chilly Willy]], [[The Beary Family]] and [[Inspector Willoughby]] all released by [[Walter Lantz Productions]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 |date=2005 |edition=2nd |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-1476665993 |pages=915–917}}</ref> 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 1972 when it shut down. It also kept the Walter Lantz/Universal "cartunes" made during the [[Golden Age of American animation]] a part of the American consciousness. ''The Woody Woodpecker Show'' was named the 88th best animated series by [[IGN]].<ref name="ign100">{{cite web|title=88, The Woody Woodpecker Show |url=http://tv.ign.com/top-100-animated-tv-series/88.html |publisher=IGN |access-date=2009-07-24 |date=2009-01-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219130135/http://tv.ign.com/top-100-animated-tv-series/88.html |archive-date=February 19, 2009}}</ref>
'''''The Woody Woodpecker Show''''' is an American television series mainly composed of the animated cartoon shorts of [[Woody Woodpecker]] and other [[Walter Lantz]] characters including [[Andy Panda]], [[Chilly Willy]], [[The Beary Family]] and [[Inspector Willoughby]] all released by [[Walter Lantz Productions]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 |date=2005 |edition=2nd |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-1476665993 |pages=915–917}}</ref> 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 1972 when it shut down. It also kept the Walter Lantz/Universal "cartunes" made during the [[Golden Age of American animation]] a part of the American consciousness. ''The Woody Woodpecker Show'' was named the 88th best animated series by [[IGN]].<ref name="ign100">{{cite web|title=88, The Woody Woodpecker Show |url=http://tv.ign.com/top-100-animated-tv-series/88.html |publisher=IGN |access-date=2009-07-24 |date=2009-01-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219130135/http://tv.ign.com/top-100-animated-tv-series/88.html |archive-date=February 19, 2009}}</ref>


== History==
== History==
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In 1970, the show reappeared on network television, with 26 additional episodes assembled by Lantz for [[NBC]]. The show ran on NBC until September 2, 1972, which is the same year the Walter Lantz Productions studio shut down. The show was revived again on September 11, 1976, featuring cartoons made from 1940 to 1965.<ref>Grossman, Gary H. (1987). ''Saturday Morning TV''. New York: Arlington House, Inc. Pg. 413.</ref> The show ended its network run on September 3, 1977. Local stations continued to air ''The Woody Woodpecker Show'' for the next several years.
In 1970, the show reappeared on network television, with 26 additional episodes assembled by Lantz for [[NBC]]. The show ran on NBC until September 2, 1972, which is the same year the Walter Lantz Productions studio shut down. The show was revived again on September 11, 1976, featuring cartoons made from 1940 to 1965.<ref>Grossman, Gary H. (1987). ''Saturday Morning TV''. New York: Arlington House, Inc. Pg. 413.</ref> The show ended its network run on September 3, 1977. Local stations continued to air ''The Woody Woodpecker Show'' for the next several years.


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.) up until his death in 1994.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FVShFCjVzvIC&q=wally+walrus+woody+woodpecker&pg=PA198 |title=Who's Who in Animated Cartoons: An International Guide to Film & Television ... - Jeff Lenburg - Google Books |isbn=9781557836717 |access-date=2012-10-23|last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |year=2006|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation }}</ref>
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.) up until his death in 1994.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FVShFCjVzvIC&q=wally+walrus+woody+woodpecker&pg=PA198 |title=Who's Who in Animated Cartoons: An International Guide to Film & Television ... - Jeff Lenburg - Google Books |isbn=9781557836717 |access-date=2012-10-23|last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |year=2006|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation}}</ref>


In 1987, MCA/Universal and [[The Program Exchange]] returned the show to television with a new 90 episode package for [[Broadcast syndication|syndication]]. This ''Woody Woodpecker Show'' featured a complete overhaul of the series format. Gone were the newsreels, "Around the World" segments, and live action scenes with Walter Lantz, replaced by vignettes known as "Musical Miniatures", in which new musical compositions were played over montages of classic cartoon footage. New commercial bumpers were added and a new opening sequence was created. 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. Episodes of this ''Woody Woodpecker Show'' typically consisted of two Woody cartoons bookending another Lantz cartoon (typically a [[Chilly Willy]] cartoon). The series continued airing in syndication until 1998. Around that time, [[Cartoon Network]] picked up rerun rights and aired ''The Woody Woodpecker Show'' for several months, after which the series disappeared from television.
In 1987, MCA/Universal and [[The Program Exchange]] returned the show to television with a new 90 episode package for [[Broadcast syndication|syndication]]. This ''Woody Woodpecker Show'' featured a complete overhaul of the series format. Gone were the newsreels, "Around the World" segments, and live action scenes with Walter Lantz, replaced by vignettes known as "Musical Miniatures", in which new musical compositions were played over montages of classic cartoon footage. New commercial bumpers were added and a new opening sequence was created. 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. Episodes of this ''Woody Woodpecker Show'' typically consisted of two Woody cartoons bookending another Lantz cartoon (typically a [[Chilly Willy]] cartoon). The series continued airing in syndication until 1998. Around that time, [[Cartoon Network]] picked up rerun rights and aired ''The Woody Woodpecker Show'' for several months, after which the series disappeared from television.
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After [[Cartoon Network]] dropped ''The Woody Woodpecker Show'', Universal revived most of the Lantz characters in ''[[The New Woody Woodpecker Show]]'' with [[Billy West]] voicing Woody, which ran from 1999 to 2002 as part of the [[Fox Kids]] Saturday morning lineup.
After [[Cartoon Network]] dropped ''The Woody Woodpecker Show'', Universal revived most of the Lantz characters in ''[[The New Woody Woodpecker Show]]'' with [[Billy West]] voicing Woody, which ran from 1999 to 2002 as part of the [[Fox Kids]] Saturday morning lineup.


In August 2023, [[MeTV]] acquired the broadcast rights to [[Walter Lantz Productions|Walter Lantz]] cartoons from 1934 to 1972 to air ''The Woody Woodpecker Show'' on Saturday mornings on September 2 as part of MeTV's ''Saturday Morning Cartoons'' animation block, marking Woody's return to television after 21 years.
In August 2023, [[MeTV]] acquired the broadcast rights to [[Walter Lantz Productions|Walter Lantz]] cartoons from 1934 to 1972 to air ''The Woody Woodpecker Show'' on Saturday mornings on September 2 as part of MeTV's ''Saturday Morning Cartoons'' animation block, marking Woody's return to television after 21 years (it was also picked up by [[MeTV Toons]] one year later). They were not aired in the actual ''The Woody Woodpecker Show'' anthology episodes formats, but the separate theatrical cartoon prints are shown directly from the Universal vaults.


== Episodes ==
== Episodes ==
Cartoons with an '*' are repeats.
Cartoons with an '*' are repeats.


===Series 1 (1957—1958)===
===Series 1 (1957–1958)===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
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|}
|}


===Series 2 (1963—1964)===
=== Series 2 (1963–1964) ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
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|-
|-
| 27
| 27
| ''I'm Cold*''
| ''The Canine Commandos; a.k.a. Sky Dogs''
| ''Hot Noon''
| ''A Horse's Tale''
| ''Juke Box Jamboree''
| ''Puny Express''
| {{Start date|1963|10|05}}
| {{Start date|1963|09|04}}
|-
|-
| 28
| 28
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| ''Syncopated Sioux''
| ''Syncopated Sioux''
| ''[[Wet Blanket Policy]]''
| ''[[Wet Blanket Policy]]''
| {{Start date|1963|10|12}}
| {{Start date|1963|09|11}}
|-
|-
| 29
| 29
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| ''The Mouse and the Lion''
| ''The Mouse and the Lion''
| ''[[The Legend of Rockabye Point]]''
| ''[[The Legend of Rockabye Point]]''
| {{Start date|1963|10|19}}
| {{Start date|1963|09|18}}
|-
|-
| 30
| 30
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| ''Egg Cracker Suite''
| ''Egg Cracker Suite''
| ''[[Sh-h-h-h-h-h]]''
| ''[[Sh-h-h-h-h-h]]''
| {{Start date|1963|10|26}}
| {{Start date|1963|09|25}}
|-
|-
| 31
| 31
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| ''Goodbye Mr. Moth''
| ''Goodbye Mr. Moth''
| ''Flea For Two''
| ''Flea For Two''
| {{Start date|1963|11|02}}
| {{Start date|1963|10|02}}
|-
|-
| 32
| 32
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| ''The Flying Turtle''
| ''The Flying Turtle''
| ''Room and Wrath''
| ''Room and Wrath''
| {{Start date|1963|11|09}}
| {{Start date|1963|10|09}}
|-
|-
| 33
| 33
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| ''[[Crazy House (1940 film)|Crazy House]]''
| ''[[Crazy House (1940 film)|Crazy House]]''
| ''Dig That Dog''
| ''Dig That Dog''
| {{Start date|1963|11|15}}
| {{Start date|1963|10|16}}
|-
|-
| 34
| 34
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| ''Pig in a Pickle''
| ''Pig in a Pickle''
| ''Drooler's Delight''
| ''Drooler's Delight''
| {{Start date|1963|11|22}}
| {{Start date|1963|10|23}}
|-
|-
| 35
| 35
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| ''Andy Panda's Pop; a.k.a. Goofy Roofer''
| ''Andy Panda's Pop; a.k.a. Goofy Roofer''
| ''Paw's Night Out''
| ''Paw's Night Out''
| {{Start date|1963|11|30}}
| {{Start date|1963|10|30}}
|-
|-
| 36
| 36
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| ''Boogie Woogie Sioux; a.k.a. Indian Beatnick''
| ''Boogie Woogie Sioux; a.k.a. Indian Beatnick''
| ''[[Chilly Willy (film)|Chilly Willy; a.k.a. Deep Freeze]]''
| ''[[Chilly Willy (film)|Chilly Willy; a.k.a. Deep Freeze]]''
| {{Start date|1963|12|07}}
| {{Start date|1963|11|06}}
|-
|-
| 37
| 37
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| ''Dog That Cried Wolf''
| ''Dog That Cried Wolf''
| ''Hot Rod Huckster''
| ''Hot Rod Huckster''
| {{Start date|1963|12|14}}
| {{Start date|1963|11|13}}
|-
|-
| 38
| 38
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| ''Andy Panda's Victory Garden'' (''Springtime for Andy'')
| ''Andy Panda's Victory Garden'' (''Springtime for Andy'')
| ''Ostrich Egg and I''
| ''Ostrich Egg and I''
| {{Start date|1963|12|21}}
| {{Start date|1963|11|20}}
|-
|-
| 39
| 39
| ''Secret Weapon ft. Space Mouse''
| ''Secret Weapon ft. Space Mouse''
| ''[[Convict Concerto]]''
| ''[[Convict Concerto]]*''
| ''[[I'm Cold]]''
| ''[[I'm Cold]]*''
| {{Start date|1963|12|28}}
| {{Start date|1963|11|27}}
|-
|-
| 40
| 40
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| ''[[Crazy Mixed Up Pup]]''
| ''[[Crazy Mixed Up Pup]]''
| ''The Screwdriver;'' a.k.a. ''Woody's Jalopy''
| ''The Screwdriver;'' a.k.a. ''Woody's Jalopy''
| {{Start date|1964|01|04}}
| {{Start date|1963|12|04}}
|-
|-
| 41
| 41
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| ''Scalp Treatment''
| ''Scalp Treatment''
| ''The Talking Dog''
| ''The Talking Dog''
| {{Start date|1964|01|11}}
| {{Start date|1963|12|11}}
|-
|-
| 42
| 42
| ''Termites From Mars''
| ''Termites From Mars''
| ''Swing Your Partner''
| ''Toyland Army'' (''$ 21 A Day'' )
| ''Hold That Rock''
| ''Hold That Rock''
| {{Start date|1964|01|18}}
| {{Start date|1963|12|18}}
|-
|-
| 43
| 43
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| ''Scrappy Birthday''
| ''Scrappy Birthday''
| ''Plywood Panic''
| ''Plywood Panic''
| {{Start date|1964|01|25}}
| {{Start date|1963|12|25}}
|-
|-
| 44
| 44
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| ''Dizzy Kitty''
| ''Dizzy Kitty''
| ''Maw & Paw''
| ''Maw & Paw''
| {{Start date|1964|02|01}}
| {{Start date|1964|01|01}}
|-
|-
| 45
| 45
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| ''The Hams That Couldn't Be Cured''
| ''The Hams That Couldn't Be Cured''
| ''Hot & Cold Penguin''
| ''Hot & Cold Penguin''
| {{Start date|1964|08|01}}
| {{Start date|1964|01|08}}
|-
|-
| 46
| 46
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| ''Broadway Bow Wows''
| ''Broadway Bow Wows''
| ''[[Woody Woodpecker (1941 film)|Woody Woodpecker]]''
| ''[[Woody Woodpecker (1941 film)|Woody Woodpecker]]''
| {{Start date|1964|08|08}}
| {{Start date|1964|01|15}}
|-
|-
| 47
| 47
| ''Puny Express''
| ''Helter Shelter''
| ''A Horse's Tale''
| ''Hot Noon*''
| ''I'm Cold*''
| ''Juke Box Jamboree''
| {{Start date|1964|08|08}}
| {{Start date|1964|01|22}}
|-
|-
| 48
| 48
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| ''Real Gone Woody*''
| ''Real Gone Woody*''
| ''[[The Legend of Rockabye Point]]''*
| ''[[The Legend of Rockabye Point]]''*
| {{Start date|1964|09|19}}
| {{Start date|1964|01|29}}
|-
|-
| 49
| 49
| ''Alley to Bali''
| colspan="3"| ''Spook-A-Nanny''
| ''Destination Meatball/Under The Spreading Blacksmith Shop; a.k.a. The Village Blacksmith**''
| {{Start date|1964|10|10}}
|-
| 50
| ''Destination Meatball''
| ''Under The Spreading Blacksmith Shop; a.k.a. The Village Blacksmith''
| ''Pigeon Holed''
| ''Pigeon Holed''
| {{Start date|1964|10|24}}
| {{Start date|1964|02|05}}
|-
|-
| 51
| 50
| ''The Loan Stranger''
| ''The Loan Stranger''
| ''Playful Pelican''
| ''Playful Pelican''
| ''Under The Counter Spy''
| ''Under The Counter Spy''
| {{Start date|1964|11|14}}
| {{Start date|1964|02|12}}
|-
|-
| 52
| 51
| ''Operation Sawdust''
| ''Operation Sawdust''
| ''Man's Best Friend''
| ''Man's Best Friend''
| ''Hay Rube''
| ''Hay Rube''
| {{Start date|1964|12|05}}
| {{Start date|1964|02|19}}
|-
|-
| 53
| 52
| ''[[Convict Concerto]]*''
| ''[[Convict Concerto]]*''
| ''Mouse Trappers''
| ''Mouse Trappers''
| ''Born to Peck''
| ''Born to Peck''
| {{Start date|1964|12|26}}
| {{Start date|1964|02|26}}
|}
|}


From Series 3 onward, the episode include four cartoons instead of three.
From Series 3 onward, the episode include four cartoons instead of three.


In the process of remastering 49th episode, Destination Meatball (from Woody Woodpecker) was replaced with one of Andy Panda's shorts for unknown reasons.
===Series 3 (1970—1971)===

====Special episode (1964)====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:orange;" | #
! style="background:orange;" | 1st cartoon
! style="background:orange;" | 2nd cartoon
! style="background:orange;" | 3rd cartoon
! style="background:orange;" | Original air date
|-
| -
| ''Playful Pelican*''
| ''Under The Counter Spy*''
| ''Spook-A-Nanny''
| {{Start date|1964|10|21}}
|}

=== Series 3 (1970–1971) ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
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! style="background:orange;" | Original air date
! style="background:orange;" | Original air date
|-
|-
| 54
| 53
| ''Pistol Packin' Woodpecker''
| ''Pistol Packin' Woodpecker''
| ''St Mortiz Blitz''
| ''St Mortiz Blitz''
| ''Fodder & Son''
| ''Fodder & Son''
| ''Freeloading Feline''
| ''Freeloading Feline''
| {{Start date|1970|08|08}}
| {{Start date|1970|09|05}}
|-
|-
| 55
| 54
| ''Chief Charlie Horse''
| ''Chief Charlie Horse''
| ''Space Mouse''
| ''Space Mouse''
| ''After The Ball''
| ''After The Ball''
| ''Big Snooze''
| ''Big Snooze''
| {{Start date|1970|08|15}}
| {{Start date|1970|09|12}}
|-
|-
| 56
| 55
| ''Box Car Bandit''
| ''Box Car Bandit''
| ''The Goofy Gardener''
| ''The Goofy Gardener''
| ''Woody Meets Davy Crewcut''
| ''Woody Meets Davy Crewcut''
| ''Hyde and Sneak''
| ''Hyde and Sneak''
| {{Start date|1970|08|22}}
| {{Start date|1970|09|19}}
|-
| 56
| ''[[Arts and Flowers]]''
| ''Salmon Yeggs''
| ''[[Gabby's Diner]]''
| ''Doc's Last Stand''
| {{Start date|1970|09|26}}
|-
|-
| 57
| 57
| ''Log Jammed''
| ''The Woody Woodpecker Polka''
| ''Hi-Seas Hi-Jacker''
| ''Truent Student''
| ''The Tee Bird''
| ''Tree Medic''
| ''Sufferin' Cats''
| ''Witty Kitty''
| {{Start date|1970|08|22}}
| {{Start date|1970|10|03}}
|-
|-
| 58
| 58
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| ''Calling All Cuckoos''
| ''Calling All Cuckoos''
| ''The Bongo Punch''
| ''The Bongo Punch''
| {{Start date|1970|08|29}}
| {{Start date|1970|10|10}}
|-
|-
| 59
| 59
| ''The Woody Woodpecker Polka''
| ''Truent Student''
| ''Tree Medic''
| ''Witty Kitty''
| {{Start date|1970|09|05}}
|-
| 60
| ''Misguided Missile''
| ''Misguided Missile''
| ''The Bear & The Bees''
| ''The Bear & The Bees''
| ''Watch The Birdie''
| ''Watch The Birdie''
| ''Punchy Pooch''
| ''Punchy Pooch''
| {{Start date|1970|09|26}}
| {{Start date|1970|10|17}}
|-
|-
| 61
| 60
| ''Half Empty Saddles''
| ''Half Empty Saddles''
| ''Fowled Up Party''
| ''Fowled Up Party''
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| {{Start date|1970|10|24}}
| {{Start date|1970|10|24}}
|-
|-
| 62
| 61
| ''Ballyhooey''
| ''Ballyhooey''
| ''Rough and Tumbleweed''
| ''Rough and Tumbleweed''
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| {{Start date|1970|10|31}}
| {{Start date|1970|10|31}}
|-
|-
| 63
| 62
| ''The Unbearable Salesman''
| ''The Unbearable Salesman''
| ''Yukon Have It''
| ''Yukon Have It''
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| {{Start date|1970|11|07}}
| {{Start date|1970|11|07}}
|-
|-
| 64
| 63
| ''Private Eye Pooch''
| ''Private Eye Pooch''
| ''Hunger Strife''
| ''Hunger Strife''
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| {{Start date|1970|11|14}}
| {{Start date|1970|11|14}}
|-
|-
| 65
| 64
| ''Billion Dollar Boner''
| ''[[Panhandle Scandal]]''
| ''Coming Out Party''
| ''Eggnaper''
| ''Romp In A Swamp''
| ''Fowled-Up Falcon''
| ''Pest of Show''
| ''Operation Cold Feet''
| {{Start date|1970|11|21}}
| {{Start date|1970|11|21}}
|-
|-
| 66
| 65
| ''Woodpecker From Mars''
| ''Woodpecker From Mars''
| ''Tricky Trout''
| ''Tricky Trout''
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| {{Start date|1970|11|28}}
| {{Start date|1970|11|28}}
|-
|-
| 67
| 66
| ''[[International Woodpecker]]''
| ''[[International Woodpecker]]''
| ''[[Swiss Miss-Fit]]''
| ''[[Swiss Miss-Fit]]''
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| {{Start date|1970|12|05}}
| {{Start date|1970|12|05}}
|-
|-
| 68
| 67
| ''[[Socko in Morocco]]''
| ''[[Socko in Morocco]]''
| ''[[Salmon Loafer]]''
| ''[[Salmon Loafer]]''
| ''[[To Catch a Woodpecker]]''
| ''[[To Catch a Woodpecker]]''
| ''Three Ring Fling''
| ''Papoose on the Loose''
| {{Start date|1970|12|12}}
| {{Start date|1970|12|12}}
|-
|-
| 69
| 68
| ''[[Southern Fried Hospitality]]''
| ''[[Southern Fried Hospitality]]''
| ''[[Mackerel Moocher]]''
| ''[[Mackerel Moocher]]''
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| {{Start date|1970|12|19}}
| {{Start date|1970|12|19}}
|-
|-
| 70
| 69
| ''[[Stage Hoax]]''
| ''[[Stage Hoax]]''
| ''Bee Bopped''
| ''Bee Bopped''
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| {{Start date|1970|12|26}}
| {{Start date|1970|12|26}}
|-
|-
| 71
| 70
| ''Kiddle League''
| ''Kiddle League''
| ''Charlie's Mother-in-Law''
| ''Charlie's Mother-in-Law''
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| {{Start date|1971|01|02}}
| {{Start date|1971|01|02}}
|-
|-
| 72
| 71
| ''[[Poop Deck Pirate]]''
| ''[[Poop Deck Pirate]]''
| ''[[Pesky Pelican]]''
| ''[[Pesky Pelican]]''
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| {{Start date|1971|01|09}}
| {{Start date|1971|01|09}}
|-
|-
| 73
| 72
| ''[[Arts and Flowers]]''
| ''Log Jammed''
| ''Salmon Yeggs''
| ''Hi-Seas Hi-Jacker''
| ''[[Gabby's Diner]]''
| ''The Tee Bird''
| ''Doc's Last Stand''
| ''Sufferin' Cats''
| {{Start date|1971|01|16}}
| {{Start date|1971|01|16}}
|-
|-
| 74
| 73
| ''[[Panhandle Scandal]]''
| ''Billion Dollar Boner''
| ''Eggnaper''
| ''Coming Out Party''
| ''Fowled-Up Falcon''
| ''Romp In a Swamp''
| ''Operation Cold Feet''
| ''Pest of Show''
| {{Start date|1971|01|23}}
| {{Start date|1971|01|23}}
|-
|-
| 75
| 74
| ''[[Red Riding Hoodlum]]''
| ''[[Red Riding Hoodlum]]''
| ''Fowled Up Birthday''
| ''Fowled Up Birthday''
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| {{Start date|1971|01|30}}
| {{Start date|1971|01|30}}
|-
|-
| 76
| 75
| ''[[Tomcat Combat]]''
| ''[[Tomcat Combat]]''
| ''The Goose is Wild''
| ''The Goose is Wild''
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| {{Start date|1971|02|06}}
| {{Start date|1971|02|06}}
|-
|-
| 77
| 76
| ''[[Jittery Jester]]''
| ''[[Jittery Jester]]''
| ''[[Clash and Carry]]''
| ''[[Clash and Carry]]''
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| {{Start date|1971|02|13}}
| {{Start date|1971|02|13}}
|-
|-
| 78
| 77
| ''[[Square Shootin' Square]]''
| ''[[Square Shootin' Square]]''
| ''Plumber of Seville''
| ''Plumber of Seville''
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| {{Start date|1971|02|20}}
| {{Start date|1971|02|20}}
|-
|-
| 79
| 78
| ''[[Bunco Busters]]''
| ''[[Bunco Busters]]''
| ''Case of the Red-Eye Ruby''
| ''Case of the Red-Eye Ruby''
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|}
|}


===Series 4 (1971—1972)===
=== Series 4 (1971–1972) ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
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! style="background:yellow;" | Original air date
! style="background:yellow;" | Original air date
|-
|-
| 80
| 79
| ''[[Woody's Clip Joint]]''
| ''[[Careless Caretaker]]''
| ''[[Operation Shanghai]]''
| ''[[Half-Baked Alaska]]''
| ''Tee-Pee for Two''
| ''Guest Who?''
| ''[[South Pole Pals]]''
| ''Busman's Holiday''
| {{Start date|1971|09|04}}
| {{Start date|1971|09|04}}
|-
|-
| 81
| 80
| ''[[Voo-Doo Boo-Boo]]''
| ''[[Tragic Magic (film)|Tragic Magic]]''
| ''Chilly and the Woodchopper''
| ''[[Chilly Chums]]''
| ''Rah Rah Ruckus''
| ''Foot Brawl''
| ''[[Skinfolks]]''
| ''Room and Bored''
| {{Start date|1971|09|11}}
| {{Start date|1971|09|11}}
|-
|-
| 82
| 81
| ''[[Crowin' Pains]]''
| ''[[Crowin' Pains]]''
| ''[[Fractured Friendship]]''
| ''[[Fractured Friendship]]''
| ''Davey Cricket''
| ''Davey Cricket''
| ''[[Woody's Kook-Out]]''
| ''[[Woody's Kook-Out]]''
| {{Start date|1971|10|09}}
| {{Start date|1971|09|18}}
|-
| 82
| ''[[Greedy Gabby Gator]]''
| ''[[Deep Freeze Squeeze]]''
| ''Case of the Elephant's Trunk''
| ''Shutter Bug''
| {{Start date|1971|09|25}}
|-
|-
| 83
| 83
| ''[[Dumb Like a Fox]]''
| ''[[Lighthouse Keeping Blues]]''
| ''The Case of the Maltese Chicken''
| ''[[The Tenant's Racket]]''
| {{Start date|1971|10|16}}
|-
| 84
| ''[[Science Friction (1963 cartoon)|Science Friction]]''
| ''[[Science Friction (1963 cartoon)|Science Friction]]''
| ''[[Hot Time on Ice]]''
| ''[[Hot Time on Ice]]''
| ''Mouse in the House''
| ''Mouse in the House''
| ''[[Home Sweet Homewrecker]]''
| ''[[Home Sweet Homewrecker]]''
| {{Start date|1971|11|06}}
| {{Start date|1971|10|02}}
|-
| 84
| ''[[Rocket Racket]]''
| ''[[Pesty Guest]]''
| ''Roof Top Razzle Dazzle''
| ''[[Short in the Saddle]]''
| {{Start date|1971|10|09}}
|-
|-
| 85
| 85
| ''[[Careless Caretaker]]''
| ''[[Voo-Doo Boo-Boo]]''
| ''Chilly and the Woodchopper''
| ''[[Half-Baked Alaska]]''
| ''Guest Who?''
| ''Rah Rah Ruckus''
| ''Busman's Holiday''
| ''[[Skinfolks]]''
| {{Start date|1971|11|27}}
| {{Start date|1971|10|16}}
|-
|-
| 86
| 86
| ''[[Freeway Fracas]]''
| ''[[Polar Fright]]''
| ''Window Pains''
| ''[[Calling Dr. Woodpecker]]''
| {{Start date|1971|12|04}}
|-
| 87
| ''[[Stowaway Woody]]''
| ''[[Stowaway Woody]]''
| ''[[Coy Decoy]]''
| ''[[Coy Decoy]]''
| ''[[Ski-Napper]]''
| ''[[Ski-Napper]]''
| ''[[Little Woody Riding Hood]]''
| ''[[Little Woody Riding Hood]]''
| {{Start date|1971|12|25}}
| {{Start date|1971|10|23}}
|-
| 87
| ''[[Freeway Fracas]]''
| ''[[Polar Fright]]''
| ''Window Pains''
| ''[[Calling Dr. Woodpecker]]''
| {{Start date|1971|10|30}}
|-
|-
| 88
| 88
| ''[[Rocket Racket]]''
| ''[[Dumb Like a Fox]]''
| ''[[Pesty Guest]]''
| ''[[Lighthouse Keeping Blues]]''
| ''Roof Top Razzle Dazzle''
| ''The Case of the Maltese Chicken''
| ''[[Short in the Saddle]]''
| ''[[The Tenant's Racket]]''
| {{Start date|1972|01|08}}
| {{Start date|1971|11|06}}
|-
|-
| 89
| 89
| ''[[Greedy Gabby Gator]]''
| ''[[Deep Freeze Squeeze]]''
| ''Case of the Elephant's Trunk''
| ''Shutter Bug''
| {{Start date|1972|01|15}}
|-
| 90
| ''[[Saddle Sore Woody]]''
| ''[[Saddle Sore Woody]]''
| ''[[Vicious Viking]]''
| ''[[Vicious Viking]]''
| ''[[Snow Place Like Home (1966 film)|Snow Place Like Home]]''
| ''[[Snow Place Like Home (1966 film)|Snow Place Like Home]]''
| ''Get Lost Little Doggy''
| ''Get Lost Little Doggy''
| {{Start date|1972|01|22}}
| {{Start date|1971|11|13}}
|-
|-
| 91
| 90
| ''[[Tragic Magic (film)|Tragic Magic]]''
| ''[[Woody's Clip Joint]]''
| ''[[Chilly Chums]]''
| ''[[Operation Shanghai]]''
| ''Foot Brawl''
| ''Tee-Pee for Two''
| ''Room and Bored''
| ''[[South Pole Pals]]''
| {{Start date|1972|02|19}}
| {{Start date|1971|11|20}}
|-
|-
| 92
| 91
| ''[[Robin Hoody Woody]]''
| ''[[Robin Hoody Woody]]''
| ''[[Phantom of the Horse Opera]]''
| ''[[Phantom of the Horse Opera]]''
| ''[[Teeny Weeny Meany]]''
| ''[[Teeny Weeny Meany]]''
| ''Rock-A-Bye Gator''
| ''Rock-A-Bye Gator''
| {{Start date|1972|02|26}}
| {{Start date|1971|11|27}}
|}
|}


===Series 5 (1976—1977)===
=== Series 5 (1976–1977) ===
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
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! style="background:lightblue;" | Original air date
|-
|-
| 93
| 92
| ''[[Astronut Woody]]''
| ''[[Astronut Woody]]''
| ''A Haunting We Will Go''
| ''A Haunting We Will Go''
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| {{Start date|1976|09|04}}
| {{Start date|1976|09|04}}
|-
|-
| 94
| 93
| ''[[The Big Bite]]''
| ''[[The Big Bite]]''
| ''Tumbleweed Greed''
| ''Tumbleweed Greed''
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| {{Start date|1976|09|11}}
| {{Start date|1976|09|11}}
|-
|-
| 95
| 94
| ''[[Bye Bye Blackboard]]''
| ''[[Bye Bye Blackboard]]''
| ''Moochin' Pooch''
| ''Moochin' Pooch''
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| {{Start date|1976|09|18}}
| {{Start date|1976|09|18}}
|-
|-
| 96
| 95
| ''[[Show Biz Beagle]]''
| ''[[Show Biz Beagle]]''
| ''[[Sissy Sheriff]]''
| ''[[Sissy Sheriff]]''
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| {{Start date|1976|09|25}}
| {{Start date|1976|09|25}}
|-
|-
| 97
| 96
| ''[[Fat in the Saddle]]''
| ''[[Fat in the Saddle]]''
| ''[[What's Peckin']]''
| ''[[What's Peckin']]''
| ''[[Chilly and the Looney Gooney]]''
| ''[[Chilly and the Looney Gooney]]''
| ''Feudin' Fighting-n-Fussin'''
| ''Feudin' Fightin-n-Fussin'''
| {{Start date|1976|10|02}}
| {{Start date|1976|10|02}}
|-
|-
| 98
| 97
| ''[[Flim Flam Fountain]]''
| ''[[Flim Flam Fountain]]''
| ''[[Under Sea Dogs]]''
| ''[[Under Sea Dogs]]''
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| {{Start date|1976|10|09}}
| {{Start date|1976|10|09}}
|-
|-
| 99
| 98
| ''Genie with the Light Touch''
| ''Genie with the Light Touch''
| ''[[Wild Bill Hiccup]]''
| ''[[Wild Bill Hiccup]]''
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| {{Start date|1976|10|16}}
| {{Start date|1976|10|16}}
|-
|-
| 100
| 99
| ''[[Hassle in a Castle]]''
| ''[[Hassle in a Castle]]''
| ''[[Woodpecker Wanted]]''
| ''[[Woodpecker Wanted]]''
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| {{Start date|1976|10|23}}
| {{Start date|1976|10|23}}
|-
|-
| 101
| 100
| ''[[Hi-Rise Wise Guys]]''
| ''[[Hi-Rise Wise Guys]]''
| ''Paste Makes Waste''
| ''Paste Makes Waste''
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| {{Start date|1976|10|30}}
| {{Start date|1976|10|30}}
|-
|-
| 102
| 101
| ''[[Hook Line and Stinker]]''
| ''[[Hook Line and Stinker]]''
| ''[[Woody and the Beanstalk]]''
| ''[[Woody and the Beanstalk]]''
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| {{Start date|1976|11|06}}
| {{Start date|1976|11|06}}
|-
|-
| 103
| 102
| ''[[Janie Get Your Gun]]''
| ''[[Janie Get Your Gun]]''
| ''Rain Rain Go Away''
| ''Rain Rain Go Away''
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| {{Start date|1976|11|13}}
| {{Start date|1976|11|13}}
|-
|-
| 104
| 103
| ''[[Woody Woodpecker filmography|Kitty from the City]]''
| ''[[Woody Woodpecker filmography|Kitty from the City]]''
| ''Sleepy-Time Bear''
| ''Sleepy-Time Bear''
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| {{Start date|1976|11|20}}
| {{Start date|1976|11|20}}
|-
|-
| 105
| 104
| ''[[Little Skeeter]]''
| ''[[Little Skeeter]]''
| ''[[How to Trap a Woodpecker]]''
| ''[[How to Trap a Woodpecker]]''
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| {{Start date|1976|11|27}}
| {{Start date|1976|11|27}}
|-
|-
| 106
| 105
| ''Lotsa Luck''
| ''Lotsa Luck''
| ''[[Woody the Freeloader]]''
| ''[[Woody the Freeloader]]''
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| {{Start date|1976|12|04}}
| {{Start date|1976|12|04}}
|-
|-
| 107
| 106
| ''[[The Nautical Nut]]''
| ''[[The Nautical Nut]]''
| ''Bungling Builder''
| ''Bungling Builder''
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| {{Start date|1976|12|11}}
| {{Start date|1976|12|11}}
|-
|-
| 108
| 107
| ''A Peck of Trouble''
| ''A Peck of Trouble''
| ''Woody's Knight-Mare''
| ''Woody's Knight-Mare''
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| {{Start date|1976|12|18}}
| {{Start date|1976|12|18}}
|-
|-
| 109
| 108
| ''[[Phoney Pony]]''
| ''[[Phoney Pony]]''
| ''Unlucky Potluck''
| ''Unlucky Potluck''
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| {{Start date|1976|12|25}}
| {{Start date|1976|12|25}}
|-
|-
| 110
| 109
| ''[[Prehistoric Super Salesman]]''
| ''[[Prehistoric Super Salesman]]''
| ''[[Woody's Magic Touch]]''
| ''[[Woody's Magic Touch]]''
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| {{Start date|1977|01|01}}
| {{Start date|1977|01|01}}
|-
|-
| 111
| 110
| ''[[Roamin' Roman]]''
| ''[[Roamin' Roman]]''
| ''Sleepy-Time Chimes''
| ''Sleepy-Time Chimes''
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| {{Start date|1977|01|08}}
| {{Start date|1977|01|08}}
|-
|-
| 112
| 111
| ''[[Seal on the Loose]]''
| ''[[Seal on the Loose]]''
| ''Snoozin' Bruin''
| ''Snoozin' Bruin''
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| {{Start date|1977|01|15}}
| {{Start date|1977|01|15}}
|-
|-
| 113
| 112
| ''[[Shanghai Woody]]''
| ''[[Shanghai Woody]]''
| ''The Unhandy Man''
| ''The Unhandy Man''
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| {{Start date|1977|01|22}}
| {{Start date|1977|01|22}}
|-
|-
| 114
| 113
| ''[[Chili Con Corny]]''
| ''[[Chili Con Corny]]''
| ''Candyland''
| ''Candyland''
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| {{Start date|1977|01|29}}
| {{Start date|1977|01|29}}
|}
|}

== List of shorts not included in the original TV packages ==
* ''Springtime Serenade'' (1935)
* ''Recruiting Daze'' (1940)
* ''Fair Today'' (1941)
* ''Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat'' (1941)
* ''Hysterical Highspots in American History'' (1941)
* ''Salt Water Daffy'' (1941)
* ''Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company "B"'' (1941)
* ''$21 a Day (Once a Month)'' (1941)
* ''Mother Goose on the Loose'' (1942)
* ''Yankee Doodle Swing Shift'' (1942)
* ''Air Raid Warden'' (1942)
* ''Cow-Cow Boogie'' (1943)
* ''Canine Commandos'' (1943)
* ''Pass the Biscuits Mirandy!'' (1943)
* ''Boogie Woogie Man (Will Get You If You Don't Watch Out)'' (1943)
* ''The Greatest Man in Siam'' (1944)
* ''Abou Ben Boogie'' (1944)
* ''Three Little Woodpeckers'' (1965)
* ''Birds of a Feather'' (1965)


== Broadcast history ==
== Broadcast history ==
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* October 3, 1957 — September 25, 1958 ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]) (original animation with bridge animation)*
|-
* 1964 — 1965 ([[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]) (original animation with bridge animation)*
!Title
* September 12, 1970 - September 2, 1972 ([[National Broadcasting Company|NBC]]) (new 26 episodes without bridge animation)
!Network
* 1958 — 1966 ([[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]) (reruns)
!Run
* September 11, 1976 - September 3, 1977 (NBC) (reruns only)
!Notes
* 1987 — 1997 ([[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]) (reruns only)
|-
* 1997 — 1998 ([[Cartoon Network]]) (reruns only)
| rowspan="3" | ''The Woody Woodpecker Show'' || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || October 3, 1957 – September 25, 1958 || original animation with bridge animation*
* 2023 - present ([[MeTV]]) (reruns only)
|-
| [[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]] || 1958–1966 || reruns of ABC series, sponsored by Kellogg's<br>new episodes produced in 1963–64*
|-
| [[NBC]] || September 12, 1970 – September 2, 1972<br>September 11, 1976 – September 3, 1977 || new episodes without bridge animation
|-
| ''Woody Woodpecker and Friends'' || rowspan="2" | Syndication || 1977–1987 || Package of 185 individual shorts; 170 more added in 1982
|-
| rowspan="3" | ''The Woody Woodpecker Show'' || January 1988–1997 || 91-episode rerun package with new opening, bridges and music<br>Also broadcast on [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]] from 1991 to 1992 and [[Cartoon Network]] from 1997 to 1998
|-
| [[MeTV]] || 2023–present || rowspan="2" | Package of individual shorts
|-
| [[MeTV Toons]] || 2024-present
|}


(*) = total of 59 episodes with original animation
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The Woody Woodpecker Show
Title card
GenreAnimation, comedy
Created byWalter Lantz
Directed by
Voices ofGrace Stafford
Composers
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes113
Production
ProducerWalter Lantz
Editors
  • F.Y. Smith
  • Norman Suffern
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesWalter Lantz Productions (1957–58; 1963-64; 1970-72)
Universal City Studios (1976–77; 1988)
Original release
NetworkABC (1957–58)
Syndication (1963–64; 1988)
NBC (1970–77)
ReleaseOctober 3, 1957 (1957-10-03) –
January 29, 1977 (1977-01-29)
Related
The New Woody Woodpecker Show

The Woody Woodpecker Show is an American television series mainly composed of the animated cartoon shorts of Woody Woodpecker and other Walter Lantz characters including Andy Panda, Chilly Willy, The Beary Family and Inspector Willoughby all released by Walter Lantz Productions.[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 1972 when it shut down. It also kept the Walter Lantz/Universal "cartunes" made during the Golden Age of American animation a part of the American consciousness. The Woody Woodpecker Show was named the 88th best animated series by IGN.[2]

History

Movie theater owners in the 1950s were finding that they could release features with reissued cartoons, or no cartoons at all, and the audiences would still come. Because of the practice, the theatrical cartoon business was suffering and losing money. By 1956 there were only seven animation producers in the short-subjects field, and by the end of the decade that number would dwindle down to three. Walter Lantz and his distributor, Universal Pictures, knew that the only way to subsidize the rising costs of new shorts was to release their product to television. Norman Gluck from Universal's short-subjects department made a deal with the Leo Burnett Agency to release some older Lantz product on television. Burnett handled the Kellogg's cereal account and Lantz soon met with the Kellogg's people to sign the contract.[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".[4]

The Woody Woodpecker Show debuted on ABC on the afternoon of October 3, 1957. The series was shown once a week, on Thursday afternoons, replacing the first half-hour of the shortened Mickey Mouse Club. Lantz integrated his existing cartoons with new live action footage, giving the show an updated look that satisfied both viewers and Lantz himself. The live action and animation segments created for the show, called 'A Moment with Walter Lantz', featured an informative look at how the animation process for his "cartunes" worked as well as how the writers came up with stories and characters. The live-action segments were directed by Jack Hannah, who was fresh from the Disney studio where he had done similar live-action/animation sequences for the Disney show.[3]

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.

In 1970, the show reappeared on network television, with 26 additional episodes assembled by Lantz for NBC. The show ran on NBC until September 2, 1972, which is the same year the Walter Lantz Productions studio shut down. The show was revived again on September 11, 1976, featuring cartoons made from 1940 to 1965.[5] The show ended its network run on September 3, 1977. Local stations continued to air The Woody Woodpecker Show for the next several years.

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.) up until his death in 1994.[6]

In 1987, MCA/Universal and The Program Exchange returned the show to television with a new 90 episode package for syndication. This Woody Woodpecker Show featured a complete overhaul of the series format. Gone were the newsreels, "Around the World" segments, and live action scenes with Walter Lantz, replaced by vignettes known as "Musical Miniatures", in which new musical compositions were played over montages of classic cartoon footage. New commercial bumpers were added and a new opening sequence was created. 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. Episodes of this Woody Woodpecker Show typically consisted of two Woody cartoons bookending another Lantz cartoon (typically a Chilly Willy cartoon). The series continued airing in syndication until 1998. Around that time, Cartoon Network picked up rerun rights and aired The Woody Woodpecker Show for several months, after which the series disappeared from television.

After Cartoon Network dropped The Woody Woodpecker Show, Universal revived most of the Lantz characters in The New Woody Woodpecker Show with Billy West voicing Woody, which ran from 1999 to 2002 as part of the Fox Kids Saturday morning lineup.

In August 2023, MeTV acquired the broadcast rights to Walter Lantz cartoons from 1934 to 1972 to air The Woody Woodpecker Show on Saturday mornings on September 2 as part of MeTV's Saturday Morning Cartoons animation block, marking Woody's return to television after 21 years (it was also picked up by MeTV Toons one year later). They were not aired in the actual The Woody Woodpecker Show anthology episodes formats, but the separate theatrical cartoon prints are shown directly from the Universal vaults.

Episodes

Cartoons with an '*' are repeats.

Series 1 (1957–1958)

# 1st cartoon 2nd cartoon 3rd cartoon Original air date
1 Who's Cookin' Who? The Overture to William Tell Bathing Buddies October 3, 1957 (1957-10-03)
2 Ace in the Hole The Bandmaster Banquet Busters October 10, 1957 (1957-10-10)
3 Life Begins for Andy Panda Pied Piper of Basin Street Knock Knock October 17, 1957 (1957-10-17)
4 Chew Chew Baby The Sleeping Princess The Dizzy Acrobat October 24, 1957 (1957-10-24)
5 Fish Fry Pixie Picnic Woody Dines Out October 31, 1957 (1957-10-31)
6 The Hollywood Matador Adventures of Tom Thumb Jr. Well Oiled November 7, 1957 (1957-11-07)
7 Andy Panda Goes Fishing The Poet and the Peasant Ski for Two November 14, 1957 (1957-11-14)
8 Fair Weather Fiends Scrambled Eggs Woody The Giant Killer November 21, 1957 (1957-11-21)
9 Mousie Come Home Apple Andy The Dippy Diplomat November 28, 1957 (1957-11-28)
10 Pantry Panic Kiddie Koncert Wacky Bye Baby December 5, 1957 (1957-12-05)
11 The Painter & The Pointer Dog Tax Dodgers The Mad Hatter December 12, 1957 (1957-12-12)
12 The Screwball Three Lazy Mice Solid Ivory December 19, 1957 (1957-12-19)
13 Crow Crazy Sliphorn King Of Polaroo The Reckless Driver December 26, 1957 (1957-12-26)
14 The Wacky Weed Musical Moments from Chopin The Beach Nut January 2, 1958 (1958-01-02)
15 Meatless Tuesday Jungle Jive The Loose Nut January 9, 1958 (1958-01-09)
16 Smoked Hams Fox & the Rabbit The Barber of Seville January 16, 1958 (1958-01-16)
17 100 Pygmies and Andy Panda Kitten Mittens The Coo Coo Bird January 23, 1958 (1958-01-23)
18 The Dizzy Acrobat* Toyland Premiere Woody Dines Out* January 30, 1958 (1958-01-30)
19 Life Begins for Andy Panda* Fish Fry* The Hollywood Matador* February 6, 1958 (1958-02-06)
20 Well Oiled* Pixie Picnic* Ski for Two* February 13, 1958 (1958-02-13)
21 Andy Panda Goes Fishing* Adventures of Tom Thumb Jr.* Fair Weathered Fiends* February 20, 1958 (1958-02-20)
22 Woody The Giant Killer* The Poet and the Peasant* The Dippy Diplomat* February 27, 1958 (1958-02-27)
23 Mousie Come Home* Scrambled Eggs* Pantry Panic* March 6, 1958 (1958-03-06)
24 Wacky Bye Baby* Apple Andy* The Mad Hatter* March 13, 1958 (1958-03-13)
25 The Painter & The Pointer* Kiddie Koncert* The Screwball* March 20, 1958 (1958-03-20)
26 Solid Ivory* Dog Tax Dodgers* The Reckless Driver* March 27, 1958 (1958-03-27)

Series 2 (1963–1964)

# 1st cartoon 2nd cartoon 3rd cartoon Original air date
27 I'm Cold* A Horse's Tale Puny Express September 4, 1963 (1963-09-04)
28 Slingshot 6 7/8 Syncopated Sioux Wet Blanket Policy September 11, 1963 (1963-09-11)
29 What's Sweepin' The Mouse and the Lion The Legend of Rockabye Point September 18, 1963 (1963-09-18)
30 Woodpecker In The Rough Egg Cracker Suite Sh-h-h-h-h-h September 25, 1963 (1963-09-25)
31 Sleep Happy Goodbye Mr. Moth Flea For Two October 2, 1963 (1963-10-02)
32 Hot Noon* The Flying Turtle Room and Wrath October 9, 1963 (1963-10-09)
33 Wild & Woody Crazy House Dig That Dog October 16, 1963 (1963-10-16)
34 Wrestling Wrecks Pig in a Pickle Drooler's Delight October 23, 1963 (1963-10-23)
35 The Great Who-Dood-It Andy Panda's Pop; a.k.a. Goofy Roofer Paw's Night Out October 30, 1963 (1963-10-30)
36 Real Gone Woody Boogie Woogie Sioux; a.k.a. Indian Beatnick Chilly Willy; a.k.a. Deep Freeze November 6, 1963 (1963-11-06)
37 Get Lost Dog That Cried Wolf Hot Rod Huckster November 13, 1963 (1963-11-13)
38 Wicket Wacky Andy Panda's Victory Garden (Springtime for Andy) Ostrich Egg and I November 20, 1963 (1963-11-20)
39 Secret Weapon ft. Space Mouse Convict Concerto* I'm Cold* November 27, 1963 (1963-11-27)
40 The Redwood Sap Crazy Mixed Up Pup The Screwdriver; a.k.a. Woody's Jalopy December 4, 1963 (1963-12-04)
41 Nutty Pine Cabin Scalp Treatment The Talking Dog December 11, 1963 (1963-12-11)
42 Termites From Mars Swing Your Partner Hold That Rock December 18, 1963 (1963-12-18)
43 Ration Bored; a.k.a. The Gas Bandit Scrappy Birthday Plywood Panic December 25, 1963 (1963-12-25)
44 Hypnotick Hick Dizzy Kitty Maw & Paw January 1, 1964 (1964-01-01)
45 Buccaneer Woodpecker The Hams That Couldn't Be Cured Hot & Cold Penguin January 8, 1964 (1964-01-08)
46 Belle Boys Broadway Bow Wows Woody Woodpecker January 15, 1964 (1964-01-15)
47 Helter Shelter Hot Noon* Juke Box Jamboree January 22, 1964 (1964-01-22)
48 Jungle Medics Real Gone Woody* The Legend of Rockabye Point* January 29, 1964 (1964-01-29)
49 Alley to Bali Destination Meatball/Under The Spreading Blacksmith Shop; a.k.a. The Village Blacksmith** Pigeon Holed February 5, 1964 (1964-02-05)
50 The Loan Stranger Playful Pelican Under The Counter Spy February 12, 1964 (1964-02-12)
51 Operation Sawdust Man's Best Friend Hay Rube February 19, 1964 (1964-02-19)
52 Convict Concerto* Mouse Trappers Born to Peck February 26, 1964 (1964-02-26)

From Series 3 onward, the episode include four cartoons instead of three.

In the process of remastering 49th episode, Destination Meatball (from Woody Woodpecker) was replaced with one of Andy Panda's shorts for unknown reasons.

Special episode (1964)

# 1st cartoon 2nd cartoon 3rd cartoon Original air date
- Playful Pelican* Under The Counter Spy* Spook-A-Nanny October 21, 1964 (1964-10-21)

Series 3 (1970–1971)

# 1st cartoon 2nd cartoon 3rd cartoon 4th cartoon Original air date
53 Pistol Packin' Woodpecker St Mortiz Blitz Fodder & Son Freeloading Feline September 5, 1970 (1970-09-05)
54 Chief Charlie Horse Space Mouse After The Ball Big Snooze September 12, 1970 (1970-09-12)
55 Box Car Bandit The Goofy Gardener Woody Meets Davy Crewcut Hyde and Sneak September 19, 1970 (1970-09-19)
56 Arts and Flowers Salmon Yeggs Gabby's Diner Doc's Last Stand September 26, 1970 (1970-09-26)
57 The Woody Woodpecker Polka Truent Student Tree Medic Witty Kitty October 3, 1970 (1970-10-03)
58 Woodpecker In The Moon Little Televillain Calling All Cuckoos The Bongo Punch October 10, 1970 (1970-10-10)
59 Misguided Missile The Bear & The Bees Watch The Birdie Punchy Pooch October 17, 1970 (1970-10-17)
60 Half Empty Saddles Fowled Up Party Round Trip To Mars A Chilly Reception October 24, 1970 (1970-10-24)
61 Ballyhooey Rough and Tumbleweed Franken-Stymied Mother's Little Helper October 31, 1970 (1970-10-31)
62 The Unbearable Salesman Yukon Have It Dopey Dick The Pink Whale Phoney Express November 7, 1970 (1970-11-07)
63 Private Eye Pooch Hunger Strife Ozark Lark Polar Pests November 14, 1970 (1970-11-14)
64 Panhandle Scandal Eggnaper Fowled-Up Falcon Operation Cold Feet November 21, 1970 (1970-11-21)
65 Woodpecker From Mars Tricky Trout Everglade Raid Three Ring Fling November 28, 1970 (1970-11-28)
66 International Woodpecker Swiss Miss-Fit Niagara Fools Mississippi Slow-Boat December 5, 1970 (1970-12-05)
67 Socko in Morocco Salmon Loafer To Catch a Woodpecker Papoose on the Loose December 12, 1970 (1970-12-12)
68 Southern Fried Hospitality Mackerel Moocher Bats in The Belfry Case of the Cold Storage Yegg December 19, 1970 (1970-12-19)
69 Stage Hoax Bee Bopped His Better Elf Robinson Gruesome December 26, 1970 (1970-12-26)
70 Kiddle League Charlie's Mother-in-Law The Bird Who Came to Dinner Fish and Chips January 2, 1971 (1971-01-02)
71 Poop Deck Pirate Pesky Pelican A Fine Feathered Frenzy Corny Concerto January 9, 1971 (1971-01-09)
72 Log Jammed Hi-Seas Hi-Jacker The Tee Bird Sufferin' Cats January 16, 1971 (1971-01-16)
73 Billion Dollar Boner Coming Out Party Romp In a Swamp Pest of Show January 23, 1971 (1971-01-23)
74 Red Riding Hoodlum Fowled Up Birthday Tree's A Crowd Fish Hooked January 30, 1971 (1971-01-30)
75 Tomcat Combat The Goose is Wild Heap Big Hepcat Tin Can Concert February 6, 1971 (1971-02-06)
76 Jittery Jester Clash and Carry How to Stuff a Woodpecker Mouse Trapped February 13, 1971 (1971-02-13)
77 Square Shootin' Square Plumber of Seville Witch Crafty Goose in the Rough February 20, 1971 (1971-02-20)
78 Bunco Busters Case of the Red-Eye Ruby Bedtime Bedlam Pigeon Patrol February 27, 1971 (1971-02-27)

Series 4 (1971–1972)

# 1st cartoon 2nd cartoon 3rd cartoon 4th cartoon Original air date
79 Careless Caretaker Half-Baked Alaska Guest Who? Busman's Holiday September 4, 1971 (1971-09-04)
80 Tragic Magic Chilly Chums Foot Brawl Room and Bored September 11, 1971 (1971-09-11)
81 Crowin' Pains Fractured Friendship Davey Cricket Woody's Kook-Out September 18, 1971 (1971-09-18)
82 Greedy Gabby Gator Deep Freeze Squeeze Case of the Elephant's Trunk Shutter Bug September 25, 1971 (1971-09-25)
83 Science Friction Hot Time on Ice Mouse in the House Home Sweet Homewrecker October 2, 1971 (1971-10-02)
84 Rocket Racket Pesty Guest Roof Top Razzle Dazzle Short in the Saddle October 9, 1971 (1971-10-09)
85 Voo-Doo Boo-Boo Chilly and the Woodchopper Rah Rah Ruckus Skinfolks October 16, 1971 (1971-10-16)
86 Stowaway Woody Coy Decoy Ski-Napper Little Woody Riding Hood October 23, 1971 (1971-10-23)
87 Freeway Fracas Polar Fright Window Pains Calling Dr. Woodpecker October 30, 1971 (1971-10-30)
88 Dumb Like a Fox Lighthouse Keeping Blues The Case of the Maltese Chicken The Tenant's Racket November 6, 1971 (1971-11-06)
89 Saddle Sore Woody Vicious Viking Snow Place Like Home Get Lost Little Doggy November 13, 1971 (1971-11-13)
90 Woody's Clip Joint Operation Shanghai Tee-Pee for Two South Pole Pals November 20, 1971 (1971-11-20)
91 Robin Hoody Woody Phantom of the Horse Opera Teeny Weeny Meany Rock-A-Bye Gator November 27, 1971 (1971-11-27)

Series 5 (1976–1977)

# 1st cartoon 2nd cartoon 3rd cartoon 4th cartoon Original air date
92 Astronut Woody A Haunting We Will Go Airlift a la Carte All Hams on Deck September 4, 1976 (1976-09-04)
93 The Big Bite Tumbleweed Greed Bugged in a Rug Buster's Last Stand September 11, 1976 (1976-09-11)
94 Bye Bye Blackboard Moochin' Pooch Chiller Dillers Canned Dog Feud September 18, 1976 (1976-09-18)
95 Show Biz Beagle Sissy Sheriff Let Charlie Do It Sioux Me September 25, 1976 (1976-09-25)
96 Fat in the Saddle What's Peckin' Chilly and the Looney Gooney Feudin' Fightin-n-Fussin' October 2, 1976 (1976-10-02)
97 Flim Flam Fountain Under Sea Dogs A Fish Story For the Love of Pizza October 9, 1976 (1976-10-09)
98 Genie with the Light Touch Wild Bill Hiccup Chilly's Cold War Gold Diggin' Woodpecker October 16, 1976 (1976-10-16)
99 Hassle in a Castle Woodpecker Wanted Charlie the Rainmaker Have Gun, Can't Travel October 23, 1976 (1976-10-23)
100 Hi-Rise Wise Guys Paste Makes Waste Chilly's Hide-a-Way Horse Play October 30, 1976 (1976-10-30)
101 Hook Line and Stinker Woody and the Beanstalk Charlie's Campout Hot Diggity Dog November 6, 1976 (1976-11-06)
102 Janie Get Your Gun Rain Rain Go Away Chilly's Ice Folly Indian Corn November 13, 1976 (1976-11-13)
103 Kitty from the City Sleepy-Time Bear Charlie's Golf Classic A-Lad in Baghdad November 20, 1976 (1976-11-20)
104 Little Skeeter How to Trap a Woodpecker A Gooney is Born Lonesome Ranger November 27, 1976 (1976-11-27)
105 Lotsa Luck Woody the Freeloader Cool It Charlie Monster of Ceremonies December 4, 1976 (1976-12-04)
106 The Nautical Nut Bungling Builder Gooney's Goofy Landings One Horse Town December 11, 1976 (1976-12-11)
107 A Peck of Trouble Woody's Knight-Mare Charlie in Hot Water Pecking Holes in Poles December 18, 1976 (1976-12-18)
108 Phoney Pony Unlucky Potluck Highway Hecklers Practical Yolk December 25, 1976 (1976-12-25)
109 Prehistoric Super Salesman Woody's Magic Touch Gopher Broke The Reluctant Recruit January 1, 1977 (1977-01-01)
110 Roamin' Roman Sleepy-Time Chimes Project Reject Rough Riding Hood January 8, 1977 (1977-01-08)
111 Seal on the Loose Snoozin' Bruin Jerky Turkey Secret Agent Woody Woodpecker January 15, 1977 (1977-01-15)
112 Shanghai Woody The Unhandy Man The Rude Intruder Ship A'hoy Woody January 22, 1977 (1977-01-22)
113 Chili Con Corny Candyland Jolly Little Elves Coo Coo Nuts January 29, 1977 (1977-01-29)

List of shorts not included in the original TV packages

  • Springtime Serenade (1935)
  • Recruiting Daze (1940)
  • Fair Today (1941)
  • Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat (1941)
  • Hysterical Highspots in American History (1941)
  • Salt Water Daffy (1941)
  • Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company "B" (1941)
  • $21 a Day (Once a Month) (1941)
  • Mother Goose on the Loose (1942)
  • Yankee Doodle Swing Shift (1942)
  • Air Raid Warden (1942)
  • Cow-Cow Boogie (1943)
  • Canine Commandos (1943)
  • Pass the Biscuits Mirandy! (1943)
  • Boogie Woogie Man (Will Get You If You Don't Watch Out) (1943)
  • The Greatest Man in Siam (1944)
  • Abou Ben Boogie (1944)
  • Three Little Woodpeckers (1965)
  • Birds of a Feather (1965)

Broadcast history

Title Network Run Notes
The Woody Woodpecker Show ABC October 3, 1957 – September 25, 1958 original animation with bridge animation*
Syndication 1958–1966 reruns of ABC series, sponsored by Kellogg's
new episodes produced in 1963–64*
NBC September 12, 1970 – September 2, 1972
September 11, 1976 – September 3, 1977		 new episodes without bridge animation
Woody Woodpecker and Friends Syndication 1977–1987 Package of 185 individual shorts; 170 more added in 1982
The Woody Woodpecker Show January 1988–1997 91-episode rerun package with new opening, bridges and music
Also broadcast on TNT from 1991 to 1992 and Cartoon Network from 1997 to 1998
MeTV 2023–present Package of individual shorts
MeTV Toons 2024-present

(*) = total of 59 episodes with original animation

Home media

In the early 2000s, a series of mail-order Woody Woodpecker Show VHS tapes and DVDs were made available through Columbia House. Each volume featured "cartunes", bumpers, and 'A Moment with Walter Lantz' or "Newsreel" segments set in the 1957-1977 format of The Woody Woodpecker Show, though Volumes 11-15 hardly feature any "Moments" or "Newsreels". There were complaints about cuts made to the shorts, which ranged from shorts from restored and intact prints to severely cut TV edits.[7]

In 2007, Universal Studios Home Entertainment released The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection, six behind-the-scenes segments from The Woody Woodpecker Show and a 1964 episode that contained the cartoon "Spook-a-Nanny" were released on the collection as bonus features. The following year, The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection: Volume 2 was released, featuring twelve behind-the-scenes segments and two pilot cartoons, "The Secret Weapon" and "Jungle Medics" from The Woody Woodpecker Show.

References

  1. ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 915–917. ISBN 978-1476665993.
  2. ^ "88, The Woody Woodpecker Show". IGN. 2009-01-23. Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  3. ^ a b "Toon Tracker's The Woody Woodpecker Show Page". Toontracker.com. Archived from the original on June 3, 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-23.
  4. ^ Grossman, Gary H. (1987). Saturday Morning TV. New York: Arlington House, Inc. Pg. 346.
  5. ^ Grossman, Gary H. (1987). Saturday Morning TV. New York: Arlington House, Inc. Pg. 413.
  6. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (2006). Who's Who in Animated Cartoons: An International Guide to Film & Television ... - Jeff Lenburg - Google Books. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9781557836717. Retrieved 2012-10-23.
  7. ^ "The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia: Cartunes on DVD: Columbia House Cuts". Lantz.goldenagecartoons.com. Retrieved 2012-10-23.
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