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65. Woody Woodpecker.

Wed Jul 9, 2025, 04:44 PM

Jul 9

I didn't think he was funny. Like a lot of cartoon characters, he would mispronounce words for comedic effect. Bugs Bunny was a master of that, and he was always funny. "Look, lady; I ain't ya baby. It's a case of mistaken indemnity. Yeah..." or "Ah! This New Orleens! I t'ink I'll stick around for the Maddri Grass!"

Woody Woodpecker always made a big deal out of whatever word he was mispronouncing, as if to say "See how funny this is?' And it was never as funny as when Bugs Bunny did it, because Bugs didn't draw attention to it; he just allowed the mispronunciation to be funny on its own.

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Name your most disliked cartoon character/characters. Mine are Boris and Natasha. [View all] debm55 Jul 9 OP

You know I'm with you on them, Deb. Cartoon characters & present squatters! SheltieLover Jul 9 #1

HAHHAHAHHA. Thank you SheltieLover. I was going to put that but I thought I would be alerted on for political. They do debm55 Jul 9 #3

And obv both sets work for the kremlin. SheltieLover Jul 9 #5

And Snidley Whiplash aka pee wee german SheltieLover Jul 9 #2

HAHAHAHHAHAHA, Love it . I remember Snidley Whiplash. debm55 Jul 9 #4

He was a real jerk, too. SheltieLover Jul 9 #6

mutley!!!!!!!!!! AllaN01Bear Jul 9 #32

Thank you ,Bear. Is that the little bully dog. That was followed by his not to swift Big Dog. I did not like mutley. He debm55 Jul 9 #35

muttley was the sidekick in the cartoon show with the pidgen. mutltey was second banana to dick dasterly. AllaN01Bear Jul 9 #49

Thank you bear. debm55 Jul 9 #68

Muttley wasn't a bully RazorbackExpat Jul 9 #66

Thank you RazorbackExpat. Now I am trying to remember the little bully dog and his sidekick dog that was big and not too debm55 Jul 9 #69

Maybe you're thinking of Chester and Spike? RazorbackExpat Jul 9 #95

aka Steven Miller. debm55 Jul 9 #93

Can't argue with that. debm55 Jul 9 #7

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Liked their funny names but otherwise... MuseRider Jul 9 #9

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Yosemite Sam Chasstev365 Jul 9 #10

HAHAHHAHAHHAHAAHHAHHAHA. Love it. All he needed was a red baseball hat. debm55 Jul 9 #13

No kidding! SheltieLover Jul 9 #51

Robot Devil OC375 Jul 9 #11

couldnt stand that show either ,esp the robot. AllaN01Bear Jul 9 #42

I don't remember that show. It looks scarey. debm55 Jul 9 #43

Futurama k55f5r Jul 9 #63

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Pepe le Pew. That French accent was too much Ritabert Jul 9 #14

Agree with you, Ritabert. I really disliked him as a kid, debm55 Jul 9 #17

Agree. LoisB Jul 9 #21

Fred Flintstone and Popeye. Harker Jul 9 #15

Yes , Fred Flintstone was a bully and Popeye was a creep. I like the nephews though Thanks Harker. debm55 Jul 9 #18

I think we agree that Flintstone, Kramden, and Moe Howard had some bold similarities. Harker Jul 9 #19

Same here, Harker. It is very confusing for a kid.Thank you very much debm55 Jul 9 #23

Thank you for brightening DU! Harker Jul 9 #24

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The Olive had a gratting voice. debm55 Jul 9 #37

i remember watching one latter toon where the boys were yet again fighting, olive ran off with AllaN01Bear Jul 9 #41

That is funny. Thank you,Bear debm55 Jul 9 #48

I never cared for Porky Pig. LoisB Jul 9 #20

Thank you LoisB for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 9 #22

Porky Pig , if I remember correctly was a sidekick. I don't remember him as top banana in any of the toons. debm55 Jul 9 #91

Scooby doo cartoons. Couldn't stand them. So dumb!!! Diamond_Dog Jul 9 #26

I watched one show and never watched again. Could not stand the way Scooby doo talked--Rank Rou debm55 Jul 9 #28

His laugh is like fingernails on a blackboard to me. Diamond_Dog Jul 9 #30

Thank you very much Diamond_Dog. debm55 Jul 9 #31

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HAHAHAHAHHAHHAHH, Yes he was. debm55 Jul 9 #29

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Thank you Bmoboy. debm55 Jul 9 #72

dishonest john.nya ha ha. AllaN01Bear Jul 9 #34

Thank you Bear. debm55 Jul 9 #73

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HAHHAHAHHHAHHAH, Yes ,he was . Thank you Rastapopoulos debm55 Jul 9 #74

I used to watch cartoons with my kids, so Angelica Pickles! pandr32 Jul 9 #39

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Cruella de Vil in "One Hundred and One Dalmatians" cartoon. Onthefly Jul 9 #40

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Yep , agree with you , Bear. debm55 Jul 9 #47

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Foghorn Leghorn. rsdsharp Jul 9 #45

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Pretty much all of the Hanna-Barbera characters. Even the artwork annoys me. Dorothy V Jul 9 #50

HAHAHAHAHHA. I agree Hanna-Barbera cartoonist could not hold a candle to Warner Bros. Thank you Dororthy V. I have to debm55 Jul 9 #58

Did you know Hanna & Barbera actually created the characters of Tom & Jerry when they worked for MGM in the 1940's? Wiz Imp Jul 9 #79

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Casper. cloudbase Jul 9 #53

Thank you very much cloudbase. But what was wrong with Casper???????? debm55 Jul 9 #59

I knew someone whose parents were Boris and Natasha Danmel Jul 9 #55

Thank you very much, Danmel, I have never seen the Smurfs. I'm glad I didn't, debm55 Jul 9 #62

I forgot the Smurfs... The Madcap Jul 9 #81

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Thank you very much Bristlecone for you selection. I hated that laugh of his. debm55 Jul 9 #60

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Thems fightin words, doc03 debm55 Jul 9 #86

Woody Woodpecker. Aristus Jul 9 #65

I agree. Woody Woodpecker was a crappy cartoon. Never liked it.Thank you Aristus. debm55 Jul 9 #78

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