Inspector Willoughby

Inspector Willoughby
Woody Woodpecker character
First appearance Salmon Yeggs (1958)
Last appearance The Case of the Elephant's Trunk (1965)
Created by Walter Lantz
Portrayed by Dallas McKennon (1958-1959; 1960-1965)
Daws Butler (1959-1960)
Maurice LaMarche (2000)
Information
Nickname(s) Secret Agent 6 7/8
Aliases Inspector Seward Willoughby
Species Human
Gender Male
Occupation Secret Agent

Inspector Willoughby is a cartoon character created by Walter Lantz, and named after the Hollywood avenue which runs alongside the building where Lantz's office was housed (at 861 Seward Street). In Mississippi Slow Boat (1961) the character is addressed as Inspector Seward Willoughby. His cartoons were often shown on The Woody Woodpecker Show alongside Woody Woodpecker, Chilly Willy and Andy Panda.[1]

Bio

Inspector Willoughby (AKA Secret Agent 6 7/8) was a secret agent with droopy eyes, a bushy mustache, and laconic voice. He solved mysteries and fought crime.[1] He was very similar to Tex Avery's Droopy in voice and stature. When on the job, he always goes after any villains which ends with them behind bars. Despite his diminutive height, he is able to physically restrain and use impressive judo moves on men twice his size.

Inspector Willoughby also had other jobs outside of his secret agent work, such as a truant officer, male nurse, and park ranger. It has been speculated that he has relatives in those jobs. The first appearance of a Willoughby character was a cannery security guard in Salmon Yeggs (1958). Although small bald men have also been seen in The Clip Joint, Billion Dollar Boner and Hunger Strife, they were not "true" Willoughbies.

Episodes

  • Hunger Strife
  • Rough and Tumbleweed[2]
  • Eggnapper
  • Mississippi Slow Boat
  • The Case of the Red-Eyed Ruby
  • Phoney Express
  • Hyde and Sneak
  • Coming Out Party
  • Case of the Cold Storage
  • Hi-Seas Hi-Jacker
  • The Case of the Maltese Chicken
  • The Case of the Elephant's Trunk

Other media

References

  1. 1 2 Lehman, Christopher P. (9 October 2006). "American Animated Cartoons of the Vietnam Era: A Study of Social Commentary in Films and Television Programs, 1961–1973". McFarland. Retrieved 17 August 2017 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ McCall, Douglas L. (31 October 2005). "Film Cartoons: A Guide to 20th Century American Animated Features and Shorts". McFarland. Retrieved 18 August 2017 – via Google Books.


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