Danny Kaye and the Andrews Sisters cover… a Mel Blanc song about Woody Woodpecker? The past was weird. It is kind of awesome that they were accompanied by “The Harmonica Gentlemen”, though.
Danny Kaye and the Andrews Sisters - “The Woody Woodpecker” - 1950 78rpm.
And then there was the time Mel Blanc did an in-character comedy… polka… as Woody Woodpecker…?
Odd.
Mel Blanc - “Woody Woodpecker Polka” - 1953 78rpm.
Woody Woodpecker throughout the ages. I have never particularly cared about Woody Woodpecker, but that first design is crazypants.
Ancient scan from Jeff Lenburg’s Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons.
