Maw and Paw

{{short description|American animated film characters by Walter Lantz}}

{{Infobox character

|name = Maw and Paw

|image = MawAndPaw.jpg

|caption = Maw and Paw (art by Walter Lantz Studios).

|first_minor = Maw and Paw

|first_date = 1953

|last_minor = Feudin Fightin-N-Fussin

|last_date = 1968

|creator = Walter Lantz Studios

}}

Maw and Paw are animated characters created by Walter Lantz, who made their first appearance in the cartoon "Maw and Paw" in 1953.{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |accessdate=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/103/mode/2up |page=103}} Their final appearance was in 1968, in "Feudin Fightin-N-Fussin". They are based on the Universal's popular live-action Ma and Pa Kettle film series.

Overview

Maw and Paw are a married couple who live with their children and dog in a rural part of the US. Their pet pig Milford appears to be the most educated and therefore the brightest in the family.

A well-known running gag in the cartoons involves Paw stepping on a loose lumber of their house, causing his nose to get stuck in the hole of that wood as it flips. His eldest son would try to help him by punching his nose.

Paw is naïve and occasionally absent-minded. This naïveté sometimes results in him getting knocked out by his wife.

List of cartoons

List of appearances:

"Maw And Paw" (08/10/1953){{cite web |url=http://lantz.goldenagecartoons.com/1953.html |title=The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia: 1953 |accessdate=2008-05-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723103046/http://lantz.goldenagecartoons.com/1953.html |archivedate=2008-07-23}}"[https://archive.today/20120723220403/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/2802-Maw_And_Paw.html Maw And Paw]". www.bcdb.com, April 13, 2012 - later released on the DVD Woody Woodpecker and Friends volume 2.
"Plywood Panic" (09/28/1953)"[https://archive.today/20120722004220/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/2740-Plywood_Panic.html Plywood Panic]". www.bcdb.com, April 13, 2012
"Pig In A Pickle" (08/30/1954){{cite web |url=http://lantz.goldenagecartoons.com/1954.html |title=The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia: 1954 |accessdate=2008-05-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512065144/http://lantz.goldenagecartoons.com/1954.html |archivedate=2008-05-12}}"[https://archive.today/20120719103141/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/3671-Pig_In_A_Pickle.html Pig In A Pickle]". www.bcdb.com, April 13, 2012 - later reissued by Castle Films as "The Piggy That Stayed Home"
"Paw's Night Out" (08/01/1955){{cite web |url=http://lantz.goldenagecartoons.com/1955.html |title=The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia: 1955 |accessdate=2008-12-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723103126/http://lantz.goldenagecartoons.com/1955.html |archivedate=2008-07-23}}"[https://archive.today/20120724201315/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/2755-Paws_Night_Out.html Paw's Night Out]". www.bcdb.com, April 13, 2012 - this cartoon appeared in the music video for Bamboo's Bamboogie. Later reissued by Castle Films as "Piggy's Dizzy Nite".
"Feudin Fightin-N-Fussin" (1968)