The laugh that launched a thousand lawsuits — cartoon chaos from animation's wild era.
The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection is a three-disc DVD collection of theatrical cartoons produced by Walter Lantz Productions for Universal Pictures between 1940 and 1956. The set was released by Universal Studios Home Entertainment on July 24, 2007, and marks the first time a collection of cartoons starring Woody Woodpecker and the other Lantz characters have been widely available on home video. Included in the set are seventy-five cartoon shorts, including the first forty-five Woody Woodpecker cartoons, in production order. The other thirty cartoons include five Andy Panda shorts, five Chilly Willy shorts, five Oswald the Lucky Rabbit shorts, five Swing Symphonies, and ten one-shot Cartune Classics. This is not the collection from 1982. This is "Volume 1" for the Volume 2 released in 2008.
Sound
That iconic laugh — allegedly based on a woodpecker outside Lantz's honeymoon cabin.
Practical Effects
Genuine cel animation with visible brushstrokes and happy accidents.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Walter Lantz himself voiced Woody until 1950, when he retired the character entirely — then returned in 1951 when no replacement satisfied him.
This 2007 release marked the first official Woody Woodpecker home video collection after decades of bootleg VHS tapes circulated among animation obsessives.
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