Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection Review
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Studio: Universal
Release Date: July 24, 2007
Number of Discs: 3
Number of Episodes: 75
Running Time: 535 Minutes
MSRP: $39.98
Creator:
Walter Lantz
Cast:
Mel Blanc……….Woody Woodpecker (1940-1941)
Ben "Bugs" Hardaway……….Woody Woodpecker (1942-1949)
Grace Stafford……….Woody Woodpecker (1951-1952)
The prove:
When one thinks of classic drawing characters, the first to come to heed are usually Bugs Bunny or Mickey Mouse. Simply another proper name that deserves to exist right up there is the star of this DVD collection: Woody Woodpecker.
This is not just a collection of classic cartoons, it's a historical archive. Too every bit containing the first 45 Woody theatrical cartoons to DVD for the first time, we also get a highlight of creator Walter Lantz's other piece of work, including: Dank Willy, Andy Panda, some miscellaneous shorts, and Lantz' work with the Walt Disney-created Oswald The Lucky Rabbit. In fact when one looks at Oswald information technology'due south easy to see that Mickey would be presently to follow. These Oswald cartoons dating back to the early 30's are particularly interesting and filled with historical significance.
Oswald works with President Roosevelt on ways to end the Depression.
It's fascinating to sentry the evolution Woody over the first 12 years of his career that are covered here. From his early days as a cross-eyed psycho who would pester people just for the fun of information technology, through transformations that smooth out his more than rough edges finally bringing usa to the Woody that we know and dear today. We too get to run across the introduction of his beginning reoccurring nemesis Wally Walrus in The Beach Nut, 1944. Then in 1948, Woody's 2nd nemesis, Buzz Buzzard showed up in Moisture Blanket Policy, who was far more vicious than anyone Woody had faced before. The really noteworthy thing nigh Woody, that sets him apart from his contemporaries, is that he was not always the "skillful guy" in his cartoons and often paid for his misdeeds.
Woody: 1940, 1947, 1952.
It should comes as no surprise to acquire that not every drawing in this collection is a gem. Woody had his ups and downs over the years, but even in the bad ones some entertaining value tin can be found leaving none of them completely awful.
The not so PC cartoons of the thirty's.
Walter Lantz was an animation pioneer and it is prissy to see him finally getting some DVD recognition. Not only does this disc include 75 Lantz "cartunes," but it also includes several documentaries old and new that tell his story in wonderful and entertaining particular. It too contains a few cartoons directed by fellow animation legend Tex Avery including Sh-h-h-h-h-h, the terminal theatrical cartoon he ever directed.
Woody laughs in the face of Hunger.
Disc One:
Woody Woodpecker
Knock Knock 1940
Woods Woodpecker, The Screwdriver, Pantry Panic 1941
The Hollywood Matador, Ace In The Hole,
The Loan Stranger 1942
The Screwball, The Featherbrained Acrobat,
Ration Bored 1943
The Barber Of Seville, The Beach Nut, Ski For Two 1944
Chew-Chew Infant, Woody Dines Out 1945
Cartoon violence anyone?
Oswald The Lucky Rabbit
Hell'due south Heels, Spooks 1930
Grandma's Pet 1932
Confidence, Merry Former Soul 1933
Cartune Classics
King Klunk 1933
Toyland Premiere 1934
Hollywood Basin 1938
Scrambled Eggs 1949
Hysterical Highspots In American History 1941
Clark Gable in Hollywood Bowl.
Disc Two:
Woody Woodpecker
The Dippy Diplomat, The Loose Nut 1945
Who's Cookin' Who?, Bathing Buddies, The Reckless Commuter, Fair Weather Fiends 1946
Musical Moments From Chopin, Smoked Hams, The Coo-Coo Bird, Well Oiled, Solid Ivory, Woody The Giant Killer 1947
The Mad Hatter, Banquet Busters, Wacky-Cheerio Baby 1948
Andy Panda
Life Begins For Andy Panda 1939
Fish Fry 1944
Apple Andy 1946
The Bandmaster 1947
Scrappy Birthday 1949
Swing Symphonies
$21 A Day (Once A Month) 1941
Laissez passer The Biscuits, Mirandy! 1943
The Greatest Human In Siam, Abou Ben Boogie 1944
The Pied Piper Of Bowl Street 1945
In Pass The Biscuits, Mirandy! A bunch of hillbillies take on the Nazi'southward with rock hard biscuits.
Disc Iii:
Woody Woodpecker
Wet Coating Policy, Wild And Woody 1948
Drooler's Delight 1949
Puny Express, Sleep Happy, Wicket Wacky, Slingshot 6 vii/8, The Redwood Sap, The Woody Woodpecker Polka, Destination Meatball 1951
Born To Peck, Stage Hoax, Woodpecker In The Crude, Scalp Treatment, The Smashing Who-Dood-Information technology 1952
Chilly Willy
Dank Willy 1953
I'm Common cold 1954
The Legend Of Rockabye Point, Hot And Common cold Penguin 1955
Room And Wrath 1956
Dank Willy: 1953, 1956.
Cartune Classics
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Of Visitor �B� 1941
Mother Goose On The Loose, Pigeon Patrol 1942
Crazy Mixed Up Pup, Sh-h-h-h-h-h 1955
Sh-h-h-h-h-h, Tex Avery'south last theatrical cartoon.
The DVD:
VIDEO: How does information technology look?
(Presented with a 1.33:one full screen attribute ratio)
These cartoons look fantastic. Some of the older ones testify a little age but nothing more what's to exist expected.
Sound: How does it sound?
(Dolby Stereo)
The audio is really good too. All the music and dialogue sound great.
Extras:
Disc One
Walter, Woody And The World Of Animation: The documentary looks as if it were fabricated some time in the late 70'south/early 80's and is magnificent! Walter Lantz and Woody walk the states through the early career and the creation of Woody Woodpecker. You lot also get to seem some early on blitheness from Lantz that is must see.
Cartoonland Mysteries: In this vintage curt Going Places from the thirty'southward, we are taken within Walter Lantz studios to see how an Oswald The Lucky Rabbit cartoon is created from outset to end. This is a wonderful piece of history correct here.
Disc Two
Backside-The-Scenes with Walter Lantz: When The Woody Woodpecker Show went on the air in the late 50'south. It brought together three of the original theatrical cartoons along with an introductory backside-the-scenes bit with Walter Lantz that ran near 4 minutes long. These half-dozen bits are from episodes 1, 5, 6, eight, ix, and ten. These are cute trivial bits that are very much directed towards children but are still worth watching.
Disc Three
The Woody Woodpecker Evidence Television Episode: Airing in 1964 this is a complete episode of The Woody Woodpecker Testify. Interspersed with black and white footage of Walter Lantz and Woody preparing for a Halloween party, this episode contains three episodes: "Under The Counter Spy," "Playful Pelican," and "Spook-A-Nanny" which is the merely Woody drawing to be produced specifically for the TV prove. Information technology starts all of the classic Lantz created characters: Andy Panda, Chilly Willy, Wally Walrus, Buzz Buzzard et al. Since this show will probably never make it to DVD in it's entirety, it's nice to see one total episode here.
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The Inside Pulse
If yous're an animation aficionado, and so why are you fifty-fifty reading this? Become out and purchase this right at present! If you lot are unfamiliar with this wacky woodpecker and his friends, I highly recommend renting this and introducing yourself to a wonderful piece of animation history.
Source: https://insidepulse.com/2007/08/07/69434/
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