The Tee Bird

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The Tee Bird
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Directed by Paul J. Smith
Produced by Walter Lantz
Story by Homer Brightman
Starring Grace Stafford
Dal McKennon
Music by Clarence Wheeler
Animation by Robert Bentley
Don Patterson
Les Kline
Art Landy
Color process Technicolor
Production
company
Distributed by Universal International
Release date
August 10, 1959
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Tee Bird is the 94th animated cartoon short subject in the Woody Woodpecker series. Released theatrically on August 10, 1959, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal International. [1]

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Plot

On the Pebbley Beach Golf Course, Dapper Denver Dooley and Woody Woodpecker are in a championship playoff. The prize: $25,000. After both contenders make holes in one, a psychological battle begins. Woody crunches celery. Dapper drives himself into a sand trap. Woody proves himself too light for quicksand; Dapper sinks. At every turn, Dapper proceeds to lure and trick poor Woody until Woody's game seems lost. All that Dapper needs to win is a short putt into the cup, but he's seized with a magnificent case of hiccups. Woody wins and hiccups dollar bills!

Notes

The Tee Bird marked Dapper Denver Dooley's final appearance in a Woody theatrical "cartune". He had replaced Buzz Buzzard as Woody's main foil a few years back, and would eventually be replaced himself by Gabby Gator.

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References

  1. ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 157–158. ISBN   0-8160-3831-7.


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