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Woody Woodpecker is a cartoon anthropomorphic woodpecker that has appeared in theatrical short films produced by the Walter Lantz Studio and distributed by Universal Studios[2][3] between 1940 and 1972.[4] He was created in 1940 by Lantz and storyboard artist Ben "Bugs" Hardaway, who had previously laid the groundwork for two other screwball characters, Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, at the Warner Bros. cartoon studio in the late 1930s. Woody's character and design evolved over the years, from an insane bird with an unusually garish design to a more refined looking and acting character in the vein of the later Chuck Jones version of Bugs Bunny.[5] Woody was originally voiced by prolific voice actor Mel Blanc, who was succeeded in the shorts by Danny Webb, Kent Rogers, Ben Hardaway, and, finally, Grace Stafford (wife of Walter Lantz).[6] Woody Woodpecker cartoons were first broadcast on television in 1957 under the title The Woody Woodpecker Show, which featured Lantz cartoons bookended by new footage of Woody and live-action footage of Lantz. Lantz produced theatrical cartoons longer than most of his contemporaries, and Woody Woodpecker remained a staple of Universal's release schedule until 1972, when Lantz finally closed down his studio. The character has been revived since then for special productions and occasions, as well as for The New Woody Woodpecker Show, a Saturday-morning cartoon television series featuring prolific voice actor Billy West as Woody that aired from 1999 to 2002.[7][8] Woody has a motion picture star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard. He also made a cameo appearance alongside many other famous cartoon characters in the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Like Mickey Mouse of The Walt Disney Company and Bugs Bunny of Warner Bros., Woody Woodpecker is the official mascot of Universal Studios. Woody and his friends are also icons at the Universal Studios Theme Parks worldwide, as well as the PortAventura Park in the PortAventura World, Salou, Spain (they were originally brought to the park by Universal Studios, and remain there today despite Universal no longer having a financial stake in the park).
Woody Woodpecker
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Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was one of the most popular and famous pre-Mickey cartoon characters right next to Felix the Cat. That is . . . until one fateful day when Walt's rights to Oswald were taken away from him by the head of Universal, Charles Mintz, and then Mintz threw Oswald in a cage, and barely used him. The only support Oswald had in his imprisonment at Universal was Felix the Cat and some other heroic cartoons from Universal. Experience Oswald's life throughout the years as we see him go through the shadow of being forgotten, the loss of Walt Disney, and the cruelty done by hardcore fans of Charles Mintz at Universal. But experience how his luck pays off when he famous Mickey Mouse learns in 2006 that he had a brother, and goes to bring him back. And experience the care of his only friends at Universal, being the only light to the Lucky Rabbit after Walt's death. This is the story of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit . . . from a cartoon's point of view.
