Chilly Willy filmography

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Chilly Willy
Created by
Original work Chilly Willy (1953)
Owner
Years
  • 1953–2022
Films and television
Film(s) Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) (mentioned)
Short film(s)
Web series
Animated series
Television special(s)
Direct-to-video
Official website
www.chillywillyfan.com

This is a list of Walter Lantz "Cartunes" featuring Chilly Willy . All are entries in Lantz's Chilly Willy series.

Contents

Directors for each short are noted. The first five cartoons (Chilly Willy through Room and Wrath) were released in The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection . Five additional shorts, including Hold That Rock and Half-Baked Alaska, were released in The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection: Volume 2 .

1950s

1953

#TitleDateDirectorNotes
1 Chilly Willy December 21 Paul Smith
  • First appearance of Chilly.
  • First Chilly short directed by Paul Smith.
  • Renamed "Deep Freeze" in the airing of The Woody Woodpecker Show.

1954

#TitleDateDirectorNotes
2 I'm Cold December 20 Tex Avery
  • First appearance of Smedley Dog.
  • First Chilly short directed by Tex Avery.

1955

#TitleDateDirectorNotes
3 The Legend of Rockabye Point April 11Tex Avery
  • Chilly Willy's last short directed by Tex Avery. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.
4 Hot and Cold Penguin October 24 Alex Lovy Chilly Willy's first short directed by Alex Lovy.

1956

#TitleDateDirectorNotes
5 Room and Wrath June 4Alex Lovy
6 Hold That Rock July 30

1957

#TitleDateDirectorNotes
7 Operation Cold Feet May 6Alex Lovy
8The Big SnoozeAugust 30
9Swiss Miss-FitDecember 2

1958

#TitleDateDirectorNotes
10 Polar Pests May 19Alex LovyRestored in HD for MeTV
11 A Chilly Reception June 16
12Little TelevillainDecember 8Restored in HD for MeTV

1959

#TitleDateDirectorNotes
13 Robinson Gruesome February 2Alex LovyRestored in HD for MeTV
14 Yukon Have It March 30Chilly Willy's last short directed by Alex Lovy.

Also, restored in HD for MeTV

1960s

1960

#TitleDateDirectorNotes
15 Fish Hooked August 10Paul Smith

1961

#TitleDateDirectorNotes
16 Clash and Carry April 25 Jack Hannah
  • First appearance of Wally Walrus in a Chilly Willy's short.
  • First Chilly short directed by Jack Hannah.
17 St. Moritz Blitz May 16Paul Smith
18 Tricky Trout September 5Jack HannahFinal appearance of Wally Walrus in a Chilly Willy's short.

Also, restored in HD for MeTV

1962

#TitleDateDirectorNotes
19 Mackerel Moocher April 10Jack Hannah

1963

#TitleDateDirectorNotes
20 Fish and Chips January 8Jack HannahChilly Willy's last short directed by Jack Hannah.

First cartoon with recreated 1957 theme in begin

21 Salmon Loafer May 28Sid Marcus
  • First Chilly short directed by Sid Marcus.
22 Pesky Pelican September 24

1964

#TitleDateDirectorNotes
23 Deep Freeze Squeeze March 3Sid MarcusFinal Chilly short under the Universal International banner.
24 Lighthouse Keeping Blues August 25First Chilly short under the Universal Pictures banner.
25 Ski-Napper December 15

1965

#TitleDateDirectorNotes
26 Fractured Friendship March 1Sid Marcus Woody Woodpecker makes a short cameo appearance.

Also, restored in HD for MeTV

27 Half-Baked Alaska June 1Last cartoon with recreated 1957 theme in begin
28 Pesty Guest November 1Restored in HD for MeTV

Also, first cartoon with new 1965 theme

1966

#TitleDateDirectorNotes
29 Snow Place Like Home March 1Paul SmithRestored in HD for MeTV
30 Polar Fright May 1First appearance of Maxie the Polar Bear.
31 South Pole Pals August 1
32 Teeny Weeny Meany October 1Sid MarcusRestored in HD for MeTV

1967

#TitleDateDirectorNotes
33 Operation Shanghai January 1Sid MarcusFinal Chilly short directed by Sid Marcus.
34 Vicious Viking March 1Paul SmithRestored in HD for MeTV
35 Hot Time on Ice June 1Restored in HD for MeTV
36 Chilly And The Woodchopper October 1Restored in HD for MeTV
37 Chilly Chums November 1 Woody Woodpecker makes another cameo appearance, as well as his last appearance in a Chilly Willy short.

Also, restored in HD for MeTV

1968

#TitleDateDirectorNotes
38 Under Sea Dogs March 1Paul Smith
39 Highway Hecklers September 1First appearance of Colonel Pot Shot.
40 Chiller Dillers December 1Restored in HD for MeTV

1969

#TitleDateDirectorNotes
41 Project Reject April 1Paul Smith
42 Chilly and the Looney Gooney July 1First appearance of Looney Gooney.
43 Sleepy Time Bear December 1

1970s

1970

#TitleDateDirectorNotes
44 Gooney's Goofy Landings March 2Paul SmithRestored in HD with stereosound fof MeTV
45 Chilly's Ice Folly June 8
46 Chilly's Cold War November 2

1971

#TitleDateDirectorNotes
47 A Gooney Is Born January 1Paul SmithRestored in HD with stereosound for MeTV
48 Airlift A La Carte May 1Only short that actually has Chilly, Maxie, Looney Gooney, and Smedley all appearing in one cartoon despite the opening.
49 Chilly's Hide-A-Way September 1Final appearances of Smedley and Colonel Pot Shot.

1972

#TitleDateDirectorNotes
50 The Rude Intruder January 1Paul Smith
  • Final appearances of Chilly Willy, Maxie The Polar Bear, and Looney Gooney.
  • Final Chilly short directed by Paul Smith.

Also, restored in HD for MeTV Also, last cartoon with new 1965 theme

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