Unfortunately, Columbia House's "Woody Woodpecker and Friends" series included quite a few cartoons with certain scenes edited out of them. These cuts were made for either questionable content or simply timing. What follows is a guide of all the scenes that have been edited from the series. Thanks to Bart Kasper and "Knothead" for helping us identify some of these missing scenes.
Barber of Seville, The (Culhane; 1944):
Missing is the sign advertising "Be Patriotic, Get a Victory Haircut!" as well as Woody's "What can I lose with a victory?" line.
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Boogie Woogie Sioux (Lovy; 1942):
Excised is the string of signs at the opening of this cartoon advertising "Bumma Shave". Also missing is the exterior of "Joe Thunder Mugs and Pots".
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Chilly Willy (Smith; 1953):
For time reasons, Chilly's final verses of his song, "Now I'm very happy, I know just to do, my head is hot, and my tail is warm!" is missing from the ending.
Crazy House (Lantz; 1940):
Extensive footage is missing for time reasons. Gone are close-ups of the signs for "Pandamonia" and "Crazy House", Andy putting his dad through a dancing machine, and both pandas trying to escape the house through a novelty cannon.
Crazy Mixed Up Pup (Avery; 1955):
Muted is the word "slop" in Rover's comment to Maggie, "I can't eat this slop!"
Fox and the Rabbit (Lantz; 1935):
The teacher's dialogue, "Go home! Go to bed! Scram!" is muted out.
Good-Bye, Mr. Moth (Lantz; 1942):
The name on the pants that Andy receives to tailor, "Bernie Kreisler" and "Gene Autry", are missing, as well as the end gag of the moth forming the lettering of "The End" on Andy's rear end!
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Hams That Couldn't Be Cured, The (Lantz; 1942):
"Algernon Wolf" explaining to the sheriff about how peaceful his house is, showing a cat, dog, and mouse sharing the same food, and himself dusting his goldfish and clearing a table by pulling the tablecloth off quickly, without wrecking anything on the table, is gone for time reasons.
Hot Noon (or 12 O'Clock For Sure) (Smith; 1953):
Deleted are the phases of Buzz Buzzard's intoxication ("Fried", "Pickled", "Plastered", etc.) after drinking at an alcoholic beverage. Muted is Buzz's "Good booze" line, too. Bartender Woody showing Buzz what he has to drink is gone as well. Also missing are all the scenes with Woody kissing his Mexican girlfriend, which includes the end gag.
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I'm Cold (Avery; 1954):
Gone is the shot of Chilly's village, with the subtitle "Coldernell, Alaska" (a play on the phrase "colder than hell").
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Kittens' Mittens (Lovy; 1940):
Edited is the three pampered kittens making fun of the gravely-voiced orphan kitten for having no parents.
Knock Knock (Lantz; 1940):
Gone is the entire ending involving the nut house woodpeckers. The cartoon abrupty ends when Andy pours salt on Woody's tail.
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Operation Sawdust (Patterson; 1953):
The scene where Buzz gets sliced in half has been excised.
Pigeon Patrol (Lovy; 1942):
The usual cuts found on most prints. Homer's "kick in the Axis for Hitler" line as well as several scenes with the Japanese vulture have been omitted. Click here for more details.
Reckless Driver, The (Culhane; 1946):
The infamous soup scene is cut short, removing Woody spitting alphabet soup on Officer Wally's stomach, spelling "Roses are red, Violets are blue, This test stinks and so do you."
Room and Wrath (Lovy; 1956):
Originally, after sitting on a box of lit firecrackers, Smedley pulls out his tail, commenting, "Puny thing, ain't it?". The scene now ends after the explosion.
Screwdriver, The (Lantz; 1941):
Gone is the footage right after Woody tweaks the cop's nose in the "Jerk Ward". The original ending showed the cop going completely insane.
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Swing Your Partner (Lovy; 1943):
Many scenes are missing, which are:
1) Two pigs (male with a slanted chest, female with a huge chest) seen dancing together
2) A wacky band member milking a cow
3) When the pesky cat attempts to launch an egg at the square dance caller for a second time, the caller spits a wad of tobacco at the platform the feline is standing on, knocking him over
4) A hick drinking to the tune of the music
5) Hank the Horse's evil laugh is dubbed over with a normal horse's (Sugarfoot's?) laugh.
Syncopated Sioux (Lantz; 1940):
The opening scene of the two Indian braves spotting a shapely Indian girl has been redrawn. The original version showed the girl walking by and then revealing her ugly face. In the TV print used in this series, a new girl is seen standing next to her irate father. Additionally, the letter to the chief is cut: "Dere Chiefy, Roses him red, Violets him blue, Just saw palefaces or me cockeyed shrew." Also omitted is the shot of one Indian's bow with various levels of the human body.
Wacky Weed, The (Lundy; 1946):
Ommitted is the "Tobacco Plant", which uses a spitoon to 'secrete its juice'.
Wet Blanket Policy (Lundy; 1948):
The entire, original Woody Woodpecker Song by Gloria Wood is dubbed over with the 1950s Woody theme. Also gone is Buzz's inaudible comment to the audience.
What's Sweepin' (Patterson; 1953):
Gone is the shot of the elephants Woody is doomed to clean up after, right after Officer Wally catches him. Now it just looks like Woody is mad because he has to sweep again.
Wild and Woody! (Lundy; 1948):
The shot of Buzz Buzzard's wanted poster is zoomed-in so we can't see that he's responsible for the deaths of 273 sheriffs.
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Woody Woodpecker (Lantz; 1941):
The birds' comments about Woody being crazy is dubbed over, to replace the word with "wacky." Woody's comment about himself is also changed so he says "wacky." Also gone is Dr. Horace N. Buggy going crazy, the scene cuts from him saying "Needn't mind him, folks" to Woody in the audience.
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