Woody Woodpecker (franchise)

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{{Short description|American media franchise}}

{{Infobox media franchise

| title = Woody Woodpecker

| image = Woody Woodpecker logo.png|The title for the 2017 film

| creator = {{plainlist|

• Walter Lantz

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| owner = {{plainlist|

• Universal Pictures
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| years = {{flat list|

• 1940–present

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| origin = Knock Knock (1940)

| comics = Dell Comics (1942–1974)
Gold Key Comics (1962–1984)
Harvey Comics (1991–1994)

| films = Woody Woodpecker (2017)
Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp
(2024)

| atv = {{plainlist|

• The Woody Woodpecker Show
  (1957–1977)
• The New Woody Woodpecker Show
  (1999–2002)

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| wtv = {{plainlist|

• Woody Woodpecker
  (2018–2022)

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| shorts = Woody Woodpecker shorts
(1940-1972)

| vgs = List of video games

| attractions = Woody Woodpecker's Nuthouse Coaster

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Woody Woodpecker is an American media franchise that originally started in 1940 with the release of the short film Knock Knock. The franchise was created by Walter Lantz and produced by Walter Lantz Productions. It is distributed by Universal Pictures.

The franchise revolves around about the humorous adventures and interactions of the title character and his friends like Winnie Woodpecker, enemies like Buzz Buzzard and other characters. The stories revolve around Woody's cheeky and often chaotic pranks, his attempts to solve problems, and his interactions with other characters such as Andy Panda, Chilly Willy, Winnie Woodpecker, Knothead, Splinter, Buzz Buzzard and others.