The New Woody Woodpecker Show facts for kids

Quick facts for kids The New Woody Woodpecker Show
Genre	Comedy Slapstick
Created by	Bob Jaques
Developed by	Bob Jaques Kelly Armstrong
Voices of	Billy West Mark Hamill Andrea Martin B.J. Ward Jim Cummings E.G. Daily Nika Futterman
Composer(s)	Tom Chase
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	53 (whole) 157 (segments) Woody Woodpecker: 105 Chilly Willy: 31 Winnie Woodpecker: 11 Knothead & Splinter: 10
Production
Producer(s)	See below
Running time	24 minutes (three 8-minute segments)
Production company(s)	Universal Cartoon Studios Universal Television
Distributor	Universal Worldwide Television NBCUniversal Television Distribution
Release
Original network	Fox (Fox Kids)
Picture format	NTSC (480i)
Audio format	Dolby Surround
Original release	May 8, 1999 (1999-05-08) – July 27, 2002 (2002-07-27)
Chronology
Preceded by	The Woody Woodpecker Show (1957–1958)
Followed by	Woody Woodpecker (2018–present)
Related shows	Film Series

The New Woody Woodpecker Show is an American animated comedy 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 from Warner Bros. Each 24-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. 53 episodes were produced, with 157 segments.

Cast and characters

Woody Woodpecker

• Woody Woodpecker (Billy West) - A mischievous pileated woodpecker who lives in a tree-house 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.
• Winnie Woodpecker (B. J. Ward) - A female pileated woodpecker and Woody's best friend/girlfriend who tends to get into her own misadventures. She has a more dignified persona than Woody's.
• Knothead (Elizabeth Daily) and Splinter (Nika Futterman) - Woody and Winnie's nephew and niece, respectively, a pair of young pileated woodpeckers who can't help but give to their uncle (and anybody else) a hard time.
• Buzz Buzzard (Mark Hamill) - A sleazy common buzzard and the overall main antagonist of the series. He is always concocting scams and cons on Woody and Winnie, though the woodpeckers frequently outsmart him.
• Wally Walrus (Billy West) - A Swedish walrus who lives in the apartment Woody's tree-house overlooks. He is Woody's neighbor and long-time foil but is not as antagonistic as other characters with Woody being always greedy and looking for mischief to ensue. Despite his rivalry with Woody, there are times where the duo team up and work together.
• Miss Meany (Andrea Martin) - Woody's grouchy landlady who owns the apartment complex where Wally lives and Woody overlooks. Being more violent than other characters, she is generally more mean-spirited than Wally. Often portrayed as a hard worker who takes her job seriously and respects those in authority.
• Tweakey Da Lackey (Mark Hamill) - A domestic canary who is usually Buzz's henchman, often reluctant about it.

Chilly Willy

• Chilly Willy (mute) - 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 (Billy West) - 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 (mute) - A female penguin who is Chilly Willy's girlfriend and appears in the episode Chilly Lilly.
• Maxie The Polar Bear (Rob Paulsen) - An intelligent polar bear who is one of Chilly's friends. He makes a few appearances on Chilly's segments.
• Sgt. Hogwash (Blake Clark) - A pig military officer who operates in a government base in the Antarctic, and is plagued by Chilly's mischievousness.
• Major Bull (Kevin Michael Richardson) - A bull who is Hogwash's superior.

Additional characters

• Dr. Doug Nutts (Billy West) - A physician who is impersonating Don Knotts. He appears in the episode Woody And The Termite.
• Mother Nature (B. J. Ward) - 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.
• Creepy Badger (Mark Hamill) - A creepy and psychotic badger. While is not generally a real villain, he has worked alongside Wally Walrus as assistant and played the role as main antagonist in one episode. He speaks in a gravelly, deep, and generally creepy voice. He also really loves tobogganing. His catchphrase is "Hiya, buddy!"
• Nicky Knickknacker (Tim Curry) - A high society pileated woodpecker thief who appears in the episode Eenie, Meany, Out You Go.
• Woody Woodpecker's Father (Corey Burton) - A pileated woodpecker who is the father of Woody.
• Caveman Woodpecker (Charlie Adler) - A caveman who is a woodpecker.
• Lester The Termite (Pamela Adlon) - A termite who appears in the episode Woody And The Termite.
• Judge (Billy West) - A judge who appears in the episode Stage Fright and condemns Buzz and Tweakey.
• Willy Walrus (Rob Paulsen) - Wally's nephew who appears in the episodes Stuck On You, and Just say Uncle .
• Cupid (Billy West) - A cupid who appears in the episode Date With Destiny.
• Woodrow Woodpecker (Charlie Adler) - A nerdy woodpecker who appears in Teacher's Pet.

Additional voices

• Charlie Adler - Woodrow Woopecker
• Pamela Adlon - Lester the Termite (in "Woody and the Termite")
• Jeff Bennett - Pigeon Boss (in "Downsizing Woody")
• Julie Brown - Customer (in "Bad Hair Day"), Judge (in "Winnie's New Car")
• Corey Burton - Woody Woodpecker's Father, TV Announcer (in "Mexican Chilly")
• Dan Castellaneta - Cockroach (in "Brother Cockroach")
• Marsha Clark
• Travis Clark
• Diane A. Crea
• Jim Cummings - Captain Redwood (in "Woody's Ship of Ghouls"), Oakey (in "Woody's Ship of Ghouls"), Doctor (in "Couple's Therapy")
• Grey DeLisle - La Luna (in "A Chilly Fashion Model"), Frieda
• Pat Fraley - Kid (in "Mexican Chilly"), Nash (in "Automatic Woody")
• Jess Harnell - Businessman (in "Wiener Wars"), Joe (in "Wiener Wars"), Pirate (in "Woody's Ship of Ghouls")
• Ellen Idelson
• Peter Jason
• Tony Jay - Günther's guardian (in "Be A Sport")
• Tom Kenny - Lash (in "Automatic Woody") Charile Elf (in "Yule Get Your's")
• Jill Talley
• Joe Lala - Cable Mole (in "Cable Ace")
• Tress MacNeille - Helga (in "The Chilly Show"), Hens (in "Chicken Woody")
• Candi Milo - Jinny (in "Niece and Quiet")
• Laraine Newman
• Rob Paulsen - Corky (in "Woody's Ship of Ghouls"), Louie (Thrash For Cash), (Terror Tots), (Ye Olde Knothead And Splinter), Woody Clone (Two Woodys, No Waiting)
• Brogan Roche
• Eugene Roche
• Charles Martin Smith - Marty (in "The Chilly Show")
• Frank Welker

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (1999)

Season 2 (2000)

Season 3 (2002)

Broadcast

The New Woody Woodpecker Show aired on Fox Kids from May 8, 1999, through July 27, 2002 and reruns of the show were aired on Cartoon Network and are coming to Universal 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 on July 15, 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 the character's official YouTube channel.

See also

In Spanish: El nuevo show del Pájaro Loco para niños