The BEST episodes of Woody Woodpecker and Friends season 1957
Every episode of Woody Woodpecker and Friends season 1957, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Woody Woodpecker and Friends season 1957!
With arguably the most famous laugh of any cartoon character in history ("ha-ha-ha-HA-ha"), Woody Woodpecker pecked his way into our lives through a 1940 Andy Panda theatrical short entitled Knock Knock. Woody continued to appear in short films throughout the 40's and 50's, and in 1957, the Kellogg's company packaged these theatrical works into the syndicated package The Woody Woodpecker Show. Walter Lantz created the famed bird, and in the show's early days, the animator would host from his office, demonstrating how cartoons were made by showing the viewers at home such essentials as painting cels and drawing storyboards. Woody, an obnoxious mischief-maker, would usually star in the shorts, occasionally taking a backseat to his friends Andy Panda, Wally Walrus, Gabby Gator, Buzz Buzzard, Oswald the Rabbit, The Beary Family and Arctic penguin Chilly Willy.
#1 - Round Trip to Mars
Season 1957 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/23/1957
In the middle of the desert just outside Las Vegas is the Oasis Hotel, and in the center of the swimming pool near the hotel is Woody Woodpecker, restfully relaxing in an auto tube. Suddenly, the rat-tap-tap of an automatic riveter interrupts Woody's peace and quiet. Investigation discloses Professor Dingledong putting the last rivets into a space rocket, into which he's about to visit the planet Mars.
#2 - Red Riding Hoodlum
Season 1957 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/11/1957
Knothead and Splinters, Woody Woodpecker's nephews, are reading "Little Red Riding Hood" and are requested to deliver a bag of goodies to Grandma in the forest. They meet a wolf, who takes a short-cut to Grandmas, but Slinters and Knothead take an even shorter cut and get there before him. After the get through wearing him out, Grandma decides the wolf is a good prospect for matrimony and drags him off to the altar.
#3 - Box Car Bandit
Season 1957 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/8/1957
A bandit and his horse (a bigger crook than the bandit) find out that a big shipment of gold bullion is being shipped by train, so they make immediate plans to hijack it. But, Woody Woodpecker is the guard in the baggage car, and foils all their attempts to steal it, and soon horse and rider are in the jail-house.
#4 - The Unbearable Salesman
Season 1957 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/3/1957
Knothead and Splinter, sitting on Woody Woodpecker's knee, ask Woody to tell them how he acquired his bearskin rug. So Woody starts: "Once upon a time...
#5 - International Woodpecker
Season 1957 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/1/1957
Woody Woodpecker helps his nephews, Knothead and Splinter, in their studies of Woodpecker History, by telling them how he figured in the cave-man era, and Greece, and was responsible for making the Lean Tower of Pisa lean, and also for discovering America. They then take off for a picnic on the moon, via Woody's rocket-ship.
#6 - To Catch a Woodpecker
Season 1957 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/29/1957
Woody Woodpecker has become an endless source of frustration for the Miracle Telephone Co. ("If you get your call, it's a miracle") by pecking holes in their telephone poles. After a company henchman fails to apprehend him, the company President goes after Woody himself using a woodpecker disguise. Hijinks ensue.
#7 - Dopey Dick the Pink Whale
Season 1957 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/1/1957
Woody Woodpecker is on a whaler-ship searching for Dopey Dick, the Pink Whale. When sighted, the ship captain sens Wood out in a rowboat to capture Dopey. The whale wrecks the ship but takes a liking to Woody, and off they go across the ocean with Woody water-skiing behind his new friend.
#8 - Fodder and Son
Season 1957 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/4/1957
Woody goes to Yellowstone National Park, where he encounters a bear who does anything to get food from people.
#9 - Fowled Up Party
Season 1957 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/14/1957
Sam and Maggie are on their merry way to a costume party, and Sam is wearing a Rooster costume. They run out of gas on the way and Sam hikes off looking for a gas station. He gets no further than the nearest farm house and encounters a huge dog who likes nothing better then chicken as the dinner item of his choice, and he is really thrilled over the prospect of just how many dinners the biggest rooster he has ever seen will provide.
#10 - Plumber of Seville
Season 1957 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/11/1957
Hercules, a small, bulbous-nosed plumber, receives a note saying he must "fix leak at Carnegie Hall". He arrives but, unfortunately, on the same night, various musical pieces are being conducted and, while Hercules noisily repairs the leaky pipe, manages to disrupt the concert in no uncertain terms. To make matters worse, he has wine with lunch, gets drunk, and falls in love with the female harp player. Finally, he fixes the pipe and presents the conductor with his enormous bill. The conductor throws him out where the harp player catches him and drives off to the park so they can continue "pitching woo".
#11 - Operation Cold Feet
Season 1957 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/6/1957
A sentry is posted to guard the food supply at a South Pole expedition location, but Chilly Willy the penguin is hungry and has his eyes on the canned sardines and other sea-food choices at the post. Lots of chase and pursuit but Willy ends up well fed.
#12 - The Goofy Gardener
Season 1957 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/26/1957
Herman, a gardener employed at a ritzy estate lets nothing divert him from his gardening chores, and continues to perform them in the midst of a big, outdoor party being held on the grounds by the owner. Herman them blames the host for all the mistakes, mishaps and problems the guest have to endure.
#13 - The Big Snooze
Season 1957 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/30/1957
Forest ranger Clyde is given an order to make sure the park bears are not disturbed from their winter hibernation. He inspects their cave and finds Chilly Willy trying to sleep among them. He hollers at Chilly not to wake them up, waking one bear up himself. He sends the sleepwalking bear back to bed but it isn't that simple. The bear continues to sleepwalk going on a wild ride through the woods after Chilly gets him to put some skis on. The bear finally stops... and is now sleeping in Clyde's bed. Clyde returns to the cave where all the bears are now sleepwalking and Chilly is giving each one a lit dynamite stick!
#14 - Swiss Miss-Fit
Season 1957 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/2/1957
In a rescue station high in the mountains of Switzerland, the keeper of the rescue St. Bernard dogs is angry bawling out one of them for having no rescues to his credit. He points with pride to pictures on the wall of medaled dogs who have distinguished records in this respect. He winds up by saying that he will give the rescue dog one more chance. The lovable dog, with a small barrel of brandy attached to a collar around his neck, leaves the station, determined to effect his first rescue.
