The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia: 1942

"Under the Spreading Blacksmith Shop" Release Date: 1/12/42 Direction: Alex Lovy Artists: Alex Lovy and Robert Bentley Story: Ben Hardaway and L.E. Elliott Music: Darrell Calker Notes: Production Number: 1008 An Andy Panda cartoon The final appearance of Poppa Panda Reissued as "Andy Panda's Blacksmith Shop" by Castle Films. Reissued as "The Blacksmith" and "Village Blacksmith" for television. Video availability: Woody Woodpecker and Friends, Vol. 11 (Retitled TV print; DVD; Columbia House) Walter Lantz Presents: The World of Andy Panda (VHS; Universal/MCA)

"The Hollywood Matador" Release Date: 2/9/42 Direction: Alex Lovy Artists: Alex Lovy and Robert Bentley Story: Ben Hardaway and L.E. Elliott Music: Darrell Calker Notes: Production Number: 1009 A Woody Woodpecker cartoon Working title: "The Mad Matador" The final appearance of Danny Webb as the voice of Woody. Michael Fitzgerald incorrectly lists this cartoon as a January release. A New York Times article dated July 5, 1944 states that "The Motion Picture Society for the Americas convinced [Lantz] that the title of this cartoon should be changed to "The Hollywood Matador" and that he should refilm 200 of the 600 feet in the short to eliminate a number of Mexicans shown without shoes and another comic Mexican shown sleeping blissfully with a sombrero over his face. The fear was that Mexican audiences would resent the implications of national laziness." Video availability: Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection, Vol. 1 (DVD; Universal/MCA) Woody Woodpecker and Friends, Vol. 5 (DVD; Columbia House)

"The Hams That Couldn't Be Cured" Release Date: 3/4/42 Direction: Walter Lantz Artists: Alex Lovy and R. Somerville Story: Ben Hardaway and L.E. Elliott Music: Darrell Calker Notes: Production Number: 1010 A Swing Symphony cartoon Video availability: Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection, Vol. 1 (DVD; Universal/MCA) Woody Woodpecker and Friends, Vol. 9 (Edited TV print; DVD; Columbia House)

"Mother Goose on the Loose" Release Date: 4/13/42 Direction: Walter Lantz Pictures Drawed By: Masters "Mugsy" Tipper and "Stinkey" Kline Story Thunk Up By: Juniors "Buggsy" Hardaway" and "Baby-Face" Elliot Music Patter Writ By: "Boogie Woogie" Calker Notes: Production Number: 1012 A Cartune short Yes, that's how the credits actually appear on-screen. Video availability: Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection, Vol. 1 (DVD; Universal/MCA)

"Good-Bye Mr. Moth" Release Date: 5/11/42 Direction: Walter Lantz Artists: Alex Lovy and Verne Harding Story: Ben Hardaway and "Chuck" Couch Music: Darrell Calker Notes: Production Number: 1011 An Andy Panda cartoon Andy Panda's first solo short. This cartoon's title is a play on the 1939 MGM feature "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" starring Robert Donat and Greer Garson. Hidden Gag: One of the tags Andy reads is signed "Bernie Kreisler". Kreisler was the head of the Universal short subjects sales department at the time. Lantz had quickly inserted the name as a joke. When Kreisler found out he demanded Lantz to take his name off. Lantz replied, "Well, Bernie, I'm sorry I can't take it off. Universal made three hundred fifty prints of it, we can't just make all new prints." The name stayed, but Kreisler was not happy about it at all. Video availability: Woody Woodpecker and Friends, Vol. 10 (Edited TV print; DVD; Columbia House) Walter Lantz Presents: The World of Andy Panda (VHS; Universal/MCA)

"Nutty Pine Cabin" Release Date: 6/1/42 Direction: Alex Lovy Story: Ben Hardaway and "Chuck" Couch Animation: Harold Mason and Robert Bentley Music: Darrell Calker Notes: Production Number: 1013 An Andy Panda cartoon Andy Panda's first appearance as an adult. Video availability: Woody Woodpecker and Friends, Vol. 8 (TV print; DVD; Columbia House) Comedy Legends: Abbott and Costello: Pardon My Sarong (VHS; Universal/MCA) Walter Lantz Presents: The World of Andy Panda (VHS; Universal/MCA)

"Ace in the Hole" Release Date: 6/22/42 Direction: Alex Lovy Animation: George Dane Story: Ben Hardaway and Milt Schaffer Music: Darrell Calker Notes: Production Number: 1014 A Woody Woodpecker cartoon First onscreen credit for Milt Schaffer at Lantz The first appearance of Kent Rogers as the voice of Woody. Michael Fitzgerald incorrectly lists this cartoon as a May release. Video availability: Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection, Vol. 1 (DVD; Universal/MCA) Woody Woodpecker and Friends, Vol. 2 (DVD; Columbia House) Walter Lantz Presents: Woody Woodpecker: Collector's Edition, Vol. 2 (VHS; Universal/MCA) Walter Lantz Presents: Woody Woodpecker: Collector's Edition (Laserdisc; Universal/MCA)

"Juke Box Jamboree" Release Date: 7/27/42 Direction: Alex Lovy Story: B. Hardaway and C. Couch Music: Darrell Calker Animation: Verne Harding Notes: Production Number: 1015 A Swing Symphony cartoon Academy Award nominee Video availability: Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection, Vol. 2 (DVD; Universal/MCA) Comedy Legends: Abbott and Costello: Who Done It? (VHS; Universal/MCA)

"Pigeon Patrol" Release Date: 8/3/42 Director: Alex Lovy Story: Ben Hardaway and Milt Schaffer Animation: Ralph Somerville Music: Darrell Calker Notes: Production Number: 1016 The final Cartune short The first appearance of Homer Pigeon Michael Fitzgerald incorrectly lists this cartoon as a July release. Most prints of this cartoon are missing several scenes involving the Japanese vulture as well as Homer's "kick in the Axis for Hitler" line. Click here to see images of the edited scenes. Video availability: Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection, Vol. 1 (DVD; Universal/MCA) Woody Woodpecker and Friends, Vol. 15 (Edited; DVD; Columbia House)

"Andy Panda's Victory Garden" Release Date: 9/7/42 Director: Alex Lovy Story: Ben Hardaway and Milt Schaffer Animation: Lester Kline Music: Darrell Calker Notes: Production Number: C-2 An Andy Panda cartoon Reissued as "Andy Panda's Garden" by Castle Films. Reissued as "Springtime for Andy" for television. The first appearance of Charlie Chicken. Charlie would make his second and final appearance in "Meatless Tuesday" (1943). After his screen career, Charlie became a prominent player in comic books (usually paired with Andy Panda). Video availability: Woody Woodpecker and Friends, Vol. 6 (TV print; DVD; Columbia House)

"Yankee Doodle Swing Shift" Release Date: 9/21/42 Direction: Alex Lovy Story: Ben Hardaway and Milt Schaffer Animation: Harold Mason Music: Darrell Calker Notes: Production Number: C-1 A Swing Symphony cartoon Incorrectly listed as "Yankee Doodle Swingshift" in Michael Fitzgerald's Universal Pictures

"The Loan Stranger" Release Date: 10/19/42 Directed By: Alex Lovy Story: Ben Hardaway and Milt Schaffer Animation: Frank Tipper Music: Darrell Calker Notes: Production Number: C-3 A Woody Woodpecker cartoon Woody is voiced by Kent Rogers in this cartoon, despite the reused Mel Blanc audio from "Woody Woodpecker" (1941) heard in the beginning. Video availability: Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection, Vol. 1 (DVD; Universal/MCA) Woody Woodpecker and Friends, Vol. 11 (TV print; DVD; Columbia House)

"Boogie Woogie Sioux" Release Date: 11/30/42 Directed By: Alex Lovy Story: Ben Hardaway and Milt Schaffer Animation: Bob Bentley Music: Darrell Calker Notes: Production Number: C-4 A Swing Symphony cartoon Reissued as "Indian Beatnick" for television Video availability: Woody Woodpecker and Friends, Vol. 5 (Edited, retitled TV print; DVD; Columbia House)

"Air Raid Warden" Release Date: 12/21/42 Direction: Alex Lovy Story: Ben Hardaway and Milt Schaffer Animation: George Dane Music: Darrell Calker Notes: Production Number: C-5 An Andy Panda cartoon The original end title card features a plug for war bonds. Michael Fitzgerald incorrectly lists this cartoon as a January 1943 release. Incorrectly listed as "Air Radio Warden" in Leonard Maltin's Of Mice and Magic