The Woody Woodpecker Show

The Woody Woodpecker Show
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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)
NBC (1970–77)
ReleaseOctober 3, 1957 (1957-10-03) 
January 29, 1977 (1977-01-29)
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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. 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 as a part of the American consciousness. The Woody Woodpecker Show was named the 88th best animated series by IGN.