Maggie & Sam

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Maggie & Sam
MaggieAndSam CrazyMixedUpPup.jpg
Maggie and Sam, as seen in "Crazy Mixed Up Pup" (art by Walter Lantz Studios).
First appearance Crazy Mixed Up Pup (1955)
Last appearanceFowled Up Party (1957) (Maggie)
Woody and the Beanstalk (1966) (Sam)
Created by Walter Lantz
Tex Avery
Voiced by Daws Butler (Sam)
Grace Stafford (Maggie)
In-universe information
SpeciesHumans
GenderMale (Sam)
Female (Maggie)
Sam in "The Ostrich Egg And I", art by Walter Lantz Studios. Sam OstrichEggAndI.jpg
Sam in "The Ostrich Egg And I", art by Walter Lantz Studios.

Maggie and Sam are Walter Lantz characters, who made their first appearance in the cartoon "Crazy Mixed Up Pup", in 1955. Their final appearance was in 1957, in "Fowled Up Party". They were created by Tex Avery. Maggie was voiced by Grace Stafford and Sam by Daws Butler. [1]

Contents

Sam appeared alone in a handful of Woody Woodpecker cartoons during the 1960s.

Maggie in "The Ostrich Egg And I", art by Walter Lantz Studios. Maggie OstrichEggAndI.jpg
Maggie in "The Ostrich Egg And I", art by Walter Lantz Studios.

List of appearances

See also

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