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Chilly Willy was inspired by mystery writer Stuart Palmer, according to Scott MacGillivray's book Castle Films: A Hobbyist's Guide.Palmer used the Lantz studio as a background for his novel Cold Poison, in which the cartoon star was a penguin character, and Lantz adopted the penguin idea for the screen. [4]
An old fisherman tells the legend of a starving polar bear (Charlie) and a penguin (Chilly Willy) who attempted to steal bluefin tuna from his ship 20 years before.. As both Charlie and Chilly Willy rush over to the boat - each with a sack in hand to steal themselves a haul of fish, Charlie manages to tie up Chilly Willy in his own sack and tosses him away, hoping to get all the fish for himself.
I'm Cold is a 1954 Chilly Willy cartoon directed by Tex Avery [2] and produced by Walter Lantz.It was the first Chilly Willy cartoon directed by Avery. [3] Chilly Willy also got a major redesign by Avery. [4]
The Woody Woodpecker Show is an American television series mainly composed of the animated cartoon shorts of Woody Woodpecker and other Walter Lantz characters including Andy Panda, Chilly Willy, The Beary Family and Inspector Willoughby all released by Walter Lantz Productions. [1]
She also sang with other bands. In 1948, she recorded a novelty song, "That's All Folks!," as a duet with Mel Blanc playing the character Porky Pig. She also voiced the cartoon character Chilly Willy in the 1950s. [9] She released an album, Oh Johnny!, with orchestra conducted by Wilbur Hatch, on Warner Bros. Records in 1956.
Chilly Willy is a 1953 Chilly Willy cartoon and the first in the Chilly Willy series. [2] Chilly Willy would have a major redesign in his next cartoon, I'm Cold , by cartoon director Tex Avery . [ 3 ]
The other thirty cartoons include five Andy Panda shorts, five Chilly Willy shorts, five Oswald the Lucky Rabbit shorts, five Swing Symphonies, and ten one-shot Cartune Classics. A second collection was issued in 2008.
This is a list of Walter Lantz "Cartunes" featuring Chilly Willy.All are entries in Lantz's Chilly Willy series.. Directors for each short are noted. The first five cartoons (Chilly Willy through Room and Wrath) were released in The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection.