Maybe The Seattle Mariners Could Use Him

From 1943, here's Woody Woodpecker starring in the Walter Lantz cartoon "The Screwball."

In this one, Woody goes to a baseball game and causes all sorts of havoc.

Released theatrically by Universal Pictures, this cartoon, with music by Darrell Calker, animation by LaVerne Harding, and story by Ben Hardaway and Milt Schaffer, was produced by Walter Lantz and directed by Alex Lovy.

Enjoy!

Time For A Cartoon, Boys and Girls!

From 1944, here's a Walter Lantz Swing Symphony cartoon, "Jungle Jive."  This cartoon, which included the piano work of Bob Zurke, was directed by James (Shamus) Culhane, with story by Ben Hardaway and Milt Schaffer, animation layout by Art Heinemann, animation by Paul J. Smith and Emery Hawkins, music by Darrel Calker, and backgrounds by Philip DeGuard.

Released by Universal Pictures.

Enjoy, Cats and Dolls!

Here's A Snappy One

Let's go back to 1930 for this Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon, "Snappy Salesman," directed by Walter Lantz and produced and released by Universal Pictures.



 

Go Ahead! Start Huffin' and Puffin'!

From 1964, here are Woody Woodpecker, along with his nephew Knothead and niece Splinter, in "Three Little Woodpeckers" from Walter Lantz Productions, released by Universal Pictures.

Directed by Sid Marcus, with story by Cal Howard, animation by Ray Abrams and Art Davis, settings by Ray Huffine and Art Landy, and music by Walter Greene.

Grace Stafford Lantz (Walter's wife) did Woody's voice, with other voice characterizations provided by June Foray (as Knothead and Splinter), and Daws Butler (as the Big Bad Killer Wolf).

 

How Bout Some Animation History?

This is believed to have been the first animation segment done in Technicolor (this looks like the two-strip variety). This is a segment from the 1930 Universal feature "The King of Jazz," which starred Paul Whiteman and his orchestra.



The animation was supervised by director-animators Walter Lantz and Bill Nolan.