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first app.: | The Bongo Punch (1957) |
last app.: | The Bongo Punch (1957) |
created by: | Walter Lantz Studios |
voiced by: | Mel Blanc (Woody Woodpecker's Family Album) [1] June Foray (The Bongo Punch) |
Pepito Chickeeto is a Walter Lantz cartoon animal character, who made his first and only appearance in the cartoon "The Bongo Punch", in 1957.
Walter Lantz Productions was an American animation studio. It was in operation from 1928 to 1972 and was the principal supplier of animation for Universal Pictures.
Woody Woodpecker is an animated character that appeared in theatrical short films produced by the Walter Lantz Studio and distributed by Universal Pictures between 1940 and 1972.
Walter Benjamin Lantz was an American cartoonist, animator, producer and director best known for founding Walter Lantz Productions and creating Woody Woodpecker.
Chilly Willy is a cartoon character, a diminutive penguin. He was created by director Paul Smith for the Walter Lantz studio in 1953, and developed further by Tex Avery in the two subsequent films following Smith's debut entry. The character soon became the second most popular Lantz/Universal character, behind Woody Woodpecker. Fifty Chilly Willy cartoons were produced between 1953 and 1972.
The Woody Woodpecker Show is a 30-minute American television series mainly composed, of the animated cartoon shorts of Woody Woodpecker and other Walter Lantz characters including Andy Panda, Chilly Willy, The Beary Family and Inspector Willoughby all released by Walter Lantz Productions. The series was revived and reformatted several times, but remained popular for nearly four decades and allowed the studio to continue making theatrical cartoons until 1972 when it shut down. It also kept the Walter Lantz/Universal "cartunes" made during the Golden Age of American animation a part of the American consciousness. The Woody Woodpecker Show was named the 88th best animated series by IGN.
Andy Panda is a cartoon character who starred in his own series of animated cartoon short subjects produced by Walter Lantz. These "cartunes" were released by Universal Pictures from 1939 to 1947, and United Artists from 1948 to 1949. The title character is an anthropomorphic cartoon character, a cute panda. Andy became the second star of the Walter Lantz cartoons after Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. He achieved considerable popularity until being eventually supplanted by Woody Woodpecker.
Joseph Benson Hardaway was an American storyboard artist, animator, voice actor, gagman, writer and director for several American animation studios during The Golden Age of Hollywood animation. He was sometimes credited as J. B. Hardaway, Ben Hardaway, B. Hardaway and Bugs Hardaway. He fought in World War I in the 129th Field Artillery Regiment, Battery D.
Dallas Raymond McKennon, sometimes credited as Dal McKennon, was an American film, television and voice actor, who had a career lasting over 50 years.
Buzz Buzzard is an animated character who appeared in several Woody Woodpecker films produced by Walter Lantz Productions.
Homer Pigeon is a Walter Lantz cartoon animal character, who made his first appearance in the cartoon "Pigeon Patrol", in 1942. His final appearance was in 1964, in The Woody Woodpecker Show episode "Spook-A-Nanny".
Windy & Breezy are Walter Lantz characters, who made their first appearance in the cartoon "Fodder and Son", in 1957. Their final appearance was in 1959, in "Bee Bopped".
Fatso The Bear is a Walter Lantz character, who made his first appearance in the cartoon "Hunger Strife", in 1960. His final appearance was in 1961, in "The Bear and the Bees". The bear is essentially a "clone" of Disney's Humphrey the Bear, in terms of physical appearance, gruff voice, and personality. This makes sense, as the character was created by Jack Hannah, who had directed most of the Donald Duck cartoons at Disney back in the mid-1940s into the 1950s.
Elmer the Great Dane is a Walter Lantz character in the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon series, who premiered in the 1935 short Elmer the Great Dane. The character's name is most likely a reference to Elmer, the Great, a 1933 film.
Lil' Eightball is a Walter Lantz character voiced by Mel Blanc, who made his first appearance in the cartoon "The Stubborn Mule" in 1939. His final appearance was in 1939, in "A Haunting We Will Go". He is a racially offensive caricature of an African-American child.
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.
Maw and Paw are Walter Lantz characters, who made their first appearance in the cartoon "Maw and Paw", in 1953. Their final appearance was in 1968, in "Feudin Fightin-N-Fussin". They are based on the Universal's popular live-action Ma and Pa Kettle film series.
Baby-Face Mouse is a Walter Lantz character, who made his first appearance in the cartoon Cheese-Nappers, in 1938. He starred in nine cartoons over two years, with his final appearance in 1939, in Snuffy's Party as a cameo.
Mechanical Man is a 1932 cartoon short by Walter Lantz that features Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. It is the 54th Oswald short by Lantz and the 107th in the entire series.
Events in 1912 in animation.