The New Woody Woodpecker Show
The New Woody Woodpecker Show is an American animated television series that was based on the animated short film series created by cartoonist and animator Walter Lantz. It was created and developed by animator Bob Jaques, and co-developed by and storyboard artist Kelly Armstrong. Jaques co-directed the first 13 episodes alongside Alan Zaslove, until the 14th episode, where Zaslove becomes the sole director until the show's cancellaction. It was produced by Universal Cartoon Studios and aired from May 8, 1999 until July 27, 2002 on Fox's Fox Kids in the United States.
It is an updated version of The Woody Woodpecker Show with characters from the original series and a few new ones appearing in their own segments, in a manner similar to the original Looney Tunes shorts. Each 22-minute episode consists of three segments, usually two featuring Woody Woodpecker, and one starring Chilly Willy, with Winnie Woodpecker and Knothead & Splinter also starring in some segments. 52 episodes were produced, with 157 segments.
Cast and characters
Woody Woodpecker
- Woody Woodpecker - A mischievous pileated woodpecker who lives in a treehouse overlooking an apartment building in the big city. His personality mirrors Tom Sawyer, a lazy and crazy moocher, often looking for ways to get by without lifting a finger. This does not endear him to his rivals, but Woody doesn't take their resistance lightly. His father is Scottish, and Woody is proud of his Scottish heritage.
- Buzz Buzzard - A sleazy common buzzard who is always concocting scams and cons on Woody and Winnie, though the woodpeckers frequently outsmart him.
- Wally Walrus - A Swedish walrus who lives in the apartment Woody's treehouse overlooks. He is one of Woody's frequent adversaries, though him being antagonistic through snobbishness is about as frequent as Woody being a nuisance in search of food or mischief.
- Miss Meany - The grouchy landlady who owns the apartment complex where Wally lives and Woody overlooks. She is one of Woody's frequent adversaries, and generally more mean-spirited than Wally. Often portrayed as a hard worker who takes her job seriously and respects those in authority.
- Winnie Woodpecker - A female pileated woodpecker and Woody's best friend who tends to get into her own misadventures. She has a more dignified persona than Woody's.
- Knothead and Splinter - Woody and Winnie's nephew and niece, respectively, a pair of young pileated woodpeckers who can't help but give to their uncle a hard time.
- Tweakey Da Lackey - A domestic canary who is usually Buzz's henchman, often reluctant about it.
Chilly Willy
- Chilly Willy - A voiceless penguin who lives in Antarctica, his misadventures result from his constant endeavors to fill his empty stomach and/or find relief from the cold. Despite his innocent demeanor, Chilly is quite the troublemaker.
- Smedley - A hound dog that is frequently at odds with Chilly, though usually portrayed as more an authority figure than an antagonist. He is very easygoing and generally does not break his calm demeanor, but Chilly always pushes Smedley's patience to the breaking point.
- Chilly Lilly - A female penguin who is the Chilly Willy's girlfriend and appears in the episode Chilly Lilly.
- Maxie The Polar Bear - A polar bear who is one of Chilly's friends. He makes a few appearances on Chilly's segments.
- Sgt. Hogwash - A pig military officer who operates in a government base in the Antarctic, and is plagued by Chilly's mischievousness.
- Major Bull - A bull who is Hogwash's superior.
Additional voices
- Dr. Doug Nutts - A physician who is impersonating Don Knotts. He appears in the episode Woody And The Termite.
- Mother Nature - A fairy who usually gets after Woody for being too lazy to fulfill his role in nature. She appears in the episodes "Woody And The Termite", "Downsized Woody", "Whistle Stop Woody", and "Teacher's Pet". In "Teacher's Pet" her appearance is different then the three prior episodes, she retains her original pre-Teacher's Pet appearance in Crazy Castle 5.
- Nicky Woodpecker - A high society pileated woodpecker thief who appears in the episode Eenie, Meany, Out You Go.
- Woody Woodpecker's Father - A pileated woodpecker who is the father of Woody.
- Caveman Woodpecker - A caveman who is a woodpecker.
- Lester The Termite - A termite who appears in the episode Woody And The Termite.
- Judge - A judge who appears in the episode Stage Fright and condemns Buzz and Tweakey.
- Willy Walrus - a young walrus who appears in the episode Stuck On You.
- Cupid - A cupid who appears in the episode Date With Destiny.
- Woodrow Woodpecker - A nerdy woodpecker who appears in Teacher's Pet.
Additional voices
- Charlie Adler - Woodrow Woopecker
- Pamela Adlon - Lester the Termite
- Jeff Bennett - Pigeon Boss
- Julie Brown - Customer, Judge
- Corey Burton - Woody Woodpecker's Father, TV Announcer
- Dan Castellaneta - Cockroach
- Marsha Clark
- Travis Clark
- Diane A. Crea
- Jim Cummings - Captain Redwood, Oakey, Doctor
- Grey DeLisle
- Pat Fraley - Kid, Nash
- Jess Harnell - Businessman, Joe, Pirate
- Ellen Idelson
- Peter Jason
- Tom Kenny - Lash Charile Elf
- Jill Talley
- Joe Lala - Cable Mole
- Tress MacNeille - Helga, Hens
- Candi Milo
- Laraine Newman
- Rob Paulsen - Corky, Louie,,, Woody Clone
- Brogan Roche
- Eugene Roche
- Charles Martin Smith - Marty
- Frank Welker
Episodes
Series overview
Season 1 (1999)
Season 2 (2000)
Season 3 (2002)
Broadcast
The New Woody Woodpecker Show aired from May 8, 1999 until July 27, 2002 on Fox's Fox Kids in the United States. The show aired on YTV in Canada, and CBBC in the UK.Home media
Few DVDs were released in the UK, previously on VHS. As of February 2018, the first 13 episodes can be viewed on Hulu and Yahoo! View. Previously, all 53 episodes were available for streaming on Netflix. The full series is part of the new NBCUniversal streaming service Peacock, launched in May 2020.Successor
On November 22, 2018, Deadline Hollywood reported that Universal 1440 Entertainment produced a new 2D animated series based on the franchise, which debuted on December 3, 2018 on thecharacter's official YouTube channel.