Popeye needs a new mast, so he starts to cut down a tall tree - but a woodpecker living in that tree has other ideas.
The story of Walter Lantz and Woody Woodpecker from the early days at Universal Pictures to the creation of brand new cartoons in 2018. Featuring contributions from Woody experts and of course, Woody himself.
The evil king is busy counting his money. Woody Woodpecker and his Merry Men are dancing in Sherwood Forest. The old king's tax money comes up short because of Woody and his men.
Lazy Dodsworth the Cat wants to catch a woodpecker for his breakfast. The woodpecker has built its home inside the upper trunk of a very tall tree, and Dodsworth puts on a professor's cap, pretending to be a passive teacher of bird-catching and thereby deceive an eager-to-learn kitten into doing the perilous ascending of the tree to try to catch the woodpecker.
Sniffles the mouse is in the country for a restful vacation of fresh air, enjoyment of nature, and peace and quiet.
It's St. Valentine's Day. Cupid is having fun arranging, while a young devil is making mischief sabotaging, love affairs.
Professor Strudel relates the story of how he managed to catch and stuff Woody Woodpecker... or did he?
Woody Woodpecker tells Knothead and Splinter the story of how woodpeckers have influenced world history.
A lost baby woodpecker, that believes Jerry is its mother, does everything it can to save the mouse from Tom, who is once again in pursuit. A CinemaScope remake of the 1949 Tom and Jerry cartoon Hatch Up Your Troubles.
Woody Woodpecker, hot, hungry and thirsty, is walking across a dry, bleak Western desert.
Woody Woodpecker impersonates a doctor.
Woody Woodpecker visits Niagara Falls and asks about going over the famous falls in a barrel, which the guard tells him is forbidden. Woody immediately decides to do it anyway.
Woody Woodpecker goes out to dine and accidentally stumbles into a taxidermist's shop, thinking it is a restaurant. The taxidermist, wanting a woodpecker to stuff, doesn't inform Woody otherwise.
Dowager steps out to purchase a toy for her son. Woody Woodpecker, peering around the corner of the building, pictures a luxurious future in a home as she would have to offer, so he quickly steps out and imitates the walking toy.
The Miracle Telephone Company attempts to stop Woody Woodpecker from pecking holes in its telephone poles.
Woody Woodpecker, a swabby on a pirate ship, must protect the ship's massive supply of doubloons from bartender-cum-crook Buzz Buzzard.
Boarding house proprietor Wally Walrus takes out an ad in the local paper looking for a sweetheart. Woody Woodpecker reads this and decides he might be able to trick Wally out of some cooking if he dresses up like a girl and answers the ad.
Woody Woodpecker tries to watch his favorite TV quiz show - which is constantly interrupted by commercials.
A crowd gathers at the beach to witness vacationer Wally Walrus thrashing Woody Woodpecker. Wally explains, in flashback, why he is trying to rid himself of Woody.
Out of work, Woody complains about his not having any living quarters. A slick talking con man convinces him to buy some "magic beans" promising they will guarantee him a home. Sure enough, Woody climbs the resulting beanstalk and finds a huge castle at the top. Unfortunately, the castle is already occupied by a sleeping giant who Woody eventually outwits, turning his castle into a series of apartments with the giant as a bellboy and Woody as his manager.