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 a fun American cartoon series. It's based on the classic animated short films created by Walter Lantz. This show was made by Bob Jaques and Kelly Armstrong.

It was produced by Universal Cartoon Studios. The show first aired on May 8, 1999, and ran until July 27, 2002. You could watch it on Fox's Fox Kids in the United States.

This series was a fresh take on The Woody Woodpecker Show. It brought back many original characters and introduced some new ones. Each episode was about 24 minutes long. It usually had three shorter stories or "segments." Most episodes featured two stories with Woody Woodpecker. One segment usually starred Chilly Willy. Sometimes, Winnie Woodpecker, Knothead, and Splinter also had their own stories. In total, 53 episodes were made, which included 157 different segments.

Meet the Characters

Woody Woodpecker and Friends

• Woody Woodpecker (Billy West) - Woody is a playful pileated woodpecker. He lives in a treehouse that looks over an apartment building in a big city. Woody is a bit lazy and always looking for easy ways to get by. He often annoys his rivals, but he doesn't give up easily! Woody is proud of his Scottish family background.
• Winnie Woodpecker (B. J. Ward) - Winnie is a female woodpecker and Woody's best friend. She often goes on her own adventures. Winnie is usually more polite and calm than Woody.
• Knothead (Elizabeth Daily) and Splinter (Nika Futterman) - These are Woody and Winnie's niece and nephew. They are young woodpeckers who love to give their uncle (and everyone else) a hard time!
• Buzz Buzzard (Mark Hamill) - Buzz is a sneaky common buzzard. He is the main bad guy in the show. He's always trying to trick Woody and Winnie, but the woodpeckers usually outsmart him.
• Wally Walrus (Billy West) - Wally is a Swedish walrus who lives in the apartment building near Woody's treehouse. He's Woody's neighbor and often gets into fights with him. Wally isn't as mean as other characters, but Woody often causes trouble for him. Even though they are rivals, Woody and Wally sometimes work together.
• Miss Meany (Andrea Martin) - Miss Meany is Woody's grumpy landlady. She owns the apartment building where Wally lives. She is often more angry than Wally. Miss Meany works hard and takes her job very seriously.
• Tweakey Da Lackey (Mark Hamill) - Tweakey is a small domestic canary. He usually works for Buzz as his helper, but he often doesn't want to.

Chilly Willy and His Pals

• Chilly Willy (mute) - Chilly is a quiet penguin who lives in Antarctica. His adventures usually happen because he's trying to find food or stay warm. Even though he looks innocent, Chilly can be quite a troublemaker!
• Smedley (Billy West) - Smedley is a hound dog. He often has problems with Chilly. He's usually shown as someone in charge rather than a bad guy. Smedley is very easygoing, but Chilly always tests his patience.
• Chilly Lilly (mute) - Chilly Lilly is a female penguin and Chilly Willy's girlfriend. She appears in the episode Chilly Lilly.
• Maxie The Polar Bear (Rob Paulsen) - Maxie is a smart polar bear and one of Chilly's friends. He shows up in a few of Chilly's stories.
• Sgt. Hogwash (Blake Clark) - Sgt. Hogwash is a pig who works as a military officer at a government base in Antarctica. Chilly's tricks often cause problems for him.
• Major Bull (Kevin Michael Richardson) - Major Bull is a bull who is Sgt. Hogwash's boss.

Other Fun Characters

• Dr. Doug Nutts (Billy West) - A doctor who looks like Don Knotts. He appears in the episode Woody And The Termite.
• Mother Nature (B. J. Ward) - A fairy who often tells Woody off for being too lazy. She appears in several episodes.
• Creepy Badger (Mark Hamill) - A strange badger who speaks in a deep, gravelly voice. He sometimes works with Wally Walrus or acts as a main bad guy. He loves tobogganing! His favorite saying is "Hiya, buddy!"
• Nicky Knickknacker (Tim Curry) - A fancy woodpecker thief who appears in the episode Eenie, Meany, Out You Go.
• Woody Woodpecker's Father (Corey Burton) - Woody's dad.
• Caveman Woodpecker (Charlie Adler) - A caveman who is also 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 Stage Fright and punishes Buzz and Tweakey.
• Willy Walrus (Rob Paulsen) - Wally's nephew. He 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

Many other talented voice actors helped bring the characters to life, including:

• Charlie Adler
• Pamela Adlon
• Jeff Bennett
• Julie Brown
• Corey Burton
• Dan Castellaneta
• Jim Cummings
• Grey DeLisle
• Pat Fraley
• Jess Harnell
• Tony Jay
• Tom Kenny
• Jill Talley
• Joe Lala
• Tress MacNeille
• Candi Milo
• Rob Paulsen
• Charles Martin Smith
• Frank Welker

Episodes Guide

The show had three seasons with many fun episodes!

Series Overview

Season 1 (1999)

Season 2 (2000)

Season 3 (2002)

Where to Watch

The New Woody Woodpecker Show was first shown on Fox Kids from 1999 to 2002. Later, you could watch reruns on Cartoon Network. It is also coming to Universal Kids in the United States. In Canada, the show aired on YTV, and in the UK, it was on CBBC.

Home Video and Streaming

Some DVDs of the show were released in the UK. You can watch the first 13 episodes on Hulu and Yahoo! View. All 53 episodes were once available on Netflix. Now, the full series is part of the new NBCUniversal streaming service called Peacock, which started on July 15, 2020.

What Came Next

On November 22, 2018, it was announced that Universal 1440 Entertainment made a brand new cartoon series based on the character. This new show came out on December 3, 2018, on the official Woody Woodpecker YouTube channel.

See also

In Spanish: El nuevo show del Pájaro Loco para niños