The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia: 1945

"The Pied Piper of Basin Street" Release Date: 1/15/45 Direction: James Culhane Story: Ben Hardaway and Milt Schaffer Animation Layout: Art Heinemann Animation: Verne Harding and Pat Matthews Music: Darrell Calker Backgrounds: Philip DeGuard Featuring: Jack Teagarden Notes: Production Number: D-10 A "Swing Symphony" cartoon The mayor appears to be a caricature of Lou Costello.

"Chew-Chew Baby" Release Date: 2/5/45 Direction: James Culhane Story: Ben Hardaway and Milt Schaffer Animation Layout: Art Heinemann Animation: Paul Smith and Grim Natwick Music: Darrell Calker Backgrounds: Philip DeGuard Notes: Production Number: D-12 Last onscreen credit for Art Heinemann at Lantz.

"Sliphorn King of Polaroo" Release Date: 3/19/45 Direction: Dick Lundy Story: Ben Hardaway and Milt Schaffer Animation: Pat Matthews Music: Darrell Calker Trombone Vocals: Jack Teagarden Baritone: Lee Sweetland Narration: Hans Conried Notes: Production Number: D-13 Dick Lundy's directorial debut The final "Swing Symphony" cartoon Early storyboards show Wally Walrus in the role of Jackson, the Sliphorn King of Polaroo. For whatever reason, Wally was dropped and the character was played by a lion in the finished cartoon.

"Woody Dines Out" Release Date: 5/14/45 Direction: James Culhane Story: Ben Hardaway and Milt Schaffer Animation: Don Williams Music: Darrell Calker Backgrounds: Philip DeGuard Notes: Production Number: E-1 Last onscreen credits for Philip DeGuard and Don Williams at Lantz

"Crow Crazy" Release Date: 7/9/45 Direction: Dick Lundy Story: Ben Hardaway and Milt Schaffer Animation: Les Kline and Paul Smith Music: Darrell Calker Notes: Production Number: E-2 Renewed as "Andy Panda in 'Crow Crazy'" in 1972. The first apperance of Andy's dim-witted dog, Milo. He would appear again in "Mousie Come Home" (1946).

"The Dippy Diplomat" Release Date: 8/27/45 Direction: James Culhane Story: Ben Hardaway and Milt Schaffer Animation: Pat Matthews and Grim Natwick Music: Darrell Calker Notes: Production Number: E-3

"The Loose Nut" Release Date: 12/17/45 Direction: James Culhane Story: Ben Hardaway and Milt Schaffer Animation: Laverne Harding and Emery Hawkins Music: Darrell Calker Backgrounds: Terry Lind Notes: Production Number: E-5 First onscreen credit for Terry Lind at Lantz Model sheets for this cartoon refer to the construction worker as "Bull Dozer"