The New Woody Woodpecker Show
The New Woody Woodpecker Show is an American animated comedy television series that was based on the animated short film series created by cartoonist and animator Walter Lantz. It was created and developed by animator Bob Jaques, and co-developed by and storyboard artist Kelly Armstrong. Jaques co-directed the first 13 episodes alongside Alan Zaslove, until the 14th episode, where Zaslove becomes the sole director until the show's cancellaction. It was produced by Universal Cartoon Studios and aired from May 8, 1999 until July 27, 2002 on Fox's Fox Kids in the United States.[2]
| The New Woody Woodpecker Show | |
|---|---|
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| Also known as | The Woody Woodpecker Show |
| Genre | Comedy Animated series |
| Created by | Bob Jaques (uncredited) |
| Based on | Woody Woodpecker and Characters by Walter Lantz |
| Developed by | Bob Jaques Kelly Armstrong |
| Voices of | Billy West Mark Hamill Andrea Martin B.J. Ward Jim Cummings E.G. Daily Nika Futterman Kevin Michael Richardson Blake Clark Andru Donalds Jeff Bennett |
| Composer | Tom Chase |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 53 (whole) 157 (segments) Woody Woodpecker: 105 Chilly Willy: 31 Winnie Woodpecker: 11 Knothead & Splinter: 10 |
| Production | |
| Producer | See below |
| Running time | 24 minutes (three 8-minute segments) |
| Production companies | Universal Cartoon Studios Universal Television |
| Distributor | Universal Worldwide Television NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox (Fox Kids) |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Surround |
| Original release | May 8, 1999[1] – July 27, 2002 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The Woody Woodpecker Show (1957–1958) |
| Followed by | Woody Woodpecker (2018–present) |
| Related shows | Film Series |
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. 53 episodes were produced, with 157 segments.[3]
Cast and characters
Woody Woodpecker
- Woody Woodpecker (Billy West) - A mischievous pileated woodpecker who lives in a tree-house overlooking an apartment building in the big city. His personality mirrors Tom Sawyer, a lazy and crazy moocher, often looking for ways to get by without lifting a finger. This does not endear him to his rivals, but Woody doesn't take their resistance lightly. His father is Scottish, and Woody is proud of his Scottish heritage.
- Winnie Woodpecker (B. J. Ward) - A female pileated woodpecker and Woody's best friend/girlfriend who tends to get into her own misadventures. She has a more dignified persona than Woody's.
- Knothead (Elizabeth Daily) and Splinter (Nika Futterman) - Woody and Winnie's nephew and niece, respectively, a pair of young pileated woodpeckers who can't help but give to their uncle (and anybody else) a hard time.
- Buzz Buzzard (Mark Hamill) - A sleazy common buzzard and the overall main antagonist of the series. He is always concocting scams and cons on Woody and Winnie, though the woodpeckers frequently outsmart him.
- Wally Walrus (Billy West) - A Swedish walrus who lives in the apartment Woody's tree-house overlooks. He is Woody's neighbor and long-time foil but is not as antagonistic as other characters with Woody being always greedy and looking for mischief to ensue. Despite his rivalry with Woody, there are times where the duo team up and work together.
- Miss Meany (Andrea Martin) - Woody's grouchy landlady who owns the apartment complex where Wally lives and Woody overlooks. Being more violent than other characters, she is generally more mean-spirited than Wally. Often portrayed as a hard worker who takes her job seriously and respects those in authority.
- Tweakey Da Lackey (Mark Hamill) - A domestic canary who is usually Buzz's henchman, often reluctant about it.
Main
Recurring
Guest
Supporting
| Actor | Character | Role | Season | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| a | b | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Billy West | Woody Woodpecker | Main | Main | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wally Walrus | Main | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Hamill | Buzz Buzzard | Main | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tweakey Da Lackey | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrea Martin | Miss Meany | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B. J. Ward | Winnie Woodpecker | Main | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Elizabeth Daily | Knothead Woodpecker | Main | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nika Futterman | Splinter Woodpecker | Main | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mute | Chilly Willy | Guest | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chilly Lilly | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Hamill | Tweakey Da Lackey | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Bennett | Gabby Gator | |||||||||||||||||||||
- A grey cell indicates a character did not appear in that medium.
Chilly Willy
- Chilly Willy (mute) - A voiceless penguin who lives in Antarctica, his misadventures result from his constant endeavors to fill his empty stomach and/or find relief from the cold. Despite his innocent demeanor, Chilly is quite the troublemaker.
- Smedley (Billy West) - A hound dog that is frequently at odds with Chilly, though usually portrayed as more an authority figure than an antagonist. He is very easygoing and generally does not break his calm demeanor, but Chilly always pushes Smedley's patience to the breaking point.
- Chilly Lilly (mute) - A female penguin who is Chilly Willy's girlfriend and appears in the episode Chilly Lilly.
- Maxie The Polar Bear (Rob Paulsen) - An intelligent polar bear who is one of Chilly's friends. He makes a few appearances on Chilly's segments.
- Sgt. Hogwash (Blake Clark) - A pig military officer who operates in a government base in the Antarctic, and is plagued by Chilly's mischievousness.
- Major Bull (Kevin Michael Richardson) - A bull who is Hogwash's superior.
Additional characters
- Dr. Doug Nutts (Billy West) - A physician who is impersonating Don Knotts. He appears in the episode Woody And The Termite.
- Mother Nature (B. J. Ward) - A fairy who usually gets after Woody for being too lazy to fulfill his role in nature. She appears in the episodes "Woody And The Termite", "Downsized Woody", "Whistle Stop Woody", and "Teacher's Pet". In "Teacher's Pet" her appearance is different then the three prior episodes, she retains her original pre-Teacher's Pet appearance in Crazy Castle 5.
- Creepy Badger (Mark Hamill) - A creepy and psychotic badger. While is not generally a real villain, he has worked alongside Wally Walrus as assistant and played the role as main antagonist in one episode. He speaks in a gravelly, deep, and generally creepy voice. He also really loves tobogganing. His catchphrase is "Hiya, buddy!"
- Nicky Woodpecker (Tim Curry) - A high society pileated woodpecker thief who appears in the episode Eenie, Meany, Out You Go.
- Woody Woodpecker's Father (Corey Burton) - A pileated woodpecker who is the father of Woody.
- Caveman Woodpecker (Charlie Adler) - A caveman who is a woodpecker.
- Lester The Termite (Pamela Adlon) - A termite who appears in the episode Woody And The Termite.
- Judge (Billy West) - A judge who appears in the episode Stage Fright and condemns Buzz and Tweakey.
- Willy Walrus (Rob Paulsen) - a young walrus who appears in the episode Stuck On You.
- Cupid (Billy West) - A cupid who appears in the episode Date With Destiny.
- Woodrow Woodpecker (Charlie Adler) - A nerdy woodpecker who appears in Teacher's Pet.
Additional voices
- Charlie Adler - Woodrow Woopecker
- Pamela Adlon - Lester the Termite (in "Woody and the Termite")
- Jeff Bennett - Pigeon Boss (in "Downsizing Woody")
- Julie Brown - Customer (in "Bad Hair Day"), Judge (in "Winnie's New Car")
- Corey Burton - Woody Woodpecker's Father, TV Announcer (in "Mexican Chilly")
- Dan Castellaneta - Cockroach (in "Brother Cockroach")
- Marsha Clark
- Travis Clark
- Diane A. Crea
- Jim Cummings - Captain Redwood (in "Woody's Ship of Ghouls"), Oakey (in "Woody's Ship of Ghouls"), Doctor (in "Couple's Therapy")
- Grey DeLisle
- Pat Fraley - Kid (in "Mexican Chilly"), Nash (in "Automatic Woody")
- Jess Harnell - Businessman (in "Wiener Wars"), Joe (in "Wiener Wars"), Pirate (in "Woody's Ship of Ghouls")
- Ellen Idelson
- Peter Jason
- Tony Jay - Günther's guardian (in "Be A Sport")
- Tom Kenny - Lash (in "Automatic Woody") Charile Elf (in "Yule Get Your's")
- Jill Talley
- Joe Lala - Cable Mole (in "Cable Ace")
- Tress MacNeille - Helga (in "The Chilly Show"), Hens (in "Chicken Woody")
- Candi Milo
- Laraine Newman
- Rob Paulsen - Corky (in "Woody's Ship of Ghouls"), Louie (Thrash For Cash), (Terror Tots), (Ye Olde Knothead And Splinter), Woody Clone (Two Woodys, No Waiting)
- Brogan Roche
- Eugene Roche
- Charles Martin Smith - Marty (in "The Chilly Show")
- Frank Welker
- Andru Donalds - himself (in "I Know What You Did Last Night")
Episodes
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | Network | ||||
| 1 | 23 | May 8, 1999 | December 25, 1999 | Fox Kids | ||
| 2 | 17 | September 2, 2000 | December 23, 2000 | |||
| 3 | 13 | May 4, 2002 | July 27, 2002 | |||
Season 1 (1999)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date [4] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Wiener Wars / Electric Chilly / Woody and the Termite" | May 8, 1999 | |
| Woody sells hotdogs after the original owner said he'd stop, however Wally doesn't agree with his idea/Chilly Willy causes serious problems for Smedly who attempts to open an amusement park/Mother Nature says Woody's behind his pecking days so Woody hires a termite to do his job. This soon backfires when the termite decides to do mischief. | ||||
| 2 | 2 | "Fake Vacation / Medical Winnie Pig / Cable Ace" | May 15, 1999 | |
| Buzz Buzzard attempts to fool Woody by making a fake vacation where Woody would see hola-fraws. However, Woody then reports him for a scam for trying to steal his cash/Winnie attempts to work at a doctors office but causes trouble instead/Woody tries to watch his favorite show but it turns out Wally had the Highland Games channel. | ||||
| 3 | 3 | "Temper, Temper / A Classic Chilly Cartoon / Crash Course" | May 22, 1999 | |
| Miss Meany is diagnosed with an anger problem which if she gets angry she may lose her mind. Unfortunately, it falls on the same day where Woody is celebrating The Highland Games which makes her mad. | ||||
| 4 | 4 | "Woody's Ship of Ghouls / Bad Hair Day / Downsized Woody" | May 29, 1999 | |
| 5 | 5 | "Ya Gonna Eat That? / Chilly & Hungry / Brother Cockroach" | June 5, 1999 | |
| 6 | 6 | "Father's Day / Camp Buzzard / He Wouldn't Woody" | June 12, 1999 | |
| 7 | 7 | "Wally's Royal Riot / Mexican Chilly / Sleepwalking Woody" | June 19, 1999 | |
| 8 | 8 | "Pinheads / The Chilly Show / Silent Treatment" | June 26, 1999 | |
| 9 | 9 | "Over the Top / Chilly & the Fur-Bearing Trout / Painfaker" | July 3, 1999 | |
| 10 | 10 | "Baby Buzzard / Bait & Hook / Bad Weather" | July 10, 1999 | |
| 11 | 11 | "Tee Time / S & K Files / Goldiggers" | July 17, 1999 | |
| 12 | 12 | "Mirage Barrage / Queen of De-Nile / Party Animal" | July 24, 1999 | |
| 13 | 13 | "K-9, Woody-O / Ready for My Close-Up, Mr. Walrus / Gopher-It" | July 31, 1999 | |
| 14 | 14 | "Spy-Guy / Ye Olde Knothead and Splinter / Life in the Pass Lane" | August 7, 1999 | |
| 15 | 15 | "Signed, Sealed, Delivered / Out to Launch / Spa-Spa Blacksheep" | August 14, 1999 | |
| 16 | 16 | "Pecking Order / Chilly on Ice / Just Say Uncle" | August 21, 1999 | |
| 17 | 17 | "The Contender / Snow Way Out / Hospital Hi-Jinx" | August 28, 1999 | |
| 18 | 18 | "Dr. Buzzard's Time Chamber / Winnie P.I. / Foiled in Oil" | September 4, 1999[5] | |
| 19 | 19 | "Aunt Pecky / Terror Tots / Carney Con" | October 30, 1999 | |
| 20 | 20 | "Bavariannoying / Kitchen Magician / Cheap Seats Woody" | November 6, 1999 | |
| 21 | 21 | "Meany Side of the Street / Chilly to Go / Ant Rant" | November 13, 1999 | |
| 22 | 22 | "Woody Watcher / Chilly Dog / Beach Nuts" | November 20, 1999 | |
| 23 | 23 | "A Very Woody Christmas / It's a Chilly Christmas After All / Yule Get Yours" | December 25, 1999 | |
Season 2 (2000)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 1 | "Automatic Woody / Zoom-a to Montezooma / Chicken Woody" | September 2, 2000 |
| 25 | 2 | "Bonus Round Woody / Winnie at the Ball / Date with Destiny" | September 9, 2000 |
| 26 | 3 | "Woody's Roommate / Winnie's New Car / Whistle Stop Woody" | September 16, 2000 |
| 27 | 4 | "Stuck on You / Freeze Dried Chilly / That Healing Feeling" | September 23, 2000 |
| 28 | 5 | "Lap It Up / Swiss Family Buzzard / Getting Comfortable" | September 30, 2000 |
| 29 | 6 | "Sync or Swim / Armed Chilly / Difficult Delivery" | October 7, 2000 |
| 30 | 7 | "Cabin Fever / Everybody's a Critic / Hide and Seek" | October 14, 2000 |
| 31 | 8 | "The Ice Rage / Endangered Chilly / Attila the Hen" | October 21, 2000 |
| 32 | 9 | "Frankenwoody / The Meany Witch Project / Fright Movie Woody" | October 28, 2000 |
| 33 | 10 | "This Seat's Taken / Cajun Chilly / Out of Line" | November 4, 2000 |
| 34 | 11 | "Inn Trouble / Wishful Thinking / Trail Ride Woody" | November 11, 2000 |
| 35 | 12 | "Super Woody / Skating By / Be a Sport" | November 18, 2000 |
| 36 | 13 | "Like Father, Unlike Son / A Chilly Spy / Country Fair Clam-ity" | November 25, 2000 |
| 37 | 14 | "Eenie, Meany, Out You Go! / Stage Fright / Gone Fishin'" | December 2, 2000 |
| 38 | 15 | "Teacher's Pet / Dirty Derby / Hooray for Holly-Woody" | December 9, 2000 |
| 39 | 16 | "Cyrano de Woodypecker / Chilly Lilly / Meany's Date Bait" | December 16, 2000 |
| 40 | 17 | "The Twelve Lies of Christmas" | December 23, 2000 |
Season 3 (2002)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 1 | "Woodsy Woody / Chilly Solar Wars / Cue the Pool Shark" | May 4, 2002 | |
| 42 | 2 | "Couples Therapy / Chilly Blue Yonder / Hiccup-Ed" | May 11, 2002 | |
| 43 | 3 | "Crouching Meany, Hidden Woodpecker / A Chilly Party Crasher / Junk Funk" | May 18, 2002 | |
| 44 | 4 | "Two Woodys, No Waiting / A Chilly Amusement Park / Born to Be Woody" | May 25, 2002 | |
| 45 | 5 | "Mechanical Meany / A Chilly Furnace / Homerun Woody" | June 1, 2002 | |
| Woody and Wally believe that Mrs. Meany is a robot. | ||||
| 46 | 6 | "Tire Tyrant / A Chilly B-B-Q / Spring Cleaning" | June 8, 2002 | |
| 47 | 7 | "The Fabulous Foodbox by Scamco / A Chilly Hockey Star / Corn Fed Up" | June 15, 2002 | |
| 48 | 8 | "Infrequent Flyer / A Chilly Cold & Flu Season / Moto-Double Cross" | June 22, 2002 | |
| 49 | 9 | "Wild Woodpecker / A Chilly Fashion Model / Speed Demon Mountain" | June 29, 2002 | |
| 50 | 10 | "Niece and Quiet / Chilly Bananas / Surf Crazy" | July 6, 2002 | |
| 51 | 11 | "Birdhounded / Run Chilly, Run Deep / Surviving Woody" | July 13, 2002 | |
| 52 | 12 | "Firehouse Woody / Hogwash Junior / Thrash for Cash" | July 20, 2002 | |
| 53 | 13 | "Miniature Golf Mayhem / A Chilly Cliffhanger / I Know What You Did Last Night" | July 27, 2002 | |
Broadcast
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. The show aired on YTV in Canada and CBBC in the UK.
Home media
Few DVDs were released in the UK, previously on VHS. As of February 2018, the first 13 episodes can be viewed on Hulu and Yahoo! View.[6] Previously, all 53 episodes were available for streaming on Netflix. The full series is part of the new NBCUniversal streaming service Peacock, launched on July 15, 2020.
Successor
On November 22, 2018, Deadline Hollywood reported that Universal 1440 Entertainment produced a new 2D animated series based on the franchise, which debuted on December 3, 2018 on the character's official YouTube channel.[7]
References
- "'Woody Woodpecker' Is Out on a Shaky Limb". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 915–917. ISBN 978-1476665993.
- Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 210. ISBN 9781476672939.
- "Fox Kids Saturday Morning Lineups (1998-1999)". July 7, 2011.
- "Fox Kids Saturday Morning Lineups (1999-2000)". July 17, 2011.
- "Yahoo View". view.yahoo.com.
- Wiseman, Andreas (November 22, 2018). "Universal Creates New Woody Woodpecker Episodes For YouTube Channels". Deadline Hollywood.
External links
- The New Woody Woodpecker Show at IMDb
- The New Woody Woodpecker Show at the Big Cartoon DataBase
- The New Woody Woodpecker Show at Keyframe – the Animation Resource
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