The famous animated bird, Woody Woodpecker, became a popular cartoon series in the 1940s.

Woody Woodpecker cartoon was created in 1940 by Ben "Bugs" Hardaway. He also created the cartoon characters of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck when he worked at the Schlesinger/Warner Bros. studio in the late 1930s.


The character evolved over the decades and was later drawn by Chuck Jones. Woody's voice was originally done by Mel Blanc. Ben Hardaway and, then, Grace Stafford, the wife of Walter Lantz also did Woody's voice.

The first Woody Woodpecker cartoons were first broadcast in 1957 in the "Woody Woodpecker Show." The cartoon series featured Lantz cartoon caracters. The TV show is still in television syndication. Woody has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on 7000 Hollywood Blvd. Read more about Woody Woodpecker from wikipedia.

Animation by Alex Lovy and Lester Kline
Story by Ben Hardaway and L.E. Elliott
Music by Darrell Calker.

Production Company: Universal Studios & Walter Lantz Productions
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