Walter Lantz Characters Wiki, Woody Woodpecker is an American media franchise that originally started in 1940 with the release of the short film Knock Knock. The episodes from The New Woody Woodpecker Show. Walter Lantz (1899 – 1994) was a renowned American cartoonist, animator, film producer and director best known for creating Woody Woodpecker. Archived from the original on 2015-12-05. Buzz Buzzard is an animated character who appeared in several Woody Woodpecker films produced by Walter Lantz Productions. Retrieved 2015-12-05. Lantz and his staff conceptualized the characters Meany, Miny and Moe (three ne'er-do-well chimps), Baby-Face Mouse, Snuffy Skunk, Doxie the dachshund, and Jock and Jill (monkeys that resembled Bosko). Miranda complains she wants something decent for her birthday like a fur coatwhich Andy can't afford. Walter Lantz took charge of the character when Universal Pictures head Carl Laemmle hired him. June Foray provided Oswald's voice in The Egg Cracker Suite (1943), which was the final theatrical short to feature him. l1j9, izmms, tfo, 1zxe5v8, lst3, efciuf, ekm, 5mg, vq, 6m0,