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Watch out for that crazy Woodpecker!!!, 1 August 2000
Author: raysond from Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Its a crying shame that Woody and his friends aren't on either Nickelodeon or Cartoon Network. But that Woodpecker was the best ever in getting even with characters that were interrupting his beloved home or trying to get even with him like Pete Buzzard, Wally Walrus,or that annoying Gabby Gator. Walter Lantz' creation was some of the best animated around,and at times very funny,cause that Woodpecker was crazy!!! Still,Woody applied the laughs,and in turn brought out the kid in all of us. One of my best shows ever from childhood. By the way,who can remember that crazy laugh?

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Great cartoon!, 14 March 2003
Author: Movie Nuttball from U.S.A.

I really like this older cartoon.Woody is very funny and the other characters in the series is very funny as well. Its one of My favorite cartoons.It has good color and interesting short stories. If you like Looney Toons and haven't seen Woody Woodpecker then if you can check it because it'll make you laugh!

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A pretty good show, but..., 6 September 2008
8/10
Author: braderunnar from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

This is easily among the best "compilation of theatrical cartoons" shows ever to air, mainly due to Walter Lantz's between-cartoon segments where he explained how cartoons are made. This was a creative concept at the time and still is, perhaps even more so today. I was more familiar with the mechanics of computer animation than traditional animation (and computer animation is relatively simple, regardless of how much work and money can be spent on making effects with it), and seeing these segments was a delight to me, as I'm sure it was to many children of the late 50's who were intrigued to see how Woody Woodpecker cartoons were made.

But here's the show's problem: it had a tendency to only show the cartoons which had just made the rounds in theatres across America. So you ended up seeing an awful lot of Paul J. Smith hackwork (and Paul himself is seen and identified in a few segments). But thanks to the DVDs including only the segments explaining the animation process (along with the customary complete episode), you don't have to slog through mediocre cartoons to see them.

Watching Woody cartoons on their own is a suitable alternative to this show, but the animation segments are intriguing enough to give the show a recommendation. If you don't already have the DVDs, this is worth checking out.

Oh, and one more thing: there is no such thing as a late 1990s revival of Woody Woodpecker. That's just a blasphemous rumour.

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Can you say Ah-Ha-Ha-Ha Hahahahaha!!!!, 12 March 2002
Author: j.eaton (j.eaton@sympatico.ca) from Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Ah-Ha-Ha-Ha Hahahahaha!!!!!! That is the famous laugh from the famous animated bird that we have grown to know and love. Yes that's Woody Woodpecker! There is the rest of the gang too! Winnie, Knothead, Splinter, Buzz Buzzard, Woody's penguin pal Chilly Willy & Wally Walrus who Woody just loved to bother!

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