Woody Woodpecker

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Full Name	Woody Woodpecker
Alias(es)	Woody Woodpecker
Origin	Knock Knock (1940)
Occupation	Universal Studios' mascot Woodpecker Actor Leader of Woody Woodpecker Club
Powers / Skills	Cunning Strong pecker Flight
Hobby	Spending time with Knothead and Splinter Having fun Competing with Andy Panda Having fun Stealing food from Wally Walrus Hanging out with Andy Panda and Chilly Willy Being with Winnie Woodpecker
Goals	Be best than Andy Panda in everything, but still being his best friend Keep his dating with Winnie Woodpecker
Family	Knothead (nephew) Splinter (niece) Uncle Scrooge (uncle) James Woodpecker (uncle) Wilson Woodpecker (uncle) Richard Woodpecker (cousin) Jonathan Woodpecker (cousin) Nick Woodpecker (cousin) Phil Woodpecker (cousin) Christine Woodpecker (sister; deceased) Grandma Woodpecker (grandmother) Grandpa Woodpecker (grandfather) Howard Woodpecker (father) Maria Woodpecker (mother) Christine's husband (brother-in-law; deceased)
Friends / Allies	Walter Lantz, Winnie Woodpecker (girlfriend), Andy Panda, Chilly Willy, Miranda Panda, Sugarfoot, Wally Walrus, Miss Meany, Chilly Lilly, Maxie the Polar Bear, Albo, Duffy Dog, Knothead and Splinter, Inspector Willoughby, Fink Fox, Smedley, The Beary Family, Mr. Panda, Mr. Delicated Percy, Cuddles, Maggie and Sam, Maw and Paw, Windy and Breezy, Homer Pigeon, Hickory, Dickory and Doc, Lil' Eightball, Carlinhos, Uncle Scrooge, Lance Walters, Tommy Walters, Sam Bartlett, Jill, Lyle, Roger Rabbit, Jessica Rabbit, Eddie Valiant, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Betty Boop, other friends
Enemies	Buzz Buzzard, Tweaky, Gabby Gator, Dapper Denver Dooley, Dirty McNasty, Poor Hungry Cat, Wally Walrus (formerly), Clyde Cat, Prof. Grossenfibber, The Pygmies, King Pygmy, Prof. Dingle Dong, Fatso the Bear, Wolfie Wolf, The Blue Streak, Billy and Louie, Rufus leDufus, Hogwash the Sargent, Nate Grimes, Ottis Grimes, Lance Walters (formerly), Vanessa, Reginald, Yeggs Benedict, Lemmy Over Trash, Brutus, P. Cosmo Clonk, Dirty Dan, Tiger, other enemies
Type of Hero	Envious Comic Relief

“	Guess who?!	„
	~ Woody introducing himself.

“	Uh, when you wanna make the plane go up, you gotta push the stick backwards, and when you wanna...	„
	~ Woody Woodpecker.

Woody Woodpecker is the titular main protagonist in the animated series of the same name.

History

Woody was created in 1940 by storyboard artist Ben "Bugs" Hardaway, who had previously laid the groundwork for two other screwball characters, Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, at the Warner Bros. cartoon studio in the late 1930s. Woody's character and design would evolve over the years, from an insane bird with an unusually garish design to a more refined looking and acting character in the vein of the later Chuck Jones version of Bugs Bunny. Woody was originally voiced by prolific voice actor Mel Blanc, who was succeeded by Ben Hardaway and later by Grace Stafford, wife of Walter Lantz.

Lantz produced theatrical cartoons longer than most of his contemporaries, and Woody Woodpecker remained a staple of Universal's release schedule until 1972, when Lantz finally closed down his studio. The character has been revived since then only for special productions and occasions, save for one new Saturday morning cartoon, The New Woody Woodpecker Show, for the Fox Network in the late 1990s/early 2000s.

Woody Woodpecker cartoons were first broadcast on television in 1957 under the title The Woody Woodpecker Show, which featured Lantz cartoons bookended by new footage of Woody and live-action footage of Lantz. Woody has a motion picture star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on 7000 Hollywood Boulevard. He also made a cameo alongside many other famous cartoon characters in the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

Woody Woodpecker and friends are also icons at the PortAventura Park in Salou, Spain. Brought to the park by Universal Studios, Woody and friends remain there despite Universal no longer having a financial stake in the park.

In the 2017 live-action/CGI film and the 2018 YouTube series, Woody is the main protagonist, voiced by Eric Bauza.

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