''Woody Woodpecker'' is an American
animated
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web series
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starring the
cartoon character of the same name created by
Walter Lantz
Walter Lantz (April 27, 1899 – March 22, 1994) was an American cartoonist, animator, producer and director best known for founding Walter Lantz Productions and creating Woody Woodpecker.
Biography
Early years and start in animation
Lant ...
. The series premiered on
YouTube
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on December 3, 2018.
In 2020, Woody Woodpecker and Wally Walrus appeared in a series of PSAs. On October 21, 2020, a trailer for a second season was released; the season premiered on October 28. On November 4, 2022, a trailer for a third season was released; the season premiered on November 6, 2022. The tenth episode of the third season of 2022, titled "Space Track", for some reason was not published on the official Woody Woodpecker channel on Youtube. However, it is available on the official Facebook page.
Production
On November 22, 2018, ''
Deadline Hollywood
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'' reported that
Universal 1440 Entertainment
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was producing a new series of ''Woody Woodpecker'' animated shorts exclusively for the official ''Woody Woodpecker''
YouTube
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channels in Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish and English. The first season was directed by
Alex Zamm
Alexander Zamm (born in Woodstock, New York) is an American film director and screenwriter. Zamm has directed such films as ''My Date with the President's Daughter'', '' Tooth Fairy 2'', ''The Pooch And The Pauper'', '' Dr. Dolittle: Million Doll ...
, who also directed the
2017 movie.
Voice cast
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Eric Bauza
Eric Bauza (born December 7, 1979) is a Canadian-American voice actor and comedian. His most-known roles include Stimpy on '' Ren and Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon"'', Foop on '' The Fairly OddParents'' and its reboot '' Fairly Odder'', Thunderbol ...
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Woody Woodpecker
Woody Woodpecker is an animated character that appeared in theatrical short films produced by the Walter Lantz Studio and distributed by Universal Studios between 1940 and 1972.
Woody, an anthropomorphic woodpecker, was created in 1940 by ...
, Ghost, Bird, Yeti
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Tara Strong
Tara Lyn Strong (née Charendoff; born February 12, 1973) is a Canadian-American actress. She is known for her voice work in animation, websites, and video games. Strong's voice roles include animated series such as '' The New Batman Adventure ...
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Winnie Woodpecker
Winnie or Winny may refer to:
People
* Winnie (name), various persons with the given name
* David Winnie (born 1966), Scottish former association football player and manager
Entertainment
*Winnie-the-Pooh, a fictional teddy bear created by A. ...
, Splinter, Wendy Walrus, Veronica Buzzard
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Tom Kenny
Thomas James Kenny (born July 13, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for voicing the titular character in ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' and associated media. Kenny has voiced many other characters, including Heffer Wolfe in '' ...
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Wally Walrus
Wally Walrus is an animated cartoon character who appeared in several films produced by Walter Lantz Productions in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. He has also since appeared in various cartoon programs of more recent decades.
History
Wally is an ...
, Glorbnorb III, Todd, Big Bulk Mart Announcer, Easter Bunny, Wally's Mother, Cameraman, Basil Beaver, Wally's Boss
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Kevin Michael Richardson –
Buzz Buzzard
Buzz Buzzard is a fictional animated character who appeared in several films produced by Walter Lantz Productions in the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.
History
Buzz is an anthropomorphic common buzzard and scammer making efforts to scam Woody W ...
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Nika Futterman
Nika Futterman (born October 25, 1969) is an American voice and television actress. She is known for her voices in various animated series, including Asajj Ventress in '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' and Adam Lyon in ''My Gym Partner's a Mon ...
– Knothead
* Brad Norman –
Chilly Willy
Chilly Willy is a cartoon character, a diminutive penguin. He was created by director Paul Smith for the Walter Lantz studio in 1953, and developed further by Tex Avery in the two subsequent films following Smith's debut entry. The character ...
(Season 1)
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Dee Bradley Baker
Dee Bradley Baker (born August 31, 1962) is an American voice actor. Much of Baker's work features vocalizations of animals and monsters. Baker's roles include animated series such as ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'', '' Codename: Kids Next Door'', ...
– Chilly Willy (Season 2–present), Bees
* Scott Weil –
Andy Panda, Director
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Jeff Bennett – Ari Cari
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Fred Stoller – Peacock
* Bernardo de Paula – Luiz, Sports Announcer
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Candi Milo
Candyce Anne Rose "Candi" Milo (born January 9, 1961) Timestamps: (00:27:12-00:27:45) Milo states that she is "firmly 51". (00:06:40-00:06:47) Milo states that she was born in Palm Springs. (00:16:23-00:16:25) She says her birthday is in Januar ...
– Mrs. Woodpecker
Episodes
Series overview
Season 1 (2018)
Season 2 (2020)
Season 3 (2022)
References
External links
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Woody Woodpeckeron Splash Entertainment's website
{{Universal Animation Studios
Animated television series reboots
2018 web series debuts
2010s American animated television series
American children's animated adventure television series
American children's animated comedy television series
American comedy web series
American flash animated web series
Television series by Splash Entertainment
Television series by Universal Television
Television series by Universal Animation Studios
YouTube original programming
Flash cartoons
Animated television series about birds
Animated television shows based on films
Woody Woodpecker