''The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection'' is a three-disc

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collection of theatrical cartoons produced by

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for

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between 1930 and 1956. The set was released by

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on July 24, 2007, and marks the first time a collection of cartoons starring

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and the other Lantz characters have been widely available on home video (a previous fifteen-volume collection of ''Woody Woodpecker Show'' DVDs was made available for

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through

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in the early 2000s). Included in the set are 75 cartoon shorts, including the first 45 ''Woody Woodpecker'' cartoons, in production order. The other thirty cartoons include five '' Andy Panda'' shorts, five ''

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'' shorts, five ''

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'' shorts, five '' Swing Symphonies'', and ten one-shot ''Cartune Classics''. A second collection was issued in 2008.

DVD contents

Disc one

* Woody Woodpecker **01 '' Knock Knock'' 11/25/40 **02 ''

'' 7/7/41 **03 '' The Screwdriver'' 8/24/41 **04 '' Pantry Panic'' 11/24/41 **05 ''

The Hollywood Matador This is a list of animated cartoons that star Woody Woodpecker, who appeared in 203 cartoons (196 Woody shorts and 7 miscellaneous shorts) during and after the Golden age of American animation. All the cartoons were produced by Walter Lantz Produ ...

'' 2/9/42 **06 '' Ace in the Hole'' 6/22/42 **07 ''

The Loan Stranger This is a list of animated cartoons that star Woody Woodpecker, who appeared in 203 cartoons (196 Woody shorts and 7 miscellaneous shorts) during and after the Golden age of American animation. All the cartoons were produced by Walter Lantz Prod ...

'' 10/19/42 **08 ''

The Screwball This is a list of animated cartoons that star Woody Woodpecker, who appeared in 203 cartoons (196 Woody shorts and 7 miscellaneous shorts) during and after the Golden age of American animation. All the cartoons were produced by Walter Lantz Prod ...

'' 2/15/43 **09 ''

The Dizzy Acrobat ''The Dizzy Acrobat'' is the eighth animated cartoon short subject in the ''Woody Woodpecker'' series. Released theatrically on May 21, 1943, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal Pictures. Plot Woody ...

'' 5/31/43 **10 ''

Ration Bored This is a list of animated cartoons that star Woody Woodpecker, who appeared in 203 cartoons (196 Woody shorts and 7 miscellaneous shorts) during and after the Golden age of American animation. All the cartoons were produced by Walter Lantz Prod ...

'' 7/26/43 **11 ''

The Barber of Seville ''The Barber of Seville, or The Useless Precaution'' ( it, Il barbiere di Siviglia, ossia L'inutile precauzione ) is an ''opera buffa'' in two acts composed by Gioachino Rossini with an Italian libretto by Cesare Sterbini. The libretto was based ...

'' 4/10/44 **12 ''

The Beach Nut ''The Beach Nut'' is the 11th animated cartoon short subject in the ''Woody Woodpecker'' series. Released theatrically on October 16, 1944, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal Pictures. The title is a pla ...

'' 10/16/44 **13 ''

Ski for Two ''Ski for Two'' is the 12th cartoon short in the ''Woody Woodpecker'' series. Released theatrically on November 13, 1944, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal Pictures. Plot Woody is sifting through some ...

'' 11/13/44 **14 ''

Chew-Chew Baby This is a list of animated cartoons that star Woody Woodpecker, who appeared in 203 cartoons (196 Woody shorts and 7 miscellaneous shorts) during and after the Golden age of American animation. All the cartoons were produced by Walter Lantz Produ ...

'' 2/5/45 **15 ''

Woody Dines Out This is a list of animated cartoons that star Woody Woodpecker, who appeared in 203 cartoons (196 Woody shorts and 7 miscellaneous shorts) during and after the Golden age of American animation. All the cartoons were produced by Walter Lantz Prod ...

'' 5/14/45 *Oswald the Lucky Rabbit **''Hells Heels'' 6/2/30 **'' Spooks'' 7/14/30 **''

Grandma's Pet ''Grandma's Pet'' is an animated short film by Walter Lantz Productions and is part of the '' Oswald the Lucky Rabbit'' series. It is the 53rd Lantz Oswald cartoon and the 106th cartoon overall. Plot One night, Oswald is reading to three kitten ...

'' 1/18/32 **''

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'' 7/31/33 **''

The Merry Old Soul ''The Merry Old Soul'' is a 1933 animated short film by Walter Lantz Productions, as part of the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit series. The cartoon was nominated for an Academy Award. Plot Oswald goes to a dental clinic for treatment to his cavity prob ...

'' 11/27/33 *Cartune Classics **''

King Klunk ''King Klunk'' is a 1933 animated short subject, produced and directed by Walter Lantz. It stars Pooch the Pup and is the twelfth of the thirteen cartoons featuring that character. The cartoon is a parody of the RKO feature ''King Kong'', which ...

'' 9/4/33 **''Toyland Premiere'' 12/10/34 **''Hollywood Bowl'' 10/5/38 **''

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'' 11/20/39 **''Hysterical Highspots in American History'' 3/31/41 *Bonus features: **1982 documentary short: ''Walter, Woody and the World of Animation'' **Vintage 1932 documentary short: ''Cartoonland Mysteries''

Disc two

*Woody Woodpecker **16 ''

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'' 8/27/45 **17 '' The Loose Nut'' 12/7/45 **18 '' Who's Cookin' Who?'' 6/27/46 **19 ''

Bathing Buddies This is a list of animated cartoons that star Woody Woodpecker, who appeared in 203 cartoons (196 Woody shorts and 7 miscellaneous shorts) during and after the Golden age of American animation. All the cartoons were produced by Walter Lantz Prod ...

'' 7/1/46 **20 '' The Reckless Driver'' 8/26/46 **21 ''

Fair Weather Fiends This is a list of animated cartoons that star Woody Woodpecker, who appeared in 203 cartoons (196 Woody shorts and 7 miscellaneous shorts) during and after the Golden age of American animation. All the cartoons were produced by Walter Lantz Produ ...

'' 11/18/46 **22 '' Musical Moments from Chopin'' 2/24/47 **23 '' Smoked Hams'' 4/28/47 **24 '' The Coo Coo Bird'' 6/9/47 **25 '' Well Oiled'' 6/30/47 **26 '' Solid Ivory'' 8/25/47 **27 '' Woody the Giant Killer'' 12/15/47 **28 '' The Mad Hatter'' 2/16/48 **29 ''Banquet Busters'' 3/3/48 **30 ''

Wacky-Bye Baby This is a list of animated cartoons that star Woody Woodpecker, who appeared in 203 cartoons (196 Woody shorts and 7 miscellaneous shorts) during and after the Golden age of American animation. All the cartoons were produced by Walter Lantz Produ ...

'' 5/2/48 *Andy Panda **''

Life Begins for Andy Panda ''Life Begins for Andy Panda'' is a 1939 American short subject cartoon created by Walter Lantz, as the very first Andy Panda film. Background The short capitalized on public interest surrounding the United States' first captive panda, Su Lin, w ...

'' 9/9/39 **''Fish Fry'' 6/19/44 **''Apple Andy'' 5/20/46 **''The Bandmaster'' 12/22/47 **''Scrappy Birthday'' 2/11/49 *Swing Symphonies **''$21 a Day (Once a Month)'' 12/1/41 **''Pass the Biscuits, Mirandy!'' 8/23/43 **''The Greatest Man in Siam'' 3/27/44 **''Abou Ben Boogie'' 9/18/44 **''The Pied Piper of Basin Street'' 1/15/45 *Bonus features: **Six behind-the-scenes segments produced for ''

The Woody Woodpecker Show ''The Woody Woodpecker Show'' is a long-running 30-minute 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 Inspe ...

Disc three

*Woody Woodpecker **31 '' Wet Blanket Policy'' 8/27/48 **32 '' Wild and Woody!'' 12/31/48 **33 ''

Drooler's Delight This is a list of animated cartoons that star Woody Woodpecker, who appeared in 203 cartoons (196 Woody shorts and 7 miscellaneous shorts) during and after the Golden age of American animation. All the cartoons were produced by Walter Lantz Produ ...

'' 3/25/49 **34 ''

Puny Express This is a list of animated cartoons that star Woody Woodpecker, who appeared in 203 cartoons (196 Woody shorts and 7 miscellaneous shorts) during and after the Golden age of American animation. All the cartoons were produced by Walter Lantz Prod ...

'' 1/22/51 **35 ''

Sleep Happy This is a list of animated cartoons that star Woody Woodpecker, who appeared in 203 cartoons (196 Woody shorts and 7 miscellaneous shorts) during and after the Golden age of American animation. All the cartoons were produced by Walter Lantz Produ ...

'' 3/26/51 **36 '' Wicket Wacky'' 5/28/51 **37 '' Slingshot 6 7/8'' -7/28/51- **38 '' The Redwood Sap'' 10/1/51 **39 '' The Woody Woodpecker Polka'' 10/29/51 **40 ''

Destination Meatball This is a list of animated cartoons that star Woody Woodpecker, who appeared in 203 cartoons (196 Woody shorts and 7 miscellaneous shorts) during and after the Golden age of American animation. All the cartoons were produced by Walter Lantz Produ ...

'' 12/24/51 **41 ''

Born to Peck This is a list of animated cartoons that star Woody Woodpecker, who appeared in 203 cartoons (196 Woody shorts and 7 miscellaneous shorts) during and after the Golden age of American animation. All the cartoons were produced by Walter Lantz Produ ...

'' 2/25/52 **42 '' Stage Hoax'' 4/21/52 **43 ''

Woodpecker in the Rough This is a list of animated cartoons that star Woody Woodpecker, who appeared in 203 cartoons (196 Woody shorts and 7 miscellaneous shorts) during and after the Golden age of American animation. All the cartoons were produced by Walter Lantz Prod ...

'' 6/16/52 **44 ''

Scalp Treatment This is a list of animated cartoons that star Woody Woodpecker, who appeared in 203 cartoons (196 Woody shorts and 7 miscellaneous shorts) during and after the Golden age of American animation. All the cartoons were produced by Walter Lantz Produ ...

'' 9/18/52 **45 ''

The Great Who-Dood-It This is a list of animated cartoons that star Woody Woodpecker, who appeared in 203 cartoons (196 Woody shorts and 7 miscellaneous shorts) during and after the Golden age of American animation. All the cartoons were produced by Walter Lantz Prod ...

'' 10/20/52 *Chilly Willy **''Chilly Willy'' 12/21/53 **''I'm Cold'' 12/20/54 **''

The Legend of Rockabye Point ''The Legend of Rockabye Point'' is a 1955 Chilly Willy cartoon directed by Tex Avery and produced by Walter Lantz. The short was repurposed in episode 3 of The New Woody Woodpecker Show as "A Classic Chilly Cartoon". Plot An old fisherman tell ...

'' 4/11/55 **''Hot and Cold Penguin'' 10/24/55 **''Room and Wrath'' 6/4/56 *Cartune Classics **''Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company "B"'' 9/1/41 **''Mother Goose on the Loose'' 4/13/42 **''Pigeon Patrol'' 8/3/42 **''Crazy Mixed Up Pup'' 2/14/55 **''Sh-h-h-h-h-h'' 6/6/55 *Bonus feature: **''

: Spook-a-Nanny'': A complete 1964 episode of ''The Woody Woodpecker Show'', featuring ''Under the Counter Spy'' (Woody Woodpecker), ''Playful Pelican'' (Andy Panda), and ''Spook-a-Nanny'', the only original Woody Woodpecker cartoon created for the series

References

Official DVD website
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