It also features a bad guy named " Ben Buzzard " who bears a strong resemblance to Buzz Buzzard, a Lantz character introduced in the 1948 short Wet Blanket Policy who would eventually succeed Wally Walrus as Woody's primary antagonist.

Wet Blanket Policy, directed by Dick Lundy ( animator ) | Dick Lundy, introduced Woody's new adversary Buzz Buzzard and featured Woody's Academy Award-nominated theme song, " The Woody Woodpecker Song.

Buzz Buzzard often made appearances, as did Ms. Meany and several other older characters.

Dal McKennon, who played the projectionist ( uncredited in the film ), had a successful career as the voice of many screen and TV characters, including " Buzz Buzzard " in the Woody Woodpecker cartoons and " Gumby " in the TV clay animation series.

* Rob Stefaniuk-" Buzz " Sawchuck-Willy's bully / nemesis.

Woody, the original toy that the boy owns, becomes jealous of the boy ’ s new toy Buzz Lightyear.

Woody eventually overcomes his jealousy and in the end is friends with Buzz Lightyear.

To celebrate Toy Story 3, five new Mr. Potato Heads were unveiled including Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Jessie, Mrs. Potato Head, and the classic Mr. Potato Head.

Buzz Lightyear is a fictional character and the deuteragonist of the Toy Story franchise ( alongside Woody ).

However, Woody, the leader of Andy's toys, immediately grows jealous of the attention Buzz gets.

In the sequel, Buzz Lightyear appears as the main protagonist and must assume the leadership of the gang in order to rescue Woody, who was captured by a toy collector named Al.

Buzz and the toys eventually rescue Woody, Jessie and Bullseye, who come to live in Andy's room with everyone.

In Toy Story 3, Woody, Buzz, and the gang end up in a daycare center, where the leader of the toys is evil Lots-O-Huggin ' Bear.

After facing many dangers, Buzz, Woody, Jessie, and the other toys are given by Andy to a little girl named Bonnie.

In the Super Bowl on February 3, 2008 during the 3rd quarter, Buzz and Woody are watching the Super Bowl and then watch a promo for WALL-E, who is playing with a vacuum.

Perhaps unexpectedly, Buzz Lightyear the space ranger toy enjoys his closest personal relationships with two cowboy dolls: his best friend in the trilogy is Sheriff Woody Pride, who along with Buzz is the main protagonist of the three films, and by the end of Toy Story 2, he has developed a crush on Jessie the Cowgirl, which is consummated with their romance in Toy Story 3.

In the 1995 Disney / Pixar computer-animated film Toy Story, Buzz Lightyear and Sheriff Woody climb into a claw vending machine filled with claw-worshipping aliens.

The lot features such Disney and Pixar characters as Crush ( from Finding Nemo ), The Genie ( from Aladdin ), Mater and Lightning McQueen ( from Cars ), Buzz, Woody, Slinky, and other characters from Toy Story, in addition to the classic Disney characters present in the land ’ s show, Animagique.

The second act features Toy Story 3 and the escape of Woody, Buzz, Jessie and the rest of the toys from the Sunnyside Daycare and has been rumored that Tangled and Brave will be part of the show in 2012.

Glendalough is a good place to look for some of Ireland's newest breeding species, such as the Goosander and Great Spotted Woodpecker, and some of the rarest, such as the Redstart and Wood Warbler ; Peregrine, Dipper, Cuckoo, Jay and Buzzard can also be seen.

Teal, Grey Heron, Little Egret, Moorhen, Coot, Mallard, various ducks, Buzzard, Kestrel, Marsh Harrier, Short Eared Owl, Yellow Hammer, Lapwing, Linnet, European Green Woodpecker, Greater Spotted Woodpecker, Long-tailed Tit, Goldfinch, Mute Swan, Raven, Rook, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Black Headed Gull, Common Gull, Mediterarian Gull, Herring Gull, Snipe, Woodcock, Peregrine, Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Partridge, Cormorant, Bar Headed Goose, Greylag Goose, Widgeon, Sparrow Hawk, Kingfisher, Skylark, Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, Fieldfare, Redwing, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Reed Bunting ...

Buzzard 3 breeding pairs Kestrel Marsh Harrier breeding pair Peregrine Falcon Long-Eared Owl Short Eared Owl Cormorant Canada Geese Coot Moorhen Grey Heron Kingfisher Pheasant Mute Swan 2 breeding pair Fieldfare Long-tailed Tit Blue Tit Great Tit Redwing Starlings Woodpigeon Song Thrush Yellow Hammer Crow Rook Raven Greater Spotted Woodpecker European Green Woodpecker Sparrow Blackbird Robin House Martin Swallow Swift Skylark Cetti's, Reed, Warbler Goldcrest Wren Grey and Pied Wagtail Barn Owl Chaffinch Wheatear Chiff-Chaff Sand Martin Yellow Hammer Linnet Duck Teal Herring Gull Mediterranean Gull Jay

The heathland and woodland on Kinver Edge are inhabited by wildlife, including Adder and Common Lizard present on the heaths, and Common Buzzard, Eurasian Jay, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Badger, Red Fox, and many other bird species present in the woods.

The diversity of birdlife is similarly high, including the beautiful and much sought Narina Trogon as well as species such as the Cape Vulture, Black Eagle, Crowned Eagle, African Fish Eagle, Gymnogene, Jackal Buzzard, Whitebacked Vulture, Bald Ibis, African Finfoot, Knysna Lourie, Purple-crested Lourie, Gurney's Sugarbird, Malachite Sunbird, Cinnamon Dove, Emerald Cuckoo, Red-backed Mannikin, Golden-tailed Woodpecker, Olive Bush Shrike, Green Twinspot, Taita Falcons ( very rarely sighted, a breeding pair lives in the nearby Abel Erasmus Pass ), Cape Eagle Owl, White-faced Owl, Wood Owl, Peregrine Falcon, Black-breasted Snake Eagle, Wahlberg's Eagle, Long-crested Eagle, Jackal Buzzard, Lanner Falcon, Red-breasted Sparrowhawk, Rock Kestrel and others.

The park has over 150 species of birds including grey partridge, crow pheasant, parrot, quail, paradise fly-catcher, black-winged kite, Honey Buzzard, pariah kite, Eagle, golden-backed Woodpecker, yellow-wattled lapwing, red-wattled lapwing, blue-faced malkoha, shrike, koel, minivet, munia, parakeet, tailor bird, robin, drongo, quail and stone curlew.

In addition there are many garden bird varieties plus Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Treecreeper, Nuthatch, five tit species, Sparrow hawk, Buzzard and many finches including Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch and the occasional Bullfinch.

He is also known for his roles in Woody Allen's Mighty Aphrodite ( 1995 ), Ahdar Ru ' afo in Star Trek: Insurrection ( 1998 ), and Gus Van Sant's Finding Forrester ( 2000 ), where he once again played nemesis to Connery.

With the two leads set, Woody Harrelson was cast in the role of Burdett ’ s nemesis, FBI agent Stanley Lloyd.

The success of the pairing prompted both acts to record repeatedly through 1950, producing such rhythmically comical fare as " The Woody Woodpecker Song " ( based on the frisky bird from the Walter Lantz cartoons, and another Billboard hit for the quartet ), " Put ' em in a Box, Tie ' em with a Ribbon ( And Throw ' em in the Deep Blue Sea )," " The Big Brass Band from Brazil ," " It's a Quiet Town ( In Crossbone County )," " Amelia Cordelia McHugh ( Mc Who?

However, the success of television revivals for such names as Laurel and Hardy, Woody Woodpecker, Tom and Jerry and the Our Gang series in the late 1950s led Columbia to cash in again on the Stooges.

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* Walter Lantz, noted for the creation of Woody Woodpecker, provided the animation for Dracula's transformations.

But before he was permanently retired, Oswald made a final cameo appearance in The Woody Woodpecker Polka ( 1951 ), also in three-strip Technicolor, which by then had become the norm in the cartoon industry.

Rights to the Lantz / Universal-produced Oswald films and other related products were not included, and therefore Oswald appears in both Disney releases and in Universal's Woody Woodpecker and Friends collection.

The Lantz cartoon Niagara Fools, featuring Woody Woodpecker, represented perhaps Kinney's most fondly-remembered original storyline.

* Paul J. Smith ( director ) ( 1906 – 1980 ), American animator and director best known for his work in Woody Woodpecker cartoons

* Mrs. Hippopotamus ( The New Woody Woodpecker Show )

Donald Duck was created by Al Taliaferro, Woody Woodpecker was a creation of Walter Lantz ( Lanza ), with Casper the Friendly Ghost being the creation of Joseph Oriolo.

Many memorable characters emerged from this period including Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, Donald Duck, Daffy Duck, Goofy, Popeye, Tom and Jerry, Betty Boop, Mr. Magoo, Woody Woodpecker, Mighty Mouse and a popular adaptation of Superman.

This was none other than Woody Woodpecker, who become Lantz's most successful creation.

It opened again in 1950 with a downsized staff, mainly because Lantz was able to sign a deal with Universal ( by this time now known as Universal-International ) for more Woody Woodpecker cartoons, starting with 1951's Puny Express.

Luckily for Lantz Woody Woodpecker's survival was lengthened when he started appearing in The Woody Woodpecker Show from 1957 to 1958, from which it entered syndication until 1966.

NBC revived the show twice — in 1970 and 1976, and finally in 1985 Lantz sold all of the Woody Woodpecker shorts to Universal, then part of MCA.

The character resembled a caricature of Woody Woodpecker with an exaggerated top knot.

The biggest characters for the studio were Woody Woodpecker, Andy Panda, Chilly Willy, and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.

In July 2007, Universal Studios Home Entertainment released The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection, a three-disc DVD box set compilation of Lantz Cartunes.

A second volume was released in April 2008, followed by a vanilla release in 2009, Woody Woodpecker Favorites, which contained no new to DVD material.

* Woody Woodpecker ( 1941 – 1949, 1951 – 1972, 195 theatrical cartoons )

* Official site for the Woody Woodpecker and Friends DVD collection

Kenny says that SpongeBob's high pitched laugh was specifically aimed at being unique, stating that they wanted an annoying laugh in the tradition of Popeye and Woody Woodpecker.

Woody Woodpecker is a funny animal cartoon character, an anthropomorphic acorn woodpecker who appeared in theatrical short films produced by the Walter Lantz animation studio and distributed by Universal Pictures.