Knock Knock (1940 cartoon)
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| Knock Knock | |
| Andy Panda series | |
| Directed by | No credit |
|---|---|
| Story by | Ben Hardaway L.E. Elliott |
| Animation by | Alex Lovy Frank Tipper |
| Voices by | Mel Blanc Sara Berner |
| Music by | Frank Marsales |
| Produced by | Walter Lantz |
| Studio | Walter Lantz Productions |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date | November 25, 1940 (USA) |
| Format | Technicolor, 7 min (one reel) |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Andy Panda Goes Fishing (1940) |
| Followed by | Andy Panda's Pop (1941) |
| IMDb page | |
Knock Knock is a 1940 animated short subject, part of the Andy Panda series, produced by Walter Lantz. The cartoon is noted for being the first appearance of Woody Woodpecker, and was released by Universal Pictures on November 25, 1940.
[edit] Plot
The cartoon ostensibly stars Andy Panda (voice of Sara Berner) and his father, Papa Panda (voice of Mel Blanc), but it is Woody (voice of Blanc) who steals the show. The woodpecker constantly pesters the two pandas, apparently just for the fun of it. Andy, meanwhile, tries to sprinkle salt on Woody's tail in the belief that this will somehow capture the bird. To Woody's surprise, Andy's attempts prevail, and Woody is taken away to the funny farm—where his captors prove to be crazier than he is.
[edit] Production notes
Like most of the early 1940s Lantz cartoons, Knock Knock carried no director's credit. Lantz himself has claimed to have directed this cartoon, which features animation by Alex Lovy and Frank Tipper, a story by Ben Hardaway and Lowell Elliott, and music by Frank Marsales. Knock Knock was Marsales' final score for Lantz.
As the first appearance of Woody Woodpecker, Knock Knock is also the first cartoon to feature Woody's trademark laugh, a gurgling cackle voice artist Mel Blanc had been perfecting since high school.
[edit] References
- Cooke, Jon, Komorowski, Thad, Shakarian, Pietro, and Tatay, Jack. "1940". The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia. Retrieved March 4, 2007.
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