The BEST episodes of The Woody Woodpecker Show
Every episode of The Woody Woodpecker Show ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Woody Woodpecker Show!
"The Woody Woodpecker Show" was a long-running 30-minute American television series mainly composed of the animated cartoon escapades of Woody Woodpecker and other Walter Lantz characters including Andy Panda, Chilly Willy and Inspector Willoughby. 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.
#1 - Woody Woodpecker
Season 1941 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/7/1941
Woody Woodpecker spends his day singing loudly and pecking holes in trees. He infuriates the other woodland creatures - when he isn't baffling them with his bizarre behavior. Woody overhears a squirrel and a group of birds gossiping about him. Even though he just sang a song proclaiming his craziness, he denies their whispered accusations that he's nuts. But after they trick him into knocking his head on a statue, the poor bird hears voices in his head and decides the animals might be right. He decides to see a doctor. But leave it to Woody to choose Dr. Horace N. Buggy, a Scottish-brogue-burring fox, who is, if it's impossible, even madder than he is.
#2 - Pistol Packin' Woodpecker
Season 1960 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/7/1960
A western bandit, caught by Woody, escapes jail and vows revenge against the woodpecker.
#3 - Panhandle Scandal
Season 1959 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/20/1959
Bandit Denver Dooley travels to a lawless western town where he notices a sign, "No Bandits Allowed. Signed, Marshall Woody Woodpecker".
#4 - The Barber of Seville
Season 1944 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/10/1944
An opera-singing Woody Woodpecker takes over a barbershop and harasses the customers.
Watch Now:Amazon#5 - Woody the Giant Killer
Season 1947 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/15/1947
Woody buys some "magic beans" from a con man.
Watch Now:Amazon#6 - Belle Boys
Season 1953 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/14/1953
Woody and Buzz Buzzard are hotel bellhops where Ga-Ga Gazoon, glamorous French actress, is going to be checking in soon.
Watch Now:Amazon#7 - Romp in a Swamp
Season 1959 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/5/1959
Woody tricks Ali Gator into a swampland chase.
#8 - Busman's Holiday
Season 1961 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/4/1961
Woody is a window washer, on his way home he annoys the bus driver with his ladder.
#9 - Janie Get Your Gun
Season 1965 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/6/1965
A wanted man out West pastes Woody’s picture over his own wanted poster, and Calamity Jane goes after the reward.
#10 - Sufferin' Cats
Season 1961 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/4/1961
Woody annoys a certain homeowner by pecking the antenna of his TV set.
#11 - The Bird Who Came to Dinner
Season 1961 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/6/1961
A street vendor is selling walking toy woodpeckers on a street corner. A large limousine stops, and a richly-dressed lady steps out to purchase a toy for her son. Woody pictures a luxurious future in a home as she would have to offer, so he quickly imitates the walking toy.
Watch Now:Amazon#12 - Southern Fried Hospitality
Season 1960 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/7/1960
Gabby Gator is starving. He comes upon a recipe for southern-fried woodpecker and writes Woody a fan letter. Woody shows up to perform an act and halfway through the show realizes what's going on.
Watch Now:Amazon#13 - Ozark Lark
Season 1960 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/8/1960
The feud between the Martins and the Coys has ended after all being wiped out except for one. Woody comes by and inadvertently starts it back up.
#14 - Kiddie League
Season 1959 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/2/1959
The championship baseball game of the Kiddie League pits pitcher Woody Woodpecker and his team against the Bubble Gummers.
#15 - International Woodpecker
Season 1957 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/1/1957
Woody Woodpecker tells Knothead and Splinter the story of how woodpeckers have influenced world history.
Watch Now:Amazon#16 - Who's Cookin' Who?
Season 1946 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/24/1946
Woody is being lazy and napping while the ants and grasshoppers are gathering food for the winter. He awakens, under a blanket of snow, to find that both winter and a hungry wolf are knocking at his door. The wolf has intentions of eating Woody...but Woody also has the same thoughts regarding the wolf.
Watch Now:Amazon#17 - Scalp Treatment
Season 1952 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/18/1952
Buzz Buzzard tries to scalp Woody for his feathered head, as a gift to an Indian maiden.
#18 - The Great Who-Dood-It
Season 1952 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/1952
Woody is wandering around the County Fair and runs into Buzzy Buzzard who attempting to sell his home-made tonics.
#19 - Heap Big Hepcat
Season 1960 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/4/1960
Looseface, a young Indian brave turned TV star, goes home to ask for his sweethearts hand in marriage. The chief says he must bring home some meat for the cooking pot before he can be married. While hunting he runs into Woody.
#20 - Ballyhooey
Season 1960 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/2/1960
Woody tries to watch his favorite TV quiz show, “Win the Whole Wide World” despite the fact it is constantly interrupted by commercials for the stupidest products.
#21 - Poop Deck Pirate
Season 1961 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/2/1961
Woody is trying to sleep in the middle of the big city but there is way too much noise. He decides to vacation at the peaceful Tooti Fruiti Islands.
#22 - Sissy Sheriff
Season 1967 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/1/1967
After losing 12 sheriffs in twelve days, the town of Lizzard Gizzard Gulch makes Woody sheriff number 13, with the task of arresting notorious bank robber Dirty McNasty.
#23 - Horse Play
Season 1967 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/1/1967
Woody has a run-in with an Indian who has a taste for Woody’s horse.
Watch Now:Amazon#24 - Sioux Me
Season 1965 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/6/1965
An Indian tribe is in need of rain and believe they can get it by sacrificing Woody.
#25 - Woody's Clip Joint
Season 1964 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/9/1964
When Woody is getting his hair cut a news report states that Louie the Lion has escaped from the circus. Soon after, Louie enters the barber shop and forces Woody to hide him from the cops.