Woody Woodpecker: Classic Cartoon Character Gets New YouTube Animated Series
One of the most annoying, yet lovable animated characters of all-time — Woody Woodpecker — is back with a new series airing on YouTube starting next month. The anthropomorphic bird, who made his debut in the short, Knock Knock, in 1940, will be featured in 10 brand-new five-minute cartoons directed by Alex Zamm (A Christmas Prince).
The web series, from Universal Pictures International and Universal 1440 Entertainment, will be shown on the Brazilian, Portuguese, Spanish, and English-language YouTube channels dedicated to Woody Woodpecker, according to Variety.
The three YouTube channels were first launched in 2017 to show classic Woody Woodpecker cartoons from the 1940s onward, including episodes from TheWoody Woodpecker Show, which aired on various TV networks from 1957 to 1997, and The New Woody Woodpecker Show, which aired on Fox Kids from 1999 to 2002.
Today, the Brazilian YouTube channel has more than 2 million subscribers, the Spanish channel has more than 750,000, and the U.S. channel is nearing 200,000.
