Here’s Wally Walrus’ take when he sees a sexed-up “lady” woodpecker, as Clarence Wheeler’s score includes a muted bluesy trumpet.
Here’s a window shade/sex gag.
The sight of the “girl” gets Wally so excited, his moribund heart starts pumping wildly.
Finally, Wally melts into a rocket that shoots into the sky.
No writer or director are credited.
Presumably, Lantz thought he could strike cartoon gold twice, where he got The Wet Blanket Policy on screens to take advantage of the huge popularity of “The Woody Woodpecker Song.” In this case, Lantz evidently was pushing “The Woody Woodpecker Polka.” The problem was the song was already about 11 months old by the time the cartoon reached theatres; Billboard of December 5, 1950 shows Capitol had a version in stores sung by Mel Blanc (backed by Billy May’s orchestra). The innocuous Starlighters sing it in the cartoon.
HI Yowp, this sequence was animated by Laverne Harding. She had an interesting perspective on a sexy female impersonating Woody.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Unk. I never would have guessed.
DeleteI bet Bugs was a more convincing woman.
ReplyDeleteNo mention of the multiple clones of Andy Panda, Charlie Chicken, and Oswald Rabbit at the beginning? Must be some serious inbreeding going on in Lantz County.
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